'' Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam'', is a 2008 Indian

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about a group of actors who attempt to prevent an underworld conspiracy from destabilizing the Indian government. The film is set in 1993 after the communal riots that followed the

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. The film stars

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and

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and was directed and written by Sanjay Chhel. The movie is loosely based on the 1983 movie ''

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'' which itself was based on the 1942 movie of the same name.

Plot

When the Kalakar Theatre Company, a theatre group in Goa, attempts to stage a political drama, the local authorities close down the play and force them to perform a more traditional play, a stage version of ''

Mughal-E-Azam ''Mughal-e-Azam'' () is a 1960 Indian epic historical drama film produced and directed by K. Asif. Starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote, it follows the love affair between Mughal Prince Salim (who went ...

''. The company then discovers that an underworld don is engineering a bomb blast to shake confidence in the Indian government. The drama company forms a plan to save the entire city from the blast. The actors, led by their producer Uday (Paresh Rawal), are assisted by RAW agent Arjun Rastogi (Rahul Bose) in their efforts to foil the bombing. Arjun falls in love with Uday's wife, Shabnam (Mallika Sherawat) who also becomes involved with an ISI agent (Kay Kay Menon). Performing multiple roles in disguise, the characters eventually save the entire nation from the bomb blast.

Soundtrack

#"Ek Toh Sharab Kam" -

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#"Aaj Mood Hai Ishqaiyaan" - Sunidhi Chauhan #"Ishquiyaan (Remix)" -

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#"Marmari Baahe (Remix)" -

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#"Marmari Baahein, Sandhali Saansein" - Kunal Ganjawala,

#"Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya" - Shaan,

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#"Khuda Mere Ishq Khuda" -

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#"Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya" - Kunal Ganjawala

Cast

as Shabnam Kapoor *

as Arjun Khanna * Paresh Rawal as Uday Shankar Mazumdar *

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as Haldi Hassan *

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as Ahmed Bhoy * Manoj Joshi as Police Inspector Patil * Zakir Hussain as Show Director Dubey *

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as Qayyum Cable (Maut ka Label) *

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(Vijoo Khote) *Homi Wadia * Tannaz Irani as Champa

Reception

''Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam'' received mostly negative reviews from critics.

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writing for

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gave the film 1 star out of 5, stating ″Although Chhel can be a sparkling dialogue writer, here both his lines and direction are as flat as week-old beer. Evidently, inspired by Ernst Lubitsch’s 1942 comedy, To Be or Not To Be (wow, man what sources!), this Mallika-e-Azam is about her bare back, bling costumes and a plot that would need a research team to deconstruct.″ and was termed "deliriously bad" by

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. It also performed poorly at the box office.

References

External links

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