Armaan (2003 film)
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- This article is about the 2003 Indian Hindi/Urdu film, there is also a 1966 Pakistani film by this name.
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 Movie poster for Armaan |
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| Directed by | Honey Irani |
| Produced by | Dinesh Gandhi |
| Written by | Javed Akhtar Honey Irani |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Anil Kapoor Preity Zinta Gracy Singh Randhir Kapoor |
| Music by | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| Cinematography | S. Ravi Verman |
| Editing by | Shirish Kunder |
| Release date(s) | 16 May 2003 |
| Running time | 160 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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Armaan (Hindi: अर्मान, Urdu: ارمان English: Desire) is an Hindi-Urdu Bollywood film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Gracy Singh, and Randhir Kapoor. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. This is the first time for Preity Zinta to play a vampish role. She received a Filmfare nomination for Best Villain.
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[edit] Plot
The film is about Dr. Siddharth Sinha (Amitabh Bachchan) and his son Dr. Akash Sinha (Anil Kapoor). Both work in the same hospital founded by Siddharth. Siddharth wishes to run a state of the art hospital but his work and profession means he dedicates his time to his patients.
Soon enough Dr. Neha Mathur (Gracy Singh) walks into Akash's life and they eventually fall in love with each other. Soon enough Siddharth dies and Akash sets on to fulfill his father's dream. The arrival of Soniya Kapoor (Preity Zinta) changes everything between Neha and Akash. Soniya is a rich, arrogant woman who is used to having things her own way and it isn't long before she wants Akash for herself. She decides that since Akash is the man for her, she can latch on to him by literally 'buying' his love through financial agreement. The agreement states that on marrying Soniya, her father Gulshan Kapoor (Randhir Kapoor) will help finance the hospital project.
Akash is confused and wants to fulfill his father's dream but it means sacrificing his love for Neha. The rest of the film explains how he deals with the situation.
[edit] Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan ... Dr. Siddharth Sinha
- Anil Kapoor ... Dr. Akash Sinha
- Preity Zinta ... Soniya Kapoor
- Gracy Singh ... Dr. Neha Mathur
- Randhir Kapoor ... Gulshan Kapoor
[edit] Crew
- Director: Honey Irani
- Screenplay: Javed Akhtar
- Story: Honey Irani
- Dialogue: Javed Akhtar
- Producer: Dinesh Gandhi
- Music: Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa and Ehsaan Noorani
- Cinematography: S. Ravi Verman
- Editor: Shrish Kunder
- Art Direction: Kiran Khanna and Yunas Pathan
- Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
- Costume Design: Arjun Bhasin
- Production Designer: Chetana Prabhu
[edit] Reception
Armaan was a highly anticipated 2003 release mainly due to its cast. The film upon release met with mixed critical reviews. The films production and performances were lavishly praised. Most of the praise was directed towards Zinta for her villainous turn.[1] The film however received a fair share of bad reviews as well. The storyline was criticized of being derivative of the popular Star Plus serial Sanjeevani, also a love triangle set against the backdrop of a hospital. The film finally performed poorly at the box office
[edit] Music
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The movie soundtrack contains 8 songs composed by the award-winning trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Lyrics by Javed Akhtar.
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| Aao Milke Gaayen Aisa Gaana | Mahalakshmi Iyer, Shankar Mahadevan, Udit Narayan, Amitabh Bachchan |
| Jaane Yeh Kya Ho Gaya | Alka Yagnik, Shankar Mahadevan |
| Jugal Bandi - Instrumental | |
| Main Gaoon Tum Gao | Mahalakshmi Iyer, Shaan, Udit Narayan |
| Mere Dil Ka Tumse Yeh Kehna | K. S. Chitra |
| Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye Ho | Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan |
| Tu Hi Bata Zindagi | Roop Kumar Rathod |
| Tu Hi Bata Zindagi | Shreya Ghosal |
[edit] References
- ^ Bariana, Sanjeev Singh (May 18, 2003). Preity Zinta all the way. The Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
[edit] External links
- Armaan at the Internet Movie Database
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