Paathshaala (2010)

A new English school-teacher also teaches music but ends up leading both teachers and students to revolt against the school management.

Director:

Milind Ukey

Writer:

Ahmed Khan (story and screenplay)

Stars:

Adil Feroz Khan, Nana Patekar, Shahid Kapoor

Cast

Credited cast:
Adil Feroz Khan	...	Adil khan
Nana Patekar	...	Principal Aditya Sahay
Shahid Kapoor	...	Rahul Prakash Udyavar
Ayesha Takia	...	Anjali Mathur (as Ayesha Takia Azmi)
Sushant Singh	...	Vijendra Chauhan
Saurabh Shukla	...	Lallan Sharma
Anjan Srivastav	...	Waghmare (as Anjan Shrivastav)
Kurush Deboo	...	Cyrus Hansotia
Sanatan Mody	...	Farooque
Shraddha Arya	...	Natasha Singh (as Shradha Arya)
Kainaz Motivala	...	Shailey
Dwij Yadav	...	Vijay Damodar (as Dwij Narendra Yadav)
Swini Khara	...	Swini
Ali Haji	...	Rohan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Salman Ahmed	...	Media Planner

Storyline

Rahul Prakash Udyavar joins Saraswati Vidya Mandir, which is located in Mumbai's Eastern suburbs, as an English Teacher. Shortly thereafter he also agrees to teach music at the request of Nutritionist, Anjali Mathur. With the school facing shortage of funds, pressure is being brought by Manager Lallan Sharma to try to get students' parents to pay more for a variety of activities. When the Principal, Aditya Sahay, supports Lallan, the students and staff are forced to raise funds. Despite of their best efforts, however, a stage will be set for a much-publicized confrontation that may well result in the closure of this institution.

---

Plot Keywords:

school | 

---

Genres:

Drama | Family

---

Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sunil Shetty was signed for Sushant Singh's role but later opted out.

---

Goofs

Ayesha Takia Azmi plays the credited character of Anjali Mathur, however, on an envelope she receives from New York her name is shown as "Anjali Kapoor".

---

Connections

References Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

---

Soundtracks

Eh Khuda Teri Marzi Ke Aage Kya Hoga
Performed by Kailash Kher
Lyrics & Music by Hanif Shaikh
Music on T-Series

User Reviews

Total disappointment

After watching the first ten minutes, I thought the movie to be a remake of "Dead Poet's Society" closer than Mohabbatein but was totally disappointment.

The movie wants to deliver a great social message, the idea could be exploited better, the script could be made several times better, but the direction lacks all the essential effort. There's no parallelism in the script. No character buildup. No love stories either. The songs were well-sung and could be filmed as great love songs, but were grossly mistreated. Nana Patekar's acting was very introverted. I couldn't see any effort from other actors, except from Anjan Shrivastav. Only Shahid and Ayesha gave decent performances. Overall, it was a dull show.

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

16 April 2010 (India)

Also Known As:

Na Escola

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$24,690

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eros International, Paperdoll Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color