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Contents Articles Aamir Khan

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List of awards and nominations received by Aamir Khan

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Yaadon Ki Baaraat

12

Madhosh

17

Holi (film)

20

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

22

Raakh

25

Love Love Love (film)

28

Awwal Number

30

Tum Mere Ho

30

Dil

32

Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin

35

Afsana Pyaar Ka

36

Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin

37

Daulat Ki Jung

39

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

40

Parampara (film)

44

Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke

46

Andaz Apna Apna

50

Baazi (1995 film)

53

Aatank Hi Aatank

55

Rangeela (film)

56

Akele Hum Akele Tum

61

Raja Hindustani

64

Ishq (film)

67

Ghulam

70

Sarfarosh

74

Mann (film)

77

Earth (1998 film)

79

Mela (2000 film)

83

Lagaan

86

Dil Chahta Hai

97

Mangal Pandey: The Rising

103

Rang De Basanti

108

Fanaa (film)

121

Taare Zameen Par

127

Ghajini (2008 film)

144

Luck by Chance

151

3 Idiots

158

Dhobi Ghat (film)

168

Reema Kagti's Untitled Project

173

References Article Sources and Contributors

174

Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

178

Article Licenses License

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Aamir Khan

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Aamir Khan Aamir Khan

Khan at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. Born

Aamir Hussain Khan14 March 1965Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Occupation

Film actor, producer, director and writer

Years active 1973–1974, 1984, 1988–2001, 2005–present Spouse

Reena Dutta (1986–2002) Kiran Rao (2005–present) Website http:/ / www. aamirkhan. com/

Aamir Khan (Hindi: आमिर ख़ान, Urdu: ‫)ناخ نیسح رماع‬, pronounced [ˈaːmɪr ˈxaːn]; born Aamir Hussain Khan on 14 March 1965) is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema.[1] [2] [3] Starting his career as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Khan began his professional career eleven years later with Holi (1984) and had his first commercial success with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). He received his first National Film Award (Special Jury Award) for his role in the film Raakh (1989). After seven previous nominations during the 1980s and 1990s, Khan received his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the major grosser Raja Hindustani (1996)[4] [5] and later earned his second Best Actor award for his performance in the Academy Award-nominated Lagaan, which also marked the debut of his own production company. Following a four-year break from acting, Khan made his comeback playing the title role in the historical Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005), and later won a Critics Award for Best Performance for his role in Rang De Basanti (2006). The following year, he made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par, for which he received a Filmfare Award for Best Director. This was followed by Ghajini (2008), which became the highest grossing film of that year, [6] and 3 Idiots (2009), which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all-time, unadjusted for inflation. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010 for his contributions towards Indian cinema.

Aamir Khan

Early life Khan was born in Bandra's Holy Family Hospital, Mumbai, India, to a Muslim[7] family that has been actively involved in the Indian motion picture industry for several decades. His father, Tahir Hussain, was a film producer while his uncle, Nasir Hussain, was a film producer as well as a director and an actor. He is a descendant of the Muslim scholar and politician Maulana Abul Kalam Azad[8] and a second cousin to former Chairperson of Rajya Sabha Dr Najma Heptullah.

Film career Actor Khan began his film career as a child actor in a home production, made by Nasir Hussain, titled Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973) and Madhosh (1974). Eleven years later, he made his adult acting debut in a role that went quite unnoticed in Ketan Mehta's Holi (1984). Khan's first notable leading role came in 1988 in the film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which was directed by his cousin and Nasir Hussain's son Mansoor Khan. This film was a breakthrough commercial success, effectively launching Khan's career as a leading actor. Having the typical 'chocolate hero' looks, he was publicised as a teen idol. He also starred in critically acclaimed film Raakh, for which Khan got his first National Award for Special Jury Award. After that, he went on to appear in several other films in the late '80s and early '90s: Dil (1990), which became the highest grossing film of the year,[9] Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993) (for which he also wrote the screenplay), and Rangeela (1995). Most of these films were successful critically and commercially.[10] [11] [12] Other successes include Andaz Apna Apna, co-starring Salman Khan. At the time of its release the movie was reviewed unfavorably by critics, but over the years has gained a cult status.[13] Khan continued to act in just one or two films a year, an unusual trait for a mainstream Hindi cinema actor. His only release in 1996 was the Dharmesh Darshan directed commercial blockbuster Raja Hindustani in which he was paired opposite Karisma Kapoor. The film earned him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award, after seven previous nominations, and went on to become the biggest hit of the year, as well as the third highest grossing Indian film of the 1990s.[14] Khan's career had seemed to hit a plateau at this point of time, and most of the films to follow for the next few years were only partially successful. In 1997, he co-starred with Ajay Devgan and was paired opposite Juhi Chawla in the film Ishq, which performed well at the box office. In 1998, Khan appeared in the moderately successful Ghulam, for which he also did playback singing.[15] John Mathew Matthan's Sarfarosh (1999), Khan's first release in 1999, was also moderately successful, gaining an above average box office verdict. The film was highly appreciated amongst the critics and Khan's role as a dedicated, honest and uncorrupted cop engaged in fighting border terrorism, was well received, as was his role in Deepa Mehta's art house film Earth. His first release for the new millennium, Mela, in which he acted alongside his real-life brother Faisal Khan, was both a box-office and critical bomb.[16] In 2001 he appeared in Lagaan. The film was a major critical and commercial success,[17] and received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards. Additionally, the film gathered critical acclaim at several international film festivals, in addition to winning numerous Indian awards, including the National Film Awards. Khan himself won his second Filmfare Best Actor Award. The film continues to be one of the most popular Hindi films in the west. The success of Lagaan was followed by Dil Chahta Hai later that year, in which Khan co-starred with Akshaye Khanna and Saif Ali Khan, with Preity Zinta playing his love interest. The film was written and directed by the then newcomer Farhan Akhtar. According to critics, the film broke new grounds by showing Indian urban youth as they really are today. The characters depicted were modern, suave and cosmopolitan. The film did moderately well and

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Aamir Khan was a success mostly in urban cities.[17] Khan then took a four year break citing personal problems, and returned in 2005 with Ketan Mehta's Mangal Pandey: The Rising playing the title role of a real-life sepoy and a martyr who helped spark the Indian Rebellion of 1857 or the 'First War of Indian Independence'. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's award-winning Rang De Basanti was Khan's first release in 2006. His role was critically acclaimed,[18] earning him a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance and various nominations for Best Actor. The film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of the year,[19] and was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars. Although the film was not shortlisted as a nominee for the Oscar, it received a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the BAFTA Awards in England. Khan's work in his next movie, Fanaa (2006) was also appreciated,[20] and the film went on to become one of the highest grossing Indian films of 2006.[19] His 2007 film, Taare Zameen Par was also produced by him and marked his directorial debut. The film, which was the second offering from Aamir Khan Productions, starred Khan in a supporting role as a teacher who befriends and helps a dyslexic child. It opened to excellent responses from critics and audiences alike. Khan's performance was well-received, although he was particularly applauded for his directing. In 2008, Khan appeared in the movie Ghajini. The film was a major commercial success[21] and became the highest grossing Bollywood movie of that year. For his performance in the film, Khan received several Best Actor nominations at various award ceremonies as well as his fifteenth Filmfare Best Actor nomination. In 2009, Khan appeared in the commercially and critically acclaimed film 3 Idiots as Ranchodas Chanchad which became Bollywood's highest grossing film[6] and won multiple Filmfare awards including Best Picture.[22]

Producer In 2001 Khan set up a production company known as Aamir Khan Productions. Its first film was Lagaan. The movie was released in 2001, starring Khan as the lead actor. The film was selected as India's official entry to the 74th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. It was eventually chosen and nominated in that category but lost to No Man's Land. The film won numerous awards at several Indian award functions such as Filmfare and IIFA, and won the National Film Award for Most Popular Film, an award shared between Khan and the film's director, Ashutosh Gowarikar.[23] Khan later commented on the loss of Lagaan at the Oscars: "Certainly we were disappointed. But the thing that really kept us in our spirits was that the entire country was behind us". In 2007 he produced the drama Taare Zameen Par which marked his directorial debut. Khan also played a supporting role in the film, sharing the screen with the debut of child actor Darsheel Safary. The film was initially conceived of and developed by the husband and wife team, Amole Gupte and Deepa Bhatia. It was a Khan at a promotional event for Taare Zameen Par story of a young child who suffers in school until a teacher [24] as well as a box office success. Taare Zameen Par identifies him as dyslexic. The movie was critically acclaimed, won the 2008 Filmfare Best Movie Award as well as a number of other Filmfare and Star Screen Awards. Khan's work won him two awards at the Filmfare, the Best Movie and the Best Director awards, which established his status as a competent filmmaker in Bollywood.

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Aamir Khan

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In 2008, Khan launched his nephew Imran Khan's debut in the film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na under his production house. The film was a big hit in India, and eventually earned Khan another nomination for Best Movie at the Filmfare.[25] His latest home production is "Dhobi Ghat".[26]

Personal life Khan married Reena Dutta, who had a small part in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, on April 18, 1986. They have two children, a son named Junaid and a daughter, Ira. Reena was involved briefly in Khan's career when she worked as a producer for Lagaan. In December 2002, Khan filed for divorce, ending the 15-year marriage. Reena took custody of both children.[27] On 28 December 2005, Khan married Kiran Rao who had been an assistant director to Ashutosh Gowariker during the filming of Lagaan.[28]

Khan with United States Secretary of State

Though nominated many times, Khan does not attend any Indian film Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2009. award ceremony as he feels "Indian film awards lack credibility".[29] In 2007, Khan was invited to have a wax imitation of himself put on display at Madame Tussauds in London.[30] However, Khan declined stating that, "It's not important to me... people will see my films if they want to. Also, I cannot deal with so many things, I have bandwidth only for that much."[31] In 2007, Khan lost a custody battle for his younger brother Faisal to their father, Tahir Hussain.[32] His father passed away on 2 February 2010.[33] In a 2009 interview, Khan states that he tends to take an independent approach to the world of filmmaking, noting that he does not "do different things; I try to do it in a different manner. I think every person should follow his/her dream and try and make it possible to create an ability to achieve it backed by its practicality." He has also indicated that he is more interested in the process of filmmaking than in the end result: "For me, the process is more important, more joyful. I would like to have my entire concentration on the process right from the first step." When asked about his role model, he stated, "Gandhiji is one person who inspires me!"[34]

Filmography Actor Year

Film

Role

Notes

1973

Yaadon Ki Baaraat

Young Ratan

1974

Madhosh

Child artist

1984

Holi

Madan Sharma

1988

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

Raj

Filmfare Best Male Debut Award Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award

1989

Raakh

Aamir Hussein

National Film Award - Special Jury Award Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award

Love Love Love

Amit

Aamir Khan 1990

5 Awwal Number

Sunny

Tum Mere Ho

Shiva

Dil

Raja

Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin

Ajay Sharma

Jawani Zindabad

Shashi

Afsana Pyaar Ka

Raj

Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin

Raghu Jetley

Isi Ka Naam Zindagi

Chotu

Daulat Ki Jung

Rajesh Chaudhry

1992

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

Sanjaylal Sharma

1993

Parampara

Ranbir Prithvi Singh

Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke

Rahul Malhotra

Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award

1994

Andaz Apna Apna

Amar Manohar

Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award

1995

Baazi

Inspector Amar Damjee

Aatank Hi Aatank

Rohan

Rangeela

Munna

Akele Hum Akele Tum

Rohit

1996

Raja Hindustani

Raja Hindustani

1997

Ishq

Raja

1998

Ghulam

Siddharth Marathe

Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award Nominated — Filmfare Best Male Playback Award

1999

Sarfarosh

Ajay Singh Rathod

Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award

Mann

Dev Karan Singh

Earth (1947)

Dil Navaz

2000

Mela

Kishan Pyare

2001

Lagaan

Bhuvan

Filmfare Best Actor Award

Dil Chahta Hai

Akash Malhotra

Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award

2005

Mangal Pandey: The Rising

Mangal Pandey

Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award

2006

Rang De Basanti

Daljit 'DJ' Singh

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award

Fanaa

Rehan Quadri

2007

Taare Zameen Par

Ram Shankar Nikumbh

Nominated — Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award

2008

Ghajini

Sanjay Singhania

Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award

2009

Luck by Chance

Himself

Special appearance

3 Idiots

Ranchhoddas Shamaldas Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award Chanchad (Rancho)/ Phunsukh Wangdu

2011

Dhobi Ghat

Arun

2012

Reema Kagti's Untitled Project

1991

Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award

Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award

Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award

Nominated — Filmfare Best Actor Award

Filmfare Best Actor Award

[35]

Filming

Aamir Khan

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Playback singing Year

Film

Song

1998

Ghulam

"Aati Kya Khandala"

2000

Mela

"Dekho 2000 Zamana Aa Gaya"

2005

Mangal Pandey: The Rising "Holi Re"

2006

Rang De Basanti

"Lalkaar"

Fanaa

"Chanda Chamke"

Taare Zameen Par

"Bum Bum Bole"

2007

Producer Year

Film

Director

Notes

2001 Lagaan

Ashutosh Gowariker

National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Filmfare Best Movie Award

2007 Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars On Earth)

Aamir Khan

National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare Filmfare Best Movie Award

2008 Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na

Abbas Tyrewala

Nominated — Filmfare Best Movie Award

2010 Peepli Live

Anusha Rizvi

Nominated — Filmfare Best Movie Award

2011

Kiran Rao

Dhobi Ghat [36]

Abhinay Deo

Delhi Belly

Writer/Director Year

Film

Notes

1988

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Story writer

1993

Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke

Screenwriter

2007

Taare Zameen Par

Director Filmfare Best Director Award

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Further reading • Crerar, Simon. " Aamir Khan on Making it in Bollywood (http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/ arts_and_entertainment/film/bollywood/article6988116.ece)." The Times, 15 January 2010.

External links • Official website (http://www.aamirkhan.com) • Aamir Khan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451148/) at the Internet Movie Database

List of awards and nominations received by Aamir Khan This is a list of awards and nominations of Aamir Khan, an Indian actor.

National Film Awards Winner • 1989 - National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) - Actor for Raakh • 2001 - National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for Lagaan (shared with Ashutosh Gowarikar) • 2008 - National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare for Taare Zameen Par

Filmfare Awards Winner • • • • • • •

1989 - Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak 1997 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Raja Hindustani 2002 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Lagaan 2002 - Filmfare Best Movie Award for Lagaan 2007 - Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for Rang De Basanti 2008 - Filmfare Best Movie Award for Taare Zameen Par 2008 - Filmfare Best Director Award for Taare Zameen Par

Nominated • • • • • • • • • • • • •

1989 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak 1990 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Raakh 1991 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dil 1992 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin 1993 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar 1994 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke 1995 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Andaz Apna Apna 1996 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Akele Hum Akele Tum 1999 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ghulam 1999 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for the song Aati Kya Khandaala in Ghulam 2000 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Sarfarosh 2002 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dil Chahta Hai 2006 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Mangal Pandey: The Rising

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List of awards and nominations received by Aamir Khan • • • •

2007 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Rang De Basanti 2008 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Taare Zameen Par [1] 2009 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ghajini[2] 2010 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for 3 Idiots[3]

Star Screen Awards Winner • • • •

1997 - Star Screen Award for Best Actor for Raja Hindustani 2008 - Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for Taare Zameen Par 2008 - Star Screen Award for Best Director for Taare Zameen Par 2008 - Star Screen Award for Most Promising Debut Director for Taare Zameen Par

Nominated • • • • • •

2002 - Star Screen Award for Best Actor for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2006 - Star Screen Award for Best Actor for Mangal Pandey: The Rising 2007 - Star Screen Award for Best Actor for Rang De Basanti 2007 - Star Screen Award for Best Villain for Fanaa 2008 - Star Screen Award for Best Film for Taare Zameen Par 2009 - Star Screen Award for Best Actor for Ghajini [4]

• 2010 - Star Screen Award for Best Actor for 3 Idiots [5]

International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) Winner • 2002 - IIFA Best Actor Award for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India • 2002 - IIFA Best Movie Award for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, shared with Ashutosh Gowariker Nominated • • • •

2002 - IIFA Best Actor Award for Dil Chahta Hai 2007 - IIFA Best Actor Award for Rang De Basanti 2009 - Star of the Decade - Male 2010 - IIFA Best Actor Award for 3 Idiots [6]

Gollapudi Srinivas Award Best Debut Director for Taare Zameen Par [7] [8]

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Winner • 1995 - BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Akele Hum Akele Tum & Rangeela • 2001 - BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Zee Cine Awards Winner • 2000 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Sarfarosh • 2002 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India • 2008 - Zee Cine Award for Best Director for Taare Zameen Par

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List of awards and nominations received by Aamir Khan Nominated • 2002 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Dil Chahta Hai • 2007 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Rang De Basanti

Bollywood Movie Awards Winner • 2002 - Bollywood Movie Award - Best Actor for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India • 2002 - Bollywood Movie Award - Critics Award Male for Dil Chahta Hai

Stardust Awards Nominated • • • • •

2008 - Stardust Best Film Award for Taare Zameen Par [9] 2008 - Stardust Dream Director Award for Taare Zameen Par [10] 2008 - Stardust Star of the Year Award - Male for Taare Zameen Par [11] 2009 - Stardust Star of the Year Award - Male for Ghajini [12] 2010 - Stardust Star of the Year Award - Male for 3 Idiots [13]

Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA) Nominated • 2007 - Best Actor for Rang De Basanti

BIG Star Entertainment Awards Nominated • 2010 - BIG Star - Film Actor of Decade (Male) [14]

Other awards Winner • • • • • • • • •

2001: Bollywood People's Choice Awards: Best Actor for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2008: Planet Bollywood People's Choice Awards: Best Director for Taare Zameen Par [15] 2008: Planet Bollywood People's Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Taare Zameen Par [16] 2008: V. Shantaram Awards: Best Film Gold Award for Taare Zameen Par [17] 2008: V. Shantaram Awards: Best Director Silver Award for Taare Zameen Par [18] 2009: Bollywood Hungama Surfers Choice Movie Awards 2008: Best Actor Award for Ghajini. [19] 2009: Apsara Awards: Best Movie for Taare Zameen Par [20] 2009: Apsara Awards: Best Director for Taare Zameen Par [21] 2010: Dadasaheb Phalke Awards: Phalke Memorial Performance Award for 3 Idiots. [22]

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Honours and recognitions • In December 2001, he was named "Man of the Year" by Bombay Times.[23] • 2003 - Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India.[24] • In April 2008, he received a "Special Award" from Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratisthan for his exceptional services to Indian cinema.[25] • In January 2009, he received "Indian of The Year in Cinema" Award by NDTV [26] • In January 2009, he received the "Indian of the Year in Entertainment" Award from CNN-IBN.[27] • In February 2009, he was among the 10 recipients of the IIFA-FICCI Frames Awards for the "Most Powerful Entertainers of the Decade".[28] • In May 2009, he received "Raj Kapoor Smriti Vishesh Gaurav Puraskar" by the Government of Maharastra for outstanding contribution to the Indian cinema. [29] [30] • 2010 - Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour from the Government of India. [31] [32] [33]

References [1] [2] [3] [4]

http:/ / indiafm. com/ features/ 2008/ 02/ 06/ 3548/ index. html http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ features/ 2009/ 02/ 15/ 4851/ index. html http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ features/ 2010/ 02/ 11/ 5949/ index. html http:/ / www. newkerala. com/ topstory-fullnews-70583. html

[5] http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ features/ 2009/ 12/ 31/ 5807/ index. html [6] http:/ / www. glamsham. com/ movies/ scoops/ 10/ may/ 07-iifa-awards-2010-nominations-announced-051012. asp [7] http:/ / www. nowrunning. com/ news/ news. aspx?it=17453 [8] http:/ / entertainment. oneindia. in/ bollywood/ news/ 2008/ aamir-best-debut-director-award-170308. html [9] http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ features/ 2007/ 12/ 25/ 3391/ index. html [10] http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ features/ 2007/ 12/ 25/ 3391/ index. html [11] http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ features/ 2007/ 12/ 25/ 3391/ index. html [12] http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ features/ 2009/ 02/ 10/ 4832/ index. html [13] http:/ / filmicafe. com/ news_detail. php?news_id=13351 [14] http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ features/ 2010/ 12/ 16/ 6934/ index. html [15] http:/ / planetbollywood. com/ Awards/ results07. php [16] http:/ / planetbollywood. com/ Awards/ results07. php [17] http:/ / allbollywood. com/ news/ 2008/ 1227/ 376977/ aamir_khan. shtml [18] http:/ / allbollywood. com/ news/ 2008/ 1227/ 376977/ aamir_khan. shtml [19] http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ features/ 2009/ 01/ 19/ 4748/ index. html [20] http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ features/ 2009/ 12/ 05/ 5746/ index. html [21] http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ features/ 2009/ 12/ 05/ 5746/ index. html [22] http:/ / www. mid-day. com/ entertainment/ 2010/ may/ 010410-dadasaheb-phalke-awards. htm [23] "Man of the year: Aamir" (http:/ / timesofindia. indiatimes. com/ articleshow/ 1939207838. cms). The Times Of India. 2001-12-30. . [24] "Dorji, Sonal Mansingh, Parasaran among Padma awardees" (http:/ / www. hinduonnet. com/ 2003/ 01/ 26/ stories/ 2003012605060100. htm). The Hindu. . Retrieved 2008-03-08. [25] "Aamir Khan to receive special Dinanath Mangeshkar award" (http:/ / www. hindustantimes. com/ StoryPage/ StoryPage. aspx?id=9274a004-42bc-4537-b9f9-d290457b789e& & Headline=Dinanath+ Mangeshkar+ award+ for+ Aamir+ Khan). . Retrieved 2008-04-10. [26] http:/ / www. apunkachoice. com/ happenings/ aamir-khan-named-the-entertainer-of-the-year. html [27] http:/ / ibnlive. in. com/ news/ indian-of-the-year-entertainment-aamir-khan/ 83938-8. html [28] IANS (February 18, 2009). "Big B, SRK bag most powerful entertainer awards at FICCI-Frames" (http:/ / economictimes. indiatimes. com/ ET-Cetera/ Big-B-SRK-most-powerful-entertainers/ articleshow/ 4149490. cms). The Economic Times, The Times of India. . Retrieved 2009-02-20. [29] http:/ / www. filmnirvana. com/ news/ rekha-refused-lifetime-achievement-award/ 165905 [30] http:/ / www. apunkachoice. com/ scoop/ bollywood/ rekha-not-old-enough-for-lifetime-achievement-award. html [31] http:/ / www. india-server. com/ news/ aamir-khan-conferred-with-padma-bhushan-20000. html [32] http:/ / www. bollywoodbuzz. in/ snapshots-aamir-khan-receives-padma-bhushan-award-from-the-president/ [33] http:/ / www. hindustantimes. com/ Aamir-Rahman-awarded-Padma-Bhushan/ H1-Article1-525510. aspx

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Yaadon Ki Baaraat

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Yaadon Ki Baaraat Yaadon Ki Baaraat

Directed by

Nasir Hussain

Produced by

Nasir Hussain

Written by

Salim-Javed Nasir Hussain

Starring

Dharmendra Zeenat Aman Vijay Arora Ajit

Music by

Rahul Dev Burman

Cinematography Munir Khan Editing by

Babu Lavande Gurudutt Shirali

Distributed by

Nasir Hussain Films United Producers

Running time

165 mins

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Yaadon Ki Baaraat (English: Procession of Memories) was a 1973 Bollywood film directed by Nasir Hussain. It starred Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Vijay Arora, Tariq, and Neetu Singh. The film became a box office hit.[1] It is still remembered fondly for its soundtrack composed by music director R.D. Burman. One song, "Chura Liya Hai," sung by Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi, is particularly well-known. It's a classic film of Hindi cinema and among the most remembered of the 1970s. This film was also remade in Tamil titled "Naalai Namadhe" starring MGR and Latha which also became a super hit at the box office.

Yaadon Ki Baaraat

Synopsis The film uses the familiar Bollywood theme of siblings separated by fate. Gangland killers assassinate an honest man who defied them, killing his wife as well. The couple's three sons flee the massacre and lose contact with each other. They grow up in entirely different circumstances and are re-united only when one of the sons, played by Dharmendra, sets out to find the villain who killed their parents. Shankar (Dharmendra), Vijay (Vijay Arora), and Ratan (Tariq) are three brothers. On their father's birthday, their mother taught them a song titled "Yaadon Ki Baaraat" which they held dearly to their hearts. As fate may have it, one day, the boys' father witnessed a robbery by Shakaal Ajit, and his henchmen. To protect their identity, Shakal decided to kill the boys' father before he could go to the police. So one night, Shakaal and his men storm into the boys' father's room and kill both their mother and father. Shankar and Vijay witness the act and flee. They make their way to a passing train, where Shankar is separated from Vijay. Several years pass by and the boys have grown up. Shankar is haunted by the memory of his parents' murder and is now joined by his friend Usman on a crime spree around the city. Vijay was adopted by a fairly wealthy man who is the groundskeeper to the love of his life, Sunita (Zeenat Aman) and Ratan, was raised by the boys' maid, and changed his name to Monto. With his new identity, Monto started a band and does gigs at hotels for a living and is also in love with a co-singer (Neetu Singh). The borthers meet several times, yet do not recognize each other. however, when they finally do, they cannot contact each other. Shankar will be caught by his boss, who is the real murderer of his parents. As the movie progresses, Shankar finds out and is out to kill the villain.

Cast • • • • • • •

Dharmendra as Shankar Vijay Arora as Vijay Tariq as Ratan / "Monto" Zeenat Aman as Sunita Ajit Khan as Shakaal Neetu Singh as Tariq's girlfriend Nanda as Shankar, Vijay & Monto's mother

Supporting Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan (Master Aamir) as Young Ratan Master Rajesh Master Salesh Master Ravi Imtiaz Khan Ahmed Ali Jalal Agha Ravinder Kapoor Sham Kumar Shetty Anamika Ghafoor Nawab Bihar Jagdish Bannerji

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Yaadon Ki Baaraat • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Sanjana Ashoo Sofia Pompi Mona Kamal Murad Shivram Prem Sagar Bhooshan Tiwari Ram Avtar Dhanna Keshow Rana as the children's father Surendra Shetty Mooldhand Uma Dutt Raj Rani H. Prakash Navin Kumar Manjeet Ravi Suparwala Lamba Archana

Soundtrack

The Music of the movie is by the veteran Rahul Dev Burman, and the lyrics are authored by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The Soundtrack, one of the highlights of the movie with unforgettable compositions and extravagant lyrics, is remembered to Date. Though the soundtrack became popular, it was accused of plagiarism; especially the song "Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko" which is said to be inspired by the theme song of the film If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium.[2] Track listing

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Song

Singer(s)

Yaadon Ki Baarat Nikli Hai

Lata Mangeshkar, Padmini Kolhapure and Shivangi

Yaadon Ki Baarat Nikli Hai

Mohammad Rafi & Kishore Kumar

Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko

Mohammad Rafi, & Asha Bhosle

Lekar Hum Dewana Dil

Asha Bhosle & Kishore Kumar

Ap Ke Kamre Mein Koi

Kishore Kumar , Asha Bhosle & R.D. Burman

Meri Soni Meri Tammana Jhooth Nahin Hai Asha Bhosle & Kishore Kumar

Crew Dialogues Nasir Hussain Story Javed Akhtar & Salim Khan Records on HMV Choreography Suresh Bhatt Art Direction Shanti Das Song Recording Kaushik & Bansali Recordings Mangesh & Desai Presented By Film Centre Lab Incharge Tambawala Lab Supervisor Rodrick Make Up Dinu Indulkar & Ravi Indulkar Hairstyles Pereira Leelaji Costumes Leena Shah, Rose Bleu & Belquis Khan Wardrobe Mohammed Husain Fights Composer Shetty Fights Assistant Kodi Irani Stills Colorlab Poster Designs Diwakar A Rauf Equipments Incharge Mazhar (Power & Equipment) Light Incharge R.A. Sen Publicity Incharge G.P. Shakaal Special Effects Gordhan Bhai Main Titles G.D. Art Office Incharge Gangaram Production Manager S.A. Lateef Production Office D.M. Deshpande, N. Lakdawala, Quodoos, Ghafoor, Nawab & Anwar Camera Assistants Madhu Indulkar & Roy Music Assistants Basu, Mandhari & Maruti Sound Assistants Kumar, Mandhar & Raman Make Up Assistant Pandu Art Assistants Dilip Singh & M.S. Shinde Dress Assistant Shree Gopal Dance Assistants Aruna & Aysha Khan Chief Assistant Director Zahoor Ahmed Assistant Director Moeen Amjad

Yaadon Ki Baaraat Editing Babu Lavande & Guru Dutt Audiography Manna Ladia Production Controller Sharif Husain Production Executive Dharamvir Verma Cinematography Munir Khan W.I.C.A. Lyrics Majrooh Sultanpuri Music R.D. Burman Produced And Directed Nasir Hussain

Distribution Orison Video Pvt. Ltd. (India) Blaze International Inc. (United States) Sonar (UK) Ltd. (United Kingdom) Sim Sim Video Corporation (United Arab Emerates) Combi (Singapore) Pte Ltd. (Singapore) King Company (Hong Kong) Nazika Trades (Republic of Maldives) Supra Japan Ltd. (Japan) Videobiz (Fiji)

Trivia • The film earned actor Vijay Arora the title of the 3rd Potential Superstar of the decade besides Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna. • The film earned two Filmfare nominations: Dharmendra for Best Actor and R.D. Burman for Best Music.[3] • Nasir Husain had wanted to cast his regular actress Asha Parekh, but she was busy dancing abroad, so he gave the role to Zeenat Aman.[4] • Neetu Singh, who had been a child actress in the 1960s, debuted as a heroine in Rikshawala (1972). When that film flopped, she took a small role in this film to revive her career. The hit song "Lekar hum" was picturized on her, and her sexy red costume and her frenetic dancing got her so much attention that she was immediately elevated to heroine roles again. • The film was later remade in Telugu as Annadammula Anubandham (1975) with N.T. Rama Rao and Latha. Most of the songs were also remade, such as "Churaliya hai," which was now "Gulabi puvvai," and the title song "Yaadon Ki Baarat," which was now "Anantihrudayala Anandageetam." • The film was also remade in Tamil as Naalai Namathey (1975) again with Latha in Zeenat Aman's role, but the Hindi songs were not copied. • A clip of the film appears in a scene in the 2004 blockbuster Swades, and remains to be the only film scene in which all the three superstars of the film industry namely, Aamir Khan (as a young artist), Shahrukh Khan (as the lead) and Salman Khan (who's dad Salim Khan wrote the movie) are seen together. • This was Aamir Khan's debut film, with him playing a young Tariq in the title song of the film. • Aamir Khan's debut film as a leading man was Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which was also produced by the same production house but it was directed by his cousin Mansoor, instead of his uncle Nasir Hussain. • The film's central theme- of a song uniting separated family, was producer Nasir Hussain's favorite. Using it in earlier film Pyar Ka Mausam and subsequent film Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin. • One song, "Chura Liya Hai", as sung by Asha Bhosle and Mohd. Rafi, may have been partly inspired by Donovan's title song from If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969). "Chura Liya Hai" was later remixed by Bally Sagoo in the 1990s and was sampled in Jay Sean's 2004 hit single "Stolen".

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• Ananda Mitra, professor and chair of communication at Wake Forest University, views Slumdog Millionaire (2008) as a modern-day retelling of 1970s Bollywood films, citing Yaadon Ki Baraat in particular.[5]

References [1] http:/ / boxofficeindia. com/ showProd. php?itemCat=179& catName=MTk3Mw== [2] "Criminal Composers. Why do they steal?" (http:/ / www. planetbollywood. com/ displayArticle. php?id=090905092530). Planet Bollywood. . Retrieved 2010-09-04. [3] http:/ / deep750. googlepages. com/ FilmfareAwards. pdf [4] http:/ / www. indiavarta. com/ Startrek/ Archives. asp?Page=& ID=IEE20020314053551& dt=3/ 14/ 2002 [5] "”Slumdog Millionaire” seeks inspiration from Bollywood of 70s, says expert" (http:/ / www. thaindian. com/ newsportal/ entertainment/ slumdog-millionaire-seeks-inspiration-from-bollywood-of-70s-says-expert_100149354. html). Asian News International. January 31, 2009. . Retrieved 2009-03-02.

External links • Yaadon Ki Baaraat (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070935/) at the Internet Movie Database

Madhosh Madhosh is the name of a series of unrelated Indian Bollywood films.

1951 film Madhosh

Directed by

J.B.H. Wadia

Produced by

J.B.H. Wadia

Written by

R.V. Dighe (novel "Pankala") J.B.H. Wadia

Starring

Meena Kumari Manher Desai Usha Kiran Rajan

Music by

Madan Mohan

Cinematography R.D. Mathur Editing by

K. Sadanand

Studio

Wadia Films Pvt. Ltd.

Distributed by

Baba Digital Media

Madhosh

18 1951

Release date(s) Country

 India

Hindi

Language

Madhosh is a 1951 Bollywood black and white Indian film.

Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Meena Kumari - Soni Manher Desai - Raya (as Manhar) Usha Kiran - Raina Rajan - Anand Kuldeep Akhtar - Rambhaji Jillo - (as Jiloo) S. Nazir - Shakriya M.K. Hasan - Madhoova Habib Sandow - Pahadji Shivdutt - Vamia Bismillah - Narayan (as Bismilla) Ramakrishna - Panditji (as Ram Krishan) Goldstein - Police Superintendent Mubarak - Bhujba

External links • [1], Madhoshi soundtrack • [2]

1974 film Madhosh Directed by

Desh Gautan

Produced by

Tahir Hussain

Music by

Rahul Dev Burman

Release date(s) 1974 Country Language

 India

Hindi

Madhosh is also a 1974 Bollywood drama film directed by Desh Gautan.

Madhosh

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Cast • • • • • • • •

Reena Roy - Minal Rakesh Roshan Mahendra Sandhu Johnny Walker Jayshree T. Helen Ravindra Kapoor Aamir Khan - Child artist

External links • Madhosh [3] at the Internet Movie Database

1994 film Madhosh Directed by

Vikram Bhatt

Produced by

Tahir Hussain

Starring

Dilip Dhawan Anjali Jathar Faisal Khan

Music by

Anand Chitragupth Milind Chitragupth

Release date(s) 4 February 1994 Country Language

Madhosh is also the name of a 1994 Indian film.

Cast • • • • • •

Dilip Dhawan Anjali Jathar Faisal Khan Kiran Kumar Supriya Pathak Parikshat Sahni

References [1] http:/ / ww. smashits. com/ music/ oldies/ songs/ 8632/ madhosh. html [2] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0139443/ [3] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0122162/

 India

Hindi

Holi (film)

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Holi (film) Holi Directed by

Ketan Mehta

Written by

Mahesh Elkunchwar (Play & screenplay) Ketan Mehta

Starring

Aamir Khan Om Puri Naseeruddin Shah Ashutosh Gowariker Raj Zutshi

Music by

Rajat Dholakia

Cinematography Jehangir Choudhary Editing by

Subhash Sehgal

Release date(s)

1984

Running time

120 mins

Country Language

 India

Hindi

Holi is a 1984 Indian film, directed by Ketan Mehta, whose socially conscious work has been compared to American director, Spike Lee.[1] The film is based on eponymous play by Marathi writer, Mahesh Elkunchwar.[2] The film starred Aamir Khan, Ashutosh Gowariker, Om Puri, Shreeram Lagoo, Deepti Naval and Naseeruddin Shah. This film marked the adult film debut of Aamir Khan who later shot to fame with the 1988 blockbuster film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Ashutosh Gowariker who went onto become a successful film director with the Oscar-nominated film Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (which Aamir Khan produced and starred in).

Plot summary In a typical college in a typical Indian city, the hostel boys Madan Sharma (Aamir Khan) and his friends including Ranjeet Prakash (Ashutosh Gowariker) are a rowdy and troublesome lot. But on one particular day, when Madan and his friends find out there will not be a holiday for them on the day of Holi, the festival of colors, the boys decide not to attend the classes. The hostel superintendent Professor Singh (Naseeruddin Shah), the only lecturer with some links with the students, watches with apprehension their growing restlessness. A notice announcing a further postponement of examinations adds to the bitterness. A fight erupts out of nowhere between principal Phande's (Om Puri) nephew and another student, in which the principal's nephew is hurt and the other boy is promptly rusticated. This is seen as a drastic punishment, and the news spreads like wildfire to all the students of the college. Resistance is organized in the library, in the laboratory, in the classrooms and the college grounds as the students rebel against the principal.

Holi (film)

Production information This movie was shot mainly on the Fergusson College, Pune [3] grounds. The iconic Fergusson Banyan Tree had just fallen and Ketan Mehta who had studied at Fergusson improvised and picturised a song with the main characters on the fallen tree singing about the falling of a symbolic 'system'.

Cast • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan Ashutosh Gowariker Om Puri Shreeram Lagoo Deepti Naval Naseeruddin Shah Paresh Rawal Mohan Gokhale Raj Zutshi Dina Pathak Kitu Gidwani Himanshu Trivedi

Awards • 1985: National Film Award for Best Cinematography: Jehangir Choudhary [4]

References [1] Overview (http:/ / movies. nytimes. com/ movie/ 153179/ Holi/ overview) New York Times. [2] Holi (1984)- Movie Review (http:/ / movies. nytimes. com/ movie/ review?res=9E0CE1D61238F93BA35757C0A963948260) New York Times, 8 April 1985. [3] Fergusson College (http:/ / www. fergusson. edu/ ) [4] Awards (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0087417/ awards) imdb.com.

External links • Holi (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087417/) at the Internet Movie Database • An Article (http://passionforcinema.com/ holi1984-ketan-mehta’s-guide-to-filmmaking-for-aspiring-filmmakers/) on Passion for Cinema.

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Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

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Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

Directed by

Mansoor Khan

Produced by

Nasir Hussain

Written by

Nasir Hussain

Starring

Aamir Khan Juhi Chawla Dalip Tahil Alok Nath

Music by

Anand-Milind

Cinematography Kiran Deohans Editing by

Zafar Sultan

Distributed by

Nasir Hussain Films

Release date(s)

1 March 1988

Running time

163 mins

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, sometimes called QSQT was released in 1988, is an Indian Bollywood film written by veteran producer/director Nasir Hussain and directed by his son Mansoor Khan. The film starred Hussain's nephew, Aamir Khan, along with Juhi Chawla in their first major roles. It is often wrongly believed to be the debut film for both actors. However, Aamir Khan had earlier appeared in a small role in Holi (1984), and Juhi Chawla in Sultanat (1986). Upon release, the film became a box office hit and shot its leading stars to fame overnight. The film was also the first major hit for the music-director duo of Anand-Milind and singers Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak's music, romantic storyline (based on "Romeo and Juliet"), and young actors shifted the momentum away from the violent and aging ethos that were prevalent in the films at the time. It also made melodious tunes once again popular over the 80's trend of disco and breakdance influenced soundtracks. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.[1]

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

Plot Dhanraj Singh spent years in prison for killing the man responsible for his sister's suicide. His family, and the family of the murdered man, are deadly enemies. Dhanraj's son, Raj (Aamir Khan), falls deeply in love with Rashmi (Juhi Chawla), the daughter of the rival Rajput patriarch, after seeing her at her birthday party in her house, which he sneaks into. Rashmi does not know that Raj is Dhanraj's son, and returns his affection after he rescues and saves her from a group of scoundrels. Then all is revealed, and the two families try to tear the lovers apart. Rashmi is going to be forced into an arranged marriage. The lovers elope and have a brief interval of happiness before retribution strikes. The lovers stay in a deserted fort. Eventually Rashmi's father hires a henchman to kill Raj, but he kills Rashmi instead. Raj is devastated and commits suicide with a dagger gifted by Rashmi.

Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan as Raj Juhi Chawla as Rashmi Goga Kapoor as Randhir Singh Dalip Tahil as Dhanraj Singh Ravindra Kapoor as Dharampal Singh Asha Sharma as Mrs. Saraswati Singh Alok Nath as Jaswant Singh Rajendranath Zutshi as Shyam Shehnaz Kudia as Kavita Charushila as Parvati Beena Banerjee as Saroj Reema Lagoo as Mrs. Kamla Singh Nandita Thakur as Indumati Ahmed Khan as Bhagwandas Arjun as Ratan Singh Ajit Vachani as Vakil Biharilal Yunus Parvez as Truck Driver Viju Khote as Maan Singh Babbanlal Yadav as Totaram Arun Mathur as Raghuveer Singh Seema Vaz as Madhumati Mukesh as Hamid Khan Shehzad Khan as Shahid Khan Makrand Deshpande as Baba Shiva Rindani as Balwant Singh Usha as Seema

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Trivia Juhi Chawla was offered the role of Draupadi in BR Chopra's mega television series Mahabharat, but turned it down when QSQT came along. The success of the film turned her film career around and she went on to become one of the leading actresses in Bollywood.

Music The film soundtrack contains 5 songs composed by duo Anand-Milind, and won them the Filmfare Best Music Director Award Best playback singer male Udit Narayan. The music for Akele Hain To Kya Gum Hai is copied note for note from the instrumental number Return to the Alamo by the band The Shadows. No.

Song

Singer(s)

1.

Akele Hain To Kya Gum Hai Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik

2.

Ae Mere Humsafar

Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik

3.

Gazab Ka Hai Din

Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik

4.

Kahe Sataye

Alka Yagnik

5.

Papa Kehte Hain

Udit Narayan

Awards The Awards won are shown in bold. Filmfare Awards • • • • • • • • • •

Best Film - Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Lux New Face - Juhi Chawla Best Male Debut - Aamir Khan Best Director - Mansoor Khan Best Music Director - Anand-Milind Best Cinematographer: Kiran Deohans Best Male Playback - Udit Narayan Best Actor - Aamir Khan Best Actress - Juhi Chawla Best Lyricist - Majrooh Sultanpuri

National Film Awards • Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

Notes [1] (http:/ / movies. indiatimes. com/ Special_Features/ 25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/ articleshow/ msid-1250837,curpg-5. cms)

External links • Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095936/) at the Internet Movie Database

Raakh

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Raakh Raakh

Directed by

Aditya Bhattacharya

Produced by

Asif Noor

Written by

Story & screenplay: Aditya Bhattacharya Dialogue: Nuzhat Khan

Starring

Aamir Khan Pankaj Kapoor Supriya Pathak

Music by

Ranjit Barot

Cinematography Santosh Sivan Editing by

A. Sreekar Prasad

Release date(s)

1989

Running time

153 min

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Raakh (English: Ashes) is a 1989 Hindi film starring Aamir Khan, Pankaj Kapoor and Supriya Pathak Gajanan Bangera Jagdeep in lead roles . The revenge thriller film was directed by Aditya Bhattacharya, son of director, Basu Bhattacharya. The film was Aamir Khan's first movie after blockbuster QSQT and wasn't accepted well by the audience at the time, however it received much critical acclaim and subsequently three National Film Awards in 1989 and developed considerable following over the years [1] [2] . The film also marked the debut of ace cinematographer Santosh Sivan, and film editor A. Sreekar Prasad [3] .

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Plot A big city. After the police riots of 1990, the State Forces were disbanded and replaced by a central one. The police now had more powers. The crime rate continued to escalate. In the wealthier quarters of the city though, life went on… but it was an uneasy calm. Aamir (Aamir Khan) had just turned 21. He is from a rich family. The only colour in his otherwise mundane life was his obsession for Neeta, an older, more pragmatic woman, who did not quite feel the same about Aamir. One night, on their way back from a party, Neeta is gang raped by a local boss, Hassan Karmali and his friends, and Aamir watching helplessly, can do nothing. Unknown to Aamir, an off-duty police officer is a silent witness to the incident. Frustrated, possessed by impotent rage and a sense of injustice, Aamir has to find release. He leaves home... Ironically, he turns to Sub-Inspector Kapoor – The silent witness. Kapoor, pretending to be unaware of the incident agrees to help Aamir…. (years ago Kapoor had taken on the Karmali clan, an unwise move that nearly destroyed his career.) Aamir now feels he has a friend. Till one day, realizing the truth he is shattered. Soon after, S.I. Kapoor is suspended. His life begins to spiral downwards. Now alone, frightened, without a job and with nothing to lose… he sees in Aamir the means to fulfill his dark, unresolved dreams. Together they set about eliminating their common enemy – members of the dreaded Karmali family. Kapoor the embittered cop becomes a dark mentor to the innocent but fearless Aamir. Neeta, unaware of the changes in Aamir’s life, has decided to put her past behind her. She begins, slowly but painfully, to reconstruct her life. Meanwhile, Aamir slips into vortex of terrifying violence – a road to certain doom. Theirs is a war with no victors, a battle that has no glory. Amidst the lies of a logical life, sometimes the only truth is in madness, in losing control…. Fire purifies as it consumes.

Cast • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan - Amir Hussein Supriya Pathak - Nita Pankaj Kapur - Inspector P.K Jagdeep - Ustad Naina Balsaver - Naina Homi Wadia - Hassan Karmali Madhukar Toradmal - Karmali Seth

Crew • Art Direction: Partho Sengupta [4] • Sound recordist: Haresh Vyas

Re-release This movie will re-release in theaters in India on 12 June 2009 after 20 years with digitally re-mastered prints, film producers together with Palador Pictures. It was to be followed by DVD release in August, 2009 . The importance of this film is that people who are now considered among Bollywood's best were in this project. They include Aamir Khan, Pankaj Kapoor, and Santosh Sivan. The scheduled re-release eventually did not happened due to certain undisclosed reasons, obstensibly because it fell during producer-multiplex owner standoff during the period. [3] [5] [6] .

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Awards • 1989: National Film Award • Best Supporting Actor: Pankaj Kapur • Special Jury Award: Aamir Khan • Best Editing: A. Sreekar Prasad • 1990: Filmfare Award • Best Actor: Aamir Khan: Nominated • Best Supporting Actor: Pankaj Kapur: Nominated

References [1] "'Aamir never wanted to be an actor'" (http:/ / movies. rediff. com/ slide-show/ 2009/ jun/ 03/ slide-show-1-aditya-bhattacharya-on-raakh. htm). Rediff Movies. June 3, 2009. . [2] Movie Review: Raakh (1989): A stylish film about Crime and revenge! (http:/ / passionforcinema. com/ raakh-1989-an-experimental-film-about-crime-and-revenge/ ) April 3, 2007. [3] "Aamir asks fans not to watch his film Raakh" (http:/ / ibnlive. in. com/ news/ aamir-asks-fans-not-to-watch-his-film-raakh/ 93937-8. html). CNN-IBN. Jun 02, 2009. . [4] "Quick Takes" (http:/ / www. indianexpress. com/ res/ web/ pIe/ ie/ daily/ 19990409/ ile09095. html). Indian Express. April 9, 1999. . [5] "Aamir Khan's film Raakh to re-release" (http:/ / ibnlive. in. com/ news/ aamir-khans-film-raakh-to-rerelease/ 92889-8. html). CNN-IBN. May 18, 2009. . [6] "Aamir’s ‘Raakh’ to be re-launched during ongoing stalemate" (http:/ / www. screenindia. com/ news/ aamirs-raakh-to-be-relaunched-during-ongoing-stalemate/ 466635/ ). Screen (magazine). May 27, 2009. .

External links • Raakh (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290820/) at the Internet Movie Database • Raakh (http://in.movies.yahoo.com/movies/Raakh/details-7490.html) at Yahoo! Movies

Love Love Love (film)

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Love Love Love (film) Love Love Love

Directed by

Babbar Subhash

Produced by

Babbar Subhash

Written by

Babbar Subhash

Starring

Aamir Khan Juhi Chawla Gulshan Grover Dalip Tahil Raza Murad Om Shivpuri

Music by

Bappi Lahiri

Editing by

Mangesh Chawan

Distributed by

B Subhash Movie Unit

Release date(s) 4 August 1989 Running time

146

Country Language

Hindi

Love Love Love is an Indian Bollywood movie released on 4 August 1989, directed and produced by Babbar Subhash. The film stars Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles, in one of their first films together. It also stars Gulshan Grover, Dalip Tahil and Om Shivpuri in supporting roles. It is about two youngsters who fall in love at the secondary school, but cannot realize their love because of the criminal surroundings around the girl.

Synopsis Amit (Aamir Khan) is a poor guy who lives with his father, stepmother and sister. He is a good guy, spends time in nightclubs with his friends and studies in a secondary school. Reema (Juhi Chawla) is a rich girl. Her father is a businessman, and she studies at the same secondary as Amit. Reema is surrounded by Vicky's (Gulshan Grover) band. Vicky is the son of the mayor (Raza Murad), a powerful man who is in business terms with Reema's father. Vicky is a spoiled, cruel and criminal guy. He thinks that everyone is beneath him, and treats everyone how he finds it good. He is an idle guy. He spends time and money in nightclubs, getting drunk and abusing people with his band of criminals. His main interest is Reema, and he would easily kill everyone who came across her. Soon Amit and Reema fall in love. When Vicky comes to discover that, he tries to kill Amit. Amit and Reema don't concede. They meet each other clandestinely, but when Vicky discovers this one more time, he turns to his father.

Love Love Love (film) His father meets Amit's father (Dalip Tahil) and threatens to kill his family. He also warns Reema that if she doesn't marry Vicky, he will kill Amit. Amit and Reema break up their relationship. Amit plans to leave the city, but he is surprised to receive a visit of Vicky and Reema who invite him to their engagement party. Amit does attend the evening, where he absorbs humiliations from Vicky and his friends. Later, both Amit and Reema take the moment while the rest are dancing and run away out of the party. Vicky kills Amit's father. Reema's father realizes how cruel Vicky and his father are. When Vicky and his father catch Amit and Reema, Reema's father rescues Amit and Reema and kills Vicky and his father. Finally, Amit and Reema reunite.

Cast • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan ... Amit Juhi Chawla ... Reema Gulshan Grover ... Vicky Dalip Tahil ... Amit's father Raza Murad ... Vicky's father Om Shivpuri ... Reema's father Jaya Mathur

Crew • • • • • • • • • • •

Producer: Babbar Subhash Director: Babbar Subhash Story: Babbar Subhash Screenplay: Babbar Subhash Dialogues: DR rahi Masoom Reza Lyrics: Anjaan Music: Bappi Lahiri Cinematography: Kalyan Sarkar Editing: Mangesh Chawan Costume Design: Mani Babbadi, Allan Gill Action: Surendra Shetty

Music The movie has 6 songs composed by the veteran composer Bappi Lahiri. The film music is inspired by Italo disco style of the eighties and its known artists such as Modern Talking, C. C. Catch and Pet Shop Boys.

The songs • • • • • •

Hum To Hain Dil Ke Deewane - Asha Bhosle and Vijay Benedict Disco Dandia - Alisha Chinoy and Vijay Benedict Jeena Hai Pyar Mein Jeena - Vijay Benedict Na Chitthiyaan Na Koi Sandesa - Shobha Joshi Ruko Ruko To - Vijay Benedict We Are In Love - Parvati Khan and Vijay Benedict

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External links • Love Love Love (film) [1] at the Internet Movie Database

References [1] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0097784/

Awwal Number Awwal Number is a 1990 film directed by Dev Anand. The film features the then 67 year old Dev Anand himself with Aamir Khan.

Plot The story revolves around cricket where a new star Sunny (Aamir Khan) has been included in the team in place of another famous star Ronny (Aditya Pancholi). All this creates hatred in heart of Ronny against Sunny though Sunny respects him. Ronny decides to take revenge on Sunny, while meanwhile a terrorist decides to put a bomb in the field where a match is to be organised between India and Australia . DIG Vikram Singh (Dev Anand) comes to know about the plan of the terrorists and his brother and goes on to prevent the attack, saving thousand of lives. Sunny also becomes a star by playing a match winning inning for the country. With the prestigious cast the film was expected to do much well at the box office but it failed to do so.This is the last well known movie of Navketan Productions.

Tum Mere Ho Tum Mere Ho is a Bollywood movie released in 1990 starring Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla[1] and directed by Tahir Hussain.[2] Before the movie was released it was expected that movie would do well as Khan and Chawla were starring in it. However audiences rejected the movie totally and the film crashed at the box office. The critics also did not appreciate the story and ultimately the film failed to do well in any area.[3]

Plot summary Shiva (Aamir Khan) is blessed with magical snake-charming powers. When he meets Paro (Juhi Chawla) from a nearby village, he falls head-over-heels in love with her. She is also attracted to him. But Paro's father, Choudhry Charanjit Singh, is not pleased with this match, and he hires men to subdue and kill Shiva, all in vain. Then Shiva attempts to rescue Paro from a shapeshifting snake, and this earns him the wrath of his mate - another shapeshifting snake, who will not rest until Shiva is dead.

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References [1] "Bollywood actor, Amir Khan turns 43" (http:/ / www. gulfnews. com/ articles/ 08/ 03/ 12/ 10196837. html). Gulf News. 13 March 2008. . Retrieved 31 May 2009. [2] "Aamir's brother to direct" (http:/ / www. rediff. com/ movies/ 2008/ apr/ 04faisal. htm). Rediff.com. 4 April 2008. . Retrieved 31 May 2009. [3] Chaudhuri, Shantanu Ray; Prashanto Kumar Nayak (2005). Icons from Bollywood. Puffin Books. p. 142. ISBN 9780143334910.

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Dil For the Rugrats and All Grown Up! character see Dil Pickles. For the integrated circuit package see Dual in-line package. Or, for other uses, see DIL (disambiguation).

Dil(heart) Directed by

Indra Kumar

Produced by

Indra Kumar Ashok Thakeria

Written by

Rajeev Kaul Naushir Khatau Kamlesh Pandey Praful Parekh

Starring

Aamir Khan Madhuri Dixit Saeed Jaffrey Deven Verma Anupam Kher Johnny Lever

Music by

Anand-Milind Sameer (lyrics)

Cinematography Baba Azmi Editing by

Hussain A. Burmawala

Studio

Film City Kamalistan Studios Natraj Studios

Distributed by

Maruti International Video Sound T-Series

Release date(s)

22 June 1990

Running time

171 minutes

Country

India

Language

Hindi (tamil)

Dil (Hindi: दिल, Urdu: ‫لد‬, translation: heart) is a 1990 Bollywood film starring Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher and Saeed Jaffrey. It was directed by Indra Kumar with music composed by Anand-Milind

Plot summary Hazari Prasad (Anupam Kher) is a miser who dreams of finding a rich young woman for his only son, Raja (Aamir Khan), to marry. However, Raja is a spendthrift who is only interested in spending his father's money on wild parties. One day as Raja is walking to his college, a passing jeep douses him with mud and the rude response of the beautiful Madhu (Madhuri Dixit) who is driving enrages Raja. He tricks Madhu into thinking that he is blind and then mocks her when the truth is revealed. The two quickly become enemies and play different pranks on each other: Raja causes Madhu to trip during a dance rehearsal, and she forces him into a fight with the school's champion boxer (which Raja wins).

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Cast • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan ... Raja Madhuri Dixit ... Madhu Mehra Saeed Jaffrey ... Mr. Mehra Anupam Kher ... Hazariprasad Shammi ... Madhu's Grandmother Deven Verma ... Police Inspector Ghalib Rajesh Puri ... Pandit Satyendra Kapoor ... Girdharilal (as Satyen Kappu) Adi Irani ... Shakti (as Ajitesh) Ketki Dave (as Katki Dave)

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Soundtrack The music for the movie is composed by Anand-Milind. Written by Sameer No.

Song

Singer(s)

1.

"Mujhe Neend Na Aaye"

Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal

2.

"Hum Pyar Karne Wale"

Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal

3.

"Humne Ghar Choda Hai" Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam

4.

"Khambe Jaise Khadi Hai" Udit Narayan

5.

"Dum Dama Dum"

Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal

6.

"Oh Priya Priya"

Suresh Wadkar, Anuradha Paudwal

The soundtrack was quite popular when it was released. It was especially appealing to the younger generation, thus making the songs from the movie quite popular. • O Priya Priya was copied by Anand-Milind from the 1989 Ilayaraja original in Telugu film Geethanjali.

Awards Madhuri Dixit was awarded the 1991 Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role as Madhu.[1]

References [1] "Awards for Dil" (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0099429/ awards). Internet Movie Database. . Retrieved 2008-09-24.

External links • Dil (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099429/) at the Internet Movie Database

Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin

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Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin

DVD Cover Directed by

Y.Nageshwar Rao

Produced by

[[]]

Starring

Aamir Khan Madhuri Dixit Jainendra

Music by

Anand-Milind

Release date(s) 1990 Running time

130 min.

Language

Hindi

Budget

Rs 5 Crores

Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin is a Bollywood movie produced in 1990. Ajay Sharma (Aamir Khan) is a photographer, Anita (Madhuri Dixit) is a model, both of them work for the same agency. Ajay has fallen in love with Anita, and thinks that she is also in love with him. But Anita only takes him for a friend. She gets engaged to Vikram (Jainendra), and the marriage is to take place soon. Ajay still believes that Anita loves him, and he also starts making preparation for his marriage with Anita. Anita must now take appropriate steps to stop Ajay's obsession with her, before the matter gets out of hand. However Anita realizes the person whom she is marrying does not love her and the situation turns such that she realizes Ajay's love for her and the film ends on happy note. Though the film contained the hit pair of Aamir and Madhuri, it crashed miserably at the box office.

References • http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Deewana+Mujh+Sa+Nahin

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Afsana Pyaar Ka AFSANA PYAR KA is a 1991 released Bollywood movie starring romantic pair of Aamir Khan and Neelam Kothari. People had a lot of expectations from the movie especially after the music of the film became a hit especially the song 'Tip tip barish suru ho gai'. Moreover Aamir was coming after giving two back to back romantic hits in form of Dil and Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin. However the film failed to meet the expectations of the audiences and was below average at box office.

Afsana Pyar Ka Directed by

M.R Shahjahan

Produced by

Manoj Seksaria, Sanjay Seksaria

Written by

Ramesh Pant (Dialogues) Bono Deb (story and screenplay)

Starring

Aamir Khan, Neelam, Deepak Tijori, Neeta Puri, Rakesh Bedi, Amita Nangia, Raju Shrestha, Jaya Mathur, Viju Khote & Dimple Shah

Music by

Bappi Lahiri

Cinematography W.B Rao Editing by

Afaque Husain

Release date(s)

18 April 1991

Running time

2hrs 25mins

Country Language

 India

Hindi

Plot Animosity has existed between the families of Raj and Nikita's respective fathers. But their children have grown up without any knowledge of this animosity. They meet in college, and after a few misunderstandings both fall in love with each other. They plan to marry, and accordingly inform their respective families of their plans. Both the families view this alliance with anger, and refuse to bless the young couple. Raj and Nikita have one choice - marry the person their respective families have selected for them, or elope.

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Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin

Directed by

Mahesh Bhatt

Produced by

Gulshan Kumar

Written by

Robin Bhatt Sharad Joshi

Starring

Aamir Khan Pooja Bhatt Anupam Kher Tiku Talsania

Music by

Nadeem-Shravan

Cinematography Pravin Bhatt Editing by

Sanjay Sankla

Studio

Fern Hill Palace Film City Filmistan Studios Kamalistan Studios Mount View Hotel Natraj Studios Nawanagar Palace Ooty Seth Studios

Distributed by

T-Series Vishesh Films Spark Worldwide

Release date(s)

1991

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (Hindi:दिल है कि मानता नहीं) is a Bollywood film released in 1991. It was produced by Gulshan Kumar, directed by Mahesh Bhatt, and starred his daughter Pooja Bhatt in the lead female role. The lead male role was played by Aamir Khan. Anupam Kher, Sameer Chitre, Tiku Talsania, and Deepak Tijori played supporting roles in the movie. The film is an unofficial remake of the 1934 Hollywood film It Happened One Night, like the 1956 Bollywood blockbuster Chori Chori.[1]

Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin

Plot Pooja Dharamchand (Pooja Bhatt) is the daughter of a rich Mumbai shipping tycoon, Seth Dharamchand (Anupam Kher). She is head over heels in love with movie star Deepak Kumar (Sameer Chitre), but her father strongly disapproves of their courtship. One night, Pooja escapes from her father's yacht and hops on a bus to Bangalore to be with Deepak, who is on a shooting there. Meanwhile, Seth Dharamchand, realizing his daughter has run away, dispatches private detectives to locate her. On the bus to Bangalore, Pooja meets Raghu Jetley (Aamir Khan), a loud-mouth newspaperman who has just lost his job. He offers to help her in exchange for an exclusive story on her, which would revive his flagging career. Pooja is forced to agree to his demands, as he threatens to let her father know of her whereabouts should she not comply. After the bus breaks down, Raghu and Pooja go through various adventures together, and in their course find themselves falling more and more in love with each other. Raghu desires to marry Pooja, but financially he is in no shape to do so. He simply wanted a story on her life, but never wanted to win her heart. But later on he falls for her. Pooja also falls for Raghu and she decides to go with him but a misunderstanding leads her to believe that Raghu was just looking for a story and not her love. She calls it quits and goes back to Kher and agrees to marry Deepak. On the wedding day she realises her mistake and then runs away from the marriage mandap to Raghu and the movie ends on a good note.

Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan .... as Raghu Jetley Press Reporter Pooja Bhatt .... as Pooja Dharamchand Anupam Kher .... as Dharamchand Tiku Talsania .... as Editor of Daily Toofan News Paper Avtar Gill .... as Kidnapper Javed Khan .... as Purse Snatcher Sameer Chitre .... as Film Actor Deepak Kumar Rakesh Bedi.... as Private Detective Veerendra Saxena .... as Private Detective Mushtaq Khan .... as Bus Conductor Shammi .... as Parsi Lady who gives Lift Rajesh Puri .... as Dharamchands P.A Amrit Patel .... as Inn Manager Shobha Khote .... as Inn Managers Wife Deepak Tijori .... Sp. Appearance in song galyat sankali Jennifer Winget ....

Soundtrack

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Title "Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin"

Singer(s) Kumar Sanu & Anuradha Paudwal

"O Mere Sapno Ke Saudagar" Anuradha Paudwal "Kaise Mizaj Aap Ke Hai"

Kumar Sanu & Anuradha Paudwal

"Adayen Bhi Hai"

Kumar Sanu & Anuradha Paudwal

"Dil Tujhpe Aa Gaya"

Anuradha Paudwal & Abhijeet

"Dulhan Tu Dulha"

Anuradha Paudwal & Debashish Dasgupta

"Tu Pyar Hai Kisi Aur Ka"

Kumar Sanu & Anuradha Paudwal

"Galyat Sankali Sonyachi"

Anuradha Paudwal & Babla Mehta

References [1] Asha Kasbekar (2006), Pop Culture India! (http:/ / books. google. com/ ?id=Sv7Uk0UcdM8C& pg=PA205& dq=Dil+ Hai+ Ke+ Manta+ Nahin), ABC-CLIO, ISBN 9781851096367,

External links • Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101733/) at the Internet Movie Database

Daulat Ki Jung Daulat Ki Jung is a 1992 Indian film starring Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla, Shafi Inamdar, Paresh Rawal, Tiku Talsania, Dilip Tahil, Kader Khan and Kiran Kumar in leading roles. The film was not a commercial success, an exception for the leading pair, whose most films (where they have acted as a pair) have been a commercial success.

Synopsis This film is based on a treasure hunt. Bhushan Chaudhry (Shafi Inamdar) and Mr. Agarwal (Tiku Talsania) are business rivals, and hate each other. Their children, Rajesh Chaudhry (Aamir Khan) and Asha Agarwal (Juhi Chawla) study in the same class in college, and are in love with each other. Both are terrified of what their parents will do when they find out about their romance. And when the parents do find out, all kinds of restrictions are placed on them. Unable to stay away from each other, they elope in a stolen car. On the way, they come across an injured man, and decide to take him to hospital. The young couple become mixed up with two rival groups of crooks who are after treasure in a tribal village set in a remote forest somewhere off Mumbai. Rajesh Chaudhry (Aamir Khan) who has a photographic memory, gets hold of the treasure map, and after a quick survey eats it up in order to protect himself and his girl. They are closely followed by their irate parents who do not want them to marry each other. They get caught in the tribal village and is released in an almost miraculous manner. In the end the two lovers are united and the crooks are put to jail. This movie was not a commercial success but watching this movie is still fun.

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

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Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

DVD Cover Directed by

Mansoor Khan

Produced by

Nasir Hussain

Starring

Aamir Khan Ayesha Jhulka Mamik Singh Deepak Tijori Kulbhushan Kharbanda Pooja Bedi

Music by

Jatin-Lalit

Cinematography Najeeb Khan Release date(s)

May 22, 1992

Running time

176 mins

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar is a 1992 Bollywood sports drama film directed by Mansoor Khan (who earlier directed Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak). This film is partially similar to the 1979 American film Breaking Away. The film stars Aamir Khan, Pooja Bedi, Ayesha Jhulka, Asrani, Aditya Lakhia, Mamik Singh, Sanam Oberoi, Deepak Tijori, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Kiran Zaveri, Anjan Srivastav, and Faisal Khan. The music was by Jatin Lalit. The title loosely translates to "he who wins is the conqueror" since Sikandar is the Hindi name for Alexander the Great. The film was a huge success at the Indian box office.

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

Plot The movie is set in Dehradun, a valley in North India. The movie opens with the description of the various colleges in the city. The Rajput college has students from affluent backgrounds with each student being an heir to a multimillion fortune. In contrast, the Model college has students from poor local households. Other colleges include Xaviers college and Queens college, the latter being an all girls college with the guys from all three colleges trying to woo them. The highlight of the town is the annual inter-college sports championship with a marathon cycle race as the prime event. In the beginning of the film, the race is contested between Ratan Lal Sharma of Model college and Shekhar Malhotra of Rajput college with the latter winning the race because Ratan had an inferior bike. After the race both are felicitated by their respective schools. Shekhar being rich and now the local champion is cocky and arrogant. Sanjay Lal Sharma a.k.a Sanju is Ratan's younger brother and is everything that Ratan is not. He's a carefree youngster who is full of himself and is always in trouble with his father Ramlal, who wants him to act more maturely and become responsible like Ratan. Sanju and his little gang, which includes Anjali (who has a crush on Sanju), bunk sports to smoke cigarettes and roam around town. Anjali and her dad run a vehicle repair shop and Anjali's father asks his daughter to stay away from Sanju. Ramlal and his family run a small cafe which is the hangout spot for most of the college students. A number of scuffles occur between Sanju and Shekhar because of Shekhar's attempts to humiliate Ratan and his dad. Enter Devika (Pooja Bedi), who immediately catches the fancy of both Sanju and Shekhar. Initially she leans towards Shekhar but one day she misses her bus on the way to a picnic to meet Shekhar. Meanwhile Sanju asks Anjali for a car so that he can roam around town. While on his way he spots Devika and leaves his friends at the paan shop and gives Devika a lift. Devika upon reaching her destination finds Shekhar with another girl and goes along with Sanju who, although not rich, brags about his wealth. Sanju's lie is ultimately revealed when Devika sees him dancing in the Model college group during a dance competition. After the show, Sanju and Devika break up. In between, Sanju had quietly wasted money given to him by his father (he had saved it for Ratan's new cycle). This leads to a heated argument between Sanju and his dad. Next morning, Ramlal leaves for town and Ratan is out cycling. He stops to meet his girlfriend when Shekhar and his friends pass by. A heated argument and fight ensue, which end in tragedy when Ratan accidentally falls off a cliff. While Ratan is in hospital the song, Sanju recollects his childhood with Ratan. When his father returns, he reconciles with him. With Ratan in the hospital, Sanju becomes more responsible and decides that he will participate in the race and give it his best for Ratan. During his training, he realises his true feelings for Anjali and the two embrace each other. A day before the race, Sanju finds out about the real cause of the accident and confronts Ratan who tells him that he didn't say anything because Sanju had become responsible and closer to all of them. Ratan asks Sanju to give his best in the race if he wants to do something for him. With his new cycle, Sanju participates in the race. The race begins evenly with both Sanju and Shekhar going head to head. Somewhere in the middle, the two fall and a scuffle ensues between Sanju and Shekhar. During this, other cyclists take the lead. Shekhar heads back on track with his friends holding Sanju back. Sanju breaks free and joins the race, catching up with shekhar and finally beating him in the closing moments.

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Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan as Sanjaylal Verma Ayesha Jhulka as Anjali Deepak Tijori as Shekhar Malhotra Pooja Bedi as Devika Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Ramlal Verma Mamik Singh as Ratanlal Verma Aditya Lakhia as Maksood Deven Bhojani Asrani as Dubey (Model schoolteacher) Faisal Khan in a Special Appearance Imran Khan (actor) Young Sanjaylal Anjan Srivastava as Race commentator Ajit Vachani as Rajput's Principal Kiran Zaveri as Kalpana Deb Mukherjee as a Coach Jatin Pandit as performer at the annual college event Anthony D'souza Amol Gupte as cycle race commentator Jennifer Winget

Music Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar Studio album by Jatin-Lalit Released

1992

Genre

Feature film soundtrack

Label Jatin-Lalit chronology

Yaara Dildara (1991)

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992)

Khiladi (1992)

The music for the movie composed by Jatin Lalit. The soundtrack, their second collaboration together, helped to launch their career. "Pehla Nasha" was one of the first filmi song (first one being'Sundari Neeyum' from Micheal Madana Kama Rajan starring Kamal Haasan) to be shot in complete slow motion and the trend caught up subsequently with many films and music videos.

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No. Title

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Length

1. "Yahaan Ke Hum Sikander" (performed by Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam, Lalit Pandit)

5:29

2. "Pehla Nasha" (performed by Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam)

4:51

3. "Are Yaaro Mere Pyaro" (performed by Udit Narayan, Vijayeta Pandit)

5:16

4. "Humse Hai Sara Jahan" (performed by Jatin Pandit, Sadhana Sargam)

4:13

5. "Naam Hai Mera Fonseca" (performed by Amit Kumar, Alka Yagnik)

4:41

6. "Rooth Kar Humse" (performed by Jatin Pandit)

2:17

7. "Shehar Ki Pariyon" (performed by Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam)

5:16

References and notes External links • Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104561/) at the Internet Movie Database

Parampara (film)

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Parampara (film) Parampara Directed by

Yash Chopra

Produced by

Firoz A. Nadiadwala

Screenplay by

Aditya Chopra Honey Irani

Story by

Honey Irani

Starring

Sunil Dutt Vinod Khanna Ashwini Bhave Aamir Khan Ramya Krishna Saif Ali Khan

Cinematography Manmohan Singh Editing by

Keshav Naidu

Distributed by

A G Films

Release date(s)

May 14, 1993

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Parampara (English: Tradition) is a 1993 Bollywood movie starring Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Ashwini Bhave, Aamir Khan, Ramya Krishna, Saif Ali Khan, Raveena Tandon, Neelam Kothari and Anupam Kher. The film is produced by Firoz A. Nadiadwala and directed by Yash Chopra. Aditya Chopra wrote the screenplay for the film. The film was Saif Ali Khan's debut.

Synopsis Tradition is a rule in many villages in India. One such village has a tradition that if there is a duel then each man has one bullet in their pistol only. Whoever shoots their opponent first is the winner. Thakur Bhavani Singh (Sunil Dutt) is a wealthy man, respected by all. When his son Thakur Prithvi Singh (Vinod Khanna) returns from London he meets Tara (Ramya Krishna) who is the daughter of Shankar (Anupam Kher). Shankar had previously dueled with Bhavani and had lost and died. Shankar has a son Gora Shankar also played by Anupam Kher who becomes firm friends with Prithvi Singh. Prithvi and Tara connect instantly and they both fall in love with each other. When Bhavani finds out he quickly arranges Prithvi to marry Rajeshwari (Ashwini Bhave). Confused he ends up marrying both Tara and Rajeshwari. Tara gives birth to a son Ranbir (played by Aamir Khan). Bhavani is livid and leads a raid on Tara's village, killing her and a few other people. Rajeshwari saves Ranbir and brings him home.Gora Shankar threatens Bhavani and is put into jail. Many years pass and Rajeshshwari gives birth to a son, Pratap Prithvi Singh (played by Saif Ali Khan). The two boys are brought up by Prithvi and Rajeshwari until Gora Shankar is released from jail. Shankar enraged by the death of his tribe challenges Bhavani for a duel, but Prithvi takes his father's place and is killed as he doesn't put a bullet in his own gun, letting Gora Shankar win. Rajeshwari along with Bhavani raise Pratap together. Shankar raises Ranbir alone but both sons are told by their relatives the tradition of the duel. Both Ranbir and Pratap attend the same college with their girlfriends Vijaya and Sapna (Raveena Tandon and Neelam Kothari). The four quickly become friends but they both find out each other's past.

Parampara (film)

Cast • • • • • • • • • • •

Sunil Dutt as Thakur Bhavani Singh Vinod Khanna as Prithvi Aamir Khan as Ranbir Singh Saif Ali Khan as Pratap Singh Ashwini Bhave as Rajeshwari Ramya as Tara Raveena Tandon as Vijaya Neelam Kothari as Sapna Anupam Kher as Shankar Vikas Anand as a Qawwal Singer Mukesh Rishi as Thakur Bhavani Singh's Man

Trivia • This is the last film that Yash Chopra has directed outside of Yash Raj Films and one of his worst directed film according to him due to subsequent poor run of the movie at the box office. • This was the only film that Yash Chopra was able to direct both Aamir Khan and Saif Ali Khan. Neither have worked with Yash Chopra again, although they have worked under his production banner, Yash Raj Films.

External links • Parampara [1] at the Internet Movie Database

References [1] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0107777/

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Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke

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Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke

DVD cover Directed by

Mahesh Bhatt

Produced by

Tahir Hussain

Screenplay by

Aamir Khan Robin Bhatt

Story by

Robin Bhatt

Starring

Aamir Khan Juhi Chawla Master Sharokh Kunal Khemu Baby Ashrafa

Music by

Nadeem-Shravan

Cinematography Praveen Bhatt Editing by

Sanjay Sankla

Distributed by

T V Films

Release date(s)

July 23, 1993

Running time

155 min.

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (Hindi: हम हैं राही प्यार के, Urdu: ‫ےک رایپ یہار ںیہ مہ‬, translation: We Are Travelers on the Path of Love) is a 1993 Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, produced by Tahir Hussain and with a musical score by Nadeem-Shravan. It stars Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla. The film fetched the Filmfare Best Actress Trophy for Juhi Chawla, and director Mahesh Bhatt won the 1994 National Film Award - Special Jury Award. The film also won the Filmfare Best Film Award. It was generally alleged during the time that the movie was ghost-directed by Aamir Khan because Mahesh Bhatt did not show up at the sets several times.[1]

Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke

Synopsis Rahul Malhotra (Aamir Khan) is the manager of a garment company. The company has a pending order of two lakh shirts to Mr Bijlani which they have not delivered. He is also the guardian of his dead sister's mischievous kids: Sunny, Munni, and Vicky. The kids are rowdy to him and, as a result, he locks them up in a room. At night, the children escape through the window and head for a mela happening in the city which their mama (Rahul) had promised but refused due to their behaviour. On the other hand, Vyjanti (Juhi Chawla) is the daughter of a music lover. He wants her daughter to get married to an Iyer clan music legend who happens to be have girlish behaviour. She is upset because she does not want to marry someone whom she calls a "clown". Just like the kids, Vyjanti gets locked up and also escapes ending up in the mela. She meets the three kids and they become friends. Vyjanti explains that she has no home as of now so the children readily invite her to stay with them. One night, a cheeky thief, Mr Mishra (Rahul's company executive) and an obsessive crazy-lover type college student, Maya, end up at his home. Mishaps occur where Maya (the young woman who loves Rahul) and the thief escape, leaving Mr Mishra behind. He explains that he had come to see the children earlier; there were not three but four children and proves himself right. Rahul realises his mistake and asks Vyjanti who she was and that she had been in his house for two days without him knowing it. She explains why she had come here, adding other fake, sad family stories. Due to his pity for the girl's "fake stories," Rahul gives her a job as the children's governess at 200 rupees a month. In the morning, Vyjanti explains to Rahul that she cannot cook which drives Rahul in confusion. When in the kitchen, Vyjanti accidentally burns her fingers by touching a hot water pot. When Rahul applies a soothing cream to her hands with the children behind him watching, she makes blushing eyes and smiles. Rahul notices and it is obvious that she was beginning to fall for him instantly. Vyjanti's father is worriedly looking for his daughter everywhere. Rahul and the children (especially Vicky) have other problems but soon become accustomed to each other. They all enjoy their times. Soon, Vyjanti begins loving Rahul deeply but can only express it with eyes and actions but no words (as in the song "Kash Koi Larki"). Maya, on the other hand, is Biglani's daughter. She asks her dad to forgive the debt of the company and ask for Rahul's hand in marriage. Rahul deeply thinks of this and approves, not knowing of Vyjanti's hidden feelings for him. He does so to think of the benefit of the children. One night, Maya is invited by Rahul to dinner at home. Maya is ill-greeted by the children and calls Vyjanti "nockrani". Neither the children nor Vyjanti know that Rahul is about to get engaged to Maya. Maya expresses to Rahul that they will need a housegirl after marriage. Suddenly, Vyjanti looks and moves away toward the kitchen in shock. Rahul apologizes about the fact that he should have told the kids and her about the marriage plans. Vyjanti replies, disraught, that she should have known she is only a servant. Vyjanti is really disheartened and cries (this is shown in the song "Woh Meri Neend"). The engagement takes place at a bar while, at home, Vyjanti explains to the kids that she loves Rahul and wants to marry him. The kids come up with a plan to stop the occasion. Arriving at the party, the three create a drama and Rahul forcefully takes them home. At home, Rahul is inquisitive and frustrated about what happened and scolds Vyjanti. Vyjanti cannot hold her feelings back and expresses to Rahul that she loves him and cannot afford to see him getting married to someone else. In the morning, Biglani comes with his daughter with a second chance to Rahul. Rahul explains saying that Vjyanti was not only someone ordinary, but like a mother, sister and a friend to the children. Biglani angrily lectures Rahul that he is making a very big mistake. Secretly, the mischievous kids alongside Vjyanti bring fruit and throw it at the two. Happily Vyjanti kisses Rahul on the cheeks and lips quickly (this is where the blockbuster song "Ghunghat Ki Aarse" comes). Rahul realizes what he did and asks his workers to work overtime to make up for the orders just for him. A successful two lakh shirts are made and ready to be delivered to Biglani. During the delivery, Biglani arranges for some men dressed in police uniforms to capture the truck. Everyone is shocked when the order does not arrive on

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time during the auctioning of the house, a plan by Biglani to ruin Rahul. Luckily, Rahul and the others meet the "cheeky thief" at a police station who knows about the whereabouts the gang. When they get there, Rahul gives the gang a good showtime but unfortunately the tyre of the delivery truck gets punctured on the journey. This was the time where Mr Mishra had to show his talent he got from Japan when a bus full of Japanese people was passing in front. The shirts are quickly loaded and taken to their house before the auctioning was supposed to finish. The judges listen to Rahul and claims Biglani as a fraud. He is again thrown eggs at alongside his daughter and other personnel. They are all very happy now but still one thing remains unsolved: Vyjantis dad's disapproval of getting her married to anyone apart from the Iyer clan. All female workers from the factory, Rahul's colleagues and the children request continuously. At the end, he accepts but with a small condition: that the wedding should be a South Indian-style one. This was no problem to anyone so they all shouted in joy. Vyjanti and Rahul get married and therefore the story comes to an end.

Songs The songs of this film were a blockbuster worldwide and are still very popular in Indian households today. No.

Title

1

Ghunghat Ki Aaad Se Dilbar Ka

2

Kaash Koi Ladki Mujhe Pyaar Karti Kumar Sanu , Alka Yagnik

3

Yunhi Kat Jaayega Safar Saath

4

Woh Meri Need Mera Chain Mujhe Alka Yagnik

5

Bambai Se Gayi Poona

Alka Yagnik

6

Chikni Soorat Tu Kahan Tha

Kumar Sanu and Others

Cast • • • • • • • • • • • •

Singer(s)

Aamir Khan as Rahul Malhotra Juhi Chawla as Vaijanty Iyer Dalip Tahil as Sindhi Businessman Bijlani Navneet Nishan as Maya K.D.Chandran as Mr. Iyer Veeru Krishnan as Natraj Iyer Tiku Talsania as Adv. Homi Wadia Mushtaq Khan as Bhagwati Prasad Mishra / Mishraji Javed Khan as Thief Chhotya Sharokh Irani as Vicky Kunal Khemu as Sunny Baby Ashrafa as Munni

Kumar Sanu , Alka Yagnik

Kumar Sanu , Alka Yagnik

Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke

Awards The awards shown in bold are those that were won, and those not shown in bold are nominations: • • • • • • • • •

Filmfare Best Film Award Filmfare Best Actress Award - Juhi Chawla Filmfare Best Lyricist Award - Sameer National Film Special Jury Award - Mahesh Bhatt National Film Award - Best Female Playback Singer - Alka Yagnik for "Goonghat Ki Aad Se" Filmfare Best Director Award - Mahesh Bhatt Filmfare Best Actor Award - Aamir Khan Filmfare Best Female Playback Award - Alka Yagnik Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Nadeem-Shravan

References [1] (http:/ / www. naachgaana. com/ 2010/ 07/ 26/ srk-wants-kjo-to-direct-romantic-scenes-in-ra-one/ ), See comment by Sputnik

External links • Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107166/) at the Internet Movie Database

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Andaz Apna Apna

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Andaz Apna Apna Andaz Apna Apna

Directed by

Rajkumar Santoshi

Produced by

Vinay Kumar Sinha

Written by

Rajkumar Santoshi Dilip Shukla

Starring

Aamir Khan Salman Khan Karisma Kapoor Raveena Tandon Paresh Rawal Shakti Kapoor

Music by

Tushar Bhatia Viju Shah

Cinematography Ishwar Bidri Editing by

V.N. Mayekar

Distributed by

Vinay Pictures

Release date(s)

11 April 1994

Running time

161 minutes

Country Language

 India

Hindi

Andaz Apna Apna (Hindi: अंदाज़ अपना अपना, English: To Each, His Own Style) is a 1994 Hindi film co-written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, starring Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal and Shakti Kapoor in the lead roles. Govinda and Juhi Chawla make guest appearances. The film was released on 11 April 1994. Even though it performed poorly at the box office upon its release, it has since gained a strong cult following over the years. The film was nominated for the Filmfare Awards, 1995 in four categories; Best Film (Vinay Kumar Sinha), Best Director (Rajkumar Santoshi), Best Actor (Aamir Khan) and Best Comedian (Shakti Kapoor).[1]

Andaz Apna Apna

Plot Amar Manohar (Aamir Khan) and Prem Bhopali (Salman Khan) are two ne'er-do-wells from Bhopal who dream of becoming rich without working for it—by marrying a rich heiress, Raveena (Raveena Tandon). One has a habit of saying 'Aai laa!' and the other has a habit of saying 'Ooii Maa!'. They meet on a bus and discover that they are both out to win the heiress. Each of them tries various ploys to eliminate his rival, all of which fail ludicrously. In the end, Amar and Prem agree to join forces, insinuate themselves into the heiress' household, and there compete for Raveena's love. Amar tries to get Raveena to hit him by annoying her. After several tries, he succeeds when Raveena, quite fed up with him, hits him with a log of wood. Amar acts as if he is unconscious. He is taken into Raveena's mansion, where he is attended by Prem, pretending to be a doctor. After some skirmishing for Raveena's attention, Prem finds himself increasingly attracted to Karisma (Karisma Kapoor), Raveena's secretary. What Amar and Prem do not know is that Karisma—whose actual name is Raveena—is the real heiress. She switched places with her secretary in an attempt to find a man who would love her for herself, not for her money. Amar and Prem then concoct an inane plot to win the confidence of the heiress's father Ram Gopal Bajaj (Paresh Rawal) by first kidnapping and then rescuing him. But they do not know that the father's evil twin Teja aka Shyam Gopal Bajaj (Paresh Rawal) has plans to kidnap him too, and start living as him. So both Teja and Amar and Prem send their men to kidnap him. But Teja's men take him by rendering the men sent by Amar and Prem unconscious. Amar and Prem then decide that they will really have to rescue him. Later Amar and Prem find out that Raveena was really Karishma and Karishma was Raveena and that they both wanted to experience each other's life because of how they didn't get the respect they wanted. But Teja himself has an enemy, Crime Master Gogo (Shakti Kapoor), who then enters the plot. He takes everyone hostage, including Raveena, Karishma, Ram Gopal Bajaj, Teja and his cronies Robert (Viju Khote) and Bhalla (Shehzad Khan) to steal the precious diamonds that belong to the rich Ram Gopal Bajaj. Amar and Prem go to rescue them all.

Cast and crew Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan .. Amar Salman Khan .. Prem Karishma Kapoor .. Karishma/Raveena Raveena Tandon .. Raveena/Karishma Paresh Rawal .. Teja aka Shyam Gopal Bajaj/Ram Gopal Bajaj Shakti Kapoor .. Crime Master Gogo Viju Khote .. Robert (pronounced Raabert) Shehzad Khan .. Bhalla Jagdeep .. Bankelal Bhopali (Prem's Dad) Deven Verma .. Murli Manohar (Amar's Dad) Mehmood .. Johnny from Wah-Wah Productions Javed Khan .. Anand Akela Tiku Talsania .. Inspector Harish Patel .. SevaRam ji Sanjay Batra Suresh Bhagwat Juhi Chawla .. Guest appearance Govinda .. Guest appearance

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Crew • Singers - Asha Bhosle, Sadhana Sargam, Sapna Mukherjee, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, S.P. Balasubramaniam, Vicky Mehta, Mangal Singh • Lyricist - Majrooh Sultanpuri • Music Director - Tushar Bhatia • Choreography - Saroj Khan

Reception The film was a box office failure when released, but has since achieved a cult status among Indian audiences. The film was also nominated for the Filmfare Best Film Award.

Soundtrack The film has four songs composed by Tushar Bhatia with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. Song

Artist(s)

Do Mastane

S.P. Balasubramaniam, Vicky Mehta

Dil Karata Hai

Mangal Singh

Ello Ello

Vicky Mehta, Behroze Chaterjee

Ye Raat Aur Ye Doori

S.P. Balasubramaniam, Asha Bhosle

Jaana Tune Jaana Nahin* Abhijeet, Sadhana Sargam Shola Shola Tu Bhadke* *

S.P. Balasubramaniam, Sapna Mukherjee

- This song was not included in the movie but it appears in the soundtrack.

References [1] "IMDb: Filmfare Awards: 1995" (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ Sections/ Awards/ Filmfare_Awards/ 1995). .

External links • Andaz Apna Apna (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109117/) at the Internet Movie Database

Baazi (1995 film)

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Baazi (1995 film) Baazi

Directed by

Ashutosh Gowariker

Produced by

Salim Akhtar

Story by

Ashutosh Gowariker

Music by

Anu Malik

Release date(s) April 13, 1995 Running time

180 minutes

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Baazi (Hindi: बाज़ी, Urdu: ‫ ) یزا ب‬is a 1995 Bollywood film directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar and starring Aamir Khan and Mamta Kulkarni.

Plot summary The story opens with a group of people travelling in a bus. The bus is stopped on its way and a bunch of hooligans board the bus and create a nuisance when a man tricks them into getting off the bus. Later the bus stops for a tea break and the hooligans arrive at the same time when suddenly a passing convoy is attacked and the assassins try to kill the man inside one of the cars. The man using his swiftness foils the attack and manages to nab and arrest one of the attackers while killing another. The rest manage to escape the scene. This man is Inspector Amar Damjee (Aamir Khan) and the person in the car turns out to be Chief Minister Vishwasrao Chowdhury (Raza Murad) who was impressed with Amar and delegates to him the task of locating the people behind a multi-crore rupee international scandal to Amar. Amar promises to fulfill the job to the best of his ability. It is shown that Chaubey (an assistant to the CM) was the one who committed the fraud and is trying to ensure that he is not caught and hence he had asked the assassins to attack the CM. Amar tries to break the back of crime and this starts irritating Chaubey who senses how close Amar is getting. Chaubey then frames Amar for the murder of the daughter of the Police Commissioner Mazumdar(Kulbhushan Kharbanda). Amar, after a long fight with the head assassin Raghu, escapes prison along with several others. He then plots a scheme to go undercover as a woman to find the man behind all of this. He finds Chaubey and recognizes him as the man who killed both his parents. Eventually, Chaubey's assassins take everyone hostage in a 12 story tower in attempt to attack the CM once again, but Amar slowly but surely rids of them all. As Chaubey tries to escape the scene via a helicopter on the terrace, Amar prevents him and eventually knocks him into a satellite dish, electrocuting Chaubey to death. Amar is congratulated by the CM and the Police Commissioner.

Baazi (1995 film)

Cast • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan - Inspector Amar Damjee Mamta Kulkarni - Sanjana Roy, Journalist Paresh Rawal - Deputy CM Chaturvedi alias Chaubey Avtar Gill - Deshpandey, Sub Inspector Kulbhushan Kharbanda - Commissioner Mazumdar Raza Murad - Chief Minister Vishwasrao Chowdhury Satish Shah - Editor Roy Mukesh Rishi - Raghu

Box Office The film grossed 9.25 Crores and was declared an below average.[1]

References [1] http:/ / www. boxofficeindia. com/ showProd. php?itemCat=201& catName=MTk5NQ==

External links • Baazi (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121989/) at the Internet Movie Database

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Aatank Hi Aatank

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Aatank Hi Aatank Aatank Hi Aatank Directed by

Dilip Shankar

Starring

Aamir Khan Rajinikanth Juhi Chawla

Music by

Bappi Lahiri

Release date(s) August 4, 1995 Country

India

Language

Hindi/Tamil/Rajinism

Aatank Hi Aatank is a 1987 Bollywood movie. The movie is highly inspired by The Godfather and stars Aamir Khan, Rajinikanth, Juhi Chawla and Pooja Bedi in the lead. In 2000, the film was dubbed into Tamil as Aandavan but flopped.

Plot Shiv Charan Sharma a farmer moves to the city to make a life with his son Rohan, daughter Radha Seth and wife. He meets Munna, a orphan. Shiv and him work and make them self's into gangsters. years pass by, Shiv Charan Sharma is a untouched gang lord. Aslam Pathan and Billa Singh Thakur try to kill Shiv because they want his position. Munna falls in love with Razia, who is the daughter of Aslam Pathan. She runs off and gets married. Aslam Pathan takes his revenge by getting Gogia Advani to sell drugs to Shiv Charan Sharma, so they get a bad name. Shiv Charan Sharma refuses, but Munna seems interested. Shiv Charan Sharma gets shot so that they can deal with Munna but all hell breaks lose. Enters Rohan with girlfriend Neha, as he was kept away from the business. Rohan then avenges to kill Gogia Advani from the help of Munna. Now Rohan is on the run and meets Ganga, another love. But due to circumstances Rohan can not be with her. 4 years later, Rohan becomes Don. Munna has a family. Sharad Joshi takes a killing contact from Aslam Pathan and Billa Singh Thakur to kill Shiv Charan Sharma and Munna, but it is up to Rohan to destroy all of them.

External links • Aatank Hi Aatank [1] at the Internet Movie Database

References [1] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0172089/

Rangeela (film)

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Rangeela (film) Rangeela

Promotional Poster Directed by

Ram Gopal Varma

Produced by

Ram Gopal Varma

Story by

Ram Gopal Varma

Starring

Aamir Khan Jackie Shroff Urmila Matondkar

Music by

A. R. Rahman

Cinematography W.B. Rao Editing by

Srinivas

Release date(s)

September 1995

Running time

149 min.

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Rangeela (Hindi: रंगीला) is a 1995 Hindi film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, and starring Aamir Khan, Jackie Shroff and Urmila Matondkar. Rangeela was music director A. R. Rahman's debut Hindi film with an original score, as the previous ones were dubbed from his Tamil scores. The soundtrack features playback singer Asha Bhosle, who made a comeback singing Rahman's songs. The music became popular all across the country. The film was one of the commercially successful films of 1995.[1] It won two Filmfare Awards that year; Best Supporting Actor for Jackie Shroff and Best Music Director for A. R. Rahman.[2]

Rangeela (film)

Plot A street-toughened orphan by the name of Munna (Aamir Khan) is befriended by some kind folks, whose effervescent daughter Mili (Urmila Matondkar) soon grows to be his best buddy. Both gravitate toward the Mumbai movie industry. While Mili finds occupation as a movie extra, Munna earns his livelihood selling movie tickets in the black market. Mili has ambitions of becoming an actress. Fortune glances her way, when she dances her way into a movie star's attentions. This actor, Raj Kamal (Jackie Shroff), arranges for her to be auditioned for the heroine's role in his upcoming movie called Rangeela. Mili's shortcomings amount to distractions, but thanks in no small way to Munna and Raj, she lands the role. Then the story goes on with Raj falling for Mili, Munna falling for Mili, and Mili too busy in the making of the movie to notice any of this. She starts spending a lot of time with Raj during the filming. Munna tries many times to tell Mili that he loves her, but he is unable to, or Raj gets in the way. Eventually, feeling inferior, decides to leave Mili to Raj, who can give her a better life than he can. The matter isn't resolved yet though, as Mili hears of this on the film's opening night. She asks Raj to help her find Munna, which he does after realizing that Mili seems to love Munna and not him.

Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan as Munna Urmila Matondkar as Mili Joshi Jackie Shroff as Raj Kamal Gulshan Grover as Steven Kapoor Avtar Gill as P.C. Reema Lagoo as Mrs. Joshi (Mili's mother) Rajesh Joshi as Pakya Achyut Potdar as Mr. Joshi (Mili's father) Neeraj Vora as Drunk Party Guest (Bluffer) Ram Mohan as Make-Up Dada Shammi as Gulbadan's mom Shefali Chhaya as Gulbadan (Special Appearance) Suman as Motilal Rajeev Mehta as Steward in Restaurant Himanshu Nitin Chandrakant Desai Tarun as Tough Guy at Shooting Aditya Narayan as Himself (singing in the song Yaei Re) Saroj Khan as Herself (choreographer) Remo D'Souza as a Background dancer in Title song Madhur Bhandarkar in a Special Appearance

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Reception Rangeela opened with a terrific response and became one of the biggest hits of 1995 in a short time. The film made a record of making more than 21 crores in just few weeks. Rangeela was also praised by the critics for its noble theme and entertaining story.

Soundtrack Rangeela

Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman Released

15-09-1995

Recorded

Panchathan Record Inn

Genre

Soundtrack

Length

44:02 min

Label

Tips

Producer

A. R. Rahman Professional reviews

•

Planet Bollywood

link

[3]

A. R. Rahman chronology

Indira Rangeela Muthu (1995) (1995) (1995)

Rangeela marked the debut of acclaimed music director A. R. Rahman in Hindi. The soundtrack featured 7 songs composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Mehboob and an instrumental theme song. The audio was released in September 1995 by Rahman's mother Kareema and the soundtrack proved immensely popular upon release. It is listed in almost all lists of best bollywood soundtracks.[4] The soundtrack fetched Rahman two filmfare awards, Filmfare Best Music Director Award and Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent. Mehboob got two nominations for Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist, for the tracks "Kya Kare" and "Tanha Tanha". Shweta Shetty and Kavita Krishnamurthy were nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for their respective tracks.

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Rangeela marked the return of the then 62-year old veteran playback singer Asha Bhosle, who sang two super hit songs for the movie. Asha, like her sister Lata Mangeshkar, had long retired from accepting playback singer awards, but she received the Filmfare Special Award that year for her rendition of the song "Tanha Tanha". The song "Yaaro Sun Lo Zara" was originally composed for a Telugu film Super Police as "Baabu Love Cheyyara".The soundtrack was also released in Tamil, with title Rangeela itself and lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. However, the reused track "Yaaro Sun Lo Zara" was not included in the Tamil version.

Original version Track#

Song

Artist(s)

Length

1

"Rangeela Re"

Asha Bhonsle, Aditya Narayan

5:34

2

"Hai Rama"

Hariharan, Swarnalatha

6:46

3

"Kya Kare Kya Na Kare"

Udit Narayan

5:42

4

"Pyar Ye Jaane Kaisa"

Kavita Krishnamurthy, Suresh Wadkar 4:59

5

"Tanha Tanha Yahan Pe Jeena" Asha Bhosle

5:36

6

"Yaaro Sun Lo Zara"

Udit Narayan, Chitra

5:53

7

"Mangta Hai Kya"

Shweta Shetty, A. R. Rahman

6:45

8

"Spirit of Rangeela"

Anupama

3:02

Tamil version Track#

Song

Artist(s)

Length

1

"Rangeela Rangeela"

Sujatha

5:34

2

"Aiyayo Kanava"

A. R. Rahman, Anupama

6:45

3

"Taniye Taniye"

S. Janaki

5:36

4

"Ai Rama"

Hariharan, Swarnalatha

6:46

5

"Kadhali Nee Enna Seivai" Unnikrishnan, Kavita Krishnamurthy 4:59

6

"Kamban Shelly"

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

5:42

7

"Spirit of Rangeela"

Anupama

3:02

Telugu version Track#

Song

Artist(s)

Length

1

"Yaayire"

Sujatha

5:34

2

"Aiyayo"

A. R. Rahman, Anupama

6:45

3

"Yemito yemo"

Hariharan, Kavitha subramanian

5:36

4

"Hai Rama"

Hariharan, Swarnalatha

6:46

5

"Yemi cheyyavachu"

Unnikrishnan, Kavita Krishnamurthy 4:59

6

"Yepudokapudu kalanthu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

5:42

7

"Dinakatha"

3:02

Anupama

Rangeela (film)

References [1] "Box Office 1995" (http:/ / www. boxofficeindia. com/ showProd. php?itemCat=201& catName=MTk5NQ==). BoxOfficeIndia.Com. . Retrieved 2010-05-14. [2] "Filmfare Winners 1995" (http:/ / filmfareawards. indiatimes. com/ articleshow/ 368633. cms). IndiaTimes.Com. . Retrieved 2010-05-14. [3] http:/ / www. planetbollywood. com/ Music/ rangeela. html [4] http:/ / www. planetbollywood. com/ displayArticle. php?id=061706060842

External links • Rangeela (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114234/) at the Internet Movie Database

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Akele Hum Akele Tum

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Akele Hum Akele Tum Akele Hum Akele Tum

Film poster Directed by

Mansoor Khan

Written by

Mansoor Khan

Starring

Aamir Khan Manisha Koirala

Music by

Anu Malik

Cinematography Baba Azmi Editing by

Zafar Sultan

Distributed by

United Seven Combines

Release date(s)

November 30, 1995

Running time

160 min.

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Akele Hum Akele Tum is a 1995 Hindi musical drama released in 1995. The film starred Aamir Khan, Manisha Koirala and Master Adil, and was directed by Mansoor Khan. The music is by Anu Malik and the lyrics by the production house favorite Majrooh Sultanpuri. The plot of this film is based on 1979 Academy Award winning film Kramer vs. Kramer, starring Dustin Hoffman.

Plot Rohit Kumar (Aamir Khan) is an aspirant playback singer while Kiran (Manisha Koirala) is a classical singer-in-training, but at inside aims to be some thing like Rohit. They meet, relate to each other's sentiments, fall in love and get married. But when Kiran's parents oppose their marriage, they decide to lead a separate life. However, after their marriage, Kiran's ambitions take a back seat as she feels suppressed by her household responsibilities and her child's look after. Time fails to abate Kiran's frustration until she decides to leave Rohit and start a new life all over again. Now a loner, Rohit is forced to look after both his son and his own falling career. After some obvious teething troubles, Rohit succeeds in creating a separate world for himself and his son, Sonu. Meanwhile, Kiran incidentally becomes a huge film star. She then tries to reconcile with Rohit but as luck would have it, Rohit is a proud man and misinterprets her support as her pity and things become worse. A court case is eventually filed for the custody of their son, Sonu.

Akele Hum Akele Tum Rohit faces a real tough time preparing for the case as he is not in a financial position as good as Kiran. He sells all his best songs at a very low price so that he can fight the custody battle for his son. During the court battle Kiran's lawyer uses every possible trick to show that Rohit does not deserve the custody of his child. He even uses the information that Rohit had told Kiran (only because he felt that she had a right to know about her son's life) against him. Rohit instructs his lawyer to fight the case honestly as he does not wish to hurt Kiran and her reputation. In the end the court rules in favor of the mother and Kiran is given custody of the child. During this time the common friends of Rohit and Kiran try to explain to Kiran that Rohit had changed for the better and that he was now very much attached to his son. Kiran also realises that their son would never find happiness only with her and tells Rohit that she will not take Sonu away and that she wants him to stay at his own home to which Rohit replies that this was Kiran's home as well. Kiran seemingly moves to get out of the house but then closes the door and smiles. Rohit and Kiran hug each other and their son and the movie ends.

Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan as Rohit Kumar Manisha Koirala as Kiran Kumar Master Adil as Sunil Kumar 'Sonu' Deven Verma as Kanhaiya Tanvi Azmi as Farida (as Tanvi Aazmi) Rohini Hattangadi as Mrs. Dayal (as Rohini Hatangadi) Paresh Rawal as Advocate Bhujbal Kiran's Lawyer (friendly appearance) Anjan Srivastava as Ram Dayal (as Anjan Srivastava) Rakesh Roshan as Paresh Kapoor (Film Director) Shafi Inamdaar as Kaushikji Satish Shah as Gulbadan Kumar Harish Patel as Amarji Navneet Nishan as Sunita (Kiran's Friend) Neeraj Vora as Moolchand (Grocer) Mushtaq Khan as Mr. Bhatija (Rohit's Lawyer) Dinesh Hingoo as Jamshed (Grocer) Anant Mahadevan Shashi Kiran as Ravinder Kapoor Suresh Bhagwat as Prakash (Tailor) Razzak Khan as Babulal Hiralal as Hira Lal Jennifer Winget as Herself (chil actrees playing role of a Tanu) Viju Khote as Himself (actor playing role of a NRI) Ayesha Jhulka as Herself (presenting award) Viju Khote as Himself (actor playing role of a NRI) Yunus Parvez as Mehra (uncredited) Ghanshyam as Himself (actor playing role to insulting a NRI)

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Box Office Akele Hum Akele Tum grossed 8,25,00,000, and was declared a flop.[1]

Music Title

Singer(s)

Related Information

"Aisa Zakham Diya Hai"

Udit Narayan, Shankar Mahadevan & Aamir Khan

Background music taken from Child in Time(1970) by Deep Purple

"Akele Hum Akele Tum"

Udit Narayan & Aditya Narayan

Song taken from But you Love Me Daddy(Recorded in 1959) by Jim Reeves

"Raja Ko Rani Se"

Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik

Taken from Speak softly love of Godfather by Nino Rota

"Dil Mera Churaya Kyu"

Kumar Sanu & Anu Malik

Taken from Last Christmas by Wham

"Dil Kehta Hai"

Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik

References [1] http:/ / www. boxofficeindia. com/ showProd. php?itemCat=201& catName=MTk5NQ==

External links • Akele Hum Akele Tum (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112313/) at the Internet Movie Database

Raja Hindustani

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Raja Hindustani Raja Hindustani

Film poster Directed by

Dharmesh Darshan

Produced by

Ali Morani Karim Morani Bunty Soorma

Screenplay by

Robin Bhatt

Story by

Dharmesh Darshan

Starring

Aamir Khan Karisma Kapoor

Music by

Nadeem-Shravan

Cinematography W.B. Rao Editing by

Bharat

Release date(s)

November 15, 1996

Running time

174 mins

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Raja Hindustani (Hindi: राजा हिंदुस्तानी, Urdu: ‫ یناتسودنہ اجار‬, translation: Indian King) is a 1996 Hindi film directed by Dharmesh Darshan. It tells the tale of a cab driver hailing from a small town, who falls in love with a rich girl. Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor play the lead roles. The film was one of the most commercially successful films of the 1990s. As well as the movie, the songs of Raja Hindustani were also highly successful and played everywhere in India. The cinemas were packed housefull for over a month, movie tickets were sold out tremendously, hoardings and posters of the movie were spread out all over India in train stations, streets, markets, studios, etc. In many weddings and events, the songs were hugely played as the film released near the wedding season. Till date, the film as well as its album remain as one of the best till date. Karisma Kapoor was hugely complimented for her looks and outstanding performance as Aarti, a rich beautiful sensitive young girl full of dreams and desires. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award and was cast by famous A-list director Yash Chopra for the role of Nisha in his movie Dil To Pagal Hai which was also a dramatic musical hit.

Raja Hindustani

Plot Raja Hindustani is a story about two people from opposite socio-economic backgrounds who fall in love. The title character, Raja Hindustani (Aamir Khan), is a taxi-driver / tourist guide. He lives by his own simple code and is prone to violence when that code is violated. Aarti Sehgal is a wealthy debutante who is seeking to connect with her past. Standing in the way of their love are a disapproving father and a stepmother bent on obtaining total control of the family assets. Wealthy Mr Sehgal (Suresh Oberoi) lives with his daughter, Aarti (Karishma Kapoor), and her stepmother Shalini (Archana Puran Singh) in a palatial home. Aarti decides to go for a vacation to a small hill station named Palankhet to discover the memories of her dead mother. Upon arrival, she finds out she has no transportation from the airport to Palankhet. As a result, she hires the services of the only available driver, Raja Hindustani (Aamir Khan). During her stay in Palankhet, Aarti and Raja fall in love. One day, to Aarti's surprise, her father arrives in Palankhet and intends to bring her home with him. Her father will accept the marriage on the condition that Raja come to Mumbai and learn to become a respectable member of society. Raja refuses and forces Aarti to make a decision. Aarti chooses Raja, but begs for her father's blessings. Her father refuses to offer his blessings and leaves for Mumbai. After some time, Mr Sehgal forgives his daughter, and visits her in Palankhet. While there, he gifts his daughter and son-in-law with a new house. Raja refuses to live in the house, because he does not see the house as a gift, but rather as alms , since he is poor and Mr. Sehgal is rich. Shalini, her brother, Swaraj (Pramod Moutho), and her nephew Jai (Mohnish Behl) seek to exploit this conflict in order to gain total control of Mr. Sehgal's assets. Under the pretext of a birthday party, they bring Raja and Aarti to Mumbai and set in motion events that will change all their lives forever. As a result Aarti and Raja separate. Aarti was pregnant but due to her health problem the doctor forbid her to go to Palankhet and instead her stepmother had to go to Palankhet to inform Raja about his baby and to request him to come to Mumbai. However, instead Aarti's mother chooses to tell Raja that Aarti wants divorce but Raja refuses to give divorce and back in Mumbai even Aarti refuses to give Raja divorce. After sometime Raja comes to know that Aarti has a baby so he goes to Aarti's house and steals the baby. But Aarti cannot live without her baby so she comes to Raja's house begging for her baby where they all learn the truth that Aarti's stepmother is the culprit. When Raja returns home with the baby he sees Aarti and starts to run away but in the road there is a fighting between Aarti's step-uncle and Raja for the capture of the baby as Aarti 's step-uncle wanted to kill the baby but Aarti 's step-uncle loses at last; Aarti and Raja reunite.

Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan as Raja Hindustani Karisma Kapoor as Aarti Sehgal Rajwinder Deol as Raju Suresh Oberoi as Mr. Sehgal (Aarti's father) Johnny Lever as Balvant Singh Navneet Nishan as Kamal Singh / Kammo Veeru Krishnan as Gulab Singh Kunal Khemu as Rajnikant (as Master Kunal Khemu) Pramod Muthu as Swaraj (Shalu's brother) (as Pramod Moutho) Mohnish Behl as Jai (as Mohnish Behl) Tiku Talsania as Chacha (Raja's uncle) Farida Jalal as Chachi (Raja's aunt) Archana Puran Singh as Shalini Sehgal / Shalu (Aarti's stepmother) Kalpana Iyer as Guest appearance in the song "Pardesi Pardesi" Pratibha Sinha as Guest appearance in the song "Pardesi Pardesi"

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Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Nadeem Shravan. It consisted of tracks like "Kinna Sona Tenu" (which is the Punjabi translation of the song "Kitna Pyara Tujhe Rab Ne Banaya" hailing from the same film) which was based on a song with the same title by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and "Pardesi Pardesi" (which was recorded in the voice of multiple singers). No.

Title

Singer(s)

1

"Perdesi Perdesi"

Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik and Sapna Awasthi

2

"Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein"(male)

Udit Narayan

3

"Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein"(female) Alka Yagnik

4

"Kitna Pyaara Tujhe Rabb Ne"

Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik

5

"Perdesi Perdesi"

Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik

6

"Poocho Zara Poocho"

Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik

7

"Tere Ishq Mai Naachenge"

Kumar Sanu, Alisha Chinai

8

"Perdesi Perdesi" (Sad)

Suresh Wadkar

Awards 1996 Filmfare Awards Won • • • • •

Filmfare Best Actor Award — Aamir Khan Filmfare Best Actress Award — Karisma Kapoor Filmfare Best Movie Award — Dharmesh Darshan Filmfare Best Music Director Award — Nadeem-Shravan Filmfare Best Male Playback Award — Udit Narayan

Star Screen Awards Won • • • •

Best Actor - Aamir Khan Best Director - Dharmesh Darshan Best Film Best Comedian- Johnny Lever

External links • Raja Hindustani [1] at the Internet Movie Database

References [1] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0117437/

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Ishq (film) Ishq

Directed by

Indra Kumar

Produced by

Gordhan Tanwani

Screenplay by

Praful Parikh Rajiv Kaul

Story by

Praful Parikh Rajiv Kaul

Starring

Aamir Khan Juhi Chawla Ajay Devgan Kajol Shweta Menon

Music by

Anu Malik

Cinematography Baba Azmi Editing by

Hussain A. Burmawala

Distributed by

Baba Films

Release date(s)

November 28, 1997

Running time

162 mins

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Ishq (Hindi: इश्क़, English: Love) is a Bollywood movie starring Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan, Kajol and Juhi Chawla. The Hindi film was released in 1997. It was the highest budget Indian film until, Jeans (1998).

Plot Ranjit Rai (Sadashiv Amrapurkar) and his close friend Harbanslal (Dalip Tahil), are two wealthy men who want their children, Ajay (Ajay Devgn) and Madhu (Juhi Chawla) to marry each other. Unfortunately for them they are in love with less wealthy Kajal (played by Kajol) and Raja (Aamir Khan). Each parent deceivingly get their children to sign a marriage certificate which declares them married to each other. Both the lovers refuse to back down, and their parents try everything to separate them. They eventually accept their choices and they prepare for the engagement. Unfortunately at the party, pictures are shown of Raja and Kajal acting very intimate with each other, because Raja saved her from a gang. It turns out that the whole thing was an act set up by Ajay and Madhu's parents. Raja and Kajal are willing to prove their innocence but Ranjit Rai and Harbanslal are

Ishq (film) determined to keep them away. Raja asks Kajal's uncle to tell Ajay and Madhu what happened but will not tell and Ajay and Madhu throws Raj and Kajal out. Kajal was in severe depression and Ajay and Madhu thought she was pregnant with Raja's child because they saw them out of maternity hospital and when they told her congrats and told them about their wedding Kajal tried to kill her self, but Raja stopped her. Raja went to punish them both but the police came with along with Ajay and Madhu's parents. Raja is being beaten and Kajal goes to stop them and asks Madhu and Ajay's parents to stop and indeed they do, but with a price that when they let him go they can never come back to India ever again. Kajal says yes and Raja is out. Of course when hearing this, he refuses but Kajal changes his mind. Ajay and Madhu's marriage is starring when Ajay's madaa shuts the lights and shows pictures, which tells everybody what Ajay and Madhu's fathers really did and how Kajal was attacked and Raja had come to save her and when they brought in the uncle they told how he was paid and lied for the money. He also tells him how he ruined his friendship with Raja, and how he tried to tell what happened but he wouldn't listen. Ajay gets angry and tries to kill his father but remembers his promise to Raja and stops. He then tries to kill himself but Madhu and Madaa stop him. Madaa tells them how both of their fathers made them lose the love of their life. They decide to go apologize but Madaa tells them their leaving forever and must hurry to get there. They try to hurry when Raja and Kajal are boarding the ship. Ajay gets stopped by the crewmen. Eventually they let him go through and they finally get there in time. They see that Ajay is bloodied and they see him asking for forgiveness and Kajal comes running and hugs him. Raja also forgives him and Madhu also asks for forgiveness. They also forgive and the lovers are reunited. Ajay and Madhu's fathers stop the ship from leaving in order to ask forgiveness from their children. The children forgive their fathers when they realized that this time they truly have realized their mistake. At the end of the movie, the children get married to their lovers as they have planned from the beginning.

Box Office The film was declared a semi hit after it grossed 30,00,00,000.[1] It was also the fourth highest grossing film of the year behind Border, Dil To Pagal Hai and Pardes. [2]

Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan as Raja Ajay Devgn as Ajay Rai Juhi Chawla as Madhu Kajol as Kajal Dalip Tahil as Harbanslal Mohan Joshi as Kajal's paternal uncle Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Ranjit Rai Johny Lever as Ranjit's brother-in-law Razzak Khan as Nadi Didi Changezi Shweta Menon as a Dancer Ghanshyam as a Police Officer Mona Parekh as Shirin Achyut Potdar as Barrister Gokhale Deepak Shirke as Damliya Tiku Talsania as Gaitonde Deven Verma as Behram Anant Mahadevan as Brijesh

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Music The music by Anu Malik was one of the high points of the film. Title

Singer(s)

"Neend Churai Meri"

Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy

"Hum Ko Tumse Pyar Hai"

Abhijeet, Anu Malik

"Dekho Dekho Janam"

Udit Narayan, Vibha Sharma,

"Ishq Huwa... Kaise Huwa"

Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik

"Mr Lova Lova" (Ankhiyaan Tu Mila Le) Abhijeet, Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhosle, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Poornima "Kaise Kahun"

Kumar Sanu, Vibha Sharma

"Tu Jhootha"

Abhijeet, Sadhna Sargam, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik

"Ishq Hai Ishq Hai" (Jab Nind Na Aaye)

[3] Jayashree Shivram

Facts • This movie became a hit in India after a slow start due to the popularity of Dil to Pagal Hai, which released some time earlier before this film was released. • Aamir Khan and Kajol were not opposite each other in Ishq, but they would work opposite each other later in Fanaa, which also became a hit. Ajay Devgn and Juhi Chawla have already worked opposite each other in Naajayaz which was also a hit. • This was the first and last time that Ajay Devgn and Aamir Khan starred together. Both their careers rose to great heights and they never got the chance to work with each other again. • This also was one of many films that Khan and Chawla have starred opposite each other. • This was also the last film in which Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla worked with each other. Apparently Juhi did not take too well with Aamir's practical jokes and when she made that clear to him, Aamir and Juhi ended up in a major exchange of words For example the scene in which aamir tries to horrify chawla being disguised as a ghost in the film. This was followed by a mutual decision to not work with each other. However, almost 8 years later, the two stars sorted their differences, though they still haven't shared screen space since. Also after watching Aamir's maiden home production Lagaan, it is believed that Juhi sent him flowers and a card congratulating him on the film's success. • The song "Neend Churai Meri" is a Hindi remake of "Sending All My Love," released by Linear (group) in 1990. • Mr Lova Lova is also a copy of an English song. • The song Tu Jhootha, which was not filmed but featured in the soundtrack, is a blatant copy of two songs - Volare and Lara's Theme. • Another song Ishq Hua bears resemblance to the whistle tune that starts off another Anu Malik track, Aye Mere Humsafar - Baazigar. • Lyricist Javed Akhtar accused music director Anu Malik of altering his lyrics and swore to never work with him again. However, the cold war between them thawed in no time (apparently Anu Malik apologized to the veteran lyricist) and they collaborated on several albums since. • Two years after this film Ajay Devgan and Kajol got married

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References [1] http:/ / www. boxofficeindia. com/ showProd. php?itemCat=203& catName=MTk5Nw== [2] http:/ / www. boxofficeindia. com/ showProd. php?itemCat=203& catName=MTk5Nw== [3] (http:/ / www. musichouseltd. co. uk/ shop/ product_info. php?cPath=99_277& products_id=1957)

External links • Ishq (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133024/) at the Internet Movie Database

Ghulam Ghulam

Directed by

Vikram Bhatt Mukesh Bhatt

Produced by

Mukesh Bhatt

Story by

Anjum Rajabali

Starring

Aamir Khan Rani Mukerji Deepak Tijori Sharat Saxena

Music by

Jatin-Lalit

Cinematography Dharma Teja Editing by

Waman Bhonsle

Distributed by

Vishesh Films

Release date(s)

June 19, 1998

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Ghulam (Hindi: ग़ुलाम, Urdu: ‫مالغ‬, translation: Slave) is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Vikram Bhatt and starring Aamir Khan. The film was inspired by Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront (1954). It is the second remake of On the Waterfront after Kabzaa starring Sanjay Dutt.[1] This film, later in 2002, was remade in Tamil as Sudanthiram with Arjun and Rambha in the lead which performed a reasonably good business at the box office.

Ghulam

Story Siddharth (Aamir Khan) is a Mumbai tapori, a boxing champion. His brother, Jai, makes money through a former boxing champion who now rules the community by terrorizing people and stealing money from innocent merchants. Siddharth saw his father's death when he was a child which mentally affected him throughout his life. His father's words remained with him, though he had only been with his father for a little while. Siddharth meets a young woman, Alisha (Rani Mukerji), who rides with a motorcycle gang and Charlie (Deepak Tijori). This is a flavor for some comedy and a brilliant scene in which Siddharth is running towards a train and as the train is only a few feet away he jumps out of the way. Siddharth and Alisha meet for the first time and fall in love, and the typical love story follows. Siddharth meets another person who reminds him of his father, Hari. He learns a bit more from this man of wisdom and helps him in his truth. How he does this and the how the message of Hari and his father is carried out is what the movie tries to convey.

Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan...... Siddarth Marathe (Sidhu) Rani Mukherjee...... Alisha Deepak Tijori...... Charlie Sharat Saxena...... Raunak Singh (Ronnie) Akshay Anand...... Hari Rajit Kapoor...... Jai, Siddhartha's brother Meeta Vasisht...... Siddharth's lawyer Dalip Tahil...... Siddharth's father Raju Kher ...... Alisha's Father Madhu Malhotra Ashwin Kaushal Ashutosh Rana...... Shyamsundar Agrawal Daya Shanker Pandey Umesh Razzak Khan Kiran Randhawa Mukhtar Ahmed Shaikh Sami Rakesh Prithvi Zutshi Amin Hajee...... Black Tiger (Champion Boxer) Robert Slater Prithvi

Music Soundtracks were composed by Jatin-Lalit. Lyrics handled by Indeevar, Nitin Raikwar, Sameer, Vinod Mahendra.

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Studio album by Jatin-Lalit Genre

Feature film soundtrack

Label

Tips

Song

Singer(s)

Duration

Picturised on

"Aankhon Se Tune Kya"

Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik

5:05

Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherjee

"Aati Kya Khandala"

Aamir Khan, Alka Yagnik

4:12

Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherjee

"Jadu Hai Tera Hi Jadu"

Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik

7:43

Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherjee

"Ab Naam Mohabbt"

Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik 5:19

Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherjee

"Saath Jo Tera Mil Gaya" Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik 5:26 "Tujko Kya"

Udit Narayan, Jojo, Surjeet

6:07

Aamir Khan

Reception The film was declared as above average and its total gross was 20 crores.[2]

Trivia Rani Mukerji became known as the "Khandala Girl" after the hit song "Aati Kya Khandala".[3] This was the only movie in which Rani Mukerji's voice was dubbed. Rani Mukerji's role was first offered to Pooja Bhatt.[4] The film was adapted from the 1954 American film On the Waterfront, starring Marlon Brando. A sequence in the film shows Aamir Khan running on rail tracks towards an oncoming train, which misses him by a few feet as he jumps off the tracks. 1.3 seconds was the only difference between Aamir and the train. This stunt was actually performed, and by Aamir himself. It won him the Best Stunt award, but he later criticized himself for taking such an unnecessary risk.[5] • Cinematographer Dharma Teja is a famous Director in Telugu and his work in Ghulam is critically acclaimed. • • • • •

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Notes [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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External links • Ghulam (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190419/) at the Internet Movie Database

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Sarfarosh Sarfarosh

Directed by

John Matthew Matthan

Produced by

John Matthew Matthan

Screenplay by

John Matthew Matthan

Story by

John Matthew Matthan

Starring

Aamir Khan Sonali Bendre Mukesh Rishi Naseeruddin Shah Shri Vallabh Vyas

Music by

Jatin-Lalit

Cinematography Vikas Sivaraman Editing by

Jethu Mundul

Distributed by

Cinematt Pictures

Release date(s)

April 30, 1999

Running time

162 mins

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Sarfarosh (Hindi: सरफ़रोश, Urdu: ‫ شورفر س‬, translation: "Martyr") was a critically and commercially successful action film, released in 1999. It was directed by John Matthew Matthan and starred Aamir Khan, Sonali Bendre and Naseeruddin Shah. John started working on Sarfarosh in 1992. Seven years were spent on the research, pre-production and production till it finally released in 1999. The film dealt with an Indian police officer's fight to stop cross-border terrorism. The film was released at the time of the Kargil conflict when tensions between India and Pakistan were high.

Plot The film opens with a view of the vast expanse of the Thar desert in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The credit sequence outlines the infiltration of arms and ammunition from Pakistan across the international border into Rajasthan, India. The arsenal makes its way through numerous couriers and gun runners before a part of the consignment ends up in a tribal hamlet in a forest in peninsular India near the town of Chandrapur. A local criminal and gun runner, Bala Thakur, delivers the weapons to a renegade forest-dwelling tribal leader, Veeran (Govind Namdeo), who intends to unleash terror and establish his hegemony in the region. Soon after a bus carrying a

Sarfarosh wedding party is intercepted by Veeran and his henchmen and the occupants are looted and then massacred. The incident sends shock waves across the country and a stunned political leadership reacts swiftly by assigning the investigation to a special operative team of Mumbai Police Crime Branch. The team lands in Chandrapur and during routine investigations unearths a possible link between the massacre and Bala Thakur, who fled earlier after being warned of the team's impending arrival. The scene shifts to Ajay Singh Rathod's (Aamir Khan) residence in Colaba, Mumbai and him attending a concert by the famed Pakistani vocalist Gulfam Hassan (Naseeruddin Shah) where he spots a familiar face, Seema (Sonali Bendre). Ajay and Seema had attended the same college in University of Delhi and she had fallen in love with him. He sooner by her actions realises this. During the concert there are intermittent flashbacks to Ajay and Seema's past in Delhi and the tragic turn of events when Ajay loses his elder brother to a terrorist attack in retaliation for Ajay's father (Akash Khurana) agreeing to testify against some terrorists in the court; his father who was abducted is dumped outside his house badly beaten up that leaves him partly paralysed. The grief-stricken family moves to Mumbai where Ajay's kaka (uncle) runs an establishment and Ajay metamorphoses into a determined young man, who devotes himself to becoming an IPS (Indian Police Service) officer. As an ACP (Assistant Commissioner of Police), he makes a good reputation for himself as an honest, tough and diligent cop. Ajay and Seema meet at the end of the concert and cautiously rekindle their relationship. Seema, whose elder brother was the organizer of the concert, introduces him to Gulfam Hassan and after Ajay hands over a recorded collection of Gulfam's earliest recitals, the two become friends. Meanwhile, the operative team headed by ACP Rathod is working overtime to establish the links between hostile organizations who aim to destabilise India through acts of terrorism, the gun-runners in the local criminal gangs and the Chandrapur massacre. He puts together a team of specialists, though his attempts to ensure the participation of Inspector Salim (Mukesh Rishi) suffer a setback. Salim is an honest and upright police officer who is credited with the best intelligence gathering network in the force. However, a botched attempt at bringing in a notorious gangster Sultan (Pradeep Rawat) results in Sultan escaping and the death of three havaldars (constables). His superiors are furious at what they perceive as his recklessness and he is reassigned to a desk job. A distraught Salim believes that he is being victimised since he is Muslim and refuses to cooperate with Ajay, leading to some friction between the two. Salim however, comes up with a lead on Bala Thakur, when Ajay and his team seemed to have reached a dead end, and the two start working together. An encounter at the criminals' rendezvous results in the death of Bala Thakur and Ajay is seriously injured. Though Sultan and his right-hand man Shiva (Makrand Deshpande) manage to escape, the operation is deemed a success as the team is able to intercept a large consignment of lethal arms and ammunition meant for terrorist acts around the country. The investigations seemed to have reached a dead end, when a chance clue leads the investigators to Bahid in Rajasthan and to "Mirchi Seth" Rambandhu Gupt (Akhilendra Mishra). The investigative team save for Ajay and Salim camp in Bahid and gather all possible information on Mirchi Seth. Ajay comes over to Bahid to investigate and meets Gulfam who is temporarily staying in his ancestral manor near Bahid. The events unfold to reveal Gulfam to be the mastermind behind the intrusion of arms into India at the behest of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Gulfam attempts to derail the investigation through political means and ordering an assault on Ajay to subvert the investigation, but of no avail. The repeated failures on Gulfam's part displease the senior officers in Pakistani Intelligence, who dispatch Major Aslam Beg (Sri Vallabh Vyas) to subtly convey the message to Gulfam – Perform or Perish. The investigative teams prepares for a final assault on the gun-running operation and in the pursuit of Mirchi Seth land up at Gulfam's mansion. Ajay feels betrayed when he learns of Gulfam's treachery, but is aware of lack of substantial evidence to indict Gulfam for his crimes. He goads and tricks Gulfam into killing Baig and arrests him for the offense. Gulfam, unable to stand the humiliation, commits suicide and the team returns triumphant to Mumbai to much accolades for busting the terrorist racket. At Mumbai Airport, the team (specifically Salim) is tipped off on the whereabouts of Veeran and they embark on another investigation.

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Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan as ACP Ajay Singh Rathod Sonali Bendre as Seema Naseeruddin Shah as Gulfam Hassan Mukesh Rishi as Inspector Saleem Pradeep Rawat as Sultan Govind Namdeo as Veeran Akhilendra Mishra as Rambandhu Gupta aka Mirchi Seth Makrand Deshpande as Shiva Rajesh Joshi as Bala Thakur Manoj Joshi as SI Bajju Smita Jaykar as Ajay's mother Vallabh Vyas as Major Aslam Baig Ahmed Khan as Haji Seth

Soundtrack The film's music was composed by Jatin and Lalit. Lyrics are penned by Israr Ansari, Nida Fazli, Sameer, and Indeevar.

Track listing No. Title

Lyrics

Singer(s)

1. "Hoshwalon Ko Khabar Kya"

Nida Fazli

Jagjit Singh

2. "Is Deewane Ladke Ko"

Sameer

Alka Yagnik, Aamir Khan

3. "Jo Haal Dil Ka"

Sameer

Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik

4. "Meri Raaton Ki Neendein Uda De" Indeevar

Alka Yagnik

5. "Yeh Jawani Hadh Kar De"

Sameer

Kavita Krishnamurthy

6. "Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaye"

Israr Ansari Roop Kumar Rathod, Sonu Nigam

External links • Sarfarosh [1] at the Internet Movie Database

References [1] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0200087/

Length

Mann (film)

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Mann (film) Mann

Images from Mann Directed by

Indra Kumar

Produced by

Indra Kumar Ashok Thakeria

Screenplay by

Aatish Kapadia

Starring

Aamir Khan Manisha Koirala Sharmila Tagore

Music by

Sanjeev Darshan

Cinematography Basha Lal Editing by

Hussain Burmawala

Distributed by

Maruti International

Release date(s)

July 9, 1999

Running time

160 min.

Language

Hindi

Mann (Hindi: मन, Urdu: ‫ )نم‬is a 1999 Indian movie directed by Indra Kumar. The film stars popular actors Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala. Rani Mukerji also makes a special appearance in the movie.

Plot Karan Dev Singh (Aamir Khan), a Casanova deep in debt, agrees to marry Anita (Deepti Bhatnagar), the daughter of Singhania (Dalip Tahil), a rich tycoon. Priya (Manisha Koirala) and Karan meet on a cruise. Priya has just won a dancing competition and Karan has just finished some work for his to-be father-in-law, even though he hasn't made a good first impression. He tries to make Priya fall for his charms but he is unsuccessful, but they become friends before they separate. Priya and Karan fall in love. Raj (Anil Kapoor) is Priya's fiancé and she agrees to marry him because he had helped her when she was in need. When the time comes for the engagement of Karan, he says no to everything and ends up on the street, which Priya sees on TV. The day Priya gets engaged, she writes a letter to Karan telling him that their relationship is over. Raj gets the letter by mistake and he insists her to go to Karan. While she is going to meet him she has an accident and has to get her legs amputated. Karan who was waiting for Priya remains unaware of her accident. Finally when she does not arrives he becomes sad. He then starts his career once again and goes on to

Mann (film) become a famous painter. He later meets Priya again but does not realize that she got her legs amputated, and she does not tell him. Finally, he has an exhibition and Priya purchases a painting of his, which is of her speaking to his grandmother, whom Karan had introduced to her to during the cruise. One day he comes to give her a payal (piece of jewellery worn on the feet around the ankles) and sees the painting, which causes him to learn that her legs were amputated. Karan and Priya then marry each other.

Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Sharmila Tagore as Dev's grandmother Aamir Khan as Karan Dev Singh Manisha Koirala as Priya Verma Deepti Bhatnagar as Anita Singhania Dalip Tahil as Pratap Rai Singhania Shama Ghesawat Mushtaq Khan as TV News Reporter Neeraj Vora as Nattu Satyen Kappu as Raj's uncle Anant Mahadevan as Creditor Sulabha Deshpande as Orphanage Matron (as Sulbha Deshpande) Paresh Ganatra Anil Kapoor as Raj Rani Mukerji in a Special Appearance

Box Office The total gross of Mann was 21,00,00,000 rupees and the film was declared a flop. [1]

Casting Originally, Aishwarya Rai was offered the lead role of Priya and after she had declined, Manish Koirala was roped in. Interestingly, the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam starring Aishwarya was released at the same time and became an unexpected hit. The movie borrows heavily from the Hollywood movies Love Affair and An Affair to Remember.

Soundtrack The music for the movie was composed by the composer duo Sanjeev-Darshan. One of the film's songs, Tinak Tin Tana, created controversy because the melody was allegedly taken from Malaysia's Indonesia born singer-songwriter Iwan's song "Yang Sedang-Sedang Saja". Iwan sued Sanjeev-Darshan for plagiarism and won the case. Another song [2] "Khushiyan aur gham" has allegedly been inspired from the song "Comevore (Italian)" by Eurotica . Also the song *Nasha ye pyar ka nasha* is adapted from Fred Buscaglione:s song.

Track listing

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No. Title

Lyrics

Singer(s)

1. "Chaha Hai Tujhko"

Sameer Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal

2. "Kahena Hai Tumse"

Sameer Udit Narayan, Hema Sardesai

3. "Kali Nagin Ke Jaisi"

Sameer Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy

4. "Khushiyan Aur Gham"

Sameer Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal

5. "Kyon Chhupate Ho"

Sameer Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal

6. "Mera Mann"

Sameer Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik

7. "Nasha Yeh Pyar Ka"

Sameer Udit Narayan

8. "Tinak Tin Tana"

Sameer Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik

9. "Tumhare Baghair Jeena Kya (Dialogue)" Sameer Aamir Khan

References [1] BoxOffice Performance (http:/ / www. boxofficeindia. com/ showProd. php?itemCat=205& catName=MTk5OQ==) [2] Eurotica - Comevore (Italian) (http:/ / www. we7. com/ #/ track/ Comevore-Italian-!trackId=2043197)

External links • Mann (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206921/) at the Internet Movie Database

Earth (1998 film) 1947 (Earth)

Cover to New Yorker Video release Directed by

Deepa Mehta

Produced by

Anne Masson Deepa Mehta

Story by

Deepa Mehta

Starring

Aamir Khan Maia Sethna Nandita Das Shabana Azmi

Music by

A. R. Rahman

Cinematography Giles Nuttgens Editing by

Barry Farrell

Length

Earth (1998 film)

80 Release date(s)

September 10, 1999

Running time

101 min

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Earth (Hindi: अर्थ; released in India as 1947: Earth) is a 1998 film directed by Deepa Mehta. It is based upon Bapsi Sidhwa's novel, Cracking India, (1991, U.S.; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, England). Earth is the second part of Mehta's Elements trilogy. It was preceded by Fire (1996) and followed by Water (2005).

Plot The story is set in Lahore in the time period directly before and during the partition of India in 1947. A young girl with polio, Lenny (Maia Sethna), narrates the story through the voice of her adult self (Shabana Azmi). She is from a wealthy Parsi family who hopes to remain neutral to the rising tensions between Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims in the area. She is adored and protected by her parents, Bunty (Kitu Gidwani) and Rustom (Arif Zakaria) and is cared for by her Ayah, a beautiful Hindu woman, Shanta (Nandita Das). Both Dil Navaz, the Ice-Candy Man (Aamir Khan) and Hassan, the Masseur (Rahul Khanna) are Muslim and in love with Shanta. Shanta, Dil, and Hassan are part of a small group of friends from different faiths (some of whom work for Lenny's family) who spend their days together in the park. With partition, however, this once unified group of friends becomes divided and tragedy ensues.

Cast • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan - Dil Navaz, the Ice Candy Man Nandita Das - Shanta, the Ayah Rahul Khanna - Hassan, the Masseur Maia Sethna - Lenny Sethna Shabana Azmi - voice of older Lenny Kitu Gidwani - Bunty Sethna Arif Zakaria - Rustom Sethna Kulbhushan Kharbanda - Imam Din Rajendra Kumar - Refugee Police Pavan Malhotra - Butcher

Critical reception Reviews Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars and states that Earth, "is effective because it doesn't require much history from its viewers, explains what needs to be known, and has a universal message."[1] The New York Times described it as "a powerful and disturbing reminder of how a civilization can suddenly crack under certain pressures."[2] The New Yorker argues that, "Deepa Mehta handles her material convincingly, and the cast is so likable that they wear the larger themes like beautiful garments."[3] Rediff.com notes that, "Aamir Khan has probably given the best performance of his life. It is hard to imagine another actor bringing alive the nuances of the ice-candy man the way he does."[4] Planet Bollywood gave the film a 9.5 out of 10 and stated that, "Earth is strongly recommended to those who want to see a different type of Hindi film and who are tired of the usual boy meets girl stories and revenge dramas."[5]

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Awards and nominations • Asian Film Festival - Best Film Award[6] • Filmfare Best Male Debut Award - Rahul Khanna • Earth was India's official entry for the 2000 72nd Academy Award for Best Foreign film, but was not included among the final five nominees selected by the AMPAS.

Soundtrack 1947: Earth

Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman Released

1998 (India)

Recorded

Panchathan Record Inn

Genre

Film soundtrack

Label

T-Series

Producer

A.R. Rahman A. R. Rahman chronology

Dil Se (1998)

1947: Earth (1998)

Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998)

The soundtrack features nine songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar.

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Song

Artist(s)

"Ruth Aa Gayee Re"

Sukhwinder Singh

"Banno Rani"

Sadhana Sargam

"Dheemi Dheemi"

Hariharan

"Raat Ki Daldal Hain"

Sukhwinder Singh

"Piano Theme"

Instrumental

"Yeh Jo Zindagi Hain" Srinivas, Sujatha Trivedi "Ishwar Allah"

Anuradha Sriram, Sujatha Mohan

"Yeh Jo Zindagi Hain" Srinivas, Sukhwinder Singh "Theme Music"

Instrumental

Notes [1] Ebert, Roger (1999-10-15). "Earth" (http:/ / rogerebert. suntimes. com/ apps/ pbcs. dll/ article?AID=/ 19991015/ REVIEWS/ 910150301/ 1023). Chicago Sun-Times. . Retrieved 9 December 2008. [2] Holden, Stephen (1999-09-19). "'Earth': India Torn Apart, as a Child Sees It" (http:/ / www. nytimes. com/ library/ film/ 091099earth-film-review. html). New York Times. . Retrieved 9 December 2008. [3] Gustavson, Jeff (1999-09-27). "Earth" (http:/ / www. newyorker. com/ arts/ reviews/ film/ earth). The New Yorker. . Retrieved 9 December 2008. [4] Verma, Suparn (1999-09-10). "Breaking new ground" (http:/ / www. rediff. com/ entertai/ 1999/ sep/ 10earth. htm). Rediff. . Retrieved 9 December 2008. [5] Joshi, Aniket Joshi. "Earth" (http:/ / www. planetbollywood. com/ Film/ earth. html). Planet Bollywood. . Retrieved 9 December 2008. [6] "Mehta’s Earth wins acclaim at Asian festival" (http:/ / www. cscsarchive. org:8081/ MediaArchive/ art. nsf/ (docid)/ 4EB0E91A766E8BE565256940004BD6C6). The Economic Times. cscsarchive.org. March 11, 1999. . Retrieved March 15, 2011.

External links • 1947 Earth Lyrics & Translation (http://www.arrahman.net/1947-earth-1998) • Earth (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150433/) at the Internet Movie Database • Earth (http://www.allmovie.com/work/173718) at Allmovie

Mela (2000 film)

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Mela (2000 film) Mela Directed by

Dharmesh Darshan

Produced by

Ashok Kadam Umed Jain

Screenplay by

Neeraj Vora Sanjeev Duggal Robin Bhatt

Story by

Dharmesh Dharshan

Starring

Aamir Khan Faisal Khan Twinkle Khanna Johnny Lever

Music by

Anu Malik Rajesh Roshan Leslie Lewis

Cinematography Rajan Kinagi Harish Joshi Editing by

Shakeel Khan Sandeep Patel Bharat

Release date(s)

January 7, 2000

Language

Hindi

Mela (English: Fair) is a 2000 Bollywood film directed by Dharmesh Darshan. It starrs Aamir Khan, his real-life brother Faisal Khan, Twinkle Khanna. It was one of the biggest box office failures of the year 2000, especially since it featured Aamir Khan who had a track record of starring only in selected movies that consistently did well at the box office.

Plot The only brother of a young woman, Roopa, (Twinkle Khanna), (Ayub Khan), returns to Chandanpur to arrange her marriage. A festival is arranged in the happiness of Roopa's marriage, however Chandanour's happiness is short-lived, as the village is raided by a group of terrorists. The leader of the terrorists, Gujjar, (Tinu Verma), murders the politician, and to make matters worse,Roopa's beauty catches the eye of Gujjar. However, as Gujjar attempts to escape with the terrified Roopa, her brother comes to her rescue, only to be slain, much to the horror of the village, especially Roopa. Also, her best friend, Gopal (Master Om Kapoor), is killed too, much to the dismay of Gopal's mother (Tanvi Azmi). Roopa, enraged by the fact that her brother and Gopal are no more, vows avenge. Gujjar threatens Roopa that she will only be his mistress and will never be able to have a brother nor lover. Enraged, Roopa attempts to commit suicide by jumping into a waterfall as she finds it better to kill herself rather than be a mistress. Destiny has other plans as Roopa survives and she steals the clothes of Kishan (Aamir Khan), a theatre actor. Kishan works with his best friend, truck driver, Shankar (Faisal Khan). When Kishan meets Roopa for the first time, he is smitten by her beauty and falls in love with her. Kishan decides to make Roopa the heroine of their dance show, however, Shankar warns him that Roopa will bring them in trouble. With no option, Roopa travels with them, and she tries to escape, but returns when chased by the gang and a drunk who tries to rape her. However, Roopa is saved by Shankar and Kishan. Roopa feigns love for Kishan, who wants to marry her, and the two men agree to help

Mela (2000 film) her return to Chandanpur. When Kishan is going to marry Roopa, who feels guilty over her betrayal, led, she tells them her story. Shankar becomes her brother, while Kishan, heartbroken, leaves in disgust. Roopa and Shankar return to Chandanpur, where Shankar mobilises the village. Another carnival is arranged. The villains' attack as planned. Kishan returns but Roopa is kidnapped. The friends give chase and are captured. Eventually good prevails and the outlaws meet a glory end. Roopa is united with her brother Shankar and her lover Kishan.

Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan as Kishan Pyare Faisal Khan as Shankar Shane Twinkle Khanna as Roopa Singh Johny Lever as Inspector Pakkad Singh Navneet Nishan as Bulbul, the Post Woman Asrani as Banwari Baniya Tiku Talsania as Murari, Sarpanch Archana Puran Singh Vidyavati, the Village Flirt Tanvi Azmi as Roopa's mom Ayub Khan as Ram Singh, Roopa's brother (Apecial Appearance) Parmeet Sethi in a Special Appearance Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Mantri (Minister) (Special Appearance) Aishwarya Rai as Champakali (Special Appearance) Viju Khote as Patil Rao Singh Harish Patel as Seth Chandulal Popadlal Tinu Verma as Gujjar Singh Veeru K as Ghungroo, the Dance Master Master Omkar as Gopal Gurbachan as Gurubachan Singh Rajeev Varma as Rajiv Verma Chandu asas Chandu-Nandu) Nandu as Chandu-Nandu Charlie Anirudh Agarwal G P Singh Ashraf Ul Haq Arun Narendra Nilofer Razzak Khan Anil Upadhyay Indira Chowdhary Sanjay Batra Sanjeev Siddharth Chitresh Ranjan K.K Azad Jamdade Subiraj

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Soundtrack Track listing The music of the film is composed by Anu Malik, Rajesh Roshan, and Leslie Lewis. The lyrics are penned by Dev Kohli, Dharmesh Darshan, Sameer. No. Title

Music

Singer(s)

1. "Chori Chori Gori Se"

Rajesh Roshan

Udit Narayan, Abhijeet

2. "Dekho 2000 Zamana Aa Gaya"

Anu Malik, Leslie Lewis

Leslie Lewis, Hariharan, Aamir Khan

3. "Dhadkan Mein Tum"

Rajesh Roshan, Anu Malik

Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik

4. "Durga Hai Meri Maa"

Anu Malik

Kavita Krishnamurthy

5. "Kamariya Lachke Re"

Rajesh Roshan

Anuradha Paudwal, Udit Narayan

6. "Mela Dilon Ka"

Anu Malik

Alka Yagnik

7. "Mela Dilon Ka (Celebration)"

Leslie Lewis, Anu Malik

Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Roop Kumar Rathod, Shankar Mahadevan, Jaspinder Narula

8. "Mela Dilon Ka (Theme)"

Rajesh Roshan

Abhijeet, Sadhana Sargam, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Hema Sardesai, Mansoor

9. "Tujhe Rab Ne Banaya"

Anu Malik

Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal

Length

• This is the third film to feature real-life brothers Aamir Khan and Faisal Khan. Previously Faisal did cameo roles in Aamir's films Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992). • Aishwarya Rai makes a guest appearance in the climax of the film.

External links • Mela (2000 film) [1] at the Internet Movie Database Soundtarcks mela dilon ka ata hai

References [1] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0232079/

Lagaan

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Lagaan Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Theatrical release poster Directed by

Ashutosh Gowariker

Produced by

Aamir Khan

Screenplay by

Ashutosh Gowarikar Kumar Dave Sanjay Daima

Story by

Ashutosh Gowariker

Narrated by

Amitabh Bachchan

Starring

Aamir Khan Gracy Singh Rachel Shelley Paul Blackthorne

Music by

A. R. Rahman

Cinematography Anil Mehta Editing by

Ballu Saluja

Distributed by

Aamir Khan Productions

Release date(s)

June 15, 2001

Running time

224 minutes

Country

India

Language

Hindi English Bhojpuri Awadhi

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Budget

250 million

Gross revenue

389 million

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Lagaan (Hindi: लगान; translation: Land Tax) is a 2001 Indian sports musical film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Aamir Khan, who was also the producer for the film, stars with Gracy Singh in the lead roles; British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne play the supporting roles. Made on a budget of Rs. 250 million (US$5.5 million), the film was shot in an ancient village near Bhuj, India.

Lagaan The movie is set in the Victorian period of the British Raj and revolves around the peasants from a barren village who are oppressed by high taxes imposed by the British. They attempt to persuade the British officers to reduce the taxes because of poor agricultural produce. Instead, a wager is offered. If their village team beats a British team in a game of cricket, their taxes for three years would be cancelled. After accepting this wager, the villagers face the arduous task of learning an alien game and playing for a result that will change their village's destiny. The film received critical acclaim and awards at various international film festivals, as well as many Indian film awards. It also became the third Hindi-language film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film after Mother India (1957) and Salaam Bombay! (1988). It was one of the biggest box office hits of 2001 while its DVD sales were the highest ever for a Bollywood movie up to 2007.[4] In 2010, the film was ranked #55 in Empire magazines "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema".[5]

Plot Lagaan takes place in the town of Champaner, Central India (now in Gujarat in the west of the Republic of India) during the height of the British Empire in India in 1893. Captain Andrew Russell (Paul Blackthorne), the commanding officer of the Champaner cantonment, has imposed high taxes ("lagaan") on people from the local villages which they will be unable to pay due to a prolonged drought. Led by Bhuvan (Aamir Khan), the villagers beg Raja Puran Singh (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) to help them. He tells them that much to his regret, he is also bound by British law. It is after their visit to the Raja that the people of the village first witness a cricket match. Bhuvan mocks the game and gets into a fight with one of the British officers. Taking an instant dislike to Bhuvan, Russell offers to cancel the taxes of the whole province for three years if the villagers can beat his men in a game of cricket. If the villagers lose, however, they will have to pay three times the amount of their normal taxes. Bhuvan accepts this wager on the behalf of all villages without their consent. When the other villagers find out about the bet, they are furious with Bhuvan. He argues that it is important for everyone to fight against British rule. Bhuvan thus begins to prepare the villagers for the match. He is aided in his efforts by Russell's sister Elizabeth (Rachel Shelley) who feels that her brother has mistreated the people in the villages. As she teaches them the rules of the game, she falls in love with Bhuvan, much to the anguish of Gauri (Gracy Singh) who is also in love with him. After Bhuvan reassures Gauri of his feelings for her, the woodcutter Lakha (Yashpal Sharma) becomes enraged as he is also in love with Gauri. In an attempt to discredit Bhuvan, Lakha offers himself as a spy for Russell and joins the villager's team in order to destroy it. Still short one player, Bhuvan also invites an untouchable, Kachra (Aditya Lakhia), who can bowl leg spin. The villagers, conditioned by longterm prejudice against untouchables, refuse to play if Kachra joins the team. Bhuvan chastises the villagers, leading them to accept Kachra. The second half of the film focuses on the match itself. On the first day, Russell wins the toss and elects to bat, giving the British officers a strong start. Bhuvan brings Kachra into the match only to find that Kachra has lost his ability to spin the ball. In addition, as part of his agreement with Russell, Lakha deliberately drops many catches. During the evening, however, Elizabeth sees Lakha meeting with her brother. She races to the village and informs Bhuvan of Lakha's deception. Rather than allow the villagers to kill him, Bhuvan offers Lakha the chance to redeem himself. The next day as part of his promise to Bhuvan, Lakha takes a diving one-handed catch. However the British score almost 300 runs, losing only three wickets by the lunch break. Kachra is brought back to bowl and takes a hat trick which sparks the British batting collapse.. The villagers soon start their innings. Bhuvan and Deva (a Sikh, who has played cricket earlier when he was a British sepoy) give their team a solid start. Deva misses out on his half-century when a straight-drive from Bhuvan ricochets off the bowler's hand onto the stumps at the non-striker's end, while Deva was backing up too far. When Lakha comes on to bat, he is hit by a bouncer on his head, and he falls on to his stumps. Other batsmen get out trying to score a boundary off each delivery. Ismail (Raj Zutshi), a good batsman, retires hurt as he is hit on his leg. The villager's team ends the day with 5 batsmen out of action with less than half of the required runs on board.

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On the final day, Bhuvan passes his century, while most of the later wickets fall. Ismail returns to bat with the help of a runner and reduces the required runs to a gettable total. The game comes down to the last over with Kachra on strike. He knocks the ball a short distance and manages a single. The umpire signals no ball leading Bhuvan to swing extremely hard at the next ball. Captain Russell backpedals and catches the ball, leading him to believe the British team has won. However, Russell has caught the ball beyond the boundary which gives the win to Bhuvan's team. At that moment, the drought ends as a rainstorm erupts. Bhuvan's defeat of the British team leads to the disbanding of the humiliated cantonment. In addition, Russell is forced to pay the taxes for the whole province and is transferred to Central Africa. After realizing that Bhuvan loves Gauri, Elizabeth returns to London. Heartbroken, she remains unmarried for the rest of her life. Bhuvan marries Gauri.

Cast • Aamir Khan as Bhuvan. Ashutosh first thought of having Shahrukh Khan and Abhishek Bachchan for the role of Bhuvan. After Bachchan chose to enter cinema with J. P. Dutta's Refugee (2000), Aamir was approached with the idea.[6] • Gracy Singh as Gauri. Several actresses had offered to act in the film, but Aamir needed someone who matched the description of the character given in the script. After considering Sonali Bendre, Nandita Das, Rani Mukerji and Amisha Patel for the role,[7] [8] Ashutosh selected Gracy Singh for the female lead because he was convinced • •

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that she was a good actress and dancer. Singh, a newcomer, devoted all her time to the film.[9] Rachel Shelley as Elizabeth Russell. Paul Blackthorne as Captain Andrew Russell. Since the script also demanded a British cast, Ashutosh and Aamir hired Danielle Roffe as one of the casting directors.[10] After Danielle and Ashutosh screen-tested many, Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne were chosen for the prime roles. Overall, the film cast 15 foreign actors.[11] Suhasini Mulay as Yashodamai, Bhuvan's mother. Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Raja Puran Singh. Raghuvir Yadav as Bhura, the poultry farmer. Yadav played the role of the Legendary Haji Nasruddin in the Teleplay by the name "Mullah Nasiruddin" and also has given many a memorable performances such as Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne. Yadav was selected based on his performance in Earth (1998). He had undergone an appendicectomy operation in-between the filming schedule and returned to complete some of his scenes.[12] Rajesh Vivek as Guran, the fortune teller. Vivek was spotted by Ashutosh in the film Junoon (1978). His liking for cricket helped him in his role.[13] Raj Zutshi as Ismail, the potter. Zutshi's friendship with Aamir and association in several films brought him the role after the auditions.[14] Pradeep Rawat as Deva, a Sikh sepoy. Rawat's association with Aamir in Sarfarosh (1999) brought him the role of Deva which was initially intended for Mukesh Rishi. Rawat claimed that it was the highest ever compensation [15] he received in his career. Akhilendra Mishra as Arjan, the blacksmith. He is insulted by Captain Russell, as he fixes horse-shoe on the Captain's Horse and involuntarily hurts the animal. Captain who is enraged by the reprimand he received from his seniors for arranging a Cricket Match with the villagers for avoiding taxes, is furious to find his favourite animal hurt and he beats Arjan. After which Arjan joins the team of Bhuvan. Mishra has acted as "Ekku" Kroor Singh in the Teleserial Chandrakanta. and also in the movie The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) as Chandrashekhar Azad alongside Ajay Devgan who performed the role of Bhagat Singh. Daya Shankar Pandey as Goli, the man with the largest piece of land. Pandey, who preferred the role of Kachra, was known to Aamir and Ashutosh through previous films (Pehla Nasha (1993), Baazi (1995) and Ghulam (1998)). Pandey credited Ashutosh for his acting in the film, saying that Ashutosh and he would discuss the required emotions and expressions before shooting.[16] Shri Vallabh Vyas as Ishwar, the vaidya (doctor) in the village and Gauri's father.

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• Yashpal Sharma as Lakha, the woodcutter. Sharma was chosen by Ashutosh after his portrayal in Samar (1999). He said it was a good experience working with Aamir and Ashutosh during the film.[17] • Amin Hajee as Bagha, the mute drummer. Hajee earlier worked in a film with Ashutosh. The friendly association brought Ashutosh to him with the script, which he liked, and thereafter he successfully auditioned for his role. His knowledge of mute people and some assistance from a music band helped him better prepare for his role. Ashutosh, who believed that Amin was like Sylvester Stallone, would refer to him as Stallone during filming.[18] • Aditya Lakhia as Kachra, the untouchable. Lakhia's association with Ashutosh in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993) and Pehla Nasha (1993) brought him this role. He read the book Everyone Loves a Good Drought by P. Sainath to better understand and portray his character.[19] • Javed Khan as Ram Singh, Indian who works with British and helps Elizabeth in translating villagers language.

Production Origins Director Ashutosh Gowariker has stated that it was almost impossible to make Lagaan. He first put forth the idea to Shahrukh Khan who was not able to do the film and recommended Aamir Khan. Gowariker then went to Aamir, who agreed to participate after hearing the detailed script. Even after securing Khan, Ashutosh had trouble finding a producer. Producers who showed interest in the script wanted budget cuts as well as script modifications. Eventually, Aamir agreed to Ashutosh's suggestion that he'd produce the film.[20] Aamir corroborated this by saying that the faith

he had in Ashutosh, the story and script of the film,[21] and the opportunity of starting his own production company inspired him to produce Lagaan.[22] He also said that by being a producer himself, he was able to give greater creative freedom to Ashutosh. He cited an example: "If the director tells the producer that he wants 50 camels, the latter will probably say, 'Why not 25? Can't you manage with 25 camels?' Whereas, if he is telling me the same thing… I will not waste time asking him questions because I am also creatively aware why he needs them."[9] Jhamu Sughand co-produced the film because he liked the emotional and patriotic story.[23]

Location, language and costumes One of the first members to join the production team was Nitin Chandrakant Desai, the art director, with whom Ashutosh set out for extensive location hunt throughout India, to find the setting for the fictional town of Champaner, in the late 1998. After searching through Rajasthan, Nasik, UP, they zeroed in on an ancient village near Bhuj, located in Gujarat's Kutch district, by May 1999, where the film was [11] primarily shot. The script demanded a dry location: an agricultural village where it had not rained in several years. To depict the 1890s era, the crew also required a village which lacked electricity, communication and Ashutosh Gowarikar panning the camera for a good angle in the barren landscape of automobiles.[21] Kutch faced the same problems at that time and hence Champaner. the village of Kanuria, located a few miles away from Bhuj, was chosen. During the filming of Lagaan, it did not rain at all in the region. However, a week after the shoot finished, it rained heavily bringing relief to Bhuj, which had a lean monsoon the previous year.[7] The typical old Kutch hamlet was built by the local people four months before the arrival of the crew. They erected 56 small houses, many of them boongas (round-shaped huts), that were common in ancient

Lagaan Kutch. A village mukhiya (head), a blacksmith and other such people occupied these houses. A temple was specially built on a hill, with Lord Krishna as its deity.[11] At the end, all the female members of the crew and cast were presented with pieces of Kutchi embroidery made by the women of Bhuj.[7] The 2001 Gujarat earthquake devastated this region and displaced many locals. The crew, including the English, contributed monetarily to their cause by donating Rs. 2.5 million, with further contributions during the year.[24] Avadhi, which is a dialect of Hindi, is primarily from a region in Uttar Pradesh. This was chosen to give the feel of the language spoken during that era. However, the language was diluted so that modern viewers could understand it.[9] The dialogues, which were a combination of three different dialects (Avadhi, Bhojpuri and Brajbhasha) were penned by Hindi writer K. P. Saxena.[7] Bhanu Athaiya, an Oscar winner for Gandhi, was the costume designer for the film. With a large number of extras used in the film, it was difficult for her to make enough costumes. She spent a lot of time researching to lend authenticity to the characters of the film.[7] To get the distinct tanned look of the respective characters, the cast were asked to lie in the sun.[19]

Filming Pre-planning for a year, including ten months for production issues and two months for his character, was tiring for Aamir. As a first-time producer, he obtained a crew of about 300 people for six months. Due to the lack of comfortable hotels in Bhuj, he hired a newly-constructed apartment and furnished it completely for the crew. Security was set up and a special housekeeping team was brought to take care of the crew's needs.[22] Most of the 19th century tools and equipment depicted in the movie were lent to the crew by the local villagers. Initially, they did not want to part with their equipment, but after much coaxing, they gave in. They then traveled to different parts of the country to collect the musical instruments used in that day and era.[22] During the shooting, Ashutosh suffered from a slipped disc and had to rest for 15 days. During this period, he had his bed next to the monitor and continued with his work.[25] The filming schedule spanned across the winter and summer commencing early January and finishing in mid-June. This was physically challenging to many with the temperatures ranging from 0 - 50 degrees Celsius.[14] [18] The actors had to drink frequently and sit in the shade.[13] [15] The schedule was strict. The day began at 6 a.m., changing into costumes and getting onto the actors' bus, which took them to the sets in Kanuria. The actors, including Aamir, all travelled on the same bus. If anyone missed it, it was up to them to reach the sets. One day, Aamir was late and missed the actors' bus that took them to the sets. That day, his wife Reena, the executive producer, reprimanded him for being late. She told him he had to set an example for the rest of the crew. "If he started coming late, how could she tell the others to come on time?"[15] While on the sets, the actors were given call sheets with the day's timetable such as breakfast, hair styling, make-up, costumes, etc.[26]

Release Before its worldwide release, Aamir Khan kept a promise to screen the film to the locals of Bhuj.[27] The film made it to the U. K. Top 10 after its commercial release.[28] The film, which was the first Indian film to have a nationwide release in China,[29] had its dubbed version released in Italy.[30] With favorable reviews from the French press, the movie premiered in Paris on 26 June 2002 and continued to have an unprecedented nine weeks of screening with over 45,000 people watching the movie.[31] It was also released in United States, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Africa and the Middle East with respective vernacular subtitles.[30] [32] The film garnered a cumulative of $2.5 million at the international box-office[1] [33] and Rs. 38 crores at the domestic box-office.[34] In 2001, Lagaan had a world premiere at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend in Sun City, South Africa.[35] The Locarno International Film Festival authorities published the rules of cricket before the film was screened to a crowd which reportedly danced to its soundtrack in the aisles.[36] Lagaan was shown four times due to

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public demand as against the usual norm of showcasing films once at the festival.[30] It subsequently won the Prix du Public award at the festival.[37] After the film's publicity in Locarno, the director, Ashutosh Gowarikar said that distributors from Switzerland, Italy, France, Netherlands, North Africa, Finland and Germany were wanting to purchase the distribution rights.[30] Special screenings were held in Russia, where people were keen to watch the film after its Oscar nomination.[38] Apart from these screenings, it was also screened at the Sundance Film Festival,[39] Cairo International Film Festival,[40] Stockholm International Film Festival,[41] Helsinki International Film Festival[42] and the Toronto Film Festival.[43]

Reception The film received a number of positive reviews. As of 24 January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has given it a 95% rating with 93 fresh and 12 rotten reviews. The average score is 7.9/10.[44] Derek Elley of Variety suggested that the film "could be the trigger for Bollywood's long-awaited crossover to non-ethnic markets".[45] Somni Sengupta of the New York Times, described it as "a carnivalesque genre packed with romance, swordplay and improbable song-and-dance routines"[46] Roger Ebert gave the film three and half out of four stars and said, "Lagaan is an enormously entertaining movie, like nothing we've ever seen before, and yet completely familiar… At the same time, it's a memory of the films we all grew up on, with clearly defined villains and heroes, a romantic triangle, and even a comic character who saves the day. Lagaan is a well-crafted, hugely entertaining epic that has the spice of a foreign culture."[47] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian described the film as, "a lavish epic, a gorgeous love story, and a rollicking adventure yarn. Larger than life and outrageously enjoyable, it's got a dash of spaghetti western, a hint of Kurosawa, with a bracing shot of Kipling."[48] Kuljinder Singh of the BBC stated that, "Lagaan is anything but standard Bollywood fodder, and is the first must-see of the Indian summer. A movie that will have you laughing and crying, but leaving with a smile."[49] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times argued that the film is "an affectionate homage to a popular genre that raises it to the level of an art film with fully drawn characters, a serious underlying theme, and a sophisticated style and point of view."[50] Sudish Kamath of The Hindu suggested that, "the movie is not just a story. It is an experience. An experience of watching something that puts life into you, that puts a cheer on your face, however depressed you might be."[51] The Times of India wrote, "Lagaan has all the attractions of big-sounding A. R. Rahman songs, excellent performances by Aamir Khan… and a successful debut for pretty Gracy Singh. In addition, there is the celebrated David vs Goliath cricket match, which has audiences screaming and [52] clapping." Lagaan was also listed as number 14 on Channel Four's "50 Films to See Before you Die" and was the only Indian movie to be listed.[53]

Awards Aamir Khan and Gowariker went to Los Angeles to generate publicity for the Academy Awards. Khan said, "We just started showing it to whoever we could, even the hotel staff."[54] About India's official entry to the 2002 Oscars, The Daily Telegraph wrote, "A Bollywood film that portrays the British in India as ruthless sadists and Mafia-style crooks has been chosen as Delhi's official entry to the Academy Awards."[55] It added that the film was expected to win the nomination.[55]

Ashutosh Gowarikar (in white) posing with directors of the other nominated foreign films at the 74th Academy Awards.

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On 12 February 2002, Lagaan was nominated for the best foreign language film at the Academy Award nominations ceremony.[56] After the nomination, Khan reacted by saying, "To see the name of the film and actually hear it being nominated was very satisfying".[57] Post-nomination reactions poured in from several parts of the world. The USA Today wrote "Hooray for Bollywood, and India's Lagaan".[54] With Sony Pictures Classics distributing the film and Oscar-winning director Baz Luhrmann praising it, Lagaan had a chance to win.[54] [58] The BBC commented that the nomination raised Bollywood hopes that Indian films would become more popular in the US.[59] In India, the nomination was celebrated with news reports about a win bringing in "a great boost for the Indian film industry"[60] and "a Bharat Ratna for Aamir Khan and the status of a 'national film' for Lagaan".[61] When Lagaan lost the award to the Bosnian film No Man's Land,[62] there was widespread disappointment in India. Khan said, "Certainly we were disappointed. But the thing that really kept us in our spirits was that the entire country was behind us."[63] The Oscars were also criticised. Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt said that the "American film industry was insular and the foreign category awards were given just for the sake of it."[63] Gowarikar added that "Americans must learn to like our films".[64] The film won a number of national and international awards including seven National Film Awards,[65] nine Filmfare awards,[66] and ten IIFA Awards.[67] Apart from these major awards, it also won awards at other national and international ceremonies.

Soundtrack Lagaan: The Official Motion Picture Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman [68]

Released

6 April 2001

Recorded

Panchathan Record Inn

Genre

World Music

Length

43:11

Label

Sony Music

Producer

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Love You Hamesha (2001)

Lagaan Star (2001) (2001)

The acclaimed soundtrack for the film was composed by A.R.Rahman with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. The Los Angeles Times said that the "songs and dances are not mere interludes inserted in the action, bringing it to a halt—a Bollywood trademark—but are fully integrated into the plot and marked by expressive, dynamic singing and dancing that infuse a historical drama with energy and immediacy."[50] A review of the tracks suggests that "the music is true to the time period (the British Raj)".[69] Another review said: "A. R. Rahman is again at his prodigious best. His score for Aamir Khan’s period drama Lagaan is a delectable blend of Indian classical music, folk melodies and jazzy snazzy tunes."[70] The soundtrack was ranked #44 on Amazon.com's "The 100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time".[71] [72] The soundtrack won 3 National Awards in three categories. A. R. Rahman won the award for the best music, Udit Narayan won the Best Male Playback Singer Award for "Mitwa" and Javed Akhtar won the Best Lyrics Award for "Ghanan Ghanan" and "Radha Kaise Na Jale".[73] Lagaan also became the biggest audio hit of the year by topping the music charts and selling 3.5 million records within an year.[74] #

Title

Singer(s)

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"Ghanan Ghanan"

Udit Narayan, Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik, Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Chorus

6:11

2

"Mitwa"

Udit Narayan, Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik, Srinivas

6:47

3

"Radha Kaise Na Jale"

Asha Bhosle, Udit Narayan, Vaishali, Chorus

5:34

4

"O Rey Chhori"

Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Vasundhara Das

5:59

5

"Chale Chalo"

A. R. Rahman, Srinivas

6:40

6

"Waltz For A Romance (in 'A' Major)"

Instrumental

2:29

7

"O Paalanhaare"

Lata Mangeshkar, Sadhana Sargam, Udit Narayan

5:19

8

"Lagaan..... Once Upon A Time In India"

Anuradha Sriram

4:12

DVD There were two releases for the DVD. The first, as a 2-DVD set, was released on 27 May 2002 in limited regions. It contained subtitles in Arabic, English, Hebrew, Hindi, Turkish and several European languages. It is available in 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, progressive 24 FPS, widescreen and NTSC format. It carried an additional fifteen minutes of deleted scenes, filmographies and trailers.[75] The second was released as anniversary edition three-disc DVD box after six years of the theatrical release. This also included Chale Chalo which was a documentary on the making of Lagaan, a curtain raiser on the making of the soundtrack, deleted scenes, trailers, along with other collectibles.[76] After its release, it became the highest selling DVD in India beating Sholay (1975).[4]

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Merchandise In the anniversary DVD edition, a National Film Award-winning documentary, Chale Chalo - the lunacy of film making, 11 collector cards, a collectible Lagaan coin embossed with the character of Bhuvan, a 35 mm cinemascope filmstrip hand-cut from the movie's filmstrip were bundled with the film.[76] A comic book, Lagaan: The Story, along with two coloring books, a mask book and a cricket board game were subsequently released to the commercial market. The comic book, available in English and Hindi, was targeted for children between the ages of six and 14. At the book's launch, Aamir Khan said that they were keen to turn the film into a comic strip during the pre-production phase itself.[77] [78] The cricket bat that Bhuvan used to score the winning runs in the film was auctioned for 6 million Pakistani rupees as a fund raiser for a cancer hospital in Lahore, Pakistan.[79] In March 2002, a book titled The spirit of Lagaan - The extraordinary story of the creators of a classic was published. It covers the making of the film, describing in detail about the setbacks and obstacles that the crew faced while developing the film from concept to its release. [80]

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Further reading • Bhatkal, Satyajit (March 2002). The spirit of Lagaan. Mumbai: Popular Prakshan. pp. 243. ISBN 8179910032.

External links • Lagaan (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169102/) at the Internet Movie Database • Lagaan (http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/6793/index.html) at Bollywood Hungama

Dil Chahta Hai Dil Chahta Hai

Directed by

Farhan Akhtar

Produced by

Ritesh Sidhwani Pravin Talreja (co-producer)

Screenplay by

Farhan Akhtar Kassim Jagmagia

Starring

Aamir Khan Saif Ali Khan Akshaye Khanna Preity Zinta Dimple Kapadia Sonali Kulkarni

Music by

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Cinematography Ravi K. Chandran Editing by

A. Sreekar Prasad

Distributed by

Excel Entertainment

Release date(s)

24 July 2001

Running time

184 minutes

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Gross revenue

INR 200,000,000 (estimated)

Dil Chahta Hai (Hindī: दिल चाहता है, English: The Heart Desires, but billed as Do Your Thing) is a 2001 Indian film starring Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia. The first film written and directed by Farhan Akhtar, it is set in modern-day urban Mumbai and focuses on a major period of transition in the lives of three young friends.

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The film was critically acclaimed, winning that year's National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. It was also a commercial success, though it performed better in the urban areas of the country compared to the rural areas, which was attributed by critics to the city-oriented lifestyle depicted in the movie in which all the characters are, without exception, from rich or upper-middle-class families.[1]

Plot The movie is based on writer-director Farhan Akhtar's diaries on his trips to Goa, his 1996 month-and-a-half long stay at New York, and a storyline narrated to him by a friend.[2] It tells the story of three friends graduating from college and transitioning into life as adults. Each individual has a different perspective of life and love in particular. Akash (Aamir Khan) does not believe in love, so he does not keep girlfriends for more than two weeks. Sameer (Saif Ali Khan) is a genial, well-meaning, desperately romantic but confused guy who is prone to romantic infatuations and believes to have found true love whenever he gets attracted to a girl. Siddharth (Akshaye Khanna), or Sid, an artist by profession and the most mature of the three, is not interested in trivial romances and is dedicated to his work. Akash, who is not only a cad in his personal life (breaking hearts, proposing to a girl named Shalini (Preity Zinta) in jest) but also a mischief-maker in his friends' lives, craftily engineers a breakup between Sameer and his girlfriend. He then plans a vacation trip to the beaches of Goa.

Friends Sid (Akshaye Khanna), Sameer (Saif Ali Khan) and Akash (Aamir Khan) at their graduation party

Sameer predictably "falls in love" in Goa with a pretty Swiss girl, a story that ends in disaster. He returns home to find that his parents have arranged a meeting with a potential marriage prospect. He resists at first as he does not want an arranged marriage, but the moment he sees the girl, Pooja (Sonali Kulkarni), he realises that she is 'the one'. Unfortunately, she is already in a relationship with someone else and Sameer has to be content with just being her friend.

Sid, in the meantime, befriends and eventually falls in love with Tara (Dimple Kapadia), an older divorcee and alcoholic, who had moved into a nearby house and shares his love for art. He decides to keep it from her, suppressing all hopes of a relationship as he knows that she, like most other people in society, would consider this scandalous. When his family and friends start finding out, everything goes wrong. Sid's mother is horrified and wrongly accuses Tara of having led Sid on. Akash makes fun of Sid's true intentions and his offensive remarks create a rift in their friendship. Tara hears that Sid has quarrelled with friends and family because of her and feeling that she has ruined his life, refuses to see him. Akash, on the other hand, is also experiencing romantic upheaval. His parents send him to Sydney, Australia to work for the family business. On the flight, he meets Shalini again. He apologises for his earlier prank and asks her to show him around the new city. Even though Shalini is engaged to marry someone else, she finds herself agreeing and they both, eventually, start to feel a certain "something". She tries to find out how he feels, but he holds back. She then leaves for India to marry Rohit, her fiancé. Akash lets her go, then realizes that he can't live without her and returns to India to win her back. He proposes to her a day before her wedding and she accepts with the blessing of Rohit's parents. Rohit tries to resist but is helpless with his parents' decision and Shalini's true love for Akash. Meanwhile, Sameer and Pooja start going out after she breaks up with her boyfriend, and Sameer plans on proposing marriage soon. Tara is hospitalized with liver cirrhosis and dies with Sid at her bedside. Sid and Akash reconcile (with a little help from Sameer) and two years after their first Goa trip, the three friends regroup in Goa where Sid meets a girl. They share a smile and Sid realises that life goes on.

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Cast • Aamir Khan as Akash Malhotra • Saif Ali Khan as Sameer • Akshaye Khanna as Siddharth "Sid" Sinha • Preity Zinta as Shalini • Sonali Kulkarni as Pooja • Dimple Kapadia as Tara Jaiswal • Ayub Khan as Rohit • Suhasini Mulay as Sid's Mother • Rajat Kapoor as Mahesh

Aamir Khan as Akash and Preity Zinta as Shalini

• Samantha Treymane as Deepa • Suchitra Pillai as Priya • Azad Dadarkar as Subodh aka Time Table • Rakesh Pandey as Rohit's Father • Ahmed Khan as A K Malhotra, Akash's father • Mandala Tayde as the girl at the fort

Soundtrack Dil Chahta Hai

Soundtrack album by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Released

22 June 2001 (India)

Genre

Film soundtrack

Label

T-Series Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy chronology

Aalavandhan 2001

Dil Chahta Hai 2001

Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? 2001

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy composed most of the film's songs and Javed Akhtar wrote the lyrics. They wrote the soundtrack in ten days and recorded the songs over a three-week period.[3]

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Track #

Song

Singer(s)

Duration

1

"Dil Chahta Hai"

Shankar Mahadevan

5:11

2

"Jaane Kyon"

Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik

4:49

3

"Woh Ladki Hai Kahan"

Shaan, Kavita Krishnamurthy

5:06

4

"Kaisi Hai Yeh Ruth"

Srinivas

5:29

5

"Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe"

Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, KK

5:46

6

"Aakash's Love Theme"

Instrumental (Composed by Mike Harvey)

2:10

7

"Tanhayee"

Sonu Nigam

6:10

8

"Dil Chahta Hai (Reprise)" Shankar Mahadevan

4:18

9

"Rockin Goa"

2:06

chorus

The soundtrack of the movie was a stand alone success and is considered to be one of the best works of the trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.

Production Farhan Akhtar began work on the film's script in 1998; the relationship of the characters Akash and Shalini was based on a similar experience of one of Akhtar's friends.[3] Other parts of the film were adapted from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.[4] Aamir Khan was initially offered the role of Sid, but he elected to play the role of Akash, for which he grew a goatee. Abhishek Bachchan was also offered the role of Sid in the film. After he turned it down, Akshaye Khanna accepted the part. Akhtar convinced actress Dimple Kapadia to come out of retirement to play the role of divorcée Tara Jaiswal. After 15 months of extensive pre-production, the film was shot over a four month period in Mumbai and Sydney, Australia.[3] The film's style extended to the music and its picturisation in the movie. One song sequence recapitulates, and to some extent, parodies Bollywood song-and-dance history. Other songs drop the usual dance accompaniment — one song depicts an argument between two protagonists through the song's lyrics, another establishes the character's state of mind through a moody photo collage, while yet another imagines the beautiful and idealised world of an artist in love through a song inside a painting. There is also an extended opera sequence at the Sydney Opera House, which was exclusively commissioned for the film.[3]

Reception The film received praise from critics for portraying contemporary Indian youth as cosmopolitan and urban. The characters are depicted as upper-class with lavish houses and designer clothes. They attend art exhibitions and performances of Western opera, and travel overseas as a matter of course. Some critics opined that the film did not perform well in the non-urban areas because the lifestyle depicted in the movie was too city-oriented.[1] The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India, the Palm Springs International Film Festival and the Austin Film Festival.[5] [6] [7]

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Awards The awards won are highlighted in bold.

National Film Awards • 2002: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi

2002 Filmfare Awards The film was nominated for thirteen Filmfare Awards. The awards it won and nominated for are listed below• • • • • • • • • • • • •

Best Supporting Actor - (Akshaye Khanna) Best Comedian - (Saif Ali Khan) Critics Award Best Movie - (Farhan Akhtar) Best Screenplay - (Farhan Akhtar) Best Choreography - (Farah Khan) Best Editing - (A. Sreekar Prasad) RD Burman Award for New Music Talent - (Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy) Best Actor - Aamir Khan Best Movie - Farhan Akhtar Best Director - Farhan Akhtar Best Music Director - Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Best Male Playback - Shaan, "Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe" Best Female Playback - Alka Yagnik, "Jaane Kyon"

IIFA • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Best Choreographer - Farah Khan Best Sound Recording - Vijay Benegal Best Supporting Actor - Saif Ali Khan Best Actor (Male) - Aamir Khan Best Supporting Actor - Akshaye Khanna Best Actor (Female) - Preity Zinta Best Picture Best Story - Farhan Akhtar Best Direction - Farhan Akhtar Best Female Playback Singer - Alka Yagnik for Jaane Kyun Best Lyrics - Javed Akhtar for Jaane Kyon Best Male Playback Singer - Srinivas for Kaisa Hai Ye Ruth Best Music Director - Shankar Ehsaan Loy

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Best Choreographer - Farah Khan Best Dialogue - Farhan Akhtar Best Lyrics - Javed Akhtar Best Music Director - Shankar Ehsaan Loy Best Playback Singer Male - Sonu Nigam for Tanhayee Best Special Effect - Beeps Best Supporting Actor - Saif Ali Khan Best Actor - Aamir Khan Best Art Direction - Suzanne Caplan Merwanji Best Background Score - Shankar Ehsaan Loy Best Cinematography - Ravi K Chandran Best Director - Farhan Akhtar Best Editing - A Srikar Prasad Best Film Best Male Playback Singer - Srinivas for Kaisa Hai Ye Ruth Best Screenplay - Farhan Akhtar Best Supporting Actor - Akshaye Khanna

Zee Cine Awards • • • • • • • • • • • •

Best Debut Director - Farhan Akhtar Best Supporting Actor - Akshaye Khanna Best Actor - Aamir Khan Best Director - Farhan Akhtar Best Film Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar Best Music Director - Shankar Ehsaan Loy Best Male Playback Singer - Shankar Mahadevan for Dil Chahta Hai Best Male Playback Singer - Sonu Nigam for Tanhayee Best Story - Farhan Akhtar Best Supporting Actor (Male) - Akshaye Khanna Best Supporting Actor (Female) - Dimple Kapadia

Others • Best Actor Critic's Award at Bollywood Movie Awards - Aamir Khan • Best Actor in a Comic Role at Bollywood Movie Awards - Saif Ali Khan • Best Male Playback Singer at Bollywood Music Awards - Sonu Nigam for Tanhayee

References [1] Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Encyclopaedia Britannica (India) Pvt Ltd.. p. 128. ISBN 81-7991-066-0. [2] The storyline was used for Akash's character, played by Aamir Khan. Farhan Akhtar tells it like it is (http:/ / specials. rediff. com/ movies/ 2002/ sep/ 23farh. htm) Rediff.com , Movies, 23 September 2002. [3] Bhattacharya, Roshmila (23 August 2002). "Heart Copy" (http:/ / www. screenindia. com/ old/ 20020823/ fspe1. html). Screen. . Retrieved 3 July 2009. [4] Ramesh, Randeep (29 July 2006). "A matter of caste as Bollywood embraces the Bard" (http:/ / www. guardian. co. uk/ world/ 2006/ jul/ 29/ books. filmnews). Guardian. . Retrieved 5 April 2011.

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External links • Dil Chahta Hai (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292490/) at the Internet Movie Database

Mangal Pandey: The Rising Mangal Pandey - The Rising

Theatrical release poster Directed by

Ketan Mehta

Produced by

Bobby Bedi Ketan Mehta Deepa Sahi

Screenplay by

Farrukh Dhondy

Story by

Farrukh Dhondy

Narrated by

Om Puri

Starring

Aamir Khan Rani Mukerji Toby Stephens Coral Beed Ameesha Patel Kirron Kher

Music by

A. R. Rahman

Cinematography Himman Dhamija Editing by

A. Sreekar Prasad

Distributed by

Kaleidoscope Entertainment Tfk Films INOX Leisure Limited

Release date(s)

August 12, 2005

Running time

151 mins

Country Language

 India

Hindi / English

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Rs. 330M (estimated)

Gross revenue

$8,142,076,

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Approx Rs.380M

Mangal Pandey: The Rising (Indian title) or The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (international title) (released in India on 12 August 2005) is an Indian movie based on the life of Mangal Pandey, an Indian soldier who is known for his role in India's First War of Independence. It is directed by Ketan Mehta, produced by Bobby Bedi, and with a screenplay by Farrukh Dhondy. Aamir Khan plays the lead role of Mangal Pandey who was a Sepoy whose actions helped spark the Indian rebellion of 1857. The rebellion is also known as "The First War of Indian Independence", "The Sepoy Mutiny" or "The Sepoy Rebellion".

Plot The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey (Aamir Khan) is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his British commanding officer, William Gordon (portrayed by Toby Stephens). Gordon is indebted to Pandey and a strong friendship develops between them, transcending both rank and race. Gordon rescues a young widow, Jwala (Ameesha Patel), from committing Sati (the act of following her deceased husband on to the funeral pyre). Afterwards, he falls in love with her. Meanwhile, Heera (Rani Mukerji) has been sold into prostitution, to work for Lol Bibi (Kirron Kher). There is a spark of attraction between her and Pandey and a liaison follows. Gordon and Pandey's friendship is challenged following the introduction of a new rifle, the Enfield rifled musket. In reality as in the film, rumors began to spread among the sepoys that the paper cartridges that held the powder and ball for the rifle were greased with either pig fat or beef tallow. Since the process of loading the cartridge required the soldier to bite the cartridge open to pour in the loose powder, the soldiers believed that the process would require them to consume pork or beef - an act abhorrent concept to Muslim and Hindu soldiers, respectively, for religious reasons.[2] In the film, Gordon investigates, and is told to assure Pandey that the cartridges are free from pollution. Demonstrating his total trust in Gordon, Mangal bites the cartridge. But Pandey soon discovers that the cartridges really are greased by animal fat. The rumour of this imposed pollution is the spark that ignites the powder keg of resentment in the country. Mutiny breaks out, led by Pandey. At one point Pandey and Gordon become involved in direct hand-to-hand combat as the latter tries to dissuade the sepoy from what he believes to be a futile exercise that will lead to only death. Pandey is captured and executed, despite the protestations of Gordon, who reasons that Pandey will be revered as a martyr and that his legacy will cause more uprising. This turns out to be correct, as the film closes to scenes of nationwide revolt against British rule. The film ends with a montage of drawings of the historical rebellion and the narrator describes the progress of the Indian independence movement over the next century. The montage ends with documentary footage of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi leading the Indian National Congress during peaceful protests against British rule in the 1940s, eventually forcing an end to colonialism in the subcontinent.

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Cast Actor/Actress

Role

Aamir Khan

Mangal Pandey

Rani Mukerji

Heera

Toby Stephens

Captain William Gordon

Coral Beed

Emily Kent

Ameesha Patel

Jwala

Kirron Kher

Lol Bibi

Om Puri

Narrator

Ben Nealon

Hewson

Habib Tanveer

Bahadur Shah Zafar

Varsha Usgaonkar Rani Laxmibai Kenneth Cranham Kent Tom Alter

Watson

Mukesh Tiwari

Bakht Khan

Shahbaaz Khan

Azimullah

Amin Hajee

Vir Singh

Disha Vakani

Yasmin

Release Box office The film had a successful start at the Indian box office, grossing Rs 172,000,000 in its opening week.[3] The film grossed $954,000 at the U.S box office and a further $7,187,000 at foreign markets for a worldwide total of $8,142,076.[1] It became average grosser overall.[4]

Critical reception Upon its release, the film received positive reviews receiving a 90% rating from noted critics meaning "fresh" at Rotten Tomatoes. Film critic Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film a rating of four stars of five saying that the film is "A genuine attempt at bringing alive a great hero on celluloid, the film will only bring pride and prestige in the domestic market as well as on the international platform."[5] Derek Elley of Variety commented, "This is the classic structure of all the best historical epics, and though the film employs recognizable Bollywood trademarks, helmer Mehta's approach is more "Western" in its rhythms, pacing and avoidance of Asian melodrama. Musical set pieces are more integrated into the action, and the focus is kept tightly on the Gordon-Pandey relationship."[6] Film Scholar Omer Mozaffar of RogerEbert.com commented that this film is a study in imperialism and sensitivity, comparing the issue of the rifle grease to the 1992 Los Angeles riots and the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. The inciting event that leads to the Rising could have been avoided or quickly rectified. However, in the context of the situation, it was a larger issue of unrest due to negligent power brokers.[7]

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Criticism In India, the Bhartiya Janata Party demanded a ban on the film, accusing it of showing falsehood and indulging in character assassination of Mangal Pandey. As an example, the BJP spokesman stated that the film shows Mangal Pandey visiting the house of a prostitute.[8] The Samajwadi Party leader Uday Pratap Singh called in the Rajya Sabha for the movie to be banned for its "inaccurate portrayal" of Pandey.[9] The Uttar Pradesh government criticised the film for "distortion" of historical facts, and considered banning it.[10] Protestors in Ballia district, of which the historical Pandey had been a native, damaged a shop selling cassettes and CDs of the film, stalled a goods train on its way to Chapra (Bihar), and staged a sit-in on the Ballia-Barriya highway.[10]

Soundtrack Mangal Pandey: The Rising Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman Released

15 July 2005 (India)

Recorded

Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios

Genre

Feature film soundtrack

Label

YRF Music

Producer

Bobby Bedi Professional reviews

•

Bollywood Hungama

link

[11]

A. R. Rahman chronology

Bose (2005)

Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005)

Anbe Aaruyire (2005)

The music of the movie was scored by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar. No. Title

Singers

Length

1. "Al Maddath Maula"

A. R. Rahman, Kailash Kher, Murtuza Khan, Kadir

05:55

2. "Holi Re"

Aamir Khan, Udit Narayan, Madhushree, Srinivas, Chinmayee

04:51

3. "Main Vari Vari"

Kavita Krishnamurthy, Reena Bhardwaj

04:51

4. "Mangal Mangal"

Kailash Kher

02:29

5. "Mangal Mangal - Aatma" Kailash Kher

04:19

6. "Mangal Mangal - Agni"

Kailash Kher

02:25

7. "Rasiya"

Richa Sharma, Bonnie Chakraborty

05:55

8. "Takey Takey"

Sukhwinder Singh, Kailash Kher, Kartick Das Baul

04:31

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References [1] http:/ / www. boxofficemojo. com/ movies/ ?id=mangalpandey. htm [2] W. and R. Chambers (1891). Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (http:/ / books. google. com/ books?id=vUJMAAAAMAAJ). 8. p. 719. . [3] http:/ / www. apunkachoice. com/ scoop/ bollywood/ 20050816-3. html [4] http:/ / www. boxofficeindia. com/ 2005. htm [5] http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ movies/ review/ 7350/ index. html [6] Elley, Derek (4 August 2005). "The Rising: Ballad Of Mangal Pandey Movie Review" (http:/ / www. variety. com/ review/ VE1117927824. html?categoryid=31& cs=1). Variety. . [7] By, Uploaded. Chicago Sun-Times. http:/ / blogs. suntimes. com/ foreignc/ 2010/ 02/ we-are-all-untouchables-a-bollywood-ballad. html. [8] "BJP demands ban on Mangal Pandey" (http:/ / www. expressindia. com/ news/ fullstory. php?newsid=52577). Indian Express. 11 August 2005. . Retrieved 2007-11-29. [9] "Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Bulletin, Part I, 205th session, Special Mentions (2-02 p.m.)" (http:/ / rajyasabha. nic. in/ bul1/ 205/ 18082005. htm). Government of India. 18 August 2005. . Retrieved 2007-11-29. [10] "UP govt to consider ban on 'Mangal Pandey'" (http:/ / www. rediff. com/ news/ 2005/ aug/ 14mangal. htm). Indian Express. 11 August 2005. . Retrieved 2007-11-29. [11] http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ movies/ musicreview/ 7350/ index. html

External links • Official Site (http://mangal-pandey.com/) • Mangal Pandey: The Rising (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10005643-rising/?critic=all/) at Rotten Tomatoes • Mangal Pandey: The Rising (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mangalpandey.htm) at Box Office Mojo • Mangal Pandey: The Rising (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346457/) at the Internet Movie Database • Streamed songs of movie (http://www.filmimusic.com/bollywood/categories.php?cat_id=461)

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Rang De Basanti Rang De Basanti

Promotional poster for the film Directed by

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Produced by

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Ronnie Screwvala

Written by

Kamlesh Pandey (story) Renzil D'Silva (screenplay) Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (screenplay) Prasoon Joshi (dialogue)

Starring

Aamir Khan R. Madhavan Sharman Joshi Soha Ali Khan Waheeda Rehman Siddharth Narayan Kunal Kapoor Atul Kulkarni Alice Patten

Music by

A. R. Rahman Prasoon Joshi (lyrics)

Cinematography Binod Pradhan Editing by

P. S. Bharathi

Distributed by

UTV Motion Pictures

Release date(s)

26 January 2006

Running time

157 minutes

Country

India

Language

Hindi, English, Punjabi

Budget

Rs. 25 crore (approximately US$5.5 million)

Gross revenue

Rs. 136 crore (approximately US$30 million)

Rang De Basanti (Hindi: रंग दे बसंती Raṅg De Basantī, IPA: [ˈrəŋɡ d̪eː bəˈsənt̪i]; English translation: Paint It Saffron[1] ) is a 2006 Indian drama film written and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. It features an ensemble cast comprising Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Madhavan, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth Narayan, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni and British actress Alice Patten in the lead roles. Made on a budget of Rs. 250 million (US$5.5 million), the film was shot in and around New Delhi.

Rang De Basanti The story is about a British documentary filmmaker who is determined to make a film on Indian freedom fighters based on diary entries by her grandfather, a former officer of the British Indian Army. Upon arriving in India, she asks a group of five young men to act in her film. They agree, but after they begin filming a friend of theirs is killed in a fighter aircraft crash, with government corruption appearing to be the root cause of the incident. This event radicalizes them from being carefree to passion-driven individuals who are determined to avenge his death. The film's release faced stiff resistance from the Indian Defence Ministry and the Animal Welfare Board due to parts of the film that depicted the use of MiG-21 fighter aircraft and a banned Indian horse race respectively. The film was released globally on 26 January 2006 and subsequently was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2006 BAFTA Awards. Rang De Basanti also was chosen as India's official entry for the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category, though it did not ultimately yield a nomination for either award. A. R. Rahman's soundtrack, which earned positive reviews, had two of its tracks considered for the Academy Award nomination. The film was not only well-received by critics and audiences for its production values, but also had a noticeable influence on Indian society. In India, the film did well at many of the Bollywood awards ceremonies, including a win for Best Movie at the Filmfare Awards.

Plot Struggling British filmmaker Sue McKinley (Alice Patten) comes across the diary of her grandfather, Mr. McKinley (Steven Mackintosh), who served as a jailer in the Imperial Police during the Indian independence movement. Through the diary, she learns about the story of five freedom fighters who were active in the movement: Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, Ashfaqulla Khan, and Ram Prasad Bismil. Mc. kinley, in his diary states that he had met two type of people in his life, the first one... who died without uttering a sound and the second kind ... who died with lots of anguish.. crying over their deaths...Mc. Kinley reveals that it was then that he met with the third kind... Having decided to make a film about the revolutionaries, Sue travels to India. With the help of her friend, Sonia (Soha Ali Khan), Sue initially casts four young men, Daljit "DJ" (Aamir Khan), Karan Singhania (Siddharth Narayan), Aslam (Kunal Kapoor) and Sukhi (Sharman Joshi), to portray as the revolutionaries. Though they are not enthusiastic at the idea of acting in a film about the independence movement, Sue eventually manages to convince them. Laxman Pandey (Atul Kulkarni), a political party activist, joins the cast later, despite initially being unpopular due to his anti-Muslim beliefs and contempt for Aslam, a Muslim. In the process of filming, the idealism of India’s revolutionary heroes seeps into the protagonists. They gradually begin to realize that their own lives are quite similar to the characters they portray in Sue's film and that the state of affairs that once plagued the revolutionaries continues to torment their generation. Meanwhile, Ajay Singh Rathod (R. Madhavan), a Flight Lieutenant in the Indian Air Force who is Sonia's fiancé, is killed when his flight crashes. The government proclaims that the crash was caused by pilot error and closes the investigation. Knowing that Rathod was an ace pilot, Sonia and her friends do not accept the official explanation. Instead, they claim that he sacrificed his life to save hundreds of other lives that would have been lost had he ejected from the aircraft and left the aircraft to crash into a populous city. They investigate and learn that the crash was due to a corrupt defence minister (Mohan Agashe), who had signed a contract exchanging cheap and illegal MiG-21 aircraft spare parts for a personal favour. To their surprise, they also learn that the key person who was responsible for organizing the deal was Karan's father, Rajnath Singhania (Anupam Kher). Angered by the situation, the group and their supporters decide to protest peacefully at India Gate, a war memorial in New Delhi. Police forcefully break up their protest using batons; in the process, Rathod's mother (Waheeda Rehman) is severely hurt and she slips into a coma. DJ, Karan, Aslam, Sukhi, and Laxman decide that they must emulate the early freedom fighters and resort to violence to achieve justice. As a result, they kill the defence minister to avenge Rathod's death, while Karan murders his father for his corrupt actions. The minister is reported to have been killed by terrorists and is hailed as a martyr by the media. To bring forth their intentions behind the killings, the five of

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Production Development Rakeysh Mehra took seven years to research and develop the story, including three to write the script.[2] While some raised doubts about his morale following the failure of his last film, Aks, at the box office, he retorted by saying that it would not affect him at all.[3] He added that not only did his storytelling technique improve, but past mistakes also had helped him improve his filmmaking abilities.[4] Development of Rang De Basanti originated with several ideas Mehra came up with early on but later dropped or greatly evolved into new directions. One of these involved a group of youngsters who worked in an automobile repair shop, while another was about the life of Bhagat Singh, an Indian freedom revolutionary.[4] During this time, he personally conducted a survey with a group of youths in New Delhi and Mumbai about the Indian revolutionaries he was planning on depicting, which indicated that many of children did not recognize the names of some of the most prominent revolutionaries. This led Mehra to believe that the sense of "patriotism had blurred" in the young generation.[4] Because of this, he dropped his original plans in favor of a new idea in which a British documentary filmmaker on a visit to India realizes that the local "kids are more Western than her".[4] This new story, which eventually formed the basis for Rang De Basanti's script, was influenced by Mehra's upbringing, youth and experiences over the years,[2] including his desire to join the Indian Air Force while in school, as well as his recollections of listening to Independence Day speeches and watching patriotic films such as [4] Mother India. Although Mehra denies that the film is autobiographical, he confessed that the character sketches were loosely inspired by himself and his friends. Mehra approached Angad Paul after having been impressed with his production work on British films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. Paul, who was keen to work in India, liked Mehra's story, and agreed to produce the film,[5] bringing with him David Reid and Adam Bohling as executive producers. Despite having no prior knowledge of Hindi cinema, Reid and Bohling's belief in the script was strong enough that they each were willing to work at half their normal rate.[6] While it was originally suggested that two different language versions of the film would be made concurrently, in English (as Paint it Yellow) and Hindi,[3] [7] the plans for an English version were dropped during development. Mehra believed that English language version felt alien and that "one can tell a film in just one language".[4] After the English version was dropped, the writer Kamlesh Pandey was brought on board to pen the first draft of the film in Hindi,[4] marking the start of his screenwriting career.[8] Thereafter Mehra

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Rang De Basanti and co-writer Rensil D’Silva took over the script, working on it for about two years.[4] Prasoon Joshi, the film's lyricist, also worked on the dialogue for the film, marking his first venture into screenwriting.[9] The film suffered a significant setback when one of the initial producers ultimately failed to contribute any funds towards the film; the shortfall left production looking uncertain just two months away from the beginning of principal photography. However, after Aamir Khan agreed to act in the film, Mehra approached Ronnie Screwvala of UTV Motion Pictures with the script.[4] Screwvala, who supported Mehra from the beginning of the film's production, had faith in the film,[10] reasoning that in historical films, "the treatment and execution is very different from regular masala fare",[11] and that such films "find favour with the audience owing to their elaborate sets and period costumes".[11] The film's budget was reported as Rs. 250 million (approximately US$5.5 million),[6] and despite going a little over the initially planned budget, Mehra did not have any serious disagreements with UTV.[4]

Casting Aamir Khan agreed to act in the film immediately after reading Mehra's script.[6] Mehra described his character as a simple man with a strong sense of integrity and dignity.[5] Khan, who would turn 40 during the film shoot, lost about 10 kilograms (22 lb) with a strict diet and exercise regime in order to more convincingly depict a man in his late twenties.[6] Atul Kulkarni and Kunal Kapoor were publicly attached to the film by the time it was officially announced;[5] Kapoor had been the assistant director to Mehra during the filming of Aks, and therefore was already familiar with the material Mehra had been developing.[12] Mehra gave Kulkarni biographies of Ram Prasad Bismil as

preparation, including Bismil's autobiography.[13] Early rumors indicated that actors Arjun Rampal and Arjan Bajwa would be amongst the male leads,[14] [15] but these roles ultimately were filled by Sharman Joshi, Siddharth Narayan and R. Madhavan. The film marked Siddharth's Bollywood debut, following on the success of his Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. Having previously worked as an assistant director, Siddharth praised Mehra as being "by far the most ambitious technical filmmaker in Indian cinema".[16] Madhavan, despite being a well-known Tamil cinema actor, took the smaller role of a fighter aircraft pilot because he was convinced of the film's potential and wanted to be a part of it.[17] Om Puri also appears in a two-scene cameo as Aslam's staunch Muslim father. Soha Ali Khan and Alice Patten immediately became Mehra's clear favorites for each of their roles during casting,[18] which led to Patten flying to Mumbai for a screen test with the entire cast. She was informed that she had won the documentary filmmaker role after she returned home to the United Kingdom.[19] Soha, portraying the pilot's fiancée, also was filming Rituparna Ghosh's Antarmahal and David Dhawan's comedy Shaadi No. 1 concurrently with her work in Rang De Basanti. In particular, the demands of her emotional scenes in Antarmahal often left her exhausted, thus requiring "a lot of personal overhauling" to ensure that her performance in Rang De Basanti was unaffected.[20] During filming, reports indicated that co-stars Siddharth and Soha had become romantically involved with each other.[21] Alongside the two lead actresses, Lakh Tandon played the role of Amir's Grand Father and Kirron Kher played the mother of Khan's character.

Filming The film, which was shot in New Delhi, Mumbai, Rajasthan and Punjab,[22] was officially launched at a hotel on 1 February 2005.[23] When shooting began, Mehra made an announcement to his crew saying that they would enjoy their holiday only in July.[6] Instead of filming at the actual locations from the script, other locations were selected for picturisation. One such scene is where Soha Ali Khan is filmed at the India Habitat Center that masquerades as the University of Delhi. On similar lines, New Delhi's Modern School at Barakhamba Road served as the location for all the scenes pertinent to All India Radio station, which is shown to be stormed by the youngsters in the film.[24] The Delhi Tourism department was happy to encourage filming in the city if it helped promote tourism, though any filming near India Gate was prohibited due to the ensuing bureaucratic paperwork.[24] Similar issues with bureaucracy were faced by Mehra while filming at the Jaipur Fort. To use a historical location for filming, they had to seek permissions of seven

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Rang De Basanti different officials ranging from the local police to the Archaeological Survey of India office.[25] Nahargarh Fort, which oversees the city of Jaipur, was another such historical location where one of the songs was filmed.[26] Besides these locations, the filming was also done at Amritsar's Golden Temple. For Aamir Khan, a Muslim by belief, it was for the first time that he was playing a North Indian Punjabi character and hence it took him some time to get the right dialect and diction.[27] While speaking about his experience of visiting the temple for the first time, he said: It's one of the most peaceful places I've been to. As you enter the place there's a certain serenity that surrounds you. I really enjoyed being there. The first shot we took was of our feet entering the water just as you pass the doorway of the temple. The water was cold but it was great![27] Once the locations were finalized, the team of Lovleen Bains and Arjun Bhasin was chosen for designing the look of the film. Bhasin had previously worked on Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) and Dil Chahta Hai (2001), the latter of which featured Aamir Khan, and he was referred to Mehra by Khan due to their previous association. Since the film's plot focused on men in their late twenties, Bhasin designed their look accordingly. Although he was responsible for Khan's rebellious look, Sharman Joshi's (who played Sukhi) lovable persona or Madhavan's dignified appearance, Bhasin credited Bains for her major contributions to the film.[28] Khan's hair was styled by Avan Contractor, who came up with soft curls falling over Khan's forehead. This new look, which took Contractor one hour to come up with, surprised the audience at the film's launch.[23] In post-production, the visual effects were handled by Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Labs. The military aircraft they created for the film was so realistic that the Indian Air Force called to check the producer's permission of using an actual MiG-21.[29]

Music The soundtrack of Rang De Basanti, which was released by Sony BMG, featured music composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics penned by Prasoon Joshi and Blaaze, an India-based rapper.[30] [31] From the film's announcement in April 2005, Rahman was slated to compose the music.[5] In a press conference with pop singer Nelly Furtado, he said that she was to originally have featured on the soundtrack, although this was ultimately prevented from happening due to a change in producers and other factors.[32] Aamir Khan, with his knowledge of Hindi and Urdu,[33] worked with Rahman and Joshi for the film's soundtrack.[22] In addition, Mehra and Rahman chose him to sing for one of the songs.[34] Joshi, one of the lyricists, was impressed with the director, Rakeysh Mehra, who was ready to adjust to his style of writing as well as his creativity.[30] Confessing that the film's soundtrack was his favorite out of all his previous works, Joshi felt that it "was a wonderful experience getting to know the mindset of today’s youth and to pen down their feelings".[35] Speaking about one of his songs, "Luka Chuppi", in which veteran Lata Mangeshkar sang with Rahman,[22] Joshi said that it was developed while discussing with Rahman the scene about a mother losing her son. Joshi wrote the lyrics about the mother and son playing hide-and-seek with the sad reality of the son being hidden [36] He confessed to have been in tears while Mangeshkar was singing the song.[37] The soundtrack won the forever. Filmfare Best Music Director Award,[38] and had two of its tracks, Khalbali and Luka Chuppi, considered for an Academy Award for Best Original Song nomination.[37] While discussing typical Bollywood soundtracks, Nilanjana Bhattacharjya, a professor of music at Colorado College noted that Rahman integrated traditional Punjabi cultural elements within his music for this soundtrack. Regionally defined elements such as a woman's prayer at the Sikh Gurudwara (Golden Temple) and the bhangra harvest dance are incorporated alongside more contemporary, global styles such as hard rock and hip hop to depict the cosmopolitan lifestyle of the youngsters in the film.[39]

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Release Rang De Basanti received its world premiere on 26 January 2006, with high expectations that it would be a success with western audiences,[40] though it also faced ire from several organizations because of certain controversial scenes. The film contained scenes of a MiG-21, a controversial aircraft in the Indian Air Force, which has a long history of fatal accidents in India. Promptly, the Indian Defence Ministry raised concerns, causing the Indian censor board to urge the filmmakers to seek clearance from the ministry.[41] Accordingly, Khan and Mehra screened the film for the then Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee along with other top officials from the armed forces.[] One Air Force official reportedly said that it was "not a review, but a preview".[42] After the special screening, the defence ministry did not insist on any cuts, but on their recommendation more names were added to the slide that dedicates the film to deceased MiG pilots.[43] After this clearance, the Animal Welfare Board raised objections on the use of animals in the film. Although the filmmakers had obtained a No Objection Certificate from the board officials, Maneka Gandhi, a well-known animal rights activist and member of the welfare board, found flaws in this certificate.[44] Subsequently, this certificate was revoked and with only a few days left for the world premiere, Mehra personally requested Gandhi to reconsider her objection. After another viewing, the board cleared their objection stating that the use of animals in the film was natural and justified. However, after they recommended the deletion of a 20-second scene that depicted a banned horse race conducted by the Nihang Sikhs, the filmmakers deleted this scene.[45] [46] Mrs. Kavita Gadgil whose son, late Flight Lieutenant Abhijeet Gadgil was killed when his MiG-21 fighter crashed, objected to the film's release because she believed that the film was loosely based on her son's life and the producers should have shown her the film. In response, Kamlesh Pandey, one of the writers of the film, said that the film was not inspired by Abhijeet Gadgil.[47] The film was screened at several international film festivals. In 2006, it premiered in France with the Lyon Asiexpo Film Festival,[48] the Wisconsin Film Festival[49] and the Morocco-based International Film Festival of Marrakech.[50] As a part of the publicity, the cast, visited prominent University campuses in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Pune with an intention of interacting with the students.[51] After hiring international experts for the film's publicity,[52] the marketing expenditure for the film grew to 40 percent of the total production budget of Rs. 250 million (approximately US$5.5 million). This expenditure was unprecedented in Bollywood because usually the Indian filmmakers spend only about five percent of their production budget on marketing.[53] Out of the Rs. 100 million (approximately US$2.2 million) marketing campaign, a fifth of it came from the producers while the rest was obtained through brand tie-ups and partnering.[54] Since Rahman's last musical success, Saathiya, was back in 2002, there were high expectations from the soundtrack in the media.[55] The soundtrack, first released commercially in early December 2005, generally received above average reviews.[56] [57] [58] One of the songs, Masti ki paatshaala (translation: Classroom of Fun), was voted as the "Song of the year" for 2006 by leading Indian television channels,[59] while two compositions were considered for an Academy Award nomination.[60] Before its theatrical release, the producers tied up with several top brands to help in the marketing the film. An alliance was formed with The Coca-Cola Company by releasing special edition bottles to commemorate the film's release, a first of its kind in Bollywood. Besides this, the music CDs and cassettes were co-branded with the cola company along with the launch of the sale of collectibles from the film.[61] Provogue, a well-known clothing retail chain in India, launched a special limited edition clothing merchandise targeting the youth of India.[62] Besides these, the producers collaborated with LG Group, Berger Paints, Bharti Airtel and Hindustan Petroleum.[54] The producers tied up with several media partners such as MSN India, Channel V and Radio Mirchi to further enhance their marketing efforts.[63] A video game launched by an Indian mobile content company was based on an adaptation of the film's plot.[64] In India, The Hindu reported that with audiences from the metropolitan cities turning out in large numbers, Rang De Basanti was notching up record collections in its opening week.[65] Accordingly, 55 percent of the film's revenues came from multiplexes in these cities.[66] While the opening week box-office collections from Mumbai, the home of

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Reception Critical reception Critics gave the film an overwhelmingly positive response, in particular the ensemble cast's performance and credibility. Although The Indian Express spoke positively of the cinematography and the film's story, it noted that "the message that the film carries with it tends to get diluted towards the climax.[71] Praising the film's cast for their performance and the cinematography of Binod Pradhan, Taran Ardash wrote that the film would be successful with the urban audiences.[71] The Hindustan Times summarized the film as being a "well-scripted, skilfully crafted [and] thought-provoking entertainer".[72] Saisuresh Sivaswamy of Rediff.com wrote that films like Rang De Basanti can easily get into "preachiness", but believed Mehra got his message across while avoiding this, also appreciating the music, cinematography, dialogues and art direction.[73] The Hindu credited Kamlesh Pandey for writing a story that would have been a difficult film to make, but it added by saying that the transformation of the youngsters into heroes seemed poetic. Although the screenplay, direction and the cast were also well-appreciated, the reviewer felt that Rahman's soundtrack lacked pace.[74] The film also received positive reviews from critics outside India. The review from the BBC gave it the highest possible five star rating and added that it was "an entertaining mix of romance, history and social commentary".[1] Although the San Francisco Chronicle spoke highly of the film's production values, the music and the cast, it baulks at certain flaws in the film making such as Mehra's muddled message of political assassination and poorly developed [75] Derek Elley of Variety praised the technical crew and although he positively reviewed characters and situations. A. R. Rahman's music, he said it will remain unmemorable. Despite these points, he said that "the movie remains disengaging at a personal, emotional level", thereby weakening the climax.[76] The Bloomberg website wrote positively about "the raw energy of a young cast and A. R. Rahman's splendidly rousing soundtrack".[77]

2007 Academy Awards Best Foreign Film Submission Since the film "reflected contemporary Indian reality and had cinematic excellence", it was chosen as India's official entry for the 79th Academy Awards despite stiff competition from films such as Krrish, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Omkara and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.[78] [79] While discussing if the selection committee's choice was correct, critics felt that the Academy members could have better related with Omkara, an adaptation of Shakespeare's play Othello.[72] [80] Despite these qualms and Mehra's belief that his film did not stand a chance at the Oscars,[81] the

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efforts to publicize the film in the United States began earnestly. Music composer A. R. Rahman performed several concerts across the East Coast to promote the film. Besides his efforts, producer Screwvala planned to use resources and expertise from his partners in 20th Century Fox and Walt Disney Pictures for organizing its publicity efforts.[82] When the nominations in the foreign film category did not feature this film, it sparked off debates on whether the film should have been India's entry for the Oscars. In one such debate on a television channel that involved Screwvala, the selection committee was questioned about its knowledge of the requisite artistic criteria for such award ceremonies. While one outcome of the debate was on how Omkara would have been a better choice, the other discussed the West-centric sensibilities of the Academy members. However, results from a simultaneously conducted SMS poll indicated that 62 percent felt that the film was the right choice for the Oscars.[83]

Awards and nominations Rang De Basanti received the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment in addition to awards at a number of other ceremonies. It won several awards at the annual India-based Filmfare Awards including Best Movie, Best Director, Best Music Director, Critics Best Performance - Male (Aamir Khan), Best Editing (P. S. Bharathi), Best Cinematography and RD Burman Award for New Music (Naresh Iyer) categories.[84] It also won the 2007 International Indian Film Academy awards for Best Movie, Best Supporting Actress (Soha Ali Khan), Best Screenplay (Rensil D'Silva and Rakeysh Mehra) and Best Music among other technical awards.[85] [86] Apart from these, the film won eight awards apiece at the 2006 Global Indian Film Awards[87] and 2007 Star Screen Awards,[88] and six at the 2007 Zee Cine Awards.[89] The film was also nominated for the Best Film not in English language at the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards.[90] [91]

Social influence Rang De Basanti had a noticeable impact on Indian society. A study of bloggers behavioral patterns during the first month of the film's release revealed a significant increase in public ire towards government and politicians for constantly being mired in corruption and bureaucracy and their inefficiency in providing basic amenities. Intense political discussions spurred on by the film's influence were observed in these patterns.[63] While commenting on this, writer D'Silva said that the film "has struck a chord somewhere".[92] Besides instigating political thought and discussions, it evoked social awakening for many. Some discussions rallied on how citizens should support and contribute to non-governmental organizations and exercising simple citizen duties of paying taxes and voting, while the others contemplated on how to [63] Unlike other Indian become more responsible towards the country. films with jingoistic overtones, many young Indians could relate well to the characters of this film.[93] While such reactions were observed on the Internet, youth activism took to streets to protest on public interest issues. A direct impact was on the 1999 Jessica Lall Murder Case, one of the high-profile murder cases in India. A month after the film's release, a court acquitted the main accused because of inefficient prosecution and hostile

A pictorial collage that showcases how the Indian brands have used pictorials from the film (clockwise from top: Tehelka's second anniversary magazine, a Business & Economy periodical and Amul – a dairy products manufacturer).

witnesses.[94] This sparked intense civil protests and media campaigns that sought his re-arrest. Taking cue from the scene in which the protagonists hold a silent, candlelight vigil at New Delhi's India Gate, one such group of

Rang De Basanti demonstrators carried out a similar rally to voice their protest.[95] Shortly thereafter, a survey was conducted to assess reasons for the sudden upsurge in people's social involvements. Eighteen percent of the respondents felt that movies like Rang De Basanti were the main reason behind it.[96] Another such massive youth activism was seen in the Priyadarshini Mattoo rape and murder case where similar rallies were organized in India, United States and around the world.[97] [98] Following the release of the film, another social outcry was against the introduction of reservations for socially backward classes in educational institutions. Young doctors and engineers joined hands in peaceful rallies in major cities across India.[99] Though the film was not released in the neighbouring Pakistan, it evoked similar reactions there. Inspired by the film, Pakistan's national newspaper, Jung, launched a television channel that was to focus on citizens' issues and support public awakening.[100] Reacting to these strong social reactions, actor Kunal Kapoor thought that the film was just a catalyst that presented "patriotism in a package that the youngsters understood and empathised with".[101] In the Indian media, frequent referencing of the film was evident, with many brands using pictorials from the movie.[102] In addition, the media also uses the terms "RDB" (abbreviated title of the movie) and "RDB effect" while referring to instances of public activism on matters of public interest.[63] When the 2007 University of Delhi Student Elections focused more on the important issues facing the students than in the previous years, one student referred to this as the "RDB Syndrome".[103] On similar lines, Kamal Sunavala wrote a play titled Under the Influence which focuses on a young Indian expatriate whose life changes after watching this film.[104]

Further reading • Dilip, Meghna (2008), "Rang De Basanti - Consumption, Citizenship And The Public Sphere [105]", Master of Arts Thesis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, February 2008.

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External links • Rang De Basanti (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405508/) at the Internet Movie Database • Rang De Basanti (http://www.allmovie.com/work/339565) at Allmovie • Rang De Basanti (http://www.rediff.com/movies/rangde.htm) at Rediff.com

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Fanaa (film) Fanaa

Directed by

Kunal Kohli

Produced by

Aditya Chopra Yash Chopra

Screenplay by

Shibani Bathija

Story by

Shibani Bathija

Starring

Aamir Khan Kajol Rishi Kapoor Tabu

Music by

Jatin-Lalit

Cinematography

Ravi K. Chandran

Editing by

Ritesh Soni

Distributed by

Yash Raj Films

Release date(s)

26 May 2006

Running time

169 mins

Country

India

Language

Hindi Urdu

Budget

$5.3 million

Gross revenue

$22.175 million(INT)

[1]

Fanaa (Hindi: फ़ना, Urdu: ‫ءان ف‬, English: Destroyed in love) is a 2006 Hindi romance film, starring Aamir Khan and Kajol in pivotal roles. It is directed by Kunal Kohli who previously directed Hum Tum, and is produced under Yash Raj Films. The film also stars Rishi Kapoor, Kirron Kher, Tabu, and Shruti Seth. It bears many similarities to the US film and book Eye of the Needle. Fanaa was released on 26 May 2006, in India. It was banned in the state of Gujarat due to protests against the lead actor Aamir Khan. Aamir Khan plays the role of a tourist guide in Delhi while Kajol plays a Kashmiri blind girl. The movie was the first to showcase Aamir Khan and Kajol's romantic pairing, even though they had acted together in Ishq in 1998. Many critics opined that the movie works largely due to the chemistry of the leads. Film's title is derived from Sufi term, "Fanaa" (Arabic: annihilation). Rishi Kapoor and Kiron Kher play the role of Kajol's parents. The film marked the comeback of Kajol, who was last seen in Karan Johar's film, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001).

Fanaa (film)

Plot Zooni Ali Beg (Kajol) is a blind Kashmiri girl who travels without her parents for the first time with a dance troupe to Delhi to perform in a ceremony for Independence Day. On her journey, she meets Rehan Khan (Aamir Khan), a Casanova tour guide who flirts with her. Although her friends warn Zooni about him, she cannot resist falling in love with him and he takes her on a private tour of New Delhi. They share what both seem to consider their first and only night together before she has to leave. However, on the day of her departure, Rehan slips into the train and, with the blessing of her friends, carries Zooni away, seemingly singifying the beginning of their life together. With Rehan's encouragement, Zooni undergoes surgery to reverse her blindness. Rehan leaves to pick up Zooni's parents from the train station, promising to be there when she opens her eyes. When Zooni does come out of surgery, her parents are there, but Rehan is missing. A terrible accident has occurred, seemingly orchestrated by terrorists. They bring her a scrap of cloth, which she recognizes as a sweater she'd made for Rehan, discovered amongst the debris. Rehan is presumed dead, and the mourning, guilt-ridden Zooni returns to Kashmir. Seven years later, the terrorists are about to pull off a huge strike as a part of their plan. With parts stolen from India, Pakistan and Russia, they hope to build a nuclear explosive device. This device is capable of destroying a whole city—New Delhi or Islamabad—five million people within a ten mile radius. They will use it to pressure both countries into leaving Kashmir. A critical part is missing: the detonator or electronic "trigger" device. A still-living Rehan, who had faked his death to cover up his tracks after the accident (which he had caused) is to bring in this trigger. Rehan infiltrates an Indian army unit that is taking the trigger back to Delhi to safeguard it from theft by the insurgents. During a helicopter transport in a remote area, he drugs his colleagues, steals the trigger, destroys the helicopter with a hand grenade and escapes by parachute. A key intelligence operative named Malini Tyagi (Tabu) realizes who he is, but cannot deploy forces quickly enough to stop Rehan. He is wounded by the troops, but escapes. Tyagi orders a communications blackout in the area so that he will not be able to contact the IKF. Exhausted, wounded, and incommunicado with a storm building, Rehan seeks shelter in a remote house. He is shocked to find that the house belongs to Zooni, her father, and Zooni's young son, whom she has named Rehan after his supposedly deceased father. Neither of them recognize him: Zooni had never seen Rehan, as she was blind when they met, and her father had never met him, having not come to Delhi until the day of Rehan's supposed death. The child Rehan is very taken with the man, whom he calls "the dead man" (and later, to Zooni's distress, asks if he can call him "Papa"), and the adult Rehan likewise develops an affection for the little boy. Later, Rehan admits to his identity, though he cannot explain what he has done for the seven years since they parted, or why he played dead. Nevertheless, he still loves Zooni and she eventually realizes that she too loves him, and they marry in a simple ceremony performed by her father. Soon afterward, through a TV broadcast, Zooni and her father separately discover that Rehan is the terrorist for whom a manhunt is in progress. Her father tries to stop Rehan, taking him to an Army friend's house so he can use his radio transmitter and then attempting to shoot him. Instead, Rehan, determined not to be discovered, accidentally pushes Ali off a cliff to his death, then uses the radio to contact the IKF. The IKF tell him they will send a pick-up helicopter the next morning. Then, when the army officer discovers Rehan in his home, Rehan kills him too. Zooni finds her father dead, floating by under the ice in the river near which Zooni and her son are playing. When Rehan returns home, and tells her that her father is at the army officer's house drinking rum, she suspects that Rehan killed him. She takes the trigger to the army friend's house, and upon finding the colonel dead, radios the army. Tyagi apprises her of the seriousness of the danger, and the risk to millions of lives should the IKF get the device. Before the police or army arrives, Rehan finds her, and tries to convince her to give him the "trigger" so he can give it to his grandfather, who is arriving by helicopter. He promises her that no one will actually set off the bomb ("It's just a threat") and tells her this is the only way they can have a happy future together. He refuses to listen to any of her protests or begging. Grieved, but determined to stop him, Zooni runs out of the house after him and shoots him,

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Cast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan as Rehan Quadri Kajol as Zooni Ali Beg Rishi Kapoor as Zulfikar Ali Beg Kiron Kher as Nafisa Ali Beg Tabu as Malini Tyagi Shiney Ahuja as Major Suraj Ahuja Gautami Kapoor as Ruby Lara Dutta as Zeenat Ahmad Khan as Naana Jaan Shruti Seth as Fatty Sharat Saxena as Susheel Rawat Lilette Dubey as Helen Jaspal Bhatti as Jolly Singh Vrajesh Hirjee as Balwaan Master Ali Haji as Rehan Sanaya Irani as Bobo Suresh Menon as Venkateshwar Atti Cooper Rao Satish Shah as Colonel Maan Singh Shishir Sharma as Defence Minister Salim Shah as Defence Secretary Sohrab Ardeshir as Eye Doctor Deepak Saraf as Chief Minister Puneet Vashist as Captain Ijaz Khan M Ismail as Taxi Driver Savita Bhatti

Reception The film has grossed $22,175,908 worldwide.[1] In India the film grossed $17.7m, $187,187 from Australia, $2,18m from the British market and $2,105,352 from the US market. On release, the film broke almost all previous records and became instant blockbuster. The direction of the movie received mixed but mostly positive reviews from critics. The critics however generally agreed on the performances of the main actors, Aamir Khan and Kajol, as well as their chemistry. the film is now considered classic by filmwallahs.[2] [3] [4]

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Filming locations The film was originally planned to be shot in Kashmir before the lead actress backed out due to the continuing insurgency in that region. The director chose to move the Kashmir segment to the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland, which also provides suitably snowy and mountainous terrain. It was filmed at certain historical locations in Delhi including the Red Fort, Jantar Mantar, Qutub Minar, Purana Qila and Lodhi Gardens.[5]

Controversy Aamir Khan while promoting his film in Gujarat made some comments regarding the Gujarat chief minister's handling of the Narmada Dam and the necessity to rehabilitate the displaced villagers.[6] [7] These comments were met with outrage from political parties such as BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and the Indian National Congress.The government of Gujarat demanded an apology from Aamir Khan. Aamir Khan refused to apologize, saying "I am saying exactly what the Supreme Court has said. I only asked for rehabilitation of poor farmers. I never spoke against the construction of the dam. I will not apologise for my comments on the issue."[8] An unofficial ban of Fanaa was put in place for the entire state of Gujarat. Protests also occurred against the film and Aamir Khan which included the burning of posters of the star in effigy. As a result, several multiplex owners stated that they could not provide security to customers. Thus, most theater owners in Gujarat refused to screen the movie.[9] Producer Aditya Chopra moved a petition to the Supreme Court of India asking them to direct the Gujarat government to provide protection to all cinema halls that wanted to screen the film, but it was rejected.[10] Their response was that if a cinema was concerned for their protection they could call on the police. Addressing the media, director Kunal Kohli said, “All theatre owners or exhibitors who wish to release this film can request for protection and the government should extend support. We as filmmakers request all theatre owners of Gujarat to come forward and release the film. We have earned 47 Crores (both domestic and overseas) in the first week and have lost approximately 6 to 7 crores of business in Gujarat. However it's not about money... it is about a principle. As a democratic country where Aamir has a right to say what he feels, even the people of Gujarat, who are protesting have the right to say what they feel ... but in a democratic fashion, and not by burning posters and threatening people."[11] A single privately owned cinema in Jamnagar, Gujarat, screened the movie with police protection despite the threats.[12] It ran for over a week before being withdrawn again following a self-immolation bid by a man protesting against the screening. The man, Pravin Joshi, entered the bathroom of the theatre during intermission of one of the screenings and set himself on fire. He suffered 85% burns and succumbed to his wounds 9 days later.[13]

Music "Fanaa Music"| Album by Jatin Lalit The soundtrack of Fanaa (film) Album released

2006

Genre

Film Music

Number of Tracks

7

Producer

Jatin Lalit

The music of Fanaa was composed by Jatin Lalit, with lyrics provided by Prasoon Joshi. Five songs are featured in the movie, while the soundtrack contains seven songs. This was the last movie for which Jatin-Lalit composed as a duo (they split afterwards).[14]

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The following are the details about every song of Fanaa: SL.No

Song

Artist

1

"Chand Sifarish"

(Shaan & Kailash Kher).

2

"Mere Haath Main"

(Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Aamir Khan & Kajol)*

3

"Des Rangila"

(Mahalaxmi Iyer)

4

"Dekho Na"

(Sonu Nigam & Sunidhi Chauhan)

5

"Chanda Chamke"

(Babul Supriyo, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Master Akshay Bhagwat, Aamir Khan & Kajol)*

6

"Destroyed in Love" lounge mix (instrumental)

7

"Fanaa For You"

(Chand Sifarish Club Mix) DJ Aqeel

• Aamir Khan and Kajol recite lines of poetry in "Chanda Chamke" and "Mere Haath Mein".[14]

Awards Filmfare Awards • Filmfare Best Actress Award - Kajol • Best Male Playback - Shaan - Chand Sifarish • Best Lyricist - Prasoon Joshi

Zee Cine Awards • Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female - Kajol • Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male - Shaan - Chand Sifarish

IIFA Awards • Best Lyricist -Prasoon Joshi • Best Male Playback- Shaan

Star Screen Awards • Best Male Playback - Shaan

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Taare Zameen Par Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)

A publicity poster based on a scene from the film. Khan knew immediately when setting up the shot—part of the montage that details Ishaan's tutoring by Nikumbh—that it would be the "key art of the film". Khan noted, "This one shot tells you the [1] entire story." Directed by

Aamir Khan Amole Gupte (creative director) Ram Madhvani ("Bheja Kum")

Produced by

Aamir Khan Productions

Written by

Amole Gupte

Starring

Darsheel Safary Aamir Khan Tisca Chopra Vipin Sharma Sachet Engineer Tanay Chheda

Music by

Score: Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi

Cinematography

Setu

Editing by

Deepa Bhatia

Distributed by

India: Aamir Khan Productions (film) UTV Home Entertainment (DVD) International: PVR Pictures (film) Walt Disney Company Home Entertainment (DVD)

Release date(s)

21 December 2007

Running time

165 minutes

Country

India

Language

Hindi English [2]

Budget

12 crore (US$2.66 million)

Gross revenue

131 crore (US$29.08 million)

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Taare Zameen Par Taare Zameen Par[3] (English: Stars on Earth) is a 2007 Bollywood drama film directed by Aamir Khan, written by Amole Gupte, and produced by Aamir Khan Productions. Gupte initially developed the idea with his wife Deepa Bhatia, who served as the film's editor. Visual effects were created by Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Labs, and the title animation—the first use of claymation in a Bollywood film—was created by Dhimant Vyas. Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composed the film's score, and Prasoon Joshi wrote the lyrics for many of the songs. Principal photography took place in Mumbai and in Panchgani's New Era High School, some of the school's students make appearances. The film explores the life and imagination of eight-year-old Ishaan (Darsheel Safary). Although he excels in the arts, his poor academic performance leads his parents to send him to a boarding school. Ishaan's new art teacher (Aamir Khan) suspects that he is dyslexic, and helps him to overcome his disability. The film made its theatrical debut in India on 21 December 2007, and UTV Home Entertainment released a DVD for Indian audiences in 2008. Less than two years later Walt Disney Home Entertainment released an international edition DVD titled Like Stars on Earth, marking the first purchase of distribution rights for an Indian film by a global company. Taare Zameen Par has received several awards, including the Filmfare Best Film Award for 2008 and the 2008 National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare. It was India's official entry for the 2009 Academy Awards Best Foreign Film, and the film's failure to progress to the nominations short list sparked a debate about why no Indian film has ever won an Oscar. Media outlets made comparisons between Taare Zameen Par and the British drama Slumdog Millionaire, which won several Oscars that same year.

Plot Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi (Darsheel Safary), the story's leading character, is an eight-year-old boy who dislikes school and fails every test or exam. He finds all subjects difficult, and is belittled by his teachers and classmates. But Ishaan's internal world is rich with wonders that he is unable to convey to others, magical lands filled with colour and animated animals. He is an artist whose talent is unrecognised. Ishaan's father, Nandkishore Awasthi (Vipin Sharma), is a successful executive who expects his children to excel. His mother, housewife Maya Awasthi (Tisca Chopra), is frustrated by her inability to educate her son. Ishaan's elder brother Yohaan (Sachet Engineer) is an exemplary scholar and athlete, which Ishaan is frequently reminded of. After receiving a particularly poor academic report Ishaan's parents send him to a boarding school. There he sinks into a state of fear and depression despite being befriended by Rajan (Tanay Chheda), physically disabled and one of the top students in his class. Ishaan's situation changes when a new art teacher, Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan), joins the school's faculty. An instructor at the Tulips School for young children with developmental disabilities, Nikumbh's teaching style is markedly different from that of his strict predecessor, and he quickly observes that Ishaan is unhappy and contributes little to class activities. He reviews Ishaan's work and concludes that his academic shortcomings are indicative of dyslexia. On his day off Nikumbh visits Ishaan's parents and asks if he can see more of their son's work. He is stunned by the sophistication of one of Ishaan's paintings, and tells his parents that Ishaan is a bright child who processes information differently from other children in his class, but Ishaan's father is suspicious that the explanation is simply an excuse for his son's poor performance. Nikumbh demands that he read some Japanese text on a box and berates him when he cannot, giving him a glimpse into Ishaan's experience of school. Nikumbh describes dyslexia to them and explains that it is not a sign of low intelligence. He tells them he can provide extra tutoring that will help Ishaan, highlighting the boy's artistic ability evident in his many paintings and other creative works. Nikumbh subsequently brings up the topic of dyslexia in class, and offers a list of famous people who are considered dyslexic. As the students are leaving the classroom Nikumbh asks Ishaan to remain behind, and reveals to him that he too experienced the same difficulties with dyslexia. Nikumbh then visits the school's principal and obtains his permission to become Ishaan's tutor. He attempts to improve Ishaan's reading and writing by using remedial techniques developed by dyslexia specialists; Ishaan soon develops an interest in language and mathematics, and his

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grades improve. Towards the end of the school year Nikumbh organises an art fair for the staff and students. The competition is judged by artist Lalita Lajmi, who portrays herself in the film. Ishaan, with his strikingly creative style, is declared the winner and Nikumbh, who paints Ishaan's portrait, the runner-up. The principal announces that Nikumbh has been hired as the school's permanent art teacher. When Ishaan's parents meet his teachers on the last day of school they are left speechless by the transformation they see in him. Overcome with emotion, Ishaan's father thanks Nikumbh. As Ishaan is getting into the car to leave with his parents, he turns around and runs toward Nikumbh. The film ends with a freeze frame shot of Nikumbh tossing Ishaan into the air.

Cast • Darsheel Safary as eight-year-old Ishaan Awasthi: In looking for an actor to play the central figure of Ishaan, writer Amole Gupte turned to Shiamak Davar's Summer Funk workshops. Gupte had several boys informally audition by explaining to him how they would react to scripted situations from the film. Of his decision to cast Darsheel Safary, Gupte recalls that "it was a tough call. But Darsheel has the mischief in his eyes to be Ishaan. Everyone just naturally gravitated towards him."[5] • Aamir Khan as Ram Shankar Nikumbh ("Nikumbh Sir"): Gupte, who based the character on his art teacher Ramdas Sampat Nikumbh, initially asked Akshaye Khanna to play the role.[6] • Tisca Chopra as Maya Awasthi ("Maa"): Ishaan's mother, who gave up her career to raise her children. Chopra tended to speak softly during filming and was subsequently required to re-record some scenes using automated dialogue replacement.[7]

Darsheel Safary's initial screentest lacked dialogue. When Aamir Khan saw the expression in his eyes and face, however, he instantly knew, "That's the child. He is [4] Ishaan."

• Vipin Sharma as Nandkishore Awasthi ("Papa"): Ishaan's "strict, hard, dominating father". Part of the reason for Sharma's casting was his "extremely strong and dominating" face that "exudes harshness." Described by Khan as "naturally polite" and sensitive, Sharma was instructed to lower his voice to sound "harsh" and "dominating".[8] • Sachet Engineer as Yohaan Awasthi ("Dada"): Ishaan's elder brother. • Tanay Chheda as Rajan Damodran. • Bugs Bhargava and Shankar Sachdev as Sen Sir and Tiwari Sir: Two teachers at New Era whose attitude towards [9] Ishaan softens as his grades improve and he wins the art contest. The roles are caricatures of teachers in general. • M. K. Raina as the principal of New Era High School. • Lalita Lajmi as herself: Taare Zameen Par was Lajmi's first experience as an actress.[10]

Production Development The husband and wife team of Amole Gupte and Deepa Bhatia developed the story that would eventually become Taare Zameen Par as a way of understanding why some children cannot conform to a conventional educational system. Their initial work began as a short story that evolved into a screenplay over seven years. Deepa Bhatia later stated in an interview with The Hindu that her original inspiration was not dyslexia but rather the childhood of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, who performed poorly in school. Her goal was thus to explore the story of "a

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child who did not fit into the school stream." She referenced a specific moment in Kurosawa's biography where he began to excel after meeting an attentive art teacher, and noted that this scene "became the inspiration for how a teacher could transform the life of a student".[5] In developing the character of a young boy based on Kurosawa, Bhatia and Gupte explored some possible reasons why he failed in school. Their research led them to groups such as the Maharashtra Dyslexia Association and Parents for a Better Curriculum for the Child (PACE). Dyslexia eventually became the central topic and theme of the film. The pair worked with dyslexic children to research and develop the screenplay, basing characters and situations on their observations. Bhatia and Gupte carefully concealed the children's identities in the final version of the script.[5] "While Amole has written what I think is a brilliant and moving script, his contribution towards the film is not limited to that of a writer. The entire pre-production was done by him including the most important task of creating the music ... he has been present on set throughout the shooting as the Creative Director, and has been a big support and strong guiding force in my debut as a director. I thank him for that, and more so for having the faith in me by entrusting to me something that is so close to him."  — Aamir Khan

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Khan and Gupte first met in college. Khan has said that he admired Gupte's abilities as an actor, writer, and painter. Three years before the film's release Gupte brought Khan to the project as a producer and actor. Gupte himself was to direct,[11] but the first week's dailies were a great disappointment to Khan, who "lost faith in Amol and his capability of translating on screen what he had so beautifully written on paper".[12] Khan was on the verge of withdrawing his participation in the film because of these "creative differences",[12] [13] but Gupte kept him onboard by stepping down as director. Had it been necessary to hire a third party, production would have been postponed for 6–8 months as the new director prepared for the film. Keen to keep Safary as Ishaan—the actor might have aged too much for the part had production been delayed—Khan took over the role of director.[12] Taare Zameen Par was Khan's first experience in the dual role of actor and director. He has admitted that the transition was challenging, stating that while he had always wanted to direct a film, it was unknown territory for him.[14] Gupte remained on set, "guiding [Khan] and, at times, even correcting [him]".[12]

Title Initially the film was to retain the short story's title of "High Jump", because of Ishaan's inability to achieve the high jump in gym class. This subplot—filmed but later cut—tied into the original ending for the movie. In this rendition, a "ghost image" separates from Ishaan after the art competition and runs to the sports field; the film would end on a freeze frame of Ishaan successfully making the leap. But Khan was unhappy with that proposed ending and convinced Gupte to rewrite it. With the working title no longer relevant,[15] Khan, Gupte, and Bhatia discussed several alternatives,[16] eventually deciding on Taare Zameen Par—literally Stars on Earth[17] or Stars on the Ground,[18] and figuratively as Like Stars on Earth[19]  —because, according to Khan: Taare Zameen Par is a film about children and it is a film which celebrates the abilities of children. Taare Zameen Par is a title which denotes that aspect. It is a title with a very positive feel to it. All the kids are special and wonderful. They are like stars on earth. This particular aspect gave birth to the [16] title.

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Filming Principal photography for the film took place in India over five months.[20] Khan spent his first two days as director blocking the first scene to be filmed—Ishaan returning home from school and putting away his recently collected fish—and becoming comfortable with his new responsibilities.[21] Believing that the audience should not be aware of the camera, he chose a simple shooting style for the film that involved relatively little camera movement.[22] At the same time, Khan also made use of illusory camera tricks. For example, the opening scene of Ishaan collecting fish outside his school was shot on location and at Film City. Shots focusing on Ishaan took place at the former, while those involving the gutter terrarium were filmed at a water tank at the latter. The tank's water often became murky because the mud would rise to the top, forcing production to constantly empty and refill it. Due to this hindrance, the scene took eight hours to film.[23] The film's next sequence involved Ishaan playing with two dogs. To compensate for the "absolutely petrified" Safary, most joint shots used a body double, though other portions integrated close-up shots of the actor.[24] Ishaan's nightmare—he becomes separated from his mother at a train station and she departs on a train while he is trapped in a crowd—was filmed in Mumbai on a permanent railway-station set. To work around the train set piece's immobility, production placed the camera on a moving trolley to create the illusion of a departing train. For the sequences related from the mother's point of view—shot from behind the actress—Chopra stood on a trolley next to a recreated section of the train's door.[25] All the school sequences were filmed on location. The production team searched for a Mumbai school with an "oppressive" feel to establish the "heaviness of being in a metropolitan school",[26] and eventually chose St. Xavier's

School.[19] As the school is situated along a main road filming took place on weekends, to minimise the background noise, but an early scene in which Ishaan is sent out of the classroom was filmed on the day of the Mumbai Marathon. The production staff placed acrylic sheets invisible to the naked eye on the classroom windows to mask the sounds of nearby crowds and helicopters.[27] New Era High School served as Ishaan's boarding school. The change of setting was a "breath of fresh air" for the production crew, who moved from Ishaan's small house in Chembur to the "vast, beautiful environs" of Panchgani.[28] Production relied on stock footage for the brief scene of a bird feeding its babies. Khan carefully selected a clip to his liking, but learned three weeks before the film's release that the footage was not available in the proper format. With three days to replace it or else risk delaying the release, Khan made do with what he could find. He says that he "cringes" every time he sees it.[29]

Children Real schoolchildren participated throughout the movie's filming. Khan credited them with the film's success, and was reportedly very popular with them.[14] Furthermore, Khan placed a high priority on the day-to-day needs of his child actors, and went to great lengths to attend to them.[16] The production staff made sure that the students were never idle, and always kept them occupied outside of filming.[30] New Era Faculty Coordinator Douglas Lee thought the experience not only helped the children to learn patience and cooperation, but also gave them a better understanding of how they should behave towards children like Ishaan who have problems in school.[31] Because filming at New Era High School occurred during the winter holiday, those portraying Ishaan's classmates gave up their vacation to participate.[32] To fill out the campus background, students from nearby schools were also brought in.[33] A total of 1,500 children were used for wide-shots of the film's art-fair climax; medium shots only required 400 students.[34] New to acting, the children often made errors such as staring into the camera, and Khan resorted to unorthodox methods to work around their rookie mistakes. For example, an early scene in the film featured a school assembly; Khan wanted the students to act naturally and to ignore the principal's speech, but recognised that this would be a difficult feat with cameras present. First Assistant Director Sunil Pandey spoke continuously in an attempt to "bore the hell out of [them]", and they eventually lost interest in the filming and behaved normally.[35] A later scene involved Nikumbh enlightening his class about famous people who suffer from dyslexia, and the children's responses to his speech were the last portion to be filmed. Having already spent 3–4 days hearing the dialogue the children's

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Art and animation While claymation has been used in Indian television commercials,[39] the film's title sequence—a representation of Ishaan's imagination[40] —marked its first instance in a Bollywood film.[41] Khan gave claymation artist Dhimant Vyas free rein over the various elements.[42] The storyboarding took one and a half months and the shooting required 15 days.[39] The "3 into 9" sequence, in which Ishaan delves into his imagination to solve a math problem, was originally conceived as a 3D animation. Halfway through its creation, however, Khan felt it was not turning out as he had envisioned it. Khan scrapped the project and hired Vaibhav Kumaresh, who hand-drew the scene as a 2D animation.[43] Artist Samir Mondal composed Ishaan and Nikumbh's art-fair watercolour paintings. He held a workshop with the schoolchildren, and incorporated elements from their artwork into Ishaan's.[44] Mondal also instructed Khan on a painter's typical mannerisms and movements.[45] Gupte created the rest of Ishaan's artwork and Assistant Art

Director Veer Nanavati drew Ishaan's flipbook.[46] The art department's designs for Ishaan's school notebooks disappointed Khan, who had familiarised himself with dyslexic writing. Using his left hand, Khan instead wrote it himself.[47]

Musical sequences The musical sequence of "Jame Raho" establishes the characters of the four members of Ishaan's family; for example, the father is hardworking and responsible, and Yohaan is an "ideal son" who does all the right things. A robotic style of music overlaps most of the sequence—this is mirrored by the machine-like morning routines of the mother, father, and Yohaan—but changes for Ishaan's portion to imply that he is different from the rest. This concept is furthered by speed ramping and having the camera sway with the music to create a distinct style.[48] The twilight scenes of "Maa" were a particular issue for the production crew. Because the specific lighting only lasted ten to fifteen minutes a day, the scenes took nearly ten evenings to film. Production at one time considered having a child singing, but ultimately deemed it too over the top and felt it would connect to more people if sung by an adult. Shankar initially performed the song as a sample—they planned to replace him with another singer—but production eventually decided that his rendition was best.[49]

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Ishaan's truancy scene—he leaves school one day after realising that his mother has not signed his failed math test—originally coincided with the song "Kholo Kholo," but Khan did not believe it worked well for the situation. In his opinion, the accompanying song should focus on what a child wants—to be free—and be told from the first-person perspective instead of "Kholo Kholo"'s second person. When Khan took over as director, he opted to use "Mera Jahan"—a song written by Gupte—and moved "Kholo Kholo" to the art fair. Viewers of test screenings were divided over the truancy scene. Half thoroughly enjoyed it but the rest complained that it was too long, did not make sense, and merely showed "touristy" visuals of Mumbai. Khan nevertheless kept the scene, because he "connected deeply" with it and felt that it established Ishaan's world.[50] Shiamak Davar choreographed the dance sequence of "Bum Bum Bole," and was given free rein over its design. He had intended to use 40 students from his dance school, but Khan did not want trained dancers.[32] Davar gave the children certain cues and a general idea of what to do, but left the style and final product up to them to avoid a choreographed appearance.[51] Time constraints meant that while Khan was busy filming "Bum Bum Bole," Ram Madhvani took over as director for "Bheja Kum".[32] [52] The latter sequence, containing a "fun-filled" song of rhythmic dialogue,[53] allowed the audience to perceive how Ishaan sees the world and written languages. It was intended to represent "a young boy's worst nightmare, in terms of ... the worst thing that he can think of"; Madhvani based the visual concept on his son's fear of "creepy-crawlies" such as cockroaches, dragonflies, and lizards.[54] Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Labs made the creatures out of the English alphabet and numbers, although Khan insisted they include the Hindi alphabet as not all the audience would be familiar with English.[54] [55] The chalkboard writing's transformation into a snake was included to surprise the audience and "end the song on a high note."[54] In writing the song "Taare Zameen Par," lyricist Prasoon Joshi followed the theme of "however much you talk about children, it's not enough." Every line throughout the song describes children, and only one repeats: "Kho Naa Jaaye Yes / Taare Zameen Par" ("Let us not lose these / Little stars on earth").[56] The song is mostly set to the annual day performance by the developmentally-disabled children of Tulips School. Actual students from Tulips School and Saraswati Mandir participated, and were filmed over a period of five days.[57] The sequence originally featured numerous dance performances, but was trimmed down when test audiences found it too long.[58] A song accompanying the scene in which Ishaan's mother is watching home videos of her son was also cut, and replaced with background music after test audiences expressed their opposition to yet another song.[59]

Background music "It is easier when you have to create a song like "Move Your Body" in Johnny Gaddaar. There you can add a lot of nonsense in the recording studio. On the other hand, something like Taare Zameen Par requires melody to hold center stage. There is a different level of energy that you have to bring in composing for such different soundtrack as we had to be subdued yet effective in Taare Zameen Par."  — Shankar Mahadevan

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Timing and other aspects are usually planned when scoring a film, but Khan chose to take a more improvised approach. Instead of using a studio, he and the trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy—Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, and Loy Mendonsa—recorded it at Khan's home in Panchgani, to clear their heads and not be in the mindset of the city. As they watched the film, Khan pointed out when he wanted music to begin and of what type. Noorani noted that this strategy allowed the score to have a "spontaneity to it."[61]

Taare Zameen Par Different styles of background music were used to convey certain things. For example, a guitar is played when Ishaan is tense or upset, sometimes with discordant notes.[23] The music of the opening scene—the recurring "Ishaan's Theme," which represents the character's peace of mind—overpowers the background noise to show that Ishaan is lost in his own world; the noise becomes louder after he snaps back to reality.[62] But the scene in which Nikumbh explains dyslexia to Ishaan's family took the opposite approach. Silent at first, the music is slowly introduced as the father begins to understand his son's dilemma. The almost seven-minute long scene scarcely used any background music, to slow the pace and make it seem more realistic.[63]

Release Box office Taare Zameen Par was released worldwide on 21 December 2007, although countries such as Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Fiji opened it on 20 December.[64] [65] It debuted in India with 425 prints,[65] [66] although revenue-sharing issues between the film's distributors and theatre owners caused some slight delays.[65] The movie brought in 15 crore (US$3.33 million) domestically within the first three days.[66] Its theatre occupancy in Mumbai dropped to 58 percent during its third week, but climbed back to 62 percent the following week—this brought the total to 77 crore (US$17.09 million)—after the Maharashtra government granted the film exemption from the entertainment tax. Anticipating further tax exemption in other states, world distributor PVR Pictures circulated 200 more prints of the film.[67] The film completed its domestic run with $19,779,215.[64] To reach more audiences, the film was later dubbed in the regional languages of Tamil and Telugu.[68] Both were released on 12 September 2008, the former version under the title Vaalu Nakshatram and the latter as Neela Medu Taralu.[68] [69] It grossed $1,223,869 in the US by its seventh week, £351,303 in the UK by its ninth week,[70] and eventually 131 crore (US$29.08 million) worldwide.[2]

Protests in Gujarat In response to Khan's support for the Narmada Bachao Andolan and his criticism of Chief Minister Narendra Modi,[71] [72] approximately 50 activists of the Sardar Patel Group conducted protests outside of PVR and INOX theatres in Vadodara, Gujarat. The group also issued statements to all the multiplexes of Gujarat, suggesting that the film not be screened unless Khan apologised for his comments.[71] [73] The INOX cinema eventually boycotted the film; INOX Operations Manager Pushpendra Singh Rathod stated that "INOX is with Gujarat, and not isolated from it".[71]

International Dyslexia Association The International Dyslexia Association screened Taare Zameen Par on 29 October 2008 in Seattle, Washington. Khan noted in his official blog that there were about 200 people in the audience and that he was "curious to see the response of a non-Indian audience to what we had made." He felt some concern that Taare Zameen Par was shown in a conference room rather than a cinema hall and was projected as a DVD rather than as a film. He said that the showing concluded to an "absolutely thunderous standing ovation" which "overwhelmed" him and that he "saw the tears streaming down the cheeks of the audience." Khan also noted that the reaction to the film "was exactly as it had been with audiences back home in India".[74] [75]

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Reception Critical response Taare Zameen Par received several positive reviews. Subhash K. Jha, film critic and author of The Essential Guide to Bollywood, suggested that the film is "a work of art, a water painting where the colors drip into our hearts, which could easily have fallen into the motions of over-sentimentality. Aamir Khan holds back where he could easily resort to an extravagant display of drama and emotions."[76] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN argued that the true power of the film lies in its "remarkable, rooted, rock-solid script which provides the landscape for such an emotionally engaging, heart-warming experience."[77] Manish Gajjar from the BBC stated that the film "touches your heart and moves you deeply with its sterling performances. [It is] a film full of substance!"[78] Jaspreet Pandohar, also of BBC, posited that Taare Zameen Par is a "far cry from the formulaic masala flicks churned out by the Bollywood machine," and is "an inspirational story that is as emotive as it is entertaining; this is a little twinkling star of a movie."[79] Furthermore, Aprajita Anil of Screen gave the film four stars and stated, "Taare Zameen Par cannot be missed. Critics praised Aamir Khan for his directorial debut, Because it is different. Because it is delightful. Because it would which garnered him many awards. make everyone think. Because it would help everyone grow. Because very rarely do performances get so gripping. And of course because the ‘perfectionist’ actor has shaped into a ‘perfectionist’ director."[80] In addition, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap stated that, "Taare Zameen Par took me back to my hostel days. If you take away the dyslexia, it seems like my story. The film affected me so deeply that I was almost left speechless. After watching the film, I was asked how I liked Taare Zameen Par. I could not talk as I was deeply overwhelmed."[81] However, there were some criticisms. Jha's only objection to the film was Nikumbh's "sanctimonious lecture" to Ishaan's "rather theatrically-played" father. Jha found this a jarring "deviation from the delectable delicacy" of the film's tone.[76] Although she applauded the film overall and recommended "a mandatory viewing for all schools and all parents", Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India believed the second half was "a bit repetitive," the script needed "taut editing," and Ishaan's trauma "[seemed] a shade too prolonged and the treatment simplistic."[82] Despite commending the "great performances" and excellent directing, Gautaman Bhaskaran of The Hollywood Reporter, too, suggested that the movie "suffers from a weak script."[83] [84] Likewise, Derek Kelly of Variety criticised it for what he described as its "touchy-feely-ness" attention to "a special needs kid's plight." Kelly also disliked the film for being "so resolutely caring ... and devoid of real drama and interesting characters" that "it should have 'approved by the Dyslexia Assn.' stamped on the posters."[85]

Scholarly response In his article "Taare Zameen Par and dyslexic savants" featured in the Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, Ambar Chakravarty noted the general accuracy of Ishaan's dyslexia. Though Chakravarty was puzzled by Ishaan's trouble in simple arithmetic—a trait of dyscalculia rather than dyslexia—he reasoned it was meant to "enhance the image of [Ishaan's] helplessness and disability". Labeling Ishaan an example of "dyslexic savant syndrome", he especially praised the growth of Ishaan's artistic talents after receiving help and support from Nikumbh, and deemed it the "most important (and joyous) neurocognitive phenomenon" of the film. This improvement highlights cosmetic

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Taare Zameen Par neurology, a "major and therapeutically important issue" in cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology.[86] Likewise, in their article "Wake up call from 'Stars on the Ground'" for the Indian Journal of Psychiatry, T. S. Sathyanarayana Rao and V. S. T. Krishna wrote that the film "deserves to be vastly appreciated as an earnest endeavor to portray with sensitivity and empathetically diagnose a malady in human life". They also felt it blended "modern professional knowledge" with a "humane approach" in working with a dyslexic child. However, the authors believed the film expands beyond disabilities and explores the "present age where everyone is in a restless hurry". The pair wrote, "This film raises serious questions on mental health perspectives. We seem to be heading to a state of mass scale mindlessness even as children are being pushed to 'perform'. Are we seriously getting engrossed in the race of 'achievement' and blissfully becoming numb to the crux of life i.e., experiencing meaningful living in a broader frame rather than merely existing?" The film depicts how "threats and coercion are not capable of unearthing rich human potentialities deeply embedded in children", and that teachers should instead map their strengths and weakness. With this in mind, the author felt that Khan "dexterously drives home the precise point that our first priority ought to be getting to know the child before making any efforts to fill them with knowledge and abilities". Overall, the pair found a "naive oversimplification" in the film. With India "only recently waking to recognizing the reality and tragedy of learning disability", however, they "easily [forgave the film's fault] under artistic license".[87]

Public response The film raised awareness of the issue of dyslexia, and prompted more open discussions among parents, schools, activists, and policymakers. Anjuli Bawa, a parent-activist and founder of Action Dyslexia Delhi, said that the number of parents who visit her office increased tenfold in the months following the film's release.[88] Many began taking a more proactive approach by contacting her after noticing problems, rather than using her as a last resort. Gupte himself received "many painful letters and phone calls" from Indian parents. He noted, "Fathers weep on the phone and say they saw the film and realized that they have been wrong in the way they treated their children. This is catharsis."[89] These reactions have also brought about a change in policies. The film, only ten days after its debut, influenced the Central Board of Secondary Education to provide extra time to special children—including the visually impaired, physically challenged and dyslexic—during exams. In 2008, Mumbai's civic body also opened 12 classrooms for autistic students. In Chandigarh, the education administration started a course to educate teachers on how to deal with children with learning disabilities.[90]

Accolades Among its many awards, Taare Zameen Par won the Filmfare Best Film Award for 2008,[91] as well as the National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare.[92] Khan's directorial role and Safary's performance were recognized at the 2008 Zee Cine Awards,[93] 2008 Filmfare Awards,[91] and 4th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards.[94] 2009 Academy Awards submission and Slumdog Millionaire Taare Zameen Par was initially acclaimed as India's official entry for the 2009 Academy Awards Best Foreign Film,[17] [95] but after it failed to make the short list a debate began in the Indian media as to why Indian films never win Oscars.[96] Speculation for the reasons behind Taare Zameen Par's failed bid included Rediff.com's Arthur J. Pais observation that it lacked mainstream media attention;[97] Oscar jury member Krishna Shah criticised its length and abundance of songs.[98] "Three days before Chandni Chowk hit theaters in the U.S. and India, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its shortlist of nine films edging closer to a foreign-language nomination. India's submission, the powerful and moving Taare Zameen Par by Aamir Khan, didn't make the cut. Sadly, that film never will be seen by mainstream American audiences; yet Chandni Chowk is enjoying a hefty publicity push. If only Taare Zameen Par could have gotten its hands on that magic potato."

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 — American film critic Lisa Tsering in The Hollywood Reporter.

Khan claimed that he was "not surprised" that Taare Zameen Par was not included in the Oscar shortlist,[100] and argued, "I don’t make films for awards. I make films for the audience. The audience, for which I have made the film, really loved it and the audiences outside India have also loved it. What I am trying to say is that film has been well loved across the globe and that for me it is extremely heartening and something that I give very high value to."[101] The Indian news media also frequently compared Taare Zameen Par's nomination failure with the British Slumdog Millionaire's multiple Oscar nominations and wins,[102] and noted that other Indian films in the past were overlooked.[103] Film critic Rajeev Masand argued that it is difficult to compare the two films and noted that Slumdog Millionaire was being marketed in a way that Indian films such as Taare Zameen Par could not compete with.[104] In this context, Slumdog Millionaire star Mahesh Manjrekar stated, "I'm sad that Aamir’s Taare Zameen Par didn’t make it to the final round of the Oscars. I thought it to be way better than Slumdog ... without taking away anything from Boyle and the kids. But, Indian movies are underestimated there."[105]

Home media UTV Home Entertainment released the film on DVD in India on 25 July 2008.[106] [107] It was launched at Darsheel Safary's school, Green Lawns High School, in Mumbai. Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma, Sachet Engineer, and the rest of the cast and crew were present. In his speech, Khan stated, "Darsheel is a very happy child, full of life and vibrant. I am sure it's because of the way his parents and teachers have treated him. I must say Darsheel's principal Mrs. Bajaj has been extremely supportive and encouraging. The true test of any school is how happy the [108] kids are and by the looks of it, the children here seem really happy." Walt Disney Company Home Entertainment, which acquired 33 percent of UTV Software Communications, bought the DVD rights for distribution in North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia for 7 crore (US$1.68 million).[109] This marked "the first time an international studio has bought the video rights of an Indian film."[110] Retitling it Like Stars on Earth, Disney released the film in Region 2 on 26 October 2009,[111] in Region 1 on 12 January 2010,[112] and in Region 4 on 29 March 2010.[113] A three-disc set, the Disney version features the original Hindi audio soundtrack with English subtitles or another dubbed in English, as well as bonus material such as audio commentary, deleted scenes, and the musical soundtrack.[114]

Soundtrack The soundtrack for Taare Zameen Par was released on 4 November 2007 under the label T-Series.[115] The music is mainly composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, with lyrics by Prasoon Joshi. However, "Mera Jahan" was scored by Shailendra Barve and written by Gupte,[116] with the latter also composing "Ishaan's Theme."[117] Joshi received the National Film Award for Best Lyrics, and Shankar Mahadevan won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for "Maa."[92] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama praised the variety of genres present in the soundtrack and the lack of remixes. He gave it an overall rating of 3.5 out of 4 stars, calling it a "zero compromise album" that "stays true to the film's spirit".[117] Planet Bollywood's Atta Khan rated it 9 out of 10, noting that the soundtrack "unquestionably lives up to all expectations". He felt that it maintained an "all round polished nature" and "is destined to become a classic". Although he, too, enjoyed the musical variety, he believed the composers overused the guitar and synthesizers.[118] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave the soundtrack a score of 3 out of 5, commenting, "Taare Zameen Par isn't your regular soundtrack about fluttering hearts and sleepless nights. What makes these delicate and whimsical creations special is their underlying innocence."[119]

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No. Title

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Singers

Length

1. "Taare Zameen Par"

Shankar Mahadevan, Dominique Cerejo, Vivienne Pocha

7:08

2. "Kholo Kholo"

Raman Mahadevan

5:01

3. "Bum Bum Bole"

Shaan, Aamir Khan

5:32

4. "Jame Raho"

Vishal Dadlani

2:59

5. "Maa"

Shankar Mahadevan

5:14

6. "Bheja Kum"

Shankar Mahadevan, Bugs Bhargava, Shankar Sachdev, Roaj Gopal Iyer, Ravi Khanwiker, Loy Mendonsa, Amole Gupte, Kiran Rao, Aamir Khan, Ram Madhavni

2:07

7. "Mera Jahan"

Adnan Sami, Auriel Cordo, Ananya Wadkar

6:32

8. "Ishaan's Theme"

Loy Mendonsa, Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani

4:13

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References • Khan, Aamir. (2010-01-12). Like Stars on Earth DVD commentary. [DVD]. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. • Various. (2010-01-12). Like Stars on Earth Bonus Disc: The Making.... [DVD]. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.

Further reading • Mohideen, Nabeel. " Aamir Khan Makes Sparkling Debut as Film Director With Taare (http://www.bloomberg. com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aFf17G89ZsOM&refer=muse)." Bloomberg News, 2007-12-26. • Mukherjee, Krittivas. " Taare Zameen Par, film on dyslexic child, pulls at Indian heartstrings (http://in.reuters. com/article/topNews/idINIndia-31102120071224?sp=true)." Reuters. 2007-12-24. • National Public Radio, " Singing The Praises Of Bollywood Films (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story. php?storyId=101151401)," 25 February 2009 (audio interview including section on Taare Zameen Par).

External links • Official website (http://http://www.taarezameenpar.com/) • Like Stars on Earth (Taare Zameen Par) (http://disneydvd.disney.go.com/like-stars-on-earth.html) at Walt Disney Home Entertainment • Taare Zameen Par (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986264/) at the Internet Movie Database • Zameen Par (http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/13306/index.html''Taare) at Bollywood Hungama • Taare Zameen Par (http://www.allmovie.com/work/422978) at Allmovie

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Ghajini (2008 film) Ghajini

Theatrical release poster Directed by

A. R. Murugadoss

Produced by

Tagore Madhu Madhu Mantena

Screenplay by

A. R. Murugadoss

Story by

A. R. Murugadoss

Starring

Aamir Khan Asin Thottumkal Jiah Khan Pradeep Rawat Riyaz Khan

Music by

A. R. Rahman

Cinematography Ravi K. Chandran Editing by

Anthony

Distributed by

Geetha Arts

Release date(s)

India 25 December 2008 United States 23 December 2008 UK 23 December 2008

Running time

183 minutes

Country

India

Language

Hindi

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Budget

50 crore (US$11.1 million)

Gross revenue

189.45 crore (US$42.06 million)

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Ghajini (Hindi: गजनी) is a 2008 Indian Hindi action film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced under Geetha Arts. It is a remake of Murugadoss's own 2005 Tamil film Ghajini starring Surya Sivakumar in the lead role.[4] The film stars Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal and Jiah Khan in lead roles while Pradeep Rawat and Riyaz Khan essay supporting roles. Aamir Khan has stated that the original Tamil version of Ghajini was inspired by Christopher Nolan's Memento.[5] [6] Aamir Khan spent a year at the gym, continuously training with his personal trainer for the role.[7]

Ghajini (2008 film) The film is an action-thriller, with strong romantic elements, that explores the life of a rich businessman who develops anterograde amnesia following a violent encounter in which his love interest, model Kalpana, was killed. He tries to avenge the killing with the aid of Polaroid Instant camera photographs and permanent tattoos on his body.[8] The character of Aamir Khan also featured in a 3-D video game titled Ghajini - The Game, which is based on the movie.[9]

Plot The film opens with Sunita (Jiah khan), a medical student, and her friends working on a project about the human brain. She wants to investigate the curious case of Sanjay Singhania (Aamir Khan), a (former) notable city businessman, who is reported to have anterograde amnesia. Her professor denies access to Sanjay's records as it is currently under criminal investigation. Sunita nonetheless decides to investigate the matter herself. Sanjay is introduced as he brutally murders a man. He takes a Polaroid picture of the man, and time-stamps it "done". It is revealed that Sanjay has a strange form of anterograde amnesia where his memory is wiped out every 15 minutes. Sanjay uses a system of photographs, notes, and tattoos on his body to recover his memory after each cycle. It is revealed that Sanjay is ultimately out to avenge Kalpana (Asin Thottumkal), and that he is systematically killing the people who were responsible for her death. His main target is "Ghajini" (Pradeep Rawat), a notable social personality in the city. Police Inspector Arjun Yadav, on the case of the serial murders, tracks Sanjay down to his flat and attacks and disables him. Yadav finds two diaries where Sanjay has chronicled the events of 2005 and 2006. The film enters flashback to 2005 as Yadav reads the diary. Sanjay Singhania is shown as the owner of the Air Voice mobile telephone company. In the course of his business, Sanjay sends his men to meet Kalpana, a struggling model, about putting up a billboard above her apartment. The owner of Kalpana's advertising firm misinterprets this as a romantic advance, and in view of a possible lucrative Air Voice ad campaign and other benefits, encourages Kalpana to accept the overture. Kalpana thinks of this as an innocent prank, that may fetch her better modeling work, and decides to play out the charade as Sanjay's girlfriend. When Yadav is about to read the 2006 diary, Sanjay attacks him and ties him up. He tracks down Ghajini to a college function where Ghajini is the guest of honor. Sanjay snaps some pictures of Ghajini and decides to kill him. He meets Sunita at the function and after some conversation, decides to befriend him. Later that evening, Sanjay mistakenly attacks and kills one of Ghajini's goons in the parking lot. The dying goon tries to remind Ghajini about an incident that took place two years back. Ghajini is perplexed and fails to remind himself well enough. However he decides to find and to kill his enemies one by one, but Sanjay is not among them. In the meantime, Sunita visits Sanjay's flat and finds Yadav, beaten and bound. Sunita finds the two diaries and frees Yadav. She also finds that Ghajini is Sanjay's target. Yadav tells her that Sanjay is a known serial murderer. Sanjay arrives suddenly; he remembers neither of them and chases them out. Yadav is eventually hit by a bus, while Sunita barely escapes, going into a boutique. Believing Ghajini is in danger, she informs him that Sanjay is after him. Ghajini arrives at Sanjay's flat to kill him. He destroys all the photographs, notes and scratch off Sanjay's tattoos. Satisfied that he has neutralized Sanjay by wiping out any trace that connects back to him, Ghajini leaves. Meanwhile, back in her dorm, Sunita reads the diaries. The film flashes back to 2006. It is revealed that Kalpana had accepted Sanjay's proposal. This diary ends abruptly. Sunita investigates further, and discovers that Kalpana was traveling to Goa for a modeling assignment by train when she came upon 25 innocent young girls being transported to Goa to work as prostitutes and organ donors. She saves the girls who name Ghajini as the ringleader of the racket. Ghajini kills two girls, who recognized him, and goes in search of Kalpana. His goons broke into her apartment and wait for her to return. Sanjay arrives there to meet Kalpana. Her last word to him was "Ghajini". The goons attack Kalpana. Sanjay intervenes but Ghajini hit him over the head with an iron rod. Sanjay's last vision was to witness Ghajini brutally murder Kalpana with the iron rod.

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Cast • Aamir Khan as Sanjay Singhania, a rich business man; the chairman of a mobile phone company, Air Voice. He suffers from amnesia which makes him forget all the events that had happened 15 minutes ago. • Asin Thottumkal as Kalpana, a model by profession who gains publicity by proclaiming herself to be the girlfriend of Sanjay Singhania. • Jiah Khan as Sunita, a medical student, who is trying to study the case of Sanjay Singhania and his amnesiac problem. • Pradeep Rawat as Ghajini Dharmatma, a gang honcho and the mastermind of many illegal and criminal ventures. • Riyaz Khan as Inspector Arjun. A police inspector who is investigating the murders by Sanjay Singhania.

Production The film's shooting started in Chennai in May 2007.[10] Other filming locations included Bangalore, Cape Town, Deadpan Desert, Mumbai and Hyderabad.

Release Ghajini was released on the 25 December 2008 with an estimated 1500 prints, of which 213 were released to overseas markets. The film had around 650 paid previews which fetched it around INR 70 million. The domestic distribution rights of Ghajini were sold by Geetha Arts for INR 530 million and home video rights as well as overseas rights and satellite rights for another 500 million to Adlabs Films Ltd.

Home media The 2-disc collector's edition DVD was manufactured by Big Home Video and distributed by international distributor, Adlabs Films Ltd on 13 March 2009 with a MSRP of $19.99 USD. It received a 15+ age rating by the British Board of Film Classification for persistent and excessive violence.[11]

Video game A PC video game based on the film was manufactured and produced by FXLabs Studios Pvt Ltd and Geetha Arts, and marketed and distributed by Eros Home Entertainment, entitled Ghajini - The Game. It is a third-person action game consisting of five levels of play, here the player controlled the protagonist Sanjay to accomplish various missions using martial arts, weapons, and artifacts.[12] It was hailed as India's first true 3D PC game with an MSRP of $14.99 USD, although never officially rated the distributor recommends that 15+ year old players partake in the game.[13]

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Mobile content Indiagames Ghajini is a mobile games and applications based on the film. Indiagames has developed 4 games and 1 application based on the title on the mobile platform. It has different types of games like Ultimate Workout, Memory Revival, Brain Trek, and a number of mini games.

Reception Critical response The film received generally positive reviews from critics. Sonia Chopra of Sify gave the movie 4 stars and recommended watching it "For the four As—Aamir, Asin, AR Murgadoss and AR Rahman".[14] Rajeev Masand of CNN IBN gave the movie 3 stars writing, "Ghajini isn't a particularly good film, but entertainment it delivers by the bucketful."[15] Martin D'Souza of Bollywood Trade News Network gave the movie 3.5 stars, noting the flaws in screen play, while praising the action.[16] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama remarked that the movie "is a winner all the way" and gave it 4.5 stars.[17] Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India praised the performance by Aamir Khan as its high point, and awarded 3.5 stars.[18] Zee News described Aamir's performance as his best till date.[19] Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the movie 3.5 stars, while describing the film as "a sleek album of dark memories, which are terrifying to relive and shattering to experience".[20] Bollywood Movies review gave it a 4 star for good screenplay, directing and good acting by Aamir Khan and Asin Thottumkal.[21] The film also received some negative reviews. Gaurav Malani of Indiatimes gave the movie 2 stars, criticizing its length while praising the performance of the cast.[22] Raja Sen of Rediff rated the movie 2.5/5 and criticized the performance of Asin while concluding, "overwhelming feeling is one of regret".[23] Shubhra Gupta of Express India concluded that 'Ghajini' is too long, too violent, and criticized Jiah Khan's acting and dancing skills, but praised the performances of Aamir Khan and Asin.[24] Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL India said, "Most comparisons often point out that a remake is not as worthy. Ghajini however succeeds when it is compared to the Tamil version directed by the same director."[25]

Box office According to Box Office Mojo, Ghajini's box-office totals were about Rs. 100 crore ($21m). The film collected about Rs. 115 crore net in India and over 35 crore overseas. Its total worldwide gross collection is over 140 crores ($30m). It is currently the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time according to net collections.[26]

Influences The original Tamil version of Ghajini was inspired by the American film Memento, which itself was adapted from the short story Memento Mori. The film stars Guy Pearce as Leonard Shelby, a former insurance fraud investigator searching for the man he believes raped and killed his wife during a burglary. Leonard has from anterograde amnesia, which he contracted from severe head trauma during the attack on his wife. Certain concepts like writing notes behind instant Polaroid photographs and tattooing facts on his body were inspired by the film. The lead actress and the director of both the Hindi and Tamil versions of the movie are the same. [27] According to Aamir Khan,

"Ghajini is not a remake or even slightly inspired by Memento, but it's a remake of the Tamil film, Ghajini".[4]

Several comical scenes in the film are similar to Happy Go Lovely (1951). The scene where Kalpana (Asin Thottumkal) helps a blind man to cross the road is also similar to the French film Amélie.[28]

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Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman Released

24 November 2008 (India)

Recorded

Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios

Genre

Feature film soundtrack

Length

28:23

Label

T-Series

Producer

A. R. Rahman Professional reviews

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Rediff Bollywood Hungama

link

[29] link

[30]

A. R. Rahman chronology

Yuvvraaj Ghajini (2008) (2008)

Slumdog Millionaire (2009)

The film has six songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Prasoon Joshi. While Harris Jayaraj scored the Tamil version, Rahman started from scratch for the Hindi version.[31] The soundtrack album was released on 24 November 2008 by T-Series.[32]

Track listing

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Duration

Notes

"Guzarish"

Javed Ali & Sonu Nigam

5:29

Picturised on Aamir Khan and Asin

"Aye Bachchu"

Suzanne D'Mello

3:48

Picturised on Asin

"Kaise Mujhe"

Benny Dayal & Shreya Ghoshal 5:46

Picturised on Aamir Khan and Asin

"Behka"

Karthik

5:13

Picturised on Aamir Khan and Asin

"Latoo"

Shreya Ghoshal

4:30

Picturised on Jiah Khan

"Kaise Mujhe (Instrumental)" Instrumental

4:01

Reception The album received positive reviews from critics and fans. Bollywood Hungama gave an extremely positive review saying, "The music of Ghajini is all set to make waves way into 2009 after the Christmas release of the film. When 'best of the best' list would be compiled at the year end, it would be hard to ignore Ghajini."[32] Rediff.com gave it the highest possible rating of five stars with the reviewer praising Rahman saying, "This could just be one of his finest albums ever. Not just are the tracks great, but each one segues into the next with perfect unpredictability."[33]

Awards • • • • • • • •

Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Asin Thottumkal Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female, Asin Thottumkal Stardust Hottest New Filmmaker, A.R. Murugadoss Stardust Hottest New Film Award, Ghajini Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, Asin Thottumkal Filmfare Best Action Award, Peter Hein IIFA Best Female Debut, Asin Thottumkal IIFA Best Villain Award, Pradeep Rawat

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External links • Official website (http://http://www.rememberghajini.com/) • Film Review (http://www.devildead.com/indexfilm.php3?FilmID=1918) on Devildead (http://www. devildead.com) (French) • Ghajini (http://www.allmovie.com/work/336841) at Allmovie • Ghajini (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1166100/) at the Internet Movie Database • Ghajini (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ghajini.htm) at Box Office Mojo

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Theatrical release poster Directed by

Zoya Akhtar

Produced by

Farhan Akhtar Ritesh Sidhwani

Story by

Zoya Akhtar

Starring

Farhan Akhtar Konkona Sen Sharma Rishi Kapoor Dimple Kapadia Juhi Chawla Isha Sharvani Hrithik Roshan Sanjay Kapoor

Music by

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Cinematography Carlos Catalan Editing by

Anand Subaya

Distributed by

Excel Entertainment Big Pictures

Release date(s)

January 30, 2009

Running time

156 minutes

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Gross revenue

US$ 4,494,200***

Luck By Chance is a 2009 Indian drama film written and directed by Zoya Akhtar. Produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, the film stars Farhan Akhtar and Konkana Sen Sharma in the lead roles. Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Juhi Chawla, Hrithik Roshan, Isha Sharvani, and Sanjay Kapoor feature in the supporting roles. The film is about the journey of an actor who arrives in Mumbai to become a movie star. How he finds himself riding his fortune to becoming one, while struggling to sustain his relationships forms the rest of the story.[1] The film was released on 30 January 2009, supported by positive reviews from critics.

Luck by Chance

Plot Young actor Vikram Jaisingh (Farhan Akhtar) arrives in Mumbai to make it as a Bollywood film star with the help of Abhimanyu (Arjun Mathur), an actor friend from his hometown, and their mutual friend Sameer, who works in a studio props department. Vikram befriends Abhi's neighbor, young actress Sona Mishra (Konkona Sen Sharma), with whom he eventually becomes romantically involved. Sona, the mistress of small-time producer Satish Chowdhury (Alyy Khan), who for three years has promised her a leading role in his dream project, meanwhile works in regional films and bit parts. Sona finds out that Satish has secured financing for the new project and meets him expecting him to cast her as second heroine, but he refuses saying that they need a new face and since she has acted in many regional films and other small roles she is no longer a fresh face. She argues that she can act well but he says that is not a major criteria these days in Bollywood. Sona is crying when Satish's wife enters and asks her why she is crying. Sona answers by fabricating a lie about trouble at home to save both her and Satish's embarrassment. Sona while leaving the both of them gives photos of Vikram to Satish who shows it to his wife and who in turn shows them to Romy(Rishi Kapoor). Vikram is shortlisted and Neena sees his audition and tries to remember where has she met him before. Vikram is told that the audition was for the lead role in the film and that Neena has seen his audition. He goes back and sees every movie Neena has starred in and when he finally meets her again, he impresses her with his charm and knowledge about her movies. Another guy who was also shortlisted is made overconfident by Virkam. Finally he is selected by Neena, Ranjit (director of the film Sanjay Kapoor) and Romy's wife (Juhi Chawla), while Romy wanted to select the other macho guy, but was convinced by the three that Vikram has a charm that will appeal more to the public. On set Vikram becomes increasingly crafty and manipulative, while Nikki becomes smitten by him and sneaks into his room one night while her mother is asleep in an attempt to seduce him. Vikram succumbs to her advances and a secret affair starts between the two, the affair becomes stronger when Neena has to leave the set on business for a few days. Meanwhile, Sona arrives at the hotel where the cast is staying to surprise Vikram. She calls a friend to let her know that she has arrived, but her friend instead warns her of a blossoming romance between Vikram and Nikki. She doesn't take heed of her friends warning but discovers the truth when she sees Vikrams unexpectedly cold behavior towards her. Distraught, she leaves the hotel. After coming back Neena instantly recognizes that something is going on between them and makes them understand that it will be mutually beneficial for them not to let the press and public know of their intimacy. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, the news of the affair has leaked and a friend of Sona who works at a tabloid gets the assignment to prepare the article, which describes Vikram as a user who has shot to stardom by manipulating Neena and her daughter Nikki. The article also mentions details of when he was struggling to land a role and Sona's part in his life as the forgotten girlfriend. Neena yells at the magazine editor and also tells Nikki to stay away from Vikram. Vikram and Nikki have a fight and Vikram also shows his frustration to Sona as he believes she is the one responsible for the article. Eventually the film is released and it becomes a hit. Vikram rises to stardom but at the expense of his friends. At a party, he meets his idol Shah Rukh Khan, who advises him to not fall into the trappings of stardom and to always be close to the people that stood by him when he was a nobody. He tries to get back with Sona but she points out that he only wants to be with her because he feels guilty. She refuses and walks out of his life. Sona soon gets good roles on television and is interviewed by a reporter for her fan following. The film ends with her revealing to the reporter that she is happy living the life of an independent and somewhat successful actress instead of being upset about not becoming a major movie star.

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Cast • • • • • • • • • •

Farhan Akhtar as Vikram Jaisingh Konkona Sen Sharma as Sona Mishra Rishi Kapoor as Rommy Rolly Dimple Kapadia as Neena Walia Juhi Chawla as Minty Rolly Sanjay Kapoor as Ranjit Rolly Isha Sharvani as Nikki Walia Hrithik Roshan as Zaffar Khan Saurabh Shukla as Acting teacher Aly Khan as Chaudhary

Guest Appearance Appearing as themselves: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aamir Khan Shahrukh Khan Abhishek Bachchan John Abraham Karan Johar Ranbir Kapoor Akshaye Khanna Vivek Oberoi Kareena Kapoor Rani Mukherjee Dia Mirza Anurag Kashyap as a Writer Mushtaq Sheikh Javed Akhtar Shabana Azmi Boman Irani as Dinaz Aziz Manish Malhotra Mac Mohan Rajkumar Hirani Ronit Roy Manish Acharya Sheeba Chaddha Mohsin Akhtar as Kunal

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Crew • • • • • • • •

Distributor: Excel Entertainment, Reliance Big Pictures Producer: Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Akhtar Director: Zoya Akhtar Story: Zoya Akhtar Director of Photography: Carlos Catalan Music Director: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Sound Design: Baylon Fonseca Edited by: Anand Subaya

Production Development Zoya Akhtar said in an interview that she wrote the first draft seven years ago while relaxing on Palolem beach in Goa. In an interview she said: I hand wrote it and it was some ridiculous, epic-length when I came back and transcribed it on my laptop. The first film is the easiest to write because it's usually what the person knows their personal graphs, milieu and feelings. Luck By Chance is not about established actors, but those who are waiting for things to happen. Farhan's character is fresh off the boat, while Konkana's does bit roles, looking for a big break.[2] The production team went through a host of names, like Madhuri Dixit, Saif Ali Khan, Kajol, Karisma Kapoor and Tabu.[2] Having seen a lot of struggling actors come to Mumbai to make a living out of Bollywood, Zoya found it was easy to write the script for the film without any research. She was inspired to write this movie by a lot of Bollywood-inspired movies like Guddi, Rangeela and Om Shanti Om.[3] Javed Akhtar wrote the dialogues for the film, incorporating, as Zoya puts it, his bizarre sense of humour.[2] Farhan had to reportedly train to get six pack abs for the film. He was trained by Cheetah Yagnesh, who appeared on the film as Farhan's character's trainer. Filming faced lot of problems, including the unpredictable Mumbai rains, which halted a song shoot with Hrithik Roshan. The rains washed out the entire set, and eventually the entire tent began to leak. Zoya was afraid that this would lead to short-circuit, and so all the lights had to be switched off.[4] According to Farhan, principal photography for the film was completed in October.[5]

Casting Zoya Akhtar cast her brother Farhan to play the lead role after it was suggested to her by director Reema Kagti. She became convinced after seeing Farhan's performance in Fakir of Venice She said in an interview, "Farhan was the perfect choice for the role in Luck By Chance because he knows the industry in and out. He is smart and bright and both of us have been working together for years". Problems arose with the huge casting of the film. Zoya said, "I had to really think it out when I was deciding on these multiple actors that I wanted in the film. It was tough to decide especially because I wanted the right actors who could play themselves and still look believable as part of the film. Then there are other good actors like Boman Irani and Saurabh Shukla, who are playing characters in the film".[3] Next to be cast were her parents, Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi, along with such veteran stars as Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia.[5] Zoya said, "We could have had Shabana (Azmi) as the diva, but I needed a mainstream heroine. Only a leading lady would do. Dimple has played it edgy. She's all warm, soft sunshine and then there's a flip and she's hard, cold, steely".[2] Isha Sharvani teams up again with Hrithik Roshan after appearing together in an ad.[6] Juhi Chawla joined the cast playing Minty, the wife of producer Rommy Rolly.[7]

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Promotion The producers decided to go with subtle promotion for the movie, while letting audiences explore the film by themselves.[8] The main trailer for the movie was released on the last week of December. The trailer introduced the main characters and set the pace for the what the movie was about.[9] BigFlix, a part of Reliance BIG Entertainment Ltd, was given the task of promoting the movie. The first bit of promotion came from the music album wherein winners were given signed music albums by Farhan Akhtar and Konkona Sen Sharma. They promoted the whole movie across the nation in all 112 stores in 10 cities in the country as well to the international audiences through its Video-on-Demand (VOD) site. The pre-release promotional activities included online marketing and publicity of the film’s music videos, trailers, downloads, movie previews, preview shows, contests and continue with other promotional activities post the movie release like meet-n-greet events with the star cast at select cities.[10] A unique promotional campaign was launched by producers Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani called "Auto By Chance". They have introduced 10 ‘Auto by Chance’ three-wheelers in suburban Mumbai suburbs that will transport people free of charge to the destination of their choice in the suburbs. The promotion is being run in conjunction with Big FM radio station and Godrej. One passenger will be interviewed live by an RJ and go on air with his experience of getting lucky and enjoying the free ride.[11] [12] The Indian gaming portal Zapak.com created a microsite for the movie with a game, "Luck by Chance - Lucky Break".[13]

Release The movie was initially scheduled to be released 23 January 2009, alongside Raaz - The Mystery Continues, but was pushed to January 30.[14] The movie was released on 900 screens worldwide in 27 countries. Of this, over 700 screens are in India and the rest in such overseas markets as the US, Canada, UK, UAE, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand.[13]

Reception Critical reception The film was well received by critics, Anupama Chopra of NDTV wrote, "Zoya pokes fun at Bollywood but she does it with a great affection. There are some lovely little moments like the star daughter in a super short skin-tight outfit struggling to touch her producer's feet without splitting a seam. But what makes Luck By Chance compelling is the layers beneath the laughs. Though the first half wobbles precariously as the script struggles to find a momentum, but thankfully the narrative flows better in the latter half and culminates in a satisfying, bittersweet end".[15] In the review at UAE Daily the United Arab Emirates reviewer said, "One of the prime reasons why Luck By Chance works is because [of] the writing. [...] Right from the characters, to the individualistic scenes, to the way Zoya puts them in a sequence, Luck By Chance is easily one of the most cohesive scripts this side of the Atlantic. If Zoya's writing is superb, her execution of the written material deserves distinction marks".[16] The Times of India said, "Luck By Chance highlights how the film industry give regards to everything else but the story when making a movie and ironically weaves a fascinating story using that paradox".[17] Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL.in cited some drawbacks and said, "Luck By Chance provides you some smiles throughout the movie. However, it fails to leave you with the content smile that a feel-good movie ideally aims to do.".[18] The movie achieved 71 percent positive rating, by seven critics, on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes.[19] Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times said, "It might seem as if Bollywood couldn't possibly satirize itself — the genre is already so over-the-top — but Zoya Akhtar manages the trick deftly in Luck by Chance. [...] A fabulous circus-theme musical number pulls out all the stops, but a scene in which an acting teacher explains why Hindi stars have to be more talented than those in Hollywood is a subtle comic gem". [...] [I]t is Mr. Akhtar whose understated performance holds together this far-ranging, cameo-filled film. He manages to remain sympathetic even while wreaking romantic havoc".[20] Frank Lovece of Film Journal International characterized it as, ''The Player meets All

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Box office performance The movie had a slow start at the box office and registered 25% to 30% attendance at the plexes.[23] According to trade analyst and critic Joginder Tuteja, the occupancy at the theatres came down to 50 percent.[24] Outside India also, the movie has failed to perform per expectations.Although the movie was critically acclaimed , and later after the movie was disscussed amongst the media it got a boost and was ranked an average score overall. In the US, the movie debuted at number 32. In its opening weekend, the film collected $217,439 (approx. Rs. 1.06 crores) on 61 screens, a per-screen average of $3,556. In the UK, Luck By Chance debuted at number 21 and collected £73,822 (approx. Rs. 50.95 lacs) on 50 screens, with a per-screen average of £1,476. The movie did poorly in Australia but was a big flop in India, grossing $3,914,500 at the Indian box office.[25] [26] [27] Worldwide, the film has grossed $4,504,365.[28]

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External links • Official website for Luck by Chance (http://www.excelmovies.com/app/webroot/microsite/lbc/) • Luck by Chance (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0886539/) at the Internet Movie Database • Luck by Chance (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1208834/) at Rotten Tomatoes • Luck by Chance (http://www.metacritic.com/movie/luckbychance) at Metacritic

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Theatrical release poster Directed by

Rajkumar Hirani

Produced by

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Screenplay by

Abhijat Joshi Rajkumar Hirani Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Story by

Abhijat Joshi Rajkumar Hirani

Based on

Five Point Someone – What not to do at IIT! by Chetan Bhagat

Narrated by

R. Madhavan

Starring

Aamir Khan Kareena Kapoor R. Madhavan Sharman Joshi Boman Irani Omi Vaidya Mona Singh Parikshit Sahni

Music by

Shantanu Moitra

Cinematography C.K. Muraleedharan Editing by

Ranjeet Bahadur Rajkumar Hirani

Distributed by

Vinod Chopra Productions

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25 December 2009

Running time

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Budget

35 crore (US$7.77 million)

Gross revenue

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3 Idiots 3 Idiots (Hindi: थ्री इडीयट्स) is a 2009 Indian comedy film directed by Rajkumar Hirani, with a screenplay by Abhijat Joshi, and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It was loosely adapted from the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. 3 Idiots stars were Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani. Upon release, the film broke all opening box office records in India. It was the highest-grossing film in its opening weekend in India and has the highest opening day collections for a Bollywood film. It also has the record for highest net collections in the first week for a Bollywood film. Within 10 days of its release, the film crossed the 1 billion mark in India and became the first film of 2009 to do so. The film also created a new box office record for a release in the last quarter of a year (October to December), breaking the previous record set by Ghajini. It is also the highest-grossing film to be released in the second half of the year (July to December), breaking the previous record also held by Ghajini. 3 Idiots has become the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time in India,[3] breaking the previous record set by Ghajini which also starred Aamir Khan. The film set a box office record for the Indian film industry, grossing 339 crore worldwide.[2] It was expected to be the first Indian film to be officially released on YouTube, within 12 weeks of releasing in theaters on 25 March 2010, but never got released.[4] The film also went on to win many awards, winning six Filmfare Awards including Filmfare Best Film Award and Filmfare Best Director Award, ten Star Screen Awards and sixteen IIFA awards. The film also uses real inventions by little known people in India's backyards. The brains behind the innovations were Remya Jose, a student from Kerala, who created the exercise-bicycle-cum-washing-machine, Mohammad Idris, a barber from Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, who invented a bicycle-powered horse clipper, and Jahangir Painter, a painter from Maharashtra, who made the scooter-powered flour mill.[5] The film is scheduled to be remade as Nanban in Tamil and "3 Rascals" in Telugu.[6]

Plot Farhan Qureshi (R. Madhavan), Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi), and Rancchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad "Rancho" (Aamir Khan) are three engineering students who share a room in a hostel at the Imperial College of Engineering "ICE". Farhan is studying engineering to pursue his father's wishes over his own wish to become a wildlife photographer. Raju is studying to raise his family's fortunes while Rancho, driven by his passion for machines and devices, studies for joy of it. However, due to this different approach Rancho incurs the wrath of dean of college, Professor Viru Shahastrabudhi (Virus) (Boman Irani). Rancho irritates lecturers with his creative and unorthodox answers. He confronts Virus after fellow student Joy Lobo commits suicide. Joy had requested an extension on his major project on compassionate grounds— Virus refused any extension. Rancho denounces the dog-eat-dog, rat race mentality of the institution, blaming it for Lobo's death. Virus labels Rancho and his friends as "idiots" and attempts on a number of occasions to break up Rancho's friendship with Farhan and Raju. In contrast, Virus’ favorite student is Chatur Ramalingam or "Silencer", (Omi Vaidya) whose thinking is completely opposite from Racho who toes the line of the system, believes in mindless memorizing over understanding, in order to reach his goals of corporate and social status. On Teacher's Day Chatur is awarded the honour of making a speech. Since Rancho is well aware of Chatur's nature Rancho substitutes some of the speech paper with obscene words which has been written by the librarian. As expected, Chatur mindlessly memorises the speech, aided by his lack of understanding of Hindi. His speech becomes the laughing stock of the audience, infuriating the authorities in the process. Meanwhile, Rancho also falls in love with Virus' medical student daughter Pia (Kareena Kapoor) when he, Raju and Farhan crash her sister's wedding banquet in order to get a free meal, in the process further infuriating Virus. Meanwhile, the three students continue to anger Virus, although Rancho continues to come first in every exam, while Chatur is always second, and Farhan and Raju are consistently in the last two positions. The tensions come to a head when the three friends, who are already drunk, break into Virus' house at night to allow Rancho to propose to

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Aamir Khan as Ranchoddas "Rancho" Shamaldas Chanchad / Phunsukh Wangdu Kareena Kapoor as Pia Sahastrebuddhe R. Madhavan as Farhan Qureshi Sharman Joshi as Raju Rastogi Boman Irani as Viru Sahastrebuddhe (Virus) Omi Vaidya as Chatur Ramalingam (Silencer) Parikshit Sahni as Mr. Qureshi Javed Jaffrey as Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad Mona Singh as Mona Sahastrebuddhe (Pia's sister) Sanjay Lafont as Suhas Rahul Kumar as Millimeter Amardeep Jha as Mrs. Rastogi Farida Dadi as Mrs. Qureshi Jayant Kripalani as Interviewer Arun Bali as Shamaldas Chanchad

Production Filming The shoot of the film with the supporting characters began on 28 July 2008. Hirani and his team left in late August for the shoot with the principal cast. The film was shot in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Ladakh, Chail and Shimla. Aamir and rest of the cast began shooting in early September. Hirani planned to wrap up the film by December.[7] The first scene was shot in an aircraft with Madhavan. From Mumbai, the crew and cast comprising Aamir and Kareena went to Ladakh for a 20-day schedule.[8] The shooting also took place at the Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore for 33 days as a part of the second schedule of production.[9] According to Rajkumar Hirani, the biggest joke while filming was that he was called the most idiotic director, as he had asked the heroine of the film to gain weight and the heroes to lose weight.[10]

Release Box office The film grossed roughly 269,50,00,000 in India and a further 69,98,00,000 in the overseas markets, taking its total worldwide gross to 339,48,00,000. Box Office India declared the film an "All time blockbuster".[11] India 3 Idiots broke all box office records upon release. In its four-day first weekend, the film netted 380 million, and broke the record held by Ghajini for the first weekend collections. By the first week, the film netted 790.5 million, again breaking the box office record held by Ghajini. At the end of its theatrical run in India, it broke all box office records for Indian box office collections, and is the first Bollywood film to cross the 2 billion mark in India itself. Currently, it is the highest-grossing Bollywood film according to net collections, earning 2.024 billion (US$ 44,720,996).

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Overseas 3 Idiots is the second highest-grossing Indian film in overseas markets after My Name is Khan.[12] It set record collections for Indian-made films in territories such as USA,[3] Australia, Fiji and some African territories, but performed comparatively underwhelmingly in the UK. In the United States, the film earned $6.5 million since its opening.[3] [13] Overall, it is currently the second highest-grossing film in overseas markets. It has collected US$ 15.50 million (INR 72 crores) since its opening.[12]

Critical reception 3 Idiots received generally positive reviews. Subhash K. Jha (film critic and author of The Essential Guide to Bollywood) states: "It's not that 3 Idiots is a flawless work of art. But it is a vital, inspiring and life-revising work of contemporary art with some heart imbued into every part. In a country where students are driven to suicide by their impossible curriculum, 3 Idiots provides hope. Maybe cinema can't save lives. But cinema, sure as hell, can make you feel life is worth living. 3 Idiots does just that, and much more. The director takes the definition of entertainment into directions of social comment without assuming that he knows best."[14] Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India gave it four and a half stars and suggests that, "The film is a laugh riot, despite being high on fundas [...] Hirani carries forward his simplistic `humanism alone works' philosophy of the Lage Raho Munna Bhai series in 3 Idiots too, making it a warm and vivacious signature tune to 2009. The second half of the film does falter in parts, specially the child birth sequence, but it doesn't take long for the film to jump back on track." [15] Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times gave the film three and a half out of four stars and comments that "this is the sort of movie you’ll take home with a smile and a song on your lips." [16] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 3 Idiots four and a half out of five stars and states: "On the whole, 3 Idiots easily ranks amongst Aamir, Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra's finest films. Do yourself and your family a favour: Watch 3 Idiots. It's emotional, it's entertaining, it's enlightening. The film has tremendous youth appeal and feel-good factor to work in a big way." [17] Kaveree Bamzai of India Today gave 3 Idiots five stars and argues that "it's a lovely story, of a man from nowhere who wanted to learn, told like a fairy tale, with the secret heart carrying its coded message of setting all of us free." [18] Other critics gave the film a mixed review. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film three out of five stars and states: "Going home after watching 3 Idiots I felt like I'd just been to my favorite restaurant only to be a tad under-whelmed by their signature dish. It was a satisfying meal, don't get me wrong, but not the best meal I'd been expecting." [19] Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film two out of five stars and states: "Rajkumar Hirani's one of the directors of the decade, a man with immense talent and a knack for storytelling. On his debut, he hit a hundred. With his second, he hit a triple century. This time, he fishes outside the offstump, tries to play shots borrowed from other batters, and hits and misses to provide a patchy, 32*-type innings. It's okay, boss, *chalta hai*. Even Sachin has an off day, and we still have great hope." [20] This film is going to be remade in both Telugu and Tamil.[21]

Awards 2010 Star Screen Awards • • • • • • • • • •

Best Film - Rajkumar Hirani Best Director - Rajkumar Hirani Best Popular Actress - Kareena Kapoor Best Villan - Boman Irani Best Comedian - Omi Vaidya Best Screenplay - Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra Best Dialogue - Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani Best Editing - Rajkumar Hirani Best Choreography - Bosco-Caesar - Zoobi Doobi Most Promising Newcomer – Male - Omi Vaidya[22] [23]

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2010 Filmfare Awards • • • • • •

Best Film - Vidhu Vinod Chopra Best Director - Rajkumar Hirani Best Supporting Actor - Boman Irani Best Dialogue - Raj Kumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra Best Story - Abhijat Joshi and Rajkumar Hirani Best Screenplay - Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra

2010 Max Stardust Awards • Readers Choice Awards for Star Of The Year (Female) - Kareena Kapoor • Readers Choice Awards for Best Film Of The Year - Drama - Rajkumar Hirani 2010 IIFA Awards[24] • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Best Film - 3 Idiots Best Direction - Rajkumar Hirani Best Story - Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra Best Supporting Actor - Sharman Joshi Best Actress - Kareena Kapoor Best Actor in a negative role - Boman Irani Best Lyricist - Swanand Kirkire Best Singer Male - Shaan - Behti Hawa Sa Tha Wo Best Cinematography - C. K. Muraleedharan, ISC Best Screenplay - Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani & Vidhu Vinod Chopra Best Dialogue - Rajkumar Hirani & Abhijat Joshi Best Editing - Rajkumar Hirani Best Sound Recording - Bishwadeep Chatterjee & Nihal Ranjan Samal Best Song Recording - Bishwadeep Chatterjee & Sachin K Sanghvi Best Sound Re-Recording - Anup Dev Best Background Score - Sanjay Wandrekar,Atul Raninga & Shantanu Moitra

57th National Film Awards[25] • Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - 3 Idiots • Best Audiography - Anup Dev • Best Lyrics - Swanand Kirkire - Behti Hawa Sa Tha Wo

Soundtrack The film's soundtrack is composed by Shantanu Moitra with lyrics penned by Swanand Kirkire.

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Soundtrack album by Shantanu Moitra Genre

Feature film soundtrack

Label

T-Series

Producer

Shantanu Moitra Professional reviews

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Bollywood Hungama

link

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Tracklist Track#

Song

Singer(s)

Duration

1

"Aal Izz Well"

Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Swanand Kirkire 4:36

2

"Zoobi Doobi"

Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal

4:08

3

"Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh"

Shaan, Shantanu Moitra

5:01

4

"Give Me Some Sunshine"

Suraj Jagan, Sharman Joshi

4:07

5

"Jaane Nahin Denge Tujhe" Sonu Nigam

6

"Aal Izz Well (Remix)"

Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Swanand Kirkire 4:41

7

"Zoobi Doobi (Remix)"

Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal

3:32

3:29

Controversy: Adaptation from book Prior to the release of the film director Rajkumar Hirani commented on the relationship between Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat and 3 Idiots stating: Chetan gave me this book to read and I wanted to make a film on it. But I knew right from the start that I could not make a film completely on the book, as it was very anecdotal and a film needs a plot. So I had decided to rewrite it in a screenplay format. You'll see that the film is very different from the book. After I wrote the script, I called Chetan and narrated it to him. I told him that if he did not like the script, I would stop the project. But he was okay with it.[27] The day after the film opened, Chetan also noted:

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165 Initially I did sit down with Raju and Abhijat while they were deciding to make a film based on '5 Point Someone'. I even went to IIT with Abhijat a couple of times. But it was just not possible for me to be involved at every stage of the screenplay writing process since I was in Hong Kong at that time, working full time and busy writing other books. Moreover, Abhijat is based in USA, Raju was in the US for quite a while working on the screenplay but it was not practical for me to do that [...] The film retains the soul of the book. 3 Idiots is different from the book but at the same time it does borrow many things from the book. The core theme and message of the film is coming from the book itself. And that's why the makers have officially credited the film as 'Based on a novel by Chetan Bhagat.'[28]

A controversy developed a few days after the release, however, over the fact that Chetan's credit, "Based on the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat" appeared in the closing credits rather than in the opening ones.[29] At that time, Bhagat stated that he "was expecting an opening credit and I was quite surprised on not seeing it. They had bought the rights, made the payment and committed to a credit in the contract. It’s there, but it’s not about it being there, it’s about the placement and the prominence."[30] In a 31 December 2009 blog post on his personal website, Bhagat stated that he was told the movie was only 2-5% based on the book, but when he saw it, he felt that it was 70% of the book. He also argued that he was misled by the makers of the film, though he noted, that "this has nothing to do with Mr. Aamir Khan [...] I am a big fan of Aamir and he has made my story reach people. However, he was told by the makers not to read the book, and he hasn’t. Thus, he cannot comment on the issue in a meaningful manner." [31] A few people responded to Chetan's statements. According to the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), during a press conference with reporters producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra "clarified that in the agreement between the producer and Bhagat, it was clearly mentioned that the author’s name would be put in the closing credits." IANS also reported that Chopra "lost his cool" and "asked a reporter to shut up after being questioned whether his hit 3 Idiots was lifted from author Chetan Bhagat’s book Five Point Someone."[32] Chopra later apologized, stating: "I really think I’m silly. I was provoked, but I shouldn’t have done this. I saw myself on TV and saw how I was shouting ‘shut up, shut up’ like an animal. I told myself — ‘what nonsensical behaviour’."[33] Aamir Khan also responded to these claims.[29] [34] Rajkumar Hirani stated that "We have officially bought the rights for the film. We drew a contract with him and it clearly mentions about the position of his credit. With open eyes he had seen the contract, consulted his lawyer and signed the agreement [...] In the contract, we have said that the title would be given in the rolling credits. We haven't changed the font size. We haven't increased the speed of the title. It's exactly there where it was agreed to be." [35] Chetan Bhagat later apologized stating, "I definitely do not have anything against team 3 Idiots. I may have some issues on the mistake they may have made but nothing about their personality or the kind of people they are. I apologise to their families if there was any distress caused to them. I also want to thank all my fans, who stood by me but I don't want them to turn against anyone especially Aamir."[36]

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External links • • • • • • •

Official website (http://idiotsacademy.zapak.com/) Official trailers (http://www.youtube.com/user/3idiots) 3 Idiots (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1187043/) at the Internet Movie Database 3 Idiots (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/3_idiots/) at Rotten Tomatoes 3 Idiots (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=3idiots.htm) at Box Office Mojo 3 Idiots (http://www.allmovie.com/work/505767) at Allmovie Idiots (http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/13910/index.html''3) at Bollywood Hungama

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Dhobi Ghat (film) Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries)

Theatrical release poster Directed by

Kiran Rao

Produced by

Aamir Khan Kiran Rao

Story by

Kiran Rao

Starring

Aamir Khan Prateik Babbar Monica Dogra Kriti Malhotra

Music by

Gustavo Santaolalla

Cinematography Tushar Kanti Ray Editing by

Nishant Radhakrishnan

Distributed by

Aamir Khan Productions

Release date(s)

September 2010 (TIFF) [1] 21 January 2011 (India)

Running time

95 minutes

Country

India

Language

Hindi English

[2]

[3]

Budget

11 crore

Gross revenue

14 crore

[4]

Dhobi Ghat (Hindi: धोबी घाट), (also known as Mumbai Diaries) is a 2011 Hindi drama film directed by Kiran Rao in her directorial debut. The film stars Aamir Khan, Prateik Babbar, Monica Dogra, and Kriti Malhotra and is produced under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions.[5] [6] Aamir Khan plays one of the lead roles in the movie as a painter.[1] Gustavo Santaolalla was signed to compose the score and soundtrack of the film. Dhobi Ghat had its world premiere in September 2010 at the Toronto International Film Festival.[7] It was released in cinemas on 21 January 2011.

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Plot The film begins with Arun (Aamir Khan), a reclusive modern art painter, looking for a new house to shift into. He is seen with a real-estate agent, and finally decides upon a particular home in the older part of Mumbai, this being as per his wish. Arun is introduced to his landlady, an old woman who has never spoken a word for several years, and who seems to have an expression of deep sadness and melancholy on her face. He makes preparations to move in soon. Later, Arun attends an art exhibition featuring his works. The exhibition features a visitor named Shai (Monica Dogra), an American banker who is on a sabbatical from her work and has come to Mumbai to research on traditional occupations, business prospects in South Asia and to generally devote time to her hobby, photography. There, she meets Arun personally after the latter gives a nervous and reluctant speech to the gathered crowd about his work. The two get along well, and Arun takes Shai to his home, where they involuntarily end up in bed. The next morning, Arun apologizes for making the incident seem to be "more than a relationship", at which Shai gets angry and storms out of the apartment. Just after Shai leaves, Munna (Prateik Babbar) delivers Arun's laundry to him. Munna, whose real name is Zohaib, is a 'dhobi'- a washerman, who dreams about getting a break in Bollywood as an actor. He is a migrant from Bihar, and lives in a slum near the railway tracks. Arun informs Munna that he is changing his house. The next day, Arun moves into his new apartment. While he is unpacking his things into the cupboards, he chances upon certain belongings tied up in a small bag which had been left by the previous tenants of the apartment. He keeps them with him, and later investigates the contents of the bag. The bag is found to contain a silver chain, a ring and three video tapes. The tapes are labelled "First Letter", "Second Letter" and "Third Letter". The "First Letter" also has the name Yasmin written on it, suggesting that these tapes belonged to her. In the evening, Arun plays a part of the "First Letter". The tapes turn out to be a recording of Yasmin communicating with her brother, who studies elsewhere, through video tapes. In the tape, Yasmin shows herself, her husband and her apartment, which is the same as the one Arun is occupying now. Yasmin wishes her brother luck for his exams and exchanges general pleasantries with him. The next morning, Arun is informed by his manager Vatsala (Kitu Gidwani) that his work has received praise from certain corporates, who have decided to open an art gallery in Sydney featuring his works. Arun is greatly surprised and pleased by this news, as this will be his first international exhibition. This also gives him a chance to visit his divorced wife and children, who have settled in Australia. In view of this new exhibition, he begins work on a new painting which is inspired by Yasmin. It turns out that Munna also delivers laundry to Shai's house. Their first meeting is not friendly because of Shai's bad mood over Arun, but she tries to make up for it later when she sees Munna with some of his friends at a theatre. Soon, they grow to become good friends, and Munna agrees to show Shai around the city of Mumbai, and help her gather photographs about the occupations of the poor. In return, Shai agrees to shoot a portfolio of Munna so as to help him out in getting a foothold in the film industry. As the film progresses, Arun sees more and more of Yasmin's tapes and comes to know more about her. It is revealed that Yasmin is from Uttar Pradesh, and had recently married to a little-speaking man. They shifted to Mumbai, and rented the apartment. The same landlady is shown, with the same silence and expression of melancholy. Yasmin declares that since her brother cannot visit Mumbai soon, she herself would help him tour Mumbai using the video tapes. At the same time, Arun still feels guilty about Shai. Shai finds out that Munna also delivers laundry to Arun, and obtains his new address from him. One night, she goes to the road where Arun lives, but remains in her car to see if Arun comes out. She reveals to an accompanying friend that she hasn't completely lost interest in Arun, and feels that there is some "unfinished business". Shai wishes to be close to Arun, and so she rents a house opposite to Arun's from where she can have a clear view of Arun's house and of whatever he does inside. Arun, however, is unaware of this.

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Dhobi Ghat (film) Arun's painting starts taking shape, and he continues seeing Yasmin's tapes. Meanwhile, Munna is still struggling to find work in the industry. To earn a living, he washes clothes by day and kills rats by night. He disapproves of his brother's illegal ways of earning fast cash, and prefers to have an honest job. However, they both are very close and Munna's brother uses his underworld contacts to try get Munna a break in the industry. Subsequently, he receives the photos of his portfolio from Shai, and thinks of sending them to a producer whom his brother contacted. During all this, Munna has been showing Shai the different facets of Mumbai - it's labourers, the shoe polishers, the fish markets, and Dhobi Ghaat (where Munna works). As time goes by, Munna develops feelings for Shai but is unable to express them, partly because of his shyness and partly because of his low stature in life. Shai's housekeeper also advices Shai to keep away from Munna. The next day, Shai is returning to her apartment when she suddenly sees Arun walking towards her. In spite of a hurried attempt to hide herself, Arun finds her and invites her to his house. There, he again apologises to Shai about that night, and they again reaffirm their friendship. At that moment, Munna arrives to deliver the laundry and sees them together. Mistaking the situation, he becomes dejected and feels betrayed. However, Shai rushes back to him, understanding that he was unpleasantly surprised, and reassures him to keep helping her out. Munna finally agrees. On the day when they Munna is to visit the producer, a man arrives at the producer's office and tells Munna's brother that the "Boss" is calling him for dinner, and may offer a promotion. There is a veiled threat in the proposition, clearly signalling that this was not a request. They scrap the plans to visit the producer that day, and Munna goes back to kill rats. However, Shai, who is still continuing her photography, sees Munna. The latter becomes frightened and runs away from her.

Cast • • • • • •

Aamir Khan as Arun Prateik Babbar as Munna Monica Dogra as Shai Kriti Malhotra as Yasmin Kitu Gidwani as Vatsala Nafisa Khan as Amma

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Music • "Stranger Lives" - Gustavo Santaolalla (7:33) • "You With Me" - Ryuichi Sakamoto (6:45) • "Ghat Kaisi" - Monica Dogra and Gustavo Santaolalla (3:12) (composed by Gustavo Santaolalla and Aamir Khan) The songs above are only included in the film. No CDs are going to be released for Dhobi Ghat.[8]

Production In an interview, Rao expressed that the film was meant to be a tribute to Mumbai and that she sought to reveal other sides of the city not often portrayed.[9] The film was shot in Mumbai using "guerilla" techniques.[10] Due to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, shooting was delayed when, citing safety concerns, the government denied Rao permission to shoot scenes at a railway station.[6] According to the director, Mumbai is the "fifth character" in Dhobi Ghat.[11] The movie was shot at skycrapers under construction, Mohammed Ali markets, sea facing bunglows at Worli, Dhobi Ghat at Mahalaxmi, Chowpatty and Marine Drive. No special sets were constructed to [12] The movie will be released in 2 versions. The shoot the movie. original version is around 40% English, while the second version has all dialogue dubbed in Hindi.[13] Rapid Eye Movies, a German distributor bought the rights for the film's theatrical release in Germany.[14]

Reception

Mumbaikar dhobis at work in the Mahalaxmi area

Critical response Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 88%, with an average score of 6.9/10, and awarded their "certified fresh" seal of approval. Blessy Chettiar, film critic of Daily News and Analysis wrote, "With Dhobi Ghat, Kiran Rao finally gives Mumbai a film that represents its true hues and tints."[15] Mathures Paul of The Statesman gave the film four stars out of five noting that, "Dhobi Ghat is part atmospheric portrait, part video diary that has enough heart-breaking moments you don’t want to watch. But neither can you look away".[16] Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph compared Dhobi Ghat with Satyajit Ray's Charulata in the way that the five characters, including Mumbai, operate like a string quintet.[17] Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times gave the film three and a half stars stating, "Bombay, is the centre of this film’s attention. It’s probably the only city in the world where so many classes so closely merge into a common river of sorrows, beauty or hope: unaware of how each affects the other every day. This film is first-rate tribute; it’s visceral, I realise -- both clichés for compliments. Nothing more appropriate comes to mind."[18] Anupama Chopra of NDTV gave the film three stars, stating, "If you are willing to have patience, Dhobi Ghat comes together nicely. It has a poetry and melancholy that stays with you."[19] "Dhobi Ghat is a Poetry on Canvas!" said Swati Deogire of The ILIKE Times giving it a 3.5/5"[20] Gaurav Malani of India Times Movies gave the film two stars, stating "Dhobi Ghat is a pretentious attempt at producing an arthouse piece". The reviewer sums up the movie as "being dull, dreary and disappointing!".[21] Kunal

Dhobi Ghat (film) Guha of Yahoo! India Movies found the film to be undeserving of undivided (break-free) audience attention. He states that "despite the aimlessly drifting script, the performances definitely deserve a mention".[22] Bhawana Somaaya Senior Editor of Ticket Please gave the film a five stars out of five, stating that "Rao portrays the drudgery and the magnificence of the city in unforgettable imageries" she also says that "There is no doubting that Dhobi Ghat is amongst the most significant films in the history of Indian cinema" [23]

References [1] "Aamir turns a painter in Dhobighat" (http:/ / www. hindustantimes. com/ Aamir-turns-a-painter-in-Dhobighat/ H1-Article1-492984. aspx). Hindustan Times. 2 January 2010. . Retrieved 19 January 2010. [2] "Dhobi ghat" (http:/ / www. dt-cinemas. com/ synopsis. asp?eid=ET00005670). DT Cinemas. . Retrieved 2011-02-01. [3] "Dhobi Ghat Box-Office: Rs. 9.25 Crore In 1st Weekend" (http:/ / www. koimoi. com/ box-office/ bollywood-box-office/ dhobi-ghat-box-office-rs-9-25-crore-in-1st-weekend). Koimoi.com. . Retrieved 2011-01-30. [4] "Dhobi Ghat Second Week Territorial Breakdown" (http:/ / www. boxofficeindia. com/ boxnewsdetail. php?page=shownews& articleid=2507& nCat=box_office_news). Boxofficeindia.com. . Retrieved 2011-02-13. [5] Aamir delays wife Kiran's Dhobi Ghaat (http:/ / entertainment. oneindia. in/ bollywood/ gupshup/ 2008/ aamir-kiran-dhobi-ghaat-221108. html) [6] Sonal Chawla (23 February 2009). "Aamir Khan's wife Kiran Rao's directorial debut, Dhobi Ghaat's shoot stuck" (http:/ / www. mid-day. com/ entertainment/ 2009/ feb/ 230209-Dhobi-Ghaat-Kiran-Rao-local-trains-railway-station-Mumbai-terror-attack-Pratiek-Babbar. htm). Mid-Day. . Retrieved 19 January 2010. [7] "Kiran Rao's 'Dhobi Ghat' to be premiered at Toronto fest" (http:/ / movies. indiatimes. com/ news-gossip/ news/ Kiran-Raos-Dhobi-Ghat-to-be-premiered-at-Toronto-fest/ articleshow/ 6226950. cms). Indiatimes. 28 July 2010. . Retrieved 31 July 2010. [8] ""I don't think Dhobi Ghat will appeal to traditional Indian audiences" - Aamir" (http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ features/ 2011/ 01/ 20/ 7031/ index. html). Bollywood Hungama. . Retrieved 21 January 2011. [9] "Multimedia Cityscape: interview with Dhobi Ghat's Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan" (http:/ / www. asiapacificarts. usc. edu/ article@apa?multimedia_cityscape_interview_with_dhobi_ghats_kiran_rao_and_aamir_khan_16299. aspx). Asia Pacific Arts. 2011-01-21. . [10] Sanjukta Shamra (24 July 2010). "Aamir Khan: The box-office economist" (http:/ / www. sawfnews. com/ Bollywood/ 64754. aspx). Mint. . Retrieved 31 July 2010. [11] "Mumbai is the fifth character in my film, says Kiran Rao" (http:/ / www. indianexpress. com/ news/ mumbai-is-the-fifth-character-in-my-film-sa/ 718518/ ). Indian Express. 1 December 2010. . Retrieved 30 January 2011. [12] "Mumbai is the Fifth Character in Dhobi Ghat: Kiran Rao" (http:/ / news. outlookindia. com/ item. aspx?703245). Outlook India. 1 December 2010. . Retrieved 21 January 2011. [13] Pooja Pillai (25 December 2010). "Two thumbs up" (http:/ / www. indianexpress. com/ news/ two-thumbs-up/ 729251/ 2). Indian Express. . [14] "Dhobi Ghat to release in Germany" (http:/ / ticketplease. com/ news/ bollywood_movie/ story/ Dhobi_Ghat_to_release_in_Germany. aspx). Ticket Please News Desk. . Retrieved 2011-02-18. [15] "Despite refreshing performances, Dhobi Ghat is a letdown" (http:/ / www. dnaindia. com/ entertainment/ review_review-despite-refreshing-performances-dhobi-ghat-is-a-letdown_1497248). DNA. . Retrieved 2011-01-23. [16] "Intimate divides" (http:/ / www. thestatesman. net/ index. php?option=com_content& view=article& id=356456& catid=47). The Statesman. . Retrieved 2011-01-23. [17] Gupta, Pratim D.. "Salaam Mumbai" (http:/ / www. telegraphindia. com/ 1110122/ jsp/ entertainment/ story_13477408. jsp). The Telegraph. . Retrieved 24 January 2011. [18] "Review: Dhobi Ghat" (http:/ / www. hindustantimes. com/ Mayank-Shekhar-s-Review-Dhobi-Ghat/ Article1-653088. aspx). The Hindustan Times. . Retrieved 2011-01-23. [19] "Review: Dhobi Ghat" (http:/ / movies. ndtv. com/ movie_Review. aspx?id=590). NDTV. . Retrieved 2011-01-23. [20] A Poetry on Canvas (http:/ / tiltindia. com/ tiltertainment/ chalti-hai-kya-9-se-12-/ 141-dhobi-ghat-movie-review) [21] "Dhobi Ghat: Movie Review" (http:/ / economictimes. indiatimes. com/ news/ news-by-industry/ et-cetera/ dhobi-ghat-movie-review/ articleshow/ 7332870. cm). The Economic Times. . Retrieved 2011-01-23. [22] "Dhobi Ghat Review" (http:/ / in. movies. yahoo. com/ movies/ Dhobi-Ghat/ reviewdetails-1214. html). Yahoo! India Movies. . Retrieved 2011-01-23. [23] "Dhobi Ghat Review: Dhobi Ghat is unforgettable" (http:/ / ticketplease. com/ review/ bollywood_movie/ story/ Dhobi_Ghat_is_unforgettable. aspx). Ticket Please News Desk. . Retrieved 2011-01-23.

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External links • Official website (http://http://www.dhobighatfilm.com/) • Dhobi Ghat (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1433810/) at the Internet Movie Database

Reema Kagti's Untitled Project Reema Kagti's Untitled Project Directed by

Reema Kagti

Produced by

Farhan Akhtar Ritesh Sidhwani Aamir Khan

Story by

Reema Kagti Zoya Akhtar

Starring

Aamir Khan Rani Mukerji Kareena Kapoor

Distributed by Excel Entertainment Aamir Khan Productions Release date(s) 2012[1] Country

India

Language

Hindi

Reema Kagti's Untitled Project is an upcoming Hindi film, directed by Reema Kagti and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment. It will star Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor.[2]

Cast • Aamir Khan • Rani Mukerji • Kareena Kapoor

References [1] Adarsh, Taran (2011-01-25). "Will SRK and Aamir battle it out at the Box Office this Christmas?" (http:/ / www. bollywoodhungama. com/ news/ 2011/ 01/ 25/ 15257/ index. html). Bollywood Hungama. . Retrieved 2011-02-23. [2] MiD DAY (2011-02-23). "Aamir, Kareena, Rani attend acting workshops" (http:/ / movies. ndtv. com/ movie_story. aspx?ID=ENTEN20110169906& keyword=bollywood& subcatg=MOVIESINDIA& nid=86788). NDTV (Prannoy Roy Publications). . Retrieved 2011-02-23.

External links • Reema Kagti's Untitled Project (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1787988/) at the Internet Movie Database

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