''Aa Dekhen Zara'' ( en, Come, Let's See) is a 2009 Indian

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-language

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written by

Sheershak Anand Sheershak Anand is an Indian Producer & Director by profession with over fifteen years of experience in electronic media and films. He is known for various Bollywood movies- Aa Dekhen Zara (2009) and Table No. 21 (2013), 3G - A Killer Connec ...

, starring

Neil Nitin Mukesh Neil Nitin Mukesh Chand Mathur (born 15 January 1982) is an Indian actor, producer and writer who mainly works in Bollywood films . Born to singer Nitin Mukesh and grandson of Mukesh (singer), Mukesh, he debuted as a child artist in ''Vijay (19 ...

, who plays a photo journalist, and

Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu Singh Grover (born 7 January 1979) is an Indian actress and former model. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and English films. Basu is the recipient of numerous accolade ...

, as a

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. The film is the directorial debut of Jehangir Surti.

Plot

Ray Acharya (

), a struggling photographer, has nothing going for him. He inherits a special camera from his grandfather, who was a scientist. His life then changes in a way that he could not have imagined in his wildest dreams. The photographs produced by the camera predict the future. Ray uses the camera to obtain winning lottery numbers, winning horses, and also stock prices. His life becomes one big roller coaster ride that takes him from rags to riches and also helps him meet the love of his life, Simi (

), a DJ with a mind of her own However, Captain (

Rahul Dev Rahul Dev (born 27 September 1968) is an Indian actor and former model who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films and few Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Punjabi and Odia flims. Early life Ra ...

) finds out and chases Ray to get the camera for himself. Security authorities also chase Ray as they are aware that Ray's grandfather was trying to create a camera that can predict the future. The chase leads them to Bangkok, where the climax unfolds.

Cast

Production

The movie was initially known as ''Freeze''. But in an interview, Vikram Rajani, the executive director of

Eros International Eros International Media Ltd (also known as Eros India) is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company, based and originated in Mumbai, India. Founded by Arjun Lulla in 1977, it is one of the leading production and distributi ...

, said, "What is ''Freeze''? The movie was always called ''Aa Dekhen Zara''. I do not know how people called the movie ''Freeze''. That was just a working title we had in mind. We have the title ''Aa Dekhen Zara'' registered long time back". Bipasha Basu performed opposite Neil Mukesh for the first time with this film. Recent reports say that Neil convinced Bipasha to sing with him the title track, "Aa Dekhe Zara". Stylist Rakhi Parekh Patil worked on Bipasha Basu's look for the movie.

Box office

The film did moderate business because of a feud between multiplexes owners and the producers. It had an average opening in the first week. The collections started to drop in the second week because of other films with similar themes releasing at the same time ('' 8 x 10 Tasveer'', ''

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''). The movie grossed Rs worldwide. The film was declared an average grosser.

Music

The song "Aa Dekhen Zara" is a modern-day remix version of the popular dance number from the

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and

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's film ''

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'', which was released in 1981. The makers of ''Aa Dekhen Zara'' obtained the rights for this original

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number and gave the song a modern-day flavor. Gaurav Dasgupta was the man behind this remix number which also supposedly features Bipasha. The song "Paisa Hai Power" is a remake of " The Power" by

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Tracks

References

External links

Official Eros Entertainment Website for Aa Dekhen Zara
* {{IMDb title, 1372681 2009 films Films set in Mumbai 2000s Hindi-language films 2000s science fiction thriller films Films scored by Gaurav Dasgupta Films featuring songs by Pritam 2000s mystery thriller films Cyberpunk films Films shot in Bangkok Indian mystery thriller films Indian science fiction thriller films