
An unexpected phone call shakes Dia (Madhuri Dixit) out of her dance rehearsal in New York. Her teacher, her guru, is dying and she must return to India. The town where she grew up, the town where she learnt to live and to dance. Also the town she left on an impulse, severing ties with her parents and her people. It is a poignant and troubled return; not only has her guru passed away but the institution that he so lovingly nurtured is in decay and under threat of demolition. ... (Full plot summary below)
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An unexpected phone call shakes Dia (Madhuri Dixit) out of her dance rehearsal in New York. Her teacher, her guru, is dying and she must return to India. The town where she grew up, the town where she learnt to live and to dance. Also the town she left on an impulse, severing ties with her parents and her people. It is a poignant and troubled return; not only has her guru passed away but the institution that he so lovingly nurtured is in decay and under threat of demolition. Ajanta theatre, the once vibrant hub of the community, the place where Dia's fondest memories are embedded must now be brought down because the local political authorities feel it a waste of prime real estate. Dia picks up the gauntlet to turn this ruin into a vibrant and bustling theatre that was once the soul of her little town, while fighting discrimination, resentfulness and her own demons.
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| The New York TimesRachel SaltzMs. Dixit has been gone from the screen for five years, long enough for a new crop of stars to emerge and for Aaja Nachle, her modest new film, to be a comeback vehicle. |
| L.A. WeeklyDavid ChuteBoth in subject matter and form, this 25-minute music drama within the film tips its hat to the roots of Bollywood cinema’s most distinctive conventions -- with the inestimable assistance of its most seductive modern axiom. |
| User ReviewMadhurifanIt's Brilliant. MUST WATCH for anybody that likes good cinema. |
| User ReviewSakshitV.Well it is nice to see the queen of bollywood once compared with madhubala back on the silver screen...some what reliving the chreographer's life in the shoes of her on screen guru Saroj Khan.But th story of the movie is not one where you are required to aaply your minds. Can be compared with Goal where they oght o save their football field and here madhuri has to save her theatre..The story is a total dance drama..a musical theatre.just sit back and enjoy with the songs and the dances...full marks to madhri on her comeback but yashraj has wasted her with a weak story.Yashraj known for 1 hit a year has till now proven their mettle only with Chak De. So Yash uncle please save on money and stop wasting money. |