Zindaggi Rocks
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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| 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. |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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
- Sushmita Sen as Kriya Sengupta
- Julian Burkhardt as Dhruv
- Shiney Ahuja as Dr. Suraj Rihan
- Moushumi Chatterjee as Indrani Sengupta, Kriya's mother / Mausi (Double role)
- Kim Sharma as Joy (voice dubbed by Urvi Ashar)
- Ravi Gossain as Sam
- Seema Biswas as DCP Gazala Qadri
- Olivier Lafont as Lester
Soundtrack
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| Released | 31 August 2006 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
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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
| # | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1 | "Meri Dhoop Hai Tu" | Javed Ali, Tulsi Kumar | Sayeed Quadri | 4:37 |
| 2 | "Rabbi" | Zubeen Garg, Sunidhi Chauhan, Krishna Beura | Mudassar Aziz | 5:42 |
| 3 | "Zindagi Rocks" | Anushka Manchanda | Mudassar Aziz | 5:32 |
| 4 | "Ek Din Fursat" | Sunidhi Chauhan | Mudassar Aziz | 5:58 |
| 5 | "Humko Chhoone Paas Aaiye" | Sunidhi Chauhan | Sayeed Quadri | 6:58 |
| 6 | "Hadh Ko Aadab Ko" | Sunidhi Chauhan | Sayeed Quadri | 5:38 |
| 7 | "Meri Dhoop Hai Tu (Remix)" | Javed Ali, Tulsi Kumar | Sayeed Quadri | 4:21 |
| 8 | "Rabbi (Remix)" | Zubeen Garg, Sunidhi Chauhan, Krishna | Mudassar Aziz | 4:59 |
| 9 | "Ek Din Fursat (Remix)" | Sunidhi Chauhan | Mudassar Aziz | 5:21 |
| 10 | "Hadh Ko Aadab Ko (Remix)" | Sunidhi Chauhan | Sayeed Quadri | 4:10 |
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]
References
- "Check out Sushmita the rock star". News18. 19 September 2006.
- Hungama, Bollywood. "Zindaggi Rocks Review 1.5/5 | Zindaggi Rocks Movie Review | Zindaggi Rocks 2006 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama.
- "Zindaggi Rocks: Dreadful". www.rediff.com.