Aladin (film)
Aladin | |
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Ritesh Deshmukh Jacqueline Fernandez | |
Narrated by | Boman Irani |
Cinematography | Sirsha Ray |
Edited by | Suresh Pai |
Music by |
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Production company | |
Distributed by | Eros International |
Release date |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | est. ₹10.9 crore[1] |
Aladin is a 2009 Indian
Plot
The film opens with the family of
Jasmine arranges a birthday party for Aladin, and as a present, Kasim gives Aladin a
Ringmaster in disguise visits Aladin and inform him that Genius has killed his parents. Aladin insults Genius and tells him to leave. Ringmaster steals the magic lamp and wishes for Genius to kill Aladin, but Genius refuses to do it, and loses his magical powers because he did not grant the wish, just as Ringmaster had planned. Aladin learns that Genius is innocent and arrives to help him, and they succeed in rescuing Jasmine. Ringmaster's plan is then completely revealed: he plans to perform a ritual to steal the reflection of an approaching comet, getting back his genie powers as a result. Genius, Aladdin and Jasmine intervene, and Aladdin steals the comet's reflection, giving genie powers back to Genius instead of Ringmaster. Genius seals Ringmaster inside a mirror and then shatters it, defeating him. The Ringmaster's gang is also defeated.
In the end, the trio happily gets back to the city, Aladin and Jasmine are a couple, and after earning special superpowers from the comet, Aladin gives Kasim yet another lesson.
Cast
- Genius
- Sanjay Dutt as Jaffar the Ringmaster
- Riteish Deshmukh as Aladin "Aloo" Chatterjee[4]
- Dev Kantawala as young Aladin
- Jacqueline Fernandez as Jasmine
- Sahil Khan as Kasim Kejriwal
- Ratna Pathak Shah as Marjina
- Victor Banerjee as Mr. Chaterjee
- Joy Sengupta as Arun Chaterjee
- Sohini Ghosh as Riya Chaterjee
- Arif Zakaria as Professor Nazir
- William Ong as Xi Guang Lee
- Erina as Fire Breathing Lady
Soundtrack
Aladin | ||||
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Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 35:42 | |||
Label | Eros Music | |||
Producer | Vishal–Shekhar | |||
Vishal–Shekhar chronology | ||||
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The music of the film is composed by
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Genie Rap" | Sudesh Bhonsle, Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan | 4:28 |
4. | "You May Be" | Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani | 5:43 |
5. | "Bachke O Bachke" | Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Vishal Dadlani | 5:20 |
6. | "Giri Giri" | Sanjay Dutt | 3:11 |
7. | "Genie Rap" (Remix -DJ Suketu feat. Aks) | Amitabh Bachchan, Anushka Manchanda | 5:24 |
8. | "Ore Saawariya" (Remix -DJ Suketu feat. Aks) | Amitabh Bachchan, Sudesh Bhonsle, Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan | 4:07 |
Reception
Box office
Aladin grossed an estimated ₹10.9 crore (US$1.4 million).[1]
Critical response
Taran Adarsh's one star review for Bollywood Hungama stated "On the whole, ALADIN is a terrible waste of a terrific opportunity. Hugely disappointing!."[6] Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times stated "At 65, Amitabh Bachchan's on-screen presence is likely to get scarcer with age. Audiences are still interested in his work. If only he wouldn't green-light unbelievable, hollow, expensive rubbish that'd be pelted on us merely because, he said yes.[7] Kaveree Bamzai of India Today wrote, "Despite the Rs 80 crore of special effects wasted on the film, Aladin has neither magic nor is it magical."[8]
Awards
- Stardust Awards - Best Female Debut - Jacqueline Fernandez[9]
- IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female - Jacqueline Fernandez
- IIFA Best Art Direction Award - Sabu Cyril
- IIFA Award for Best Special Effects - Charles Darby (Eyecube Labs)
See also
- Bollywood films of 2009
References
- ^ a b "Aladin - Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Aladin - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- page references.(May 2024))
External links
- Aladin at IMDb