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film, directed by Pooja Bhatt
in her directorial debut, and features John Abraham
, Udita Goswami
, Gulshan Grover
and Mohan Agashe
.
The film which brings together a thriller and a romance with a quest for spirituality, was a remake of Peter Weir's English film, Witness
(1985), starring Harrison Ford
and Kelly McGillis
, which won Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; with the locale shifted from Amish
country to the valleys of Spiti
in Himachal. Though the film didn't fair well at the box office, it received considerable critical acclaim, especially for its cinematography, direction and Mahesh Bhatt's Indianised adaptation . The film is also remembered for its soundtrack, which featured numerous Pakistani artists, and also marked the Bollywood debut of singer, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, with Mann Ki Lagan, thus setting a trend of Pakistani singers in Bollywood .
) , living in the beautifully serene valley of Spiti
, waiting to join a Buddhist monastery, an idea which has been fed to her all her life by her father (Mohan Agashe
) and one which she has never questioned. When Lama
Norbu, a senior lama from the monastery has a dream that the Buddhist teacher, the Rinpoche
has been reborn as a young child, he sends Kaya to Delhi on a mission to bring him back to the monastery. Kaya goes to Delhi and manages to get the child, but just when they are about to return home, the child witnesses the murder of a Police Officer in a hotel. The investigations are taken over by another Police Officer, Shiven (John Abraham
) and he prohibits Kaya (Udita Goswami
) and the young boy from returning home. During this time, the boy identifies (Gulshan Grover
) as the Junior Police Officer, Manali turns out to be the Commissioner of Police, and soon Shiven (John Abraham
) finds himself caught in a web of intrigue and deceit where he can trust no one. He is forced to make an escape to Spiti along with Kaya and the young boy who he is now determined to protect. Shiven has however seriously been injured and upon reaching Spiti has to undergo treatment at Kaya's home.
While nursing him back to health, Kaya begins to find herself attracted to Shiven, an exciting feeling she has never experienced before. Shiven too finds himself drawn to Kaya, a girl unlike any he has ever known. Kaya is caught in a dilemma for she has too long subdued her natural instincts and desires in her search for the 'ultimate truth'. A sexual attraction is one that her conditioned mind sees as a sin (paap), but one which she cannot deny. Shiven sees this dilemma and tries to show Kaya that there is a life out there which she has a full right to live. In the meantime, Kaya's father (Mohan Agashe
) finds out about what has been going on under his roof and is furious with Shiven. He sees Shiven as a polluting influence upon his peaceful life, a man who has brought defiling things like pistols into their home. At this juncture, Shiven's past catches up with them and Manali's men are close on his heels.
, the lead vocalist of the Pakistani band, Junoon and noted Sufi singer also from Pakistan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's, Laagi Tumse Mann Ki Lagan , which also marked his debut as a Bollywood
playback singer
.
Nominated
Bollywood films of 2004
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 2004:-Top grossing films:The top ten grossing films at the Indian box office in 2004.-2004:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film, directed by Pooja Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt is an Indian film actress and model, currently devoting time to film production and direction. She is the daughter of Indian film director Mahesh Bhatt.-Early life:...
in her directorial debut, and features John Abraham
John Abraham (actor)
John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...
, Udita Goswami
Udita Goswami
-Early life:Goswami was born in Dehradun, Uttarkhand to a father from Benares , Uttar Pradesh and a mother from Shillong, Meghalaya. She was educated in Dehradun where she studied at the D.A.V. Public School until class 8...
, Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover is an Indian actor, who has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 30 years.Gulshan Grover is one of the first Indian actors to have made a successful transition from Bollywood into Hollywood and international Cinema....
and Mohan Agashe
Mohan Agashe
Mohan Agashe is an Indian theatre and film actor. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996.-Biography:...
.
The film which brings together a thriller and a romance with a quest for spirituality, was a remake of Peter Weir's English film, Witness
Witness (1985 film)
Witness is a 1985 American thriller film directed by Peter Weir and starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis. The screenplay by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, and Earl W...
(1985), starring Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, John Book in Witness and Jack Ryan in...
and Kelly McGillis
Kelly McGillis
Kelly Ann McGillis is an American actress. Her films include Top Gun, The Accused, and Witness, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination.-Career:...
, which won Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; with the locale shifted from Amish
Amish
The Amish , sometimes referred to as Amish Mennonites, are a group of Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches...
country to the valleys of Spiti
Spiti
-Geographical locations:*Lahaul and Spiti, a district in the state of Himachal Pradesh in India.*Spiti Valley, former heartland of the former Spiti district now combined.*Spiti River, in the Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh.*Spitia River-Language:...
in Himachal. Though the film didn't fair well at the box office, it received considerable critical acclaim, especially for its cinematography, direction and Mahesh Bhatt's Indianised adaptation . The film is also remembered for its soundtrack, which featured numerous Pakistani artists, and also marked the Bollywood debut of singer, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, with Mann Ki Lagan, thus setting a trend of Pakistani singers in Bollywood .
Cast
- John AbrahamJohn Abraham (actor)John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...
- Shiven - Udita GoswamiUdita Goswami-Early life:Goswami was born in Dehradun, Uttarkhand to a father from Benares , Uttar Pradesh and a mother from Shillong, Meghalaya. She was educated in Dehradun where she studied at the D.A.V. Public School until class 8...
- Kaya - Gulshan GroverGulshan GroverGulshan Grover is an Indian actor, who has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 30 years.Gulshan Grover is one of the first Indian actors to have made a successful transition from Bollywood into Hollywood and international Cinema....
- Junior Police Officer, Raj Manali - Mohan AgasheMohan AgasheMohan Agashe is an Indian theatre and film actor. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996.-Biography:...
- Kaya's Father (as Dr. Mohan Agashe)
Synopsis
The story is about a young girl, Kaya (Udita GoswamiUdita Goswami
-Early life:Goswami was born in Dehradun, Uttarkhand to a father from Benares , Uttar Pradesh and a mother from Shillong, Meghalaya. She was educated in Dehradun where she studied at the D.A.V. Public School until class 8...
) , living in the beautifully serene valley of Spiti
Spiti
-Geographical locations:*Lahaul and Spiti, a district in the state of Himachal Pradesh in India.*Spiti Valley, former heartland of the former Spiti district now combined.*Spiti River, in the Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh.*Spitia River-Language:...
, waiting to join a Buddhist monastery, an idea which has been fed to her all her life by her father (Mohan Agashe
Mohan Agashe
Mohan Agashe is an Indian theatre and film actor. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996.-Biography:...
) and one which she has never questioned. When Lama
Lama
Lama is a title for a Tibetan teacher of the Dharma. The name is similar to the Sanskrit term guru .Historically, the term was used for venerated spiritual masters or heads of monasteries...
Norbu, a senior lama from the monastery has a dream that the Buddhist teacher, the Rinpoche
Rinpoche
Rinpoche or Rinboqê is an honorific used in Tibetan Buddhism. It literally means "precious one," and is used to address or describe Tibetan lamas and other high-ranking or respected teachers. This honor is generally bestowed on reincarnated lamas, or Tulkus, by default...
has been reborn as a young child, he sends Kaya to Delhi on a mission to bring him back to the monastery. Kaya goes to Delhi and manages to get the child, but just when they are about to return home, the child witnesses the murder of a Police Officer in a hotel. The investigations are taken over by another Police Officer, Shiven (John Abraham
John Abraham (actor)
John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...
) and he prohibits Kaya (Udita Goswami
Udita Goswami
-Early life:Goswami was born in Dehradun, Uttarkhand to a father from Benares , Uttar Pradesh and a mother from Shillong, Meghalaya. She was educated in Dehradun where she studied at the D.A.V. Public School until class 8...
) and the young boy from returning home. During this time, the boy identifies (Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover is an Indian actor, who has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 30 years.Gulshan Grover is one of the first Indian actors to have made a successful transition from Bollywood into Hollywood and international Cinema....
) as the Junior Police Officer, Manali turns out to be the Commissioner of Police, and soon Shiven (John Abraham
John Abraham (actor)
John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...
) finds himself caught in a web of intrigue and deceit where he can trust no one. He is forced to make an escape to Spiti along with Kaya and the young boy who he is now determined to protect. Shiven has however seriously been injured and upon reaching Spiti has to undergo treatment at Kaya's home.
While nursing him back to health, Kaya begins to find herself attracted to Shiven, an exciting feeling she has never experienced before. Shiven too finds himself drawn to Kaya, a girl unlike any he has ever known. Kaya is caught in a dilemma for she has too long subdued her natural instincts and desires in her search for the 'ultimate truth'. A sexual attraction is one that her conditioned mind sees as a sin (paap), but one which she cannot deny. Shiven sees this dilemma and tries to show Kaya that there is a life out there which she has a full right to live. In the meantime, Kaya's father (Mohan Agashe
Mohan Agashe
Mohan Agashe is an Indian theatre and film actor. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996.-Biography:...
) finds out about what has been going on under his roof and is furious with Shiven. He sees Shiven as a polluting influence upon his peaceful life, a man who has brought defiling things like pistols into their home. At this juncture, Shiven's past catches up with them and Manali's men are close on his heels.
Release
The film became the first Bollywood film to be premiered at Karachi International Film Festival (KARA) on December 20 2003, later it was commercially released on January 30, 2004 .Music
The films music was by Anu Malik, Shahi, Ali Azmat, with several instrumental tracks by "Music Mushrooms". The soundtrack featured several instrumental pieces as well as song, notably the hit songs Garaj Baras by Ali AzmatAli Azmat
Ali Azmat is a Ali Azmat is a...
, the lead vocalist of the Pakistani band, Junoon and noted Sufi singer also from Pakistan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's, Laagi Tumse Mann Ki Lagan , which also marked his debut as a Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Music |
| 1 | Aaj Ki Raat Kat Gayi Toh | Instrumental | Music Mushrooms |
| 2 | Apna Sa Kuch Dena Chahti | Instrumental | Music Mushrooms |
| 3 | Apne Chahato Pe Kaboo | Instrumental | Music Mushrooms |
| 4 | Garaj Baras | Ali Azmat Ali Azmat Ali Azmat is a Ali Azmat is a... |
Ali Azmat, Sabir Zafar (music and lyrics) |
| 5 | Hamesha Ke Liye Kucch Nahin | Instrumental | Music Mushrooms |
| 6 | Intezaar | Anuradha Paudwal | Anu Malik Anu Malik Anu Malik , born Anwar Sardaar Malik, is a famous music director in the Hindi film industry. Son of veteran music director Sardar Malek, Anu Malik made his debut as a music composer in the year 1977. After a considerable period of struggle, the 90's welcomed Anu with hits like 'Phir Teri Kahani... , Sayeed Quadri (lyrics) |
| 7 | Kis Kis Ko Maro Ge | Instrumental | Music Mushrooms |
| 8 | Laal (Alaap) | Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan was a member of a well-known family of Qawwali musicians. He was the younger brother of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the son of Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, the nephew of Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan, and the father of Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.-Short Biography:Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan... , Rahat Fateh Ali Khan |
Shahi |
| 9 | Mann Ki Lagan | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Amjad Islam Amjad (lyrics) |
| 10 | Shiven Gets Shot | Instrumental | Music Mushrooms |
| 11 | Sun E Mere Dil | Anuradha Paudwal Anuradha Paudwal Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant... , Udit Narayan Udit Narayan -Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B... |
Anu Malik, Sayeed Quadri (lyrics) |
| 12 | Tasveer Kheecha To | Instrumental | Music Mushrooms |
| 13 | Tumhari Jagah Oonchey Aasman | Instrumental | Music Mushrooms |
| 14 | Witness To A Murder | Instrumental | Music Mushrooms |
| 15 | Zindapal | Instrumental | Music Mushrooms |
Awards
Won- 2005: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - MaleStardust Superstar of Tomorrow - MaleThe Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Male is chosen by a distinguished jury as part of the annual Stardust magazine. The award honours a star that has made an impact with their acting and represents new talent....
- John AbrahamJohn Abraham (actor)John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...
Nominated
- Zee Cine Award Best Lyricist for The Song "Intezaar".
- Zee Cine Award Best Debuting Director Pooja BhattPooja BhattPooja Bhatt is an Indian film actress and model, currently devoting time to film production and direction. She is the daughter of Indian film director Mahesh Bhatt.-Early life:...
- Zee Cine Award Best Newcomer Udita GoswamiUdita Goswami-Early life:Goswami was born in Dehradun, Uttarkhand to a father from Benares , Uttar Pradesh and a mother from Shillong, Meghalaya. She was educated in Dehradun where she studied at the D.A.V. Public School until class 8...