Nayee Padosan (transl. New Neighbour) is a 2003 Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by cinematographer B. H. Tharun Kumar in his debut and produced by Nitin Manmohan, starring Mahek Chahal, Vikas Kalantri, Anuj Sawhney and Aslam Khan in the lead roles.[1] The film is partially inspired by the Tamil films Indru Poi Naalai Vaa and Chashme Buddoor, and was a moderate success at the box office.[2] The film was also the Bollywood debut of Mahek Chahal.[3]
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| Directed by | B. H. Tharun Kumar |
| Written by | Story and Screenplay: Ikram Akhtar Dialogues: Raghuveer Shekhawat |
| Produced by | Nitin Manmohan |
| Starring | Mahek Chahal Anuj Sawhney Rahul Bhat Vikas Kalantri Aslam Khan |
| Cinematography | K. Rajkumar |
| Edited by | Ravikumar |
| Music by | Songs: Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Background Score: Surinder Sodhi |
Production company | Neha Arts |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editRaju is an unemployed MBA graduate from a simple Gujarati family who spends his time playing cricket with the young kids in the colony where he lives. One fine day, he finds a neighbour in Pooja Iyengar, who he falls in love with.
Raja is an aspiring rockstar who despises classical music. During a college festival, he has a confrontation with Pooja but ends up losing both the confrontation and his heart to her. Ram is an aspiring actor who moved from rural Punjab to become a big actor in Mumbai. He too falls for Pooja after an encounter with her.
Later, Raja and Ram shift to the colony where Pooja lives, ultimately crossing paths with Raju in the process. All three of them make a pact to compete for Pooja's hand in marriage by trying to impress her. However, the entry of Pooja's childhood friend Prabhu, who is a favourite with the Iyengars, pushes the trio to a setback, but it only fuels their aspirations.
The film goes through various emotional graphs where the three boys have their individual shares of gains and losses vis-à-vis their competitors. The girl doesn't reveal her feelings until a certain change of events makes her realize whom she really loves and would want to spend the rest of her life with.
Cast
edit- Mahek Chahal as Pooja Iyengar
- Anuj Sawhney as Raju
- Vikas Kalantri as Ram
- Aslam Khan as Raja
- Rahul Bhat in dual roles as Prabhu and the gangster acting as Prabhu's clone
- Vijay Kashyap as Keshav Iyengar (Pooja's father)
- Yusuf Hussain as Mr. Venkatesh Iyengar (Pooja's grandfather)
- Shabnam Kapoor as Gayatri Iyengar (Pooja's mother)
- Seema Kapoor as Priya Natrajan
Music
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| Released | 4 April 2003 (India) | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack Fusion music | |||
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| Producer | Nitin Manmohan | |||
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The soundtrack contains 7 songs composed by the award-winning trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. Lyrics were by Sameer.[4]
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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| 1 | "Sari Sari Raina" | Shaan & Shweta Pandit | 4:42 |
| 2 | "Mera Man" | Mahalakshmi Iyer | 6:12 |
| 3 | "Chori Nahi Kee" | Mahalakshmi Iyer & Shankar Mahadevan | 5:03 |
| 4 | "Rang De Rang De" | Babul Supriyo, Mahalakshmi Iyer & Shaan | 4:39 |
| 5 | "Dil Mein, Dhadkano Mein" | Balram, Shaan & Shankar Mahadevan | 5:53 |
| 6 | "Ek Bechainee" | Neha Rajpal & Vijay Prakash | 5:38 |
| 7 | "Naye Padosan" (Fusion Mix) | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | 1:55 |
References
edit- ^ "Nayee Padosan". Hindustan Times. 7 June 2003. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "'Nayee Padosan' is a drag". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Mahek Chahal evicted from 'Bigg Boss'". Daily News and Analysis. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Nayee Padosan Review 2/5 | Nayee Padosan Movie Review | Nayee Padosan 2003 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
