Refugee (2000 film)
| Refugee | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | J P Dutta |
| Written by | J. P. Dutta |
| Produced by | J. P. Dutta |
| Starring | Abhishek Bachchan Kareena Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Basheer Ali |
| Edited by | Deepak Wirkud |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
| Distributed by | HR Enterprises |
Release date | 30 June 2000 |
Running time | 207 mins. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Refugee is a Bollywood film directed by J. P. Dutta, released on 30 June 2000. The film marked the debut of Abhishek Bachchan, son of legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, and Kareena Kapoor, the sister of actress Karisma Kapoor and part of the famous Kapoor family. Jackie Shroff, Sunil Shetty and Anupam Kher also star. The film performed moderately well at the box office and was the fifth highest grossing film of that year.[1]
Synopsis
The film follows the actions of a man who has no name or identity but it simply known as Refugee (Abhishek Bachchan). He helps Muslim refugees cross the border illegally but this is soon put under watch by the authorities who find out that illegal activity takes place in the area. He comes across a family that are trying to cross the border. He falls in love with the daughter, Naaz (Kareena Kapoor), she also falls in love with him. The Pakistani Border Officer Mohammad Ashraf (Sunil Shetty) also loves her. The fact that Naaz loves an Indian refugee heightens the conflict between the refugee and the authorities.
Cast
- Abhishek Bachchan ... Refugee
- Kareena Kapoor ... Nazneen "Naaz" M. Ahmed
- Sunil Shetty ... Mohammad Ashraf
- Jackie Shroff ... Raghuvir Singh
- Shadaab Khan ... Shadab J. Mohammad
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda ... Manzur Ahmed
- Anupam Kher ... Jaan Mohammad
- Reena Roy ... Amina J. Mohammad
- Mukesh Tiwari ... Tausif
- Ashish Vidyarthi ... Makkad
- Sudesh Berry... Gul Hamid
- Avtar Gill ... Atta Mohammad
- Vrajesh Hirjee ... BSF Officer
- Puneet Issar ... Sikh Priest
- Geetawali Rajkumari ... Salma-Naaz's little sister
Crew
- Producer: J. P. Dutta
- Director: J. P. Dutta
- Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
- Music Director: Anu Malik
- Background Music: Aadesh Shrivastav
- Cinematography: Basheer Ali
- Choreography: Ganesh Acharya, Saroj Khan & Habiba Rehman
- Editor: Deepak Wirkud
- Sound: Hitendra Ghosh
- Dialogue: J. P. Dutta
- Costume: Bindiya Goswami & Anna Singh
- Publicity Designs: HR Enterprises
- Story / Writer: J. P. Dutta
Music
The music was very well received by everyone and received two National Film Awards; one for Best Music Direction and the other for Best Lyrics (Panchi Nadiya).
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Picturised on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisa Lagta Hai | Sonu Nigam & Alka Yagnik | 7:28 | Abhishek Bachchan & Kareena Kapoor |
| Jise Tu Na Mila | Sukhwinder Singh & Shankar Mahadevan | 10:58 | |
| Mere Humsafar | Sonu Nigam & Alka Yagnik | 7:50 | Abhishek Bachchan & Kareena Kapoor |
| Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Abhishek Bachchan & Kareena Kapoor | 9:46 | Abhishek Bachchan & Kareena Kapoor |
| Raat Ki Hatheli Par | Udit Narayan, Abhishek Bachchan & Kareena Kapoor | 6:58 | Abhishek Bachchan & Kareena Kapoor |
| Taal Pe Jab | Sonu Nigam & Alka Yagnik | 7:13 | Abhishek Bachchan & Kareena Kapoor |
Awards
National Film Awards
- Best Music Direction - Anu Malik
- Best Lyrics - Javed Akhtar for Panchhi Nadiya
Filmfare Awards
The awards it won are highlighted in bold.
- Best Supporting Actor - Sunil Shetty
- Best Male Debut - Abhishek Bachchan
- Best Female Debut - Kareena Kapoor
- Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar for Panchhi Nadiya
- Best Male Playback - Sonu Nigam for Panchhi Nadiya
- Best Female Playback - Alka Yagnik for Panchhi Nadiya
- Best Dialogue - O.P. Dutta
- Best Cinematography - Bashir Ali
Locations filmed
The Crew having traveled from Mumbai was based at the city of Bhuj and majority of the film shooting took place in various locations around in the Kutch District of the Indian state of Gujarat including the Great Rann of Kutch (also on BSF controlled "snow white" Rann within), Villages and Border Security Force (BSF) Posts in Banni grasslands and the Rann, Tera fort village, Lakhpat fort village, Khera fort village, a village in southern Kutch, some ancient temples of Kutch and with parts and a song filmed on set in Mumbai's Kamalistan Studio.
Inspiration
J. P. Dutta's Bollywood feature film Refugee is attributed to have been inspired by the famous story based around the Great Rann of Kutch by Keki N. Daruwalla titled "LOVE ACROSS THE SALT DESERT"[2] which is also included as one of the short stories in the School Standard XII syllabus English text book of NCERT in India.[3]
References
- ^ "boxofficeindia.com". Refugee does moderately well at the box office. Archived from the original on 18 June 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2006.
- ^ LOVE ACROSS THE SALT DESERT; by Keki N. Daruwalla. Pdf of full story posted at Boston University at [1]. Bollywood connection - J. P. Dutta's "Refugee" is said to be inspired by this story; learnhub, University of Dundee
- ^ (iii) Supplementary Reader; Selected Pieces of General English for Class XII; English General - Class XII; Curriculum and Syllabus for Classes XI & XII; NCERT. Also posted at [2] / [3], [4]