Main Hoon Na (2004)

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Acclaimed Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan (Dilwale Dulhania le Jayenge, Monsoon Wedding) makes her directorial debut with Main Hoon Na, a mix of action, comedy, and romance. Shah Rukh Khan (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...) stars as Ram, a straight-laced action hero and major in the Indian army. When… More Acclaimed Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan (Dilwale Dulhania le Jayenge, Monsoon Wedding) makes her directorial debut with Main Hoon Na, a mix of action, comedy, and romance. Shah Rukh Khan (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...) stars as Ram, a straight-laced action hero and major in the Indian army. When General Bakshi (Kabir Bedi) proposes a plan to release 50 harmless Pakistani POWs as a gesture of goodwill, he draws the ire of terrorist Raghavan (Sunil Shetty), a former army officer with a deep-seated hatred of the Pakistanis. Raghavan and his well-trained crew invade a television studio where the general is being interviewed, despite the efforts of Ram's father, Shekhar (Naseeruddin Shah of Monsoon Wedding), who is Bakshi's head of security. Ram intercedes and nearly captures the masked terrorist, but Shekhar is killed trying to protect Bakshi. With his dying words, he tells Ram his shameful secret. Shekhar was never married to Ram's late mother. Shekhar's wife and son left him when Ram, his illegitimate son, came to live in their home. Shekhar's dying wish is to have their forgiveness. Ram gets an opportunity to look for his long-lost stepbrother when General Bakshi assigns him to guard his estranged daughter, Sanjana (Amrita Rao), who goes to the same college as Ram's stepbrother. In order to stay close to Sanjana, Ram has to pose as a student. Being much older and far more conservative than most of the students, Ram immediately stands out, and is mercilessly mocked by the coolest guy on campus, Lucky (Zayed Khan). Sanjana wants nothing to do with him, making his job difficult. Things become more complicated when Ram learns the identity of his stepbrother, and finds himself falling for his sexy chemistry teacher, Chandni (Sushmita Sen). ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: G, 3 hr.
Directed By: Farah Khan
Written By: Abbas Tyrewala, Farah Khan, Rajesh Saathi
Genres: Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

In Theaters: Apr 30, 2004 Limited
On DVD: Jul 15, 2004
Studio: Eros Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
The climactic, explosions-, martial arts- and (yes) birds-heavy climax is, indeed Too Much, but on top of being funny, it's also genuinely exciting and a hell of a lot of fun--which aptly sums up the entire film.
Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
...exudes an infectious joy and a far-reaching love of cinema that puts the typical Hollywood summer blockbuster to shame.

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[b][size=5][color=darkblue]MAIN HOON NA (2004)[/color][/size] [/b] [b] [/b] [i][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/13/Poster_mainhoonna.jpg/200px-Poster_mainhoonna.jpg[/img] [/i][b][i]Main Hoon Na u svojih 3 sata nam na ekran donosi prièu o majoru Ramu Prasad… More
[b][size=5][color=darkblue]MAIN HOON NA (2004)[/color][/size] [/b] [b] [/b] [i][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/13/Poster_mainhoonna.jpg/200px-Poster_mainhoonna.jpg[/img] [/i][b][i]Main Hoon Na u svojih 3 sata nam na ekran donosi prièu o majoru Ramu Prasad Šarmi (Shahrukh Khan) i njegovim naporima da zaustavi teroristu Raghavana (Sunil Shetty). Major Sharma istovremeno pokušava da popravi odnose sa prvom ženom svog oca i svojim polu-bratom, ali je za to prvo potrebno pronaæi par koji je nestao posle dolaska Rama u kuæu... Major Raghavan Data je bivši oficir indijske vojske koji je izbaèen nakon ubistva 11 pakistanskih civila koji su prešli na indijsku stranu u potrazi za vodom. On pokušava da uništi projekt Milaap (Jedinstvo), prvi korak koji su Indija i Pakistan uèinili za približavanje dveju strana. Pokušati i samo ovlaš preprièati ovaj film bi trebalo 10-tak strana, pa to neæu èiniti. Samo æu spomenuti da je otac Rama, general i voða projekta Shekhar Sharma (Naseeruddin Shah) , ubijen, a Ram odlazi u koledž da spreèi ubistvo æerke brigadira Amir Singh Bakshi (Kabir Bedi - jel se neko još uvek njega seæa?), prelepe i veoma talentovane Sanjane (Amrita Rao). U istom mestu nalazi i prvu ženu svog oca Madhu (Kiron Kher) i polu-brata Lakshmana (Zayed Khan) . Tipièan Bolivudski film sa borilaèkim veštinama, pevanjem, igranjem, ljubavnom prièom, trilerom, akcijom... ne znam kako, ali ovi filmovi vas tako uvuku u prièu da sam morao ostati do 2 ujutru da ga dogledam do kraja... i vredelo je... Od mene 6/10![/i][/b]
Leo L

Here's an interesting movie with lots of laughter, music, dancing, and all around fun. Ram is in the military and enjoys what he does, but an incident causes him to lose his father. He is left with a duty that he must fulfill and to honor his father's last wishes. He must… More
Here's an interesting movie with lots of laughter, music, dancing, and all around fun. Ram is in the military and enjoys what he does, but an incident causes him to lose his father. He is left with a duty that he must fulfill and to honor his father's last wishes. He must pose as a student, and protect a general's daughter as well as unite his estranged family. Great cast- Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Amrita Rao, Zayed Khan, and Suniel Shetty. Worth seeing!