Aashayein

Infobox Film
name = Aashayein

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caption = Movie Poster For "Aashayein"
director = Nagesh Kukunoor
producer = Percept Picture Company
T-Series
writer = Nagesh Kukunoor
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starring = John Abraham
Sonal Sehgal
Prateeksha Lonkar
Girish Karnad
Farida Jalal
Ashwin Chitale
Anaitha Nair
music = Salim-Sulaiman
cinematography = Sudeep Chatterjee
editing = Apurva Asrani
distributor =
released = 2008
runtime =
country = flagicon|India India
language = Hindi / English
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website = http://www.aashayeinthefilm.com
imdb_id = 1227524
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"Aashayein" is a forthcoming Bollywood film written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, and produced by Percept Picture Company and T-Series. cite web| title=IndiaFm.com| work= Nagesh Kukunoor?s next project after Dor | url=http://www.indiafm.com/news/2006/09/13/7823/index.html| accessdate=18 December| accessyear=2007] . It stars John Abraham and film newcomer Sonal Sehgal in the lead roles. cite web| title=Rediff.com| work=| url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2007/feb/21look.htm| accessdate=18 December| accessyear=2007] .

Plot

Aashayein is a story of a gambling addict who discovers new meanings of fortune and life througha dramatic turn of events.

Aashayein is a tale of Rahul`s journey from darkness to light.A journey about love, hate, life, death and above all hope.

Cast

* John Abraham ... Rahul Sharma
* Sonal Sehgal ... Nafisa
* Prateeksha Lonkar ... Sister Grace
* Girish Karnad ... Parthasarthi
* Farida Jalal ... Madhu
* Ashwin Chitale ... Govinda
* Anaitha Nair ... Padma
* Vikram Inamdar ... Xavier
* Sonali Sachdev ... Doctor (at Clinic)
* Sharad Wagh ... Priest
* Shreyas Talpade ... Special Appearance

Characters

* John Abraham as Rahul Sharma - An angry, gorgeous, confused, compulsive gambler. Wishes to live the life he has been dreaming of.

* Sonal Sehgal as Nafisa - Doting, loving, loyal girlfriend. Wishes that love always wins.

* Prateeksha Lonkar as Sister Grace - She will bend her principles for the greater good. Wishes to dedicate her life for the happiness of her inmates.

* Girish Karnad as Parthasarthi - Fun loving, "uncle" to everyone, stupidly stubborn on his principles. Wishes to be reunited with his family.

* Farida Jalal as Madhu - Intelligent, virtuous, loving. Wishes to just lead a normal life and not be ostracized.

* Ashwin Chitale as Govinda - Ten years old, loves comics, mangoes and tells stories. Wishes that everyone`s life be just like a comic book. Ashwin Chitale is child actor who starred in award winning Marathi film 'Shwaas'.

* Anaitha Nair as Padma - She is impetuous, obnoxious, full of life. Wishes to experience love.

Crew

*Banner : Percept Picture Company & SIC Productions & T-Series
*Produced by : Percept Picture Company & T-Series
*Co-Produced by : Elahe Hiptoola
*Directed by : Nagesh Kukunoor
*Written by : Nagesh Kukunoor
*Director of photography : Sudeep chatterjee
*Music by : Salim-Sulaiman
*Music label : T-Series
*Edited by : Apurva
*Sound Design : Vipin Bhati
*Art Director : Sunil Nigvekar
*Production Design : Devika Bahudhanam
*Costumes : Aparna Shah

Trivia

* Aashayein was shot on locations in Pondicherry and Hyderabad. [cite web|title=Glamsham.com|work=BOMBAY TO BANGKOK TO AASHAYEIN TO TASVEER!
url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/07/jun/19_bombay_to_bangkok_to_aashayein_to_tasveer.asp/rssarticleshow/2291157.cms|accessdate=13 January|accessyear=2008]

* John Abraham had to lose 16 kilos for the movie. [cite web|title=Indiatimes.com/articleshow/3033681.cms|work=JOHN’S WEIGHTY ISSUES|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3033681.cms|accessdate=13 May|accessyear=2008]

* The film's title is inspired by the song "Aashayein" from Nagesh Kukunoor's film Iqbal.

References

External links

* [http://www.aashayeinthefilm.com Aashayein's Official Website]
*imdb title|id=1227524|title=Aashayein
* [http://indiafm.com/movies/cast/13097/index.html Aashayein On IndiaFm]