Phir Milenge
| Phir Milenge | |
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| Directed by | Revathi |
| Produced by | Suresh Balaje[1] |
| Written by | Atul Sabharwal |
| Starring |
Shilpa Shetty Salman Khan Abhishek Bachchan Mita Vasisht |
| Music by |
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Bhavatha Raja Nikhil-Vinay Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Distributed by | Percept Picture Company |
Release dates |
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Running time | 124 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Phir Milenge (English: We'll Meet Again) is a 2004 Bollywood movie starring Shilpa Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan and Salman Khan as an extended appearance. The film is directed by South Indian actress Revathi. The film touched on the subject of AIDS. It is inspired by the American film Philadelphia.
Synopsis
Tamanna Sahni (Shilpa Shetty) is a dedicated staff member of a top advertising agency, her ideas and designs have mainly contributed to the success of the agency. She leaves for a college reunion and meets her college sweetheart Rohit Manchanda (Salman Khan). They rekindle their love for each other and share some intimate moments together. Eventually Rohit leaves and Tamanna settles back into her normal daily routine.
When her sister, Tanya (Kamalinee Mukherjee), has an accident she decides to give her own blood to replace the blood used to save Tanya. However her doctor, Dr. Raisingh (Revathi), tells her that she has been tested positive for HIV. Tamanna's world turns upside down and she desperately tries to get into contact with Rohit but in vain.
Her situation is soon spread around the office and she loses her job. Angered by her unfair dismissal she searches for a lawyer to fight her case. Eventually Tarun Anand (Abhishek Bachchan) agrees to represent her.
Cast
- Shilpa Shetty ... Tamanna Sahni
- Salman Khan ... Rohit Manchanda (Special Appearance)
- Abhishek Bachchan ... Advocate Tarun Anand
- Kamalinee Mukherjee ... Tanya Sahni
- Mita Vashisht ... Advocate Kalyani
- Revathi ... Dr. Raisingh
- Nassar... Lawyer
Soundtrack
| Phir Milenge | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | ||||
| Released |
17 July 2004 (India) | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
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| Producer | Suresh Balaje | |||
| Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy chronology | ||||
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The music is composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Nikhil-Vinay & Bhavatharini and lyrics are penned by Prasoon Joshi & Sameer.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Music | Lyrics | Duration |
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| 1 | Jeene Ke Ishaare | Shankar Mahadevan | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Prasoon Joshi | 6:38 |
| 2 | Betab Dil Hai | Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam | Nikhil-Vinay | Sameer | 7:29 |
| 3 | Yaad Hai Woh Pehli Mulaqat | Abhijeet | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Sameer | 6:30 |
| 4 | Khul Ke Muskurale | Bombay Jayashri | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Prasoon Joshi | 4:41 |
| 5 | Betab Dil Hai (sad) | Sonu Nigam | Nikhil-Vinay | Sameer | 3:04 |
| 6 | Khushiyon Ki Koshish | Srinivas, Mahalaxmi Iyer | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Prasoon Joshi | 4:56 |
| 7 | Kuchh Pal | Vijay Yesudas | Bhavatharini | Prasoon Joshi | 4:35 |
| 8 | Phir Milenge | Febi, Vijay Yesudas | Bhavatharini | Prasoon Joshi | 1:02 |
Critical reception
Though not a successful film at the box office,[2] the performances were applauded. Shilpa Shetty in particular was applauded for her portrayal as an AIDS patient. She received best actress nominations at the Filmfare Awards, Zee Cine Awards, Star Screen Awards, IIFA Awards and many more.
Abhishek Bachchan was also applauded for his performance. He received the Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Male for his performance.
References
- ↑ Suresh Balaje
- ↑ "Box Office 2004". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2008-03-21.