- Aamir (film)
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name = Aamir
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caption = Promotional poster for "Aamir"
director =Rajkumar Gupta
producer =Ronnie Screwvala
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starring =Rajeev Khandelwal
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released =June 6 ,2008
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country =India
language = Hindi
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imdb_id =Aamir is a 2008
Hindi film starringRajeev Khandelwal . The film revolves around a young Muslim man Dr. Aamir Ali who has returned toMumbai fromUnited Kingdom and finds himself at the mercy of religiousextremists who want to carry out abombing in the city. The movie deals with the problems of theMuslim community in modernIndia and the increasing religious polarization in the country.Production
The movie was released on June 6. Shot on a budget of Rs 2 crores, Aamir is a thriller set in the streets of
Mumbai . Aamir is also the debut film of its lead actor, cinematographer, music director and the producer UTV Spotboy.Plot
A man-on-the-run thriller, it is set in the Muslim dominated streets,the bylanes and poor living conditions of people living in residential pockets of old Bombay. The protagonist's (Aamir's) family has been kidnapped by a
radical mafia group, who want him to carry out a bombing in the city. The kidnapper's try to gain Aamir's sympathy by showing him the plight of many Muslims in modern India, but Aamir resists saying that such an attack is un-Islamic and will only make things worse for the community.Reviews
The movie was generally very well received and Raj Kumar Gupta was commended for his fine directorial work.
Rajeev Masand ofCNN-IBN praised the film's tight script and directioncite news | first = Rajeev|last = Masand |url= http://www.buzz18.com/reviews/masands-corner/aamir-a-tight-thriller-35/61511/0|title= Aamir, a tight thriller| work= buzz18.com|publisher =CNN IBN |date =07 June ,2008 |accessdate = 2008-06-28 ] , while Raja Sen ofRediff praised the film's realism, cinematography and musiccite news | first = Raja|last = Sen |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/05aamir.htm |title= Why we should applaud Aamir| work= rediff.com |publisher =Rediff |date =June 05 ,2008 |accessdate = 2008-06-28] . Other reviews were also mostly positivecite news | first = Taran|last = Adarsh |url= http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/13807/index.html|title= Aamir: Movie Review| work= indiafm.com|publisher = India FM|date =June 5 ,2008 |accessdate = 2008-06-28] cite news | first = Khalid|last = Mohamed|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=b126609c-c143-4736-83c7-c2276c192267&&Headline=Review%3a+EMAamir%2fEM|title= Hatch-22 situation| work= hindustantimes.com|publisher = Hindustan Times|date =June 07 ,2008 |accessdate = 2008-06-28] .The film had a weak opening due to the new names involved and its storyline, but gained widespread word of mouth publicity and ended up doing good business with good collection in subsequent weeks.cite news |url= http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=268&nCat=box_office_report|title = BoxOffice India.com| date =
June 28 ,2008 |accessdate = 2008-06-28]References
External links
* [http://www.aamirthefilm.com/ Aamir Official Site]
*imdb title|id=1241195|title=Aamir
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