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Cast:
Randeep Hooda, Raima Sen, Arbaaz Khan,
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Suhasini Mulay, Anjan Shrivastava, Juhi
Pandey |
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Year:
2009 |
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Music:
Lalit Pandit |
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Lyrics: Javed Akhtar |
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Story
and Screenplay:
Madhureeta Anand |
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Banner:
PVR Pictures |
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Exe-Producer:
Ashish Saksena, Yogesh Tevatia |
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Producer:
Ajay Bijli, Sanjeev K. Bijli |
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Director:
Madhureeta Anand |
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I'd like to
pose a few questions to those associated with MERE KHWABON
MEIN JO AAYE…
The first question is to writer-director Madhureeta Anand.
What were you thinking when you wrote this script? And, most
importantly, did you ever realize what you were making,
while filming it?
The second question is to the three actors, Randeep Hooda,
Raima Sen and Arbaaz Khan. Did you take a script narration?
If you did take one, did you comprehend it? The third
question is to producers Ajay Bijli and Sanjeev K. Bijli.
What prompted you to back this project? Did you go through
the script? |
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Watching
MERE KHWABON MEIN JO AAYE is akin to flying in an
aircraft without a pilot. Seriously, what kind of
cinema is this? MERE KHWABON MEIN JO AAYE is a
terrible waste of time, money, efforts and precious
raw stock.
Maya [Raima Sen] lives in New Delhi, is married to
Vikram [Arbaaz Khan] and has a daughter Priya [Eka
Kumari Singh]. Maya's life is mundane and centres
around her family. |
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One evening, she overhears a conversation between
her husband and another woman and realises that he's
having an affair. Her simple, family-centric life
around her breaks down and she realises how Vikram
had slowly degenerated her confidence and
self-esteem in the past few years of their marriage.
He stopped her from singing and abandoned all her
dreams.
During a conversation with her neighbour Mrs. Mathur
[Suhasini Mulay], who is looking for an ideal
tenant, she conjures up her fantasy man, Jai [Randeep
Hooda]. Through Jai, who keeps reoccurring in her
dreams in different avtaars, she regains her
confidence. He inspires her to pursue her ultimate
dream of singing.
With the
help of her neighbours, a young band [Neil Bhoopalam,
Juhi Pandey], she embarks on realising her dreams.
The multiplex culture has given birth to all kinds
of cinema -- good, bad, rubbish, boring. MERE
KHWABON MEIN JO AAYE is all this and more -- it's
senseless. It makes you wonder whether you're
actually watching a film or you're in deep slumber,
dreaming of being in a plex, watching a bizarre
film. |
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If the story is weird, the screenplay is outlandish.
Why does the couple [Arbaaz, Raima] drift apart?
Raima has been a loving wife, a doting mother, who
has never shied away from her responsibilities. Yet,
the husband is always complaining.
Worse, Raima's fantasy [Randeep in various avtaars]
only makes you rub your eyes in disbelief. Actually,
you went through similar emotions [upset, angry,
disgusted] |
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while watching Anurag Kashyap's nonsensical NO
SMOKING.
Lalit Sen's music is listless. Viraj Sinh's cinematography
is just okay.
Raima is a talented actor, but she should channelize her
energies on better scripts and roles. Randeep is
unintentionally funny. Arbaaz is wasted. Amongst supporting
actors, only Neil Bhoopalam stands out. Ashwini Kalsekar,
Anjan Srivastava and Suhasini Mulay are wasted.
On the whole, this khwaab is more of a nightmare.
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