''Prague'' is a

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Hindi

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and

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film directed by

Ashish R. Shukla Ashish R. Shukla is an Indian film director and writer. He is best known for his films and like Prague and Bahut Hua Sammaan. Early life Shukla was born in Mumbai and raised in the neighbourhood of Vakola, Santacruz. Ashish worked for variou ...

and conceived & produced by Rohit Khaitan. The film released on Sept 27, 2013. The film features Chandan Roy Sanyal, Elena Kazan,

Arfi Lamba Arfi Lamba is an Indian-born actor, producer, entertainer, philosopher, and humanist who has appeared in films, television shows, theatre productions, television commercials, and print advertisements. His acting debut on screen came in 2008 with ...

and Kumar Mayank as main characters. The song "Aye Zindagi Gale Laga Le.." from the film Sadma composed by maestro Ilaiyaraja was used in the film. The film opened at Osian's 'Cinefan' for its world Premiere in New Delhi in Competition section and thereafter went to 'Tashkino' (Tashkent International Film Festival) where it premiered in official International competition section, Prague Indian Film Festival, Berlin Indian Film Festival and Dainik Jagran Film Festival before its commercial theatrical release.

Plot

Prague deals with the inner conflicts of Chandan, a passionate architect who comes to

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

for a project along with his friend Gulshan whom he idolizes and wants to emulate but is also strangely scared of. In Prague Chandan meets a gypsy girl, Elena. This girl becomes the love of his life, his inspiration and also the pain of his soul because his past from

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refuses to leave him alone. Chandan's experiences have made him mistrust his own shadow and his insecurities have made his life a living hell. His only ally in his darkest times is his friend Arfie but then it is revealed at the end that Arfie perhaps does not exist and Gulshan is an extension of Chandan himself suggesting that it was Chandan who created these characters in his head.

Cast

* Chandan Roy Sanyal * Elena Kazan *

*Sonia Bindra *Kumar Mayank

Soundtrack

Critical response

Faheem Ruhani of "

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" gave Prague 3/5 and said that " It is one man who carries the film and that man is Chandan Roy Sanyal. It is delight to see this young actor, so far restricted to playing supporting characters in mainstream films become the mainstay of this well-made, independent film. Prague is a destination worth exploring." Anna Vetticad very famous Indian film critic gave 3.5/5 and said " Prague is a thoroughly engaging, highly engrossing film. It demands every ounce of the viewer’s attention, but in the end it’s an intriguing, rewarding experience." Renuka Vyavahare of ''

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'' gave the movie 2.5/5 and said that "If you are the type who looks for reasons and answers in a story, Prague is not for you. It doesn't have an agenda, per se, nor is it easy to comprehend." For its Music and Background score, Rafat editor at Glamsham.com said "PRAGUE is intriguing and classy and there is a fine display of superb western classical with a touch of Czech and rock along with some Bollywood flavor thrown, thereby catering to all kinds of audience. 'Aye Zindagi', 'Botal Khol' and 'Chehra' are our favourites along with the excellent background scores."

References

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* * 2010s Hindi-language films Indian romantic thriller films 2013 films Films shot in Prague 2010s romantic thriller films Films shot in the Czech Republic Indian psychological thriller films 2013 psychological thriller films {{2010s-Hindi-film-stub