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	He decides to manufacture a realistic story by making Antara hide her marital status from Yash and pursue a relationship with him. Things go wrong as Antara begins to have real feelings for Yash, even though she still loves Shaukat.		He decides to manufacture a realistic story by making Antara hide her marital status from Yash and pursue a relationship with him. Things go wrong as Antara begins to have real feelings for Yash, even though she still loves Shaukat.

	Whatever Shaukat pens turns out to be true. He starts to believe he can change Antara's and Yash's fate by his writings, and writes according to his logic that Yash would commit suicide after learning the truth about Antara's. But, Antara soon discovers this. She lies to Shaukat that Yash really committed suicide in order to disillusion Shaukat. Shaukat, out of guilt, becomes schizophrenic. The film ends on a disturbing note: Antara sends Shaukat to an asylum, due to his schizophrenia.		Whatever Shaukat pens turns out to be true. He starts to believe he can change Antara's and Yash's fate by his writings, and writes according to his logic that Yash would commit suicide after learning the truth about Antara's. But to murdered, Antara soon discovers this. She lies to Shaukat that Yash really committed suicide in order to disillusion Shaukat. Shaukat, out of guilt, becomes schizophrenic. The film ends on a disturbing note: Antara sends Shaukat to an asylum, due to his schizophrenia.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==

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	'''''Shabd''''' ({{translation\|Word}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[psychological thriller]] film produced by Pritish Nandy Communications, and directed by [[Leena Yadav]]. It stars [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Aishwarya Rai]] and [[Zayed Khan]]. The film got good reviews but performed below expectations at the [[box office]], despite being profitable. The story is adapted from the critically acclaimed [[Malayalam]] film [[Rachana (film)\|''Rachana'']] released in 1983.		'''''Shabd''''' ({{translation\|Word}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[psychological thriller\|psychological art]] film produced by Pritish Nandy Communications, and directed by [[Leena Yadav]]. It stars [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Aishwarya Rai]] and [[Zayed Khan]]. The film got good reviews but performed below expectations at the [[box office]], despite being profitable. The story is adapted from the critically acclaimed [[Malayalam]] film [[Rachana (film)\|''Rachana'']] released in 1983.

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==

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	\| runtime =		\| runtime =
	\| language = Hindi		\| language = Hindi
	\| music = [[~~Vishal-Shekhar~~]]		\| music = [[Vishal–Shekhar]]
	\| budget = Rs. 7 crores		\| budget = Rs. 7 crores
	\| gross = Rs. 12.08 crores		\| gross = Rs. 12.08 crores
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	'''''Shabd''''' ({{~~trans~~\|Word}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[~~Thriller (genre)\|~~thriller~~]] [[drama~~]] film produced by Pritish Nandy Communications, and directed by [[Leena Yadav]]. It stars [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Aishwarya Rai]] and [[Zayed Khan]]. The film got good reviews but ~~only managed average collections~~ at the [[box office]]. The story is adapted from the critically acclaimed [[Malayalam]] ~~movie~~ [[Rachana]] released in 1983.		'''''Shabd''''' ({{translation\|Word}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[psychological thriller]] film produced by Pritish Nandy Communications, and directed by [[Leena Yadav]]. It stars [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Aishwarya Rai]] and [[Zayed Khan]]. The film got good reviews but performed below expectations at the [[box office]], despite being profitable. The story is adapted from the critically acclaimed [[Malayalam]] film [[Rachana (film)\|''Rachana'']] released in 1983.

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	Author Shaukat Vashisht ~~([[Sanjay Dutt]])~~ lives a wealthy ~~life-style~~ in India with his wife, Antra ~~([[Aishwarya Rai]])~~, who is a ~~College Teacher~~. Shaukat achieves fame when he is nominated for the [[Booker Prize\|Booker prize]], and goes on to win it. His publishers, hoping that they have unleashed a goldmine, are disappointed with his subsequent works, and soon Shaukat is depressed to such an extent that he almost gives up writing. Then he decides to write a story on a woman named Tamanna, and figures that he will base this story on none other than Antara herself. For this purpose he starts to make note of her every movement, and it is then that he finds out that she has an admirer in fellow-teacher, Yash Agnihotri ~~([[Zayed Khan]])~~, a dashing young man - with a bright future ahead of him. Shaukat also finds out that Antara has never mentioned Yash to him, nor has she informed Yash that she is married.		Author Shaukat Vashisht lives a wealthy lifestyle in India with his wife, Antra, who is a lecturer. Shaukat achieves fame when he is nominated for the [[Booker Prize\|Booker prize]], and goes on to win it. His publishers, hoping that they have unleashed a goldmine, are disappointed with his subsequent works, and soon Shaukat is depressed to such an extent that he almost gives up writing. Then he decides to write a story on a woman named Tamanna, and figures that he will base this story on none other than Antara herself. For this purpose he starts to make note of her every movement, and it is then that he finds out that she has an admirer in fellow-teacher, Yash Agnihotri, a dashing young man with a bright future ahead of him. Shaukat also finds out that Antara has never mentioned Yash to him, nor has she informed Yash that she is married.

	He decides to manufacture a realistic story by making Antara hide her marital status from Yash and pursue a relationship with him. Things go wrong as Antara begins to have real feelings for Yash~~. (She~~ still loves Shaukat ~~though~~.)		He decides to manufacture a realistic story by making Antara hide her marital status from Yash and pursue a relationship with him. Things go wrong as Antara begins to have real feelings for Yash, even though she still loves Shaukat.

	Whatever Shaukat pens turns out to be true. He starts to believe he can change Antara's and Yash's fate by his writings, and writes according to his logic that Yash would commit suicide after ~~getting to know~~ Antara's ~~reality~~. ~~However~~, Antara soon ~~comes to know of~~ this. She lies to Shaukat that Yash really committed suicide in order to disillusion Shaukat. Shaukat, out of guilt, becomes schizophrenic. The film ends on a disturbing note: Antara sends Shaukat to an asylum, due to his schizophrenia.		Whatever Shaukat pens turns out to be true. He starts to believe he can change Antara's and Yash's fate by his writings, and writes according to his logic that Yash would commit suicide after learning the truth about Antara's. But, Antara soon discovers this. She lies to Shaukat that Yash really committed suicide in order to disillusion Shaukat. Shaukat, out of guilt, becomes schizophrenic. The film ends on a disturbing note: Antara sends Shaukat to an asylum, due to his schizophrenia.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	* [[Sanjay Dutt]] as Shaukat Vashisth, A famous author who lives with his wife Antara and 2 servants.		* [[Sanjay Dutt]] as Shaukat Vashisth, a famous author who lives with his wife Antara and two servants.
	* [[Aishwarya Rai]] as Antara Vashisth/Tamanna, Shaukat's wife and a college teacher.		* [[Aishwarya Rai]] as Antara Vashisth/Tamanna, Shaukat's wife and a college teacher.
	* [[Zayed Khan]] as Yash Agnihotri, A young college teacher who is in love with Antara.		* [[Zayed Khan]] as Yash Agnihotri, a young college teacher who is in love with Antara.
	* Aakash Pandey as Shouting ~~Asylum Inmate~~		* Aakash Pandey as Shouting asylum inmate
	* [[Sadiya Siddiqui]] as Rajni (~~Maidservant~~)		* [[Sadiya Siddiqui]] as Rajni (maidservant)
	* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Servant (Ramakant)		* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Servant (Ramakant)
	* Alexander as the stranger		* Alexander as the stranger
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	* Kamini Khanna as Mrs. Kapadia		* Kamini Khanna as Mrs. Kapadia
	* Lalit Parashar as Mr. Bhargva		* Lalit Parashar as Mr. Bhargva
	* Rucha Pathak as Publisher's ~~Assistant~~		* Rucha Pathak as Publisher's assistant

	== Music ==		== Music ==
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{{More citations needed|date=June 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Shabd
| image = Shabd Poster.jpg
| caption = Movie poster for ''Shabd''
| writer = [[Llena Malhotra]]
| starring = [[Sanjay Dutt]]<br>[[Aishwarya Rai]]<br>[[Zayed Khan]]
| director = [[Leena Yadav]]
| producer = Pritish Nandy Communications
| cinematography = Aseem Bajaj
| editing = [[Leena Yadav]]
| distributor = Pritish Nandy Communications
| released = {{Film date|2005|02|04|df=y}}
| runtime =
| language = Hindi
| music = [[Vishal-Shekhar]]
| budget = Rs. 7 crores
| gross = Rs. 12.08 crores
}}
'''''Shabd''''' ({{trans|Word}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] [[drama]] film produced by Pritish Nandy Communications, and directed by [[Leena Yadav]]. It stars [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Aishwarya Rai]] and [[Zayed Khan]]. The film got good reviews but only managed average collections at the [[box office]]. The story is adapted from the critically acclaimed [[Malayalam]] movie [[Rachana]] released in 1983.

== Plot ==
Author Shaukat Vashisht ([[Sanjay Dutt]]) lives a wealthy life-style in India with his wife, Antra ([[Aishwarya Rai]]), who is a College Teacher. Shaukat achieves fame when he is nominated for the [[Booker Prize|Booker prize]], and goes on to win it. His publishers, hoping that they have unleashed a goldmine, are disappointed with his subsequent works, and soon Shaukat is depressed to such an extent that he almost gives up writing. Then he decides to write a story on a woman named Tamanna, and figures that he will base this story on none other than Antara herself. For this purpose he starts to make note of her every movement, and it is then that he finds out that she has an admirer in fellow-teacher, Yash Agnihotri ([[Zayed Khan]]), a dashing young man - with a bright future ahead of him. Shaukat also finds out that Antara has never mentioned Yash to him, nor has she informed Yash that she is married.

He decides to manufacture a realistic story by making Antara hide her marital status from Yash and pursue a relationship with him. Things go wrong as Antara begins to have real feelings for Yash. (She still loves Shaukat though.)

Whatever Shaukat pens turns out to be true. He starts to believe he can change Antara's and Yash's fate by his writings, and writes according to his logic that Yash would commit suicide after getting to know Antara's reality. However, Antara soon comes to know of this. She lies to Shaukat that Yash really committed suicide in order to disillusion Shaukat. Shaukat, out of guilt, becomes schizophrenic. The film ends on a disturbing note: Antara sends Shaukat to an asylum, due to his schizophrenia.

== Cast ==
* [[Sanjay Dutt]] as Shaukat Vashisth, A famous author who lives with his wife Antara and 2 servants.
* [[Aishwarya Rai]] as Antara Vashisth/Tamanna, Shaukat's wife and a college teacher.
* [[Zayed Khan]] as Yash Agnihotri, A young college teacher who is in love with Antara.
* Aakash Pandey as Shouting Asylum Inmate
* [[Sadiya Siddiqui]] as Rajni (Maidservant)
* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Servant (Ramakant)
* Alexander as the stranger
* Susheel Chhabra as Nerd
* Imram Hasnee as Asylum Doctor
* Kamini Khanna as Mrs. Kapadia
* Lalit Parashar as Mr. Bhargva
* Rucha Pathak as Publisher's Assistant

== Music ==

The music of the film did get good reviews among audiences, though the film overall performed well below expectations at the box office. The film had the following soundtrack.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Song
! Singer
! Picturised on/Notes
|-
| "Khoya Khoya"
| [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| [[Zayed Khan]], [[Aishwarya Rai]]
|-
| "Sholon Si"
| [[Vishal Dadlani]], Sunidhi Chauhan
| [[Sanjay Dutt]], Aishwarya Rai
|-
| "Lo Shuru Ab"
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| Sanjay Dutt, Aishwarya Rai
|-
| "Bolo To"
| Sonu Nigam, [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| Zayed Khan, Aishwarya Rai
|-
| "Mat Jaa"
| [[Sukhwinder Singh]],
| Sanjay Dutt, Aishwarya Rai
|-
|}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0409527|title=Shabd}}
* [http://ia.rediff.com/movies/2005/feb/01leena.htm Leena Yadav's Interview]

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