Sirf (film)

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Sirf
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Directed byRajaatesh Nayar
Written byRajaatesh Nayar
Shashikant Verma
Produced bySannjay Kotadia
Kanu Patel
Starring Kay Kay Menon
Manisha Koirala
Ranvir Shorey
Sonali Kulkarni
Cinematography Baba Azmi
Music by Sohail Sen
Shibani Kashyap
Distributed by Eros International
Release date
  • 25 April 2008 (2008-04-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget3 crore [1]
Box office55,50 lakh [1]

Sirf....Life looks greener on the other side is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Rajaatesh Nayar. It is based around four couples from different strata of life. It is about how each couple feels that the other couple's life is better than theirs. It tries to portray the lifestyle of people in metro. The movie comes under the banner of Seven Eagles productions. It is produced by Sanjay Kotadia, Ghanshyam Patel, Kanu Patel. After working with Rajkumar Santoshi as an assistant director for China Gate , Pukar and Lajja , this is the first film as director for Rajaatesh Nayar.

Contents

The movie revolves around four couples starring Manisha Koirala, Ranvir Shorey, Kay Kay Menon, Sonali Kulkarni, Parvin Dabbas, Rituparna Sengupta.

Plot

Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, is a city that never sleeps. Rapidly changing at a feverish pace with every passing second, it is always on the move, and so are the people living in it. In this story, we gain insight into the lives of the people living in this city and how the pace of the city affects their relationships and how they deal with it. No matter what happens, life has to go on.

This is also the story of four couples and their lives in a metropolitan city. They belong to different social and financial strata, and everyone has their own problems to deal with. What one couple has, the other doesn't. Each couple looks at the other couple and wishes that if only they had what the other couple has, their life would be a bed of roses, be it on a monetary level or moral terms. What seems to be a major and almost insoluble problem for the first couple is just a petty issue for the second. Similarly, the second couple's serious problem is not looked upon as a problem at all by the first, and likewise with the other two couples. In a pursuit to achieve what they lack and in a desperate search for that one thing that would solve all their problems, they find themselves lost in the ever-moving crowd, where no one has time for themselves, leaving aside the cares of the world.

In due course of time, all four couples come together with a distant vision of that one event which would end all their problems and set them free. Is it reality or just a figment of their vivid imagination?

Cast

Soundtrack

Sirf
Soundtrack album by
Released2008
Recorded2005–2006 [2]
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length41:45
Label Sony Music
Producer Sohail Sen
Sohail Sen chronology
Sirf
(2008)
What's Your Raashee?
(2009)
Shibani Kashyap chronology
Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II
(2003)
Sirf
(2008)
Main Osama
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The soundtrack of the film is composed by Sohail Sen and Shibani Kashyap. The lyrics are penned by Mehboob and Vipul Saini. The album contains six original tracks and one reprise track. [3]

Track listing
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Pehla Woh Pyaar" Kunal Ganjawala 5:01
2."Life Peeche Peeche" Shibani Kashyap 3:41
3."Ghar Tera Ghar Mera" Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal 5:25
4."Zindagi Ki Kahani"Kunal Ganjawala5:37
5."Tujhpe Fida"Tarannum, Sohail Sen5:43
6."Khel Jo Khele" Vinod Rathod 5:12
7."Mumbai Nagariya" KK, Tarannum5:33
8."Zindagi Ki Kahani" (II)Kunal Ganjawala, Pamela Jain 5:33
Total length:41:45

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  2. Ramsubramaniam, Nikhil (26 September 2009). "Musically Yours: Sohail Sen". Bollywood Hungama . Retrieved 11 October 2011.
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