Fanaa (2006)
Movie Overview
Release date: 2006
Runtime: 168 min
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Aamir Khan, Kajol, Rishi Kapoor, Kirron Kher, Tabu, Shiny Ahuja, Gautami Kapoor, Lara Dutta, Ahmed Khan,
Director: Kunal Kohli
Produced by: Yash Chopra, Aditya Chopra
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Blind from birth, Zooni Baig lives in a small town 45 kilometers from Gulmarg in the State of Kashmir, India, with her protective parents, Zulfikar, and Nafisa. When she expresses a desire to travel to Delhi with a dance troupe of local girls, her parents initially refuse permission, but subsequently relent. As a result, Zooni travels on her own for the first time. Upon arrival in Delhi, the troupe is met by their Guide, Rehan Khan, who takes an instant liking to Zooni, soon both fall in love, and on her last day in Delhi, sleep together. Rehan wants Zooni to regain her vision and gets her admitted to a local hospital, while she invites her parents to witness her regaining her sight as well as meet her lover. Rehan is dispatched to pick them from Delhi but on the way there he is killed in a bomb explosion by Independent Kashmiris Front (IKF), a militant organization that wants an independent Kashmir without interference from both India and Pakistan. Zooni does regain her vision, she gets to see her parents for the first time, but is devastated to learn of Rehan's passing. The Baigs then return home, where a few months later Zooni gives birth to a baby boy, Rehan Jr.. 5 years later, Nafisa passes away, leaving the close-knit family in tears. Then two years after this, there is a knock on the door on a stormy snowy night. The door is opened by Zooni who sees an Indian Army Officer, Major Rajvir Singh, seriously wounded and in need of urgent medical attention. She lets him in, while Zulfikar does his best to care to his wounds. What the Baigs do not know is that Rajvir's entry into their household is a harbinger for havoc and death, as he is not who he claims to be, but is a terrorist who has managed to get a hold of a nuclear trigger, which when attached to a nuclear device could result in a explosion killing millions. Watch what happens when Zulfikar and Zooni come to know via television who this young man really is.
Critics Reviews
In fact, Fanaa is a shockingly inept film that makes you wonder what attracted the actors to it in the first place.
Aamir too is in reliably top form but his age is now starting to show.
Worse, key plot points are too, too predictable.
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It is this fear of breaking away from the genre, while wanting to , that sours the experience of Fanaa which couldve been much greater if it had the guts to go where its heart is set on.
Fanaa', made under the Yash Raj Films banner, is a major departure, if nothing else, from the usual candy floss cinema that weve grown accustomed(suffered, actually) to from them.
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Anyone who feels that the summer's first few blockbusters have been overly predictable should give Fanaa a try.
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To cut a long story short, Fanaa is at best worth one watch.
But the movie offers nothing stellar, nothing extraordinary.
Aamir and Kajol show few sparks of brilliance and create an incredible chemistry between their characters.
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Telegraph India | 2006-06-02
And when Kajol finally returns to the screenplay, the film comes back to life, and you realise that she couldnt have asked for a better comeback vehicle because Fanaa shows off her fantastic ability to ride the spectrum of her own acting arc.
you crave respite from boring lingering scenes and dead storyline and just wish you could get back to the prem-kahaani
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User Reviews
Blown away by passion, dismantled by love...
@imdb | 2006-05-27
"Fanaa" is not a word in common parlance. In Persian, Urdu, and chaste Hindi, it means "annihilated", "destroyed", or in the context of the latest offering from Yash-Raj Films, it signifies "devastated, ravaged, or consumed by love". Any film bearing... Read more at imdb.com
Fanaa = true Bollywood film
amby69@imdb | 2006-05-30
After all the recent pornographic movies such as Murder and the like, it's really refreshing to have a D E C E N T Indian film which the entire family can watch. Sure the film wasn't brilliant but it beats... Read more at imdb.com
chagir | 2007-12-07
WOW. I liked the movie. Story is unique and one of those really good Amir Khan quality movies. A definitely must watch movie. I liked the direction, songs and to top it all off Kajol's acting and an amazing story to keep you glued to the screen,
Fanaa is a dream that stays in the heart foever!
lamiae27@imdb | 2006-05-30
Fanaa is a love story which has been written as a love story ,directed as a love story and acted like a love story. Fanna belongs totally to Aamir and Kajol ,who both have delivered a brilliant performance. Kajol plays... Read more at imdb.com
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