Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!
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Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! is a 2005
Bollywood
film written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar
and produced by Sangeetha Ahir; it was released on 23 December 2005. It is the first Indian film to be shot in high definition
(HD).
) by the children of his brother, lives in a large mansion in Mumbai with his brother (Mohnish Behl
), sister-in-law, sister and grandmother. He is the only one working in the family. He falls in love with a local teacher, Priya (Amrita Rao
). They confess their feelings to each other and plan a wedding. However, before the wedding day Adi is run over by a truck to save Parth (Parth Dave
) and dies.
In afterlife, he meets The Hindu God of Death, Yamraj (Sanjay Dutt
), a kind-hearted, emotional deity with designer clothes and an red old car. Yamraj allows Adi to go back to Earth as a ghost to stop his evil uncle (Prem Chopra
) who wants to sell Adi's mansion to industrialist Hirachand (Sharat Saxena
). Adi enlists the aid of Shakti, a little boy, in order to save his family home. They succeed with some further help from Yamraj, who then allows both Shakti and Aditya to return to life. In the morning Adi and Shakti pretend that nothing has happened to them.
Bollywood films of 2005
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 2005:-Top grossing films:The top ten grossing films at the Indian box office in 2005:-2005 releases:-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 written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar
Mahesh Manjrekar
Mahesh Manjrekar is an Indian director, actor, writer and producer. He is credited with directing the critically acclaimed films Vaastav: The Reality , Astitva and Viruddh... Family Comes First . He has won a National Film Award and two Star Screen Awards...
and produced by Sangeetha Ahir; it was released on 23 December 2005. It is the first Indian film to be shot in high definition
High-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
(HD).
Plot summary
Aditya Singh, fondly called Adi Chachu or Adi Uncle (Shahid KapoorShahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal . Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq...
) by the children of his brother, lives in a large mansion in Mumbai with his brother (Mohnish Behl
Mohnish Behl
Mohnish Bahl Mohnish Bahl Mohnish Bahl (Hindi: मोह्निश बहल,(born 14 February 1963) is an Indian actor working in the Bollywood film industry. He is currently playing the role of Dr. Ashutosh in the show Kuch Toh Log Kahenge-Personal life:...
), sister-in-law, sister and grandmother. He is the only one working in the family. He falls in love with a local teacher, Priya (Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras...
). They confess their feelings to each other and plan a wedding. However, before the wedding day Adi is run over by a truck to save Parth (Parth Dave
Parth Dave
Parth Dave is a Bollywood actor. He is a child artist who began his career with ad-commercials at the age of 2 1/2 years and moved on to acting in films from the age of 5. He has done over 100 ads and is at the moment in F.Y.J.C. Science in Mithibai College....
) and dies.
In afterlife, he meets The Hindu God of Death, Yamraj (Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...
), a kind-hearted, emotional deity with designer clothes and an red old car. Yamraj allows Adi to go back to Earth as a ghost to stop his evil uncle (Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
) who wants to sell Adi's mansion to industrialist Hirachand (Sharat Saxena
Sharat Saxena
Sharat Saxena is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. He has acted in nearly 160 Bollywood films.Saxena started his career in the early 70s and has mainly played either supporting roles of a father, uncle or villainous roles....
). Adi enlists the aid of Shakti, a little boy, in order to save his family home. They succeed with some further help from Yamraj, who then allows both Shakti and Aditya to return to life. In the morning Adi and Shakti pretend that nothing has happened to them.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:... |
Yamraj / himself | |
| Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal . Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq... |
Aditya "Adi Chachu" Verma | |
| Amrita Rao Amrita Rao Amrita Rao is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras... |
Priya | |
| Arshad Warsi Arshad Warsi Arshad Warsi is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munnabhai and his role as Babban in Ishqiya which won him acclaim.-Early life and... |
Fakira B.P.C.M. | Special Appearance |
| Prem Chopra Prem Chopra Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:... |
Adi's uncle | |
| Ishaan Khattar | Ishaan | |
| Adil Badshah | Shakti | |
| Satya Manjrekar | Satya | |
| Shweta Prasad Shweta Prasad Shwetha Basu Prasad is an Indian film actress. She started her career as a child actress in Hindi films and television series and went on to play lead roles in Telugu cinema. For her performance in the 2002 film Makdee, she won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.-Early life:Prasad was... |
Shweta | |
| Vivek Shauq Vivek Shauq Vivek Shauq was a noted actor, comedian, writer and singer. He had acted in Hindi and Punjabi films, television serials, theatre and television commercials. He was also a popular writer and singer. Shauq was also involved with the Sant Nirankari Mission. He was fluent in Urdu. He was also the... |
Mr. Vishal Sharma | |
| Upasna Singh | Mrs. Vishal Sharma | |
| Suhasini Mulay Suhasini Mulay Suhasini Mulay is an Indian actress in Bollywood and Marathi films as well as television. She won National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1999, for her performance in Gulzar's film Hu Tu Tu.-Early life and education:... |
Dadi | |
| Sharat Saxena Sharat Saxena Sharat Saxena is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. He has acted in nearly 160 Bollywood films.Saxena started his career in the early 70s and has mainly played either supporting roles of a father, uncle or villainous roles.... |
Hirachand | |
| Mohnish Behl Mohnish Behl Mohnish Bahl Mohnish Bahl Mohnish Bahl (Hindi: मोह्निश बहल,(born 14 February 1963) is an Indian actor working in the Bollywood film industry. He is currently playing the role of Dr. Ashutosh in the show Kuch Toh Log Kahenge-Personal life:... |
Sunil | |
| Ektaa Behl | Sunita | |
| Rajat Bedi Rajat Bedi Rajat Bedi is an Indian Film actor who acts in Bollywood films. Mostly known for his villanous roles in films such as Koi... Mil Gaya, Partner, Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani. He also played lead roles in some films.-Early life:... |
Punky | |
| Palak Jain | Palak | |
| Tanvi Hegde | Tanvi | |
| Aman Verma Aman Verma Aman Yatan Verma is a TV show anchor and an actor. He co-hosted with Mini Mathur in the first season of Indian Idol on Sony Entertainment Television and hosted Zee TV's Zee Cinestars.-Career:... |
Magic Show presenter | |
| Radhika Apte Radhika Apte -Early life:Apte was born on September 7, 1989 in Pune. She is an Economics graduate from Fergusson College, Pune. She is associated with Mohit Takalkar’s theatre troupe Aasakta in her hometown.-Career:... |
Anjali | |
| Smita Jaykar Smita Jaykar Smita Jaykar is an Indian actress known in her native country for frequently playing supporting roles in Bollywood movies and TV shows.A native of the Thakurdwar neighbourhood in South Mumbai, she is a Maharashtrian whose husband, Mohan Jaykar, is the son of esteemed Marathi barrister Barr Jaykar... |
Priya's Mother | |
| Master Parth Dave | Parth | |
| Shivangi Kale | Shivangi | |
| Ali Bishar | Special Appearance song | |
| Qusain Butt | Butt |
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chaahenge Tumhe" | 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... , Shreya Ghoshal |
| 2 | "Dil Ke Maare Hai" | Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal |
| 3 | "Koi Aap Jaisa" | Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala is popularly known as Bollywood playback singer. But he also did a very well contribution to Kanada film industry as well. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight with the song 'Bheege Honth Tere' form film Murder in 2004. It was his first biggest hit... , Madhushree Madhushree Madhushree is an Indian singer, who sings in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. A familiar voice in A. R. Rahman's compositions, Madhushree hails from a musically inclined family, having previously been trained in classical music... |
| 4 | "Pyaar Mein Tere" | Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films... , Shreya Ghoshal |
| 5 | "Hanuman Chalisa" | Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... , Ajay Gogavale |
| 6 | "Teri Yaad Yaad" | K.K., Jayesh Gandhi Jayesh Gandhi Jayesh Gandhi . He was the music assistant of Himesh Reshammiya and a playback singer & background vocalist.As LyricistManorama Six Feet Under As Music DirectorRann Manorama Six Feet Under As Playback Singer... |