REFUGEE (FILM)

'''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]

Contents

Synopsis

Cast

Crew

Music

Awards

References

External link

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. Can the two lovers be together?

Cast

★ Abhishek Bachchan ... Refugee

★ Kareena Kapoor ... Naaz

★ Sunil Shetty ... Mohammad Ashraf

★ Jackie Shroff ... Raghuvir Singh

★ Anupam Kher ... Jaan Mohammad

★ Sudesh Berry ...

★ Shadaab Khan ... Shadab

★ Avtar Gill ...

★ Puneet Issar ...

★ Aashish Vidyarthi ...

★ Mukesh Tiwari ... Tausif

★ Kulbhushan Kharbanda

★ Reena Roy ...

★ Vishwajeet Pradhan ...

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 Debut - Kareena Kapoor'

★ 'Best Dialogue - O.P. Dutta''

★ 'Best Cinematography - Bashir Ali'

★ 'Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar for ''Panchhi Nadiya'''

★ Best Supporting Actor - Sunil Shetty

★ Best Male Playback - Sonu Nigam for ''Panchhi Nadiya''

★ Best Female Playback - Alka Yagnik for ''Panchhi Nadiya''

References

1. boxofficeindia.com

External link

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