Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota
| Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota | |
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| Directed by | Naseeruddin Shah |
| Written by | Uttam Gada |
| Produced by | Shabbir Boxwala, |
| Starring | Konkona Sen Sharma Irrfan Khan Jimmy Sheirgill Ayesha Takia Paresh Rawal Saroj Khan Boman Irani Ratna Pathak Shah Ankur Khanna |
| Cinematography | Hemant Chaturvedi |
| Music by | Viju Shah |
| Distributed by | Times Music |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota (transl. What If?) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language drama film. The film directed by Naseeruddin Shah stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Ayesha Takia, Jimmy Sheirgill, Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani and Saroj Khan. The film explores four stories which eventually become intertwined with 9/11.[1][2][3][4][5]
Plot[edit]
The story revolves around a group of people who were not connected to each other in any way other than by ill-fate. These were people from different parts of India who had travelled to the US and now were boarding the ill-fated flights that crashed into the Twin Towers and Pentagon in New York on 9/11/2001. The story tells about the horror of the hijack and some of the incidents that occurred on board during those horrific minutes. Some of the characters in the film die in the attacks.
- Tilottama Das-Punj (Konkona Sen Sharma) is happily married to the man of her dreams, Hemant (Jimmy Sheirgill), whom she met online. However, their time together is cut short when Hemant is needed in the U.S. to attend to his job. Tilottama is left at home with her mother-in-law who makes sure that she does not keep in touch with him. Tilottama goes to extreme lengths to join him in USA. She survives at the end and reunites with her husband, thanks to a last minute goof up resulting in her missing the doomed flight and help given by a good samaritan.
- Salim Rajabali (Irrfan Khan) is the rich son of a powerful godmother. He is captivated by the much older Namrata (Suhasini Mulay). Unfortunately he gets involved in a murder and finds out that Namrata has been cheating on him. Before the situation gets out of hand, his mother (Saroj Khan) tells him to flee the country. He manages to reach New York and goes to one of the World Trade Center towers to meet one of his friends. Salim however, dies when the hijacked plane strikes at the very floor of the tower in which he is standing.
- Poor yet academically brilliant Rahul Bhide (Ankur Khanna) is over the moon when he receives an offer to study at a prestigious university abroad. But his excitement is short lived by the lack of funds and also due to his incapacitated father. Just when he gives up hope, he receives funding with the help of his friend Khushboo (Ayesha Takia) and looks forward to a bright future abroad. It is unfortunately not to be as he perishes in the plane when it strikes into one of the towers.
- Rajubhai Patel (Paresh Rawal) is an event organizer for prestigious and popular foreign shows. His ex-girlfriend Tara (Ratna Pathak Shah) mortgages her house to pay for her daughter Payal (Shahana Goswami) to be taken abroad along with him. He and Payal unfortunately, perish in the plane when it crashes into one of the towers.
Cast[edit]
- Konkona Sen Sharma... Tilottama Das Punj
- Irrfan Khan ... Salim Rajabali
- Ayesha Takia ... Khushboo Modi
- Jimmy Sheirgill ... Hemant Punj
- Paresh Rawal ... Rajubhai Patel
- Saroj Khan ... Amma, Salim's mother
- Ratna Pathak Shah ... Tara Gandhi
- Ankur Khanna ... Rahul Bhide
- Boman Irani ... DCP Paul (Special Appearance)
- Suhasini Mulay ... Namrata
- Imaad Shah ... Joy
- Shahana Goswami ... Payal, Tara's daughter
- Sameer Sheikh ... Nitin
- Meghna Malik .... Kalpa
- Ravi Baswani .... Papaji, Hemant's father
- Tinu Anand .... Dhiroobhai
- Rajat Kapoor .... U S Consulate Officer
- Karan Khanna ....Javed Rajabali
- Trishla Patel ....Natasha
- Ranvir Shorey ....Sports Bar Manager(Cameo)
- Makarand Deshpande .... Dom at cremation ground (in a friendly appearance)
- Karla Singh .... Carren Punj, Hemant's mother
- Utkarsh Majumdar .... Hirji
- Suhas Bhalekar .... Bhide, Rahul's father (in a friendly appearance)
- Guzby Walia .... Minal
- Ahmed Khan .... Minal's father
- Anupam Shyam .... Inspector Ranade
- Ruchi Pugalia .... Javed's wife
- Suhita Thate .... Zubeidaa
- Rakesh Trishal .... Kunal
- Lata Sharma .... Mrs Patel
- Surendra Rajan .... Butler Kaka
Music[edit]
| Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1 June 2006 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Times Music |
- "Ek Bar Jana America Janab" - Devraj Gadhavi(Nano Dero), Keerthi Sagathia, Javed Ali, Madhushree
- "Ek Baar Jaana America" v2 - Keerti Sagathia, Joy Barua
- "Yado Me Aksar Aate Rahe" - Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan
- "Yu Hota To Kya Hota" - Sunidhi Chauhan, Kunal Ganjawala
- "Pyaar Hai" - Sowmya Raoh
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Yun Hota to Kya Hota - movie review by Vijay Venkataramanan - Planet Bollywood". Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota Movie Review {/5}: Critic Review of Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Movie review: "Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota" starring Paresh Rawal, Irfan Khan". Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Yun Hota.. The Rediff review". Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota Review 2/5 | Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota Movie Review | Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota 2006 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
