Pyaasa (transl. eternally thirsty) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language film directed by A. Muthu. The film tells the story of Suraj (Aftab Shivdasani), a young man, full of dreams, aspirations, desire, but no money. He is desperate for money. He meets the anchor of his life, Sheetal Oberoi (Yukta Mookhey in her first major leading role in Hindi cinema), boss of a Mega Corporate company, who has a lot of money with her.[1][2]
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| Directed by | A. Muthu |
| Written by | Sanjeev Duggal |
| Produced by | Ramesh Sharma |
| Starring | Yukta Mookhey Aftab Shivdasani Zulfi Syed Govind Namdeo Saadhika |
| Cinematography | Harmeet Singh |
| Music by | Sanjeev Darshan Nikhil-Vinay |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot edit
Pyaasa is a love triangle with revenge as its base. Suraj aspires to be a millionaire some day, but all hopes of making it big are squashed by his father and uncle, who don't approve of selling their ancestral land. Sheetal, a tycoon, hires Suraj to work for her business empire. Prem is Suraj's cousin and an accomplished businessman, who Suraj detests. What Suraj does not know is that Sheetal is just using him as a pawn to exact revenge from Prem and his father, Dharam Thakur.[3]
Cast edit
- Aftab Shivdasani as Suraj Thakur[4]
- Yukta Mookhey as Sheetal Oberoi[3]
- Zulfi Syed as Prem Thakur
- Anang Desai as Dharam Thakur
- Akhilendra Mishra as Mr. Oberoi
- Govind Namdeo as Mr. Thakur
- Saadhika as Simran Thakur
- Smita Jaykar as Mrs. Thakur
- Arif Zakaria
- Mukesh Tiwari
- Sanjay Narvekar
- Sardool Sikander in a special appearance
- Satyavrat Mudgal as Aftab's Friend
Soundtrack edit
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Milti Hai Jhukti Hai" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | Praveen Bhardwaj | Music By: Daboo Malik |
| 2 | "Tere Pyar Ka Chhaya Nasha" | Adnan Sami, Sunidhi Chauhan, Abhijeet | Faaiz Anwar | Music By: Sanjeev-Darshan |
| 3 | "Milte Milte Sanam" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | Faiz Anwar | Music By: Nikhil-Vinay |
| 4 | "Soni Roop Di" | Sardool Sikander | Dev Kohli | Music By: Anand Raaj Anand |
| 5 | "Na Jaane Mera Kya Hoga" | Sonu Nigam | Faiz Anwar | Music By: Sanjeev-Darshan |
| 6 | "Tere Pyar Ka Nasha" | Abhijeet, Sunidhi Chauhan | Faiz Anwar | Music By: Sanjeev-Darshan |
| 7 | "Usko Pata Hai" | Sudesh Bhosle | Narendra Bedi | Music By: Sanjeev-Darshan |
| 8 | "Aankhon Mein Leke Pyar" | Udit Narayan, Karsan Sanghita, Kavita Krishnamurthy | Faiz Anwar | Music By: Sanjeev-Darshan |
| 9 | "Is Mohabbat Ke Siva" | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik | Faiz Anwar | Music By: Sanjeev-Darshan |
Reception edit
Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1 out of 5, writing, "PYAASA is a typical commercial film with loads of everything, romance, action, songs Presented in an oft-repeated fashion, the film turns out to be a predictable fare as the plot thickens."[5]
References edit
- ^ "Picture Perfect". Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "Pyaasa (2002)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Life After The Crown". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "Times Of India - Pyaasa". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (11 October 2002). "Pyaasa Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023.
