Blue (2009 film)
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| Directed by | Anthony D'Souza |
| Produced by | Dhillin Mehta |
| Screenplay by | Anthony D'Souza |
| Story by | Anthony D'Souza |
| Starring | Akshay Kumar Sanjay Dutt Lara Dutta Zayed Khan |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | Laxman Utekar |
| Editing by | Shyam Salgaonkar |
| Distributed by | Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd |
| Release date(s) | 16 October 2009 |
| Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget |  129 crore (US$28.38 million)[1] |
| Box office | 52.5 crore (US$11.55 million)[2] |
Blue (Hindi: ब्लू) is a Bollywood film directed by Anthony D'Souza, released on 16 October 2009, starring Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Lara Dutta and Zayed Khan, with a cameo appearance by Katrina Kaif. It is an action film centered around an underwater treasure. The film was written by American writers Joshua Lurie and Bryan M. Sullivan. Kylie Minogue makes a musical guest appearance in the film. A. R. Rahman composed the music and Resul Pookutty did the sound design. Mukhtar Sahota, a UK-based music producer, was brought in by A. R. Rahman for the lyrics and vocals for the background score. At the time of its release, it broke the record for the most expensive Bollywood film ever produced.[3] This record was later broken by Ra.One.
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[edit] Plot
Aarav "Sarkar" Malhotra (Akshay Kumar) runs a fishing company in the Bahamas, in which Sagar "Sethji" Singh (Sanjay Dutt) is a diver. While Aarav has done well for himself, Sagar is under a financial crisis. To help him, Aarav advises Sagar to retrieve the lost treasure of a sunken ship called Lady in Blue. However, Sagar refuses to go to the ship as he has a haunted past with the ship.
Meanwhile, Sam (Zayed Khan) is in Bangkok. He is a bike ard the ship and realizes that his brother is hiding something from him. For the time being, Sagar says he bought the ring for his wife Mona (Lara Dutta). A few days later, some people attack Sam, when he receives a call from Gulshan saying that he is coming for him and that Nikki has been killed. Aarav saves Sam and demands to know why people tried to kill him. Sam tells Aarav everything and they decide to convince Sethji to go after the treasure as it is the last hope.
Meanwhile, Gulshan lands in the Bahamas and destroys Sagar's house and takes Mona hostage in return for the $50 million or Sam's appearance in front of him. With no other choice, he agrees to go with Aarav and Sam to the Lady in Blue to get the treasure. He also reveals his past, and the reason for his earlier non-compliance. A flashback reveals that Sagar as a young boy went diving with his father and they stumbled on the ship. His father located the ring and gave it to him. But while in the ship, due to an accident, Sagar's father gets trapped beneath an iron bar and dies.
The three locate the treasure only to find that Gulshan has arrived there with his henchmen and Mona. He threatens to spare Mona's life only in return for the treasure. After a lot of fighting in the water with Gulshan's henchmen they save Mona and at the end they realise that Aarav and Gulshan were actually business partners. Aarav told Gulshan to send Sam to the Bahamas and to kidnap Mona in order to convince Sagar to aid him in his search for the treasure. A fight ensues between Aarav and Sagar and Sam and Gulshan, resulting in Aarav killing Gulshan. Aarav dives into the sea with his bike and survives by inhaling the oxygen from the tyres.
A storm is coming, therefore Sam, Sagar, and Mona decide to leave and head for land. At the end, Aarav calls Sagar and apologizes to everyone and said he has found all the treasure and tells his story of how he survives. It is discovered that Nikki was Aarav's wife and that her death was faked. Aarav tells them that they had to get their hands on the treasure because his grandfather Jagat Malhotra (Kabir Bedi) was the Captain of Lady in Blue and was accused of sinking the ship on purpose and was embarrassed in court, leading to him committing suicide. Aarav says he wanted to clear his family's name. Aarav receives a reward from the Indian Government for returning the lost treasure, and he deposits it into an account in the name of Sagar.
[edit] Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Aarav: Owner of Blue Shipping & Fisheries,
- Sanjay Dutt as Sagar: Aarav's closest friend and employee.
- Lara Dutta as Mona: a marine enthusiast, Sagar's love.
- Zayed Khan as Sameer: Sagar's estranged brother.
- Katrina Kaif in a Special appearance as Nikki: the biker chick and Wife of Aarav.
- Rahul Dev as Gulshan: Aarav's old business partner.
- Kabir Bedi as Jagat Malhotra: Aarav's grandfather and the captain of the sunken ship Lady in Blue.
- Kylie Minogue - Special appearance in the song "Chiggy Wiggy".
[edit] Music
The music of the film was composed by A. R. Rahman. The music was promoted and digitally distributed by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
[edit] Reception
[edit] Critical reception
The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Anupama Chopra of NDTV called the movie an 'incredibly dim-witted underwater thriller', criticizing the performance and the cast and the dialogues.[4] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie a positive review, praising the star cast and action scenes and gave the film 4 stars out of 5.[5]
[edit] Sequel
The directors are yet again producing an sequel to Blue, which is currently titled Aasman.[6] The film will have a cast of Sanjay Dutt, Lara Dutta, Zayed Khan, Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif reprising their roles from the original, with new additions including John Abraham, Neha Oberoi, and Sonal Chauhan.[7][8] A. R. Rahman will compose the music. Aasman is all-set to go on floors January 2012.
[edit] References
- ^ "Blue Movie Review". Ibnlive.com. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/raone-3rd-bwood-film-to-cross-rs100-cr-mark/196063-8.html. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Box Office 2009". BoxOfficeIndia. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ==. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "India's "Blue" offers dazzling visuals, dull story". Reuters. 21 October 2009. http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=12485.
- ^ Chopra, Anupama. "Review : Blue". NDTV. http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=442&showid=322. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (2009-10-19). "Movie Reviews By Taran Adarsh,". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/13837/index.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ "Aasman is the second chapter of the movie “Blue” which is directed by Anthony D’Souza.". Upnews.in. http://www.upnews.in/movies/watch-aasman-online-review-trailer-wallpaper-bollywood-movie-2011-%7C-indianjack-com/. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ Super Admin (2009-10-23). "Akshay Kumar with Katrina Kaif again in Blue sequel". Oneindia.in. http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2009/akshay-katrina-blue-sequel-231009.html. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ "John Abraham for Blue 2 sequel Aasman, Katrina Kaif will also return « RS Bollywood Online". Radiosargam.com. 2009-10-22. http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/55088/john-abraham-for-blue-2-sequel-aasman-katrina-kaif-will-also-return.html. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
[edit] External links
- Blue at the Internet Movie Database
