Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | |
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Directed by | Pradeep Sarkar |
Written by | Rekha Nigam Pradeep Sarkar |
Story by | Aditya Chopra Pradeep Sarkar |
Produced by | Aditya Chopra |
Starring | Jaya Bachchan Rani Mukerji Konkona Sen Sharma Anupam Kher Kunal Kapoor Abhishek Bachchan |
Narrated by | Rani Mukerji |
Cinematography | Sushil Rajpal |
Edited by | Kaushik Das |
Music by | Shantanu Moitra |
Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | est. ₹250 million[1] |
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag – Journey Of A Woman (transl. My veil is stained) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Pradeep Sarkar and starring Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukherji, Konkona Sen Sharma, Anupam Kher, Kunal Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan. Produced by Aditya Chopra, it premiered on 12 October 2007. The film was the first directed by Sarkar under the Yash Raj Films banner.
Plot
Vibhavari "Badki" Sahay and Shubhavari "Chutki" Sahay, are the daughters of Shivshankar Sahay and Savitri Sahay. They live on the banks of the
When Shivshankar falls ill and greedy relatives threaten to sue the family for their house, Badki goes to
Meanwhile, Chutki completes her
At Chutki's wedding in Banaras, Badki comes face-to-face with Rohan, who is revealed to be Vivaan's older brother. Old feelings resurface between the two, and Rohan asks Badki to marry him. Badki refuses, feeling that Rohan would never accept her if he knew the truth, and informs her mother of his proposal. Savitri is terrified of the possibility of Chutki's wedding being ruined and blames Badki for coming to Banaras. Chutki, however, rebukes her mother for overlooking Badki's sacrifices for the family and urges Badki to finally put herself first, whatever consequences there might be for Chutki's marriage. Shivshankar overhears this conversation and, along with Savitri, realizes what Badki has suffered for the family's sake. Badki divulges her profession to Rohan, who shocks her by revealing that he knew from the moment they were introduced by her client in Zurich. He explains that he deeply admires her character and the sacrifices she made for her family and wants to marry her. Badki accepts, and the two couples marry in a joint wedding ceremony.
Cast
- Jaya Bachchan as Savitri Sahay
- Rani Mukherji as Vibhavari "Vibha/Vibs/Badki" Sahay / Natasha
- Konkona Sen Sharma as Shubhavari "Shubhi/Chutki" Sahay
- Anupam Kher as Shivshankar Sahay
- Kunal Kapoor as Vivaan Verma
- Abhishek Bachchan as Rohan Verma
- Kamini Kaushal[2] as Rohan and Vivaan's grandmother
- Tarana Raja as Sophia
- Ninad Kamat as Karan
- Harsh Chhaya as K. K. Gupta
- Murli Sharma as Sunil Bhatia[3]
- Tinnu Anand as Rajshankar 'Rajjo' Sahay[3]
- Sushant Singh as Ratan Sahay[3]
- Suchitra Pillai as Michele[3]
- Sanjay Taneja as BDO[3]
- Kalki Koechlin as World Patents & Trademarks Conference Bern Announcer[4]
- Shriya Sharma
- Hema Malini as Dulari Bai (special appearance)
Production
Saif Ali Khan was initially approached for the role of Rohan that went to Abhishek Bachchan,[5] and Vidya Balan had earlier been offered the role that went to Konkona Sen Sharma.
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag was Jaya Bachchan's first film since
The production of the film gathered some controversy when a lighting crew-member drowned in the
Music
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag — Journey Of A Woman | ||||
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Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Label | Yash Raj Music | |||
Producer | Aditya Chopra | |||
Shantanu Moitra chronology | ||||
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The film's soundtrack was released on 17 September 2007. Songs such as "Hum To Aise Hain" and "Kachchi Kaliyaan" featured playback singers such as
# | Song | Singer(s) | Length | Picturised on |
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1 | "Hum To Aise Hain" | Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Swanand Kirkire and Pranab Biswas | 05:07 | Rani Mukherji, Konkona Sen Sharma, Jaya Bachchan and Anupam Kher |
2 | "Zara Gungunalein Chalo" | Babul Supriyo, Mahalakshmi Iyer | 04:46 | Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherji |
3 | "Chunari Mein Daag" | Meeta Vashisht
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04:21 | Rani Mukherji |
4 | "Ik Teekhi Teekhi Si Ladki" | KK and Shreya Ghoshal
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04:45 | Kunal Kapoor and Konkona Sen Sharma |
5 | "Ehi Thaiyaa Motiya" | Rekha Bhardwaj | 04:40 | Hema Malini |
6 | "Kachchi Kaliyaan" | Sonu Nigam, KK, Sunidhi Chauhan and Shreya Ghoshal | 04:35 | Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukherji, Konkona Sen Sharma, Anupam Kher, Kunal Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan |
Release and reception
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag premiered on 12 October 2007 in Mumbai and was released on the same day in North America.
Box office
The film earned ₹17.5 crore in India and ₹3.17 crore in other territories, for a worldwide total of ₹ 20.67 crore.[8][9]
Critical response
In India, the film received a generally negative critical response, with reviewers criticizing the repetitious and obsolete story line. Raja Sen of Rediff.com said the movie "takes us back to a kind of cinema we thought we were done with. Indian cinema threw off the dupatta just a little while ago; let's not shackle it back down".[10] Taran Adarsh from indiaFM said it "stands on a shaky script and has all chances of slipping".[11] Martin D'Souza of Glamsham.com noted, "this is a big letdown" from the director of the well-received Parineeta (2005).[12] Hindustan Times wrote that, "This one comes out smelling of mothballs, like a wedding dress stored for decades in an attic trunk. Not surprising, since the plot is vintage 1977 from Aaina, and the award-winning Marathi film Doghi (1995)" (made by Sumitra Bhave with Uttara Baokar, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Sonali Kulkarni and Renuka Daftardar).[13]
Critical response in the United States was more mixed. On the
Awards
Nominated
Nominated
- Best Actress – Rani Mukherji
- Best Supporting Actress – Konkona Sen Sharma
5th Stardust Awards:
Nominated
- Star of the Year – Female – Rani Mukherji
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