Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Hrishita Bhatt, Amrish Puri, Mohnish Behl, Ashish Vidyarthi, Tinu Anand, A.K. Hangal, Viju Khote, K.D. Chandran, Dara Singh, Daisy Irani, Navni Parihar, Anjan Shrivastav
Story : Social Entertainer
Director: Gurudev Bhalla
Producer: Jayantilal Gada
Music : Sajid-Wajid
Lyrics : Sameer
This story is about Rahul Khanna (Abhishek Bachchan) the only son of a wealthy couple. He is a spoilt brat who is careless and irresponsible.Rahul was eagerly awaiting his first trip alone to USA when tragedy struck. He once doesnt obey the traffic rules and is caught by a cop DCP Bhosle,(Om Puri) and given punishment by the judge in court. This unusual punishment idea is given by Neha Sengupta,(Hrishita Bhatt) a journalist.
The punishment is that, Rahul will have to spend one month in Aashiyana, an old age home. He has to obey the elders there and cannot run from there. If he does so, his punishment will be doubled. This punishment is given to him with a hope that he will obey others and will get well-behaved.
Almost all the old people at Aashiyana have been dumped by their children. But these oldpeople are shown making the best of their time together in Aashiyana. Prajapati (Amrish Puri) acts as the head of the home and makes every sort of decision on his own without consulting with other members. Though he looks authoritative by his appearance, he wears a soft heart inside him. Tinu Anand, A.K. Hangal, Viju Khote, K.D. Chandran, Dara Singh, Daisy Irani, Navni Parihar, Anjan Shrivastav, Helen are the other chief residents of the Aashiyaana and though some of them oppose Prajapati in his stance, still they fall to his decisions quickly.
Its time for Rahul to go and Neha goes along with him to write out the changes that will take place in Rahul's behaviour.Rahul shares a room with Prajapathi as no other resident accepts to share their room with him. In the beginning,there are small clashes between Rahul and Prajapati. They both hate each other and always keep fighting.
On the other hand, The Manager of Aashiyana, Saxena (Mohnish Behl) announces to the elders at Aashiyana that since the old age home has incurred a lot of debts, he has to unfortunately sell the home to a contractor , Arora( Ashish Vidhyarti). All the dreams and hopes of living in Aashiyana are shattered!
What happens next? Does Rahul go through a 'good human being' transition? Will the old age home be saved? Where will the old parents go? Will they be ready to leave their only house?
The story is innovative and gives a sentimental touch. It shows the Generation Gap and how the elders suffer without love and care. It shows how cruel and selfish today's younger generation has become.
Amrish Puri comes first for his tremendous impression throughout the movie. He has portrayed the expressions wonderfully. His expressions and dialogues steal the entire show.
For Abhishek, his role has been good but at that time his acting wasnt so good like now.
Hrishita Bhatt has also done a good performance.She is consistently a joy to watch, and while the remainder of the film is tedious and hackneyed, her presence gives Shararat a value it would not otherwise have.
Tinu Anand's amazing 'forgetfulness' is the asset for his talent. He is incisive, yet a great forgetter.
Helen is smart in her performance.
The rest of the cast has also done very well.
Overall a very good movie. Unfortunately it had been released late and that too along with Devdas. This blocked the movie from being watched and become a good hit.
So those of you, who havent yet seen the movie....go ahead...what are you waiting for?
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