Lahore (film)
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Release date March 19, 2010 (India) Duration Language Hindi | 6.6/10 IMDb Genre Action, Drama, Sport Budget 250 million INR Country India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan Release date March 19, 2010 (2010-03-19) Writer Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (dialogue), Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (screenplay), Sanjay Puransingh Chauhan (story), Panchhi Jalonvi (lyrics), Hriday Lani (collaborating writer), Piyush Mishra (dialogue), Piyush Mishra (screenplay), Junaid Wasi (lyrics) Director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan Songs Ab Ye Kaafila Cast Shraddha Das (Ida), Aanaahad (Veerender Singh), Farooq Sheikh (SK Rao), Nafisa Ali (Mrs Singh), Shraddha Nigam (Neela Chaudhary)Similar movies Kya Dilli Kya Lahore (2014) Tagline BEYOND BORDERS, BETWEEN NATIONS LIES A BATTLE TO END ALL WARS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lahore (Hindi: लाहौर) is a 2010 Indian Hindi sports film that was released on 19 March 2010. It was directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and produced by Vivek Khatkar, with Sai Om Films Pvt. Ltd.’s, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie is loosely based on the American martial arts movie Best of the Best.
Contents
- Lahore the movie official trailer
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Home release
- Soundtrack
- International awards and recognition
- National film awards
- Criticism
- Other awards and nominations
- Subtitles
- References
The film stars debutants Aanaahad and Shraddha Das in lead roles and has veteran actors like Farooq Shaikh, Nafisa Ali, Nirmal Pandey, Sushant Singh, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Saurabh Shukla, Ashish Vidyarthi, Kelly Dorji, Mukesh Rishi, Jeeva, Shraddha Nigam in key roles.
Lahore the movie official trailer
Plot
An Indian kickboxer defeats a Pakistani kickboxer in an asian kickboxing tournament. The event ends in a tragedy due to the Pakistani players' intemperance. The peace process initiated by the two countries struggles to gain its momentum. This is especially when the Indian hero's brother is determined to avenge his family and country during a second international bout that is being held in Lahore.
Cast
Production
The film was shot in Delhi, Mumbai, Lahore, Hyderabad, Ladakh, Lonavala, Malaysia, Bhiwandi, Chembur, Ghatkopar, and Chinchpokli.
Hong Kong stuntmaster Tony Leung Siu Hung was the action choreographer of Lahore. The background score was by Wayne Sharpe. Lisbeth Scott of Avatar, Munich, and Chronicles of Narnia fame has sung vocals for Lahore — her first Asian film. Rob Miller, who earlier won a Filmfare award for Chak De! India (2007), is Lahore's sports consultant. MM Kreem has done the music.
Home release
Lahore's DVDs and VCDs are available in Hindi with English subtitles on Moserbaer Home Video. The DVD also features the making of the film.
Soundtrack
International awards and recognition
Lahore has won international awards including Special Jury Award at the 42nd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, Best Actor - Aanaahad at Tenerife International Film Festival (UK), Most Aspiring Film Maker (Sanjay Chauhan) at Filmmakers International Film Festival (UK), Best actor - Aanaahad - at Salento International Film Festival, Italy and had all six nominations at Asian Festival Of First Films, Singapore.
National film awards
After setting the international festival circuits ablaze, Lahore won two awards at the 57th National Film Awards, Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director went to producer Vivek Khatkar and director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan while Farooque Shaikh won National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Criticism
The film was not released in Pakistan as it was regarded there as portraying Pakistan in a bad light.
Other awards and nominations
Nominated
Nominated
Subtitles
The film subtitles major places in either Devanagari for India or Nastaleeq for Pakistan.
References
Lahore (film) WikipediaLahore (film) IMDb Lahore (film) themoviedb.org