- Saathiya
Infobox_Film
name = Saathiya
director =Shaad Ali
writer =Sampooran Singh Gulzar (dialogue)
Mani Ratnam (screenplay)
starring =Rani Mukerji
Vivek Oberoi Tanuja Satish Shah Sandhya Mridul
producer = Bobby Bedi,Mani Ratnam ,Yash Chopra
distributor =Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd. ,Kaleidoscope Entertainment ,Madras Talkies
music =A. R. Rahman
released =December 20 ,2002
runtime = 138 minutes
language =Hindi /Urdu
imdb_id = 0330843"Saathiya" (
Devanagari : साथिया,Nastaliq : ساتھیا; translates as "Partner") is an IndianBollywood drama/romance movie which was released onDecember 20 2002 .Rani Mukerji ,Vivek Oberoi andTanuja star in this movie. It wasShaad Ali 's debut as director and the soundtrack was composed byA. R. Rahman . It was the remake of a Tamil movie, "Alaipayuthey " (2000 ) directed byMani Ratnam . The story is told in flashback. The film was screened at the "Casablanca Film Festival".It features cameo appearances by
Shahrukh Khan and Tabu.Synopsis
The film starts with a very anxious Aditya looking for Suhani on late night trains, stations and everywhere else with help of his friends. She has gone missing and he is restless without her.
As the last train leaves the station, Aditya is taken back in time,
Aditya Sehgal (
Vivek Oberoi ) a young law student in Mumbai, first met Suhani Sharma (Rani Mukerji ) a young medical student at a wedding function. Aditya flirts with her at the wedding, but Suhani spurns him.Aditya spots her again in the Mumbai local trains one day while going to university. Soon they start glancing at each other and both their friends tease them that they are in love. Suhani insists that she does not believe in love and romance, but Aditya is relentless and eventually she admits that she too is attracted to him.
All seems set for a big wedding, but their dreams of a life together are destroyed when their parents argue and are at loggerheads over social status during their first meeting.
The young couple decide to keep away from each other and not take the relationship forward anymore, but fail miserably - they both miss each other and are deeply in love. Suhani goes away from town for a medical camp and Aditya pines to see her, he quits his home much to his family's dismay, he goes to find her. They finally embrace and reunite.
They decide to break all the rules and get married in secret. Suhani returns to her house and they keep their marriage a secret for a while. Till one day, when her family find out and kick her out of the house - as her relevation had broken a prospective engagement of her older sister. Aditya picks her up as her dad throws her out of the house, and curses the pair for their betrayal.
Aditya and Suhani move into dilapidated apartment and begin their happy married life. However, reality sets in and arguments start between them over small matters.
Suhani has a road accident on her way home and goes into a coma while Aditya is searching desperately all over to find her. Finally he finds her in the hospital fighting death and then realises how much he really loves her.
Cast
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Rani Mukerji ... Suhani Sharma
*Vivek Oberoi ... Aditya Sehgal
*Tanuja ... Shobhana Sharma
*Satish Shah ... Om Sehgal
*Sharat Saxena ... Chandraprakash Sharma
*Swaroop Sampat ... Shanti
*Sandhya Mridul ... Dina Sharma
*Anju Mahendru ... Prema
*Shahrukh Khan ... Yeshwant Rao (cameo)
* Tabu ... Savitri Rao (cameo)
*Shamita Shetty ... (item number ) (song 'Chori Pe')oundtrack
Infobox Album
Name = Saathiya
Type =Album
Artist =A. R. Rahman
Released =October 29 2002 (India)
Recorded =
Genre =Film soundtrack
Length =
Label =Sa Re Ga Ma
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album =
This album =
Next album = |Lyrics:
Gulzar A. R. Rahman re-used most of his compositions from the tamil soundtrack ofAlaipayuthey , with the exception of two songs, "Mere Yaar Mila De" and "Naina Milaike" which replaced their tamil counterparts "Evano Oruvan" and "Alaipayuthey". The soundtrack turned out to be one of the strong points of the film.Awards
Filmfare Awards
"Saathiya" won six awards at the
Filmfare Award s.* Critics Award Best Performance -
Rani Mukerji
* Best Music Director -A.R. Rahman
* Best Lyrics - Gulzar
* Best Male Playback -Sonu Nigam for "Saathiya"
* Best Dialogue - Gulzar
* Best Screenplay -Mani Ratnam Zee Cine Awards
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Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director -A R Rahman
*Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist -Gulzar
*Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male -Sonu Nigam
*Best Sound - Robert TaylorIIFA
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IIFA Best Music Director Award -A R Rahman
*IIFA Best Male Playback Award -Sonu Nigam MTV Immies * Best Composer -
A R Rahman
* Best Lyrics:Gulzar
* Best Singer (Male) -Sonu Nigam
=Bollywood Music Awards cite web | http://www.bollywoodawards.com | title=Bollywood Awards |url= http://www.bollywoodawards.com |accessdate=25 July |accessyear=2008] =* Best Male Singer -
Sonu Nigam
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