Lahore (film)

Lahore
Lahore
Directed by	Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan
Written by	Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan & Piyush Mishra
Produced by	Vivek Khatkar
Starring	Aanaahad; Shraddha Das; Farooq Sheikh; Nafisa Ali; Sabyasachi Chakrabarty;
Cinematography	Neelabh Kaul; Rolf Dekens;
Edited by	Sandeep Singh Bajeli; Hidi Lai;
Music by	M. M. Kreem; Wayne Sharpe;
Production; company	Sai Om Films Private Limited
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	19 March 2010;
Running time	126 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Lahore is a 2010 Indian Hindi sports film that was released on 19 March 2010. It was directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and produced by Vivek Khatkar, with Sai Om Films Pvt. Ltd.'s, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie is loosely based on the American martial arts movie Best of the Best.

The film stars debutants Aanaahad and Shraddha Das in lead roles and has veteran actors like Farooq Shaikh, Nafisa Ali, Nirmal Pandey, Sushant Singh, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Saurabh Shukla, Ashish Vidyarthi, Kelly Dorji, Mukesh Rishi, Jeeva, and Shraddha Nigam in key roles.

Plot

An Indian kickboxer defeats a Pakistani kickboxer in an Asian kickboxing tournament. The event ends in tragedy due to the Pakistani players' intemperance. The peace process initiated by the two countries struggles to gain momentum. This is especially true when the Indian hero's brother is determined to avenge his family and country during a second international bout that is being held in Lahore.^[1]

Cast

Aanaahad as Veerender Singh
Shraddha Das as Ida
Farooq Shaikh as S K Rao
Nafisa Ali as Amma
Sushant Singh as Dheeru
Shraddha Nigam as Neela Chaudhary
Mukesh Rishi as Noor Mohammad
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty as Sikandar Hyaat Khan
Kelly Dorji as Gajanan
Jeeva as Kunjal Bhaskar Reddy
Pramod Mouthu as Shahnawaz Qureshi
Nirmal Pandey as Anwar Shaikh
Saurabh Shukla as Madhav Suri
Ashish Vidyarthi as Mohd. Akhtar
Ram Awana as Iqbal Khan
Karate Raja as C. Subramaniam

Production

The film was shot in Delhi, Mumbai, Lahore, Hyderabad, Ladakh, Lonavala, Malaysia, Bhiwandi, Chembur, Ghatkopar, and Chinchpokli.

Hong Kong stuntmaster Tony Leung Siu Hung was the action choreographer of Lahore. The background score was by Wayne Sharpe. Lisbeth Scott of Avatar, Munich, and Chronicles of Narnia fame has sung vocals for Lahore – her first Asian film. Rob Miller, who earlier won a Filmfare award for Chak De! India (2007), is Lahore's sports consultant.^[2] MM Kreem has done the music.

Home media

Lahore's DVDs and VCDs are available in Hindi with English subtitles on Moserbaer Home Video.^[3] The DVD also features the making of the film.

Soundtrack

"Ab Ye Kaafila" – KK, Karthik, M. M. Keeravani
"Musafir" – Daler Mehndi
"Rang De" – Shankar Mahadevan, Shilpa Rao
"Saaware" – M. M. Keeravani
"Musafir" – M. M. Keeravani
"O Re Bande" – Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shilpa Rao
"Lahore Theme" – Lisbeth Scott
"Fitrat" – Surendra Chaturvedi (lyrics)

International awards and recognition

Lahore has won international awards, including Special Jury Award at the 42nd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival,^{[citation needed]} Best Actor – Aanaahad at Tenerife International Film Festival (UK), Most Aspiring Film Maker (Sanjay Chauhan) at Filmmakers International Film Festival (UK), Best actor – Aanaahad – at Salento International Film Festival, Italy and had all six nominations at Asian Festival Of First Films, Singapore.

National film awards

After setting the international festival circuits ablaze, Lahore won two awards at the 57th National Film Awards, Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director went to producer Vivek Khatkar and director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan while Farooque Shaikh won National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[4]

Criticism

The film was not released in Pakistan as it was regarded there as portraying Pakistan in a bad light.^[5]

Other awards and nominations

6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards

Nominated

Apsara Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) – Farouque Sheikh

2011 Zee Cine Awards

Nominated^[6]

Star Screen Awards for Best Background Score 2010 – Wayne Sharpe
Stardust Awards for Hottest New Director 2010 – Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan

References

^ Kazmi, Nikhat (18 March 2010). "Lahore". The Times Of India.
^ "Preview: Lahore". The Times of India. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
^ "Lahore on Moserbaer".
^ "Bollywood holds sway over National Film Awards". The Times of India. 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
^ "Will 'Lahore' Hindi movie be released in Pakistan?". 18 March 2010.
^ "Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.

External links

[1] Kazmi, Nikhat (18 March 2010). "Lahore". The Times Of India.

[p-2] "Preview: Lahore". The Times of India. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.

[3] "Lahore on Moserbaer".

[4] "Bollywood holds sway over National Film Awards". The Times of India. 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.

[5] "Will 'Lahore' Hindi movie be released in Pakistan?". 18 March 2010.

[6] "Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.

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