Ek Ajnabee
| Ek Ajnabee | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Apoorva Lakhia |
| Produced by | Bunty Walia Jaspreet Singh Walia |
| Screenplay by | Manoj Tyagi Apoorva Lakhia |
| Story by | Manoj Tyagi |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Arjun Rampal Perizaad Zorabian |
| Music by | Vishal-Shekhar Amar Mohile |
| Cinematography | Gururaj R. J. |
| Editing by | Steven H. Bernard |
| Distributed by | G. S. Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. |
| Release date(s) | December 9, 2005 |
| Running time | 143 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Ek Ajnabee – A Man Apart (Hindi: एक अजनबी, translation: "A Stranger") is Bollywood remake of Tony Scott's 2004 film Man on Fire, which was also previously made in 1987. The film is directed by Apoorva Lakhia, with Amitabh Bachchan playing Denzel Washington's role. Co-starring are Arjun Rampal and Perizaad Zorabian.
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[edit] Plot
Suryaveer Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) is a bitter man and ex-Army officer, hired by his friend Shekhar (Arjun Rampal) to protect a little girl, Anamika (Rucha Vaidya). He drinks all the time, and is not interested in befriending the girl. Eventually, she wins his heart and he helps her to prepare for a swim meet. One day Anamika gets kidnapped and Surya gets badly injured. Her father is not able to pay the sum in order to release his daughter. So Suryaveer uses all his skills to save the life of the child, only to find out about the conspiracy that is behind the little girl's kidnapping. Surya learns that Chang, Shekhar's lawyer, is behind some of this. The real mastermind behind this is Chang's brother. Surya holds Chang hostage, while Chang's brother holds Anamika hostage. When they come to exchange the people, Chang's brother reveals a great secret to Surya. Surya learns that Shekhar was all behind this. Surya kills Chang's brother's men. A great fight between Shekhar and Surya starts. Shekhar is killed, and Surya spends the rest of his life with Anamika and her mother. In the end, Anamika gets a new bodyguard.
[edit] Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Col. Suryaveer Singh
- Arjun Rampal as Shekhar Verma
- Perizaad Zorabian as Nikasha R. Rathore
- Baby Rucha Vaidya as Anamika R. Rathore
- Vikram Chatwal as Ravi Rathore
- Daya Shankar Pandey as Kripa Shankar
- Akhilendra Mishra as ACP Harvinder Singh 'Harry'
- Aditya Lakhia as Sammy
- Denzil Smith as Lee Kap
- Raj Zutshi as Wong
- Kelly Dorjee as Bangkok Police Officer Kelly
- Abhishek Bachchan as a Bodyguard (Special Appearance)
- Lara Dutta as Adult Anamika (Special Appearance)
- Sanjay Dutt in a Special Appearance (Hip-Hop MC)
- Pooja Bedi as a News Reporter (scenes deleted)
[edit] Soundtrack
The music is been composed by Vishal-Shekhar and Amar Mohile. Lyrics are penned by Sameer, Vishal Dadlani, Jaideep Sahni, and Lalit Tiwari.
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Barf Khushi Hain" | Amar Mohile | Kailash Kher | |
| 2. | "Mama Told Me (Ek Ajnabee)" | Vishal-Shekhar | Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh, Vishal Dadlani | |
| 3. | "Soniye" | Amar Mohile | Sunidhi Chauhan, K K | |
| 4. | "Stranger On The Prowl" | Amar Mohile | Shilpa Rao | |
| 5. | "Tere Liye Meri Saasen" | Vishal-Shekhar | Kunal Ganjawala | |
| 6. | "They Don't Know" | Amar Mohile | Kunal Ganjawala | |
| 7. | "Blast U Between Ur Eyes" (Remix) | Amar Mohile | Kunal Ganjawala | |
| 8. | "Soniye - Mix N Match" (Remix) | Amar Mohile | Sunidhi Chauhan, K K | |
| 9. | "Tere Liye" (Remix) | Amar Mohile | Kunal Ganjawala |
