Awarapan
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Mohit Suri's darkly violent romantic thriller Awarapan observes the quandary of an underworld character forced to make a fateful decision when faced with absolute corruption. Emraan Hashmi stars as Shivam, a henchman in the employ of a brutal crime boss, Mafioso Mallik (Ashutosh Rana). Mallik's latest mission for Shivam involves sending him out to check on Reema (Mrinalini Sharma), one of the boss's Pakistani sex slaves, in an attempt to test her romantic loyalty. Suddenly, upon discovering that Reema is indeed erotically unfaithful, Shivam finds himself faced with two options: either carry out Mallik's difficult orders by executing the young woman, or set Reema and her lover free. As Shivam explores this quandary, he is suddenly flooded by bittersweet memories of a past love that dramatically impact his decision. ~ Nathan Southern, RoviCast
- Emraan Hashmi - Shivam
- Shriya Saran - Aaliyah
- Mrinalini Sharma - Reema
- Ashutosh Rana - Malik
- Purab Kohli - Munna
Credit
Raju Khan - Choreography, Vishesh Bhatt - Co-producer, Mohit Suri - Director, Jayesh Dhakan - Sound/Sound Designer, Asif Ali Beg - Lyricist, Sayeed Quadri - Lyricist, Baba Farid - Lyricist| Awara (1951 Film), Awans (1974 Film) | |
| Award Winning French Shorts (Film), Away (A)wake (2005 Film) |
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| Directed by | Mohit Suri |
| Produced by | Mukesh Bhatt |
| Written by | Shagufta Rafique |
| Starring | Emraan Hashmi Shriya Saran Mrinalini Sharma |
| Music by | Pritam |
| Distributed by | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures |
| Running time | 126 mins |
| Country | India (29 June 2007) Pakistan (6 July 2007) |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | Rs. 18 crore |
Awaarapan (Hindi: आवारापन, Urdu: آوارہ پن) is a 2007 Bollywood romantic thriller film produced by Mukesh Bhatt and directed by Mohit Suri. It is the first Indian and Pakistani joint production film. It stars Emraan Hashmi, Shriya Saran and Mrinalini Sharma in lead roles. Awarapan released in India on June 29, 2007 under the banner of Vishesh Films. The film is a remake of a Korean film A Bittersweet Life
The movie was given clearance for screening in Pakistan by the Pakistan Film Censor Board and was released on 6 July 2007. The movie was a flop at boxoffice but Emraan's performance was appreciated by audience and critics.[1]
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Plot
Awarapan is the story of Shivam (Emraan Hashmi), who searches for happiness but finds only pain and loneliness. He is a heartbroken atheist lover who, in order to escape from the ghosts of his tragic past, dedicates himself to serve his gangster boss Malik (Ashutosh Rana), who runs a chain of hotels in Hong Kong. Malik's son Ronnie assists Malik. Malik considers Shivam like his own son. They have a rival, Malik's brother (Ashish Vidyarthi) and his son, Munna. In fact they are rivals because Shivam once fought with Malik's brother and refused to apologize and Malik backed him up on that. Shivam has a very close childhood friend, Kabir who assists him.
One day, Malik asks Shivam to keep an eye on his young mistress Reema (Mrinalini Sharma) while he is away on a brief business trip. Reema is a young Pakistani girl who is a victim of human trafficking. Malik had 'bought' her in the flesh market in Bangkok.
Malik's brief is clear: If Reema is found cheating on Malik, Shivam has to eliminate her. From the moment Shivam sets his eyes on Reema, his past begins to raise its head. He is reminded of his lost love Aliyah (Shriya Saran) and how he had failed to save her. Aliyah and Shivam had fallen in love. When her father found out, he confronted them claiming that Shivam was a gangster. Shivam offered her father his gun saying that he was willing to let go of that life. But her father shot at Shivam who ducked to avoid the bullet. The bullet hit Aliyah instead, killing her and embittering Shivam forever.
One night Shivam is shocked to discover that the innocent looking Reema has a secret boyfriend Bilal (Rehaan Khan), whom she has tucked away and is planning to run away with. When he confronts her to eliminate her, she claims that freedom is her right. He gets reminded of Aliyah's saying that if you free even one being, you find peace. So he decides to help her and goes against Malik to help her. Shocked Malik gives a shoot at sight order against Shivam and merges his gang with his brother.
Shivam manages to save Bilal from Malik's men. He then kills Malik's brother, Munna and even Malik in a brutal gunfight. When Ronnie and his men pin Shivam and Reema down and all looks lost, Kabir enters the fight and shoots a lot of them down. Shivam and Reema escape but Kabir sacrifices himself to buy them time. Shivam brings Reema to the dock where Bilal is waiting with Ronnie and his men in close pursuit. He holds them off while they escape killing Ronnie and all of his men but is mortally wounded. As he lies dying, he sees Aliyah holding his hands and taking him to heaven while the boat with Reema and Bilal sails away.
Cast
- Emraan Hashmi as Shivam
- Shriya Saran as Aaliyah
- Mrinalini Sharma as Reema
- Ashutosh Rana as Malik
- Salil Acharya as Ronnie.
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Malik's brother
Music
The music for the film's album was composed by Pritam. Some of the singers who have lent their voices for the album include Mustafa Zahid, Suzanne D'Mello, Rafaqat Ali Khan and Annie. The lyrics have been written by Sayeed Quadri, Asif Ali Baig and Annie Khalid.
The movie had a heavy influence of Pakistani music. All four tracks were borrowed from across the border and re-created by Pritam. Due to increased awareness of plagiarism in India’s Film Music, all the tracks have been properly credited to their original sources.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Tera Mera Rishta" | Mustafa Zahid | 5:47 | |
| 2. | "Toh Phir Aao" | Mustafa Zahid | 5:48 | |
| 3. | "Mahiya" | Suzanne D'Mello | 4:24 | |
| 4. | "Maula Maula" | Rafaqat Ali Khan | 5:24 | |
| 5. | "Tera Mera Rishta" (Remix) | Mustafa Zahid | 4:54 | |
| 6. | "Toh Phir Aao" (Remix) | Mustafa Zahid | 5:09 | |
| 7. | "Mahiya" (Remix) | Annie Khalid | 5:12 |
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