Juhi Chawla Movies
- 2008
A young boy befriends a kindly ghost after moving with his family into a new house and not realizing that it is haunted. Banku and his family had no idea that their new home was already occupied, and at first Boothnath thought the family was attempting to take away his home. After a failed attempt at frightening the family away, Boothnath realizes that they wish him no harm and strikes up a close friendship with young Banku. This is the story of a boy and his ghost, inseparable friends who share the joy of the good times, and always help each other through the bad times. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Love and dreams follow two starry-eyed actors across three decades and two incarnations in this splashy Hindi musical. It's the early Seventies, and Om Prakash Makhija (Shah Rukh Khan) is a young would-be actor who has been playing bit parts in Bollywood musicals while looking for his big break. Om's ambition is to become a film star and win the heart of beautiful screen siren Shantipriya (Deepika Padukone), and his pal Pappu (Shreyas Talpade) and his mother Bela (Kirron Kher) both encourage him not to give up on his dreams. One day, Om meets Shantipriya on a movie set, and he feels as if destiny is finally smiling on him, but when he overhears her having an argument with studio chief Mukesh Mehra (Arjun Rampal), Om senses things are not as they should be. Before Om can decide what to make of his misgivings, the studio burns to the ground, claiming the lives of Om and Shantipriya. Thirty years later, a bit of Om's spirit seems to live on in Om Kapoor (also played by Shah Rukh Khan) a popular film actor with a large ego and a fear of flame who was born the day the old studio burned down. Despite his fame, Om is lonely, at least until he meets Sandhya (also played by Deepika Padukone), a shy but eager would-be actress looking for her chance to become a star. Om Shanti Om was directed and co-written by Farah Khan, who was a top choreographer in the Indian film industry before moving up to the director's chair, and features guest spots from a number of Bollywood's greatest stars, a few appearing in the form of digital recreations taken from films of the Seventies. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, (more)
Six couples, all from different parts of the world and different walks of life, are all brought together by destiny, fate, and the power of love in director Nikhil Advani's heartfelt tale of romance. Tehzeeb (Vidya Balan) and Ashutosh (John Abraham) have been married for two years and are still deeply in love. When Tehzeeb is involved in a tragic accident, Ashu finds her devotion to her husband put to the ultimate test. Raju (Govinda) is a New Delhi taxi driver who has picked up passengers from the international airport for 15 years, all the while waiting for the appearance of his blonde-haired dream girl. When the woman finally does emerge from the bustling airport one day, Raju finds just how different fantasy and reality can truly be. Every day is the same for London-based PR worker Vinay Malhotra (Anil Kapoor). Awakening sunrise after sunrise in a picture-perfect suburban home, and always returning to a family that is happy to see him at the end of the day, Vinay discovers just how unpredictable the world can be when the beautiful and capricious Anjali (Anjana) determines to seduce the devoted family man and teach him the true definition of passion. Kkamini (Priyanka Chopra) is the bad girl of Bollywood cinema. Upon deciding to change her image for the better, this beautiful young actress finds her plans suddenly thwarted by the mysterious Rahul (Salman Khan). When consummate New Delhi bachelor Shiven (Akshaye Khanna) realizes that he is about to make the ultimate commitment in just ten days, the panic that follows finds him weighing the coming commitment against his much-valued freedom. Finally, newlyweds Ramdayal (Sohail Khan) and Phoolwati (Isha Koppikar) are eager to fulfill the lust that has been gradually building in each of them for years, yet their quest to satiate their driving desire is steadily thwarted by a series of tragicomic events. Eventually, each couple will come together to discover just how the purity of love can make even the most mundane of events both magical and ethereal. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vidya Balan, John Abraham, (more)
A confluence of events turn a rainy night in the countryside into a heart-pounding ordeal in this Hindi language psychological thriller. A superstar movie actress, her driver, a prostitute, and a family of three are all involved in an accident while driving in the dark, wet rural area, and end up at the same motel. Joined by the hotel manager as well as a police officer in the course of transporting a dangerous prisoner, the tumultuous events that set their evening into motion only get worse for the stranded travelers when it becomes apparent that one of the members of the party is a killer who has decided that all the rest are victims. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shilpa Shetty, Juhi Chawla, (more)
A woman must choose between the ethereal love of her ghostly seducer or a life with her uncaring husband in director Amol Palekar's supernatural romance. Beautiful Lachchi (Rani Mukherji) is engaged to a miserly man whose every move is driven by his insatiable love of money. When Lachchi's husband departs for a five year business trip on the night of their wedding, her supernatural admirer takes on his appearance and thus begins an elaborate ruse. All is well until Lachchi's husband returns home five years later, bewildering the villagers and forcing the confused wife to make the most difficult decision of her entire life. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, (more)
- 2004
My Brother...Nikhil isn't the first Hindi film to deal with AIDS, but unlike, say, Phir Milenge, which was essentially a Bollywood remake of Philadelphia with a heterosexual woman in the Tom Hanks role, My Brother...Nikhil is about a closeted gay man who contracts HIV, shattering his seemingly perfect life. Nikhil (Sanjay Suri, who also produced the film) is a champion swimmer and local hero in Goa in the early '90s, where the film takes place. He has a loving relationship with his fiercely independent sister, Anamika (Juhi Chawla), and his doting mother (Lillete Dubey of Monsoon Wedding and Vanity Fair). His connection to his hard-driving father (Victor Banerjee) is more problematic. His father pushes Nikhil too hard at his swimming, becoming angry when the young man loses a race, and he also disapproves of Nikhil's friends, among whom is Nigel (Purab Kohli). When Nikhil is told that he has HIV, news spreads quickly throughout the region. His teammates on the swim team and most of his friends abandon him. His parents are publicly humiliated, and even they spurn him. Only Anamika, her husband, Sam (Gautam Kapoor), and Nigel stand by him. He needs all their help when he's arrested (contracting HIV or being openly gay were essentially criminal acts in India at the time) and held prisoner in an abandoned sanitarium. Those closest to Nikhil band together, hire a lawyer, and fight for his release. The story is told by Nikhil's loved ones, who address the camera directly, in the style of a documentary. The film is based on a true story. My Brother...Nikhil, written, directed, and edited by Onir, features music by Viveck Philip and lyrics by Amitabh Varma. It was shown at the 2005 New York Asian Film Festival, presented by Subway Cinema. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sanjay Suri, Purab Kohli, (more)
This Hindi language drama tells the story of three prison inmates who are all awaiting execution. Each confined by three walls and a row of bars, a lawyer, a simpleton, and a con-man all bide their time until their lives end, until they are visited by Chandrika, a woman who has fled an abusive husband, and is filming a documentary about the death row inmates. As Chandrika forms a kind of friendship with each of the men, the future begins to look different, even for those whose futures seemed to be set in stone. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Naseeruddin Shah, Jackie Shroff, (more)
In this comedy-drama with music, Babloo (Shahrukh Khan) is a good-hearted but absent-minded man who has just gotten a job as a chef in a luxury hotel where the woman he loves, Sonia (Juhi Chawala), is the banquet manager. As it happens, Babloo looks exactly like Manu (also played by Khan), a unrepentant criminal who has just escaped from prison. Manu is romantically involved with Lily (Sonali Bendre), a dancer who has ties to the criminal underworld. While the police are looking for Manu, they happen upon Babloo and, mistaking him for the fugitive, immediately arrest him. Babloo is eventually released, but when Manu finds out about the mix-up, he captures Babloo and holds him prisoner, while he continues his life of crime using Babloo's identity instead of his own. Babloo must escape to clear his good name and convince the authorities that the Babloo on a crime spree is someone else. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, (more)
- 1996
Young slacker Ravi (Anil Kapoor) finds it difficult to stay out of trouble. Furthermore, it seems he brings bad luck to the rest of his family when his father (Kulbhushan Kharbandra) is punished for revealing one of his pupils -- who happens to be the son of a powerful politician -- to be a cheat. In an attempt to start anew, Ravi and his family relocate, only to find that their new home is just as rife with corruption and hardship. To add further insult to injury, Ravi is incarcerated when he attempts to rid his new town of corrupt officials. In an attempt to free Ravi, his friends, family, and new girlfriend, Kiran (Juhi Chawla), begin a political campaign to elect Ravi and remove the current town leaders from power. ~ All Movie Guide
