Amrita Rao Movies
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, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shah Rukh Khan, Sunil Shetty, (more)
Directed by Indra Kumar, Masti revolves around long-time pals Meet (Vivek Oberoi), Amar (Ritesh Deshmukh), and Prem Aftab Shivdasani). All of the men are equally fed up with married life, and they ultimately come to the conclusion that the only way to bring the spark back into their existence is to engage in some extra-marital dabbling and re-team to exchange notes. Complications ensue when policeman Sikander (Ajay Devgan) begins to suspect that matters have escalated from simple adultery to all-out illegal bigamy. Suddenly, the protagonists are faced with two equally intimidating prospects: telling their wives they have been unfaithful or being embroiled in a crime. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ritesh Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, (more)
- 2002
Rajkumar Santoshi's The Legend of Bhagat Singh is a drama about the legendary Indian freedom fighter. Singh (Ajay Devgan) sees first-hand British atrocities performed on his people. He throws off conventions like an arranged marriage and becomes an important figure in the fight for Indian independence. He is eventually executed for his revolutionary actions. This is one of five films released within eighteen months of each other that look at the life of Bhagat Singh. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ajay Devgan, Sushant Singh, (more)
- 2001
Bored and stifled with her life in the U.S., Anjali dreams of a life in India, with visions of the Devi Maa Durga temple, and of warrior men riding on horseback. She and her mother go to a pandit to inquire about the nature of her visions, and Anjali is told that these images are from a past life, and that she must travel to India to settle the matter. The only problem is that Anjali's father will only permit her to make the trip if she marries the man he has chosen for her. Refusing to lay her fate in his hands, she runs away and takes up with a gang of car thieves, so her journey into her previous life can begin. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Arya Babbar, Amrita Rao, (more)
