| | Producer | Mukesh Bhatt | | Director | Mohit Suri | | Music | Pritam Chakraborty | | Writer | Shagufta Rafique | | Lyrics | Sayeed Qadri, Asif Ali Beg, Baba Farid | | Release Date | 29-Jun-2007 |
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Cast
Emraan Hashmi, Shreya Saran, Mrinalini Sharma, Rehan Khan
Movie Report
'Awarapan' directed by the very talented Director Mohit Suri ('Woh Lamhe', 'Zeher'), is a blend of complex situations and shades leading to complex emotions and the result of these complexities is the amalgamation of love, passion, loyalty, revenge and an ultimate betrayal. For Hindi moviegoers, the story may remind you of Rakesh Roshan's "Koyla" starring Shahrukh khan, Madhuri, Amrish Puri, but in actuality, Awarapan borrows from director Kim Ji-woon's Korean film "A Bittersweet Life" starring Lee Byung-Hun, Kim Young-Cheol, Shin Mina.
Awarapan is the story of man called Shivam [Emraan Hashmi], who searches for joy but finds pain and loneliness. It is the journey of a heartbroken lover. His past devastated him from the reason for living. He wanted to forget the bitter past that haunted his life. With no one to live for, his only job was to serve his Hong Kong based boss Malik (Ashutosh Rana), a gangster who owned a chain of hotels.
One day, Malik asks Shivam to do an unusual job for him. He asks him to keep an eye on his young mistress Reema [Mrinalini Sharma] while he is away on a brief business trip. Reema is a girl whom he got from the flesh market of Bangkok. From the moment Shivam sets his eyes on Reema, his frozen past begins to raise its head. He is reminded of his lost love [Shriya Saran] and how he had failed to save it from a catastrophe. His attraction towards her grew stronger and when he decided to take this happiness further, a bitter reality comes to light once again shattering all his hopes of life. One night Shivam is shocked to discover that the innocent looking Reema has a secret boyfriend [Rehaan Khan], whom she has tucked away and is planning to run away with.
Emraan Hashmi carries the movie on his shoulders and delivers a scintillating performance. Shriya Sharan, the Sivaji girl, looks ethereal and performs well. Ashutosh Rana is brilliant and so is Mrinalini. Purab Kohli and Salil Acharya are good. The rest of the actors are wasted. Pritam's musical score is refreshing. Cinematography [Raaj Chakravarti] is good, although a few sequences could've been better lit in some scenes. The background score [Raju Singh] is excellent. Dialogues are a highpoint. The dialogue between Ashutosh Rana and Mrinalini, drawing parallels with a sick puppy, is superb.
'Awaarapan' is interesting. An example of a story well told and director Mohit Suri deserves the entire credit. To sum up, Awarapan has style and substance, both. It is a good movie with splendid performances by the lead actors, great music and brilliant direction. The film packs a solid punch in those 12 reels.
| Viewer's Review |
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| excellent, heartrendering, |
| by ARUN BALAN (posted on : 07-Apr-08) Rating: (Excellent) |
mindblowing, something that cannot be explained with words but just can be felt by ones heart.
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