Road to Sangam

Road to Sangam
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Amit Rai
Produced by	Amit Chheda
Written by	Amit Rai
Starring	Paresh Rawal Om Puri Pawan Malhotra Javed Shaikh Swati Chitnis
Music by	Nitin kumar gupta and Prem Haria
Cinematography	Dharam Gulati
Distributed by	Shethia Audio Video Productions
Release dates	October 2009(Asian Film Festival, Mumbai) 29 January 2010 (India)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Road to Sangam (Hindi: रोड टू संगम, Urdu: روڈ ٹو سنگم‎) is a 2009 Bollywood film written and directed by Amit Rai. The film features Bollywood actors Paresh Rawal, Om Puri and Pawan Malhotra.^[1]

Road to Sangam is a simple story of a God fearing, devout Muslim mechanicnamed Hasmat Ullah (Paresh Rawal) who has been entrusted the job of repairing an old Ford V8 engine, not knowing the historic significance – that it once carried the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi which were immersed in the holyTriveni Sangam.^[2]

The film was released worldwide on 29 January 2010.

Plot[edit]

A simple story of a God fearing, devout Muslim mechanic named Hashmat Ullah (Paresh Rawal) who has been entrusted the job of repairing an old Ford V8 engine, not knowing the historic significance – that it once carried the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi which were immersed in the holy Triveni Sangam. He is caught in a complex situation after a powerful bomb explosion rocks his town leading to the arrest of innocent Muslim youths of his locality. A work strike is called by the prominent leaders of his community, played by Om Puriand Pawan Malhotra, to protest against the unjust treatment meted out to the youths arrested by the police. Will he support the protest and abandon the repair of the engine or go against the wishes of his community? Thus begins his journey. A journey of Gandhian values, principles and patriotism.

Cast[edit]

• Paresh Rawal - Hasmat Ullah
• Om Puri - Mohammad Ali Kasuri
• Pawan Malhotra - Maulana Qureshi
• Javed Shaikh - Dr. Banerjee
• Swati Chitnis - Aara
• Masood Akhtar - Zulfikar
• Yusuf Hussain - Gaffar

Awards and accolades

• 9th Annual International Film Festival (South Africa), 2 – 8 November 2009 - (best first film director)
• 5th Annual Macon Film Festival (US), 17 – 21 February 2010 - (best film)
• 11th Annual MAMI (Mumbai Film Festival) (India), 29 October – 5 November 2009 - (audience choice)
• 2nd Annual Radar Hamburg International Independent Film Festival (Germany), 2 – 7 November 2009 - (best film)
• 1st annual Los Angeles Reel Film Festival (US), 30 December 2009 (3rd place for best film, best original score and production design)
• The Gollapudi Srinivas National Award for best debutant director (Chennai, India), 2009
• 6th annual White Sands International Film Festival (US), 15 – 18 April 2010 (feature length narrative)
• 4th annual Mexico International Film Festival (Mexico), 21 – 23 May 2010 (Silver Palm Award)
• 10th annual Nickel Independent Film Festival (Canada), 22 – 26 June (best drama)
• 1st annual London Indian Film Festival (UK), 18 July 2010 (audience choice)
• 7th edition Bollywood and Beyond Indian film festival (Stuttgart, Germany), 21 – 25 July 2010 (director's vision)
• 1st annual Jagran Film Festival (North India), 5 June – 28 August 2010 (Paresh Rawal for best actor, best director and jury award)
• 17th annual Star Screen Awards (Mumbai, India), 6 January 2011 (best story)
• 17th annual Lions Golden Awards (Mumbai, India), 11 January 2011 (Lions Favourite International Acclaimed Film and Paresh Rawal for best actor)

Official selection and nomination in festivals worldwide:

• Third Eye Asian Film Festival (Mumbai, India) 8–15 October 2009
• International Film Festival Ahmedabad (Gujarat, India)
• 11th annual Bare Bones International Film Festival (US) 15 – 25 April 2010
• 20th annual Cinequest Film Festival (US) 23 February – 7 March 2010
• Ekwa (Reunion Island) 22 – 28 October 2009
• International Film Festival (Egypt) 4 – 8 April 2010
• International Forum of New Cinema (Kolkata, India) 13 – 19 November 2009
• Kerala Film Festival (Kerala, India)
• Memphis International (US) 22 – 25 April 2010
• Swansea Bay Film Festival (UK) 7 – 16 May 2010
• 3rd annual International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Plus Camera (Poland) 16 – 26 April 2010
• 15th annual Trivandrum International Film Festival (Kerala, India), 30 July – 5 August 2010
• 3rd annual Indie Spirit Film Festival (US) 23 – 25 April 2010
• 7th annual Salento International Film Festival (Italy), 3 – 12 September 2010
• Norway Bollywood Film Festival (Oslo, Norway) 10 – 17 September 2010
• Yes India Film Festival (Wellington, New Zealand) 7 – 10 October 2010
• Yes India Film Festival (Auckland, New Zealand) 28 – 31 October
• 17th Star Screen Awards (India)
• Stardust Awards (India)
• 56th Film Fare (India) 29 January 2010
• Balaji - The Global Indian Film and TV Honours (Mumbai, India) 12 February 2011
• 4th annual Hidden Gems Film Festival (Alberta, Canada) 29 January 2012

Production[edit]

Amit Rai first formed the idea for the film when he read a story about the restoration of the truck that carried Mahatma Gandhi's ashes to the Sangam by a Muslim mechanic. After he read about Gandhi's ashes being unearthed in an Orissabank vault, he decided to write a script based on the idea.^[3] To prepare for his role as an orthodox Maulvi, Pawan Malhotrawatched Urdu language channels.^[4] The film was shot on location in Allahabad. Tushar Gandhi makes a cameo appearance in the film^[5] and many of the secondary characters are non-actor residents of Allahabad.

Marketing[edit]

In a unique gesture, the Indian Post & Telegraphs Department issued special envelopes on the release of the film. They also put up posters and advertisements in all the post offices in the country.^[6]

Music[edit]

The music has been primarily given by two young directors - Nitin kumar gupta and Prem Haria. The 500-year-old song "Vaisnav Jan", which was a favourite of Gandhi, has been rearranged for this film. The music received the award for Best Foreign Film Original Score at Los Angeles Reel Film Festival.

Reviews[edit]

The film has received acclamation all over the world. Pratyush Khaitan called it the best Gandhi film of all time.^[7] Another has termed it one of the six must see forthcoming films for 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Awards[edit]

• 2011 Star Screen Awards - Won^[8]
• Best Story - Amit Rai

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Rann (film)

Rann
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by	Madhu Mantena Sheetal Vinod Talwar
Story by	Rohit Banawlikar
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Sudeep Ritesh Deshmukh Paresh Rawal
Music by	Dharmaraj Bhatt Jayesh Gandhi Bapi-Tutul Sanjeev Kohli Imran-Vikram Amar Mohile
Cinematography	Amit Roy Amol Rathod (second unit)
Edited by	Nipun Gupta
Distributed by	PVR Pictures Vistaar Religare Film Fund Big Bang Films Production WSG Pictures
Release dates	29 January 2010
Country	India Canada
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹120 million(US$1.9 million)

Rann (English: Battle) is a 2010 Indian political thriller film that stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sudeep, Ritesh Deshmukh, and Gul Panag in the lead roles^[1] andParesh Rawal in a negative role.^[2] The film, directed by Ram Gopal Varma, focuses on Indian media. Rann received positive reviews, and was premiered at Toronto International Film Festival.^[3] Taran Adarsh praised the film and its cast, especially Amitabh Bachchan.^[4] Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India gave the film four stars, calling it a "riveting experience."^[5] Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL gave the film 3.5 out of a possible 5 and said, "Overall, 'Rann' is quite an inspirational fare. It might just teach you to own up and admit that you were wrong at point."^{[6] [7] [8]}Despite garnering positive reviews the film could not do well at the box office.

Plot[edit]

Vijay Harshwardhan Malik (Amitabh Bachchan), the ethical CEO of struggling television channel India 24/7, is losing the ratings battle with a rival channel headed by Amrish Kakkar (Mohnish Behl). Malik's son Jai (Sudeep) makes a deal with a wealthy and corrupt politician, Mohan Pandey (Paresh Rawal), to frame the Prime Minister (K K Raina) for being complicit in a terror attack. Pandey can then take over the position and Jai will have enough money to start his own channel. Jai's brother-in-law (Rajat Kapoor) supports Mohan Pandey because he wants to become the biggest industrialist in the country and Pandey could help him by framing such policies. Jai shoots a short video featuring his friend Khanna and a close friend of the PM. This meeting is staged and the PM's friend, under duress, says that the PM was involved in plotting a bomb blast so as to create fear and panic among the people so that he could get a bill passed. Jai convinces his father that the story is true and believing it to be so, Malik airs it on his network. The scandal rocks the nation and elections are held in which Mohan Pandey wins. He becomes the PM. However, one of Malik's reporters, Purab (Ritesh Deshmukh), discovers the plot. He initially approaches Amrish Kakkar with a request to air his findings on the news. Amrish, though, cuts a deal with Mohan Pandey and does not air the CD. Purab then tells his boss of his findings on the day his son is getting engaged. Malik goes on air one final time and confesses the wrongdoings of his son, son-in-law and exposes Mohan Pandey. Unable to bear the guilt, Jai commits suicide. Mohan Pandey denies his role in the scandal. Malik steps down as the CEO of the news channel and hands over the baton to the reporter who exposed the truth.

Cast[edit]

• Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Harshwardhan Malik
• Sudeep as Jai Malik
• Ritesh Deshmukh as Purab Shastri
• Paresh Rawal as Mohan Pandey
• Mohnish Behl as Amrish Kakkar
• Rajat Kapoor as Naveen Shankalya
• Rajpal Yadav as Anand Prakash Trivedi
• Gul Panag as Nandita Sharma
• Suchitra Krishnamurthy as Nalini Kashyap
• Neetu Chandra as Yasmin Hussain
• Simone Singh as Mrs Naveen Shankalya
• K K Raina as Prime Minister Hooda
• Anuj Tikku as Khanna

Trivia[edit]

Indian actor and musician, Himesh Reshammiya was supposed to play a role in the film, but later opted out due to date clash. RGV, being a fan of Himesh, however included a couple of lines from Himesh's song 'Lut Jaaoon' (Karzzzz) in the film. In one scene, Rajpal Yadav's character recites the same.

Critical Reception[edit]

Rajeev Masand criticised the film as being poorly researched and as "sexy and predictable".^[9] Mayank Shekhar of theHindustan Times called Rann an "exercise in corniness"^[10] while other critics complained that the film is cliché^[11] with a poor script and shallow characters.^[12]

Music[edit]

The film's music is by Amar Mohile, Dharam-Sandeep, Bapi-Tutul, Sanjeev Kohli and Jayesh Gandhi; the lyrics are byPrashant Pandey and Sarim Momin. The title song, "Rann Hai", was written by debut lyricst Vayu. The background score of the film was scored by Dharam-Sandeep, and the track named "Sikkon Ki Bhook" was also composed by the duo.

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Dedh Ishqiya - Official Theatrical Trailer-Madhuri Dixit - Nene, Huma Qureshi, Arshad Warsi & Naseeruddin Shah by Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd

Ishqiya

Ishqiya
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Abhishek Chaubey
Produced by	Raman Maroo Vishal Bhardwaj
Screenplay by	Vishal Bhardwaj Sabrina Dhawan Abhishek Chaubey Gulzar
Starring	Vidya Balan Naseeruddin Shah Arshad Warsi Salman Shahid
Music by	Vishal Bhardwaj
Cinematography	Mohana Krishna Agapu
Edited by	Namrata Rao
Production company	VB Pictures Shemaroo Entertainment
Distributed by	Shemaroo Entertainment
Release dates	29 January 2010
Running time	115 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹250 million(US$4.0 million)[1]

Ishqiya is a 2010 Indian black comedy thriller film starring Vidya Balan,Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, and Salman Shahid in the lead roles. It was directed by Abhishek Chaubey in his directorial debut and was produced byRaman Maroo and Vishal Bhardwaj. The film was released on 29 January 2010.^[2]

The film was declared an average performer at the box office. It was selected for screening at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival.^[3] A sequel Dedh Ishqiya was released in January 2014 with the same cast and crew, sans Vidya Balan, who will be substituted by Madhuri Dixit and Huma Qureshi.^[4]

Plot[edit]

Ishqiya starts with Krishna Verma (Vidya Balan) trying to convince her husband, Vidyadhar Verma (Adil Hussain), a local gang-lord, that he should surrender. He agrees but is soon killed in a gas explosion. Two criminals Iftikhar aka Khalujan (Naseeruddin Shah) and Razzak Hussain aka Babban (Arshad Warsi) botch up a job and escape from the clutches of their boss Mushtaq (Salman Shahid), who wants to bury them alive. They land up inGorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh to seek refuge in the house of Vidyadhar Verma.

Instead they meet his widow Krishna, who gives them shelter and tries to seduce them to achieve her own secret goal. She proposes the kidnapping of Kamalkant Kakkar aka KK (Rajesh Sharma), a small businessman. The duo reluctantly agree, since they want to escape the clutches of Mushtaq. Khalujan and Babban meantime realise that they are falling for Krishna, but they do not reveal their feelings to each other. Khalujan decides to tell his feelings to Krishna but is shocked when he sees Krishna and Babban making love. Khalujan is angry but keeps quiet. However, when the kidnapping does not go as smoothly as wanted, Khalujan and Babban start fighting.

Meanwhile, Krishna tortures KK and asks him where her husband is hiding, revealing that Verma might be alive. KK finally calls Verma. Babban and Khalujan realise that Krishna was just using them. They confront her, whereupon she reveals that KK and Verma were partners in the illegal business and that Verma is still alive. The duo reach KK's factory and are shocked to find Verma. Verma's goons blindfold the duo and take them to a deserted spot. When they take out their blindfolds, Babban sees Nandu (Alok Kumar), a boy he had previously met, pointing a gun at them. Nandu leaves them alive and explains the whole story. He tells that Verma had no plans to leave his criminal life, so he faked his death in front of the world, to get two benefits, getting rid of his wife by killing her in explosion and faking his death so he can start a new life with new identity as police was behind him. Khalujan and Babban race back to Krishna's house, where they have left her tied to a chair.

Meanwhile, Krishna succeeds in opening the tube of gas cylinder, causing a leak. Verma confronts her and she tries to kill them by igniting a lighter. Verma assaults Krishna while the duo arrives. Soon, police arrive at the scene, too. Verma's goons are killed in a shootout, while Verma is killed in a gas explosion. The duo save Krishna and soon the trio is seen walking away from the burning house.

Unknown to them, Mushtaq is pointing a gun at them. Suddenly Mushtaq's wife calls. The trio are still seen through the gun hole of Mushtaq, making their fate unclear, although it can be assumed that Mushtaq left them alive.

Cast[edit]

• Vidya Balan as Krishna Verma
• Naseeruddin Shah as Khalujan/Khalu/Iftikhar
• Arshad Warsi as Razzak Hussain aka Babban
• Salman Shahid as Mushtaq Bhai,
• Adil Hussain as Vidyadhar Verma/Shyam Prasad Kulshreshtha
• Rajesh Sharma as Kamalkant Kakkad
• Anupama Kumar as Manju Kakkad
• Alok Kumar as Nandu
• Gauri Malla as Mamta
• Anisa Bano as Tai

Reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

In three days, the gross box office collections of the film in India crossed Rs.150 million on 522 screens. Friday morning shows opened with 40–60 percent in key areas like Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai and Pune evening settled down to 65–70 percent with average occupancy cultivating first day gross box office of Rs.38.5 million. With glowing reviews ranging from 3–4 star ratings and strong word-of-mouth from audience, Saturday showed an impressive jump of 25–30 percent and settled down to Rs.50 million; Sunday showed further jump of 30 percent compared to Friday and 8–10 percent compared to Saturday, garnered a further Rs.54 million to cumulate an opening gross weekend collection of more than Rs.140 million at the box office.^[5] After five weeks Ishqiya grossed Rs.220,500,000 and was declared an average performer at the box office.^[6]

Critical reception[edit]

The film opened to positive critical response. Accolades were received for the performances by the three central characters, like Anupama Chopra, the NDTV movie critic said, "Ishqiya would have faltered if the performances had not matched the writing but all three leads are absolutely terrific," while giving the movie 3.5 stars out of 5.^[7] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBNwhile giving it 3.5 on a 5-star rating, called it, "a delicious little film that teeters dangerously between saucy comedy and suspenseful noir....the film sparkles for its inspired writing and uncompromised direction."^[8] Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph called Ishqiya "a rollercoaster rustic ride through ishq aaj kal" and praised director Abhishek Chaubey calling his "one of the most assured debuts in recent Hindi cinema."^[9] Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL gave 4 out of 5 stars and said, "Ishqiya could have been an average film had it not been for the screenplay."^[10] The Indiatimes review also gave 3.5 stars out of 5.^[11] Taran Adarsh of bollywood hungama while giving the film 4 on a 5 star rating scale, said "You can't help but fall in ishq with Ishqiya. Tired of sherbat? Try this spicy jaljeera for a change!"