Zindaggi Rocks

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Zindaggi Rocks
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Directed by Tanuja Chandra
Written by Mudassar Aziz
Produced by Anurradha Prasad
Starring Sushmita Sen
Shiney Ahuja
Music by Anu Malik
Distributed by B.A.G. Film Ltd.
Release date
  • 6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)(UK)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Zindaggi Rocks (translates as Life Rocks) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language musical film directed by Tanuja Chandra and produced by Anurradha Prasad. It is about the love story between a famous singer, Kriya, played by Sushmita Sen and a doctor, played by Shiney Ahuja. [1]

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Plot

Dr. Suraj Rihan meets Kriya, a popular singer, in his hospital. While he is a quiet, responsible man, she is loud, kiddish and a little crazy. Kriya invites Suraj to meet her family, which includes her mother, who is very strict and her mother's twin sister, who is fun and giggly. Kriya has an adopted son, who is very mature for his age.

Kriya and Suraj fall in love and their new feelings are tested by a crisis. Kriya's son is in a critical state as he has a hole in his heart and they are unable to find a donor till the date of the operation. This makes Kriya commit a homicide.

Cast

Soundtrack

Zindaggi Rocks
Soundtrack album by
Released31 August 2006
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Anu Malik chronology
Umrao Jaan
(2006)
Zindaggi Rocks
(2006)
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye
(2006)

The album features six original and four remixed songs. All tracks were composed by Anu Malik and the lyrics penned by Sayeed Quadri and Mudassar Aziz.

Track lists

#SongSinger(s)LyricsLength
1"Meri Dhoop Hai Tu" Javed Ali, Tulsi Kumar Sayeed Quadri4:37
2"Rabbi" Zubeen Garg, Sunidhi Chauhan, Krishna Beura [ clarification needed ]Mudassar Aziz5:42
3"Zindagi Rocks" Anushka Manchanda Mudassar Aziz5:32
4"Ek Din Fursat" Sunidhi Chauhan Mudassar Aziz5:58
5"Humko Chhoone Paas Aaiye"Sunidhi ChauhanSayeed Quadri6:58
6"Hadh Ko Aadab Ko"Sunidhi ChauhanSayeed Quadri5:38
7"Meri Dhoop Hai Tu (Remix)"Javed Ali, Tulsi KumarSayeed Quadri4:21
8"Rabbi (Remix)"Zubeen Garg, Sunidhi Chauhan, KrishnaMudassar Aziz4:59
9"Ek Din Fursat (Remix)"Sunidhi ChauhanMudassar Aziz5:21
10"Hadh Ko Aadab Ko (Remix)"Sunidhi ChauhanSayeed Quadri4:10

Critical reception

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, writing ″Sush tries hard to infuse life in her character. She is effective at places, but tends to get theatrical at times. Shiney does a decent job, although the screenplay gives him little scope to go beyond a set of expressions. Moushumi Chatterjee is okay as the mother, but hams as the twin-sister. The get-up also doesn't suit her age. Kim Sharma is wasted. The child artist, Julian, is wonderful. Seema Biswas, as the cop, is alright. Ravi Gosain gets no scope. On the whole, ZINDAGGI ROCKS just doesn't rock. At the box-office, it's bound to go unnoticed. [2] Gullu Singh of Rediff.com gave the film 1 star, writing ″Sushmita Sen and Shiney Ahuja do their best to save the film but the script and dialogues are so shoddy that it is impossible for them to do so.″ [3]

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