Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam

Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySanjay Chhel
Written bySanjay Chhel
Produced byChampak Jain
Ratan Jain
StarringRahul Bose
Mallika Sherawat
Paresh Rawal
Kay Kay Menon
CinematographyMadhu Ambat
Edited bySantosh Devdhar
Music byAnu Malik
Distributed byVenus Records & Tapes
Release date
  • 22 August 2008 (2008-08-22)
Running time
136 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam (lit. 'Believe You Mughal-e-Azam') is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film about a group of actors who attempt to prevent an underworld conspiracy from destabilizing the Indian government. The film is set in 1993 after the communal riots that followed the demolition of the Babri Masjid. The film stars Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat and was directed and written by Sanjay Chhel.[2]

The film is loosely based on the 1983 film To Be or Not to Be, which itself is based on the 1942 film of the same name.

Plot

When the Kalakar Theatre Company, a theatre group in Goa, attempts to stage a political drama, the local authorities close down the play and force them to perform a more traditional play, a stage version of Mughal-E-Azam. The company then discovers that an underworld don is engineering a bomb blast to shake confidence in the Indian government. The drama company forms a plan to save the entire city from the blast. The actors, led by their producer Uday, are assisted by RAW agent Arjun Rastogi in their efforts to foil the bombing. Arjun falls in love with Uday's wife, Shabnam who also becomes involved with an ISI agent. Performing multiple roles in disguise, the characters eventually save the entire nation from the bomb blast.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik with lyrics by Sanjay Chhel.

  1. "Ek Toh Sharab Kam" - Pankaj Udhas
  2. "Aaj Mood Hai Ishqaiyaan" - Sunidhi Chauhan
  3. "Ishquiyaan (Remix)" - Sonu Nigam
  4. "Marmari Baahe (Remix)" - Anu Malik, Mahalakshmi Iyer
  5. "Marmari Baahein, Sandhali Saansein" - Kunal Ganjawala, Mahalakshmi Iyer
  6. "Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya" - Shaan, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Ishq Bector, Anushka Manchanda
  7. "Khuda Mere Ishq Khuda" - Mohit Chauhan, Abrar ul Haq & Sonu Nigam
  8. "Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya" - Kunal Ganjawala

Reception

Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam received mostly negative reviews from critics. Khalid Mohamed writing for Hindustan Times gave the film 1 star out of 5, stating ″Although Chhel can be a sparkling dialogue writer, here both his lines and direction are as flat as week-old beer. Evidently, inspired by Ernst Lubitsch’s 1942 comedy, To Be or Not To Be (wow, man what sources!), this Mallika-e-Azam is about her bare back, bling costumes and a plot that would need a research team to deconstruct.″[3] and was termed "deliriously bad" by Anupama Chopra.[4] It also performed poorly at the box office.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Maan Gaye Mughall-e-azam". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "'Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam' a different comedy". Indo-Asian News Service. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ Mohamed, Khalid (22 August 2008). "Mughal-e-Boredom". Retrieved 13 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Chopra, Anupama. "Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam". NDTV. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "Rahul's going great!". Times of India. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
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