Taxi Number 9211
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| Directed by | Milan Luthria |
| Produced by | Ramesh Sippy |
| Written by | Manoj Tyagi & Rajat Arora |
| Starring | John Abraham, Sameera Reddy & Nana Patekar |
| Music by | Vishal Dadlani & Shekhar Ravjiani |
| Cinematography | Karthik Vijay |
| Editing by | Aarif Sheikh |
| Distributed by | R.S. Entertainment & UTV Motion Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 24, 2006 |
| Language | Hindi |
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Taxi Number 9211 is a Bollywood movie that released on 24th February 2006 and was directed by Milan Luthria. It is an adaptation of Changing Lanes and stars John Abraham, Sameera Reddy and Nana Patekar in pivotal roles. The movie also stars Sonali Kulkarni, Shivaji Satam and Kurush Deboo in supporting roles. The film's background score and soundtrack were composed by new age music composing duo, Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani, also known as Vishal-Shekhar. The soundtrack for the movie was released on the 28th of January, 2006.
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[edit] Sypnosis
Raghav Shastri (Nana Patekar) is a rather cranky, irritable cabbie, and one day, entirely by chance Jai Mittal (John Abraham), the wayward, irresponsible son of a late billionaire gets into his cab. Raghav needs money; Jai needs his father's will to prove in court that he is the heir to his father's fortune... but karma has plans to teach both these headstrong men the lesson of a lifetime.
[edit] Cast
- John Abraham ... Jai Mittal
- Nana Patekar ... Raghav Shastri
- Sameera Reddy ... Rupali
- Kurush Deboo ... Mr. Batliwala
- Sonali Kulkarni ... Mrs. Shastri
- Shivaji Satam ... Arjun Bajaj
- Priyanka Chopra ... (Special Appearance)
- Sanjay Dutt ... Prologues
[edit] Crew
- Director: Milan Luthria
- Screenplay: Manoj Tyagi
- Story: Milan Luthria
- Dialogue: Rajat Arora
- Producer: Ramesh Sippy, Rohan Sippy & Hussain Shaikh
- Music: Vishal Dadlani & Shekhar Ravjiani
- Cinematography: Karthik Vijay
- Choreography: Bosco-Ceaser
- Lyrics: Dev Kohli & Vishal Dadlani
- Action: Abbas Ali Moghul
- Art Direction:Wasiq Khan
- Editing: Aarif Sheikh
- Costume Designs: Rocky S.
[edit] Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack by Vishal-Shekhar | ||
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January 28, 2006 (India)
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| Recorded | Unknown | |
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |
| Length | 33:04 | |
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Saregama HMV
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| Producer(s) | Vishal-Shekhar | |
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| Vishal-Shekhar chronology | ||
| Zinda (2005) |
Taxi Number 9211 (2006) |
Apna Sapna Money Money (2006) |
The music in the movie was composed by acclaimed new age music composers, Vishal Dadlani & Shekhar Ravjiani with lyrics by Vishal Dadlani and Dev Kohli. . The movie has 8 songs in total with two remixes. The soundtrack also features a song sung by yesteryear music composer, Bappi Lahiri. The soundtrack of the movie was released sometime in the third week of January 2006 under the label of Saregama HMV.
[edit] Track Listing
- Boombai Nagariya (Living In The City) - Bappi Lahiri, Nana Patekar, John Abraham - 3:19
- Ek Nazar Mein Bhi - K.K., Sunidhi Chauhan - 4:37
- Meter Down - Adnan Sami - 3:12
- Aazmale Aazmale - Shekhar - 4:54
- Bekhudi - Shaan - 4:33
- Udne Do - Kunal Ganjawala, Harshdeep - 6:15
- Boombai Nagariya (Club Mix) - Bappi Lahiri, Remix By Guru Sharma - 3:13
- Meter Down (Rock n' Roll Mix) - Adnan Sami, Remix By Guru Sharma - 3:01
[edit] Trivia
- This is the first movie soundtrack for which music composer Bappi Lahiri has sung for someone else besides himself.
- This movie marks the comeback of actress Sonali Kulkarni in Hindi. She was last seen in Danav (2003)
- The movie has been remade in Telugu as Game, featuring Mohan Babu and his son Vishnu Babu.
[edit] Box Office
- 'Taxi Number 9211' was one of the highest grossing films of 2006. Nana Patekar and John Abraham were well applauded. Also Sameera Reddy and Sonali Kulkarni were appreciated.
