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7.4/10   895 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Rituparno Ghosh (original dialogue)
O. Henry (adapted from the story "Gift of Magi")
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Release Date:
24 December 2004 (India) more
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Tagline:
One afternoon can prove to be greater than a lifetime
Plot:
All he wanted was to see her just once. Manu was from a village in the backwoods. Neeru was the girl next door, his lost love. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
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(2 articles)
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Cast

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Ajay Devgan ... Manoj 'Mannu'

Aishwarya Rai ... Neerja 'Neeru'
Annu Kapoor ... Man - wanted to use the toilet
Mouli Ganguly ... Sheela
Pradip Adhikari
Kailash Koppikar
Kameshwar Mishra
Dilip Patra
Surekha Sikri ... Manoj's mom
Sameer Dharmadhikari ... Alok (as Sammeer)
Gulzar ... Poetry (voice)
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Runtime:
India:120 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Rituparno Ghosh's first Hindi film. more

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Short and Sweet, 27 December 2004
8/10
Author: rohinvil from India

The plot unfolds like that of a master story teller. At any minute you feel that the plot will blossom into a climax, but that is not to be. The tenderness between characters before they married is also played out wonderfully between Ashwariya and Ajay. The cameo of the guy who rings the bell is excellent.I can't reveal his ID can I. The background, not much to see though has been very well made up. What I did not swallow was the cleanliness and the complete lack of it in the two different parts of the same house. It is Ashwariya at ONE of her best roles. She is like putty in the hands of her director. In today's world it would help if the lead character are shown to keeps away from cigarettes and other worse tobacco products as movies influence kids for sure. The ending of the movie is a masterpiece and brought a lump into my throat.

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