Main Hoon Na
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Directed by | Farah Khan |
Written by | Abbas Tyrewala (dialogue) |
Screenplay by | Farah Khan Abbas Tyrewala Rajesh Saathi |
Story by | Farah Khan |
Produced by | Red Chillies Entertainment |
Starring | Shahrukh Khan Sunil Shetty Sushmita Sen Zayed Khan Amrita Rao Naseeruddin Shah Kabir Bedi Murali Sharma Boman Irani Satish Shah Bindu Kirron Kher Rakhi Sawant |
Cinematography | V. Manikandan |
Edited by | Shirish Kunder |
Music by | Anu Malik |
Distributed by | Red Chillies Entertainment Eros International Venus Records & tapes Pvt Ltd |
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Running time | 179 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹25 crore (equivalent to ₹89 crore or US$11 million in 2023)[1] |
Box office | ₹68 crore (equivalent to ₹241 crore or US$29 million in 2023)[2] |
Main Hoon Na (English : Trust me, I am here) is a 2004 Indian action drama film co-written and directed by Farah Khan in her directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Farah Khan and Abbas Tyrewala based on the story by Anvita Dutt Guptan. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Sunil Shetty, Sushmita Sen, Zayed Khan and Amrita Rao in the main cast. It was remade into Tamil as Aegan starring Ajith Kumar, Nayantara, Pia Bajpai.
The film is the story of Indian army Major Ram Prasad Sharma (Shah Rukh Khan) who becomes embroiled in the events to ensure that "Project Milap" - the releasing of civilian captives on either side of the borders of India and Pakistan - can take place as a sign of trust and peace between the two nations.[3] Main Hoon Na is one of the most successful Indian films discussing the Indo-Pakistani conflict from a neutral point of view. The film was shot at St. Paul's School, Darjeeling.
It is the first film of Shah Rukh Khan's production company Red Chillies Entertainment and choreographer Farah Khan's directorial debut film. It was released on 30 April 2004.
Plot
The movie is about the relationship between India and Pakistan. The governments of India and Pakistan have launched, "Project Milaap", where both the governments will release the POWs from the previous wars. Major Raghavan (Sunil Shetty), a rogue ex-para commando-turned-militant does not want the peaceful operation to turn to reality and makes an attempt on Gen. Amarjeet Bakshi (Kabir Bedi)'s life. While trying to rescue Gen. Bakshi, Brigadier Shekhar Sharma (Naseeruddin Shah) falls prey to a stray bullet. While on his deathbed, Shekhar confesses to his son Major Ram Prasad Sharma (Shahrukh Khan) that Ram is his illegitimate child, and his wife and son had left him many years ago due to this infidelity. He tells Ram that his last wish is to see his family reunited under one roof, and dies. Gen. Bakshi tells Ram that his teenage daughter Sanjana's (Amrita Rao) life is in danger, and asks him to go undercover and pose as a student in Sanjana's class, to ensure her safety. Ram is reluctant but then learns that his younger brother Laxman "Lucky" (Zayed Khan) is studying at the same college. Ram agrees to the mission and starts off on his dual mission: personal and national. While at the college he falls in love with the new chemistry teacher (Sushmita Sen) but, is not able to impress her at the start. Ram meets Sanju, who is a friend of Luckys and has a crush on him. Lucky is portrayed as a popular student who is not interested in studies and has been at the college for some time now, unable to pass his final year. Sanju is constantly irritated by Ram because of his attempts at friendship, and she eventually complains to Lucky about him. Lucky and Raj then end up in a competition, which involves getting to the roof of the school. Lucky slips off the roof, but is caught just in time by Ram, and this causes the two to become friends. Soon thereafter, Ms. Sharma (Kirron Kher), Lucky's mother, advertises for a paying guest in their house in order to make ends meet and Ram takes this opportunity to live in their house. Ram succeeds in wooing Ms. Chandini (Sushmita Sen), and Lucky and Sanju begin a relationship. Ms.Sharma find out that Ram is actually Shekar's son and kicks him out of their house Ram then explains why he entered their lives, revealing his fathers ashes and his last wish. This causes Mrs. Sharma to jave a change of heart and start realize her mistake of not reuniting with Brig. Sharma when he was alive. Raghavan, who has also been operating undercoverat the school, kidnaps Sanjana and holds a large number of students and staff members hostage. In return for their saftey, he wants Ram to call of the prisoner exchange program. Raghavan and Ram engage in a dangerous battle and Ram emerges as the victor. The film ends on a postive note, showing the success of Project Milaap.
Cast
- Shah Rukh Khan as Major Ram Prasad Sharma, A Para Commando who's objective is to protect Sanjana and reconcile with his half-brother and step-mother
- Suniel Shetty as Ex-Captain Raghavan Dutta, A rogue ex-para commando who was court marshaled when he started killing innocent Pakistani citizens and stating that they were spies.
- Sushmita Sen as Chandni, Chemistry Teacher and Ram's love interest
- Zayed Khan as Laxman "Lucky" Prasad Sharma, Ram's brother and Sanju's love interest.
- Amrita Rao as Sanjana Bakshi/Sanju. Lucky's love interest.
- Kirron Kher as Mrs. Madhu Sharma, Ram's step-mother
- Kabir Bedi as General Amarjeeth Bakshi,Sanjana's father and Major Ram'superior officer
- Naseeruddin Shah as Brigadier Shekhar Sharma, Ram's father (Special Appearance)
- Murli Sharma as Captain Khan, Raghavan's second in command
- Bindu as Mrs. Kakkad
- Boman Irani as the Principal
- Satish Shah as Professor Rasai
- Rakhi Sawant as Mini
- Praveen Sirohi as Vivek
- Rajeev Punjabi as Percy
- Tabu as The girl who was watching Ram dancing (Special Appearance)
Release
Film analyst Taran Adarsh praised the film for being funny, emotional and full of action, describing it as "a wholesome entertainer that has something for everyone."[4]
Jamie Russell wrote in his review in the BBC, "A bonkers 'masala' movie, Main Hoon Na could be the mutant offspring of Grease and The Matrix. Part thriller, part high school comedy and all Bollywood musical, it's the directorial debut of Farah Khan."[5]
Box office
Main Hoon Na was the second highest grossing Indian movie of 2004 behind Veer-Zaara (also a Shahrukh Khan starrer).[6] It made ₹480 million (US$5.8 million) in India and an additional ₹19 million (US$230,000) in the overseas market.
Character map of remakes
Aegan (2008 film) Tamil | Main Hoon Naa (2004 film) Hindi |
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Ajith Kumar | Shah Rukh Khan |
Nayantara | Sushmita Sen |
Suman | Sunil Shetty |
Music
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The music was composed by Anu Malik. The lyrics were provided by Javed Akhtar. Anu Malik won his third Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
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"Main Hoon Na" | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | 06:03 | Pictured on Shahrukh Khan, Zayed Khan, Amrita Rao; Sonu Nigam received several award nominations and an MTV Immies Best Male Singer Award |
"Tumse Milke" | Sonu Nigam, Aftab Sabri, Alisha Chinai | 06:02 | Pictured on Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Zayed Khan, Amrita Rao; Sonu Nigam received several award nominations |
"Tumhe Jo Maine Dekha" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Shreya Ghoshal | 05:44 | Pictured on Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen |
"Gori Gori" | KK, Anu Malik, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal | 04:31 | Pictured on Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Zayed Khan, Amrita Rao, Sunil Shetty, Boman Irani, Bindu |
"Chale Jaise Hawayein" | KK, Vasundhara Das | 05:26 | Pictured on Zayed Khan, Amrita Rao |
"Main Hoon Na (Sad Version)" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | 04:18 | Pictured on whole cast without Zayed Khan, Kirron Kher |
"Yeh Fizayein" | KK, Alka Yagnik | 05:19 | Pictured on Shahrukh Khan, Amrita Rao, Zayed Khan, Sushmita Sen, Kirron Kher, Boman Irani, Bindu, Satish Shah, Karan Johar, Farah Khan, Manish Malhotra, V. Manikandan, Anu Malik, Sabu Cyril, Javed Akhtar |
"Main Hoon Na" (Remix) | Ranjit Barot | 02:31 | Not in film |
Awards
Main Hoon Na received many awards and nominations. The awards it won are highlighted in bold:[7]
Filmfare Awards
- Won
- Nominated
- Filmfare Award for Best Film – Main Hoon Naa.
- Filmfare Award for Best Director – Farah Khan.
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Shah Rukh Khan.
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Zayed Khan.
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Amrita Rao.
- Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role – Suniel Shetty.
- Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role – Boman Irani.
- Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Sonu Nigam.
- Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Javed Akhtar.
- Filmfare Award for Best Action.
Zee Cine Award
- Zee Cine Award for Best Debuting Director - Farah Khan
- Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director – Anu Malik
- Zee Cine Award for Best Director – Farah Khan
- Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Male – Shahrukh Khan
- Zee Cine Award for Best Film
- Zee Cine Award for Best Song of the Year - "Tumse Milke" Red Chillies
- Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer Male - Sonu Nigam "Main Hoon Na"
- Zee Cine Award for Best Art Direction - Sabu Cyril
- Zee Cine Award for Best Costume Design - Karan Johar, Manish Malhotra
- Zee Cine Award for Best Background Score - Ranjit Barot
Star Screen Award
- 'Star Screen Award for Best Music ’ –Anu Malik.
- Star Screen Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Sonu Nigam.
- Star Screen Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Zayed Khan.
- Star Screen Award for Best Action – Allan Amin.
- Star Screen Award for Best Background Music – Ranjit Barot.
- Star Screen Award for Best Choreography – Farah Khan.
- Star Screen Award for Best Lyrics – Javed Akhtar.
- Star Screen Award for Publicity Design – Rahul Nanda & Himanshu Nanda.
- Star Screen Award for Best Sound Recording – Shirish Kunder & Rakesh Ranjan.
References
- ^ "Main Hoon Na". IBOS Network. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ "Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ Rajinder Dudrah, Rajinder Kumar Dudrah Bollywood Travels: Culture, Diaspora and Border Crossings in Popular Hindi Cinema Routledge (2012) p. 18
- ^ "Taran Adarsh - Bollywood Hungama".
- ^ Jamie Russell Main Hoon Na (2004) 28 April 2004 BBC Movies
- ^ "Box Office 2004". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Awards for MHN 2004". BollywoodHungama.com. Retrieved 2005.
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External links
- Main Hoon Na at IMDb
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- 2004 films
- 2000s action films
- 2000s musical films
- Action comedy films
- Directorial debut films
- Films about terrorism
- Films directed by Farah Khan
- 2000s Hindi-language films
- Hostage dramas
- Indian comedy-drama films
- Indian action films
- Indian films
- Indian coming-of-age films
- India–Pakistan relations in popular culture
- Masala films
- Teen comedy films
- Films set in Darjeeling
- Film scores by Anu Malik