Aaja Nachle (2007)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Anil Mehta

Writers:

Aditya Chopra (story)
Jaideep Sahni (screenplay)

Release Date:

30 November 2007 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama | Musical

Plot:

A New York dance instructor returns to her home village in India after 11 years to find that the arts centre where she learned her craft is to be demolished and replaced with a shopping mall.

Plot Keywords:

Theater | Divorce | Dancer | Elopement | Flashback Sequence

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Madhuri Dixit	...	Dia Srivastav
Darshan Jariwala	...	Guru Makarand (as Darshan Zariwala)
Raghuvir Yadav	...	Doctor
Divya Dutta	...	Najma
Dalai	...	Radha
Felix D'Alviella	...	Steve
Vinod Nagpal	...	Mr. Srivastav
Uttara Baokar	...	Mrs. Srivastav
Akshaye Khanna	...	MP / Raja Uday Singh
Irrfan Khan	...	Farooque - Najma's husband
Akhilendra Mishra	...	Chaudhary Om Singh
Kunal Kapoor	...	Imran Pathan
Konkona Sen Sharma	...	Anokhi Anokhelal
Ranvir Shorey	...	Mohan Sharma
Vinay Pathak	...	Mr. Chojar

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:12A

Filming Locations:

Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

Yash Raj Films

Trivia:

For the black-and-white sequences, the work of cinematographic genius V.K. Murthy was studied carefully. He was even contacted in retirement and gave some valuable advice.

Soundtrack:

Show Me Your Jalwa

A different form of story telling

When I first saw the promos, I thought it will be a desperate attempt of a veteran (Madhuri Dixit) to make it back. But, I just wanted to see if Madhuri Dixit has lost the grace and charm after the break. And I am really glad to say that she's still easily the best of actresses Indian Film has seen.

The plot is not new (Swades, Lagan and so on have the same type of plot), but the way story was told was really good. There were times when they dragged the scenes a bit long. But only to emphasize on different emotions.

In the End, the Laila-Majnu play was just amazing. The sets and the costumes were really good. We have to give credit to that. Although the music was not so great but was good enough to keep the audience in theatre. Kon Kona Sen Sharma was amazing. If you have to take names, then the list would not end. Everyone did their best for a movie that dared to showcase art. Two thumbs up!

BOTTOM LINE: Its a bold attempt to show the art as it should be and not attempting to appeal to the new generation. That is the best thing I loved in this movie.