''Naach'' ("Dance") is a 2004 Indian

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-language

dance film A dance film (also known as screen dance) is a film in which dance is used to reveal the central themes of the film, whether these themes be connected to narrative or story, states of being, or more experimental and formal concerns. In such films, ...

directed by

Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada language ...

, starring

Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan (born 5 February 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Hindi films. Part of the Bachchan family, he is the son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and the grandson of poet Harivansh Rai Bach ...

Antara Mali Antara Mali is an Indian actress, director, and screenwriter, who predominantly works in Hindi films, and has also acted in a Malayalam and Telugu films. Early and personal life Antara Mali was born in Mumbai to a well known Indian photographer ...

and

Riteish Deshmukh Riteish Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, comedian, television presenter, writer, director and film producer. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh. He works in Hindi and Marathi cin ...

Synopsis

Abhinav (

) and Reva (

) are two, middle-class citizens in the big city of

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

. Both are trying to get a breakthrough in their individual profession. Abhinav wants to be an actor and Reva wants to be a choreographer. Both meet, fall in love and spend some intimate moments together. Abhinav tries to help Reva out, things get better when he gets his first film offer. However, Reva refuses his help and wants to make it on her own. Abhinav has become a huge star. She eventually gets her first offer to choreograph but the director had only wanted to approach Abhinav through her. Eventually, both of them drift apart and break up. Reva finally gets a genuine offer to choreography by Diwakar (

), who really likes her style and work. Reva by now has become a huge star, and soon she is given the offer to work with Abhinav. The rest of the film focuses on whether Abhinav and Reva can put their differences aside and if they get back together.

Cast

as Abhinav Kalantri *

as Reva *

Ritesh Deshmukh Riteish Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, comedian, television presenter, writer, director and film producer. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh. He works in Hindi and Marathi cin ...

as Diwakar Pandit * Rajesh Tandon as Sandesh * Priya Badlani as Priya *

Manoj Pahwa Manoj Pahwa (born 8 December 1963), is an Indian film and television actor who is noted for his role as Bhatia in the comedy series ''Office Office'' (2001). He has acted in over 70 films as a character actor, including '' 7½ Phere'' (2005), ' ...

as Director * Rajesh Khera as Rajesh Malhotra

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of ''Naach'' consists of 8 songs composed by

Amar Mohile Amar Mohile is an Indian film score composer who works predominantly in Bollywood. He is the son of composer Anil Mohile. Selected filmography ;As background score composer ;As composer of songs. * 2004 - '' Ek Hasina Thi'' * 2013 - ''Satya 2 ...

, Shailendra-Swapnil, and Nitin Raikwar; the lyrics of which were written by Nitin Raikwar, Taabish Romani,

Jaideep Sahni Jaideep Sahni (born 1968) is an Indian screenwriter, songwriter and creative producer, who wrote the screenplays for films like ''Chak De! India'', ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'', ''Company'', ''Bunty Aur Babli'', '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' a ...

, and

Makrand Deshpande Makarand Deshpande (born 6 March 1966) is an Indian actor, writer, and director in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil cinema, and Indian Theatre. He is often seen in supporting and pivotal roles in various films like ''Jungle'', ...

Critical reception

Rujuta Paradkar of

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found the story and music of the film to be weak and the structure of the film to be inspired by ''Rangeela''. The critic gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5. Taran Adarsh of

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praised the acting performances of Antara Mali and Abhishek Bachchan and gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 saying that, "NAACH lacks in that vital department that’s the lifeline of every film – script." Aniket Joshi of ''Planet Bollywood'' was impressed with the acting performances of the lead actors specially

about whom he said that, "Antara Mali probably gives the performance of her career". The critic gave the film a rating of 8 out of 10 saying that, "Though Naach is not outstanding, it is still one of the better films to come out this year. Naach is a must see for all the Bollywood fans who want to see a "real" love story."

References

External links

* 2000s Hindi-language films 2004 films Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma Indian dance films T-Series (company) films Films shot in Oman {{2000s-Hindi-film-stub