Umar (lit.: Age) is a 2006 Indian crime-drama film directed by Karan Razdan. The film stars Jimmy Sheirgill, Kader Khan, Satish Kaushik, Prem Chopra in lead roles, with Shenaz Treasurywala, Shakti Kapoor, Dalip Tahil and Rez Kempton in supporting roles. The film story follows a young man played by Shergill who has been framed for a crime he did not even commit and is on the run from the police, aided with three elder men played by Khan, Kaushik and Chopra.
| Umar | |
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| Directed by | Karan Razdan |
| Written by | Karan Razdan |
| Screenplay by | Karan Razdan |
| Produced by | P D Gupta |
| Starring | Jimmy Sheirgill Shenaz Treasurywala Kader Khan Prem Chopra Satish Kaushik Dalip Tahil Shakti Kapoor |
| Narrated by | Anupam Kher |
| Cinematography | Aatish Parmar |
| Edited by | Sanjay Verma |
| Music by | Shamir Tandon Manna Dey |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot edit
Chandrakant Mehta (Prem Chopra), Rajpal Singh (Satish Kaushik) and Iqbal Khan (Kader Khan) are best friends, living their last years in United Kingdom. The lives of the men are complicated as Mehta and Singh are mistreated as servants by their own children and Khan is victim of racial discrimination from the British community. However, they find solace and love in form of a caring young man Shashank Dutt (Jimmy Sheirgill). Shashank is a student and works as a part-time waiter and singer in a bar for a living and is in love with Sapna Lakha (Shenaz Treasurywala), daughter of a rich business tycoon Prem Lakha (Shakti Kapoor). Sapna introduces Shashank to her father for marriage but the latter disagrees because of Shashank's status. However, the owner of the bar Victoria falls for Shashank and he rejects her advances, as he is still loyal to Sapna. But one day Victoria gets murdered and all the evidences points towards Shashank. Shashank is arrested and jailed by the police thereafter. After learning this incident, the three men help Shashank in his escape, which also turns them into fugitives as well.
Cast edit
- Jimmy Sheirgill as Shashank Dutt
- Shenaz Treasurywala as Sapna Lakha
- Kader Khan as Iqbal Khan
- Prem Chopra as Chandrakant Mehta
- Satish Kaushik as Rajpal Singh
- Shakti Kapoor as Prem Lakha
- Dalip Tahil as Ben Chibber (Banwari)
- Rez Kempton as Girish Mehta
- Varun Juneja as Chucky Singh
Critical reception edit
Film critic Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1.5 out 5.[1] Akash Gandhi rated the film 7.5 out of 10, praising the performances and direction of the film.[2] Priyanka Jain from Rediff criticised the film with no ratings.[3]
Music edit
All music composed by Shamir Tandon.
Trivia: Duniyawalon, a Qawwali, is the last released song Of the legendary singer Manna Dey
- "Aankhon Mein Tum" - Hariharan, Sunidhi Chauhan
- "Akele Mein Hum To Ghabhra Gaye'"- Babul Supriyo
- "Bechein Sansein" - Bhupinder Singh
- "Duniyawalon Ko Nahi Kuch Bhi" - Sonu Nigam, Manna Dey, Shabab Sabri, Kavita Krishnamurthy
- "Kumari Chadke" - Jagjit Singh
- "Piya" - Om (band)
References edit
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (17 March 2006). "Umar review by Taran Adarsh". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ Gandhi, Akash (17 March 2006). "Umar review". Planet Bollywood.
- ^ Jain, Priyanka (17 March 2006). "What made Kader Khan say yes to this?". Rediff.com.
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