Socha Na Tha

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Socha Na Tha
Socha Na Tha.jpg
Poster
Directed by Imtiaz Ali
Written byImtiaz Ali
Produced by Dharmendra
Starring
Cinematography Ravi Yadav
Edited by
Music by Sandesh Shandilya
Production
company
Distributed by Mukta Arts
Release date
  • 4 March 2005 (2005-03-04)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Socha Na Tha (transl.Never Had Thought) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Imtiaz Ali, in his directorial debut. The film stars debutant Abhay Deol [1] alonsgide Ayesha Takia. The film was released on 4 March 2005 and received positive reviews. [2] [3]

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Plot

Viren and Aditi are introduced by their families, but Viren refuses to marry because he wants to marry his girlfriend of three years, Karen. Viren's refusal creates tension between the families, as Aditi's aunt feels insulted. However Viren and Aditi meet by coincidence, bond quickly and Viren invites Aditi to accompany him to Goa – he wants her to find out if his girlfriend Karen loves him or not.

In Goa, the two of them grow closer and Karen notices this. Viren realises he has fallen in love with Aditi – however, preparations for his own wedding with Karen are already underway; things get more complicated as he fought very hard to get engaged to Karen because she's a Christian and Viren a Hindu. Despite this, he wants to marry Aditi who has fallen in love with him, too. However, Aditi rejects him out of respect for her aunt and uncle who have engaged her to Mahesh, Aditi's on-and-off boyfriend. After several conversations, Viren finally forgets Aditi, tells the truth to Karen and gets on with his life, feeling miserable.

On the day of Aditi's engagement, Karen meets her and asks her why she is not marrying Viren, now that Viren and Karen have broken up. Karen also tells her that Viren is miserable. Her cousin overhears this conversation and convinces Aditi to elope with Viren, which she does. They apologise to their families and are accepted. [4]

Cast

Music

Songs in order of appearance in the film. [5]

TitleSinger(s)Lyricist
"Zindagi" Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Lalit Bhushan Irshad Kamil
"Abhi Abhi Mere Dil Mein"Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Kunal Ganjawala Subrat Sinha
"Main Seedhe Saadhe Dhang Se" KK Irshad Kamil
"Mera Tumhara Kya Rishta Hai" Sandesh Shandilya Subrat Sinha
"Socha Na Tha" Sadhana Sargam, Sandesh ShandilyaIrshad Kamil
"Na Sahi"Sandesh ShandilyaIrshad Kamil
"O Yara Rab Rus Jane De" Sanjivani Irshad Kamil

Reception

Jaspreet Pandohar of BBC gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, and wrote, "Ali's dialogue and direction is equally engaging and avoids the kind of clichés commonly found in such sugarcoated Bollywood romances". [6] Patcy N of Rediff.com wrote, "The script is good, and the dialogues are nice. The music includes light hummable songs which are choreographed well. Overall, Socha Na Tha is worth a watch." [7] Kaveree Bamzai of India Today also gave the film a positive review, praising the characters and calling the film "surprisingly hip." [8]

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