Mausam (2011)

A war, religious conflicts, and misunderstandings create obstacles for a couple of different faiths.

Director:

Pankaj Kapur

Writers:

Carl Austin (story and additional screenplay), Pankaj Kapur (screenplay & dialogue)

Stars:

Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Anupam Kher

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Shahid Kapoor	...	Harinder Singh / Harry
Sonam Kapoor	...	Aayat
Anupam Kher	...	Maharaj Krish
Supriya Pathak	...	Fatimah Bua
Aditi Sharma	...	Lajjo
Manoj Pahwa	...	Tangewala
Vaibhav Talwar	...	Javed Rasool
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lorna Anderson	...	Maria
Gurpreet Bhangu
Jass Bhatia	...	Kartar
Stephen Colvil	...	Ball Guest
Paul Coulter	...	RAF officer
Callum Fuller	...	RAF Officer
Maya Mankotia	...	Pammo
Ken Matthews	...	Art Dealer

Storyline

Circa 1992 Mallukot-based Harinder falls head-over-heels in love with Aayat, who has come to live there with her Bua, Fatimah, from Kashmir. Hoping to woo and marry her, despite of receiving romantic overtures from village belle, Lajjo, he, instead faces heartbreak following the attack on Babri Masjid by right-wing Hindu extremists. Seeking safety in Bombay, Aayat re-locates there with her father and Bua. The couple are then fated to meet in Scotland during 1999 where Harinder is now an Indian Air Force Pilot and Aayat is a ballet dancer. Both meet and re-kindle their romance, as well as set a date for their wedding. Unfortunately, the Kargil war compels Harinder to return home, and Aayat does not hear from him. Little does she know that he has been gravely injured and his left arm is paralyzed. After being discharged he still hopes to connect with her, returns to Scotland, and is told they have re-located to the United States. Following the events of 9-11, he gets a lead that she may...

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Plot Keywords:

scotland | misunderstanding | switzerland | kargil war | ballet | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India UK

Language:

Hindi Punjabi Urdu Gujarati English

Release Date:

23 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jahreszeiten der Liebe - Mausam

Filming Locations:

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$103,018, 30 September 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$725,966, 16 October 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinergy Pictures, Religare Capital, Seasons of Love Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

161 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

originally scheduled to release on 16 September 2011, but due to the delay in obtaining the NOC from the IAF, it was pushed back further by a week, releasing on 23 September 2011.

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Connections

References Hum Dono (1961)

User Reviews

a brilliant start, rest is typical bollywood movie

I have said everything in above line, still i need to write 10 lines to qualified it as a valid review. Most importantly initial 40-45 minutes are awesome, movie is worth watching just because of this part. It clearly shows how a simple straight story can be so entertaining and heart touching, it was pure delight to watch that. Actually I was under the impression that it is going to be my best Hindi movie but then comes the real Bollywood in action: meaningless struggle, irrelevant side stories and all that crap you find in most of Hindi movies. But one again, I would suggest to give it a try, specially because initial part is better so you can leave the cinema anytime you want after that.