Naksha
Naksha ([English: Map) is a 2006 Indian fantasy action adventure film. The film is directed by Sachin Bajaj and stars Sunny Deol, Vivek Oberoi, Sameera Reddy and Jackie Shroff. This movie is a loose adaptation of 2003 American film The Rundown (known internationally as Welcome to the Jungle). Despite getting negative reviews by critics film recovered its budget.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Sachin Bajaj |
| Produced by | Akshay Bajaj |
| Written by | Milap Zaveri Tushar Hiranandani |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Vivek Oberoi Sameera Reddy Jackie Shroff |
| Narrated by | Anil Kapoor |
| Music by | Pritam |
| Cinematography | Vijay Arora |
| Edited by | Sanjay Sankla |
| Distributed by | Om Films Pvt. Ltd. |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Youngster Vicky Malhotra(Vivek Oberoi) lives with his mother (Navni Parihar). A lawyer shows up to speak with his mother about her late husband's old bungalow in the Uttarakhand hills. Vicky arrives at the bungalow and discovers a secret cache behind one of the photographs. And in the cache lies a replica of a map, made by his father who was once killed unlocking a mystery of treasure. Eventually, some of his father's murderers discover Vicky, and abduct him. In the meantime, Vicky's mother visits her husband's first wife (Suhasini Mulay). Her husband's son by this wife, Veer Malhotra (Sunny Deol), is a forest officer in Uttarakhand. Veer is Vicky's step-brother. Vicky's mother requests Veer's mother to seek Veer's assistance in finding Vicky and bringing him back. While thugs bring Vicky to Bali. As Bali is about to have Vicky executed, Veer drops in and rescues Vicky. Determined to obtain the map at any cost, Bali's men give chase to Veer and Vicky: the chase takes them through the dense jungles of Uttarakhand to the foothills of the Himalayas. They rescue Riya (Sameera Reddy) from a river rafting accident. Bali and his men capture Veer and Vicky, and slaughter the pygmies. Bali reveals that the map describes the location of a powerful device: the armour and earrings of the mythical warrior Karna (of the Mahabharata). This armour will make the wearer invincible and all powerful. Veer and Vicky escape. They arrive at the final destination, only to find that Bali has beaten them to it. Endowed with divine strength, the evil Bali easily overpowers them and prepares to kill them. Veer and Vicky exploit the flaw (that the armour needs sunlight for its powers, which are lost at sunset. Based on the mythological fact that the sun God is the father of Karna) to defeat Bali and restore the armour. They escape the temple just in time before it comes crashing down, thus sealing it off forever.
Cast
- Sunny Deol as Veer Malhotra
- Vivek Oberoi as Vicky Malhotra
- Sameera Reddy as Riya
- Jackie Shroff as Baali
Soundtrack
| Naksha | ||||
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| Released | 24 July 2006 (Digital Release) 08 September 2006 (Film Release) | |||
| Genre | Film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 42:54 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
| Producer | Pritam | |||
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The music was composed by Pritam. The lyrics were written by Sameer apart from the song 'U n I' which was penned by Mayur Puri. The album consisting of 11 tracks was released by Saregama on 24 July 2006.[3]
All lyrics are written by Sameer (except where noted); all music is composed by Pritam.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Shake It" | Suzanne D Mello, Kailash Kher & Indee | 5:07 |
| 2. | "Yaara Ve" | Pritam & Abhishek Nailwal | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Lets Do Balle Balle" (Lyrics by Mayur Puri) | Sonu Nigam | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Jat Yamla" | Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Nasha" | Pritam & Alisha Chinai | 4:35 |
| 6. | "U&I: Dil Se Mile Dil" (Lyrics by Mayur Puri) | KK & Pritam | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Shake It (Dhol Club Mix)" | Suzanne D Mello & Kailash Kher | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Yaara Ve (Tumbi House Mix)" | Zero D.B, Abhishek Nailwal & Kailash Kher | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Jat Yamla (Remix)" | Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Shake Shake (All Ladies in the House)" | Indee | 1:35 |
| 11. | "U&I" (Lyrics by Mayur Puri) | Labh Janjua, Rana Mazumder | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 42:54 | ||
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References
- "Naksha - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "This Naksha leads nowhere". Rediff. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "Naksha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Pritam & Eric Pillai on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
