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Aladin (2009)

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Since he was a child, Aladin Chatterjee has been teased for his fairytale name. As a college student he follows his namesake's footsteps; unleashing genie Genius and wooing exchange student Jasmine. But the evil Ringmaster approaches.

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Credited cast:
Shubhankar Atre ...
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Genius
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Aladin's grandfather
Dhaval Barbhaya ...
Egg Head
Michael Chen ...
Antique Shop Owner
Master Ahan Desai ...
Ritesh Deshmukh ...
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Erina ...
Flame Thrower
Jacqueline Fernandez ...
Jasmine (as Jaqueline Fernandes)
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Narrator
Master Dev Kanatwala ...
Young Kasim Kejriwal
Vineet Kapoor ...
Truck Driver
Nawab Khan ...
Lion Tamer
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Kasim Kejriwal
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Based in the municipality of Khwaish, abused by his classmates, Aladin Chatterjee, who was orphaned when his parents, Arun and Riya, died in an accident in Siachen Valley, lived with his paternal grandfather until the later's passing. Now alone, grown up, studying in Khwaish University, and still being abused by fellow-college mates, he finds himself smitten by the lovely US Exchange Student, Jasmine. Unable to express his feelings for her, he rubs a lamp that was gifted to him on his birthday, which summons a genie named Genius. He gets 3 wishes, but wastes 2 of them, but on the 3rd one he insists that Genius assist him to win Jasmine's heart without any magical tricks. Hilarious chaos results when everything seems to fail; while an immortal and deadly entity, Ringmaster, and his hordes, prepares to confront Genius and Aladin so that he can acquire even more magical powers with the help of the lamp on the day of the sighting of a rare comet; and the truth behind the death of Aladin's... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

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The film is set in the fictional town of Khwahish. "Khwahish" is an Urdu word for "desire," alluding to the fantasy aspect of the film. See more »

Quotes

Jasmine: Aladin, I have to go...
Aladin: Oh... it's been wonderful meeting you and I hope we can do it again really soon...
Jasmine: Aladin... I have to go to the bathroom.
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References Don (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Genie Rap"
Written by Vishal Dadlani
Composed by Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani
Performed by Amitabh Bachchan and Anushka Manchandani
Courtesy of EROS Music
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this movie is great
3 November 2009 | by (India) – See all my reviews

this movie is great. frankly speaking i was not expecting anything from this movie, but i was blown away by the cgi quality which can be compared to the best of the best in Hollywood.the story was very good and the music was excellent,all the actors acted very well and specially amitabh bachan and ritesh deshmukh. sujoy gosh has done an excellent job and proving his metal after the debacle of his previous movie. the pair of vishal and shekhar have once again proved their capability. this movie is full on entertainment and best deal for kids. this movie is the perfect showcase to the world about what bollywood can do.i rate this movie 8/10


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