Aaja Nachle
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| Aaja Nachle | |
 Movie poster for Aaja Nachle |
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| Directed by | Anil Mehta |
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| Produced by | Aditya Chopra |
| Written by | Aditya Chopra Jaideep Sahni |
| Starring | Madhuri Dixit Konkona Sen Sharma Akshaye Khanna Kunal Kapoor Divya Dutta Ranvir Shorey |
| Music by | Salim-Sulaiman |
| Cinematography | K.U. Mohanan |
| Editing by | Ritesh Soni |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
| Release date(s) | November 302007 |
| Running time | 146 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Aaja Nachle (Hindi:आजा नचले English: Come Let's Dance) is a 2007 Bollywood film. It was released in India and in the United States on 30 November 2007. The film stars Madhuri Dixit in her first film after six years, alongside Akshaye Khanna, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Kunal Kapoor in pivotal roles.
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[edit] Production
Shooting began on 15 January, 2007 at Film City in Mumbai and continued till March 2007.[1] The film was released November 30, 2007.[2]. The first film trailer released with the movie Chak De India, and the second with Laaga Chunari Mein Daag.
[edit] Plot
Dia (Madhuri Dixit) is a divorced mother living in New York and must go back to India after she receives news that her dance guru is on his death bed. When she arrives in Shamli, a small city in western Uttar Pradesh, she finds that he has died and left her the responsibility of saving and reviving the Ajanta Theater where she used to dance. (In reality too, there is an Ajanta Theatre in Shamli which inspired the writer of the film).
The problem is that the political leader (Akshaye Khanna) wants it torn down and turned into a shopping mall. The storyline follows Dia and her challenge to stand up for what she believes in and fight the cause to the end, while trying to win back the love and support of the people of the town whom she walked out on ten years ago.
[edit] Cast
- Madhuri Dixit as Diya
- Akshaye Khanna as MP. Raja Uday Singh
- Konkona Sen Sharma as Anokhi
- Kunal Kapoor as Imran Pathan
- Divya Dutta as Najma
- Ranvir Shorey as Mohan Sharma
- Felix D'Alviella as Steve
- Dalai as Radha
- Raghubir Yadav as Doctor
- Vinay Pathak as Mr. Chojar
- Akhilendra Mishra as Chaudhary Om Singh
- Jugal Hansraj as Sanjeev Mehta
- Yashpal Sharma as S.H.O. Singh
- Nowaz as Dhan Kuber
- Darshan Zariwala as Makarand
- Sushmita Mukherjee as Mrs. Chojar
- Irrfan Khan as Farooque, Najma's husband
- Nirmal Pandey as Inspector
[edit] Crew
- Director: Anil Mehta
- Producer: Aditya Chopra
- Story: Aditya Chopra
- Dialogue: Jaideep Sahni
- Music Director: Salim-Sulaiman
- Lyrics: Jaideep Sahni & Piyush Mishra
- Editing: Ritesh Soni
- Cinematographer: Mohanan
- Choreography: Vaibhavi Merchant
- Costumes: Mandira Shukla ,Dolly Ahluwalia Tewari & Manish Malhotra
[edit] Soundtrack
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October 18, 2007 (India)
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 38:45 | |||
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Yash Raj Music
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The film's soundtrack was released on October 18, 2007 composed by Salim-Sulaiman and lyrics by Jaideep Sahni and Piyush Mishra.
The title song, Aaja Nachle, is found to be an almost note-by-note copy of a much older Bengali folk song 'Dada Paye Pori Rey' made popular by Ansuman Roy. No legal action had yet been taken.
The film's music was well received. This soundtrack debuted at number 9 for the first week.[3]
The song "Dance With Me" features a brass section provided by LiveHorns.com with Tommy Vaughan on trumpet, Rodney Mills on trombone, and Shane Philen on sax.[citation needed]
A few songs from the final sequence of the movie have not been included on the soundtrack including the song "Yeh Ishq."
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Picturised on |
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| 1 | Aaja Nachle | Sunidhi Chauhan | 5:04 | Madhuri Dixit |
| 2 | Ishq Hua Hi Hua | Shreya Ghosal, Sonu Nigam | 4:24 | Kunal Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma |
| 3 | Show Me Your Jalwa | Richa Sharma, Kailash Kher, Salim Merchant | 4:13 | Madhuri Dixit, featuring other cast members |
| 4 | O Re Piya | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 6:19 | Madhuri Dixit and other dance classmates, with Steve taking pictures |
| 5 | Soniye Mil Ja | Sukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan, Madhuri Dixit | 3:37 | Madhuri Dixit, Vinay Pathak |
| 6 | Is Pal | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | 3:59 | Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal Kapoor |
| 7 | Koi Patthar Se Na Maare | Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam | 4:04 | Madhuri Dixit , Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal Kapoor |
| 8 | Dance With Me | Sonia Saigal | 3:39 | Madhuri Dixit |
| 9 | Nachle (Reprise) | Sunidhi Chauhan, Marianne | 3:28 | All the cast members |
[edit] Response
[edit] Box office
Aaja Nachle opened to a poor response. The domestic performance of the film was below average mostly everywhere. Overseas the response was lukewarm as well. [4]
[edit] Reviews
The film was received poorly by critics, and was mostly panned by critics and audiences alike. The lead performances received mixed reviews. Khalid Mohammed from Hindustan Times wrote, "Madhuri Dixit has a cool time. Konkona is overacting while Kunal Kapoor is flustered",[5] while Rajeev Masand from CNN-IBN noted, "Madhuri is the one and only star of the film. Konkona Sen Sharma is nothing short of fantastic. Her greatest strength is that she isn't afraid of making a fool of herself and she doesn't worry about being laughed at. As a result, her performance in Aaja Nachle is fearless and uninhibited."[6]. However, Madhuri was nominated for the best actress award at the 54th Filmfare awards in 2008[7]
[edit] Controversy
The movie was banned in Uttar Pradesh on 30 November 2007, the day of release of the film, over alleged casteist remarks.[8] Dia, the character played by Madhuri Dixit, sings the lines Mohalle mein kaisi maara-mar hai; bole mochi bhi khud ko sunar hai ( translated "There is chaos in the neighborhood, even the Mochi (Cobbler) calls himself a Sunar (Goldsmith)". Dalit groups said the line implied that Mochis (cobblers, the Jatav caste - a caste of cobblers) were inferior to Sunars (goldsmiths, name of a caste of goldsmiths). .[9]
Punjab and Haryana followed suit, banning the film the next day. However the ban was later lifted in Uttar Pradesh , Punjab and Haryana, after a written apology from the producers and the removal of the disputed lyrics (bole mochi bhi khud ko sunar hai) in the title song of film. However, a ban was imposed on film in the city of Patna on 2 December, 2007. The issue was also raised in the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) by RPI member Ramdas Athawale seeking a ban by the government for hurting Dalit sentiments, but Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi said that it was state government's decision to take any such action.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ "apunkachoice.com". Madhuri begins shooting for Anil Mehta's next. http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20070119-0.html. Retrieved on 16 August 2007.
- ^ "Yash Raj Films announces Stellar Line-Up of Attractions for the year 2007". Yash Raj Films. http://www.yashrajfilms.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=568cb754-15ca-43a8-9d7d-01da684d2896. Retrieved on 28 February 2007.
- ^ "Top Ten albums of the week". AN soundtrack stays at number 5 for first week. http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/10/22/3161/index.html. Retrieved on 22 October 2007.
- ^ "Box Office 2007". BoxOfficeIndia. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw==. Aaja Nachle is #24
- ^ "Movie Review:AAJA NACHLE". Dixit cannot Fix it. http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=fc42d641-abeb-4bfe-a5f2-7875e359864f&MatchID1=4603&TeamID1=6&TeamID2=7&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1157&PrimaryID=4603&Headline=Review%3a+EMAaja%2fEM+EMNachle%2fEM. Retrieved on 30 November 2007.
- ^ "Movie Review:AAJA NACHLE". Madhuri spectacular in Aaja Nachle. http://www.ibnlive.com/news/masands-verdict-madhuri-spectacular-in-aaja-nachle/53368-8.html. Retrieved on 30 November 2007.
- ^ http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2767697.cms
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh, bans Aaja Nachle over 'casteist' remarks". Trivia. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Uttar_Pradesh_bans_Aaja_Nachle_over_casteist_remarks/articleshow/2586263.cms. Retrieved on 29 November 2007.
- ^ The Times of India, Mumbai edition, December 2, 2007, pp. 1,8.
- ^ Hindustan Times, Mumbai edition, December 2, 2007, p.6
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