| Pyaasa | |
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| Directed by | A. Muthu |
| Produced by | Ramesh Sharma |
| Written by | Sanjeev Duggal Jalees Sherwani |
| Starring | Aftab Shivdasani Yukta Mookhey |
| Music by | Sanjeev-Darshan Nikhil-Vinay Anand Raj Anand Daboo Malik |
| Cinematography | Harmeet Singh Sanjay Malwankar |
| Edited by | Sachin Adurkar |
| Distributed by | Triple Aar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Pyaasa (transl. eternally thirsty) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romance drama thriller film directed by A. Muthu. The film stars Aftab Shivdasani and Yukta Mookhey in the lead roles.[1][2]
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
Suraj aspires to be a millionaire some day, but all hopes of making it big are squashed by his father and uncle, who don't approve of selling their ancestral land. Sheetal, a tycoon, hires Suraj to work for her business empire. Prem is Suraj's cousin and an accomplished businessman, whom Suraj detests. What Suraj does not know is that Sheetal is just using him as a pawn to exact revenge from Prem and his father, Dharam Thakur.[3]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Aftab Shivdasani as Suraj Thakur[4]
- Yukta Mookhey as Sheetal Oberoi[3]
- Zulfi Syed as Prem Thakur
- Anang Desai as Dharam Thakur
- Akhilendra Mishra as Mr. Oberoi
- Govind Namdeo as Mr. Thakur
- Saadhika as Simran Thakur
- Smita Jaykar as Mrs. Thakur
- Arif Zakaria as Roshan Oberoi
- Mukesh Tiwari
- Sanjay Narvekar
- Sardool Sikander in a special appearance
- Satyavrat Mudgal as Aftab's Friend
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Milti Hai Jhukti Hai" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | Praveen Bhardwaj | Daboo Malik |
| 2 | "Tere Pyar Ka Chhaya Nasha" | Adnan Sami, Sunidhi Chauhan, Abhijeet | Faaiz Anwar | Sanjeev-Darshan |
| 3 | "Milte Milte Sanam" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | Faiz Anwar | Nikhil-Vinay |
| 4 | "Soni Roop Di" | Sardool Sikander | Dev Kohli | Anand Raaj Anand |
| 5 | "Na Jaane Mera Kya Hoga" | Sonu Nigam | Faiz Anwar | Sanjeev-Darshan |
| 6 | "Tere Pyar Ka Nasha" | Abhijeet, Sunidhi Chauhan | Faiz Anwar | Sanjeev-Darshan |
| 7 | "Usko Pata Hai" | Sudesh Bhosle | Narendra Bedi | Sanjeev-Darshan |
| 8 | "Aankhon Mein Leke Pyar" | Udit Narayan, Karsan Sanghita, Kavita Krishnamurthy | Faiz Anwar | Sanjeev-Darshan |
| 9 | "Is Mohabbat Ke Siva" | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik | Faiz Anwar | Sanjeev-Darshan |
Reception[edit | edit source]
Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1 out of 5, writing, "PYAASA is a typical commercial film with loads of everything, romance, action, songs Presented in an oft-repeated fashion, the film turns out to be a predictable fare as the plot thickens."[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Picture Perfect". Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ↑ "Pyaasa (2002)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Life After The Crown". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ↑ "Times Of India - Pyaasa". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ↑ Adarsh, Taran (11 October 2002). "Pyaasa Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023.