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Cast:
Aditi Sharma, Habib Tanvir, Anil Kapoor, |
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Shefali Shah, Anurag Sinha,
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Year:
2008 |
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Music:
Sukhwinder Singh |
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Lyrics:
Ibrahim Ashq |
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Story:
Shiraz Ahmed |
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First Assistant
Director:
Anshuman Jha |
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Banner:
Mukta Arts Entertainment
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Associate
Director:
Shilpi Dasgupta |
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Producer and
Director:
Subhash Ghai |
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| Rajan
Mathur (Anil Kapoor) is a professor of Urdu who teaches in
Dr.Zakir Husain College and lives a respectful life in
Chandni Chowk with his wife Roma Mathur (Shefali Shah) who
is a social activist. |
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Professor Mathur happens to meet a young boy Numair
Qazi (Anurag Sinha) who informs him that he is a
victim of communal riots in Gujarat. But the truth
is that he is a suicide bomber of a Muslim
fundamentalist group and is ordered to set off a
bomb near Red Fort on 15th August.
Numair manages to get refuge in the Professors
house and succeeds in winning the trust of the
couple. While assisting Numair to get an employment
entry pass for the 15th of August celebrations at
Red Fort, Professor Mathur introduces him to the
warm and lively people of Chandni Chowk who all live
together in peace and harmony irrespective of their
religion. |
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What
amazes Numair are the people he comes across throughout his
stay at Chandni Chowk. Shagufta, a modern Muslim college
going girl, a bitter speaking Roma Mathur who is the wife of
the Professor, Rahat, a Sufi pop singer, an 84 year old
Gaffar Miyan filled with patriotism, a happy go lucky
Sardar Kirtan Singh and various other people.
But Numair should be alert and focused in order to execute
his plans on the dotted day and time. |
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During his stay with the Professor, Numair gets
caught up in a tight spot as to whether he should
carry out the orders of his superiors or not.
Although he himself is a deep rooted fundamentalist,
he sees this area as colourful and loving. There is
no Black and White. Nonetheless, he goes forward to
accomplish his mission. What is worrying young
Numair? What are the sacrifices of the Professor and
his wife for him? What will eventually happen on
Independence Day? |
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| It is
a story, a notion, a message never seen before on the Indian
screen with an exhilarating experience in this entertaining
yet unique style of Director Subhash Ghai. |
