Tashan was one of the most awaited movies of 2008. The movie was the first movie together of the new star couple (Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan) and hence very awaited. In addition, Akshay Kumar was also part of the star attraction, combined with Anil Kapoor in a negative role, some much awaited (and different) music by Vishal-shekhar, and the much-talked about major attraction of the movie, Kareena Kapoor in a size zero and in a green bikini.
And this was also one of the biggest stinkers of the year, getting a just about average rating from critics, and getting pretty bad word of mouth. This was compounded by the fact that there was a huge dispute about revenue sharing between the multiplex owners and the film producers and it took some time to get this dispute resolved. This dispute also resulted in some reduction in the bookings for the movie; but the bigger problem was that most people did not really like the movie. The saving grace for the movie is that the CD / DVD of the movie is a good seller, which means that people like this movie when they can see it at home, but did not really want to see this movie at the hall.
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The movie saw a lot of interviews before the release, with a lot of coverage of Kareena Kapoor for the size zero she achieved, and the exercise regime she followed for getting there. And there were the sound-bites by Vishal-Shekhar about the music they had released, and how it would become a landmark event, just because of the different kind of music. Anyhow, all this hype fell flat, and let us get some idea of the story.
The movie is a bit of a madcap, chase, deceit, love, and a lot of courage. In addition, the romance is shown in the end between Kareena and Akshay rather than between Kareena and Saif. So, you have Jimmy (Saif Ali Khan) as a person teaching English at a call center. Into his life comes Pooja (Kareena), wanting him to teach English; he assumes that he will be teaching her and agrees. However, it is actually her boss Bhaiyyaji (Anil Kapoor) who wants to learn English. Pretty quickly, Pooja is able to get Jimmy on her side, convincing him that she owns money to Bhaiyyaji and wants to go to her father's funeral at Haridwar. So, Jimmy agrees to help her steal money from Bhaiyyaji, and they run away. He does not know too much about Bhaiyyaji, and when he learns that Bhaiyyaji is a mafia don and known for his cruelty, he wants to warn Pooja but she has already run away with all the money.
Bhaiyyaji sends Bachchan Pande (Akshay Kumar) to go after Jimmy; and when Bachchan catches Jimmy, they head off towards Haridwar to get Pooja. However, she sees them and runs away, and in a fight between Jimmy and Bachchan, the car has an accident, and falls into the water, the same water from which Pooja emerges in a scene meant for the front-benchers. Some episodes later, Pooja realizes that Bachchan is actually her childhood love, and that long lost love is reactivated. However, Jimmy has changed the money with stones, the same stones that Bachchan is now taking towards Bhaiyyaji. And then follows a fight at Bhaiyyaji's place, where they are surrounded by a lot of henchmen, but then they defeat everybody and Bhaiyyaji gets killed.
The movie was an above average release for 2009. In addition, it was also the first movie in Hindi Cinemas, that features cameo roles from such international stars such as Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards, Brandon Routh and Holly Valance. The movie is shot abroad, and is also set in Los Angeles. With a hot set of lead stars, international celebrities, and expected good music, the movie was hotly awaited. The collections for the first weekend were good enough to declare the movie a hit. However, when the movie was finally released, it was a disappointment and was savaged by many critics. The movie was a loud movie, I did not find the humour in good taste, and the songs were just about okay. The only thing that seemed fine was the cameo role of Sylvester Stallone. The rest, including the supposed hot role of Denise Richards seemed to leave me cold; and of course when you are showing a movie with a stuntman, you expect a lot more action scenes, and those were almost totally missing.
The movie is based on a strange battle of the sexes, that can be very sexist and not make a lot of sense. Akshay and Kareena meet at the marriage of his brother and her friend, and clash with each other, and even later when they meet by accident in Italy. He is a famous stuntman, and she is a medical student who models to earn money for her medical school tuition. Things come to a head when he lands up on her surgical table, the final step in her evaluation. And since this is a Hindi movie, by mistake she leaves a small watch inside him, with the watch loudly making a sound of "Om Mangalam" every hour; when she finds out, she is horrified, since this could mean that she will have a malpractice case on her and can say goodbye to her hopes of becoming a doctor. As a result, she has to find him, and operate on him before he can find out what the exact problem is; and for this, even if she has to sexually attract him, she will do so.
The rest of the story is of the attempt, and in between, he starts to love her. She takes longer to accept this, and the end is happy. In the meantime the story of the love, divorce case, and love again of the other couple in the story, Aftab Shivdesani, and Amrita Arora keeps on happening.
De Dana Dan was a comedy movie that was released in 2009. The movie was directed by the famous director, Priyadarshan (who had directed many other hit movies such as Hera Pheri, Hungama, Garam Masala, and many others). The movie starred the combination that last was seen in the 2006 Hera Pheri, namely Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal. In addition, the movie also starred as the female leads, Katrina Kaif and Sameera Reddy, and also starred Neha Dhupia, Chunky Pandey, Archana Puran Singh. The movie aims to be a comedy, with some amount of seriousness, the comedy being in the interactions between the characters, set in an overall situation where the main leads are in a poor financial condition and as a result, are unable to be with their loved ones. The music for the film was somewhat catchy with some of the numbers such as "Rishte Naate" and "Paisa Paisa" being remembered.
The movie was an above average earner, with the movie making a decent amount at the box office, both in India and abroad, thus increasing the reputation of Priyadarshan.
The movie is primarily about 2 poor male Indians in Singapore. Nitin (Akshay Kumar) and Ram (Suniel Shetty) are in a poor financial condition, and love 2 girls, Anjali (Katrina Kaif) and Manpreet (Sameera Reddy). Both of them are rich girls and whose parents are not agreeable to the idea of their daughters marrying poorly. Nitin works as the all-in-one servant to Archana Puran Singh who owns supermarket stores and who favors her dog Mulchand Ji, and there is a running tiff between Akshay and Mulchand Ji. Akshay's father owned a large debt to Archana Puran Singh and Akshaya is trying to pay off the debt by working like this, although he acknowledges that the debt will not be repaid so easily.
Ram in turn came to Singapore as an actor in Chinese films, but now works for a courier company. The movie runs through a mad-cap situation where the marriage of Manpreet is originally planned to the sun of Paresh Rawal (Chunky Pandey). Both Nitin and Ram decide to earn money by kidnapping Mulchand Ji, but the plot changes when the dog runs away, and then it is assumed that Nitin has been kidnapped. Paresh Rawal is a swindler who looks to this marriage as a way for his son to get a large sum of money. Neha Dhupia is a high class call girl, Shakti Kapoor is a person who has affairs behind his wife's back, and then there is an assassin also involved. The highlight of the movie is a madcap scene in the Pan Pacific Hotel in Singapore where the movie finally comes to a happy ending.
Aankhen released in the year 2002 and was a heist movie but with a twist. Based on a Gujarati play ‘ Andhalo Pato’ it had some of the leading names of Bollywood like, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Arjun Rampal and Sushmita Sen in leading roles. Directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the movie was appreciated by one and all for its unique plot. It went on to become a huge commercial hit and garnered a lot of critical appreciation as well.
An obsessive temperamental bank manager Vijay Singh Rajput (Amitabh Bachchan) loses his job after he manhandles a bank clerk caught embezzling money. Embittered at losing his job he plots revenge on the bank by carrying out a heist. He comes up with a brilliant idea of training three blind men, Vishwas (Askhay Kumar), Ilyas (Paresh Rawal) and Arjun (Arjun Rampal), to carry out the robbery once he realises that the visually handicapped can be trained to do anything. He decides that their handicap (blindness) is the best alibi that one can come up and one that will save his skin as well.
He forces Neha, a teacher at a blind school, to train these three individuals. Neha is forced to carry out Vijay’s bidding as he has kidnapped her younger brother. Neha trains Vishwas, Ilyas and Arjun to overcome their blindness and act as ‘normal’ people. By elaborate and careful planning, she prepares the three men to carry out the heist without a glitch. The bank robbery is a success and the trio are able to run away to safety with the jewels. However there is only a small problem- Ilyas’s face is exposed, that is caught on the closed circuit cameras and that help the police to launch a massive man-hunt.
Meanwhile Vishwas and Arjun return to Neha convinced that she is not the main culprit behind the crime and are determined to get to the truth. They advice Ilyas to hide the jewels and they return to the training centre. At the centre Neha is used by Rajput to extort information from the duo, failing which she is killed of by him. Soon it is just Rajput and Vishwas and Arjun who have to duel with him. As soon as Iliyas returns Rajput tortures him so that he will reveal the hiding place of the jewels. Iliyas dies and the police turn up. In the argument that follows, Rajput lets it slip that he orchestrated the entire thing. The film has two alternate endings. The first one sees Rajput behind bars, while Arjun and Vishwas are celebrating their victor. The other one has Rajput bribing the cop to get out of jail. In the last scene Akshay Kumar and Arjun Rampal are sitting in a train (waiting for it to depart) and Mr Rajput is standing on the platform with a smile on his face.
CAST AND CREW
Directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Produced by Gaurang Doshi
Written by Shobhana Desai, Aatish Kapadia, Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Sushmita Sen, Arjun Rampal, Paresh Rawal,
Music by Jatin-Lalit, Aadesh Shrivastav
Lyrics Prasoon Joshi, Nitin Raikar
Cinematography Ashok Mehta
Editing by Shirish Kunder
VIDEOS OF SONGS
Chalka Chalka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPUL_E5g0CQ
Gustakhiyan Hai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRK1zDST89Y
Kuch Kasme Hai Jawa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkNpeDJel-g
Phatela Jeb Sil jayega
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1AoayX2vE4
LYRICS
Gustakhiyan Hain, Betabiyan Hain
Singers: AADESH SHRIVASTAVA & VASUNDARA
Gustakhiyan Hain, Betabiyan Hain, Chaayi Hain Madhoshiyan
Hosh Uda Do, Sab Kuchh Bhula Do, Todo Yeh Khamoshiyan
Yeh Dhadkan Ki Raftaar Hai, Yeh Saason Ka Angaar Hai
Yeh Ishq Sulagne Do Zara, Yeh Chaahat Ka Iqraar Hai
Jaane Jaan Oh Jaane Jaan...
Aawara Armaan Hai, Yeh Dil Ka Aelaan Hai,
Jaan Tujh Pe Qurbaan Hai, Jaanejaan...
Aawara Armaan Hai, Yeh Dil Ka Aelaan Hai,
Jaan Tujh Pe Qurbaan Hai, Jaanejaan...
Ek Hulchul Si Hone Lagi, Maein Jannat Mein Khone Lagi
Mujhko Baahon Mein Thaam Lo, Phir Na Rukne Ka Naam Lo
Gustakhiyan Hain, Betabiyan Hain, Chaayi Hain Madhoshiyan...
Deewarein Sab Tod Do, Mausam Ka Rukh Modh Do
Har Kashti Ko Chhod Do, Jaanejaan Jaanejaan...
Deewarein Sab Tod Do, Mausam Ka Rukh Modh Do
Har Kashti Ko Chhod Do, Jaanejaan Jaanejaan...
Maein Hoon Teri Aagosh Mein, Kuchh Hosh Mein Kuchh Josh Mein
Kuchh Sholay Hain Kuchh Hai Jalan, Kuchh Behke Behke Hain Kadam
Gustakhiyan Hain, Betabiyan Hain, Chaayi Hain Madhoshiyan...
Hasti Mita Do, Masti Luta Do, Chhodo Bhi Yeh Dooriyaan
Yeh Ishq Sulagne Do Zara, Yeh Chaahat Ka Iqraar Hai
Jaane Jaan Oh Jaane Jaan
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Kuch Kasme
Singers: SONU NIGAM, ALKA YAGNIK
Kuch Kasme Hai Jawaan Kuch Vaade Hai Haseen
Kuch Kasme Hai Jawaan Kuch Vaade Hai Haseen
Kaisa Hai Yeh Asar Jaadoo Hai Dekho Har Kahin
Kuch Dil Mein Pyaas Hai Aur Tu Bhi Paas Hai
Woh Jhuk Kar Aasmaan Lagta Hai Chume Yeh Zameen
Jab Kahin Chalte Hai Yeh Pyaar Ki Hawa
Yeh Dil Wahin Panchhi Ban Ke Udta Hai
Aur Kya Hota Hai Is Pyaar Mein Bata
Yeh Ishq Ka Toofan Kaise Thamta Hai
Chaayi Bekhudi Yeh Kaisi Dilkashi
Chaahat Ki Har Ada Kitni Dekho Hai Shabnami
Kuch Dil Mein Pyaas Hai
Dil Hi To Samje Hai Jo Dil Ki Hai Zubaan
Na Samja Hai Na Samjhega Jahaan
Doob Ke Mohabbat Mein Kuch To Paayenge
Sahil Pe Moti Hote Hain Kahan
Kuch Rishte Hai Naye Kuch Baatein Ankahi
Baarish Hai Pyaar Ki Bheeghegi Aaj Dil Ki Zameen
Kuch Kasme Hai Jawaan Kuch Vaade Hai Haseen
Kaisa Hai Yeh Asar Jaadoo Hai Dekho Har Kahin
Phatela jeb sil jaayega, jo chaahega mil jaayega
Tere bhi din aayenge chhote, achcha khaasa hil jaanyega
Rukne ka nahin, thakne ka nahin, life mein chalte rehne ka
Arre bheja kyun sarka ne ka
Sahi bolta sahi bolta
Tension kaayko lene ka
Sahi bolta sahi bolta
Phatela jeb sil jaayega, jo chaahega mil jaayega
Tere bhi din aayenge chhote, achcha khaasa hil jaanyega
Rukne ka nahin, thakne ka nahin, life mein chalte rehne ka
Arre bheja kyun sarka ne ka
Sahi bolta sahi bolta
Tension kaayko lene ka
Sahi bolta sahi bolta
Khaane ka hai chicken curry, usko mangta pati hari
Jeb main tere dus rupiya, peele cutting khaale bhajiya
Khaane ka hai chicken curry, usko mangta pati hari
Jeb main tere dus rupiya, peele cutting khaale bhajiya
Kismat pe, rone ka nahin, calender badalte rehne ka
Arre bheja kyun sarka ne ka
Sahi bolta sahi bolta
Nitin Tension kaayko lene ka
Sahi bolta sahi bolta
Aaj to hai andhera, kal hoga ujaala
Arre apni diwaali hogi, kisi aur ka hoga diwaala
Kal dekh lenga paisa, hoga goni bhar kar
Income tax officer, toh haath dhoke hi peechhe pad jaayega ha ha ha!
Phatela jab sil jaayega, jo chaahega mil jaayega
Tere bhi din aayenge chhote, achcha khaasa hil jaayega
Rukne ka nahin, thakne ka nahin, life mein chalte rehne ka
Arre bheja kyun sarka ne ka
Sahi bolta sahi bolta
Tension kaayko lene ka
Sahi bolta sahi bolta
Phatela jeb sil jaayega, jo chaahe mil jaayega
Arre boltaaej pakda baap line mein aa, line mein aa
Kyun ka kyun ka!
Tere bhi din aayenge chhote, achcha khaasa hil jaanyega
Rukne ka nahin thakne ka nahin life mein chalte rehne ka
Life mein chalte rehne ka hey! life mein chalte rehna ka
Arre bheja kyun sarka ne ka
Sahi bolta sahi bolta
Tension kaayko lene ka
Sahi bolta sahi bolta -4
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Nazron Ne Teri
Singers: UDIT NARAYAN, KAVITA KRISHNAMURTHY
Nazron Ne Teri Jab Dil Ko Chua
Nazron Ne Teri Jab Dil Ko Chua
Seene Se Gaya Mera Dil Yeh Deewana Dil Kahan Hai
Nazron Ne Teri Jab Dil Ko Chua
Seene Se Gaya Mera Dil Yeh Deewana Dil Kahan Hai
Tera Dil Hum Chura Le Gaye Dil Ban Ke Hum Aagaye
Tera Dil Hum Chura Le Gaye Deewane Kya Jaane Tu Deewangi Meri
Nazron Ne Teri Jab Dil Ko Chua
Seene Se Gaya Mera Dil Yeh Deewana Dil Kahan Hai
Dil To Churaya Tumne Hamara Is Dil Ka Tum Kya Karoge
Humne Bhi Dekho Aisa Kiya Jo Phir Tum Bhi Aahen Bharoge
Dekho Isse Na Shararat Kaho Dil Ki Zaroorat Kaho
Dekho Isse Na Shararat Kaho Aajao Baahon Mein Chaane Do Yeh Bekhudhi
Nazron Ne Teri Jab Dil Ko Chua
Seene Se Gaya Mera Dil Yeh Deewana Dil Kahan Hai
Jab Se Mile Tum Aise Khile Hum Phoolon Ki Neende Ki Udi Hai
Rishta Yeh Kaisa Saason Se Saasein Dhadkan Se Dhadkan Judi Hai
Abhi Milke Na Hoge Juda Wada Yeh Wada Raha
Abhi Milke Na Hoge Juda Jeena Hai Marna Hai Mujhe Raaho Mein Pyaar Ke
Nazron Ne Teri Jab Dil Ko Chua
Seene Se Gaya Mera Dil Yeh Deewana Dil Kahan Hai
Tera Dil Hum Chura Le Gaye Dil Ban Ke Hum Aagaye
Tera Dil Hum Chura Le Gaye Deewane Kya Jaane Tu Deewangi Meri
Deewani Kya Jaane Tu Deewangi Meri
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All The Best
Singer: Remo Fernandez
Khel Ke Dil Nasheen Maut Bhi Hai Haseen
Hai Maza Har Gadi Ab Yahaan
Kehta Hai Dil Deewana Hai Dekho Koyi Anjaana
Jaanbaazo Ko Hi Kehta Jahan
All The Best All The Best
All The Best All The Best
Kitne Yahan Josh Hai Ab Kahan Hosh Hai
Din-Ba-Din Badh Raha Yeh Junoon
Saason Mein Hai Raftaare
Jaane Main Ban Haare
Jaanbaazo Ko Hi Kehta Jahan
All The Best All The Best
All The Best All The Best
Baby All The Best Very Very Best
Zindagi Se Maut Tak Aakhri Har Daud Tak
Khel Khele Ek Naya Saath Hum
Jaanbaazo Ko Hi Kehta Jahan
Yeh Masti Ka Hai Aalam
Jeene Marne Ka Kya Gham
Jaanbaazo Ko Hi Kehta Jahan
All The Best All The Best
All The Best All The Best
Very Very Best To You
All The Best All The Best
All The Best All The Best
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Amitabh Soliloquy, Title Song
Sach Bahut Hi Ajeeb Aur Garib Hota Hai Yeh Sach Aksar
Asaamaanya Adbhud Kalpana Se Bhi Zyaada Vichitra Hota Hai Yeh Sach Aksar
Woh Sach Jo Hume Naya Lagta Hai Anjana Sa Ek Jhalak Dikhake Chaunka Deta Hai Jo Hume
Use Ajooba Maan Ne Lagte Hai Hum Aksar
Sach Woh Bhi Jo Alaukik Hai Hamari Samaj Ke Baahar Aur Usi Ka Darr Lagta Hai Hume Aksar
Aur Sach Ka Nakab Pehne Hue Kuch Na-Mumkin Kisse
Ahistha Ahishta Wakiye Sach Ban Jaate Hai Aksar
Aisa Hi Ek Na-Mumkin Kissa Asamaan Adbudh Akalp Andekha Anjaana Aparichit Kissa
Sach Hone Ja Raha Hai Ek Khatarnak Saazish
A Dangerous Game Is About To Begin.
Aankhen Aankhen Aankhen Aankhen
Ajooba Hi Ajooba Hai Khel Mein
Masti Hi Masti Hai Khel Mein
Aankhen Aankhen
Darr Darr Ke Jeene Mein Kya Maza
Jeete Ga Jis Dil Mein Hai Ada
Aankhen Aankhen
Jis Dil Mein Hai Josh Humnasheen
Usi Ke Liye Mushkile Bhi Haseen
Jis Dil Mein Hai Josh Humnasheen
Usi Ke Liye Mushkile Bhi Haseen
Masti Hi Masti Hai Hai Junoon
Nasron Ke Hatiyaar Bekaar Hai
Kismat Badal Ne Ke Aasaar Hai
Nasron Ke Hatiyaar Bekaar Hai
Kismat Badal Ne Ke Aasaar Hai
Ishaara Hai Ishaara Hai Maut Ka
Aankhen Aankhen
Ajooba Hi Ajooba Hai Khel Mein
Masti Hi Masti Hai Khel Mein
Aankhen Aankhen
The Game Begins Now
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Chalka Chalka
Singers: Javed, Alka Yagnik
Chhalka Chhalka, Jaam Hoon Mein -2
Honton Pe Rakh Le Chhalakne Se Pehle
Chhalka Chhalka Jaam Hoon Mein
Honton Pe Rakh Le Chhalakne Se Pehle
Har Nasha Kar Le Sharaabi Bahekne Se Pehle -2
Chhalka Chhalka, Jaam Hoon Mein
Honton Pe Rakh Le Chhalakne Se Pehle
Har Nasha Kar Le Sharaabi Bahekne Se Pehle -2
Bhale Chaahe Sab Se Chhupa Kar Tu Pi
Magar Ishq Mein Main Mila Kar Tu Pi
Ye Ishq Nasha Hai, Ye Husn Nasha Hai
Ye Jaam Sharaabi, Kehne Ko Nasha Hai
Ho….ho…soch Le Har Baat, Tu Bhi Utar Ne Se Pehle
Thodi Si Tu Bhi Pila De Re Utar Ne Se Pehle
Jawaani Ki Khilti Bahaaron Se Mil
Mere Husn Ke Tu Sitaaron Se Mil
Uljaa De Zulfein, Bikhra De Kajal
Is Diwaani Ko Tu Kar De Paagal
Ho….ho…aur Behkaade Tu Mujhko Sambhalne Se Pehle -2
(Chhalka Chhalka Jaam Hoon Mein
Honton Pe Rakh Le Chhalakne Se Pehle) -2
Har Nasha Kar Le Sharaabi Bahekne Se Pehle -2
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