Chameli (film)

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Chameli
A poster of the film Chameli
Directed by	Sudhir Mishra
Produced by	Pritish Nandy Communication
Written by	Anant Balani Swanand Kirkire
Starring	Kareena Kapoor Rahul Bose
Cinematography	Aseem Bajaj
Distributed by	Pritish Nandy Communication
Release date(s)	December 31, 2003 (India) January 9, 2004 (UK)
Running time	108 min.
Language	Hindi
Budget	US$1 million
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Chameli (Hindi: चमेली, Urdu: چمیلی, Translation: "Jasmine") is a Hindi movie, which was released in India on January 9, 2004. It stars Kareena Kapoor and Rahul Bose and is directed by Sudhir Mishra.

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 Awards
5 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Chameli (Kareena Kapoor)

Aman Kapoor (Rahul Bose) lost his wife, Neha (Rinke Khanna) in a car accident on a rainy night. Neha was pregnant with their child. The accident left him depressed and lonely. He drowned his grief with alcohol or smoking. Chameli (Kareena Kapoor) is a prostitute who was sold to a brothel by her uncle when she was young. She is now a tough, street smart girl.

On one rainy night, Aman and Chameli, two strangers, meet each other in South Mumbai. The story shows how their relationship develops and how each other's lives change.

[edit] Cast

Aman Kapoor (Rahul Bose)

Rahul Bose ... Aman Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor ... Chameli
Rinke Khanna ... Neha
Yashpal Sharma ... ACP K P Singh
Makrand Deshpande ... Taxi Driver

[edit] Reception

The film was warmly received by most critics who found the film very neat and artistically shot. Kareena Kapoor's performance however received a cold shoulder by most critics as it was felt that she was too young to do such a mature role justice