Fanaa (2006 film)

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"Fanaa (film)" redirects here. For the 2010 film, see Fanaa (2010 film).

Fanaa
File:Fanaa 2006 poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed byKunal Kohli
Produced byAditya Chopra
Yash Chopra
Written byStory and Screenplay:
Shibani Bathija
Dialogues:
Kunal Kohli
StarringAamir Khan
Kajol
Rishi Kapoor
Kirron Kher
Tabu
Sharat Saxena
Music bySongs:
Jatin-Lalit
Score:
Salim-Sulaiman
CinematographyRavi K. Chandran
Edited byRitesh Soni
Release date
  • 26 May 2006 (2006-05-26) (India)
Running time
169 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹30 crore[1]
Box office₹1.03 Billion[1]

Fanaa (transl. Annihilation) is a 2006 Indian Hindi–language romantic thriller film, directed by Kunal Kohli and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra under their banner Yash Raj Films. The film stars Aamir Khan and Kajol, with Rishi Kapoor, Kirron Kher, Tabu and Sharat Saxena in supporting roles.

Khan's first film as an anti-hero, Fanaa follows a tourist guide in New Delhi named Rehan Qadri, who meets a Kashmiri woman, Zooni Ali Beg. Both fall in love, but are separated by a terrorist attack that reportedly kills Rehan. It is later revealed that he was not killed, but is in fact a Kashmiri insurgent, and is the mastermind behind the attacks. 7 years later, his organization, known as the "IKF", sends him on a mission in Kashmir, where he once again, in a strange twist of fate, meets Zooni. It was Khan's first film as an anti–hero.

Fanaa was one of the most expensive Bollywood films during its time of release. The film's title is derived from the Islamic Sufi term "fanaa", meaning "destroyed" in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Hindi. The film was promoted with the tagline "Destroyed In Love...". Khan and Kajol were romantically pairing for the first time with this film, but it marked their second collaboration after Ishq (1997), in which they were paired opposite Juhi Chawla and Ajay Devgn respectively. It also marked the comeback of Kajol, who was last seen in Karan Johar's Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001).

Fanaa released on 26 May 2006, and grossed over ₹1.03 billion at the box–office against a production and marketing budget of ₹300 million, thus becoming the sixth highest grossing Hindi film of 2006. The film proved to be a major commercial success, despite having been banned in the state of Gujarat due to protests against Khan for his comments criticizing the Gujarat government. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its direction, soundtrack, cinematography, costumes, styling and performances of the cast, with particular praise directed towards Kajol's performance; however its story, screenplay and pacing received some criticism.[2][3][4]

At the 52nd Filmfare Awards, Fanaa received 4 nominations, and won 3 awards, including Best Actress (Kajol).

Plot[edit]

Zooni Ali Beg is a blind Kashmiri woman who travels for the first time with her friends, Fatima "Fatty" Ali, Mehbooba "Bobo" Siddiqui, Rubina "Ruby" Ansari and their dance teacher Helen to New Delhi to perform in a ceremony for Republic Day. On her journey, she meets Rehan Khan, a tour guide who flirts with her. Although her friends warn Zooni about him, she falls in love. On her last night in Delhi, Rehan and Zooni spend the night together and end up making love. As Zooni is leaving the next day, Rehan comes and takes her away with him. Her parents arrive in Delhi to arrange their marriage. Zooni has a procedure done that helps get her eyesight back, but when she comes out of surgery, she finds out that Rehan was killed in a bomb blast in the city.

Malini Tyagi is a special intelligence agent brought in to assess the threat of the bomb blast, and the group responsible, an independent organization fighting for an independent Kashmir known as IKF. It is revealed that Rehan is the man who placed the bomb blast in motion, then faked his death so that Zooni wouldn't come looking for him. He admits that he loves Zooni, but also concedes that he can never see her again because of his dangerous life.

Seven years later, Rehan is on another mission for the IKF. IKF has acquired a nuclear weapon but needs to get hold of the trigger, which is in the army's possession. Rehan steals it, but Tyagi has figured out his plan and sends forces to stop him. In the ensuing shootout, Rehan is injured. He makes his way to a remote house for help. It turns out to be Zooni's house. Zooni had become pregnant after Rehan's supposed death and has given birth to and raised her and Rehan's son (also named "Rehan" by Zooni). Zooni's mother had died two years prior to Rehan's return. Zooni and her father save him, though neither recognizes him as Zooni's old lover. Though initially distant from them, Rehan develops an affection for his son and the family.

Rehan eventually reveals his true identity to them, keeping the information of his terrorism under wraps. Initially hurt, Zooni refuses to let Rehan leave her again, and the two of them get married by the arrangement of her father. Tyagi has a report published about Rehan, warning the public that he is a terrorist. Zooni's father sees this report and confronts Rehan on finding the trigger in his pocket. Rehan accidentally throws Zooni's father off a ledge, killing him. He radios the IKF from an army officer's house but kills the officer when he discovers Rehan.

Zooni finds her father's body, and Rehan lies about his death. However, Zooni later sees the news report, and finds the trigger. She takes her son and flees to the officer's house, where she radios for help. Tyagi tells her to stop Rehan. Rehan arrives the next day, and takes the trigger from Zooni, saying the IKF will kill her and their son if he doesn't. As Rehan is about to give the trigger to the leader of IKF, Rehaan's maternal grandfather, Zooni shoots him in the leg. Rehan draws his gun on her, but can't bring himself to shoot. Zooni shoots him again, this time fatally, to stop him. In the nick of time, Tyagi arrives and stops the IKF from shooting Zooni. Rehan dies in Zooni's arms.

Zooni and her son later visit the graves of her father and Rehan, who are buried next to each other. When her son asks if his father was wrong, Zooni tells him that his father did what he thought was right.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Filming Locations[edit]

Fanaa was originally planned to be shot in Kashmir before Kajol backed out due to the continuing insurgency in that region. The director chose to move the Kashmir segment to the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland, which also provides suitably snowy and mountainous terrain. It was filmed at historical locations in Delhi including the Red Fort, Jantar Mantar, Qutub Minar, Purana Qila, Rashtrapati Bhavan and Lodhi Gardens.[5]

Reception[edit]

Critical Reception[edit]

At Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 100% rating critical approval rating, based on 7 reviews.[6]

The performances of the leads, Aamir Khan and Kajol, as well as their on–screen chemistry were praised.[3][4][7]

Music[edit]

Fanaa
Studio album by
Jatin–Lalit
Released10 April 2006
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelYRF Music
ProducerJatin–Lalit

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The music of Fanaa composed by Jatin–Lalit with Salim–Sulaiman providing the background score. The lyrics were penned by Prasoon Joshi. 5 songs are featured in the movie while the soundtrack contains 7 songs. This was the last film for which Jatin–Lalit composed as a duo (they split afterwards).[8]

Gaurav Sathe of Planet Bollywood gave 8 stars stating, "Jatin–Lalit's last offering doesn't give us a DDLJ, a K2H2 or a K3G, but it is still a notch higher than some of the run–off–the–mill music we've been hearing as of late."[9] According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, the album sold 17,00,000 units.[10]

Salim–Sulaiman programmed for the first 5 songs and Dhrubajyoti Phukan programmed the song "Destroyed in Love".[11]

Aamir Khan and Kajol recite lines of poetry in "Mere Haath Mein" and "Chanda Chamke".[8]

SL.No Song Artist Length
1 "Chand Sifarish" Shaan, Kailash Kher 04:37
2 "Mere Haath Main" Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, William Rousseau, Sulaiman Merchant, Aamir Khan, Kajol 04:48
3 "Des Rangila" Mahalakshmi Iyer and Amanat Ali 05:18
4 "Dekho Na" Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan 05:24
5 "Chanda Chamke" Babul Supriyo, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Master Akshay Bhagwat, Aamir Khan, Kajol 03:50
6 "Destroyed in Love" Strings 04:52
7 "Fanaa For You" DJ Aqeel, Shaan & Kailash Kher 04:26

Accolades[edit]

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2006 8th Bollywood Movie Awards Best Actress Kajol Nominated [12]
Best Villain Aamir Khan Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Shaan & Kailash Kher for "Chand Sifarish" Won
2007 52nd Filmfare Awards Best Actress Kajol Won [13]
Best Music Director Jatin–Lalit Nominated
Best Lyricist Prasoon Joshi for "Chand Sifarish" Won
Best Male Playback Singer Shaan & Kailash Kher for "Chand Sifarish" Won
2nd Global Indian Film Awards Best Director Kunal Kohli Nominated [14]
Best Actress Kajol Nominated
Best Music Director Jatin–Lalit Nominated
Best Lyricist Prasoon Joshi for "Chand Sifarish" Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Shaan & Kailash Kher for "Chand Sifarish" Nominated
Best Choreography Saroj Khan for "Desh Rangila" Nominated
8th IIFA Awards Best Actress Kajol Nominated [15][16]
Best Lyricist Prasoon Joshi for "Chand Sifarish" Won
Best Male Playback Singer Shaan & Kailash Kher for "Chand Sifarish" Won
13th Screen Awards Best Actress Kajol Nominated [17]
Best Villain Aamir Khan Nominated
Best Music Director Jatin–Lalit Nominated
Best Lyricist Prasoon Joshi for "Chand Sifarish" Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Shaan & Kailash Kher for "Chand Sifarish" Won
Best Background Music Salim–Sulaiman Nominated
Best Dialogue Kunal Kohli Nominated
2007 Stardust Awards Star of the Year – Female Kajol Nominated [18]
2007 Zee Cine Awards Best Actress Won [19][20]
Best Male Playback Singer Shaan & Kailash Kher for "Chand Sifarish" Won

Controversy[edit]

While promoting the film in Gujarat, Aamir Khan made some comments regarding the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's handling of the Narmada Dam and the necessity to rehabilitate the displaced villagers.[21][22] These comments were met with outrage from the Bharatiya Janata Party. The government of Gujarat demanded an apology from Khan. Khan refused to apologise, saying "I am saying exactly what the Supreme Court has said. I only asked for rehabilitation of poor farmers. I never spoke against the construction of the dam. I will not apologise for my comments on the issue."[23] An unofficial ban of Fanaa was put in place for the entire state of Gujarat. Protests occurred against the film and Khan which included the burning of posters of the star in effigy. As a result, several multiplex owners stated that they could not provide security to customers. Thus, all theatre owners in Gujarat refused to screen the movie.[24]

Producer Aditya Chopra moved a petition to the Supreme Court of India asking them to direct the Gujarat government to provide protection to all cinema halls that wanted to screen the film, but was rejected.[25] Their response was that if a cinema was concerned for their protection they could call on the police.

Addressing the media, director Kunal Kohli said, "All theatre owners or exhibitors who wish to release this film can request for protection and the government should extend support. We as filmmakers request all theatre owners of Gujarat to come forward and release the film. We have earned 470 million (both domestic and overseas) in the first week and have lost approximately 6 to 70 million of business in Gujarat. However it's not about money... it is about a principle. As a democratic country where Aamir has a right to say what he feels, even the people of Gujarat, who are protesting have the right to say what they feel ... but in a democratic fashion, and not by burning posters and threatening people."[26]

A single privately owned cinema in Jamnagar, Gujarat, screened the movie with police protection despite the threats.[27] It ran for over a week before being withdrawn again following a self–immolation bid by a man protesting against the screening. The man, Pravin, entered the bathroom of the theatre during intermission of one of the screenings and set himself on fire. He suffered 85% burns and succumbed to his wounds nine days later.[28]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fanaa – Movie". Box Office India.
  2. ↑ "Aamir Khan enters Brazil with Fanaa". Hindustan Times. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jha, Subhash K. (29 May 2006). "Fanaa". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Adarsh, Taran (26 May 2006). "Fanaa". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  5. ↑ Vishnoi, Anubhuti (8 November 2005). "Delhi monuments get starring role in Yash Chopra film". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 December 2008.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ Fanaa (2006). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Verma, Sukanya (26 May 2006). "Watch Fanaa for Aamir, Kajol!". Rediff. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ghosh, Lakshmi B. (16 April 2006). "'Fanaa' promises to keep audience tuned in to its music". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named pb
  10. ↑ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010.
  11. ↑ "Track List – Audio CD Back Cover". Amazon.
  12. ↑ Yount, Stacey (30 April 2007). "Bollywood Movie Awards Nominees Announced". BollySpice.com - The latest movies, interviews in Bollywood. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Nominations for the 52nd Filmfare Awards". web.archive.org. 10 February 2007. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "G.I.F.A. Awards 2006: List of winners". web.archive.org. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "Nominees for IIFA Awards 2007". web.archive.org. 6 January 2008. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "IIFA Awards 2007 winners". web.archive.org. 28 December 2007. Archived from the original on 28 December 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "Winners: 13th Annual Star-Screen Awards". web.archive.org. 5 January 2008. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "Max Stardust Awards Nominations". web.archive.org. 18 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  19. ↑ "Winners of the Zee Cine Awards 2007". web.archive.org. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  20. ↑ "Zee Cine Awards 2007, Zee TV's Bollywood awards: Vote online on Sify Max". web.archive.org. 6 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  21. ↑ "Aamir Khan slams Narendra Modi". Rediff. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  22. ↑ Prasad, Raekha (26 May 2006). "Film banned over star's dam protest". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 17 May 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  23. ↑ Singh, Ankar (25 May 2006). "Aamir on Narmada: I won't apologise". Rediff. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  24. ↑ "Gujarat left out as world sees Fanaa". The Times of India. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2008.t
  25. ↑ Singh, Onkar (5 June 2006). "SC rejects Fanaa petition". Rediff. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  26. ↑ "Fanaa finally cleared in Gujarat". IndiaFM. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  27. ↑ "Gujarat theatre screens Fanaa". Rediff. 6 June 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  28. ↑ "Fanaa: man who immolated dies". The Hindu. 26 June 2006. Archived from the original on 23 May 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

External links[edit]

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