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Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi

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Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003)
Set in the backdrop of Indian Emergency 1975, the story revolves around 3 friends whose lives changes drastically after the turn of events.
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Set in the backdrop of Indian Emergency 1975, the story revolves around 3 friends whose lives changes drastically after the turn of events.Set in the backdrop of Indian Emergency 1975, the story revolves around 3 friends whose lives changes drastically after the turn of events.Set in the backdrop of Indian Emergency 1975, the story revolves around 3 friends whose lives changes drastically after the turn of events.
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    • Sudhir Mishra
    • Sudhir Mishra(original story & screenplay)
    • Shivkumar Subramaniam(original story & screenplay)
    • Ruchi Narain(original story & screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kay Kay Menon
    • Shiney Ahuja
    • Chitrangda Singh
    • Sudhir Mishra
    • Sudhir Mishra(original story & screenplay)
    • Shivkumar Subramaniam(original story & screenplay)
    • Ruchi Narain(original story & screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kay Kay Menon
    • Shiney Ahuja
    • Chitrangda Singh
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Shiney Ahuja in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003)
    Chitrangda Singh in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003)
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    Yashpal Sharma in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003)
    Arif Zakaria and Chitrangda Singh in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003)
    Anupam Shyam in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003)
    Anupam Shyam and Chitrangda Singh in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003)
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    Chitrangda Singh and Kay Kay Menon in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003)
    Kay Kay Menon in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003)
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    Kay Kay Menon
    Kay Kay Menon
    • Siddharth Tyabji
    Shiney Ahuja
    Shiney Ahuja
    • Vikram Malhotra
    Chitrangda Singh
    Chitrangda Singh
    • Geeta Rao
    Ram Kapoor
    Ram Kapoor
    • Arun Mehta
    Saurabh Shukla
    Saurabh Shukla
    • Senior Bihari constable
    Yashpal Sharma
    Yashpal Sharma
    • Randhir Singh
    Jasbir Malik
    • Mehmood Tyabji
    Sohrab Ardeshir
    • The maharaja
    Aditya Bhattacharya
    Aditya Bhattacharya
    • Politician Sadiq
    Arif Zakaria
    Arif Zakaria
    • Daryll
    Anupam Shyam
    Anupam Shyam
    • SHO Jhanda Singh
    Sandeep Kulkarni
    Sandeep Kulkarni
    • Comrade Probir
    Akhil Mishra
    Akhil Mishra
    • Vikram's father
    Yusuf Hussain
    Yusuf Hussain
    • Senior politician
    Manohar Khushlani
    • Hotelier Wadhwani
    Gopal Dubey
    • The landlord
    Gajraj Rao
    Gajraj Rao
    • Junior Bihari constable
    Atul Mongia
    • Kashyap
      • Sudhir Mishra
      • Sudhir Mishra(original story & screenplay)
      • Shivkumar Subramaniam(original story & screenplay)
      • Ruchi Narain(original story & screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Shiney Ahuja won the Filmfare Best Debut Award for his performance.
    • Connections
      References Georgy Girl (1966)
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      Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
      Written by Mirza Ghalib

      Composed by Shantanu Moitra

      Performed by Shubha Mudgal

      Courtesy of Virgin Records India

    User reviews43

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    7/10
    A love story par excellence with a riveting music score
    When i walked in the hall for this film, I had no idea what's its like and who were the people acting in it. Sometimes life is full of surprises and I guess this was one of it. I am not writing an actual review but my rendition of thoughts the character portrayed in the film. Though the background was 1970's, the story and more importantly the relationships between the three characters was main framework of the film which is beyond time. My interest in the film was least to explore the technical issues or social issues that form the background of the film. What came out to me was the ritualistic attitude of love and how it transforms in a deep understanding between people.

    The film shows a triangle of love between three characters which was very different from the one shown in Johars and Chopras chocolate covered candy floss that we get to see routinely. Coming to the story- one pretty girl Geeta (Chitrangada Singh) and two guys - Siddharth (KayKay Menon) and Vikram (Shiny Ahuja). While Geeta is in love with Siddharth, Vikram is in love with Geeta. But the film does not start from here nor does it ends there. Geeta is an educated South Indian urban girl who loves Siddartha for his socialist ideology while Vikram comes from a middle class semi-urban semi-rural Gandhian family who wants to grow in life and does not idealize with the socialist movement. And Siddarth has one point of agenda- socialist movement. As time moves on, the love equation of 3 characters moves with time except for Geeta love for Siddarth and Vikram love for Geeta. As a result their life travels from Delhi to Bihar in peculiar situations each with their own equilibrium. Coming out from an unhappy marriage with an alcoholic IAS officer, Geeta moves to Bihar where she discovers not only her love for Siddarth but also an equal parallel love for the socialist movement. At the same time, Vikram rises in the corridors of power as a deal maker. With sudden declaration of emergency by Indira Gandhi, the situations and backdrop becomes raw and bloody. How each of these characters react in these situations perhaps defines what each of them felt what love was all about? There is a sudden twist at the end of the film which perhaps describes how each of the three characters grows as human beings. It's a life time treat and if you can watch the characters through your heart, you will find this film soul stirring. Another important highlight of this film is the music - beautiful poetry by Pratish Nandy, vocals by Shubha Mudgal, Swanand Kirkire and Shobha Joshi. Some excellent scores are "Hazaron Khwaishen Aisi", based on the famous ghazals by Mirza Ghalib and Swanand Kirkire's "Bavra Mann" which comes as a backdrop at all the significant points of the film taking the audience to even greater heights. A must watch for all the ones who would want to know what love is……..
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    • vats-vikrant
    • May 27, 2005

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 2005 (India)
      • India
      • France
      • Hindi
      • English
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    • Production companies
      • Artcam International
      • Foundation Montecinema Verità
      • National Center of Cinematography Fonds Sud
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