Sarkar Raj - Taut, but does not rise to be a great movie

Sarkar Raj was a move that was awaited for quite some time; it came after a few clunkers for The Factory of Ram Gopal Verma such as 'Aag', 'Darling', etc. Memories of his earlier movies such as Satya, Company, Rangeela, and Sarkar (for which Sarkar Raj is the sequel) were fading out due to these recent disastrous movies that he made. All his admissions that the movies were bad, mistakes were made, etc, don't really help in lifting his reputation. So, this movie was awaited for multiple reasons:
- This movie showcased the Bachchan clan; Amitabh, Abhishek, and Aishwarya (not Jaya though)
- It was supposed to have the same kind of suspense, the taut and slick making that was there in the original movie Sarkar (made in 2005)



Unlike some of his other movies where the actual direction was by other people, Sarkar Raj was actually directed by Ram Gopal Verma. Other credits for the movie include script by Prashant Pandey, background score by Amar Mohile (and the background score is haunting and fast throughout the movie, although a bit loud), cinematography by Amit Roy, and action by Allan Amin.
The movie takes off from where the previous movie had ended, with the Nagres (minus Kay Kay Menon) being in command of Maharashtra through their reign of force (although the way that elected politicians are seen to be humiliated by them is a bit patronising). There is the normal tussle between the ruling Chief Minister and his opponents, but both of them pay respects to Sarkar (Amitabh) and his son and heir Shankar (Abhishek). It is at this stage that a beautiful tall CEO of an energy company, Sheppard Power Plant in the form of Anita Ranjan (Aishwarya Rai) presents a plan for a power plant that will meet the future energy needs of Maharashtra. The only hitch is that the best place to setup the plant is a place called Thackerwadi, in rural Maharashtra. Sarkar is against this proposal, but his son sees this as a beneficial mechanism, and is willing to go to any lengths to move this proposal ahead. He first tries to convince the local leader and Gandhian Rao Saheb, and then convince the rest of the villagers about the advantages of this plant.
However, he is in way above his head. The grandson of Rao Saheb (Somji) starts to work against the deal, and to canvass people against this deal, making the deal a tough sell. Further, the management of the power company seems to think that Gujarat is now a better deal for this plant. Abhishek does not seem to realize what he he is against, and even his power (which he hardly ever uses) is unable to prevent harm to him, his wife (Tanissha in a small role) and in the end, he cannot even prevent his own killing by a hired sharp-shooter (the shooting scene was not very good, seemed amateurish). It is only when Amitabh, taking on responsibility again, starts to unravel the mystery behind his death and to show what he is capable of (basically kills everybody involved, somewhat like Michael Corleone ordering the killing of all those against the family).
And these are the weak points of the movie - If the family is so powerful and people so scared by them, how is that a massive conspiracy can get created against them (after all, in this case, there must be a large number of people who knew there was a conspiracy) without the involved fearing that the Sarkar will kill them if their involvement in the conspiracy became known. Secondly, the last 20 minutes seem like magic, where the writer wrote a twist in the story that seemed to have been manufactured out of thin air. So, the end where the last murder is shown, that emerged out of thin air, but was very chilling.
Acting is okay, with some strong parts. Aishwarya did not get all that great a role (it seemed in the end that she was being projected to be the leader in any sequel), Amitabh was good in parts. This was basically Abhishek's movie, but he came across a person who was not in touch with reality, could not comprehend that he was just a pawn in a conspiracy.



Videos from the Movie:



Another video from the movie:

Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (2008)

Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic was a movie made under the banner of Yash Raj Films (produced by Aditya Chopra and Kunal Kohli) starring Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukherji, and a smaller role by Amisha Patel and Rishi Kapoor. The movie is written and directed by Kunal Kohli (no doubt an attempt to try to re-create the success of his earlier movie Hum Tum (2004) starring Saif and Rani). The movie has some nice music by Shankar Ehsaan Loy (with the 'Nihaal Ho Gaayi' song being catchy and popular; the 'Lazy Lamhe' song did not become so popular even though it had a lot of eye candy). The movie had some great performances by the kids, by Rani Mukherji (given her closeness to the producer, this would have been expected though); the performance by Saif Ali Khan was marred by the fact that the movie script almost made him change his character in the space of 15 minutes.



The movie is the story of a hard-nosed guy forced to look after the kids of the couple whom died in a traffic accident for which he was responsible. The judge, in a most unusual decision (that would have without doubt got reversed in a higher court on appeals) sets the responsibility for raising the kids onto this guy, with the provision that if the kids are not happy, then sentencing will happen as a punishment. He has to raise them till they are 18 years old (which is strange, since a person needs to be raised till he / she is self-sufficient, and college education does not end till around 20-21). The kids hate him, and are willing to what it can to get him sentenced. He in turn is shown as being horrified by this responsibility, and wanting to stay away from them. Does this remind you of a combination of 2 movies ? 'Hum Hain Rahin Pyaar Ke', and 'Dushman' (the Rajesh Khanna movie where he has to take care of the victim's family).
Anyhow, this situation is rapidly going downhill, when the kids fervent pleas to God cause God (an over-acting and wasted Rishi Kapoor) to send one of his angels (Rani Mukherji) to earth in order to make things better. She reaches Earth, and forces her way to being the Governess of the kids. And she slowly starts to make things better (helped by a sudden transformation of Saif Ali Khan who suddenly shows that he is not a hard nosed businessman, but a guy who has lost people whom he had, and hence is afraid of love). Slowly, he (helped by Rani) starts winning over the kids, except for the eldest one whom he wins over almost near the end of the movie, at the cost of losing an important business deal. He has, in the meantime, got rid of the simpering and luxury seeking Amisha (wonder why she did this movie), and fallen for Rani. She, however, is an angel incapable of feeling love for anyone. So does she return back to heaven ?
The movie did so so on the circuit, having got some positive reactions, but somehow not able to strike that gold mine in terms of user reactions.

Songs from the movie were:
1. Pyaar Ke Liye : Sung by Shankar Mahadevan
2. Nihaal Ho Gayi : Sung by Shankar Mahadevan
3. Bulbula : Sung by Shankar Mahadevan & Sunidhi Chauhan
4. Lazy Lamhe : Sung by Anusha Mani
5. Beetey Kal Se : Sung by Shreya Ghoshal & Sneha Suresh

Jaane Tu .. Ya Jaane Na: A great movie

When me and the spouse were debating which movie to watch, I was thinking of Kismet Connection, and the spouse was thinking of 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na'; of course we watched the movie that the spouse wanted to watch. Well, I don't regret it one bit. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, and I was still laughing 10 minutes after the movie even though it was already 1 AM in the morning when I came out of the movie hall. I was very impressed after watching this movie, and will recommend it to anyone wanting to watch a nice movie, full of comedy, with some great acting.
The movie was made under the banner of Aamir Khan, produced by Aamir and Mansoor Khan, and directed by Abbas Tyrewala; lyrics were also by Abbas, and the great music was by A R Rehman. The film introduced Aamir's nephew Imran Khan (Jai Singh Rathore) and also starred the pretty new Genelia D'Souza (Aditi Mahant) in lead roles. However, it was not only these, there were a host of other actors who played small and large roles, and were fairly significant in these roles: Karan Makhija (playing Rotlu), Nirav Mehta (Jiggy), Alishka Varde (Bombs), Pratik Babbar (brother of Genelia, Amit Mahant), Manjari Phadnis (Meghna, girlfriend of Imran for some time); and then you had the senior artists - Anuradha Patel, Jayant Kripalani (Aditi's parents), Ratna Pathak Shah (playing Jai's mother), Naseeruddin Shah (playing the deceased Amar Singh Rathore, Jai's father), Kitu Gidwani, Rajat Kapoor (Meghna's father), Arbaaz Khan (Bhaloo), Sohail Khan (Baghera), and Paresh Rawal as Inspector Waghmare.



This is a pretty huge cast, but the thing is, you got to feel that almost everybody got a role to play in making the movie what it was. Imraan and Genelia were playing the lead roles, but the entire supporting cast also had some good parts to play. Probably the least utilized were Kitu Gidwani and Rajat Kapoor, since they got maybe 5 minutes, but an artist like Ratna Pathak Shah got a great role.
The movie rolls around the story of Jai and Aditi, very good friends in college and their gang. It is told in the form of a flashback. Their college life is about to end, and everybody assumes that such good friends will want to spend their life together, being in love and all that. However, they vehemently deny all this, and decide that they will get each other a mate so that such impressions are shelved. Jai is a total non-fighting character, since his mother has raised him that way, telling him that his father was a total peace-loving person and that is how he must always be like (in reality, his father was a hard core aggressive person who died in a battle with a rival clan).
Aditi finds a person for Jai; finding Meghna in a bar where he saves her from 2 hooligans in the shape of Arbaaz and Sohail Khan. Meghna and Jai start becoming close to each other, and the inevitable had to happen. Aditi finds out that she did indeed love Jai, and starts feeling extremely jealous. Soon, Aditi is also introduced to her father's friend Sushant Modi, and they get engaged; Sushant is a much more impressive personality, and also very aggressive. He also has a whole line of old conquests. What happens to the relationship between Aditi and Jai, given that they are now involved with other people, and yet love each other.

Videos of songs from the movie:

Kabhi kabhi Aditi



Pappu Can't Dance Saala



Kahin Tho Hogi Woh



Nazrein Milaana



Jaane Tu Mera Kya Hain (Lyrics only)




Lyrics from the movie:

Jaane Tu Mera Kya Hai (sung by Runa Rizvi)

Jaane Tu Mera Kya Hai, Jaane Tu Mera Kya Tha
Tu Hi Mera Har Pal, Tu Hi Har Lamha Tha
Jaane Kaisi Kashish Hai, Jaane Kaisi Khalish Hai
Kyun Yeh Saans Thami Hai, Aankhon Mein Kyun Nami Hai
Hai Dosthi Humko Yakeen Tha, Hai Yeh Dosti Aur Kuch Bhi Nahin Tha
Hai Kaisa Dard Naya Sa Kyun Dil Lagtha Toota Toota Sa
Jaana Dil Jaana Kaise To Meine Na Jaana
Yeh Pyar Yahin Hai, Yeh Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Jaana Dil Jaana Kaise To Meine Na Jaana
Yeh Pyar Yahin Hai, Yeh Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na

Jaane Tu Mera Kya Hai, Jaane Tu Mera Kya Tha
Tu Hi Mera Har Pal, Tu Hi Har Lamha Tha

Oooo Hothi Thi Tujh Se Saka Har Din Ki
Teri Dopehar Se Shyam Ki Dhun Thi
Hothi Thi Raathein Teri Baathon Mein Khoye
Tere Khayalon Mein Jaage Aur Soye
Tu Jo Nahin To Kya Raha

Jaane Tu Mera Kya Hai, Jaane Tu Mera Kya Tha
Tu Hi Mera Har Pal, Tu Hi Har Lamha Tha
Jaane Kaisi Kashish Hai, Jaane Kaisi Khalish Hai
Kyun Yeh Saans Thami Hai, Aankhon Mein Kyun Nami Hai
Jaana Dil Jaana Kaise To Meine Na Jaana
Yeh Pyar Yahin Hai, Yeh Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Jaana Dil Jaana Kaise To Meine Na Jaana
Yeh Pyar Yahin Hai, Yeh Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na

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Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi (Sung by Rashid Ali)

Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi Me Yun Hi Koi Apna Lagta Hai
Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Woh Bichad Jaaye Toh Ek Sapna Lagta Hai

Aise Me Koi Kaise Apne Aansuon Ko Behnay Se Roke
Aur Kaise Koi Sochle Ki Everything'S Gonna Be Okay

Kabhi Kabhi Toh Lage Zindagi Me Rahi Na Khushi Aur Na Maza
Kabhi Kabhi Toh Lage Har Din Mushkil Aur Har Pal Ek Saza

Aise Me Koi Kaise Muskuraaye, Kaise Has De Khush Hoke
Aur Kaise Koi Sochle Ki Everything'S Gonna Be Okay

Soch Zara Jan-E-Jaan Tujh Ko Hum Kitna Chahte Hain
Rotay Hain Hum Bhi Agar Tere Aankhon Me Aansun Aate Hain

Gaana Toh Aata Nahi Hai Magar Phir Bhi Hum Gaate Hain
Hey Aditi Maan Kabhi--Kabhi Saare Jahan Me Andhera Hota Hai

Lekin Raat Ke Baad Hi Toh Savera Hota Hai

Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi Me Yun Hi Koi Apna Lagta Hai
Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Woh Bichar Jaye Toh Ek Sapna Lagta Hai

Hey Aditi Has De Has De Has De Has De Has De Has De Tu Zara
Nahi Toh Bas Thoda Thoda Thoda Thoda Thoda Thoda Muskura

Tu Khush Hai Toh Lage Kay Jahan Main Chaiyi Hai Khushi
Sooraj Nikle Baadalon Se Aur Bantay Zindagi

Sun Toh Zara Madhosh Hawa--Tujhse Kehne Lagi
Ki Aditi Woh Jo Bichadte Hain Ik Na Ik Din Phir Mil Jate

Yeh Aditi Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na Phool Phir Khil Jate Hain
Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi Me Yun Hi Koi Apna Lagta Hai

Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Who Bichad Jaye Toh Ek Sapna Lagta Hai
Hey Aditi Has De Has De Has De Has De Has De Has De Tu Zara -- 5X

Nahi Toh Bas Thoda Thoda Thoda Thoda Thoda Thoda Muskura -- 5X

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Nazren Milana Nazren Churana (Sung by Anupama Deshp,Naresh Iyer,)

Dil Kabhi Gandha, Kabhi Hai Nek Bandha
Dil Ka Bharosa Kaise Koi Karen
Dil Kabhi Tanda Kabhi Hai Atom Bomb Sa
Yeh Dhamaka Kaise Koi Sahe

Dil Ki Yahin Khatha Hai, Dil Ko Nahin Patha Hai
Dil Ki Yahin Khatha Hai, Dil Ko Nahin Patha Hai

Ki Woh Chaahtha Hai Kya
Nazren Milana, Nazren Chua Na,
Kahi Pe Nigaahen, Kahi Pe Nishaana
Nazren Milana, Nazren Chua Na,
Kahi Pe Nigaahen, Kahi Pe Nishaana

Niyyath To Dil Ki Hamesha Hi Sahi Thi
Dil Ka Iradha Bhi Samjo Nek Tha
Kudrath Awaara To Kya Kare Bechaara
Uska Ho Jaaye Dil Jisko Dekhtha

Din Mein To Woh Sathaayein,
Raathon Mein Gul Jagaayein
Din Mein To Woh Sathaayein,
Raathon Mein Gul Jagaayein
Are Chaahtha Hai Kya

Nazren Milana, Nazren Chua Na,
Kahi Pe Nigaahen, Kahi Pe Nishaana
Nazren Milana, Nazren Chua Na,
Kahi Pe Nigaahen, Kahi Pe Nishaana

Aankhon Mein Koi Hai Basa Jaane Kyun Lage Yeh Dil Khaali
Jaan Lo Yeh Dil Bajaa Raha Kyun Ek Haath Se Taali
Hoton Se Jaane Kya Kaha Phir Bhi Dil Ki Baathein Hai Dil Mein
Yeh Raha Tera Humsafar Kis Ko Doonde Dil Ke Mehfhil Mein
Jaan Hai Phasi Ke Bina Hasin Aaye Hal Dil Pe

Nazren Milana, Nazren Chua Na, Kahi Pe Nigaahen, Kahi Pe Nishaana
Nazren Milana, Nazren Chua Na, Kahi Pe Nigaahen, Kahi Pe Nishaana

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Pappu Cant Dance (sung by Anupama Deshp,Benny Dayal,Blaze,Darshana,Mohd. Aslam,Satish Subramanyam,Tanvi)

Thirkit Thana Thirkit Thana Thiri Thiri Thana Lets Dance
Thirkit Thana Thirkit Thana Thiri Thiri Thana Lets Dance

Hai Muscular, Hai Popular, Hai Muscular, Hai Popular, Spectacular He’S A Bachelor
Paapu Ki Gaadi Tez Hai, Pappu Kudiyon Mein Craze Hai
Pappu Ke Aankhen Light Blue, Pappu Dikhtha Angrez Hai
Rado Ki Ghadi Haathon Mein Perfume Gucci Waala

But Pappu Cant Dance Saala….Pappu Cant Dance Saala
Pappu Nach Nahin Saktha
When I Am Gonna See You With The Dance In The Hall
When I Am Gonna See You With The Dance Sir!!
Thirkit Thana Thirkit Thana Thiri Thiri Thana Lets Dance
Thirkit Thana Thirkit Thana Thiri Thiri Thana Lets Dance

Paida Pappy Hua To Kismathein Chamke
Aur Uske Moo Mein Thi Chandi Ki Chamche
Hey Hey Hey Pappu Ke Paas Hai Pyasa, Hey Hey Hey Haathon Ke Meil Ke Jaisa
Hey Hey Hey Pappu Yaaron Ka Yaar Hai, Hey Hey Hey Pappu Is Hot And Smart Hai
But Pappu Cant Dance Saala….Pappu Cant Dance Saala
Pappu Nach Nahin Saktha

Thirkit Thana Na Na Na…. Thirkit Thana Na Na Na….
Thirkit Thana Na Na Na…. Thirkit Thana Na Na Na….

Baap Kehthe Hai Bada Naam Karega; Mera Pappu To Aisa Kaam Karega
Hey Hey Hey Pappu Ke Paas Hai Pa, Hey Hey Hey Kartha Hai France Mein Holiday
Hey Hey Hey Pappu Ki Car Woh Laatha Hai, Hey Hey Hey Jahan Jaatha Hai Chchaa Jaatha Hai
But Pappu Cant Dance Saala….
Thirkit Thana Thirkit Thana Thiri Thiri Thana Lets Dance
Thirkit Thana Thirkit Thana Thiri Thiri Thana Lets Dance

But Pappu Cant Dance Saala….
Thirkit Thana Thirkit Thana Thiri Thiri Thana Lets Dance
Thirkit Thana Thirkit Thana Thiri Thiri Thana Lets Dance
When I Am Gonna See You With The Dance In The Hall
When I Am Gonna See You With The Dance Sir!!
Pappu Nach Nahin Saktha
Thirkit Thana Thirkit Thana Thiri Thiri Thana Lets Dance

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Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke - A great movie

Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke was a delightful movie, no doubts whatsoever. A story that combined a love story with the sensitive elements of trying to bring up kids who have lost their parents was superb. The movie had some excellent performances by the lead pair of Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla; with other noteworthy performances by Dalip Tahil, and the 3 kids (Master Sharokh, Kunal Khemu and Baby Ashrafa) turned in some great performances. The movie was released in 1993, directed by Mahesh Bhat and produced by Tahir Hussain.
The movie was written by Robin Bhatt, Aamir Khan and Sujit Sen, and had music by Nadeem-Shravan; lyrics were by Sameer. It was a fairly successful hit (although the Best Actor award for the year went to Shahrukh Khan for Baazigar). What lent the story great appeal was the sensitive treatment of the behaviour of the kids, how the eldest moves towards maturity and wants to start getting treatment like an adult; how the kids understand through an example that they should treat others the same way they want to get treated, and how through love and understanding, it is possible to bond with children (even those who have had the emotional scarring of losing their parents).



The movie stars on a sombre note with Aamir Khan suddenly being responsible for the upbringing of the children of his sister (both their parents having died in an accident). They also have a small clothes factory which is currently in trouble, having run out of working capital and seemingly not in a position to meet their order committments. At such a time, in a fit of defiance, the kids go to a circus (which was promised to them, and later denied) and from there, bring home Vaijyanti (Juhi Chawla). Juhi is the daughter of a rich South Indian person, but has run away from home to avoid getting married to a musician.
And so starts the fun. She hides in their home, and is soon discovered by Aamir who hires her to be the governess of the kids. She starts bringing the kids and Aamir closer to each other, and they slowly start understanding each other. In the meantime, Aamir also meets up with Maya (Navneet Nishan) who loves Aamir and is coincidentally the daughter of Seth Bignani (who essentially holds Aamir's factory in debt). In order to secure the future, Aamir agrees to marry Maya. But he has not reckoned with the fact that both Vaijyanti and he love each other, and so he breaks his engagement with Maya. Now he has very little time to meet the order, and he does so through an emotional appeal at the factory, and through some martial arts in the end (with a comical touch). A must see movie.

Videos of songs from the movie 'Hum hain Rahi Pyaar Ke'

Kash Koi



Woh Meri Neend Mera Chain



Mujse Mohabaat Ka Izhaar



Ghungat Ki Aaad Se



Yunhi Kat Jayega Safar



Mumbai se gayi Poona



One of the kissing scenes from the movie





Lyrics for the movie:

Mujhse Mohabbat Ka Izhar

mujhase mohabbat ka izhaar karata - 3
kaash koi ladka mujhe pyar karata - 2
mujhase mohabbat ka izhaar karati - 2
kaash koi ladki mujhe pyar karati - 2

(meri maang mein chaand taare sajaata
jo main rooth jaati mujhe wo manaata) - 2
haalat meri wo jaanata dhadkan meri pehchaanta
apani bhi chaahat ka ikraar karata - 2
kaash koi ladka mujhe pyar karata - 2
mujhase mohabbat ka izhaar karati - 2
kaash koi ladki mujhe pyar karati - 2

(Wo bechain hoti main betaab hota
nigaaho mein usaki mera khwab hota) - 2
sharmaake wo lagati gale rakhata use palko tale
chori chori wo mera didaar karati - 2
kaash koi ladki mujhe pyar karati - 2
mujhase mohabbat ka izhaar karata - 2
kaash koi ladka mujhe pyar karata - 2
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Ghunghat Ki Aad Se

Ghoonghat Ki Aadh Se Dilbar Ka
Deedaar Adhura Rehta Hai
Jab Tak Na Pade Aashiq Ki Nazar
Singaar Adhura Rehta Hai
Ghoonghat Ki Aadh Se Dilbar Ka

Ghoonghat Ki Aadh Se Dilbar Ka
Deedaar Adhura Rehta Hai
Jab Tak Na Mile Nazron Se Nazar
Iqraar Adhura Rehta Hai
Ghoonghat Ki Aadh Se Dilbar Ka

Dilbar Ka Dilbar Ka Dilbar Ka

Gore Mukhde Se Ghunghta Hataane De
Ghadi Apne Milan Ki To Aane De
Mere Dil Pe Nahin Mera Kaabu Hai
Kuchh Nahin Ye To Chaahat Ka Jaadu Hai
Badhti Hi Jaati Hai Sanam Pyaar Ki Ye Bekhudi Ho
Do Premiyon Ke Na Milne Se
Sansaar Adhura Rehta Hai
Jab Tak Na Mile Nazron Se Nazar
Iqraar Adhura Rehta Hai
Ghoonghat Ki Aadh Se Dilbar Ka

Dilbar Ka Dilbar Ka Dilbar Ka

Baag Mein Gul Ka Khilna Zaruri Hai
Haan Mohabbat Mein Milna Zaruri Hai
Paas Aane Ka Achha Bahaana Hai
Kya Karun Maein Ki Mausam Deewana Hai
Dil Mera Dhadkaane Lagi Ab To Ye Deewaangi Ho
Bina Kisi Yaar Ke Jaan-E-Jaan
Ye Pyaar Adhura Rehta Hai

Jab Tak Na Mile Nazron Se Nazar
Iqraar Adhura Rehta Hai
Ghoonghat Ki Aadh Se Dilbar Ka

Dilbar Ka Dilbar Ka Dilbar Ka

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Bombay Se Gayi Poona

bombai se gayi poona poona se gayi dilli dilli se gayi patna
phir bhi na mila sajana - 2
mehakaaya maine gajara chamakaayi maine bindiya khanakaaya maine kangana
phir bhi na mila sajana - 2
hum hain raahi pyar ke - 4

aankhon mein chupa lungi saanson mein basa lungi
main usaki mohabbat mein duniya ko bhula dungi
khwaabon mein rahi khoyi raaton ko nahi soyi main usake liye royi
phir bhi na mila sajana - 2
bambai se gayi poona poona se gayi dilli dilli se gayi patna
phir bhi na mila sajana
hum hain raahi pyar ke - 4

jab yaad usaki aaye dil mera dhadak jaaye
wo hain bada bedardi kitana mujhe tadapaaye
baagon mein use dhunda raahon mein use dhunda galiyon mein use dhunda
phir bhi na mila sajana - 2
bambai se gayi poona poona se gayi dilli dilli se gayi patna
phir bhi na mila sajana
hum hain raahi pyar ke - 4
mehakaaya maine gajara chamakaayi maine bindiya khanakaaya maine kangana
phir bhi na mila sajana
hum hain raahi pyar ke - 8

o nahi soyi main usake liye royi
phir bhi na mila sajana - 2
bombai se gayi poona poona se gayi dilli dilli se gayi patna
phir bhi na mila sajana
hum hain raahi pyar ke - 4

jab yaad usaki aaye dil mera dhadak jaaye
wo hain bada bedardi kitana mujhe tadapaaye
baagon mein use dhunda raahon mein use dhunda galiyon mein use dhunda
phir bhi na mila sajana - 2
bombai se gayi poona poona se gayi dilli dilli se gayi patna
phir bhi na mila sajana
hum hain raahi pyar ke - 4
mehakaaya maine gajara chamakaayi maine bindiya khanakaaya maine kangana
phir bhi na mila sajana
hum hain raahi pyar ke - 8

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Woh Meri Neend Mera Chain

vo meri nind mera chain mujhe lauta do

vo meri nind mera chain mujhe lauta do
vo mera pyaar mera dard mujhe lauta do
nind jitani bhi maine khoyi hai
chain jitana bhi maine khoya hai
vo meri nind mera chain mujhe lauta do
vo mera pyaar mera dard mujhe lauta do

ek maasum dil hai aur sitam hain kitane - 2
is muhabbat ke siva aur bhi gam hain kitane - 2
mere ishq ka imtahaan yun na lo
tumhen hai qasam meri jaan yun na lo
khvaab jitane bhi mainne dekhe hain
yaad jitana kiya hai mainne tujhe
vo mere khvaab meri yaad mujhe lauta do
vo meri nind mera chain mujhe lauta do
vo mera pyaar mera dard mujhe lauta do

ye meri bhool thi jo maine tujhe pyaar kiya - 2
na milane vaale muhabbat ka intazaar hai - 2
ye kya rang laai hai meri vafa
mili hai mujhe kis liye ye saza
teri chaahat ki pyaas thi mujhako
tujhako paane ki thi ummid mujhe
vo meri pyaas vo ummid mujhe lauta do

vo meri nind mera chain mujhe lauta do
nind jitani bhi maine khoyi hai
chain jitana bhi maine khoya hai
vo meri nind mera chain mujhe lauta do
vo mera pyaar mera dard mujhe lauta do
vo mere khvaab meri yaad mujhe lauta do
vo meri pyaas vo ummid mujhe lauta do!

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Yuhi Kat Jayega Safar

(yuhi kat jaayega safar saath chalane se
ki manjil aayegi nazar saath chalane se) - 3

hum hain raahi pyar ke chalana apana kaam - 2
palbhar mein ho jaayegi har mushkil aasan - 2
housala na haarenge hum to baazi maarenge - 2
yuhi kat jaayega safar saath chalane se
ki manjil aayegi nazar saath chalane se

kehati hain ye waadiya badalega mausam - 2
na koi parvaah hain khushiya ho ya gum - 2
aandhiyon se khelenge dard saare jhelenge - 2
(yuhi kat jaayega safar saath chalane se
ki manjil aayegi nazar saath chalane se) - 4

Bhootnath - Watchable

I watched Bhootnath just the day after having watched Jannat just the previous day, and given that my impression of Jannat was not good, any movie would have been good. But Bhootnath was a movie that impressed in parts. The Director, Vivek Sharma, tried to take many human emotions into the movie; thus taking the movie into 3 separate parts - the first part where the ghost appears to be evil and a danger to whoever tries to enter the property; the second part where the child makes friend with the ghost and turns him into a proper civilized person-like character with human emotions; and the third part where there is an attempt to throw in a lot of tear-jerkering emotional scene so that the ghost can disappear and everything can turn out normal. In the end, these attempts to make the movie cater to many interests put a lot of strain on the overall movie, and my feeling is that it did not turn out as well as could be. The movie takes on a heavy social issue of how children go abroad, and become of that land.
The movie is geared towards kids, and that was clear when I saw the songs. They were all songs designed to appeal to children, and it did seem a bit different to see songs that had a lot of kids in them; but most of the audience was adults, so was wondering whether there was a mismatch in terms of the advertising of the movie versus the intended effect of the advertising. The movie has a cast that is capable of some great things - Amitabh Bachchan, Aman Siddiqui, Juhi Chawla, Rajpal Yadav, Satish Shah, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Shahrukh Khan. Amitabh Bachchan gives a good role, but one feels that in the middle of the movie, he gets overshadowed by the kid, and then in the latter half of the movie, Shahrukh Khan seems to get most of the attention (Shahrukh Khan had a role that was more than a guest appearance, but less than a full role). Rajpal Yadav was very thoroughly under-used in the movie, getting 2 very brief scenes (almost like a cameo).
The movie is about the intersection of the characters of the young boy, Banku, and the ghost of Kailash Nath. The family of Shahrukh Khan, an engineer with a cruise company, comprises of his wife Juhi Chawla, and son Banku (Banku is a very naughty guy, and it soon shows up in school where he gets into numerous fracas (showed in a humorous way)). Shahrukh has to move his family to Goa, and his company arranges for a rental in Nath Villa (one wonders how his company did a rental in a villa that everyone knows is haunted). Juhi does not believe in ghosts, and their son has no idea about what a ghost is.
And then Banu meets the Ghost, and soon manages to control the ghost through his antics, his innocence and his questions (it helps that the ghost is of a man who was devoted to his son, and who died pining for him). And then there is a lot of camadrie between Amitabh and Amar, while Juhi is not able to believe that there is a such a thing as a ghost. This means that the ghost learns to dress normally, and even to shed tears when Banku suffers a serious injury. There is an excellent scene when Juhi realizes that her son was telling the truth, during a stage performance, and is able to actually imagine as to where the ghost must be standing.
From this point onwards, the movie becomes very serious, with the aim being to help the ghost forgive his son (who had gone abroad and not returned until his mother died pining for him), and eventually help him attain salvation. At this point, the movie moves into heavy emotional scenes, and I could see the atmosphere suddenly becoming silent in the movie hall. Music is by Vishaal Shekhar, but one felt that it was unnecessary other than the heavy Samay Ka Pahiya.

Videos of songs from the movie Bhootnath

Mere Buddy



Hum to hain Aandhi



Chalo Jaane Do



Samay Ka Pahiya

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