Dus - Fast paced action

Dus is a fast-paced action thriller starring a number of Bollywood stars Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Shilpa Shetty, Pankaj Kapoor, Esha Deol and Zayed Khan. The movie was released in 2005, and was a decent hit (costing around Rs. 20 crore, and earned a revenue of Rs. 43 crore). The movie was directed by Anubhav Sinha, with production by Nitin Manmohan and Sohail Maklai. Music was by Vishal-Shekhar, and Ranjit Barot. The movie was fairly long, being around 2 hours & 20 minutes. Music for the film became quite popular, and the title song of 'Dus Bahane' was a hit. The movie also had a twist, in that one of the popular heroes was sacrificed at the climax of the movie, something that a lot of movies avoid.
The movie is about the effort of the Anti Terrorist Cell (working somewhat similar to what you would expect the RAW to function, but without all the glamour that the movie depicts) to stop a massive bombing of which it does not have much information, and for which there are only 10 days left. Sanjay Dutt is the head of this organization, with the name of Siddhant Dheer. Along with him, his younger brother Shashank Dheer (Abhishek Bachchan), Aditya Singh (Zayed Khan), Aditi Kumar (Shilpa Shetty) are the others in the organization. Neha (Esha Deol) is an agent in Canada who starts the entire process, by reporting the existence of a plan being spear-headed by Jambwal, about whom they do not have any information, and whose identity they do not know.



The movie attempts to play the game of multiple double-crossing, about people betraying each other, about people not being who they claim to be. Because the ATS does not know the identity of Jambwal, they cannot even confirm that if they catch a person, whether that person is Jambwal or not. And this happens when they catch Mehendi (Pankaj Kapoor), an agent of Jambwal who is terrified of Jambwal. They are trying to interrogate him to find out more Jambwal, but they land in more problems. The car provided to them by Neha is rigged to explode if it slows down (English movie Speed?), so who is Neha. Zayed Khan is a bomb expert who can detect if a bomb is planted, and what are the chances of defusing it in time.
They are further trying to not reveal their plan to the Canadian police, even though the plan involves the terrorists bombing a stadium where a match is ongoing, so as to attack the Indian Prime Minister who will be there to attend the match (on May 10th). They uncover traitors in their midst, although each of these traitors extract a cost. The action peaks in the end, as they are at the stadium where there are multiple bombs planted, and their mission is to get the bombs away without loss of life (with the bombs being constructed of C4, a military explosive (where did terrorists get C4 from?)). The movie is a much watchable movie, be sure to watch (although the logic can sometimes fail).

Videos of songs from the movie:

Dus Bahane (Sung by KK, Shaan)



Deedar De (Sung by Sunidhi Chauhan)



Chham Se (Sung by Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Babul Supriyo, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sapna Mukherjee)






Lyrics from the movie Dus:

Dus Bahane:
Here Now Here Now, Everybody Put Your Hands Up In The Air Now
Here Now Here Now Everybody Put Your Hands Up In The Air
Uski Aankhon Mein Baatein, Baaton Mein Jadoo
( Say Here Now Here Now )-2
Uski Aankhon Mein Baatein, Baaton Mein Jadoo
Jadoo Mein Kho Gaye Hum Hogaye Beqabu
I Looked At You, You Looked At Me,Aur Hogayi Mushkil
And You Became My Destiny Tuhi Meri Manzil
( Dus Bahane Karke Legaye Dil Legaye Dil
Dus Bahane Karke Legaye Dil )-2

Here Now Here Now, Everybody Put Your Hands Up In The Air Now
Here Now Here Now Everybody Put Your Hands Up In The Air
Yeh Dil Topehle Aisa Nahin Tha
Kisne Behkaya Aisa Sapna Dikhaya Kyun
Yeh Aankhein Meri Dekhe Ussi Ko
Soche Bina Hi Usse Apna Banaya Kyun
Jeena To Marne Se Ab Hai Kahi Mushkil
Khudko Jo Khoya To Woh Hogaya Haasil
( Dus Bahane Karke Legaye Dil Legaye Dil
Dus Bahane Karke Legaye Dil )-2

Here Now Here Now, Everybody Put Your Hands Up In The Air Now
Here Now Here Now Everybody Put Your Hands Up In The Air
Kisne Kisiko Haske Bulaya
Baatein Banake Koi Jadooo Sa Chalaya Tha
Bas Dekha Dekhi Dil Se Hui Thi
Duniya Bhulake Koi Aaise Dil Pe Chaya Tha
Kiske Bin Kya Hoga Yeh Kh Sake Na Dil
Khudko Yeh Samjhana Ab Ho Gaya Mushkil
( Dus Bahane Karke Legaye Dil Legaye Dil
Dus Bahane Karke Legaye Dil )-2

Uski Aankhon Mein Baatein, Baaton Mein Jadoo
Jadoo Mein Kho Gaye Hum Hogaye Beqabu
I Looked At You, You Looked At Me,Aur Hogayi Mushkil
And You Became My Destiny Tuhi Meri Manzil
Dus Bahane Karke Legaye Dil Legaye Dil
Dus Bahane Karke Legaye Dil
(dus Bahane Karke Legaye Dil Legaye Dil
Dus Bahane Karke Legaye Dil) - 2

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Deedar De

Hain Ishq Toh
Ishq Toh - 2
Hain Ishq Toh Ishq Toh Gale Se Laga Le - 2
Ek Jhalak Ko Ankh Taras Gayi - 3
Aa Saamne Aur Tham Le Teri Aamanat Yaar Main
Deedar De
Deedar De Deedar De Deedar Le Deedar De - 2
Hain Ishq Toh Ishq Toh Gale Se Laga Le

(Abhi Koi Armaan Rang Na Laya
Abhi Koi Dil Ko Chal Nahi Paya) - 2
Abhi Koi Aankhon Mein Sapna Nahi Hain
Abhi Koi Jadooo Chal Nahi Paaya
Tu Pyar Ki Yeh Kashtiyan Kar De Jara Ve Paar Re
Deedar De
Deedar De Deedar De Deedar Le Deedar De - 4

(Abhi Koi Dil Main Jashn Hua Hain
Abhi Koi Taza Zakhm Mila Hain) - 2
Abhi Khamoshi Bhi Khamosh Si Hain
Ke Koi Mujhko Soch Raha Hain
Bechainiya, Betaabiyan Karne Lagi Singar Ve
Deedar De
Deedar De Deedar De Deedar Le Deedar De - 4
Hain Ishq Toh Ishq Toh Gale Se Laga Le - 2
Ek Jhalak Ko Ankh Taras Gayi - 3
Aa Saamne Aur Tham Le Teri Aamanat Yaar Main
Deedar De
Eedar De Deedar De Deedar Le Deedar De – 2

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Chham Se

dil kutch kehta hain
lab kutch kehtey hain
behke behke se hum hote hain
jo kehna chahe
woh keh bhi jaye
aaise lamhe toh
kam hote hain
pyar mein koi nayi baat nahi
yeh aaisa jo ho jaye
dhunde nigaahein jab har pal usko
apna dil kho jaye
aankhon mein kyon chehra uska thodasa dhundhlaye re
cham se woh aa jaye cham se aa jaye
cham se woh aa jaye man pe cha jaye
cham se woh aa jaye cham se aa jaye

mausam ka har andaz bhi
teri adaa ban gaya
chahat ka yeh ehsaas bhi
teri wafa ban gaya
tera chehra aankhon mein
tera pehra khwaabo mein
kabhi dil ki raaho mein
yeh hota hain ho jaaye de
cham se woh aa jaye cham se aa jaye
cham se woh aa jaye man pe cha jaye
cham se woh aa jaye cham se aa jaye

jaayegi jab tu deke judaai bhi
tanha si hogi dilki tanhai bhi
ehsaas tere dil ka aankhon semeri chalka
betaab hoke jab uski hi yaad mein dil ghabraye re
cham se

dil kutch kehta hain
lab kutch kehtey hain
behke behke se hum hote hain
jo kehna chahe
woh keh bhi jaye
aaise lamhe toh
kam hote hain
pyar mein koi nayi baat nahi
yeh aaisa jo ho jaye
dhunde nigaahein jab har pal usko
apna dil kho jaye
aankhon mein kyon chehra uska thodasa dhundhlaye re
cham se woh aa jaye cham se aa jaye
cham se woh aa jaye man pe cha jaye

Damini (1993): Honesty requires a lot of courage

Damini was a movie released in 1993, styled as the movie made about a courageous woman. At that time, it was common knowledge that Rajkumar Santoshi was extremely enamored of Meenakshi Seshadri, and this movie was a show of his dedication. It was a woman oriented film, a role that Meenakshi Seshadri had literally never got in her career; and the movie turned out to be a great movie. The movie starred, besides, Meenakshi, Rishi Kapoor (as her husband who is stuck in the moral land where he has to choose between his wife and his family), Sunny Deol (as the drunkard lawyer who is impressed by Damini and recovers to fight for her), Amrish Puri (as the lawyer fighting against Damini) and Kulbhushan Kharbanda (as her father-in-law who turns against her when she starts her fight for justice).
The movie had some great music by Nadeem Shravan and was produced by the combination of Aly Morani, Karim Morani and Bunty Soorma. The movie also earned Sunny Deol an award for his performance as Best Actor (Filmafare and National Award) in a supporting role. And of course, some of the dialogs in the movie that were spoken by Sunny Deol enhanced his reputation as a he-man; sample these:

* "Yeh Dhai kilo ka haath jab kisi pe padta hai na aadmi uthta nai uth jata hai.."
* "Tum kabhi chidiyaghar gaye ho pinjare mein band sher pe bache bhi mungfalian faenkte hai khuli zameen par sher ka saamna karoge to mard hone ki galatfahmi door ho jayegi "
* "tareeqh per thareeqh ..tareeqh per tareeqh..tareeqh per tareeqh..milti hai to sirf tareeqh"
* "judge order order kahta rahega aur tum pitte rahoge"

The movie is about the love between Rishi Kapoor (who is the son of a wealthy family), and Damini (Meenakshi) who is from a much poorer family. Rishi sees Meenakshi giving a performance, and falls in love with her. He woos her, and finally marries her, even though his family is not happy with his choice. Things are fine, till the day of Holi when Damini sees the maid Urmi being raped on the terrace by the younger son of the family along with friends. She is shocked, and eventually decides to reveal the truth, even though it would mean jail for her brother-in-law and disgrace for the family.
Rishi Kapoor is morally struck by this, since his family cannot understand why Damini would do this, and put pressure on him to get his wife to withdraw her testimony. However, Damini is not willing to withdraw, and the family (along with the lawyer Amrish Puri) get her declared as insane and committed to an asylum. In danger over there, Damini runs away and runs into a drunk and out of work lawyer, Sunny Deol, who saves her from the hoodlums who are chasing her. He is impressed by her story, and decides to fight her case, leading to several confrontations with Amrish Puri. In the end, Rishi Kapoor supports her in court, and several of the family members are convicted for the rape and for trying to subvert justice, along with Amrish Puri.

Videos of songs from the movie:

Damini - Tandava Dance



Dialog - Taarikh pe taarikh



Dialog - between Sunny and Amrish (Dhai kilo ka Haath; Judge order order karta rahega)



Jabse Tumko Dekha Hain Sanam



Gawah Hain Chand Taare






Lyrics from the movie Damini:

Bin Saajan Jhoola Jhuloon (Sung by Sadhana Sargam Kumar Sanu)

--FEMALE-- Aa aa aa aa, aa aa aa - 2 (Bin saajan jhoola jhuloon Main vaada kaise bhooloon) -
2 Jee karta hai yeh mera main udke gagan ko chhoo loon
--MALE-- (Main pankh lagaake
aaya Saawan ka mausam laaya) - 2 Pyaar mere maine tujhe apne dil mein basaaya --FEMALE-- Bin
saajan jhoola jhuloon Main vaada kaise bhooloon (Harpal tere pyaar ko tarse mera dil Door mere
aankhon se hai sapnon ki manzil) - 2 Itne akeli hoon main, yaadon ki saheli hoon main Ab to ek
paheli hoon main, aaja
--MALE-- (Main pankh lagaake aaya Saawan ka mausam laaya) - 2 Pyaar
mere maine tujhe apne dil mein basaaya
--FEMALE-- Bin saajan jhoola jhuloon Main vaada kaise
bhooloon Jee karta hai yeh mera main udke gagan ko chhoo loon
--MALE-- Main pankh lagaake
aaya Saawan ka mausam laaya Pyaar mere maine tujhe apne dil mein basaaya
--FEMALE-- Bin saajan
jhoola jhuloon Main vaada kaise bhooloon
--MALE-- Tadpe kitne saal tak, aur na ab tadpa Kehti
hai yeh dooriyaan, seene se lag jaa
--FEMALE-- Tera rasta dekhte rehte the yeh nain Tu na jaane
saajna kaise kate din re
--MALE-- Ho, phoolon pe jawaani aayi, rut kya suhaani aayi Nayi
zindagaani laayi, na jaa
--FEMALE-- (Bin saajan jhoola jhuloon Main vaada kaise bhooloon) -
2 Jee karta hai yeh mera main udke gagan ko chhoo loon
--MALE-- Main pankh lagaake aaya Saawan
ka mausam laaya Pyaar mere maine tujhe apne dil mein basaaya
--FEMALE-- Bin saajan jhoola
jhuloon Main vaada kaise bhooloon Jee karta hai yeh mera main udke gagan ko chhoo
loon
--MALE-- Main pankh lagaake aaya Saawan ka mausam laaya Pyaar mere maine tujhe apne dil
mein basaaya

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Jabse Tumko Dekha Hai Sanam Lyrics

jab se tum ko dekhaa hain sanam kyaa kahe kitane hain bechain
jab se tum ko chaahaa hain sanam kyaa kahe kitane hain bechain

pahalee najar mein kiyaa ayesaa jaadoo, naa hosh hai, naa hain dil pe mere kaaboo
ye soch ke ghabaraoo, aashik naa ban jaaoo
jab se tum ko maangaa hain sanam nind hain naa muze kahee chain

toone churaalee meree nind saaree, kitanee sataaye muze bekaraaree
teree yaad jo aatee hai, koee dard jagaatee hai
jab se tum ko paayaa hain sanam dekhoo sapane din rain

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Dhoom (2004) - the action thriller

Indian movies had seldom seen movies like these - a high voltage running chase between some smart thieves and a great policeman who pursues them to the bitter end. If a movie can be scripted and directed to be slick, it can be fairly impressive, and Dhoom was that. Don't expect any great script, any major story or message, but if you want an action flick that is fast and furious, then this is a movie certainly worth watching. Obviously, none of the characters of the movie are known for their excellent emoting abilities, but then they were not expected to do so. So, throw in some great action sequences, skin show, and fast songs, and you can have a movie that is bound to be a hit, and so Dhoom was (one measure of a movie being a hit is that there is a sequel soon, and so Dhoom2 came out just 2 years later).



The movie was produced by Aditya Chopra (Yash Raj films being the banner), and directed by Sanjay Gadhvi. The music was by Pritam, lyrics by Sameer, with the story being penned by Vijay Krishna Acharya. The movie won a few awards, with John Abraham winning awards for the negative role (although to give John an acting award takes some courage)
# 2005: IIFA Best Villain Award - John Abraham
# 2005: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role - Johan Abraham
The movie is about the cat and mouse battle between the gang led by John Abraham, who start stealing from banks, without leaving traces for the police to investigate (and catch them). They use high powered bikes to evade the police when required, and make their getaways in a trace. They also lead a normal life as employees of a pizza outlet, and try to make their life as normal as possible (a good scene in the movie is when John Abraham throws the new flashy car of a gang member off a cliff as it would call attention to sudden riches).
Enter the ACP Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan), married to Sweetie (Rimmii Sen). He has a mission to run these thieves down, and towards this purpose, recruits a racer and bike mechanic Ali (Uday Chopra). Ali has a girlfriend Sheena (Esha Deol in a major skin showing role that made her into a glamour doll), but unknown to him, she is also a member of Abraham's gang. Jai has, at the same time, managed to get Ali into the gang as his spy, so that he can eventually track them down and catch them. Does he suceed in the end ? What happens to Ali ? Watch the movie (either on TV whenever it appears, or on DVD) and get a thrill.



Videos of songs from the movie:

Dhoom Dhoom (by Tata Young)



Dilbara



Shikdum



Salaame



Esha Deol in a bikini in the movie Dhoom



Lyrics from the movie Dhoom:

Dhoom Machale (Sung by Sunidhi chauhan):

Ishq ishq karna hai kar le
Ishq ishq mein jee le mar le
Ishq ishq hai sab se pyaara
Ishq ishq karna hai kar le
Ishq ishq mein jee le mar le
Ishq ishq na ho dobaara
Ishq hi to zindagi hai
Ishq hi to har khushi hai
Ishq mein khud ko bhulaake jhoom
Dhoom machaale dhoom machaale dhoom - 4
(Hota hai kya ishq hota hai kya
Deewaanon se poochh le
Yeh machalte hain kyoon
Hanske jalte hain kyoon
Parwaanon se poochh le) - 2
Ishq ke din chaar pyaare
Ishq ho ek baar pyaare
Ishq ki parchhaaiyon ko choom
Dhoom machaale dhoom machaale dhoom - 4
(Tanha koi kabhi jee na sake
Sab ko yahan hai pata
Bekhabar ajnabi mere dil ne jo ki
Tu bhi kar le haseen voh khata) -2
Ishq mein har pal maza hai
Ishq dhadkan ka nasha hai
Ishq ki galiyon mein aake ghoom
Dhoom machaale dhoom machaale dhoom -4
You want more? Are you sure?
Okay, one two three four
Ishq ishq karna hai kar le
Ishq ishq mein jee le mar le
Ishq ishq hai sab se pyaara
Ishq ishq karna hai kar le
Ishq ishq mein jee le mar le
Ishq ishq na ho dobaara
Hana, hshq hi to zindagi hai
Ishq hi to har khushi hai
Ishq mein khud ko bhulaake jhoom
Dhoom machaale
Dhoom machaale dhoom machaale dhoom -3

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Dhoom Dhoom (English) (Sung by Tata Young)

Dhoom dhoom come and light my fire
Dhoom dhoom let me take you higher
Dhoom dhoom wanna feel that burnin'
Dhoom dhoom it' s a wild emotion
Dhoom dhoom passion and devotion
Dhoom dhoom now the wheels are turnin'
Move your body close to mine now
Let me feel your love divine now
Together we' ll explode and we' ll go
Boom boom boom boom
Dhoom machaale dhoom machaale dhoom -4

Dhoom dhoom am gonna make you sweat now
Dhoom dhoom let' s get all wet now
Dhoom dhoom gotta get down on it
Dhoom dhoom till the early morning
Dhoom dhoom until the dawning
Dhoom dhoom I know that you want it
Shake your body down to the ground
Once you go there' s no turnin' round
Tonight we gonna make the world go
Boom boom boom boom
Dhoom machaale dhoom machaale dhoom -4

This burning inside you know you just cannot hide
So don' t fight the feeling just let your body decide
Where you get down on the road
It' s a wild overload
Ridin' higher than you ever did before
Dhoom dhoom let your body do the talkin'
Dhoom dhoom I wanna keep on rockin'
Dhoom dhoom I want it twenty four seven
Dhoom dhoom get the rhythm of the beat now
Dhoom dhoom feel the fire and the heat now
Dhoom dhoom take a trip to heaven
I wanna feel the wind in my hair now
Spread the power everywhere now
Feel the magic just go zip zap zoom…
Dhoom machaale
Dhoom machaale dhoom machaale dhoom -4

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Dilbara (Sung by ABHIJEET, SOWMAYA RAO)

Abhijeet:
( Dilbara Eh Dilbara, Apun Ki Tu, Apan Tera -2
Tujhse Dil Lagaaun, Main Bhi Family Banaaun
Ab Yehi Toh Bas Iraada Hai Mera )-2

Abhijeet:
Saala Hai, Na Koyi Saali Hai, Kholi Hai Magar Woh Khaali Hai

Chorus:
Rum Raagta Rigiri Raagta -3 Rum

Abhijeet:
Saala Hai, Na Koyi Saali Hai, Kholi Hai Magar Woh Khaali Hai
Sapna Hai, Na Koyi Apna Hai, Na Ghar Waali Hai
Tu Akeli, Main Akela, Boondon Ka Laga Hai Mela
Aake Mera Ghar Basa Zara
Dilbara Eh Dilbara, Apun Ki Tu, Apan Tera -2

Sowmya:
Lagta Hai Koyi Diwaana Tu, Karta Hai Haseen Bahaana Tu

Abhijeet:
Rum Raagta Rigiri Raagta -3 Rum

Sowmya:
Lagta Hai Koyi Diwaana Tu, Karta Hai Haseen Bahaana Tu
Kaise Main Tujhe Ye Dil De Doon, Hai Anjaana Tu
Kal Tujhe Bataaungi Main, Faisla Sunaaungi Main
Sochne Dein Mujhko Bhi Zara

Abhijeet:
Dilbara Eh Dilbara,( Apun Ki Tu, Apan Tera ) -3

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Salaame (Sung by KUNAL GANJAWALA, VASUNDHARA DAS)

Male Voice:
Me gusto mucho bailar bailar, quiero samba quiero salsa
Me gusto mucho bailar bailar, quiero samba quiero rumba

Chorus:
Fiesta, latina, it' s driving wild, come salsa with me, it' s party time -2

Kunal:
(Dekho diwaanon, kya mast mast hai sama
Jo hai, abhi hai, ye waqt waqt phir kahaan) -2
Nayi raat hogi, nayi baat hogi
Naye kal ko aao kare ham kare ham kare

With Chorus:
Salaame, salaame, salaame kar le salaame -2

Vasundhara:
Dekho diwaanon, kya mast mast hai sama
Jo hai, abhi hai, ye waqt waqt phir kahaan
Nayi raat hogi, nayi baat hogi
Naye kal ko aao kare ham kare ham kare

With Chorus:
Salaame, salaame, salaame kar le salaame -2

Chorus:
Me gusto mucho bailar bailar, quiero samba quiero salsa
Me gusto mucho bailar bailar, quiero samba quiero rumba
La la laai, la la laai…

Kunal:
Behka nasheela nasheela sama
Ab hosh mein ham kahaan

Vasundhara:
Thhokar mein apni hai saara jahaan
Ham toh abhi hai jawaan

Kunal:
Jab tak jawaani hai, tab tak kahaani hai
Kehna mera maan le

Vasundhara:
Do din ki masti hai, do din ki hasti hai
Sach kya hai pehchaan le

Kunal:
Nayi raat hogi, nayi baat hogi
Naye kal ko aao kare ham kare ham kare

Both:
Salaame, salaame, salaame kar le salaame -2

Chorus:
Fiesta latina, it' s driving wild, come salsa with me, it' s party time -2

Vasundhara:
Saare zamaane se ham bekhabar
Ham pe na koyi asar

Kunal:
Jaane rukega kahaan aur kidhar
Awaargi ka safar

Vasundhara:
Ham toh diwaane hain, kab se begaane hain
Jo chaahein ham woh kare

Kunal:
Koyi sune kuchh bhi, koyi kahe kuchh bhi
Ham na kissi se darre

Vasundhara:
Nayi raat hogi, nayi baat hogi
Naye kal ko aao kare ham kare ham kare

Both:
Salaame, salaame, salaame kar le salaame -4

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Shikdum (Sung by SHAAN, SHREYA GHOSHAL)

Shaan:
(Koyi nahin hai kamre mein, kya haseen mila hai pal
Aaj sharaarat karne do, kaam baaki karenge kal) -2

Shreya:
Jaao baaba jaao, aise na behkaao
Hosh mein aa jaao, paagal na bano tum

Shaan:
Dilbar shikdum shikdum -8

Shaan:
Khidkiyaan kahen, parde gira do
Is tarha se na, mujhko saza do

Shreya:
Chhod do mujhe, jaane bhi do na
Hai qasam tumhein, yun zid karo na
Shaan: Kaise ye majboori, kis liye hai doori
Shreya: Ho bade diwaane, hai mujhko ye maaloom
Shaan: Dilbar shikdum shikdum -8

Shaan: Na sataao tum yun muskuraake
Choom lo sanam, baahon mein aake

Shreya:
Achcha lo chalo, haari main haari
Maan li sabhi baatein tumhaari

Shaan:
Baaton hi baaton mein, pal guzar na jaayein

Shreya:
Aao ek duje mein, ho jaayein kahin gum

Shaan:
Dilbar shikdum shikdum -8

Shreya:
(Koyi nahin hai kamre mein, kya haseen mila hai pal
Aaj sharaarat karne do, kaam baaki karenge kal) -2

Shaan:
Jaao baaba jaao, aise na behkaao
Hosh mein aa jaao, paagal na bano tum

Both:
Dilbar shikdum shikdum -8

Jannat (2008) - Disappointing story

Mahesh Bhatt has been making movies for a long time, and they have been very good movies. So, for example, I really liked some of his older movies such as Arth, Saransh, Janam, Naam, Murder, Woh Lamhe, Daddy, Ashiqui, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Dil Hain Ke Manta Nahin, Sadak, Sir, Tamana, etc. He has also turned out turkeys such as Duplicate. In recent time, Bhatt has moved out of the director post and is partner in the banner Vishesh films (along with his brother) that produces movies. It is expected that movies made in the banner retain the touch of Mahesh Bhatt to some degree, with a strong focus on human relations, relationships whether they be a marriage, or outside marriage. However, Jannat disappointed. The story of a person who wants to attain success, and a great deal of it (portrayed by Emran Hashemi); he does not seem to know the difference between right and wrong.



I was sitting with a group of around 7-8 colleagues (mostly eager movie goers), and after around 45 minutes (having given the movie enough time, we started laughing and wondering whether we should actually leave during half-time) and it was hard to sit there and watch the movie. The movie seemed corny, there were so many missing gaps in the storyline (such as how he managed to get this 'magical' sixth sense, and why did he have to fix matches if he could anyhow figure out the results; why did the heroine fall in love with him; how did he get the phone number of the heroine (exact call center location), or figured out her address (just from knowing her name). You cannot make a credible story and then assume that all such things happen magically.
Later when somebody asked me why the name was called 'Jannat', the only reason that I could think of was that this was a name given to represent what the hero wanted, and instead what his life turned out to be on earth was actually the reverse. So Arjun (Emran Hashmi playing a typical role with heavy shades of grey) wants to be rich, extremely rich, and this is his single minded agenda. He does not care about what his friends say, about what his parents say, not about the warnings of the initially friendly policeman, and later his girlfriend; he is right in what he does and nothing can shake him from that. It is very difficult to identify with such a person, and the way he breaks the glass in the supermarket initially (when he sees a ring that the heroine wants but cannot buy) seems very strange.
The heroine (Sonal Chauhan), in a debut role as the person who tries to reform Arjun shows some signs of maturity, but her performance when she confronts him seems to be lacking the passion of a person who is trying to do what she strongly believes in. She does look attractive, and shows resemblance to both Sonali Bendre and Deepti Bhatnagar. However, it is the script that seems to let down the overall movie. The dialogues, as well as the inter-meshing of the romance with the story of betting seems mixed up, and the sudden movements of the hero away from a life of betting, and back to it again, seems very sudden and without too much of basis (given that the hero ultimately believes that only he knows best). The ending seems so much unlike the normal character of the hero, especially when such a smart guy seems so stupid that he would do a suspicious gesture in front of the police.
The music was good, but kept on resonating throughout the movie, and by the end, even my colleagues who had liked the music had got somewhat tired of the songs. The attempt to bring in the recent death of the Pakistani coach, Bob Woolmer does not seem realistic at all. The movie is directed by Kunal Deshmukh, starring Emraan Hashmi,Rizwan Ahmed, Sonal Chauhan and Sameer Kochhar. The film is produced by Vishesh Films. Pritam scores the music for this movie.

Video of song 'Zara Se'

Pathar Ke Phool (1991)

Patthar Ke Phool was a movie released in 1991. It was the debut movie of Raveena Tandon and one of the earlier movies of Salman Khan; and unlike some of Salman's earlier movies, this was not exactly a hit. Some of the other characters in the movie were Vinod Mehra, Kiran Kumar, Reema Lagoo and Manohar Singh. Vinod Mehra passed away before the movie could be released, and the movie was dedicated to his memory. The movie was directed by Anant Balani and produced by GP Sippy. Music for the movie was by Ramlaxman, and the movie was written by Salim Khan.
The movie was about this young police officer fighting an underworld gang. He is also in love with Kiran (Raveena Tandon) who is actually the daughter of the leader of the gang, and about whose real activities she is unaware.
Raveena won the Filmfare Lux New Face Award for this movie.



So what happens when the duty of Suraj (Salman Khan) leads him to fight against the activities of his beloved's father ? Her father is also against this relationship, and the movie is about this conflict.

Videos of songs from Patthar Ke Phool

Kabhi tu chhalia lagta hai (Sung by Lata Mangeshkar, S P Balasubramaniam)



Tumse Jo Dekhte Hi Pyar (Sung by Lata Mangeshkar, S P Balasubramaniam)



Lyrics from the movie:

Kabhi Tu Chalia Lagta Hain

Raveena:
kabhi tu chhalia lagta hai
kabhi deewana lagta hai
kabhi anadi lagta hai
kabhi awara lagta hai
Salman:
tu jo achcha samjhe ye tujhpe choda hai
tujhse ye jeevan bhar ka maine nata joda hai
Salman:
kabhi tu looli lagti hai
kabhi tu Julie lagti hai
kabhi tu Chandni lagti hai
kabhi tu Paapi lagti hai [2]
Raveena:
tu jo achcha samjhe ye tujhpe choda hai
tujhse maine jeevan bhar ka nata joda hai

Raveena:
tere mere beech mein deewar na ho koi
Salman:
main inteqaam lunga dushman ho jo koi
Raveena:
hai naya zamana hathkadi lagengi
Salman:
bhadkenge wo sholay to duniya jalengi, duniya jalengi
Raveena:
kabhi tu jugnu lagta hai
kabhi tu junglee lagta hai
kabhi tu funtoosh hai
kabhi tu azaad lagta hai [2]
Salman:
tu jo achcha samjhe ye tujhpe chhoda hai
tujhse ye jeevan bhar ka maine nata joda hai

lala la la lalla la la la la la lalla

ek duje ke liye qurbani hum denge
hum to paagal premi bandhan tod denge
nadiya ki pyar hai pyaar ki manzil
maine pyar kiya hai gayenge ye do dil, gayenge ye do dil
Salman:
kabhi tu shabnam lagti hai
kabhi Chingari lagti hai
kabhi tu Nagin lagti hai
kabhi tu jogan lagti hai [2]
Raveena:
tu jo achcha samjhe ye tujhpe chhoda hai
tujhse ye jeevan bhar ka maine nata joda hai

Raveena:
aayi Milan ki bela gaye dil tarana
Salman:
door gagan ki chao mein banaye aashiyana
Raveena:
hongi kal ki dastaan apna dostana
Salman:
humse badhkar kaun hai humse hai zamana humse hai zamana
kabhi tu Leader lagta hai
kabhi tu Loafer lagta hai
kabhi tu Hero lagta hai
kabhi tu joker lagta hai [2]
Salman:
tu jo achcha samjhe ye tujhpe chhoda hai
tujhse ye jeevan bhar ka maine nata joda hai

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Tumse Jo Dekhte Hi Pyar Hua

Salman:
Tumse jo dekhte hi pyar hua zindagi mein pehli baar hua
Hey
Tumse jo dekhte hi pyar hua zindagi mein pehli baar hua
Tum itne din thi kaha main dhoondhta hi raha
Raveena:
Kaha?
Salman:
Kabhi linking Road kabhi warden road kabhi cadell road kabhi Pedal Road

Raveena:
Kitne kuche galiya chaani mere dil ne ek na mani [2]
Kaha kaha par tujhko dhoondha tere liye main hui deewani
Phir bhi na tera deedar hua yaar mere aisa kahi baar hua [2]
Salman:
Are tum itne din thi kaha main dhoondhta ta hi raha
Raveena:
Kaha?
Salman:
Kabhi turner road kabhi carter road kabhi churney road kabhi Arthur road

Raveena:
Prem paheli aisi uljhi zor lagaya par na suljhi[2]
Pyar pe koi zor nahi hai dil mein koi aur nahi hai
Tere liye dil bezaar hua yaar mere aisa kahi baar hua [2]
Salman:
Are tum itne din thi kaha main dhoondta hi raha
Raveena:
Kaha?
Salman:
Kabhi berey road kabhi parley road kabhi meera road gorbander road

Salman:
Uparwale ki hai maya usne humko khoob milaya [2]
Raveena:
Bhule bhatke aaj mile hai dekho kitne phool khile hai
Salman:
Jane do jo ab tak yaar hua milte hi ab ikraar hua [2]
Raveena:
Chalte hai dono waha mat pooncho ab tum kaha
Salman:
Par kahan?

Raveena:
Linking road
kabhi warden road
dunkin road
lamington road
cadell road
kabhi pedal road
churney road
kabhi Arthur road
turner road
kabhi carter road

Prahaar: A classic movie for Nana Patekar

There are times when you watch that is so impressive that you don't mind watching it again. I found Prahaar to be one such movie. The movie was released in 1991, and it has been quite some time, but it can't take away the topical nature of the movie. The movie was directed by Nana Patekar and produced by Sudhakar Bokade. The movie had music by Laxmikant Pyarelal and lyrics by Mangesh Kulkarni.
Nana Patekar showed a commendable amount of skill in extracting good performances from the cast of characters that included Dimple Kapadia and Madhuri Dixit (there was a story floating around the time when the movie was made that he wanted a natural look, and so when one of the female leads reported to the set in make-up, he asked her to wash the make-up off). The movie does not have a direct villain, but there is a struggle against many kinds of bad elements, whether it be terrorists, or the normal city ruffians and hoodlums who take hafta (extortion money), or even of the normal population who have been so terrorised that they have lost some of their sense of right or wrong. The movie also has some good performances from the second tier of characters such as Gautam Joglekar (who plays Peter D'Souza).
The movie starts off as the story about men who have joined the army as commandos. They start to undergo the army commando training course under the tutelage of Major Chauhan (Nana - who actually took a brief training course at the army commando training course), and the course can be pretty hard, forcing many of them to feel like dropping out. Some do, but Peter does not and completes the course finally. By that time, he has developed a respect for Major Chauhan. The training course depicted is fairly detailed, with a certain amount of humour showing up.
At the end of the course, they are called to undertake an anti-terrorist operation, successful, but Peter is crippled and has to return home and leave the army. He reaches home, and his fiancee Madhuri is glad to have him back. His army training however soon causes him to start opposing the local mafia who extort money, and soon he is killed. At this time, Major Chauhan comes for the funeral, and sees how the local police is unconcerned and takes no action.
Major Chauhan takes up as a paying guest in the house of Dimple (a young widow with a small child) and gets affectionate towards the child (they never actually show any romance between Nana and Dimple, although there are many hints towards something like this possibly developing). Once he actually takes on the ruffians single-handedly when they tease Dimple, but soon realizes that the local citizens are so suppressed by the mafia that they actually turn on Nana for going against the ruffians. And then the epic scene where the gangsters (this was from an age where the use of guns was less) decide to attack Dimple's house and Nana.
They first scare Dimple and her child, and then they taunt Nana. And then the fight begins - you can see the untrained ruffians being very confident of their youth and numbers against a person who is after a single person and older than them, and yet soon they realize that the person whom they are attacking can defeat all of them, and Nana proceeds to do just that. In the process, he actually kills them, and is soon hauled up before the court. And his speech about being a soldier, and fighting against the vermin of society goes in vain, since the judge declares that his fight is misplaced, he is not responsible for repairing the civilian society, and he is sent for counseling until he is over this.
The movie is a movie that talks about how the fight against injustice is something that all of us can handle, how the personal conviction and strength of a person can make them win odds, and yet how sometime the whole fight can be futile in the face of a disinterested administration.





Scene where Peter wants to join the army



Dance by Madhuri Dixit in Prahaar



A great commando training scene from Prahaar (link)

Krantiveer - A Nana Patekar film

Krantiveer was a movie released in 1994; an all and out commercial movie released by the movie-maker who has made other patriotic movies (Mehul Kumar), it was also a movie that seeked to portray the transformation in one man when faced with evil. Even though the main character has been depicted as a person who is selfish, uncaring about others (other than his immediate family), a transformation is shown based on 2 major incidents that affect his life - the murder of his adopted father, and the riot in his locality that caused normal people to transform into murderers and brings out communal feelings.
Krantiveer was a role essayed brilliantly by Nana Patekar, turning the movie into a commercial as well as critical success. He puts forth some intense emotions into the movie, so you can believe him when he is essaying the role of a normal guy in the chawl who could not care less about the efforts of the journalist, or when he he suddenly becomes violent at the cremation ground of his adopted father. He is equally at ease taking out money from his father's safe and not caring about the repercussions, or the reaction of his mother and grandfather when they find him being delinquent and turn him out. However, it is transformation that is riveting.



Of course, the end, where he does mass murder, his speech, etc is a bit forced, but even there, his final speech at the hanging ground where he accuses the crowd of being impotent and uncaring about what is happening around them, and the way that he symbolically turns against them is interesting. However, the movie is not like a 'Ghulam' where in the end, the crowd essentially becomes active, here, the crowd still remains uncaring till the end, it is the single person transformation that is interesting.
The other interesting occasion in the movie is in the aftermath of the riot (turned communal riot) in the chawl, when he single-handedly does his bit (using some blood and direct force) to try and break away the Hindu Muslim separation that seems to be coming. This is a very intense scene, similar to the short scene where he refuses to get involved in favor of a widow who is facing oppression, but manages to get her son to figure out what to do, and eventually gets her to react directly instead of moaning at her fate.
The movie is about this guy Pratap (Nana Patekar) who was the grandson of a freedom fighter, but who was turned out by his family when very young because of his misdeeds. He manages to find a place in the heart of a slum lord Laxmidas (Paresh Rawal) and his son Atul (Atul Agnihotri). They have a pleasant time with a budding romance between Atul and Mamta (Mata Kulkarni), the daughter of a rich builder Yograj (Tinnu Anand). The slum in which they live also has a crusading journalist Megha (Dimple Kapadia) living in it, who tries to get Pratap involved her crusade, but he keeps on shying away. He does a bit from time to time, but nothing very great.
Things change when Yograj sets his eye on the slum for a big development scheme, and involves all the corrupt elements, the politicians, the judge, police, and the mafia leader Cheetah (Danny). As a part of this, communal riots are planned, and then Paresh Rawal is killed. This is when Pratap gets fired up, and carries out a campaign to kill all of them in broad daylight, for which he is sentenced to death. what happens then ? It's a fairly fast movie, well worth the watch.
The movie has lyrics by Sameer, and music by Anand-Milind.

Nana Patekar's ending dialog from Krantiveer



Love Rap from Krantiveer



Great communal amity scene from Krantiveer



Buy the movie



Download the music

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.



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)

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).



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

Tridev: A real entertainer

At near the end of the 80's came a movie that was every inch a masala movie. Tridev. It was a super-hit, with all the elements of a masala movie thrown in. There was revenge, romance, guns, explosions, a villain, a hero back from the dead, another hero who is a villager who falls for a rich and cultured girl, there is a villain who looks like a proper villain, and then there was the catchy songs. I remember that 'Oye Oye' was the most heard song when outside your house, being played in vehicles, in music stores, by shopkeepers, and for some time became the patron phrase of eve-teasers.
The movie was directed by Rajiv Rai and released in 1989, and it sort of also was the major movie in which Naseerudin Shah acts as a normal actor in a commercial movie, away from the art movies that he was so famous. There was some screaming from the art movie types about this betrayal, but I think that his response was to the effect that he also needs to be a success, and he does not see anything wrong in doing commercial movies.



The movie also led to a relationship between the director and one of his heroines. Rajiv Rai (34 years old) and Sonam (17 years old) fell in love, and eventually got married soon after.
The movie had music by Kalayanji Anandji, lyrics by Anand Bakshi, and starred the following: Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Sonam, Sangeeta Bijlani, Anupam Kher, Amrish Puri and Raza Murad. With such a large star cast, you would expect that there would be a number of stories around the various cast members, and the movie could get complex, but in my opinion, the director did a wonderful job in terms of getting the movie together into a fluid and flowing entertainer.
After all this, the story of the movie almost seems like an after-thought, but the movie does have a story. Bhujang is the pivot around which the movie runs, he is the villain who impacts the lives of all the main characters. When Naseeruddin Shah was young, his father was killed by Bhujang in a village, and the police was unable to help. Ever since then, he is somewhat disdainful of the police force and its men. Sunny Deol is a hard policeman, very critical of criminals, and as a result of excessive use of force in one such encounter with criminals, he is sent off to police lines. When in Bombay, he was a strong force against the illegal activities of Bhujang and his sons. He is supported by the police commissioner Anupam Kher, and is also in love with the commissioner's daughter, Madhuri Dixit.
At one time, Bhujang kidnaps Madhuri to get one of his men free, and Anupam Kher refuses to do anything, and it is then Jackie Shroff (Anupam's son) defies his dad and breaks into the jail and frees the person. Since he is now hunted by the police, Jackie joins the gang and soon falls for Sangeeta Bijlani, who is with the gang to avenge a past harm that Bhujang did. The characters start meeting in terms of Sonam (daughter of Raza Murad)coming to the village for a shoot and meets Naseeruddin and they start liking each other. Sunny is posted in the same village, and soon he has a violent run-in with Naseeruddin, but they like each and becomes friends. The rest of the movie is about how these characters join hands, and fight Bhujang and his men and eventually defeat them.

Songs from the movie:

Oye Oye (Tirchi Topiwale)



Gali Gali Mein



Main teri mohabbat mein



Gazar Ne Kiya Hain Ishara

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hain (1960)

An almost magical movie from Raj Kapoor, it seems a very simplistic movie. In these cynical times, you would think that such a thing is impossible. However, the fact is that in reality, Acharya Vinoba Bhave did indeed cause dacoits to see the error of their ways and surrender. The movie portrays Raj Kapoor as a very simple man, not used to the complication of life, not very clever; but very honest, very much in love with the country and the fact that humans are not bad, and if they are acting wrongly, they can be shown the error of their ways and come to the right track.
The movie was released in 1960, and was a big hit. It was directed by Radhu Karmakar under the banner of R.K.Films and also starred Padmini, Pran, and Lalita Pawar. The music was by Shankar Jaikishan and the songs were a great hit. The movie won the Filmfare Award for Best Movie in 1961, and perpetuated Raj Kapoor's image as the simple, uncomplicated, not calculating film persona that he had been carrying along since Awaara and Shree 420.



The movie stars a group of dacoits living with their families away from civilization, much hunted by the police. They are naturally suspicious of most things, and fear coming into contact with the police. One day, by accident Raju (Raj Kapoor) lands in their midst and only the sardar manages to save him, since the others suspect him to be policeman. Pran is the rebellious second in command and does not like Raj Kapoor.
Over a period of time, Padmini develops a liking for the simple ways of Raj Kapoor and falls in love with him further enraging Pran who had always thought that he would marry Padmini. Raj Kapoor somehow does not ever seem like becoming a dacoit and is mocked by the others for his seemingly gentle manners and lack of toughness, although many of the people start liking him.
Things take a sudden turn for the worse when the sardar is killed and Raj Kapoor admits that he is a policeman (even though he is not) and is imprisoned by Pran for eventually being killed. Padmini goes off to get the police, and at the same time, Pran kills one of the elder females (Lalita Pawar) by mistake when Raj Kapoor is persuading the other dacoits to surrender; they are after living a life of nomads and not being able to bring up their families properly. They set out to surrender and at the same time the police has assembled a huge force to capture them. There is a confrontation where Pran almost manages to have a shootout, but Raj Kapoor manages to save the day and prevent any bloodshed.
The depiction of the lives of the dacoits seems very realistic; I was also very impressed by the sets in the closing scene where the shooting was done in a very large partly hilly space, and you get a feeling of incredible vastness and a massive number of people assembling for a confrontation.

Songs from the movie:

O Basanti Pavan



Hum Bhi Hain Tum Bhi Ho



O Maine Pyaar Kiya



Hoton Pe Sachai Rehti Hain



Aa Ab Laut Chale (an incredibly beautiful song) - The final song about the path back to civilization



Begaani Shaadi Mein Abdullah Diwana



Mera Naam Raju

Songs: From the Jackie Shroff Movie 'Gardish'

In 1993, Priyadarshan made a movie called Gardish that starred the cast of Jackie Shroff, Amrish Puri, Dimple Kapadia, and Aishwarya (a different one). The movie was a remake of the 1989 Malayalam blockbuster, Kireedam. It provided Jackie Shroff a good platform with a very strong role, that caused him to display a lot of emotions. In my opinion, he did a very good role. Music Director was R D Burman, and lyrics were by Javed Akhtar.
The role was simple, he did the role of the son of a police constable (Amrish Puri), and his father wants him to join the police force as an inspector. One of the requirements is that he should not have a case against him. One day, Jackie finds his father being beaten up by the local goonda Mukesh Rishi, and intervenes. Even though he does not want it, he gets a reputation of being the goonda, and soon his father throws him out of the house. He is very desperate, and in great despair. At this time, his lady love also gets married and Dimple gives him some support.
The climax of the movie is when his sister gets kidnapped by Mukesh Rishi, and then his father delivers him to Mukesh Rishi and tells Jackie not to fight back. However, as Jackie is getting beaten to a pulp, his father is unable to take it and tells him to fight back. Jackie fights back and eventually kills him. At this stage, he confronts his father as to when Amrish Puri could not take Jackie getting beaten, how could Jackie earlier take Amrish Puri getting beaten. He is taken away by the police, his dreams in tatters.

Song: Hum Na Samjhe The (sung by S P Balasubramaniam)



Lyrics:

Hum na samjhe the
baat itni si
khaab sheeshe ke
duniya paththar ki

Hum na samjhe the
baat itni si
khaab sheeshe ke
duniya paththar ki

Hum na samjhe the
baat itni si

Aarzoo humne ki to hum paae
Aarzoo humne ki to hum paae
roshni saath laai thi saaye
saaye gehre the
roshni halki

Hum na samjhe the
baat itni si
khaab sheeshe ke
duniya paththar ki

Hum na samjhe the
baat itni si

Sirf veeranee sirf tanhayee
sirf veeranee sirf tanhayee
zindahi humko ye kahan laayee?
kho gayi humse raah manzil ki

Hum na samjhe the
baat itni si
khaab sheeshe ke
duniya paththar ki

Hum na samjhe the
baat itni si

kya koi beche kya koi baante
kya koi beche kya koi baante
apne daaman mein sirf hain kaante
aur dukanein hain sirf phoolon ki

Hum na samjhe the
baat itni si
khaab sheeshe ke
duniya paththar ki

Hum na samjhe the
baat itni si
khaab sheeshe ke
duniya paththar ki

Hum na samjhe the
baat itni si...

Song: Yeh Mera Dil to Pagal Hain

Great Song: Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum

This song is a delightful song, from the movie 'Do Aankhen Baraah Haath'. The movie is a wonderful movie by V. Shantaram in 1957, on the subject of prisoner reform. The movie takes a jail warden who is trying to practice the concept of prisoner reform, getting some very deadly prisoners released to his custody and get them to being normal persons again. He suceeds, but pays with his life, however not at the hands of his prisoners. The song is a very inspiring song.

Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum



Lyrics:

aye maalik tere ba.nde ham
aise ho hamaare karam
nekii par chale.n
aur badii se Tale.n
taaki ha.nsate huye nikale dam

jab zulmo.n kaa ho saamanaa
tab tuu hii hame.n thaamanaa
vo buraaI kare.n
ham bhalaaI bhare.n
nahii.n badale kii ho kaamanaa
ba.Dh uThe pyaar kaa har kadam
aur miTe bair kaa ye bharam
nekii par chale.n ...

ye a.ndheraa ghanaa chhaa rahaa
teraa inasaan ghabaraa rahaa
ho rahaa bekhabar
kuchh na aataa nazar
sukh kaa suuraj chhipaa jaa rahaa
hai terii roshanii me.n vo dam
jo amaavas ko kar de puunam
nekii par chale.n ...

ba.Daa kamazor hai aadamii
abhii laakho.n hai.n isame.n kamii.n
par tuu jo kha.Daa
hai dayaaluu ba.Daa
terii kRipaa se dharatii thamii
diyaa tuune jo hamako janam
tuu hii jhelegaa ham sabake Gam
nekii par chale.n ...

Ardh Satya: A very hard hitting movie

It's been 24 years since this movie has been released, but other than the fact that the guns are newer, the money involved is more, and the violence more brazen, this could be a movie of today's time. The movie set a benchmark in the area of showing the interaction of police, politicians and the criminals / mafia class and how this corrupts society, and warps the mind-frame of even people who want to be honest. And yet, given that this was a movie from the past, without any songs, wonder how many people even remember it. I for one don't remember it appearing on a movie channel in the last few years.

Ardh Satya is a very hard-hitting movie, from a Director, Govind Nihalini, who is known for not pulling his punches, and making movies with a message such as Aakrosh, Manthan, etc. Ardh Satya stars a number of intense actors such as Om Puri, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Amrish Puri, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, etc. The movie, released in 1983, won the Filmfare Awards for Best Director, Best Film, Best Story and Best Supporting Actor (Sadashiv Amrapurkar).
What is the story all about? This is Mumbai of the 1970's, where there is an easy interaction between the police force and the mafia. Om Puri is a dedicated and fiercely honest cop, Anant Welankar. He comes from a family where his father was also a policeman, a man of strict nature. His growing up was in the midst of his father's beliefs, along with beatings of his father, something that had an impact on him. This having said, he attempts to be honest, even though his superiors are shown to be well-oiled into the system, with both Shafi Inamdar and Achyut Potdar who have made their peace with the criminality of the system, and are now benefiting from it.
Once in the station, he starts to feel the impact of the power of criminals and politicians. He makes an arrest of some criminals for attacking a policeman, and his sense of accomplished is badly shocked when the goons are let off the next day. Why? Because they worked for Rama Shetty (Sadashiv in an award winning role) who is well connected, they are released pronto and Anant is advised to lay off (a sort of practical orientation to the realities of life) from anything to do with Rama Shetty. But what is a hot-headed police officer to do? In another incident, he again arrests more of Rama Shetty's men with the same consequence.
He meets an example of what could happen to a policeman in the same situation, Naseeruddin Shah, who could not compromise, and was evicted from his job and is now a derelict person, in total despair.
In the meantime, he has met a simple teacher, Jyotsna (Smita Patil), and in love with her, she also reciprocates. However, given the state that he is in in terms of his frustrations, he starts to drink more and more to alleviate the pain, and his relationship with her suffers. Things get worse when Rama Shetty gets the ticket for elections and is now on the upward path, with Anant having to provide the security for his rally. His frustration reaches such a level that he takes it out on a suspect who dies. And now Anant is in a mess. He can only go to one person for help, his arch-nemesis, Rama Shetty. What does he do? How does he redeem himself ?
The movie has a fascinating poem, recited by Om Puri. His voice gives it an extra push. In fact, the whole movie revolves around the incredible acting by Om Puri and Sadashiv Amrapurkar.



Chakravyuh mein ghusne se pehle,
kaun tha mein aur kaisa tha,
yeh mujhe yaad hi na rahega.


Chakravyuh mein ghusne ke baad,
mere aur chakravyuh ke beech,
sirf ek jaanleva nikat’ta thi,
iska mujhe pata hi na chalega.

Chakravyuh se nikalne ke baad,
main mukt ho jaoon bhale hi,
phir bhi chakravyuh ki rachna mein
farq hi na padega.

Marun ya maarun,
maara jaoon ya jaan se maardun.
iska faisla kabhi na ho paayega.

Soya hua aadmi jab
neend se uthkar chalna shuru karta hai,
tab sapnon ka sansar use,
dobara dikh hi na paayega.

Us roshni mein jo nirnay ki roshni hai
sab kuchh s’maan hoga kya?

Ek palde mein napunsakta,
ek palde mein paurush,
aur theek taraazu ke kaante par
ardh satya.

Sanjay Dutt's award winning movie: Vaastav

Today is a day when Sanjay Dutt's fans will be very sad and depressed. Their hero has been sentenced to 6 years in prison under the Arms Act. So, forgetting about the circumstances of the case, let us remember some good movies that he has done. One of them was Vaastav. Sanjay Dutt had acted in a variety of movies before and after Vaastav, but it was Vaastav that gave him a super reputation, that of being a good actor. The movie, released in October, 1999 won Sanjay Dutt the following awards:
1. Year 2000 Filmfare Best Actor
2. Year 2000 Screen Weekly Awards for Best Actor

Ek Ruka Hua Faisla: An excellent movie

So here I was watching the latest Hindi movie, full of highly paid mega-stars, with a big budget for the action sequences, dream songs being shot in different locations over the world, and so on. And all this financed by people like me, paying Rs. 120 for a ticket, and Rs. 25 for a bottle of water, and Rs. 40 for some cold drinks, and equally for something to eat.
And then I bought a disk from a nearby shop, and spent a spell-binding time watching this movie. It has almost no effects, no action sequences to speak of, no major stars, and its budget must have been minuscule. Almost all the entire movie has been shot in a room, with dialog being the core point.
The movie has been made by Basu Chaterjee in 1986, and stars graduates from the National School of Drama (Deepak Kejriwal, Pankaj Kapur, S. M Zaheer, M. K. Raina, K. K. Raina, Annu Kapoor as an old man, Shailendra Goel, etc). It is based on a 50's English movie, 12 angry men.
The movie is made based on the premise that the case is being decided a jury system. For those who do not know, a jury system is when 12 citizens (supposedly not influenced by media reports) sit in the court, and listen to everything and then decide. This is the system followed by the US, Britain (for certain cases). India dropped this system in 1959, after a major murder case that rocked the country. For details, click here.
So, leave aside the fact that India does not have a jury system for a long time, and enjoy the movie. For those who like serious cinema, this is an excellent movie, showing the interplay of emotions in a group, along with group dynamics, equally the power of belief in one's own opinion.
The movie is about the trial of a youth for murdering his father. The jury have sat through a long trial, heard all the evidence, and everybody believes that the jury discussion (in a cloistered room) will be short and return a guilty verdict. Well, all except one.
And that is the problem, the jury has to return a unanimous verdict or keep on discussing until they reach a verdict. The jury is ready to return a verdict, except for this one juror who does not believe in just declaring a verdict based on personal needs (leaving early, watching a movie, etc) and wants to go through a discussion (that is, deliberate) before declaring a verdict. He does not have a solid reason, and hence the group turns on him. However, in an impressive display of character, he stands his ground, and starts the discussion.
And this is the stage when the group dynamics start showing, and how in the heat of discussion, the true feelings start showing through. People's biases, bigotry, temper, all start showing through. (This movie should also be default viewing for those preparing for group discussions and part of management curricula).
Eventually, he manages to showcase the missing links, the loopholes in the vital clues, and testimonies, and eventually persuade all except Pankaj Kapoor. Pankaj is not so easily persuaded because his son has left him, and he has a bias against youth, but eventually he is also persuaded.