Taxi No. 9211

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Taxi No. 9 2 11: Nau Do Gyarah
Taxinumber9211.JPG
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Milan Luthria
Screenplay by Rajat Arora
Story byRajat Arora
Based on Changing Lanes
by Roger Michell
Produced by Ramesh Sippy
Rohan Sippy
Starring Nana Patekar
John Abraham
Sameera Reddy
Sonali Kulkarni
Shivaji Satam
Narrated by Sanjay Dutt
Cinematography Kartik Vijay
Edited byAarif Shaikh
Music by Vishal–Shekhar
Production
companies
Entertainment One
Ramesh Sippy Entertainment
Distributed by UTV Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 24 February 2006 (2006-02-24)
(India)
Running time
116 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹100 million
Box office₹321.7 million [2]

Taxi No. 9 2 11: Nau Do Gyarah is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy thriller film [1] directed by Milan Luthria and produced by Ramesh Sippy. The film stars Nana Patekar along with John Abraham in lead roles. It was released on 24 February 2006, received a positive response from critics, and was a moderate success at the box office. The film's basic premise is loosely based on the 2002 American film Changing Lanes . [3] In the same year it was remade in Telugu as Game , and in 2009, it was remade in Tamil as TN-07 AL 4777.

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Plot

Taxi No. 9 2 11 focuses on Raghav Shastri (Nana Patekar), a cab driver in Mumbai who lies to his wife Sunita (Sonali Kulkarni) about his job, pretending to be an insurance salesman. One day, he gives Jai Mittal (John Abraham), the spoilt son of a late businessman, a ride. Jai is fighting for ownership rights of his late father's estate. The cab gets into an accident, with Jai escaping as he's in a hurry. Jai loses the key to the vault containing his father's will in the back of Raghav's taxi.

Raghav decides to hide it from Jai. In the search for the key, Jai goes to Raghav's house and tells Sunita what he really does for a living, which Jai doesn't know. She leaves him, taking their son. Raghav decides to take revenge. Raghav and Jai vow to kill each other in their fight for their properties. When Raghav fails to kill Jai, he targets Jai's girlfriend, Rupali (Sameera Reddy). As Raghav chases Rupali, she is saved by Jai. Jai lets Rupali escape, and he attacks Raghav. They have a dirty car fight, but both survive.

Raghav goes to Jai's place. Jai returns to his apartment from a second court hearing regarding his father's estate in defeat because he doesn't have his father's will. He discovers the will, torn to pieces and pasted on the wall of his apartment. Jai becomes depressed and lonely after his friends leave him. Rupali dumps him, indicating she wanted him only for his fortune. Losing everything that used to be precious, Jai realises the hard-hitting life and starts respecting his father and his work.

On the other side, Raghav is caught again by police and taken to the police station, where Sunita tells him his real character and problems within himself. Soon, he realises his mistake. Jai, having realised the value of close ones, then bails Raghav out of jail. Raghav insists they have a drink, and they go to Jai's house for one. They find out that they share the same birthday. Raghav gives back his will, which he had hidden in the sofa, and says that he had never destroyed it – the torn will on the wall is a fake. Raghav then goes to the railway station to stop Sunita and his son from leaving him, but arrives a little too late. He goes back home, where he sees a birthday cake on the table. He feels that he is hallucinating, but gets a pleasant shock when he sees Sunita and his son standing there, singing him a birthday song (and finds out that it was Jai who brought them back).

Jai confronts Arjun Bajaj (Shivaji Satam), the friend and custodian of the property of Jai's father, whom he tells that he has realised the value of life and does not want his father's property. Bajaj, visibly happy to hear this, tells Jai that the inheritance has always been Jai's and Bajaj is only a custodian. They embrace, and Jai takes a leave. Just as he drives out, his car collides with another car driven by a woman (Priyanka Chopra), though initially both seem to be angry at each. Later,  Jai apologizes and asks for her number, promising to pay for damages. The movie ends as both smile at each other and drive away, indicating a new romantic beginning.

Cast

Themes and influences

Director Milan Luthria, when asked to define the film's genre, described it as a dialogue-based witty comedy with elements of romance, and an emotional thriller that makes one think. He felt it compels viewers to delve into themselves, seeking the meaning of life and answers to their own questions, while also portraying the essence of Mumbai and its hustle. Calling it a "very funny, clever film", he left the genre classification to the critics. [4] The Times of India defined the film as a slice-of-life drama. [5]

Film critic Rajeev Masand noted in his review that while the film "stole" the basic premise from the 2002 American film Changing Lanes , the spirit, treatment and the screenplay were original. [3]

According to Rediff.com , the film's title gives the impression of September 11 Attacks when read in English, hence has to be read out in Hindi as nau-do-gyarah, which is a slang for conning people and disappearing into thin air. [6]

Soundtrack

Taxi No. 9 2 11
Soundtrack album by
Vishal–Shekhar
Released10 November 2005 (2005-11-10) (Digital Release)
24 February 2006 (2006-02-24) (Film)
Genre Film soundtrack
Length33:04
Label Saregama HMV
Producer Vishal–Shekhar
Vishal–Shekhar chronology
Zinda
(2006)		Taxi No. 9 2 11
(2006)		 Om Shanti Om
(2007)
Soundtrack
Review scores
SourceRating
Music Review at IndiaFM.com not rated

The music was composed by Vishal–Shekhar with lyrics by Vishal Dadlani and Dev Kohli. The movie has six songs with two remixes. It features a song sung by yesteryear music composer Bappi Lahiri. The soundtrack was released sometime in the third week of January 2006 under the label of Saregama HMV.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bumbai Nagariya"  Bappi Lahiri, Nana Patekar, John Abraham 3:19
2."Ek Nazar Mein Bhi"  KK, Sunidhi Chauhan 4:37
3."Meter Down"  Adnan Sami 3:12
4."Aazmale"Dev Kohli Shekhar Ravjiani 4:54
5."Bekhudi"Dev Kohli Shaan 4:33
6."Udne Do"lyrics by Dev Kohli Kunal Ganjawala, Harshdeep Kaur 6:15
7."Bumbai Nagariya" (Club Mix)  Bappi Lahiri, Remix By Guru Sharma3:13

Box office

Taxi No. 9 2 11 was one of the highest-grossing films of 2006. [7]

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  2. ↑ https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=374
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