Thursday, November 29, 2007

Johnny Gaddar: A delightful movie

(It is so difficult to write about a thriller movie like Johnny Gaddar without giving the story away, so if you feel that you are losing your suspense of the story, stop reading)
If you liked the Saif Ali Khan and Urmila Matondkar movie 'Ek Hasina Thi', you would like Johnny Gadar. There is an element to this movie that makes it a great thriller, including the part about there being a lot of suspense for the characters in the movie while the viewer knows everything. There are no spectacular action scenes, or expensive stunts; it's all about putting in an element of suspense in the interactions. What seems important is to have a slick story line, although the second half does stretch the story line a bit. However, it was interesting to learn that Director Sriram Raghavan did not shoot with a bound script; apparently they just had the beginning, the middle part, and the end; the rest of the script was improvised.
The director is clearly inspired from James Hadley Chase (if you have read some of the novels of Chase, it will seem apparent). There are people of all shades, but rarely do you come across a true person or a person who is all white without any shades of grey in his character. This can't be more true than in this movie, given that all the characters have strong shades of grey in their character. Somehow, the movie seems more realistic, as you realize that this is what real people are like.
The casting is decent, with some good roles by the characters of Neil Mukesh, Vinay Pathak, Zakir Hussain, Ashwini Kaleskar. Rimi Sen does a good role of the wife of Shardul (Zakir Hussain) in love with Vikram (Neil Mukesh), but absolutely terrified of her husband and what he would do if he got to know.
The movie is about a gang of people who need to collect a lot of money to avail of a get rich quick scheme, and collect Rs. 2.5 crore. Vikram, the youngest of the lot, decides to use this opportunity to loot all the cash and steals the money from Daya Shetty in a train. He also kills Daya by accident, and thus starts the quest to keep ahead of the others (who don't know who stole the money, but suspect each other). Mukesh's first kill is by accident, but after this, he slowly kills the others one by them, and very few of them really suspect him, till almost the end when they get killed. But, in the end, as in Chase's novels, the killer or thief can't really get away, and he is killed (and that too by mistake by the widow of one of the persons he killed).
The movie remains fairly taut, and the tension is apparent as things move ahead. You know who did the killing, but still wait to see as to how he gets away from the various gang members who want to find out who did the killing and then kill the thief. A slightly weak point in the movie is the character of Dharmendra, you expect the leader of such a gang to be much more villainous and be more able to smell out who the killer actually is.
Music is by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonca and Lyrics by Nilesh Mishra, Hardkaur, Jaideep Sahni

Songs:

Dhoka



Move Your Body (Johnny Gaddaar)



Lyrics:

Title Song:

[Choti si zindagi
Gehri si jeb hai
Bakki to jaaneman
baaton ke seb hai] 2
ho

Baatein hai
Sab saali baatien hai
Kehte hai phir bhool jaaate hain

Hey johny
Zindagi juna hai khel yaar

Hey johny Gaddar
Matlab hi hai asli yaar

Hey Johny

Aayegi nahi phir yeh zindagi
ho mar mar ke jeena yaar
jam ke kahana pee na yaar
Bhar ke pyala pe na yaar
Mangega to mera hai
Chenega to tera hai ki nahi


Baatein hai
Sab saali baatien hai
Kehte hai phir bhool jaaate hain

Hey johny
Sab kuch hai yahan sale mein hey

Hey johny Gaddar
Sab chalta hai khel mein
Hey Johny

Chad ja tu bhi rail mein

Hey Johny


Bhar ki chus le
Jeb mein thus le
Ho baaton mein na ana tu
Apni karta ja na tu
Baaton mein na ana tu
Apna gana ga na tu

Jadu hai tere mein
Tere mein jadu hai ki nahi

Bhala kar to tera to tera bhal ho
Aisa kaam jo sala chala ho

hey johny
Thoda sa tu bhi khel yaar

Hey Gaddar
Jo aaye to pel yaar
Hey johny
Aaj nakad phir kar udhar



Move your body

Doob ja mere pyaar mein 4
o yeah 2
o yeah all da sexy gals
all da sexy boys
[Got ya move ur 2
Got ya move ur body tonite ]2
Like this...

Move ur body baby 2
Jab kudiye
Move ur body baby 2
u got to 2
soni baliye


[Got ya move ur 2
Got ya move ur body tonite ]2
Like this...like this like this
n tht n this n tht

[Sab ek baat pe ade hai
Sab paise naal jude hai ]2
Abb paise fek tamaasaha dekh
Tamaasaha dekh Paise dekh
lyrics from lyricsmasti.com
are kismat ka hai khel

Rock to da rythm n rock to ryhme 2
We gona watchin tonite

Life is a gamble boys
So u know dat ur bare
a play ur card rite
If u gona take a chance
Then u know tht u stand up vam time
This is just a game
So u gona keep on playing
Cos u know wht i m saying
and know u might win this tonite

Tel me ur handle game
kya hoga woh hai teri kismat
Tel me ur handle it
Lekin bazi khelega is waqt
U cud get rich or poor
Baby better really take it slow
or u really know
so here we go hit the show

Move ur body baby 2
Jab kudiye
Move ur body baby 2
u got to 2


[Abhi baap na bada na bhaiya
abhi sabse bada rupaiya]2
tu bhi paise fek tamaasaha dekh
Tamaasaha dekh Paise dekh
LyricsMasti.com
are kismat ka hai khel

Move ur body baby 2
Jab kudiye
Move ur body baby 2
u got to 2

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Om Shanti Om: An okay masala movie

What can one say about this movie. The previous movie with the combination of Farah Khan doing the direction and Shahrukh Khan doing the production and the lead acting was 'Main Hoon Na'. While a very slick masala movie, nobody could really claim that it was an exceptional movie. And the same message was reinforced for this movie as well, with all the hype before the movie proudly claiming the fact that this will be another entertainer, a pure masala movie (no pretensions at being a social movie or an art movie of any kind).

Om Shanti Om

The movie has some good music, and the first half is pretty interesting. The whole scene is of the 70's type of setting, and I actually quite enjoyed most of this part. The impersonation of the South Indian heroes, the caricature of Manoj Kumar (in spite of the controversy, the touch was amusing). The flow of the movie was very natural, with a young sidey actor, his resourceful friend, and an over-acting mother (although it was a sheer waste of an actress of Kiron Kher's calibre). Shahrukh's acting was enjoyable, whether it be the shy person in front of a superstar whom he adores, or when his dream crashes and he realizes that she is in love with someone else.
It is when Shahrukh gets overly emotional (such as when he is trying to rescue Deepika from a fire) that you realize that you have seen this type of acting before (in almost every movie where there is violence driven from an emotional angle such as Baazigar, and other such movies). Deepika does not have any tough scenes except for the confrontation with her lover, and some of these scenes are shot from a distance and do not allow too much of evaluation of acting talent. She does look good in many of the scenes though. Was a bit disappointed with Arjun Ramphal, since for a person who cold-bloodedly kills his lover (and who is bearing his child), you don't get to feel the menace. It is only when he tells his men that she should not escape the flame that you get to feel the menace (but that is more due to the script rather than acting).
The second half is much more disappointing. Shahrukh Khan does the reincarnation act, and you immediately know that this Karz. But soon, I started feeling shades of Madhumati also involved, and that turned out to be true. The second half seemed much more disjointed, such as Shahrukh Khan's conversion from being somebody who does not believe in the previous birth thing to a person who goes to meet his mother from the previous birth was very sudden (I was thinking that I missed some part of the movie).
Originality in the second half seems missing, and one could easily figure out large sections of the movie based on the earlier movies. The song (to resemble the finale 'Ek Haseena Thi' from Karz does not compare in any way. The death of the villain is not very convincing, although Deepika's double role in this part is adequate.
Farah Khan managed to pull in a large number of special appearances in the movie:

Special Appearances in the song Deewangi Deewangi

* Rani Mukerji
* Zayed Khan
* Vidya Balan
* Jeetendra (Ravi Kapoor)
* Tusshar Kapoor
* Priyanka Chopra
* Shilpa Shetty
* Dharmendra Deol
* Shabana Azmi
* Urmila Matondkar
* Karisma Kapoor
* Arbaaz Khan
* Malaika Arora
* Dino Morea
* Amrita Arora
* Aftab Shivdasani
* Juhi Chawla
* Mithun Chakraborty
* Kajol Devgan
* Bobby Deol
* Preity Zinta
* Rekha (Bhanurekha Ganesan)
* Ritesh Deshmukh
* Salman Khan
* Saif Ali Khan
* Sanjay Dutt
* Lara Dutta
* Suniel Shetty
* Tabu Hashmi
* Govinda Ahuja

Other Special appearances

* Bipasha Basu.................. as herself
* Rishi Kapoor.................. as himself
* Subhash Ghai.................. as himself
* Karan Johar................... as himself
* Amitabh Bachchan.............. as himself
* Abhishek Bachchan............. as himself
* Rakesh Roshan................. as himself
* Hrithik Roshan................ as himself
* Akshay Kumar.................. as himself
* Shabana Azmi.................. as herself
* Feroz Khan.................... as himself
* Koena Mitra................... as herself
* Amisha Patel.................. as Om Kapoor's heroine in Filmfare Awards
* Dia Mirza..................... as Om Kapoor's heroine in Filmfare Awards
* Bappi Lahiri.................. as himself
* Farah Khan.................... as herself
* Gauri Khan.................... as herself
* Chunkey Pandey................ as himself


Songs from the movie 'Om Shanti Om'

Om Shanti Om Title Song



Main Agar Kahu



Jag soona soona lage



Dard-E-Disco Om Shanti Om



Aankhon Mein Teri Ajab Si Ajab Si




Lyrics:


Ajab Si

Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
hoo Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai

Dil ko banade jo patang saans se
Yeh teri woh haawaien hai

Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
hoo Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai

Dil ko banade jo patang saans se
Yeh teri woh haawaien hai

Aai aise raat hai jo
Bahut khush naseeb hai

Chahe jise door se duniya
Woh mere kareeb hai

Kitna kuch kehna hai
Phir bhi hai dil mein
Saawal hai kahin

Sapno mein jo roj kaha hai
Woh phir se kahun ya nahi

Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
hoo Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai

Dil ko banade jo patang saans se
Yeh teri woh haawaien hai

Tere saath saath aisa….. Koi noor aaya hai
Chand teri roshni ka
Halka sa ek saaya hai
Teri nazaron ne dil ka Kiya jo asar
Asar yeh hua

Abb in mein hi doob ke ho jau paar
Yehi hai Dua

Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
hoo Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai

Dil ko banade jo patang saans se
Yeh teri woh haawaien hai

Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
hoo Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai

Dil ko banade jo patang saans se
Yeh teri woh haawaien hai


Deewangi

(dekho dekho hai shaam badi deewani
dheere dhere ban jaye na koi kahani) - 2
dilbar hai dilkash hai dildaar nazare hain
aaj zameen per utre kitne sitare hai
atlo hosh na mi danam, hum hai dil hai aur janam
bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai
na koi rahe sam rahe per, yeh ilzaam lage kisper
bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai
all hot gals put ur hands up and say, om shanti om
all cool boys comon make some noise n say, om shanti om

shaam gazab ki humgamna khez ai, iska nasha hi gehra hai tez hai - 2
zulf khuli hai resham resham
saans ghuli hai madham madham, yeh to ishaare hain
atlo hosh na mi danam, hum hai dil hai aur janam
bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai
na koi rahe sam rahe per, yeh ilzaam lage kisper
bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai
all hot gals put ur hands up and say, om shanti om
all cool boys comon make some noise n say, om shanti om

all hot gals put ur hands up and say, om shanti om
all cool boys comon make some noise n say, om shanti om

(kehene ko waise to sara sukun hai
phir bhi yeh dil hai ki isko junoon hai) - 2
pal do pal ko khwaab saza de
isko usko sab ko bata de, raaz jo sare hain
atlo hosh na mi danam, hum hai dil hai aur janam
bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai
na koi rahe sam rahe per, yeh ilzaam lage kisper
bas deewangi deewangi deewangi hai
(all hot gals put ur hands up and say, om shanti om
all cool boys comon make some noise n say, om shanti om) - 2


Dard-e-Disco

O haseena o neelampari
Kargai kaise jaadugari
Neend en aankhon se cheen li
haaye Dil mein bechainiya hai bhari

O haseena o neelampari
Kargai kaise jaadugari
Neend en aankhon se cheen li
haaye Dil mein bechainiya hai bhari

Mein bechara hoon awaraa
Bolo samjahon mein yeh abb kis kis ko

[Dil mein mere hai
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco ]4

ohh fasle gul thi
Gulposhiyon ka mausam tha
Hum per kabhi sargoshiyon ka mausam tha

aaahan fasle gul thi
Gulposhiyon ka mausam tha
Hum per kabhi sargoshiyon ka mausam tha

Kaisa junoon Khwaabon ki anjuman mein tha
Kya mein kahon kya mere baagpan mein tha
Ranish ka chala tha …Fhobwara
Phoota jo khwaab ka… goobbara
Abb phirta hoon mein
London pairis New york LA Sans fansico

Dil mein mere hai
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco

Dard-e-disco Come on now lets go 5

Lamha lamha armaano ki farmaaish thi
Lamha lamha jurrrat ki aaajmaish thi

ahaonaaoan
Lamha lamha armaano ki farmaaish thi
Lamha lamha jurrrat ki aaajmaish thi
Abr-e-karam ghir ghir ke mujhpe barsa tha
Abr-e-karam barsa to tab mein tarsha tha

Phir kyun na hua mazar mera
Woh mera sanam dilbar mera
Dil tod gaya mujhse chod gaya
Woh peechle mahine ki chaabis ko

[Dil mein mere hai
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco ]2

O haseena o neelampari
Kargai kaise jaadugari
Neend en aankhon se cheen li
haaye Dil mein bechainiya hai bhari

Mein bechara hoon awaraa
Bolo samjahon mein yeh abb kis kis ko

[Dil mein mere hai
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco
Dard-e-disco ]4


Jag Soona Soona Lage

Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Koi rahe na jab apna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage
Jag suna suna

Hai to yeh kyun hota hai
Jab yeh dil rota hai
Roye sisak sisak ki hawayein
Jag suna lage

Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Koi rahe na jab apna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage reeeeeeeee

Suna Lage Reee

Roothi rothi sari raatein
Fikhe fikhe sare din
Virani si Virani hai
Tanhai si tanhai hai
Aur ek hum hai pyaar ke bin
Har Palchin

Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Koi rahe na jab apna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Patharo ki is nagari mein
Pathar chehre Pathar dil
Phirta hai mara mara
Kyun rahon mein tu awara
Yahan na hoga Kuch hasil mere dil

Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Koi rahe na jab apna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Hai to yeh kyun hota hai
Jab yeh dil rota hai
Roye sisak sisak ki hawayein
Jag suna lage

Chan Se jo tute koi sapna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage

Koi rahe na jab apna
JAg suna suna lage
Jag suna suna lage reeeeeeeee

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Murder: The movie that launched Mallika Sherawat and Emran Hashmi

Murder was not the debut movie for either Mallika Sherawat or Emraan Hashmi (debut movies being Khwaish for Mallika and Footpath for Imraan Hashmi), but this was the movie that gave a big boost to their film career, and also set their reputations (something that got repeated in future films). So Mallika got the reputation of being ready to do sexy roles involving hot scenes, exposure, kissing, and similar such characteristics, and Emraan got the reputation of a serial kisser. The movie was directed by Anurag Basu under the tutelage of Mahesh Bhatt, and there are signs of the Bhatt effect showing through. The movie is based on the English movie 'Unfaithful'. It does have some great songs and hummable music, and overall is a watch at least once. However if you are watching with family and are hesitant about bold scenes, then don't watch. The movie has bold scenes where required, and does not hesitate to shock in the story about a neglected wife having an affair with a former lover. The movie has music by Anu Malik, and lyrics are by Sayeed Quadri and Rahat Indori.

Murder Hindi Movie

The movie is different from the usual murder story, and also different from the run of the mill 'B' class movie that seek to titillate the viewer with hot and racy sex scenes. The movie is from a top banner, and presents the story of what happens in a family when a partner starts to feel neglected, and the difference being that the movie does not hesitate in showing some bold sex scenes. Hence, a number of scenes of adultery and betrayal of the marital bond of trust; but with a difference, the innate love between the husband and wife is enough to finally get them out of the mess that they land up in.
The movie is mostly in flashback, with the police investigating a murder of a young disc jockey Sunny (Emraan Hashmi) in Malaysia, and are interrogating people associated with him. They discover the truth about the husband and wife couple of Ashmit Sen (Sudir) and Mallika Sherawat (Simran). Simran used to love Emraan in college, but lost touch with him when he was jailed for assaulting a person over Simran. Sudhir was married to Simran's sister, but when her sister died leaving behind a baby, Simran took on the responsibility and married Sudhir, but there never seemed to be something like true love between them.
At a time when Simran is feeling very neglected and Sudhir does not seem to care, Simran meets Sunny and soon they are having a rollicking affair involving scenes of a fair amount of intimacy. Simran feels very guilty, but keeps on with the affair. Sudir soon starts to suspect something and hires a detective who finds the truth very soon. Sudhir has a confrontation with Sunny, and soon Sunny is dead. At that stage, both husband and wife start to cover for each other, and the rest of the movie is about who is the culprit.

Bheegey Honth Tere (KUNAL GANJAWALA)



Kaho Na Kaho (Amir Jamal)



Dil Ko Hazaar Bar Roka (Alisha Chinoy)




Lyrics:


Bheegey Honth Tere

Bheegey hont tere, pyaasa dil mera
Lage abra sa, mujhe tan tera

Jam ke barsa de, muhj par ghatayen
Too hi meri pyaas, too hi mera jaam
Kabhi mere saath, koi raat guzaar
Tujhe subah tak main karoon pyaar
vo oh oh...-4

Sansen aach teri, tan aag tera
Chhenain neend meri, loote chain mera
Kala jadoo kare lambe baal tere
Aakhen jheel teri, dore laal tere

kabhi mere saath koi raat guzaaar
tujhe suabh tak main karoon pyaar
vo oh ho.... -8

Aakhen kah rahi jo na hum kahain
use sun le too jo na lab kahain
Too na soye aaj, main na sooun aaj
Tujhe dekhooon aaj, tujh mamin khoyun aaj

Kabhi mere saath, koi raat guzaar
tujhe subah tak main karoon pyaar
vo oh ho...-4

Bheegey hont tere, pyasa dil mera
lege abra sa, mujhe tan tera



Dil Ko Hazaar Bar Roka

Haan a ha ha ha ha, haan a ha ha ha ha
Haan aa ha, haan aa ha, aa aa aa aa
(Dil ko hazaar baar roka roka roka
Dil ko hazaar baar toka toka toka
Dil hai hawaaon ka jhonka jhonka jhonka
Dil ko bachaana, dhoka na khaana
Dhoka hai pyaar yaar pyaar hai dhoka) - 2
Dil ko hazaar baar roka roka roka
Haan a ha ha ha ha, haan a ha ha ha ha
Haan aa ha, haan aa ha, aa aa aa aa
Dhoondega koi bahaana, dhoondega koi nishaana
Haan dhoondega koi bahaana, dhoondega koi nishaana
Dil ka baazaar hai yahan to dil ko dilon se bachaana
Dil ko hazaar baar roka roka roka
Dil ko hazaar baar toka toka toka
Dil hai hawaaon ka jhonka jhonka jhonka
Dil ko bachaana, dhoka na khaana
Dhoka hai pyaar yaar pyaar hai dhoka
Dil ko hazaar baar roka roka roka
Bachna is aashiq se bachna, kaanton ki dosti se bachna
Haan bachna is aashiq se bachna, kaanton ki dosti se bachna
Aankhon mein bhar le andhera, tum aisi roshni se bachna
Dil ko hazaar baar roka roka roka
Dil ko hazaar baar toka toka toka
Dil hai hawaaon ka jhonka jhonka jhonka
Dil ko bachaana, dhoka na khaana
Dhoka hai pyaar yaar pyaar hai dhoka
Dil ko hazaar baar roka roka roka
Dil ko hazaar baar toka toka toka
Haan a ha ha ha ha, haan a ha ha ha ha
Haan aa ha, haan aa ha, aa aa aa aa
Dil ko hazaar baar roka roka roka



Kaho Na Kaho

(Kaho na kaho yeh aankhen bolti hain
O sanam o sanam, o mere sanam
Mohabbat ke safar mein yeh sahaara hai
Vafa ke saahilon ka yeh kinaara hai) - 2
(Baadalon se oonchi uraanoon ki
Sab se alag pehechaanoon ki
Use hai pyaar ki kahaani mansoob
Aati jaati saanson ki rawaani mansoob) - 2
Arabic lyrics follow
Kaho na kaho yeh aankhen bolti hain
O sanam o sanam, o mere sanam
Mohabbat ke safar mein tu hamaara hai
Andhere raaston ka tu sitaara hai
Arabic lyrics follow
Tu hi jeene ka sahaara hai
Meri maujon ka kinaara hai
Mere liye yeh jahaan hai tu
Tujhe mere dil ne pukaara hai
Kaho na kaho yeh saansein bolti hain
O sanam o sanam, o mere sanam
Labon pe naam tere bas hamaara hai
Yeh tera dil bhi jaana hamaara hai
Kaho na kaho yeh aankhen bolti hain
O sanam o sanam, o mere sanam
Mohabbat ke safar mein yeh sahaara hai
Vafa ke saahilon ka yeh kinaara hai
(Khwaabon mein tujhko sanwaara hai
Jazbon mein apne utaara hai
Meri yeh aankhen jidhar dekhe
Tera hi chehra nazaara hai) - 4



Kaho Na Kaho (Remix)

kaho na kaho,
yeh aankhen bolti hain
o sanam o sanam o mere sanam
mohabbat k safar main yeh sahaara hai
wafa k saahilon ka yeh kinaara hai.

kaho na kaho
yeh aankhen bolti hain
o sanam o sanam o mere sanam
mohabbat k safar main yeh sahaara hai
wafa k saahilon ka yeh kinaara hai

baadlon se oonchi uraan unki
sab se alag pehchaan unki
unse hai pyaar ki kahaani mansoob
aati jaati saanson ki rawaani mansoob

baadlon se oonchi uraan unki
sab se alag pehchaan unki
unse hai pyaar ki kahaani mansoob
aati jaati saanson ki rawaani mansoob

tamalli moaaan
walaaooo haa taaba idda inni fee albi hawaan

tamalli mauaaan
tamallli wali uff alvi wala bansaan
tamalli wa hi ishni lo hatta bano yaan

tamalli maoon
walao ha taba idda inni fee albi hawaan

tamalli mauaaan
tamallli wali uff alvi wala bansaan
tamalli wa hi ishni lo hatta bano yaan

tamalli habibi bastala
ileya aleya dindala

wilao hawa laila kuli tu
dakuniya habibi makhta jilla

baadlon se oonchi uraan unki
sab se alag pehchaan unki
unse hai pyaar ki kahaani mansoob
aati jaati saanson ki rawaani mansoob

(baadlon se oonchi uraan unki
sab se alag pehchaan unki
unse hai pyaar ki kahaani mansoob
aati jaati saanson ki rawaani mansoob)

(baadlon se oonchi uraan unki
sab se alag pehchaan unki
unse hai pyaar ki kahaani mansoob
aati jaati saanson ki rawaani mansoob)

(baadlon se oonchi uraan unki
sab se alag pehchaan unki
unse hai pyaar ki kahaani mansoob
aati jaati saanson ki rawaani mansoob)

(baadlon se oonchi uraan unki
sab se alag pehchaan unki
unse hai pyaar ki kahaani mansoob
aati jaati saanson ki rawaani mansoob)

(baadlon se oonchi uraan unki
sab se alag pehchaan unki
unse hai pyaar ki kahaani mansoob
aati jaati saanson ki rawaani mansoob)


Friday, November 16, 2007

Gangster: A great movie

A typical urban gangster movie of the 70's and 80's (thus excluding the rural dacoit movie such as Sholay) was all about the larger than life character, fighting against the police, and maybe reforming or dying. It was the odd movie such as Deewar which tried to look into the mind of a gangster, but these were still movies about larger than life characters. It was films like Vaastav & Satya that tried to break into the basic characters mind, and show the goings on around them, along with the overall despair that involved such criminals (and make no mistake, no matter the circumstances, the new age of movies display them as criminals even when showing their sequence of steps to becoming a gangster).

Gansgter

A refreshing new movie in this regard is the movie called Gangster (directed by Anurag Basu for Mahesh Bhatt). The movie pulls no punches, showing the old game of gangster vs. police through the eyes of a young woman forced to make her choices. The movie is truly a different movie, able to de-glamorize the whole gangster-moll and romance bit. The movie does have some unrealistic parts as well, such as the alcohol-sunken portrayal of a bar dancer by Kangana Ranaut in a great debut role. With some excellent roles given to both Shiney Ahuja and Emraan Hashmi, this movie is also a good example of a movie doing well on the basis of story and performances (and some good music).
Story is all in flashback, showing 2 people firing guns at each other; and then the story starts to unfold. Kanagana essays the role of Simran, a dancer turned into an alcoholic. She has dreams of a normal family, but those are not to be. One day she gives shelter to a dreaded gangster Daya (Shiney Ahuja) when he is being chased by the cops. Why she does so is not clear ! However, Daya starts visiting her club and soon saves her from a drunk customer, and then asks her to come home. And so naturally, they start having an affair; but always on the move (far removed from the normal life that she wanted) since he is on the run from the police. He even ignores the advice from his patron (Gulshan Grover in a short role) to leave her.
They decide to escape from India so as to escape the police and the pressure; and he goes off to Mauritius and she is sent off to South Korea. And it is here that she starts sinking into the pressured and dreary life of an alcoholic, which is when Emraan Hashmi meets her (he is a singer, and starts showing interest in her). She succumbs to her loneliness and has a one-night stand with him. In the meantime Shiney reaches there and beats up Emraan almost to death. However, this is the last we see of the proud don, since he now tries to lead a normal life for her, doing menial work in order to earn money. But, we all know what happens from a one-night stand - Kangana is now pregnant with Emraan's child.
Emraan encourages her to get Shiney to surrender to the police, and, in a fateful decision that she will always regret, she picks Emraan's side. And then after Shiney is gone, she learns that Emraan was a policeman, and the finale is about her trying to take vengeance. The movie is a worth-watch, and with some hummable songs. Movie has music by Pritam Chakraborty; lyrics are by Sayeed Qadri, Mayur Puri, Nilesh Mishra

Songs from the movie:

Bheegi Bheegi Si (Singer: James)



Tu Hi Meri Shab Hain (Singer: K K)



Ya Ali (Singer: Zubeen)




Lyrics:

Bheegi Bheegi

bheegi bheegi si hai raaten
bheegi bheegi yaaden
bheegi bheegi baaten
bheegi bheegi aankhon mein kaisi nami hai
aa ha ha ha aa ha
aa ha ha ha aa ha
aa ha ha ha
sapnon ka saya palkon pe aya
pal mein hasaya pal mein rulaya
phir bhi yeh kaisi kami hai
aa ha ha ha aa ha
aa ha ha ha aa ha
aa ha ha ha
na jaane koi kaisi hai yeh zindagaani zindgaani
kahaani adhuri kahaani
na jaane koi kaisi hai yeh zindagaani zindgaani
kahaani adhuri kahaani

aadhi aadhi jaagi aadhi aadhi soyi
aankhen yeh teri toh lagta hai royi
lekar ke naam hamara
aa ha ha ha aa ha
aa ha ha ha aa ha
aa ha ha ha
rutha rutha rab chhuta chhuta sab
toota toota dil tere bina ab
kaise ho jeena ganwara
aa ha ha ha aa ha
aa ha ha ha aa ha
aa ha ha ha
na jaane koi kaisi hai yeh zindagaani zindgaani
kahaani adhuri kahaani
na jaane koi kaisi hai yeh zindagaani zindgaani
kahaani adhuri kahaani

bheegi bheegi si hai raaten
bheegi bheegi yaaden
bheegi bheegi baaten
bheegi bheegi aankhon mein kaisi nami hai
aa ha ha ha aa ha
aa ha ha ha aa ha
aa ha ha ha
na jaane koi kaisi hai yeh zindagaani zindgaani
kahaani adhuri kahaani
na jaane koi - 2 hamari adhuri kahani
na jaane koi yeh zindagaani zindgaani
kahaani adhuri kahaani
na na na....


Tu Hi Meri Shab Hain

u hi meri shab hai subha hai tu hi din hai mera
tu hi mera rab hai jahaan hai tu hi meri duniya
tu waqt mere liye main hoon tera lamha
kaise rahega bhala hoke tu mujhse judaa
o o o o ho ho
o o o o o o
tu hi meri shab hai subha hai tu hi din hai mera
tu hi mera rab hai jahaan hai tu hi meri duniya
tu waqt mere liye main hoon tera lamha
kaise rahega bhala hoke tu mujhse judaa
o o o o ho ho
o o o o o o

aankhon se padhke tujhe dil pe maine likha
tu ban gaya hai mere jeene ki ek wajah
ho aankhon se padhke tujhe dil pe maine likha
tu ban gaya hai mere jeene ki ek wajah
teri hasi teri adaa auron se hai bilkul judaa
o o o o ho ho
o o o o o o

aankhen teri shabnami chehra tera aaina
tu hai udaasi bhari koi haseen dastaan
ho aankhen teri shabnami chehra tera aaina
tu hai udaasi bhari koi haseen dastaan
dil mein hai kya kuchh toh bata
kyon hai bhala khud se khafa
o o o o ho ho
o o o o o o

tu hi meri shab hai subha hai tu hi din hai mera
tu hi mera rab hai jahaan hai tu hi meri duniya
tu waqt mere liye main hoon tera lamha
kaise rahega bhala hoke tu mujhse judaa
o o o o ho ho
o o o o o o...



Ya Ali

ya ali reham ali
ya ali yaar pe qurbaan hai sabhi
ya ali madad ali
ya ali yeh meri jaan yeh meri zindagi
ishq pe mita doon luta doon
main apani khudi
yaar pe haan luta doon mita doon
main yeh hasti
ya ali reham ali
ya ali yaar pe qurbaan hai sabhi
ya ali madad ali
ya ali yeh meri jaan yeh meri zindagi

mujhe kuchh pal de purvat ke
faki hampe chahat ke
rahe bechain dil kab tak
milen kuchh pal toh raahat ke
chahat pe ishq pe haa mita doon luta doon
main apani khudi
yaar pe ha luta doon mita doon
main yeh hasti
ya ali reham ali
ya ali yaar pe qurbaan hai sabhi
ya ali madad ali
ya ali yeh meri jaan yeh meri zindagi

bina tere na ek pal ho na bin tere kabhi kal ho
yeh dil ban jaaye pathhar ka na ismein koi hulchul ho
sanam pe ha ishq pe ha mita doon luta doon
main apani khudi
kasam se ha luta doon mita doon
main yeh hastii
ya ali reham ali
ya ali yaar pe qurbaan hai sabhi
ya ali madad ali
ya ali yeh meri jaan yeh meri zindagi

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Song: Bin Tere Sanam

There was a movie released way back in 1991 called 'Yaara Diladara'. I don't know anyone who remembers having seen the movie, and the movie was released around the time that I was in college, and I never got a chance to see it, so I don't know the story. The movie did not do anything great, but it left behind 1 song (and to a lesser extent another one) that are very very popular now (in remixed form).
For the record, the movie 'Yaara Dildara' starred Asif Sheikh, Rohini Hattangadi, Ruchika Pandey, Amjad Khan and Kader Khan. It was produced & directed by the the Mirza brothers, and had music by Jatin Lalit. Lyrics were by Majrooh Sultanpur and the lead singers were Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurty.

Yaara Dildara

The song has had a fabulous remix, being released by DJ Suketu, and that made it extremely popular. It is now played in clubs and many other places, although most people would not know the name of the movie ! In addition to this song, there was another song from the same movie called 'Tumhi Hamari Ho Manzil My Love' that has also had a recent re-mix released.

Original Bin Tere Sanam from Yaara Dildara




The DJ Suketu remix starring Kirti Reddy




Tumhi Hamari Ho Manzil My Love




Tumhi Hamari Ho Manzil My Love remix





Lyrics of Bin Tere Sanam

--FEMALE--
Aah aah aah, aah aah aah

--MALE--
Eh hey hey, hey, hey hey hey hey
Aah aah, eh hey, hey hey hey

--FEMALE--
Aah aah aah, aah, aah aah aah aah

--MALE--
Bin tere sanam mar mitenge hum, aa meri zindagi - 2

--FEMALE--
Aana hi padaa sajna, zaalim hai dil ki lagi - 2

--MALE--
Bin tere sanam mar mitenge hum, aa meri zindagi

--FEMALE--
Oh, aana hi padaa sajna, zaalim hai dil ki lagi
Aana hi padaa sajna, zaalim hai dil ki lagi

--MALE--
(Tere hi dam se hogi dil ki muraad puri
Tere bagair jaanam hai zindagi adhuri ) - 2
Ae mere haseen, ab na jaa kahin, aa meri zindagi

--FEMALE--
Aana hi padaa sajna, zaalim hai dil ki lagi

--MALE--
Bin tere sanam mar mitenge hum, aa meri zindagi

--FEMALE--
Ho, aana hi padaa sajna, zaalim hai dil ki lagi
(Yeh jaankar balamaji, thaami hai teri baahen
Sehni padengi sab ki kaanton bhari nigaahen)

--MALE--
Sab sahenge hum aur hansenge hum, aa meri zindagi

--FEMALE--
Oh ho ho, aana hi padaa sajna, zaalim hai dil ki lagi

--MALE--
Bin tere sanam mar mitenge hum, aa meri zindagi

--FEMALE--
Aana hi padaa sajna, zaalim hai dil ki lagi

--MALE--
Aah aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah aah aah, aah aah aah
Tum ho mere to ab hai mausam ghulaam apna

--FEMALE--
Shabnam ne likh diya hai phoolon pe naam apna

--MALE--
Tum ho mere to ab hai mausam ghulaam apna

--FEMALE--
Ho, shabnam ne likh diya hai phoolon pe naam apna

--MALE--
Sun hawa yahi geet gaa rahi, aa meri zindagi

--FEMALE--
Oh, aana hi padaa sajna, zaalim hai dil ki lagi

--MALE--
Bin tere sanam mar mitenge hum, aa meri zindagi

--FEMALE--
Ho, aana hi padaa sajna, zaalim hai dil ki lagi