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Title: My Brother... Nikhil (2005)
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Cast
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| Sanjay Suri | ... |
Nikhil Kapoor
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| Juhi Chawla | ... |
Anamika "Anu" Kapoor
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Purab Kohli | ... |
Nigel De Costa
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| Victor Banerjee | ... |
Navin Kapoor
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| Lillete Dubey | ... |
Anita Rosario Kapoor
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Dipannita Sharma | ... |
Leena Gomes
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Gautam Kapoor | ... |
Sam Fernandez
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Shayan Munshi | ... |
Kelly Menzes
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Peeya Rai Chowdhary | ... |
Catherine
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Raineera Barreto |
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Philip Colaco |
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Sanya Cotta |
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Amit Dhawan |
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Sujoy Ghosh |
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Storyline
The Kapoors have been living in Goa for several years, and are a well-known and respected family. Navin Kapoor is now retired, and lives with his wife, Anita, who has some Portugese blood, a sportsman son, Nikhil, and daughter, Anamika (Anu). Navin is thrilled to know that Nikhil has been selected for a sports scholarship and will be representing Goa in a national swimming championship. Before that could happen, Nikhil is asked by his coach to take a break and let some fresh youngsters take over; he is eventually dismissed from the team; Navin and Leena encounter hostile stares whenever they go out together; and Leena is shunned by her friends. Watch the climax as the Kapoors find out why the ground has been removed from under their feet, and if at all they are ready to accept the challenge together as a family or as embittered individuals who end up blaming each other. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
MY BROTHER NIKHIL ***1/2 out of 4 Stars
Is it another Philadelphia? No. Another AIDS awareness movie? No. Another offbeat movie? No, I wouldn't call it that. A must watch? Yes.
Sanjay Suri plays a character called Nikhil who is a State swimming champ and has a loving sister played by Juhi Chawla. I love Juhi. She acts marvelously and also uses her presence as a refreshing treat for your eyes. Victor Banerjee and Lilette Dubey also shine in their roles and even Purab Kohli delivers. Sanjay Suri plays his character, as it should be. Very well made and this film also boasts off a wonderful screenplay which is the highlight of the film (apart from the performances).
Just the kind of AIDS movie we needed. But you can see some shades of Philadelphia which are ignorable because of the brilliance of the film. And there are some flaws which make you go ''Did they have the knowledge of all this in 1994?" which are again ignorable just like the ones in 'Black' but it has one thing in common with Black that it is one of the best films of the year. It is a tear-jerker but does not dwindle with this genre for long a la K3G. Despite its flaws, it was indeed a great film.
And to top it all, it has an amazing amazing song called 'Le Chalein' which is interwoven in the film and adds to quality of the film. Awesome song!