Aabra Ka Daabra
Aabra Ka Daabra is a 2004 Bollywood film. It was the first 3D Plus film in Indian cinema.[1]
| Aabra Ka Daabra | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Dheeraj Kumar |
| Produced by | Zuby Kochhar |
| Written by | Raghuveer Shekhawat (dialogues) |
| Story by | J. K. Nirmal, Iqbal Katchi |
| Starring | Naveen Bawa Satish Kaushik Hansika Motwani |
| Music by | Himesh Reshammiya |
| Cinematography | Ajay Tandon |
| Edited by | Ballu Saluja |
Production company | Creative Eye Studios Namah Shivay Enterprises |
Release date | 31 December 2004 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Shanu Singh lives a middle-class lifestyle with his dad, Rahul, and mom, Shivani. Rahul is a magician and performs Houdini-like tricks. Once while being locked in an iron cask and thrown into the sea, he does not surface and everyone believes he is dead, leaving Shanu to become a waiter in Dilbaug's Dhaba, while Shivani becomes a governess to Pinky, who is the daughter of Sindhi businessman, Maneklal. Shanu and Pinky win Parle-G and Camlin Pencils contest and are enrolled in Aabra Ka Daabra — the school of magic, that was founded by Sage Adityanand, which is now run by a magician Rang Birangi, who has enormous magical powers.
Cast
- Satish Kaushik as Dilbaug Singh / Jadugar Pyaara Singh
- Anupam Kher as Limbu
- Krrishna as Rahul Singh
- Athit Naik as Shanu R. Singh
- Johnny Lever as Maneklal
- Hansika Motwani as Pinky
- Archana Puran Singh as Suzanne
- Nupur Mehta as Jadugarni Bijli / Headmistress Rang Birangi 'RB'
- Shweta Tiwari as Shivani R. Singh
- Naveen Bawa as Mind over matter instructor
- Prabhu Deva as Dancer / Singer in the song "Shiv Om"
Soundtrack
| Aabra Ka Daabra | |
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| Soundtrack album by morigaon | |
| Recorded | 2004 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Producer | Himesh Reshammiya |
Himesh Reshammiya was the music director. The album has 8 tracks.
| Song Title | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Shiv Om" | Shaan, Dheeraj Kumar Kochhar, Prabhudeva |
| "Chutkan Gang" | Udit Narayan, Children |
| "Love Hoya" | KK, Hema Sardesai |
| "Aabra Ka Daabra" | Instrumental |
| "Tara Ram Pam" | Kunal Ganjawala, Children |
| "Aabra Ka Daabra" (Theme Music) | Instrumental |
| "Didave" | Anuradha Sriram |
| "Zindagi Zindagi" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
Box Office
It was a sleeper and surprise hit at the box office, as there were no new releases during that time except Ab Tumhare Hawaale Watan Saathiyo, which was a flop at the box office during that time, its marketing was done as kid's movie, hence it was a box office success, it earned almost 25 crore at the box office.
Review
Aabra Ka Daabra was met with extremely negative reviews, as it was a poor childish remake of Harry Potter series, filled with too many unwanted songs, even a child will hate this movie, however it was praised for Tiara (now Nupur Mehta)'s negative performance, her costumes and Anupam Kher's comic role.
Sequel
In the end of movie it was seen that there will be a sequel titled Aabra ka Daabra- Terror of RB, in which all the cast will reprise their roles. In 2020, Hansika Motwani said that now she has her acting career, she refused to join the film. Its plans are now shelved.
References
- Wright, Neelam Sidhar (2015). Bollywood and Postmodernism. Edinburgh University Press. p. 215.