Aa Dekhen Zara (2009)

A photographer (Ray) has nothing going for him, until he inherits a camera from his grandfather. This changes his life in a way that he could not have ever imagined in his wildest dreams.

Director:

Jehangir Surti

Writers:

Sheershak Anand (story), Shantanu Ray Chhibber (story)

Stars:

Neil Nitin Mukesh, Bipasha Basu, Biswajeet Chatterjee

Cast

Credited cast:
Neil Nitin Mukesh	...	Ray Acharya
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bipasha Basu	...	Simi Chatterjee
Biswajeet Chatterjee	...	Dr. Animesh Joshi
Sophiya Chaudhary	...	Sophia
Rahul Dev	...	Captain
Deepak Dhariwal	...	Advocate Arora
Rajan Korgaonkar	...	Recovery Agent
Srivas Naidu	...	Murli Murgadas - Bangkok Taxi-driver
Ashwin Nayak	...	Bike Rider
Thamapat Seengamrat	...	Inspector Baan
Sameer Siddiqui	...	Romesh - Bookie
Bobby Vatsa	...	Special Officer Puri

Storyline

Mumbai-based struggling wildlife photographer, Ray Acharya, is informed that his maternal grandfather has passed away, and left some mementos for him. He picks them up, finds out they include an old camera which has the uncanny ability to photograph the future. He uses it to amass wealth at the lotteries and races; and woos struggling singer, Simi Chatterjee, but finds that he has to face enemies who want the camera by hook or by crook. The first one is a ruthless assassin simply known as Captain; the other is Special Officer Puri. And even if Ray manages to survive either of these two - who pursue him all the way to Bangkok - he will still have to face yet another enemy - death!

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Plot Keywords:

photographer | camera | inheritance | title based on song

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Taglines:

A Date With Fate

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Eros Entertainment

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

27 March 2009 (India)

Also Known As:

Freeze

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eros Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Ray is going to the lottery for the first time, the song "Beedi" from Omkaracan be heard playing in the background. This is an item song in which Bipasha Basu starred. Also, later in the movie, Ray and Simi are seen to be watching Omkara, an amusing reference.

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Connections

Features Omkara (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Aa Dekhen Zara"
Written by Sheershak Anand
Composed by Gourov Dasgupta
Performed by Neil Nitin Mukesh and Sunaina
Courtesy of EROS Music

User Reviews

Could've been better, but not bad at all

Beginning with the story, the overall plot was good, but it shows laking of budget resulting in less use of technology. For a debut director I will say has to work more harder to improve, else the acting were OK, but Rahul Dev's character acting leaves a mark to the mind after watching it, you could've think of him at the end. New concept for a Hindi film makes it markable, the ratings cut due to average direction, average acting, and less binding power in the movie, But I'll still say watch it for a different experience generally absent in Hindi movies, a different flavor,

All in all I'll say far more to go, but a good attempt.

my rating, 3/5