Aitraaz

2004
Aitraaz
6.6| 2h39m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 12 November 2004 Released
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Country: India
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Aitraaz revolves around the character Raj Malhotra (Akshay Kumar) a successful businessman who has everything going for him, including a lovely wife (Kareena Kapoor). Just when he thinks things can't get any better, Sonia (Priyanka Chopra) - his ex-girlfriend, now the boss's wife - walks back into his life - and she wants Raj at any cost.

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Biswajit Tripathy The movie is the remake of Hollywood blockbuster Disclosure.This is the story of ambition. What amibition can do to you. A Law student Priya gets married to a guy Raj working for a cellphone company. After the marriage Raj buys a bungalow. During the annual meeting, when Raj was expecting a promotion as the CEO and a hike, instead gets promoted as the Director of the Company. When he tries to find out the reason, he comes to know the reason behind is Sonia, wife of the Owner of the Company and once his love. Sonia left Raj years ago in South Africa in her ambition to do something in life. During the time she even got pregnant and aborted the child.Sonia wants Raj to bow down to her wishes in exchange for the promotion, but Raj denies. Sonia then charges Raj with Rape.Raj was thrown out of the company. But Raj doesn't give up like all others. He files a sexual harassment case against Sonia. Now this is going to a very tricky case as the law always supports women on these kinds of cases. But then a for a change Priya fights the case for Raj after his lawyer had an accident and fails to attend the court. Priya the wife, gets all the evidence to nail Sonia which results in a happy ending for Raj.
Manoj Ransing The first time I started watching this movie, in first ten seconds I realize that this is copy cat from movie "Disclosure". (I doubt if director has actually read the original novel). The scene where Raj pats his secretary's bottom directly gave me this hint. I was very disappointed, and then watch this movie, just for the sake of watching without any interest. But later, when I saw it on Television, I found it interesting. Right from the songs, music, story-telling, acting, everything is great. Raj who is now married and living happy life, gets a shock when his ex-girlfriend enters in his life as his Boss. She demands having sex with him, and he refuses. Hurt Priyanka (Boss/ and ex girlfriend) put a blame on him, as a rapist. Raj certainly not happy with this, puts a case on her in court. Finally with the help of his lawyer wife Kareena he proves that women can sometime have negative characteristics in case of sex. The story actually starts with the meeting of Kareena and Akshay, and slowly catch the main theme. Songs are pretty good and so overall music. Actingwise, Akshay is very good. Kareena and Priyanka are impressive in their characters. Director has done an excellent job, in bringing out drama slowly in the movie. Overall though, it is a copy cat movie, you will not regret watching it. (Now I own DVD of this movie.)
Sherazade I believe that would be Hollywood's 'Disclosure' starring Demi Moore to be exact. In its Bollywood makeover, you have Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra as the lead characters. Akshay plays (Raj Malhotra) a business executive at a top mobile phone company which is owned by Ranjit Roy (Amrish Puri). One day, Raj tells a friend/co-worker of his that he needs a house keeper and his friend decides to send him one. Meanwhile, Raj's neighbour Barrister Ram Choitrani (played perfectly by Annu Kapoor) had also placed an ad in a newspaper advertising for a secretary. Priya Saxena (Kareena Kapoor) has just graduated from law school as is searching for a job when she comes across this ad in the newspaper and decides to go and apply for the job the next day. Along the way (and in a very hilarious scene) the housekeeper Raj's friend is sending gets confused by all the lookalike houses and goes to the wrong house (Barrister Choitrani's ) while Priya, who had stopped to pray at a temple then got flustered after wards, goes to the wrong house as well. In essence, the two ladies switch places unknowingly. Raj upon seeing Priya falls in love with her and hires her right away, but unknown to Priya, she is being hired as a housekeeper. The barrister, confused but happy that the housekeeper is happy to work for less, hires her as an co-attorney without even checking her credentials.Sooner than later though, the truth comes out but Priya forgives Raj and they get married (Don't Miss the Uber hot 'Gela, Gela, Gela' song that is played during their honeymoon) and the barrister as well, marries the maid. After the honeymoon, Priya announces that she is pregnant and Raj, though happy begins to make plans to accommodate the child. He wants to buy a new house, take out a loan etc. etc. But this would require a promotion at work, which in due time news starts to surface. He (Raj) is so sure that he is about to be promoted to a very comfortable position when Ranjit Roy arrives to do the honours. But along with the festivities comes an unforeseen whirlwind in the manner of Roy's new and very young wife Sonia (played by Priyanka Chopra in arguably her most career defining role). Raj soon becomes very uncomfortable when he doesn't get the position he was gunning for but an even higher one when the honours are announced by the new Mrs. Roy with her agendas lurking not too far behind. Before long, it is revealed that Raj had a past with Sonia and though married and established, Sonia still carries a torch for Raj and is hellbent on winning him back even if it mean destroying both their marriages. Don't miss the ever hilarious and multi-talented actor Paresh Rawal in a special appearance as Advocate Patel, Sonia's lawyer when all goes to the dogs. Kareena Kapoor also turns in a great performance. Don't miss other great songs like 'I wanna make love to you' and 'Tela Tum' both performed by Ms. Chopra who seems to have a knack for these sort of things. Stellar casting and acting!
Herag Halli Mukta Arts and Abbas Mastan-this dhoti clad duo have unique angle to film making as they did with "Humraaz", which was one of the most entertaining films of the last decade. This duo have choreography style that is innovative and refreshing compared to the pot-boiler tasteless gyrating that is usually seen in Salman Khan movies. The music of Himmesh Reshmiya is always a distinguishing feature of their movies. There are two numbers that have his stamp. There are two actors that stand out-one is Paresh Rawal- this actor can turn a scene however short into a hilarity. As a prosecuting attorney Rawal is the Court-jester bringing the audience down with some of the best dialog in the movie. In fact A-M duo cleverly use this scene as their comedy interlude that is by tradition reserved for children of lesser talent like Shakti Kapoor, Johny lever and the clan. There have been seductive vixens and stunning looking actresses on the Indian cinema but Priyanka Chopra is an all in one. This Chopra girl who made an entry with "The Hero" never looked more gorgeous-this woman certainly has the skills with the killer looks. Akshay Kumar is acting, when you consider that the Indian audience is used to the overacting from the likes of SharRukh Khan. Kareena Kapoor is okay but she could have been more dramatic in the Court, instead of her parrot like dialog delivery. I enjoyed this movie considering the recent filth in the name of Cinema that has been coming out of the "Maximum City".