Sanam Re Full Film

[Liliane Hubright]

Gaurav (Vivek Mushran) lives a wealthy lifestyle, gets everything he wants except the love of his parents and family. Even though he lives with his parents, they love his elder brother Narendra (Sanjay Dutt) more. Narendra is often pronounced by the name of "Hero" by his parents, and goes abroad for his job once a while. When Hero comes back home for a holiday, he goes to a funfair with his family, and witnesses a little girl who is stuck on top of a Ferris wheel, and when Hero gets the chance, he climbs up and rescues her. By the time he jumps off, it is already on fire, which causes it to explode, and blows Hero off with it as well. The whole family is devastated by Hero's death, and since he was the only one who made a name for his family, Gaurav finally feals pity and joins the army to prove to his father that he is worthy to be the Hero's younger brother. While on duty, Gaurav discovers that Angara and General (Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover) are about to plant bombs through the whole of India, and that would just not mean for his parents and friends to die, but also his loving girlfriend, Sanam (Manisha Koirala).

The film was in news because of Dutt's involvement in the 1993 Bombay Bombings.During his statement he said that while he was shooting for the film producers Hanif and Samir arranged the gun from gangster Abu Salem. As a result, Dutt distanced himself from the film and its delayed release.

When I decided to see this film, I had no idea that I was about to see a very good and touching romance. The film caught me completely by surprise. This film is a combination of a great script, great on-screen couple and wonderful performances. The best thing about the film is definitely the casting of what initially appears as a completely opposite and unlikely romantic couple. Harshvardhan Rane plays a rough and tough ex-con while Mawra Hocane plays a dorky librarian who is rejected by grooms because of her appearance.

Sanam Teri Kasam is no less a love story than an Aashique. If you liked Aashiqui 2, I would say you will love Sanam Teri Kasam, which is a better film. The music in Sanam Teri Kasam was apt and the background score was also very good. I think we should also mention the cinematographer and editor who made such smooth and perfect transitions between scenes and shots. I suggest that you catch this film as soon as possible.

Nandini (Rai, in one of her best roles) is the free-spirited daughter of renowned musician Pandit Darbar (Vikram Gokhale) and his wife Amrita (Smita Jaykar). Italian-Indian singer Sameer (Salman Khan, returning from Khamoshi) comes to their mansion to study under Darbar. Nandini and Sameer are immediately attracted to each other and begin an innocent yet forbidden courtship. When Darbar finds out, he expels Sameer and forces Nandini to marry the kind, wealthy lawyer Vanraj (Ajay Devgan). Recognizing how unhappy Nandini is, Vanraj takes her to Italy to reunite her with Sameer.

I was ten years old when this movie came out, and it was huge. HDDCS was the movie everyone saw (it was the third highest grossing Bollywood film of 1999). And that year saw the rise of DVDs, so the movie was ubiquitous after its release. It seemed like every household had a copy of the DVD and the CD. The soundtrack was everywhere too; the film spawned a number of hit songs that are still popular. HDDCS was the right film at the right time. But does it hold up?

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Every year, the Karachi Literature Festival gathers literature lovers under the same canopied roof and hosts an array of talks that range from appreciating established works to exploring narratives that form as the world shifts. This year, actor Sanam Saeed attended as a guest speaker and spoke about the change that can come about if budgets allocated for films are spent on OTT platforms instead.

The session, called From Silver Screen to Mini Screen: Goldmine of OTT Media, hosted on day three of the 14th iteration of the KLF, was moderated by Safinah Danish Elahi and included scriptwriter Faseeh Bari Khan as the other guest speaker. Saeed held the conversational floor and talked about her criteria when choosing the characters she plays.

Sanam Teri Kasam is an intense love story of two diametrically opposite people; Saraswathy Parthsarthy aka Saru (Mawra Hocane), a Tamilian Brahmin and her wealthy neighbour Inder (Harshwardhan Rane). While Saru is a bespectacled plain Jane, who works in a library, Inder is a cynical rebel who lives life in the fast lane.

Leading a sheltered life, under the aegis of her strict disciplinarian father, her marriage is the biggest bone of contention in her family as she is always rejected owing to her dowdy appearance and staid personality. One day, in her desperate attempt to transform herself, Saru inadvertently changes her destiny.

With a well-written screenplay and powerful performances by the debutant duo in Bollywood, the film tugs at your emotional chords and makes you empathise with Saru and her plight. Their love story is credible and their onscreen chemistry is strong and tangible.

Harshvardhan Rane as Inder, delivers a controlled and poised performance, giving vent to his angst, love, frustrations and sorrow with restraint. He lights up the screen with his strong and well-chiselled physique and emotes superbly through his eyes. He is equally at ease as the silent lover, as he is in an emotional outburst.

Mawra Hocane, the Pakistani VJ, model and actor, is a delight to watch as Saru. She slips into the demure character with ease and her get-up certainly adds to her persona. She is confident and her innocence is endearing. You are one with her in her unrequited love, as also in her hour of grief.

The powerful background score is apt and uplifts the tenor of the scenes. The music by Himesh Reshammiya is soulful and one of the highlights of the film. The songs are penned well and bring out the mood of the film, especially Haal-e-dil and Bewajaah. The only unwarranted song is perhaps the one picturised on Vijay Raaz.

Perhaps it is the last fifteen minutes of the film, which drags a bit and given the few cinematic liberties that the directors have taken, becomes a little mawkish. Else, theirs is a love story that will touch your heart without a doubt.

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (I Have Given Away My Heart) is a Film of the Book Na Hanyate starring Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, of Devdas and Saawariya fame.

It stars a happy-go-lucky Nandini who lives within a fort in Rajasthan with her extended family and is visited by Sameer, a Half Italian, Half Indian singer who knocks on her Father's door to learn classical Indian music. They fall madly, obsessively in love, unknown to both Nandini's renowed father and mother. Both Sameer and Nandini aid Nandini's cousin to escape her abusive marriage to be with her true love against the wishes of their elders and are caught flatfooted in an embrace by Nandini's father.

After their love is discovered, Sameer is banished from the mansion with a stipulation from her father that he never meet Nandini again as a Guru Dakshina (a traditional gift a student gives a Guru). Sameer leaves, bound by his vow and the heartbroken Nandini is married off to Vanraj, a son of a famous lawyer, who unknown to her has fallen in love with her. She resumes letter writing to Sameer, and Vanraj stumbles upon Sameer's letters. Vanraj, who is neither handsome nor a good singer but is possessed only of a good heart, decides that the one honorable thing to do is to leave Nandini off to her lover Sameer in Italy and sets off with her to Europe. And so goes the Love Triangle.This work provides examples of:

• Actor Allusion: At one point during the wedding scene, after Sameer and Nandini talk about their outfits, Sameer says, "The way she boasts, it'd appear she is Miss World." Aishwarya Rai, who plays Nandini, won the Miss World pageant in 1994.
• Arranged Marriage: Nandini and Vanraj are subject to this.
• All Girls Want Bad Boys: Subverted. Nandini falls in love with Sameer but she later falls in love with Vanraj.
• Betty and Veronica: With Sameer being Veronica and Vanraj being Betty
• Break-Up Song: Tadap Tadap Ke [1]. The music is Tear Jerker Worthy.
• Expository Hair Style Change: Nandini usually wears a ghagra and choli and plaits her hair before marriage. When Nandini gets married, She ties her hair in a bun and wears long saris.
• First Love: Sameer
• Gorgeous Period Dress: The costumes have to be seen to be believed. Amazingly beautiful and Bhansali stated he did a lot of research in Rajasthan to get a feel for the land filmed.
• "I Am" Song: See "Manmohini", a song that describes Nandini's character [2]
• The Item Number: Nimboodha Nimboodha qualifies [3]
• I Will Wait for You: Sameer. Since he cannot follow her because of The Promise, he asks Nandini to follow him.
• Love Epiphany: Nandini during the Theme Song Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
• Love Triangle: Nandini, Sameer and Vanraj
• Meet Cute: Nandini meets Sameer as the glass chandelier dangles between them.
• Nice Guys Finish Last: Subverted. On the other hand, you can't help feel sorry for Sameer.
• The Power of Love: Subverted. Nandini travels the seven seas to meet Sameer in Italy. But the seven steps she took with Vanraj (an essential part of Hindu matrimony, see the quote above) made her reconsider her love. In Hinduism, Marriage is Serious Business and Divorce is breaking a sacred bond, never mind the earthly one
• Theme Song: Cue Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
• True Love is Exceptional: Nandini's type is embodied in Sameer, a hotheaded handsome and talented guy who never takes anything seriously. Nandini ends up falling in love with Vanraj who is humble, rational, average and honest.
• Tsundere: Nandini is this in the first half of the movie. She mellows later on.
• You Have Waited Long Enough: Nandini

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