Moksha | |
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Directed by | Ashok Mehta |
Screenplay by | Hriday Lani Raj Marbros |
Story by | Ashok Mehta |
Produced by | Ashok Mehta Neerja Mehta |
Starring | Arjun Rampal Manisha Koirala |
Cinematography | Ashok Mehta |
Edited by | Nandu |
Music by | Songs: Salim–Sulaiman Rajesh Roshan Score: Salim–Sulaiman |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹5 crore [1] |
Box office | ₹82 lakh [1] |
Moksha is a 2001 Indian crime drama film produced and directed by Ashok Mehta in his directorial debut. [2] The film stars Arjun Rampal and Manisha Koirala. [3] The film won Best Cinematography and Best Audiography at the 48th National Film Awards. [4]
The story revolves around Vikram Saigal, a law graduate who is dissatisfied with his current situation. He is an idealist and aspires to fight against corruption and societal issues to make a change in the world. Hritika, a young girl, is enamored with him and tries to win his heart. At first, Vikram rejects her advances, but after she presents him with an expensive painting, they become a couple.
Vikram's idealism leads him to want to establish a free legal service for the poor. However, he finds it difficult to find like-minded lawyers to support his cause. His father and boss think he is too young and naive to understand the ramifications of providing free legal services, and he becomes more disillusioned. Eventually, he plans to rob a bank to obtain the money needed to establish his free legal institute.
Together with Hritika, Vikram hatches a plot to rob a bank. However, Hritika has a change of heart and persuades Vikram to abandon the plan. On the day of the planned robbery, an informant alerts the bank authorities, causing them to be on high alert.
Hritika is found dead shortly after, and all signs point to Vikram. A courtroom battle ensues, with Vikram representing himself. After the verdict, Hritika's best friend reveals that she, not Hritika, was the informant who alerted the bank. Overcome with guilt, Vikram attempts to take his own life but is unable to do so. He decides to rob the bank again, this time with an unloaded gun. He enters the bank with the intention of sacrificing himself, and ultimately dies from a gunshot wound.
Moksha | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | Venus Records & Tapes |
All tracks was composed by Rajesh Roshan and lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar. Duo composer Salim–Sulaiman had provided four instrumental tracks for this album. The full album was released on 9 September 2001. [5]
# | Title | Singer(s) | Music | Length |
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1 | "Jaan Leva" | Sukhwinder Singh, Kavita Krishnamurthy | Rajesh Roshan | 5:41 |
2 | "Humko Pyar Hai" | Kamaal Khan, Sneha Pant | Rajesh Roshan | 8:31 |
3 | "Mohabbat Zindagi Hai" | Madhushree | Rajesh Roshan | 5:50 |
4 | "Nani Maa" | Dominique Cerejo | Rajesh Roshan | 7:26 |
5 | "Seep Mein Moti" (Female) | Pamela Jain | Rajesh Roshan | 5:22 |
6 | "Nani Maa" (Lori) | Mahalakshmi Iyer | Rajesh Roshan | 5:17 |
7 | "Seep Mein Moti" (Male) | Shaan | Rajesh Roshan | 5:26 |
8 | "Jaan Leva" (Remix) | Sukhwinder Singh, Kavita Krishnamurthy | Rajesh Roshan | 4:30 |
9 | "Beautiful World" | Instrumental | Salim–Sulaiman | |
10 | "Beginning of The End" | Instrumental | Salim–Sulaiman | |
11 | "Change Is The Only Constant" | Instrumental | Salim–Sulaiman | |
12 | "Salvation" | Instrumental | Salim–Sulaiman |
The film was a box-office bomb, grossing ₹ 8.2 million against a ₹ 50 million production budget. [1] Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh believed that circulation of pirated VCDs much before the film's theatrical release hampered its box-office prospects greatly. [6]
Writing for Bollywood Hungama, Taran Adarsh gave the film one star, writing, "On the whole, MOKSHA is a dry and dull film that won't find flavour with the audience." He praised Anil Mehta's cinematography and Rampal's performance saying "Arjun Rampal excels in a role availability that was difficult to portray. He takes giant strides as a performer and proves that he's an actor with an amazing range." [6] Priyanka Bhattacharya of Rediff.com called it "Arjun's 70 mm portfolio!" by stating "Moksha was supposed to be Arjun Rampal's debut film. The director has taken special care to present it just that way. The camera has focused on Arjun the way a painter would on his muse. In that sense, Moksha is more a 70-mm portfolio for Arjun Rampal than a story." [7]
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