INSTANT GYAN: Aaja Nachle
Dia (Madhuri Dixit) is busy at a dance rehearsal in New York when suddenly she hears that Makarand (Darshan Zariwala), who has been her mentor is dying and she must return to Shamli town. This is the place where she learnt to dance and spent her formative years. And then due to a strange turn of events, she leaves on an impulse, severing ties with her parents and her people.
Now she returns at a time when her guru has passed away. And the very institution where Dia learnt to dance is in a state of ruin. The threat of demolition is looming large over Ajanta theatre, which was once upon a time a vibrant hub of the community. The local political authorities are convinced Ajanta theatre is nothing but a prime waste of real estate.
Dia enlists the help of Doctor (Raghubir Yadav) who is the caretaker of Ajanta. Dia’s mission is twofold. On one hand she must stop the demolition and on the other hand, she has to resurrect the spirit of Ajanta. But this is no mean task as the atmosphere in Shamli is loaded with hostility. Dia has to put together a theatrical production and every cast member must be an inhabitant of Shamli itself.
And the only people she can count on are the local tomboy Anokhi (Konkona Sen), local ex-MLA Chaudhary Om Singh (Akhilendra Mishra), a vulnerable tea stall owner Mohan Sharma (Ranvir Shorey), a responsible government official Mr. Chojar (Vinay Pathak), and lastly a struggling insurance agent Sanjeev Mehta (Jugal Hansraj). The current Yash Raj favourite Kunal kapoor will also be seen in a small role.
In cinemas: 30 November 2007
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