Aaja Nachle

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Aaja Nachle
Image:Aaja Nachle Poster.jpg
Movie poster for Aaja Nachle
Directed by Anil Mehta
Produced by Aditya Chopra
Starring Madhuri Dixit
Konkona Sen Sharma
Akshaye Khanna
Kunal Kapoor
Divya Dutta
Ranvir Shorey
Music by Salim-Sulaiman
Distributed by Yash Raj Films
Release date(s) November 30, 2007
Running time 145 mins
Language Hindi
Official website
IMDb profile

Aaja Nachle (Hindi:आजा नचले English: Come Let's Dance) is a Bollywood movie released in India and in the United States on 30 November, 2007. The film stars Madhuri Dixit in her first film after six years, alongside Akshaye Khanna, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Kunal Kapoor in pivotal roles.

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[edit] Production

Shooting began on 15 January, 2007 at Film City in Mumbai and continued till March 2007.[1] The film was released November 30, 2007.[2]. The first film trailer released with the movie Chak De India, and the second with Laaga Chunari Mein Daag.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Crew

[edit] Music

Aaja Nachle
Image:Aaja Nachle Music CD.jpg
Studio album by Salim-Sulaiman
Released
October 18, 2007 (India)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 38:45
Label
Yash Raj Music
Producer Aditya Chopra
Salim-Sulaiman chronology
Chak De India
(2007)		 Aaja Nachle
(2007)		 Roadside Romeo
(2008)

The film's soundtrack was released on October 18, 2007 composed by Salim-Sulaiman and lyrics by Jaideep Sahni and Piyush Mishra.

The film's music was well received. Joginder Tuteja from Indiafm.com gave the music 3 out of 5 stars.[3] This soundtrack debuted at number 9 for the first week.[4]

The song "Dance With Me" features a brass section provided by LiveHorns.com with Tommy Vaughan on trumpet, Rodney Mills on trombone, and Shane Philen on sax.[citation needed]

A few songs from the final sequence of the movie have not been included on the soundtrack including the song "Yeh Ishq".

Song Singer(s) Duration Picturised on
Aaja Nachle Sunidhi Chauhan 5:04 Madhuri Dixit
Ishq Hua Hi Hua Shreya Ghosal & Sonu Nigam 4:24 Madhuri Dixit , Ranvir Shorey , Kunal Kapoor , Konkona Sen Sharma , Vinay Pathak and Sushmita Mukherjee
Show Me Your Jalwa Richa Sharma, Kailash Kher & Salim Merchant 4:13 Madhuri Dixit & featuring other cast members
O Re Piya Rahat Fateh Ali Khan 6:19 Madhuri Dixit & Divya Dutta
Soniye Mil Ja Sukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan & Madhuri Dixit 3:37 Madhuri Dixit & Vinay Pathak
Is Pal Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal 3:59 Konkona Sen Sharma & Kunal Kapoor
Koi Patthar Se Na Maare Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal & Sonu Nigam 4:04 Madhuri Dixit , Konkona Sen Sharma & Kunal Kapoor
Dance With Me Sonia Saigal 3:39 Madhuri Dixit
Nachle (Reprise) Sunidhi Chauhan & Marianne 3:28 All the cast members

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[edit] Response

[edit] Box office

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Madhuri Dixit (center) in Aaja Nachle

Aaja Nachle opened to a average response, ranging from 50-60%. The domestic performance of the film was average mostly everywhere. In its first week the film collected 3.91 crores. [6] Overseas the response was poor, the film performed poorly in USA and Australia, but managed to do fairly good business in the UK. The film opened and peaked at number 10 on the UK box office charts, eventually collecting £169,421 on it's opening weekend. [7] On its second week the film registered a 50% drop in overseas collections. [8] The film has been declared a flop in India. [9]. Although the movie has been declared a flop in india, ticket sales have been increasing overseas due to the christmas season. The movie has been declared a hit in Canada and the UK, and is now doing well in the US due to more theaters playing Aaja Nachle over Om Shanti Om and Saawariya.

[edit] Reviews

The lead performances received mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh of indiafm.com commented, Madhuri has always delivered qualitative performances and the fire continues to burn to this date. She's top notch, but how one wishes the script would've done justice to her talent. It doesn't offer her a pedestal to take that big leap. The loyal Madhuri fans would surely feel disillusioned and saddened. Kunal Kapoor is likable; he enacts his part with natural ease. Konkona is nice, but when compared to her previous work, it's definitely not in that league.[10] Hindustan Times wrote, Madhuri Dixit has a cool time. Konkona is overacting while Kunal Kapoor is flustered,[11] while Rajeev Masand from CNN-IBN noted, Madhuri is the one and only star of the film. Konkona Sen Sharma is nothing short of fantastic. Her greatest strength is that she isn't afraid of making a fool of herself and she doesn't worry about being laughed at. As a result, her performance in Aaja Nachle is fearless and uninhibited. Vinay Pathak, playing Madhuri's dull, stodgy middle-class landlord makes his every minute on screen so memorable. Just watch him bring to life that scene where he approaches Madhuri for a part in the troupe so he can prove to his wife that he isn't a bore. And then there's Ranvir Shorey, who strikes all the right chords as Madhuri's devoted admirer - he invests in his part just the perfect dose of vulnerability, creating in the end a character that's so lovable.[12]

[edit] Controversy

The movie was banned in Uttar Pradesh on 30 November 2007, the day of release of the film, over alleged casteist remarks.[13] Dia, the character played by Madhuri Dixit, sings the lines Mohalle mein kaisi maara-mar hai; bole mochi bhi khud ko sunar hai ( translated "There is chaos in the neighborhood, even the Mochi (Cobbler) calls himself a Sunar (Goldsmith)") with the alleged implied meaning that Mochis (cobblers, the Jatav caste - a caste of cobblers) were inferior to Sunars (goldsmiths, name of a caste of goldsmiths), offending to ascending Dalit community.[14]

Punjab and Haryana followed suit, banning the film the next day. However the ban was later lifted in Uttar Pradesh , Punjab and Haryana, after a written apology from the producers and the removal of the disputed lyrics (bole mochi bhi khud ko sunar hai) in the title song of film. However, a ban was imposed on film in the city of Patna on 2 December, 2007. The issue was also raised in the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) by RPI member Ramdas Athawale seeking a ban by the government for hurting Dalit sentiments, but Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi said that it was state government's decision to take any such action.[15]

[edit] References

  1. ^ apunkachoice.com. Madhuri begins shooting for Anil Mehta's next. Retrieved on 16 August, 2007.
  2. ^ Yash Raj Films announces Stellar Line-Up of Attractions for the year 2007. Yash Raj Films. Retrieved on 28 February, 2007.
  3. ^ Aaja Nachle. Music Review:Aaja Nachle. Retrieved on 18 October, 2007.
  4. ^ Top Ten albums of the week. AN soundtrack stays at number 5 for first week. Retrieved on 22 October, 2007.
  5. ^ yashrajfilms. Aaja Nachle Music. Retrieved on 6 October, 2007.
  6. ^ Domestic box office. Indiafm.com (December 8, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
  7. ^ United Kingdom Box Office Returns for the weekend starting 30 November 2007. Imdb.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
  8. ^ Overseas: Business slumps badly!. Indiafm.com (December 12, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
  9. ^ Box office India verdict. Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
  10. ^ Movie Review:AAJA NACHLE. AN is big disaapointment. Retrieved on 30 November, 2007.
  11. ^ Movie Review:AAJA NACHLE. Dixit cannot Fix it. Retrieved on 30 November, 2007.
  12. ^ Movie Review:AAJA NACHLE. Madhuri spectacular in Aaja Nachle. Retrieved on 30 November, 2007.
  13. ^ Uttar Pradesh, bans Aaja Nachle over 'casteist' remarks. Trivia. Retrieved on 29 November, 2007.
  14. ^ The Times of India, Mumbai edition, December 2, 2007, pp. 1,8.
  15. ^ Hindustan Times, Mumbai edition, December 2, 2007, p.6

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