Lahore (film)
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| Directed by | Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan |
| Produced by | Vivek Khatkar |
| Written by | Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan & Piyush mishra |
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| Studio | Sai Om Films Private Limited |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 19, 2010 |
| Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget |  250,000,000 |
Lahore (Hindi: लाहौर) is a 2010 Bollywood sports film that was released on March 19, 2010. It was directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and produced by Vivek Khatkar, with Sai Om Films Pvt. Ltd.’s, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
The film stars debutants Aanaahad and Shraddha Das in lead roles and has veteran actors like Farouque Shaikh, Nafisa Ali, Late Nirmal Pandey, Sushant Singh, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Saurabh Shukla, Ashish Vidyarthi, Kelly Dorji, Mukesh Rishi, K Jeeva, Shraddha Nigam in key roles. It is loosely based on 1989 martials arts film Best of the Best.
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[edit] Plot
An Indian kickboxer defeats a Pakistani kickboxer in an international tournament. But the event ends in a tragedy due to the Pakistani players intemperance. Will the peace process, initiated by the two countries lose its momentum, specially when the Indian hero's brother is determined to avenge his family, and country during a second international bout that is being held in Lahore this time?[1]
[edit] Cast
- Aanaahad ... Veerender Singh
- Sushant Singh ... Dheeru
- Farooq Shaikh ... S K Rao
- Shraddha Nigam ... Neela Chaudhary
- Shraddha Das ... Ida
- Mukesh Rishi ... Noor Mohammmad
- Nafisa Ali ... Amma
- Sabyasachi Chakraborty ... Sikandar Hyaat Khan
- Kelly Dorji ... Gajanan
- Jeeva ... Kunjal bhaskar Reddy
- Pramod Mouthu ... Shahnawaz Qureshi
- Nirmal Pandey ... Anwar Shaikh
- Saurabh Shukla ... Madhav Suri
- Ashish Vidyarthi ... Mohd. Akhtar
[edit] Production
The film was shot in Delhi, Mumbai, Lahore, Hyderabad, Ladakh, Lonavala, Malaysia & [[Bhiwandi]&[Chembur,Ghatkoper and Chinchpokli]].
Hollywood's Master Tony Leung Siu Hung was the Action Choreographer of the film. Background Score has been done by Wayne Sharpe. Lisbeth Scott of Avatar, Munich, and Chronicles of Narnia fame has sung vocals for Lahore also her first Asian Film. Rob Miller, who earlier won a Filmfare award for Chak De! India (2007), is Lahore's sports consultant.[2] MM Kreem has done music for the film.
[edit] Home release
Lahore's DVD's and VCD's are available in Hindi with English subtitles on Moserbaer Home Video.[3] DVD also features making of the film.
[edit] Soundtrack
- Ab Ye Kaafila - KK, Karthik, M.M. Keeravani
- Musafir - Daler Mehndi
- Rang De - Shankar Mahadevan, Shilpa Rao
- Saaware - M.M. Keeravani
- Musafir - M.M. Keeravani
- O Re Bande - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shilpa Rao
- Lahore Theme - Lisbeth Scott
- Fitrat - Surendra Chaturvedi (Lyrics)
[edit] International awards and recognition
It has already won various international awards including, Special Jury Award at the 42nd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival,[4] Best Actor - Aanaahad at Tenerife International Film Festival(UK), Most Aspiring Film Maker(Sanjay Chauhan) at Filmmakers International Film Festival(UK), Best actor - Aanaahad - at Salento International Film Festival, Italy and had all 6 nominations at Asian Festival Of First Films, Singapore.
[edit] National film awards
After setting the international festival circuits ablaze, Lahore bagged two awards at the 57th National Film Awards, The Indira Gandhi Award for best debut film by a director went to producer Vivek Khatkar and director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan while Farooque Shaikh won National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.[5]
[edit] Criticism
Many have criticized the movie Lahore for its overtly hateful message portraying Pakistan in a bad light and sensationalizing the conflict between the two countries. [6].
[edit] Other awards and nominations
- 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
Nominated
- Apsara Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) - Farouque Sheikh
Nominated[7]
- Star Screen Awards for Best Background Score 2010 - Wayne Sharpe
- Stardust Awards for Hottest New Director 2010 - Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan
[edit] Trivia
- The film subtitles major places in either Devanagari for India; or Nastaleeq for Pakistan.
[edit] References
- ^ Kazmi, Nikhat (March 18, 2010). "Lahore". The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Lahore/moviereview/5697442.cms.
- ^ "Preview: Lahore". The Times of India. Mar 5, 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Preview-Lahore/articleshow/5650042.cms.
- ^ "Lahore on Moserbaer". http://lahore.moserbaerhomevideo.com/.
- ^ Awards for Lahore at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Bollywood holds sway over National Film Awards". The Times of India - Newspaper. Sep 16, 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bollywood-holds-sway-over-National-Film-Awards-a-4th-for-Amitabh-Bachchan/articleshow/6562001.cms.
- ^ "Will 'Lahore' Hindi movie be released in Pakistan?". http://bollywood-tips.blogspot.com/2010/03/will-lahore-hindi-movie-be-released-in.html.
- ^ "Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/01/6977/index.html. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
[edit] External links
- Lahore at the Internet Movie Database
- Kickboxing for Peace
- Lahore's been a prefect launch : Aanaahad
- The film chose me
- Kelly In Lahore
- Punch Factor: Aanaahad Kicks Up Acclaim
- Feluda In Lahore
- What I took back from the film is a son. Aanaahad still calls me amma. - Nafisa Ali
- Aanaahad didn’t have time to look good!
- Sushant Learning Kick Boxing For Lahore
- Lahore SHoot Complete
- ‘Acting Is Not As Easy As Everyone Makes It Out To Be’
