Aur Ek Prem Kahani (released in 1996) - Starring Ramesh Aravind and Revathi

Once in a while a movie comes along, that is forgotten by most people after it has come and gone, but something remains in the memory. I had seen the movie, but had forgotten the details of the story; what I remembered was this lovely song, "Naina Bole Naina". This was a delightful song, sung by the melodious voice of Asha Bhosle, and with music by Ilayaraaja. I am sure that a number of people would remember the movie for this song (although the proportion of people who would also remember this song would not be too high though, since it has been almost 20 years since the movie and the song, and even though it is a delightful song, it did not get very very popular even then).
This was a movie that saw a number of South Indian stars, such as Ramesh Aravind, Revathi Menon, Heera Rajgopal and Sudhir Ahuja. The movie was directed by another South Indian director, Balu Mahendra, who also made the original Kannada movie 'Kokila' on which this movie was made. The movie was produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Amit Khanna and the music for the film was not original music by Ilayaraaja; he instead took tunes from other movies of his as the tunes for these songs.
The movie is a love triangle, with the sharpness of reality thrown into the cauldron, The responsibility that a person has to bear for his actions is also highlighted in the movie.



What is the movie about ? In the southern city of Madras, there is an engineer Ranganathan (played by Sudhir Ahuja) who lives with his wife Kamala (played by Sushma Ahuja) and his college going daughter (medical student) Kokila (played by Heera Rajgopal). And they have a maid Manga (played by Revathy). A sudden shock comes to the family  when Kamala suffers a stroke (mild stroke, but it can still be a calamity). Since Ranganathan has to travel frequently, this is a problem. Somebody is needed in the house just to ensure that if there is some problem, it can be handled. So they decide to get a tenant, a male tenant, who can be asked to help in case of some emergency.
They finalize on Sathyamoorthy (played by Ramesh Aravind), he seems dependable. And life continues; but a make entrant to the house can change conditions. And they do change. Kokila and Sathya fall in love, and decide that they will seek consent of her parents to get married. But, things change (or maybe just a single incident happens). On a night where only Manga and Sathya are in the house, it so happens that they make love; but this was a one-off incident. Kokila and Sathya are still in love, and Kokila of course is not aware of this incident. Manga knows about this love, but nothing more. However, one fine day, when Kokila is away on a college trip, Manga breaks the calm around Sathya and tells him that she is pregnant, and she expects that he will do what is right.
He of course looks rationally, and thinks that maybe her getting an abortion is the right next step. This was not what she was thinking in terms of the right step, and she leaves the household. When Kokila comes back, she sees Sathya missing, and he remains missing. Years later, when she is a doctor and goes to some village as part of her medical duties, she comes across them. They have a daughter, whom they have named Kokila.

Hindi Movie - Bachna Ae Haseeno (released in 2008) - Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, and Bipasha Basu

When you get a movie that has some of the most charismatic, sexy and young faces of Bollywood, you would expect a very interesting movie. I would not call 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' an incredible movie, but it was a very interesting movie with a subject that was different. For the likes of Ranbeer Kapoor, doing a role that also subjected to him being humiliated on screen, having to follow the dictates of somebody whom he had ditched, gives him a reputation for looking out for interesting roles. Further movies he has done after that include such movies as Rockstar, Rocket Singh and Barfi. The music for the film was given by Vishal-Shekhar, and the song 'Khuda Jaane', sung by KK, became very popular.
The movies stars such young stars as Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Minissha Lamba, and also an experienced and sexy star such as Bipasha Basu. The movie, produced by Aditya Chopra, was directed by Siddharth Anand, an experienced director (who had some successes such as Salaam Namaste (2005) and also a failure in the form of Ta Ra Rum Pum (released in 2007)). The selection of the leading ladies for the film took a fair amount of time, with some of the actresses being considered including Preity Zinta, Katrina Kaif, Amrita Rao. However, even though the story included 3 actresses, the story weaved in and out, and there were almost no scenes where the actresses were in the same scenes, keeping the spotlight firmly on Ranbeer Kapoor, since he was there in all the scenes.




(If you don't want to read the story of the movie, don't read any further)
The story in a nutshell is the story of a young man, who goes from one love affair to another, but who decides on his own when to stay and when to leave the affair, irrespective of the feeling of the girl he is with, and what this does to the girl when she finds out.
Raj Sharma (Ranbeer) first meets Mahi (Lamba) who is out on a trip on a train in Europe. She is like the typical romantic, somebody who believes in true love and who will sweep her off her feet. She misses her train, and who does she but Raj, apparently missing the train because she had missed her train. He offers to help her catch up by getting her to the airport, and even writes a poem for her. As expected, she falls for him, but he was just doing time pass, and then hears him boasting to his friends about what they did, and is shocked, and he sees her when gets shocked.
Next episode, he is working with Microsoft and has a modern neighbor in the form of Radhika, an upcoming model. Soon they fall for each other and start having a live-in relationship. But when he gets an offer to move to Sydney, he expects that he can easily break the relationship and she will not have a problem, being a modern girl. However, she has love and marriage on her mind, and she finally ends up being ditched at the registrar's office. 2 girls ditched so far, and both of them carry deep wounds because of this.
And then the reverse. He meets a girl called Gayatri (played by Deepika) who is truly an independent women. She drives taxis, she studies and so on, but when he falls for her and proposes, she has no interest and refuses. This finally causes him to realize what he did to the earlier 2 women in his life, and taking this further, decides to go back to Mahi and Radhika and apologize for what he has done to them.
What happens next ? Do these girls decide to forgive him for what he had done ? What about Gayatri ? See it on TV or get the DVD.

Hindi Movie - Kati Patang (Rajesh Khanna, Asha Parekh) - Released in 1971

In the space of a few years, the late Rajesh Khanna became a superstar, enjoying a level of adulation that is difficult to achieve for anybody after him (even the level of success of Amitabh Bachchan soon after him did not reach the amount of crazed fandom that Rajesh Khanna achieved), giving a consecutive series of 15 hit films, something that nobody has managed to do since. This stardom lasted a few years, but made Rajesh Khanna a name that would forever be remembered. One of the movies released during this duration was 'Kati Patang', which also became a huge hit. The movie was produced and directed by Shakti Samanta, and was the second in a series of 9 films they made together. The movie earned a number of Filmfare nominations, but the only award won by the movie was for Asha Parekh as the Best Actress, and the movie did seem to have a focus on Asha Parekh as the person on whom the movie revolved around. The music of the film, by RD Burman was very well liked and appreciated, and Kishore Kumar sang most of the songs for the movie (Kishore was the usual singer for Rajesh Khanna). The movie was actually based on a novel by the name of "I Married a Dead Man," by William Irish (real name of the author being Cornell Woolrich, with William Irish being the name under which the novel was published) and was made into English and French language movies as well.

The movie was an emotional movie, based on the struggle of a woman who took a decision in her life that impacted her again, in an amazing coincidence. Like many people of the current age, the heroine of the movie Madhavi (Asha Parekh) took a decision that you would consider right. She was an orphan and when her uncle arranged her marriage to somebody whom she did not know, she ran away from there to her lover rather than get married to somebody she did not know. Unfortunately, she found that she had been deceived, since her lover Kailash (Prem Chopra) was only playing with her, and she found him with another woman Shabnam (Bindu). Hurt and betrayed, she returned home to find that her uncle had died. With this distressing situation, she ran away and ran into her friend Poonam who was with her small child. Poonam had married her husband against the wishes of his family and they had never met her. However, she was now returning to his family after the death of her husband, and yet, in another tragedy, Poonam dies although her child and Madhavi both survive, with Madhavi now having to take care of the child.
Madhavi decides to travel to Poonam's inlaws, and since they have never seen Poonam, Madhavi takes on the guise of Poonam, living as their widowed daughter-in-law. And then she runs into the person who has suffered an emotional turmoil, Kamal (Rajesh Khanna). Kamal's would be wife ran away before the marriage, something that affected him terribly emotionally. Madhavi is very distressed to hear about this, since she was the one who had caused such pain to Kamal. However, when Kamal starts to get closer to her, she resists since she does not want her truth to come out. And then the complication happens, with Kailash and Shabnam re-entering the scene and twisting things around so that she is liable to get blamed. How does she handle this and who supports her ? Watch the movie.

Music from the movie: Video from Youtube, Lyrics, MP3 on Amazon: Na Koi Umang Hai (link) Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai (link) Mera Naam Hai Shabnam (link) Yeh Shaam Mastani (link) Pyar Deewana Hota Hai (link) Jis Gali Mein Tera Ghar (link)

Tashan (released in 2008) - A much awaited movie, but acclaimed as a major disaster

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.

Fashion (2008) - The dark side of the fashion industry - directed by Madhur Bhandarkar

Madhur Bhandarkar is famous for making films on hard gritty subjects and not shying away from portraying the reality (including the ugly side) of things. Some of these movies include Chandni Bar, Page 3, Traffic Signal, etc. Madhur also won a national award for the direction of Traffic Signal. In addition, while his movies may not be super-hits, they make money, and for movies that are about the ills of society, making money is a big plus. Also, because his movies are seen as good cinema, actors and actresses can develop a great reputation by acting in his movies. Fashion is one such movie, that gave a filip to the careers of actors such as Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and newcomer Mugdha Godse. Priyanka Chopra in fact has got a very good reputation after this movie, something which also got enhanced after her role in another movie, 7 Khoon Maaf. In fact, Priyanka also got a National Award for Best Actress for her role in this movie.
The movie also bears an uncanny resemblance to the story of Geetanjali Nagpal, the former model who was found in a pretty bad condition on the streets of Delhi in the year 2007; however, Madhur has denied that Fashion was based on the story of Geetanjali. The story of the movie was by Ajay Monga, with narration by Priyanka Chopra. Music for the movie, with some acclaimed songs such as 'Fashion ka Jalwa' and 'Mar Jawan' was by Salim-Sulaiman, with lyrics by Sandeep Nath and Irfan Siddique. The movie was fairly successful, and won a host of awards at such events such as Filmfare Awards, Star Screen Awards, IIFA, and Stardust Awards.

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The movie is the story of the ups and downs in the fashion industry, especially when success goes to somebody's head. The story is that of a girl, Meghna Mathur (Priyanka Chopra) who wants to be big in the fashion industry in Mumbai and leaves her house against the wishes of her parents since she wants to follow this career. However, life is not so easy, and success does not come easily. And of course there are other models who are on top, such as the current reigning super-model Shonali Gujral (Kangana Ranaut). However, after some efforts, and being tutored by her friend and another struggling model Janet (Mugdha Godse) as well as a struggling make model Maanav (Arjan Bajwa), she finally gets lucky and is noticed by one of the executives (Anisha Roy (played by Kitu Gidwani)) of a big modeling agency Panache. Anisha in turn introduces her to her boss Abhijit Sarin (Arbaaz Khan). Abhijit is impressed by her, and since Shonali is struggling with her drug problem, he decides to replace Shonali with Megha, part of the downfall process for Shonali.
Megha is now successful, which means that she gives up her relationship with Maanav, and starts having a relationship with Abhijit, even though he is a married man. Their relationship proceeds, till she gets pregnant and is pressured to abort her child; something which causes her to break the news to Abhijit's wife, causing her to get fired from her peak position and further fall in the clutches of drugs and alcohol (a path that Shonali is already following, increased after she had a wardrobe mal-function). When Megha has a one-night stand after a party where she has got drunk, she realizes how much she has fallen, and decides to leave the industry and return to her parents in Chandigarh.
However, this is not the end. Her parents encourage her to get back to her life, also as a way of getting back her self-confidence, and she decides to make up with Janet and gets back to Mumbai, however, no longer the top model. Things shake her when she sees Shonali on TV as a homeless drunk, and she brings Shonali back in order to make her better again, a process which also acts as a healing ritual for her. Even though she is not able to save Shonali, Megha gets back her confidence to again become a top model.

Kismat Konnection (2008) - Starring Shahid Kapoor, Vidya Balan and Juhi Chawla

Shahid Kapoor had the super-hit film with a pairing with Kareena Kapoor, and the movie ? Jab We Met. Unfortunately, his luck ran out then, and in fact Jab We Met was released when the pair was already done, with Kareena waltzing off with Saif Ali Khan, and Shahid looking for somebody on the rebound. During and after the course of this movie, there were a lot of stories about a relationship with Vidya Balan, but soon after this movie released, the talk went away. In fact, the movie had a strong opening and a great first weekend, but then went weak and was classified as a weak movie at the box office. The songs were okay, the chemistry was okay (although there were a number of comments about his boyish look while she looked like his aunty), and then of course, there was withering criticism of Vidya Balan's wardrobe, something that must have riled her a lot (she talked about this criticism for some time after the release of the movie).
The movie also had a role by Juhi Chawla, trying to play a non-glamorous role, and if the movie had been successful, maybe that role might have been more appreciated. However, it was not to be. The movie was released under the banner of Tips Industries, being produced by Ramesh Taurani, and was directed by the well admired director Aziz Mirza (who of course has a very strong Shahrukh Khan connection). The music was by Pritam, with lyrics by Sayeed Quadri & Shabbir Ahmed). The movie had story by Rahila Mirza.

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The story of how a particular person could be the key to another person's luck sounds like the story that a fortune teller might try to tell you, and so it was in this case. It is particular painful for a person who was at the top in college, and was predicted to do very well. Raj Malhotra (Shahid Kapoor) is an architect, and is still struggling for good work. In addition, he runs into trouble in the form of Priya (Vidya Balan) and they have a tiff (verbal tiff).
Soon after, Raj goes to a gypsy lady Haseena Bano Jaan (played by Juhi Chawla) for help and advice, and she tells him that there is a person whose very presence will bring him luck, and guess what, it will be Priya. If she were there when he was trying to do his business, it will lead to more clients, more business, and success.
Priya is more interested in doing social work, including standing up for the rights of citizens when businesses are trying to push them aside. She wants to prevent the building of a huge commercial project that will push aside a small community center, while for him, the big move is to propose himself as the architect of this huge commercial project. So he lies to her in terms of trying to help her project while putting forward his proposals for the project. And, her presence does seem to help his fortune. He also falls in love with her, but then, things get upturned when she finds out what he is actually trying to do.
However, by this time, he is for the project that she is trying to do, for her cause, and changes his plans to accommodate the community center, but is knocked out of the bidding process, even though she is attracted finally by what he is trying to do. And then help comes from a very unlikely source, such a help that you would start to believe in a concept of God. A movie that can be watched.

Bodyguard (released in 2011) - Starring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor - A watchable movie

After the success of his previous movies such as Wanted, Ready, and Dabangg, Salman Khan is again a superstar of Indian cinema, capable of attracting huge crowds for his movies. So, when a movie of the name of Bodyguard comes, you would expect such a movie to have all the formula in place, such as lots of action, some good music, and some amount of romance and humour thrown in. To add to this, some of his recent movies have either been made by directors from South India, or is a remake of a South Indian film. The same situation is there in Bodyguard, where the movie is the third remake of a Malayam movie made by the same director, Siddique.
So, what is the judgment for the movie ? Well, the music is nothing to talk about, although the influence of South Indian cinema seems to be clearly apparent; even a Punjabi bases song sung by Mika did not really cause any excitement in the hall (as opposed to the whistling in the hall when Salman Khan made his entry). Even critics of the movie do not call the movie as anything to write about, although there is a lot of praise for the action done by Salman Khan (who is the total focus of attention in the movie).

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What about the movie ? Well, if you read on, then you will get to know the story of the movie after the first para, so be sure that you don't want to spoil your curiosity for the movie. In the hall, I found that 30 minutes into the movie, everybody became quiet, not because of any great suspense - it seemed that people felt that the movie started dragging on, and I started yawning (one of my best indicators that the movie started getting boring).
The movie has 3 very well directed action scenes (if you want some of the action scenes in Wanted, where the action suddenly seems to either become in slow motion or fast movement, then you know what to expect; in one scene, you can suddenly see even water droplets flying in the air). However, there are huge gaps in the movie where there are no action scenes, and since there are no easy apparently romantic scenes between Salman and Kareena, and the humour is not rib-ticking, it gets boring.
So, you have a big local man called Sartaj Singh (implied that he is a powerful man, but not whether he is the local bahubali or a respected man); he is also the local person to whom people in distress go to. So, a lady goes to Sartaj Singh and wants his help in saving her daughter and other local girls who are being sent to Thailand to be sold in the flesh trade. And when Sartaj Singh goes to a firm for help, they in turn direct the work to agent Lovely Singh (Salman Singh). Lovely is also very faithful to Sartaj since Sartaj had saved Salman's wife when Salman's parents suffered a tragic accident.
Next, Sartaj Singh wants Lovely to be the bodyguard for his daughter Divya (Kareena) who has to go to college, but is in danger because of the rivals of Sartaj. So, Salman goes off to college along with Divya (along with another friend, and 2 more people to help in their setting up of the house near the college). Divya cannot stand the constant presence of a bodyguard and seeks to change stuff such as the constant uniform that Lovely wears, and his being present everywhere. Towards this end, she seeks to entice him by calling him from her cell (the number of which does not get reported), and over a period of time, Lovely, even without meeting the girl, starts falling in love with her (something surprising).
Then the villains attack, which Lovely fends off, after which Divya falls in love with him. This can become unpleasant, since Salman treats her like his employer, and the daughter of a person whom he really respects; and this becomes crazy in the end when Divya is not able to let Lovely go, when the villains attack, and Divya's father is told that Lovely and Divya are planning to run away. However, in the end, Lovely saves Divya from villains, Divya saves Lovely from her father, and Salman goes away. And then, in the last 10 minutes, 8 years in the future, there is a twist.

Kaminey (released in 2009) - Starring Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Amol Gupte

Kaminey was an interesting movie, released in the year 2009. Even the name was somewhat different from the existing names that are used for movies, and the script was even more interesting (and was actually bought from a Kenyan writer for 4000 dollars by Vishal Bhardwaj). When I walked into the movie hall, the movie seemed a bit slow in the beginning, but quickly gathered pace and became a must watch. The movie was directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, starred Shahid Kapoor in a double role, and also starred Priyanka Chopra in a role that she must have appreciated. The music for the movie was also given by Vishal Bhardwaj, and was well appreciated, especially for the hit song, called Dhan Te Nan, sung by Sukhwinder Singh, Vishal Dadlani. Lyrics for the movie were by Gulzar. The movie was nominated for a number of awards at the Filmfare awards, Apsara awards, and many others.

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New York (Hit movie released in 2009) - Starring John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh, and Irrfan Khan

The 2001 attacks in New York on the World Trade Center was a major event in the history of the United States, a huge terror attack in the heart of the US, and together with the attack on the Pentagon, a shock to the whole world. It led to a severe fightback by the United States on terrorism, which included assistance in the removal of the Taliban from Afghanistan and its support to Al-Qaeda, the moving of a number of suspects to the US base of Guantanamo. Even now, 10 years later, the US is continuing to fight against terror suspects, monitoring to break up terror cell. The attacks also led to a number of laws that enabled the US Government to detain suspects, snoop on them, and so on. It is natural that in this fight, there would also be mistakes made, especially when it came to suspicious behavior on the form of Muslims, and in the surcharged atmosphere, this would have lead to innocents being caught and jailed for periods of time. Some of the laws that prevented such miscarriages of justice would also have been in abeyance with the application of the need for national security.
What would happen when a person was caught up in this search, was innocent, but was jailed and tortured ? Would this create a huge feeling of revenge in such a person, the need to strike out and fight back against this injustice committed ? New York is a gripping movie that explores this concept, which takes an innocent Muslim studying in New York at the time of the attack, and who was arrested and tortured, and then looks after some years to see what the impact of all these incidents were.

New York is a movie that was pretty successful, being declared a hit. The movie was a hit with critics as well, being seen as a taut movie that portrayed the emotions of a person caught up in something that he was not involved in, and how that incident changed him such that it drove him to a disastrous future.
New York also got approval to shoot in many situations at site, inspite of the portrayal of the movie about a person falsely implicated by the FBI, and who got traumatized by this experience, ultimately becoming a terrorist who came close to taking revenge, stopped by his own family and friends in the end.
Omar, Maya and Sam are friends in New York University in 1999, enjoying life and having a good time. Omar (Neil Nitin Mukesh) starts falls in love with Maya (Katrina Kaif), but withdraws from both of them when he realizes that Maya is actually in love with Sam. And then the events of 2001 happen, where Sam is detained by the FBI and kept in jail for 9 months, and tortured as well.
All this is revealed in flashback, since the year is 2008, and Omar has been arrested by the FBI for having guns in the trunk of his taxi, and he realizes that he is forced to work with the FBI to keep a check on Sam (who is now married to Maya, and has a son). Sam is now suspected of being a terrorist, planning a strike. Omar does not initially believe this, but the situation turns out that he starts believing this. And then a quest starts to stop Sam before he can carry out the plan.

Kambakkht Ishq (released in 2009) - starring Akshay Kumar, and Kareena Kapoor - A loud movie that I did not really like

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 (released in 2009) - A comedy starring Akshaya Kumar and Suniel Shetty

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.

Veer Zaara (released in 2004) - A cross-border romance starring Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji

Veer Zaara is a movie from the Yash Chopra production house, produced by Aditya Chopra, and directed by Yash Chopra. The movie was released in 2004, and was set in a cross border situation between India and Pakistan, where the inherent hostility between the 2 nations provides a great situation to set a story of hostility and romance. The movie showcases the full power of love, where people are willing to take a 22 year delay for their loved ones. The movie was promoted with all the power that Yash Raj Films could use, and turned out to be a huge hit, in India, in Pakistan, and in the overseas market.
The movie also had the distinction where the music was by using tunes from the deceased famous Music Director, Madan Mohan, where unreleased tunes of the famous music director were used, with his son Sanjeev Kohli, leading this effort. The female lead of the songs was Lata Mangeshkar, adding to the poignancy of the overall effort, since she has sung for many movies in the past where Madan Mohan was the Music director. The movie received a large number of awards in the Filmfare awards, IIFA awards, Stardust Awards, Star Screen awards, Zee Cine Awards, and many others. It was almost like a clean sweep of the awards, with these covering Best Film, Actor, Actress, Best Director, etc.


The movie is about the romance between Veer Pratap Singh (Shahrukh Khan) and Zaara Haayat Khan (Preity Zinta), where Veer is a Squadron Leader with the Indian air force, and Zaara is a young Pakistani girl from a prominent family. She is already engaged to Raza (Manoj Bajpai). Zaara comes to Punjab in India for fulfilling the last wishes of her governess, who wanted her ashes to be scattered in the river Sutlej near the holy city of Kiratpur. However, when Zaara comes over, she is left in a precarious position due to a bus accident, and Veer saves her with his helicopter. He takes her one day to his village where she meets his parents, Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini, in a small appearance. They are impressed with Zaara, but the couple separate when it is clear that they need to go on their own ways.
Zaara is now confused, since she has come to love Veer, but must marry Raza for the sake of pride and honour; Veer comes when told to by Zaara's maid, but when he comes to their home, her mother implores him to go away for the sake of their family. However, when he is going, Raza takes revenge by getting him arrested as a spy. And that is where things go totally wrong, since Veer is sent to jail, and Zaara believes that Veer had died in a bus accident.
22 years later, a young firebrand lawyer called Saamiya Siddiqui (Rani Mukerji) is fighting for the rights of women in Pakistan, and also gets allotted the case of prisoner number 786, Veer, who has been convicted of being an Indian spy called Rajesh Rathod. Veer has not spoken to anyone, which makes the case all the more difficult.
What happens next ? How does she find out the truth, and do the lovers meet again after 22 years ?

List of songs from the movie: 1. Tere Liye 2. Main Yahan Hoon 3. Aisa Des Hain Mera 4. Yeh Hum Aa gaye hain kahan 5. Do Pal 6. Kyun Hawa 7. Hum To Bhai Jaise 8. Aaye Tere Dar Pe 9. Lodi 10. Tum Paas Aa Rahein Ho 11. Jaane Kyon

Love Aaj Kal - a different love story starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone (released in 2009)

Love Aaj Kal was a love story released in 2009, produced by Saif Ali Khan as his first movie as a producer, and paid him rich dividends, becoming a fairly big hit. The movie starred essentially 4 people in 2 parallel love tracks (separated by a generation), Rishi Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and a Brazilian newcomer, Giselli Monteiro. The music of the movie was also well appreciated, with songs such as Twist, Chor Bazaari, Dooriyan, and Aaj Din Chadheya becoming big musical hits. The music for the movie was by Pritam (lyrics by Irshad Kamil). The movie was directed by Imtiaz Ali (who also had a previous big hit in the form of Jab We Met).
The movie was a story of breakup and meeting, set in a very modern generation, where people concentrate on their careers, and contrasts this with a storyline that was set a generation back, where the person would do a lot for love, and base their decisions and their actions on love (and in the end, the conclusion of the movie is that the power of love still makes people do things even when they feel that they are driving their own decisions).

The movie is the story of Jai and Meera, who are a modern couple in London, and parallel to this, the movie also tells the story of Veer Singh and Harleen (from the past). Jai and Meera (Saif and Deepika) are in London, where they meet and become a couple. However, they have career needs that they realize will take them in different directions, with Meera interested in conservation, taking her to India, and Jai being an architect, working for the Golden Gate firm in San Francisco. They decide that they cannot be together, and have a separation party, deciding to move on with their own life. They do however, decide to remain very much in contact, and with the power of modern communications, it could be that they remain very close to each other. When Meera is leaving, Jai comes in contact with Veer Singh, who is surprised that Jai is letting Meera go like this, and tells him the story of how he fought for Harleen (in a sepia tinged story), whom he liked but did not get a chance to speak to much.
Now, Jai and Meera are living their own lives, with Jai involved with a blonde in London, while Meera has received an offer from her boss, and finally decides to accept his romance. In between, Jai pays a visit to Meera and they have a lot of fun together, but things get serious when Vikram (Meera's boss) proposes to her; Meera is confused because she still has feelings for Jai, and she and Jai have an argument (with Meera telling Jai that they should stop being in touch with each other).
And then Meera marries Vikram, still confused. Jai comes there, and in a remarkable coincidence, he gets an offer from the Golden Gate. In the meantime, Meera realizes her marriage was a mistake, and tries to get in touch with Jai but realizes that he is incredibly happy over going to San Francisco and does not say anything more to him. He enjoys his stay in San Francisco, but over a period of time, this excitement starts falling and he starts to feel depressed. It takes a mugging for him to realize that he is actually missing Meera, and he rushes back to Delhi even though he knows that Meera is married. When he reaches here, he realizes that Meera and Vikram are no longer married, and he has an emotional reunion with Meera at her site.

Guddi (1971) - the movie that made Jaya Bachchan famous and known as an accomplished actor

Guddi was a movie released in 1971, produced and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee (who made a number of famous movies during the 70's) and was written by Gulzar. However, the movie is best famous for giving Jaya Bachchan, then a young and upcoming actress, a canvas for her to show her acting skills and fortunately for her, the movie did well and was praised (thus leading to a lot of praise for Jaya Bachchan). The movie also starred Dharmendra, Utpal Dutt, and had a number of other starts such as Amitabh Bachchan, Om Prakash and Pran making guest appearances in the movie; this was also because the movie was also about a big star and his work in Bollywood, so a lot of details about Bollywood were shown in the movie. In fact, some other stars such as Biswajeet, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Naveen Nischol, Om Prakash, Pran, Shashikala and Mala Sinha played cameo roles in the movie.
The movie also had some good music with songs such as "Bole Re Papihara" and "Humko Man Ki Shakti Dena" (sung by Vani Jairam) becoming very famous for their classical background. The music for the film was given by Vasant Desai.



The movie is about the concept of being attracted by the on-screen personality of a star, based on what the star plays as characters, instead of knowing the real life of the star (and where the character of the star could be very different from the characters played). In this case, Kusum (Jaya Bachchan) is a schoolgirl who develops an incredible crush for the movie star Dharmendra; she lives with her family; but when she visits Mumbai, that is when the crush that she has for Dharmendra really reveals itself.
At that time, her sister-in-law's brother, Navin (Bengali film actor Samit Bhanja) falls in love with her, but when she is so much after Dharmendra, it is impossible that she could even listen to anybody else. Navin takes help from his own uncle, Utpal Dutt, who also knows Dharmendra, and they resolve to show Kusum the difference between the reel life and real life (taking help from Dharmendra for this).

Yaadon Ki Baarat (1973) - A story of revenge, with some incredible songs, starring Dharmendra and Zeenat Aman

How many people are there who would not have heard of this movie ? Yaadon Ki Baarat is one incredible movie, full of masala, full of some great music, with a murder, and then the quest for revenge on somebody whom the children of the killed cannot even identify, and then you have the capers of a thief (who works with somebody who is actually the killer), and you have a very enjoyable movie. And when you add a delectable Zeenat Aman, you get a really incredible movie.
The movie was made by Nasir Hussain, who produced and directed the movie. The movie starred some of the bigger stars, and some of the not so large ones, with the cast comprising of Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Vijay Arora, Tariq, and Neetu Singh.
The movie had some great songs, with 'Chura Liya Hain Tumne' being a song that is remembered and played even now, and music was provided by RD Burman. The script for the movie was provided by the famous pair of Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan. One lesser know fact about the movie was that it starred Aamir Khan as a cute young boy (the youngest of the 3 children shown in the movie).



The movie is a classic story about siblings separated early, when they are very young, and who meet later in life (and then realize much later that they are brothers). An artist, who defies a gang, is killed by them with the young children of the couple witnessing the murder. When running away, they get separated. They all have different life styles, with the eldest becoming a skilled burglar, the second one being a normal (not wealthy) person, and the youngest one becoming a singer. All they remember is a childhood song called 'Yaadon Ki Baarat'.
They do meet up several times but cannot associate any relationship between them; and go through various relationships (with the middle one played by Vijay Arora falling in love with Zeenat Aman after pretending to be a rich man, when his secret is out, Zeenat is shocked at the deception). The main story however is that of Shankar, the eldest one, played by Dharmendra, who is trying to find the murdered of his parents, and eventually realizes that the one whom he works for is the murderer.

Aks (2001) - a superb movie starring Amitabh Bachchan, Manoj Bajpai, Raveena Tandon, and Nandita Das

Aks released in the year 2001 and is a supernatural thriller. It has as its central theme the age old conflict between good and evil. The film starred Amitabh Bachhan, Nandita Das and Manoj Bajpai. Directed by debutant director Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, it received a lot of critical appreciation but did not fare well at the box office. The supernatural theme of the film and the struggle between the evil and good is somewhat ambiguously portrayed. The audience found it difficult to accept and appreciate the lead character’s internal struggles.

Manu (Amitabh Bachchan) is an honest cop. He is hot on the pursuit of Raghavan (Manoj Bajpai), a dreaded killer. Manu tracks him down to Budapest but is unable to prevent Raghavan from killing the Indian Defence Minister and stealing a valuable floppy that has important information that could affect the very destiny of the nation. Manu is able to arrest the killer and he even tries to force Raghavan to divulge the details of the floppy, but the latter remains mum. Raghavan is sentenced to death. Raghavan tries to escape but he is shot down by Manu.

Soon, the very people who were involved with Raghavan’s sentencing start dieing mysteriously, one by one. At the same time Supriya (Nandita Das), Manu’s wife notices subtle changes in his demeanour. Initially she is pleased but one night when Manu forces himself on her, she is convinced that things are not right. Similarly Arjun Singh, Manu’s friend also notices the changes in him. As the body counts keep rising, the finger of suspicion keeps pointing at Manu. Slowly it is revealed that Raghavan’s spirit has taken control ofManu’s body and soul. As a result Manu finds himself drawn to Raghavan’s girlfriend (Raveena Tandon), a bar dancer. The honest inspector is thus caught in a vicious internal turmoil where the good and the evil struggle to take complete control.



The climax sees Manu and Raghavan engage in a fatal encounter where the former tries to save his soul and his conscience from the devil. At the end Raghavan is finally vanquished and Manu is able to regain his sense of being and of right and wrong. The film is worth watching for Amitabh Bachchan’s performance alone. As the tormented man caught between the right and wrong, he puts in a finely nuanced performance. Manoj Bajpai as the diabolical Raghavan is a delight to watch. Anu Malik’s music is very good as well. Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra does a competent enough job as a first time director.


AWARDS WON

Won
Filmfare Award
Best Actor - Critics Amitabh Bachchan
Best Background Score Ranjit Barot

Screen Awards
Best Actor in a Negative Role Manoj Bajpai
Best Supporting Actress Raveen Tandon

CAST AND CREW

Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Produced by Amitabh Bachchan, Jhamu Sughand
Written by Renzil D'Silva, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Kamlesh Pandey
Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Raveena Tandon, Manoj Bajpai, Nandita Das
Music by Anu Malik, Ranjit Barot
Cinematography Kiran Deohans
Editing by P.S. Bharthi


VIDEOS OF SONGS

Yeh Raat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DUKybsasDQ




Banda Yeh Bindas Hai

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7jFvxfMMrY




Aaja Gufaon Mein Aa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajrI4YtlcSQ




LYRICS

Aaja gufaon mein

Singers: KK, Vasundhara Das

Aaja Gufaon Mein Aa
Aaja Gufaon Mein Aa
Aaja Gunaah Kar Le
Aaja Gunaah Kar Le
Aaja Gufaon Mein Aa
Aaja Gufaon Mein Aa
Aaja Gunaah Kar Le
Aaja Gunaah Kar Le
Aaja Gufaon Mein Aa

Chehre Pe Chehra Chadta Hai Chehra
Chehra Badalta Hai Chehra Hi Chalta Hai
Chehre Pe Chehra Chadta Hai Chehra
Chehra Badalta Hai Chehra Hi Chalta Hai
Chehra Siya Kar Le Chehra Siya Kar Le
Aaja Gunaah Kar Le
Aaja Gunaah Kar Le
Aaja Gufaon Mein Aa

Saase Ubal Ne De Taariki Badne De
Ruhe Andheron Mein Jalti Hai Jal Ne De
Jalti Hai Jalti Hai Jal Ne De Jalti Hai Jal Ne De
Saase Ubal Ne De Taariki Badne De
Ruhe Andheron Mein Jalti Hai Jal Ne De
Mujhse Nibah Kar Le Mujhse Nibah Kar Le
Aaja Gunaah Kar Le
Aaja Gunaah Kar Le
Aaja Gufaon Mein Aa
Aaja Gufaon Mein Aa
Aaja Gunaah Kar Le
Aaja Gunaah Kar Le
Aaja Gufaon Mein Aa
Aaja Gufaon Mein Aa
Aaja Gufaon Mein Aa
Aaja Gufaon Mein Aa

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Banda Yeh Bindas Hai

Singer: KK

Banda Yeh Bindas Hai Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Ras Peene Ki Pyaas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Ras Peene Ki Pyaas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Ras Peene Ki Pyaas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Ras Peene Ki Pyaas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Banda Hai Yeh Bindas Hai Yeh
Banda Hai Yeh Bindas Hai Yeh
Bhawra Hai Bhawra Hai Yeh Lo Bhi Hai
Hushiyaar Hai
Do Do Makote Iske Do Bhaari Talwar Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Bhawra Hai Bhawra Hai Yeh Lo Bhi Hai
Hushiyaar Hai
Do Do Makote Iske Do Bhaari Talwar Hai
Champa Chameli Genda Sab Ras Hai
Ras Peene Ki Pyaas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Ras Peene Ki Pyaas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai Banda Yeh Bindas Hai

Kya Bura Aur Kya Kharaab Hai
Hai Sirf Jeena Hisaab Hai
Jaadu Hai Sar Chadega
Aur Jo Utregi Sharab Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Kya Bura Aur Kya Kharaab Hai
Hai Sirf Jeena Hisaab Hai
Jaadu Hai Sar Chadega
Aur Jo Utregi Sharab Hai
Champa Chameli Genda Sab Ras Hai
Ras Peene Ki Pyaas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Ras Peene Ki Pyaas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Banda Yeh Bindas Hai Banda Yeh Bindas Hai
Ras Peene Ki Pyaas Hai

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Hum Bhool Gaye

Singer: Chitra

Hum Bhool Gaye Hain Rak Ke Kahin
Woh Cheez Jise Dil Kehte The
Woh Cheez Jise Dil Kehte Hain
Hum Bhool Gaye Hain Rak Ke Kahin
Woh Cheez Jise Dil Kehte The
Woh Cheez Jise Dil Kehte Hain
Hum Bhool Gaye Hain Rak Ke Kahin

Umeed Bhi Ajnabee Lagti Hai
Aur Dard Paraya Lagta Hai
Umeed Bhi Ajnabee Lagti Hai
Aur Dard Paraya Lagta Hai
Aaine Mein Jisko Dekha Tha
Bichda Hua Saaya Lagta Hai
Aaine Mein Jisko Dekha Tha
Bichda Hua Saaya Lagta Hai
Hum Bhool Gaye Hain Rak Ke Kahin
Woh Cheez Jise Dil Kehte The
Woh Cheez Jise Dil Kehte Hain
Hum Bhool Gaye Hain Rak Ke Kahin

Na Jaane Khana Chhod Aaye Hai
Woh Shaks Jise Hum Jaante The
Na Jaane Khana Chhod Aaye Hai
Woh Shaks Jise Hum Jaante The
Aahat Bhi Sunaye Deti Nahin
Parchayi Se Hum Pehchaante The
Aahat Bhi Sunaye Deti Nahin
Parchayi Se Hum Pehchaante The
Hum Bhool Gaye Hain Rak Ke Kahin
Woh Cheez Jise Dil Kehte The
Woh Cheez Jise Dil Kehte Hain
Hum Bhool Gaye Hain Rak Ke Kahin
Woh Cheez Jise Dil Kehte The
Woh Cheez Jise Dil Kehte Hain
Hum Bhool Gaye Hain Rak Ke Kahin

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Raat Aati Hai

singer: Shubha Mudgal

Raat Aati Hai Chali Jaati Hai Harjai Hai
Raat Aati Hai Chali Jaati Hai Harjai Hai
Phir Mere Ghar Mein Dabe Paaon Chali Aayi Hai
Raat Aati Hai Chali Jaati Hai Harjai Hai
Phir Mere Ghar Mein Dabe Paaon Chali Aayi Hai
Raat Aati Hai Chali Jaati Hai Harjai Hai

Shyam Hote Hi Jala Deti Hai Palko Pe Diye
Shyam Hote Hi Jala Deti Hai Palko Pe Diye
Raat Se Pooche Koyi Kiske Liye Kiski Liye
Koyi Aahat Bhi Nahin Aur Koyi Aata Bhi Nahin
Raks Karti Hai Jo Shabh Bar Meri Tanhaayi Hai
Raks Karti Hai Jo Shabh Bar Meri Tanhaayi Hai
Raat Aati Hai Chali Jaati Hai Harjai Hai

Raat Se Pooche Koyi Kiski Kahani Hogi
Raat Se Pooche Koyi Kiski Kahani Hogi
Zakhm Bharte Nahin Chot Purani Hogi
Dard Seene Mein Chhupa Rakha Hai Shayad Koyi
Koyi Zewar Hai Kisi Ghum Ka Chura Laayi Hai
Raat Aati Hai Chali Jaati Hai Harjai Hai
Phir Mere Ghar Mein Dabe Paaon Chali Aayi Hai
Raat Aati Hai Chali Jaati Hai Harjai Hai

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Rabba Rabba

Singers: Vasundhara Das, Sukhwinder Singh


MALE--
Piya

--FEMALE--
(Ve yaara da koi naiyyo
Rabba rabba rabba rabba, rabba rabba rabba rabba) - 2
Saari duniya ke hai sang hi main akeli
Rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba

--MALE--
(Ve yaara da koi naiyyo
Rabba rabba rabba rabba, rabba rabba rabba rabba) - 2

--FEMALE--
Saari duniya ke hai sang hi main akeli
Rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba - 2

--MALE--
Piya, piya, piya paapiya

--FEMALE--
Piya paapiya, diya, gham diya
Aa rula de mujhe, aazma le mujhe

--MALE--
Piya paapiya, diya gham diya

--FEMALE--
Saari duniya ke hai sang hi main akeli
Rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba
Ve yaara da koi naiyyo
Rabba rabba rabba rabba, rabba rabba rabba rabba

--MALE--
Ve yaara da koi naiyyo
Rabba rabba rabba rabba, rabba rabba rabba rabba
Piya, piya, piya paapiya

--FEMALE--
Aa kabhi tu bhi aa, aa kabhi taras kha
Pyaasi hai jaan meri, mausamein baras jaa

--MALE--
Piya paapiya, diya gham diya

--FEMALE--
Saari duniya ke hai sang hi main akeli
Rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba rabba
Ve yaara da koi naiyyo
Rabba rabba rabba rabba, rabba rabba rabba rabba

--MALE--
Ve yaara da koi naiyyo
Rabba rabba rabba rabba, rabba rabba rabba rabba
Dhum tanana tana...
Piya, o piya piya piya
Piya piya, piya piya, piya piya
Ho paapiya, paapiya, paapiya, o

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Ramleela

Singers: Amitabh Bachchan, Nandita Das, Kavita Mundra


Hat Jaao Ravan Maarungi Baan
Ram Ke Paas Hai Teer Kamaan Teer Kamaan
Hat Jaao Ravan Maarungi Baan
Ram Ke Paas Hai Teer Kamaan Teer Kamaan
Ravan Ke Paas Hai Gyaan Hi Gyaan
Ravan Hai Tujh Se Bada Vidwaan Bada Vidwaan
Lanka Mein Ja Ja Ke Danka Bajaiyo
Are Ja Apne Ghar Mein Tu Sheki Dikhaiyo
Jaanti Nahin Tu Are Are Sorry Sorry
Jaanta Nahin Tu Ravan Ka Dab Daba
Tod Ke Rak Dega Duniya Ka Dabba
Chutki Mein Tujhko Masal Denge Ram
Chutki Mein Tujhko Masal Denge Ram
Edhi Ke Niche Kuchal Denge Ram Kuchal Denge Ram
Bolti Bahut Hai Tu Ram Ki Bachchi
Bolti Bahut Hai Tu Ram Ki Bachchi
Haran Dekha Ke Le Jaaunga Sachchi
Haran Dekha Ke Le Jaaunga Sachchi
Phir Dekhenge Jab Aayega Hanumaan

Aye Ravan Hai Ravan Bol Na Zyaada,
Hasti Hai Kya Teri Paaltu Piyada
Pooch Mein Aag Laga Ke, Teri Sone Ki Lanka Jala Dongi
Are Gi Nahi Ga Ga Ga Okay, Sone Ki Lanka Jala Donga
Sita Ko Bandi Banaya Hai Tune, Ram Ko Jaake Bata Donga
Are Sagar Kaise Paar Karega, Pani Mein Gir Kar Doob Marega
Are Lanka Bharat Baat Diya Hai, Phone Ka Taar Bhi Kaat Diya Hai
Phone Ka Taar Bhi Kaat Diya Hai
Hanuman Hanuman Hanuman Hanuman
Hanuman Bhaiya E-Mail Kardo, Hanuman Bhaiya E-Mail Kardo
Ram Ko Meri Jaldi Khabar Do, Jaldi Khabar Do

Ravan Hey Ravan Yudh Ho Jaye, Aah Ho Jaye Ho Jaye
Paapiyun Se Duniya Shudh Ho Jaye
Are Lanka Ka Danka Bajta Rahega
Jab Tak Ram Hai Ravan Rahenga, Jab Tak Ram Hai Ravan Rahenga
Jab Tak Ram Hai Ravan Rahenga, Jab Tak Ram Hai Ravan Rahenga
Ravan Rahenga Ravan Rahenga, Ravan Rahenga Ravan Rahenga
Are Bhai Ravan Rahega Yaar, Ram Ke Roop Hazaron Hai Ravan
Raghupati Ragav Patit Paawan , Patit Paawan
Ram Ke Roop Hazaron Hai Ravan
Raghupati Ragav Patit Paawan, Patit Paawan

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Yeh Raat

Singer: Anupama

Yeh Raat Yeh Raat
Jali Ki Chipkali Raat
Yeh Raat
Kadi Aur Kombdi Ki Raat
Na Ugli Hi Jaye Na Nigli Hi Jaye
Yeh Kali Zehrili Raat
Pal Pal Balkhaati Pal Pal Uljaati
Palke Jhapakti Yeh Raat
Sannate Ki Sij Pe Soye
Saap Si Sarakti Raat
Yeh Raat Yeh Raat
Jali Ki Chipkali Raat
Yeh Raat
Kadi Aur Kombdi Ki Raat
Yeh Raat

Yeh Kali Zehrili Raat
Palke Jhapakti Yeh Raat
Saap Si Sarakti Raat
Kali Kali Kali Yeh Raat
Veeraana Veeraana Hai Veeraana
Dil Ko Lakh Basa Le Yeh Deewana
Veeraana Veeraana Hai Veeraana
Dil Ko Lakh Basa Le Yeh Deewana
Ujhdi Ujhdi Rehte Hai Dil Saari
Veeraano Se Basta Hai Veeraana
San Karke Marti Hai Boom Karti Hai Kali Kodyali Raat
Yeh Raat Yeh Raat
Jali Ki Chipkali Raat
Yeh Raat
Kadi Aur Kombdi Ki Raat
Yeh Raat
Na Ugli Hi Jaye Na Nigli Hi Jaye
Yeh Kali Zehrili Raat
Pal Pal Balkhaati Pal Pal Uljaati
Palke Jhapakti Yeh Raat
Sannate Ki Sij Pe Soye
Saap Si Sarakti Raat
Yeh Raat Yeh Raat

Abhi Abhi Raat Badi Tezaabi
Gir Na Jaye Haath Se Chand Rakabi
Abhi Abhi Raat Badi Tezaabi
Gir Na Jaye Haath Se Chand Rakabi
Doob Rahe Hai Sare Gul Kinare
Umad Umad Ke Raat Aayi Sailaabi
Kholti Badan Par Bolti Badan Par
Jalti Ubalti Raat
Yeh Raat Yeh Raat
Jali Ki Chipkali Raat
Yeh Raat
Kadi Aur Kombdi Ki Raat
Yeh Raat
Na Ugli Hi Jaye Na Nigli Hi Jaye
Yeh Kali Zehrili Raat
Pal Pal Balkhaati Pal Pal Uljaati
Palke Jhapakti Yeh Raat
Sannate Ki Sij Pe Soye
Saap Si Sarakti Raat
Yeh Raat Yeh Raat
Yeh Kali Zehrili Raat
Palke Jhapakti Yeh Raat
Saap Si Sarakti Raat
Kali Kodyali Yeh Raat

Aankhen (2002) - A bank robbery masterminded by Amitabh Bachchan

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

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Phatela jeb sil jaayega

Singers: NITIN RAIKAR, AADESH SHRIVASTAVA & ARUN BAKSHI

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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