Refugee (2000 film)

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Refugee
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Directed by J. P. Dutta
Written byJ. P. Dutta
Produced byJ. P. Dutta
Starring Abhishek Bachchan
Kareena Kapoor
CinematographyBasheer Ali
Edited byDeepak Y. Wirkud
Vilas Ranade
Music bySongs:
Anu Malik
Score:
Aadesh Shrivastava
Distributed byHR Enterprises
Release date
  • 30 June 2000 (2000-06-30)
Running time
210 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹15 crore [1]
Box office₹35.44 crore [2]

Refugee is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by J. P. Dutta. It marked the debut of both the leading actors, Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor. The film also starred Jackie Shroff, Sunil Shetty, and Anupam Kher. Refugee was an average grosser at the box office and was the fifth highest-grossing film of that year. [3]

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It is the story of an unnamed Indian Muslim, who helps illegal refugees from India and Pakistan (including modern-day Bangladesh) cross the border through the Great Rann of Kutch. The film is attributed to being inspired by the short story "Love Across the Salt Desert" by Keki N. Daruwalla.

Plot

Bihar-based Manzur Ahmad and his family had migrated to East Pakistan after the partitioning of India in 1947. However, after the formation of the state of Bangladesh in 1971, he and several other people were forced to relocate to the western part of Pakistan. To do this by land, they will have to cross India. The route from Dhaka leads to Guwahati in India then to Delhi then to Ajmer then to Bhuj, and then on to Haji Peer in Pakistan.

They get as far as Bhuj, but afterward, they are assisted by an agent known only as "Refugee", who helps them trek their way across the Great Rann of Kutch to Pakistan. Refugee considers his clients as mere items of luggage and refuses to be emotionally involved with them and their stories. Then he meets Nazneen Ahmed, the daughter of Manzur Ahmed, and falls in love with her.

Police on both sides of the border are aware of the illegal refugee traffic and the Indian police regularly question Refugee and his elderly father Jan Muhammad. One day, Refugee helps four men enter the Indian side of the border. These men enlist the help of the Refugee's brother to get to Delhi. Shortly thereafter, explosions take place in trains, buses, and buildings in the Indian capital.

Refugee crosses the border once again to visit Nazneen. She asks him to take her with him since her father wants her to marry Mohammad Ashraf, a Pakistan Rangers Officer. While crossing the border through the Rann they are captured by Pakistani Rangers. Refugee is beaten and sent to India on a camel. The Indian BSF captures him and gets him treated in the hospital. The Indians inform him that he unknowingly helped terrorists cross into India and caused several deaths. Refugee joins the BSF and fights the terrorists who laid siege to his village.

The film ends with Nazneen giving birth to Refugee's child at the border between the two nations. Indian BSF and Pakistani Rangers personnel discuss the child's nationality in a lighter vein.

Cast

Music

The music of this movie is composed by Anu Malik and lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Refugee's music received two National Film Awards: one for Best Music Direction and the other for Best Lyrics (for the song "Panchhi Nadiyaan". Additionally, Malik also won a Filmfare Special Award for his work in the film. It was one of the highest selling album of the year 2000

SongSinger(s)DurationPicturised 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, Alka Yagnik, Abhishek Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor 6:58 Abhishek Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor
"Taal Pe Jab" Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik 7:13 Abhishek Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor

Taran Adarsh gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars and praised the songs by saying "The music touches the heart of every listener. Every moment you feel like a heavenly moment." According to the Indian trade website Box Office India , around 35,00,000 albums were sold. [4]

Locations filmed

The crew having traveled from Mumbai was based at the city of Bhuj and majority of the shooting took place around in the Kutch District of the Indian state of Gujarat including the Great Rann of Kutch (also on BSF controlled "snow-white" Rann within), villages and Border Security Force (BSF) posts in Banni grasslands and the Rann, Lakhpat Fort village, Tera Fort village, a village in southern Kutch, some ancient temples of Kutch, and with parts and a song filmed on set in Mumbai's Kamalistan Studios.

Production

Bipasha Basu was convinced by Jaya Bachchan to play the role of a village belle opposite her son Abhishek Bachchan in J. P. Dutta’s Aakhri Mughal. However the film was shelved, and Dutta changed the script and made Refugee with Kareena Kapoor. [5] Basu was offered a role in Refugee opposite Sunil Shetty, which she declined. [6] Tabu was signed to play a doctor, but her role eventually got scrapped. Dutta initially wanted Akshaye Khanna to play Shadab Khan's role but decided against it as the role was very small.

Inspiration

Refugee is attributed to have been inspired by Love Across The Salt Desert, a story by Keki N. Daruwalla based around the Great Rann of Kutch. [7] It is included as a short-story in the 11 and 12 English textbook for schools of NCERT in India. [8] [9] [10]

Accolades

Award [a] Date of ceremony [b] CategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Bollywood Movie Awards 28 April 2001 Best Male Debut Abhishek Bachchan Nominated [11]
Best Female Debut Kareena Kapoor Won
Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar for "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke"Won
Best Playback Singer Male Sonu Nigam for "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke"Nominated
Best CinematographyBasheer AliNominated
Filmfare Awards 17 February 2001 Best Supporting Actor Suniel Shetty Nominated [12]
[13]
Best Male Debut Abhishek Bachchan Nominated
Best Female Debut Kareena Kapoor Won
Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar for "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke"Won
Best Male Playback Singer Sonu Nigam for "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke"Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Alka Yagnik for "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke"Nominated
Best Dialogue O. P. Dutta Won
Best Cinematography Basheer AliWon
Special Award Anu Malik Won
International Indian Film Academy Awards 16 June 2001 Best Supporting Actor Suniel Shetty Nominated [14]
[15]
[16]
Best Male Debut [c] Abhishek Bachchan Won
Best Female Debut Kareena Kapoor Won
Best Background Score Aadesh Shrivastava Won
Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar for "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke"Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Sonu Nigam for "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke"Nominated
Best Dialogue O. P. Dutta Won
National Film Awards 12 December 2001 Best Music Direction Anu Malik Won [17]
Best Lyrics Javed Akhtar for "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke"Won
Screen Awards 20 January 2001 Best Male Debut Abhishek Bachchan Nominated [18]
[19]
[20]
Best Female Debut Kareena Kapoor Nominated
Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar for "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke"Won
Best Male Playback Singer Sonu Nigam for "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke"Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Alka Yagnik for "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke"Won
Zee Cine Awards 3 March 2001 Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar for "Panchi Nadiya Pawan Ke"Won [21]
[22]
Lux Face of the Year Kareena Kapoor Won

Notes

  1. ↑ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
  2. ↑ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  3. ↑ Tied with Hrithik Roshan for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai

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