Fanaa (film)
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| Directed by | Kunal Kohli |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra, Aditya Chopra |
| Written by | Shibani Bathija & Kunal Kohli |
| Starring | Aamir Khan, Kajol, Rishi Kapoor, Tabu, Kiron Kher |
| Music by | Jatin-Lalit |
| Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
| Release date(s) | May 26, 2006 |
| Running time | 168 mins |
| Language | Hindi/Urdu |
| Budget | $5.3 million |
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Fanaa (Hindi: फ़ना, Urdu:فناء) is a Bollywood movie released in 2006, starring Aamir Khan and Kajol in pivotal roles. It is directed by Kunal Kohli who previously directed Hum Tum, and is produced under Yash Raj Films. The film also stars Rishi Kapoor, Kiron Kher, Tabu, and Shruti Seth.
The highly anticipated movie released on May 26th in India, ending Kajol's four year hiatus from the film industry. It also features her first time pairing with Aamir Khan. The two worked together in Ishq but were not paired opposite each other. Aamir Khan plays the role of a tourist guide in Delhi while Kajol plays a Kashmiri girl. Rishi Kapoor and Kiron Kher play the role of Kajol's parents.
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[edit] Synopsis
Zooni Ali Beg (Kajol) is a blind Kashmiri girl who travels without her parents for the first time, with a dance troupe of which she is part. On her journey, she meets Rehan Khan (Aamir Khan), a casanova and tour guide. Although her friends warn Zooni about him, she still wants to experience the feeling of being in love for the first time, and spends time with him. They travel New Delhi and Rehan shows her the city and starts to develop feelings for her -- but he also keeps a very dark secret from her. And then they have the whole dance-in-the-rain song and decide to procreate...
Zooni and Rehan decide to get married. Her mother Nafisa (Kiron Kher) and father Zulfikar Ali Beg (Rishi Kapoor) acquiesce to the marriage, and come in from Kashmir for the wedding. Meanwhile, the young couple visit an ophthalmologist, who advises Zooni that her blindness may be surgically curable, though the operation has its risks. They decide to take the chance. Zooni asks Rehan to visit the Rashtrapati Bhawan (president's residence) to bid him farewell for her. He doesn't respond much to what Zooni is saying, but she understands that he will do as she asks him to.
While still recovering from the successful surgery - and before she can see Rehan -- Zooni is told that Rehan has been killed in a terrorist bomb attack on Rashtrapati Bhawan. She is comforted by her parents who have arrived from Kashmir. Zooni feels she sent Rehan to his death in Rashtrapati Bhawan.
In reality, Rehan is Rehan Qadri, a Jehadi terrorist fighting to liberate the state of Kashmir from both India and Pakistan, the Free Kashmir movement. As grandson of the mastermind and leader of a key insurgent group, the Independent Kashmir Front (IKF), he is its most trusted operative. He has been plotting and executing terrorist strikes against these two countries, including the explosion in which he is reported to have died.
The terrorists are about to pull off a huge strike. With parts stolen from India, Pakistan and Russia, they hope build a nuclear explosive device. This device, capable of destroying a whole city -- New Delhi or Islamabad - they will use to pressure both countries into leaving Kashmir. A critical part is missing: the detonator or electronic "trigger" device. Rehan is deployed to bring in this trigger.
Meanwhile, the mourning and guilt-ridden Zooni returns to Kashmir and is delivered of a baby boy, whom she names Rehan for his father.
Rehan infiltrates an Indian army unit which is taking the trigger back to Delhi to safeguard it from being stolen by the insurgents. During transport by helicopter in a remote area, he drugs his colleagues, takes the trigger, destroys the helicopter and escapes by parachute. Malini Tyagi (Tabu), a key intelligence operative, realizes his identity, but cannot deploy forces quickly enough to stop Rehan. He is wounded by the troops, but escapes. Tyagi orders a communications blackout in the area so that he will not be able to contact the IKF.
Exhausted, wounded, and incommunicado, with a storm building, he seeks shelter in a remote house. He is shocked to find that the house belongs to Zooni and her father. Zooni had never seen Rehan as she was blind, and her father had never met him, therefore neither recognises him and he attempts to remain incognito. The child Rehan is very taken with the man, and he likewise develops an affection for the little boy. Later, Rehan admits to his identity, though unable to explain what he has done for the seven years since they parted, or why he played dead. Nevertheless, he still loves Zooni and she him, and her father marries them in a simple ceremony.
Soon afterward, through a TV broadcast, Zooni and her father both separately discover that Rehan is the terrorist for whom a manhunt is in progress. Her father tries to stop Rehan, taking him to an Army friend's house so he can use his radio transmitter and then attempting to shoot him. Instead, Rehan grapples with him and kills him by accident. He uses the radio to contact the IKF, then returns to Zooni's house. The IKF tell him they will send a pick-up helicopter the next morning. Then, when the army officer discovers Rehan in his home, Rehan kills him.
Zooni finds her father dead, floating by under the ice in the river from which Zooni and Rehan Jr are playing, and when Rehan returns home, and tells her that her father is at the army officer's house, suspects that Rehan killed him. She takes the "trigger" to her father's friend's house, and radios the army. Tyagi appraises her of the seriousness of the danger, and the risk to hundreds of thousands of lives should the IKF get the device. Before the police or army arrives, Rehan finds her, takes the "trigger", and tries to take it to his grandfather who is arriving by helicopter. Unable to stop him any other way, Zooni kills him, although she still loves him. Meanwhile the IKF helicopter arrives at the same time as the Army helicopter, and Tyagi shoots the insurgent leader.
The final scene shows Zooni and little Rehan laying flowers on the graves of Rehan Senior and Mr. Ali Beg. Zooni tells him that it's easy to choose between good and bad, but life sometimes presents two bad choices or two good ones.
While critics claim that the plot is taken from the Hollywood movie Eye of the needle, it doesn't seem to have many similarities. However, the climax has been lifted from the Kannada movie "Aryabhatta" starring Ramesh Arvind and Soundarya.
[edit] Cast
- Aamir Khan ... Rehan Qadri aka Rehan Khan
- Kajol ... Zooni Ali Beg
- Rishi Kapoor ... Zulfikar Ali Beg (Father of Zooni)
- Kiron Kher ... Nafisa Ali Begum (Mother of Zooni)
- Tabu ... Mrs Malini Tyagi
- Lara Dutta ... Zeenat (Special Appearance)
- Shiney Ahuja ... Suraj Ahuja (Guest Appearance)
- Gautami Kapoor ... Rubeina (Ruby)
- Sharat Saxena ...
- Lilette Dubey ... Madam
- Shruti Seth ... Fatima (Fatty)
- Jaspal Bhatti ... (Jolly Good - Sardarji)
- Vrajesh Hirjee ... Balwant/Cartoon Network (as called by Lilette Dubey in the film)
- Master Ali Haji ... Rehan (Zooni & Rehan's son)
- Sanaya Irani ... Bobo
- Satish Shah ... Colonel
[edit] Crew
- Director: Kunal Kohli
- Writing Credit: Shibani Bathija
- Producer: Aditya Chopra, Yash Chopra, Sanjay Shivalkar & Padam Bhushan
- Music: Jatin Pandit & Lalit Pandit
- Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi
- Art Director: Nitish Roy
- Cinematography: Ravi K Chandran
- rawk star:hira
[edit] Box-Office
- INDIA (20-Sept,06) : Rs 53,13,00,000 BoxofficeIndia
- OVERSEAS (20-Sept,06) : Rs 28,25,00,000 BoxofficeIndia
[edit] Filming Locations
The film was originally planned to be shot in Kashmir before the lead heroine backed out due to the continuing insurgency in that region. The director chose to move the Kashmir segment to the Tatra Mountains (a part of Carpathian Chain) in southern Poland, which also provides suitably snowy and mountainous terrain. Among several other locations it was filmed at certain historical locations in Delhi including the Red Fort, Jantar Mantar, Qutub Minar, Purana Qila and Lodhi Gardens.
[edit] Controversy
Aamir Khan while promoting his film in Gujarat made some comments regarding the Gujarat chief minister's handling of the Narmada Dam and the necessity to rehabilitate the displaced villagers.[citation needed] These comments were met with outrage from political parties such as BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and the Indian National Congress.The government of Gujarat demanded an apology from Aamir Khan. Aamir Khan refused o apologize, saying "I am saying exactly what the Supreme Court has said. I only asked for rehabilitation of poor farmers. I never spoke against the construction of the dam. I will not apologise for my comments on the issue."[1] An unofficial ban of Fanaa was put in place for the entire state of Gujarat. Protests also occurred against the film and Aamir Khan which included the burning of posters of the star in effigy. As a result, several multiplex owners stated that they could not provide security to customers. Thus, as these threats exist, most theater owners in Gujarat have refused to screen the movie.[citation needed]
Producer Mahesh Bhatt moved a petition to the Supreme Court of India asking them to direct the Gujarat government to provide protection to all cinema halls that wanted to screen the film, but it was rejected.[2] Their response was that if a cinema was concerned for their protection they could call on the police.
Addressing the media, director Kunal Kohli said, “All theatre owners or exhibitors who wish to release this film can request for protection and the government should extend support. We as filmmakers request all theatre owners of Gujarat to come forward and release the film. We have earned 47 Crores (both domestic and overseas) in the first week and have lost approximately 6 to 7 crores of business in Gujarat. However it's not about money... it is about a principle. As a democratic country where Aamir has a right to say what he feels, even the people of Gujarat, who are protesting have the right to say what they feel ... but in a democratic fashion, and not by burning posters and threatening people."[3]
A single privately owned cinema in Jamnagar, Gujarat, screened the movie with police protection despite the threats.[4] It ran for over a week to great demand and packed shows[citation needed] before being withdrawn again following a self immolation bid by a man protesting against the screening. The man, Pravin Joshi, entered the bathroom of the theatre during intermission of one of the screenings and light himself on fire. He suffered 70% burns and succumbed to his wounds 9 days later.[5]
[edit] Music
"Fanaa Music" |
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| Album by Jatin Lalit | ||
| The soundtrack of Fanaa (film) | ||
| Album released | 2006 | |
| Genre | Film Music | |
| Number of Tracks | 7 | |
| Producer | Jatin Lalit | |
The music of Fanaa was composed by Jatin Lalit, with lyrics provided by Prasoon Joshi. There are a total five songs in the movie and a total seven songs on the soundtrack album. Singer such as Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Babul Supriyo, Mahalaxmi Iyer and Shaan were selected for singing whereas new comers like Kailash Kher and Master Akshay Bhagwat.
[edit] Songs
The following are the details about every song of Fanaa:-
- Chand Sifarish (Shaan & Kailash Kher)
- Mere Haath Main (Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Aamir Khan & Kajol)*
- Des Rangila (Mahalaxmi Iyer)
- Dekho Na (Sonu Nigam & Sunidhi Chauhan)
- Chanda Chamke (Babul Supriyo, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Master Akshay Bhagwat, Aamir Khan & Kajol)*
- Destroyed in Love [lounge mix] (instrumental)
- Fanaa For You (Chand Sifarish Club Mix) (DJ Aqeel)
[*] Note: Aamir Khan and Kajol do not sing on tracks two and five; they have speaking parts. But the singing extravagance on their behalf was provided when they had an antakshari scene in the film where they both did actually sing.
[edit] Quotes
Rehan: Oh, you're blind.
Zooni: Yes, you didn't see that? Are you blind too?
Rehan: Thank God, I'm not.
Zooni: That's a nice thing to say to a blind person.
Rehan: If I was blind, I couldn't have seen the most beautiful thing in the world, you.
"Your beauty made God make a mistake, what more can I say?
So that you don't caste an evil eye on yourself, he took your eyes away."
Fatima: Come on Zooni.
Zooni: I am coming Fati.
Rehan: Fati? Is this your name or your dog's name?
Fatima: Shut up!
[edit] Trivia
- The title Fanaa means destruction or destroyed in love in Hindi.
- Fannaa is originally an arabic word that means annihilation.
- The song Mere Haath Main was released in two versions. One version was used in the movie; an alternative version is available as an outtake on one version of the DVD.
