Aamir (2008)

A doctor of Indian origin returning to Mumbai from London is forced to participate in a terrorist plot.

Director:

Raj Kumar Gupta

Writer:

Raj Kumar Gupta (story)

Stars:

Rajeev Khandelwal, Aishwarya, Vasan Bala

Cast

Credited cast:
Rajeev Khandelwal	...	Dr. Aamir Ali
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aishwarya	...	Falak
Vasan Bala	...	Messenger at Airport
Chinkal	...	Nargis
Rohitash Gaud	...	Custum officer at airport
Shashanka Ghosh
Jhilmil Hazrika	...	Girl at Indo-Gulf Hotel
Junaid	...	Jameel
Amar Kaushik	...	Stud in the bus
Abhas Khan	...	Kid in BEST bus
Allauddin Khan	...	Taxi driver
Gajraj Rao	...	Man on cellphone
Sneha	...	Shabana

Storyline

Aamir Ali lives a middle-classed lifestyle in Mumbai along with his dad, Rashid; mom, Taranum; three sisters: Nargis, Shabana, and Falak; and a brother, Jameel. After his dad passes away, Aamir re-locates to Britain, studies, obtains a medical degree, and returns home. Upon arrival at Mumbai Airport, he is hassled by the Customs Officer and his baggage is searched several times. Finally, he is permitted to leave. Outside the airport he is approached by two men on a motorbike, and one of them hands him a cellphone. Aamir accepts the cellphone and thus begins his nightmare that will propel him all the way to Dongri, then to Bhendi Bazar, where he will be given a red suitcase containing cash. He will be told that he must deliver this suitcase at another location within a specified time or else his family will all be killed. Aamir agrees to do so but before he could even arrive at the location, the suitcase gets stolen. The question remains: will Aamir be able to locate it and deliver it ...

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Plot Keywords:

airport | terrorist | doctor | terrorist plot | return home | 

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Taglines:

Kaun Kehta Hai, Aadmi Apni Kismat Khud Likhta Hai? (Who says that man scripts his own destiny by himself?)

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

6 June 2008 (India)

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR 50,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

UTV Spotboy Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Chakkar Ghoomyo"
Written by Amitabh
Performed by Amit Trivedi

User Reviews

Another bollywood film copied from a foreign movie from Philipines

This movie is almost a scene by scene copy from the Filipino movie Cavite released in 2005 and directed by Neill Dela Llana and Ian Gamazon.

Check out this IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428303

Plot Summary for Cavite: Adam, a security guard, travels from California to the Philippines, his native land, for his father's funeral. He arrives in Manila. As he waits, a phone rings in his backpack; he answers it, and a male voice tells him that his mother and sister are captives and will be killed if Adam doesn't cooperate. Over the next hour, the voice sends Adam by bus, taxi, motorized tricycle, and on foot through an urban landscape of busy streets, cramped apartments, a fetid squatters' camp, a bank, a cockfighting arena, and a church. Adam's conversations with the voice cover murder, Islam, jihad, rebellion in Mindanao, and his family. What is it Adam will be commanded to do? Will he acquiesce?

Does this seem familiar? I had thought this was an honest and original effort on the makers of "Aamir"s part but alas they keep copying stuff.

Damn you guys.... Come up with something original.