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''Mausam'' () is a 2011 Indian
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-language romantic drama film written and directed by
Pankaj Kapur Pankaj Kapur (born 29 May 1954) is an Indian actor who has worked in Hindi theatre, television and films. He has appeared in several television serials and films. He is the recipient of several awards, including a Filmfare Award and three Nati ...
under the Vistaar
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Film Fund banner. The film stars
Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor (; born 25 February 1981) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Initially recognised for portraying romantic roles, he has since taken on parts in action films and thrillers, and is the recipient of several awards, in ...
opposite
Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja (; born 9 June 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She has won a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award, and from 2012 to 2016, she appeared in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list based on her income and ...
. The film was originally scheduled to release on 16 September 2011, but due to the delay in obtaining the NOC from the Indian Air Force, it was pushed back further by a week, releasing on 23 September 2011. The film declared flop at the box office but the song "Rabba Main Toh Mar Gaya" was appreciated and received critical acclaim.


Plot

The main story of the film spans over a period 10 years, from 1992 to 2002 and includes references to
Demolition of Babri Masjid The demolition of the Babri Masjid was illegally carried out on 6 December 1992 by a large group of activists of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and allied organisations. The 16th-century Babri Masjid in the city of Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh, had ...
,
Bombay riots In the Bombay riots in December 1992 and January 1993, an estimated 900 people died. The riots were mainly due to escalations of hostilities after large scale protests by Muslims in reaction to the 1992 Babri Masjid Demolition by Hindu Karsev ...
, 1993 Bombay bombings,
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,
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and Post-Godhra Riots. Mausam is the story of two lovers, Harinder Singh, known as Harry and Aayat. Harry is a happy-go-lucky Punjabi guy, whereas Aayat is a Kashmiri girl. In 1992 Aayat and her Bua (Aunt) Fatima escape from Kashmir due to
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. Aayat's mother is murdered by the militants, thus forcing her father Ghulam Rasool (Kamal Chopra) and her Chacha Maharaj Kishan to send her along with her aunt to Mallukot. In Mallukot, Aayat meets a young happy-go-lucky boy named Harinder 'Harry' Singh. Harry is the son of a College Professor. He and his friends are popular locals who spend their days goofing around. A Mallukot girl named Rajjo however nurses a deep crush on Harry, but he constantly rejects her. But when Harry meets Aayat for the first time he is instantly smitten and falls in love with her. Aayat initially is hesitant but later reciprocates his love. They both grow close during the preparations of Pammo's (Harry's elder sister) wedding. Pammo marries Mahinder Pal 'MP' Singh, Harry's friend from
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. However, after hearing the news of the
Demolition of the Babri Masjid The demolition of the Babri Masjid was illegally carried out on 6 December 1992 by a large group of activists of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and allied organisations. The 16th-century Babri Masjid in the city of Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh, had ...
the following day, Aayat and her family flee to
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. Aayat does not inform Harry before leaving, making him heartbroken. Meanwhile, Harry gets selected in the
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, and he also leaves Mallukot for
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. In 1999, Harry and Aayat again meet in
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. Aayat has been staying there for the past seven years, after losing her relative in the 1993 Bombay bombings, and Harry now a
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has been sent there by the
Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial w ...
on a special assignment. In London, they again grow closer, prompting Aayat's family to fix her marriage with Harry. Aayat later invites Harry over to her place. On the day of the visit, however, the
Kargil War The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC). In India, the conflict is also referr ...
breaks out, and Harry is immediately recalled to India. On arrival, Harry is posted with a Mirage 2000 Squadron in
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. Meanwhile, Aayat's father passes away, forcing her entire family to relocate from London back to Mallukot. Aayat and Harry both try to contact each other but fail. Harry is later deployed to the Adampur Air Base ( Gwalior Air Base in reality), where he is attached with No. 7 Squadron "Battleaxes". Aayat goes to Ahmedabad and from there returns to London. In order to dislodge the enemy from
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, Indian Air Force resorts to heavy aerial bombardment. Harry is selected to lead a special bombing mission over Tiger Hill. The mission is successful but Harry's aircraft malfunctions, causing him to crash-land. Harry's left arm becomes semi-paralyzed, requiring two months to recover. Aayat, meanwhile, has left London. She stays with Akram, a family friend's son, in New York, while her aunt has returned to Ahmedabad. Two months later, while Harry is in Switzerland for the birth of his nephew, he is convinced by Pammo not to let go of Aayat. He goes in search of her and realizes that she is in New York. However while travelling in a train in Switzerland, Harry spots Aayat with Akram and his son. Mistakenly believing that Aayat is married, he begins to feel that all hope is lost, and decides to completely forget her. Terrorists bomb New York WTC Towers on 11 September 2001. As a result of these attacks there is a sudden surge in hate crimes against Muslims in USA and Europe, prompting Akram and Aayat to return to Ahmedabad. Coincidentally, Harry is also in Ahmedabad for his friend's wedding. Aayat decides to forget Harry and marry Akram. However, in 2002 when the wedding is about to take place, Ahmedabad is engulfed in riots. Aayat runs for her safety and is saved by Harry, who is also hiding. Harry and Aayat wait until the rioters leave, but they are accidentally spotted and attacked. Harry and Aayat run into a blazing fire, where they rescue a horse and a baby girl. Aayat laments their fate, but Harry convinces her to forget the past and see the brighter future. In the epilogue it is revealed that, Harry and Aayat get married, they adopt the baby girl, and they themselves are expecting a child.


Cast

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Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor (; born 25 February 1981) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Initially recognised for portraying romantic roles, he has since taken on parts in action films and thrillers, and is the recipient of several awards, in ...
as Squadron Leader Harinder "Harry" Singh *
Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja (; born 9 June 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She has won a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award, and from 2012 to 2016, she appeared in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list based on her income and ...
as Aayat Rasool/Aayat Harinder Singh * Anupam Kher as Maharaj Kishan *
Supriya Pathak Supriya Pathak (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Gujarati and Hindi films and television. She has received multiple awards including three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She is mostly popular for playing the ...
as Fatima *
Shayan Munshi Shayan Munshi is an Indian actor and model. He made his debut in the 2003 Bollywood film Jhankaar Beats and has performed in award-winning films such as ''The Bong Connection'' and ''Carnival''. Shayan has hosted Television series like ''Cook Na ...
as Yasin * Kamal Chopra as Ghulam Rasool, Ayaat's father * Maya Mankotia as Pamela Singh (Pammo), Harry's sister * Kamal Tiwari as Prof. Sadprakash Singh (Bauji), Harry's father * Herry Tangri as Katar Mahindar Pral Singh (MP), Pammo's fiancé, then husband * Aditi Sharma as Rajjo * Surjit Singh Dhami as Darji * Arvinder Singh Bhatti as Dr. Balvinder Singh *
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 Gulzari * Jass Bhatia as Kartar * Maninder Velli as Deepa * Amandeep Singh as Jeeta *
Vaibhav Talwar Vaibhav Talwar is an Indian model and film actor. Personal details He was born and brought up in New Delhi, India. He is into martial arts, and practised taekwondo. He married Scherezade Shroff, sister of Indian fashion designer Anaita Shroff ...
as Akram *
Lorna Anderson Lorna Anderson is a Scottish soprano from Glasgow, noted for her Baroque recitals. Anderson attended the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with Patricia MacMahon and the Royal College of Music. She has performed with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, ...
as Maria *
Ankit Mohan Ankit Mohan is an Indian film and television actor who mainly works in Marathi cinema. He is known for television shows like ''Mahabharat'', '' Kumkum Bhagya'', ''Naagin 3'', '' Haiwaan'' and '' Kaatelal & Sons'' as well as the Marathi film ' ...
as Flt Lt Ashfaq Hussain * Rahul Vohra as Flt Lt T.N. Ayyar *
Wamiqa Gabbi Wamiqa Gabbi (born 29 September 1993) is an Indian actress, who works in Punjabi, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. She made her screen debut in the Hindi film ''Jab We Met'' (2007) with a small role. But her major success came with '' ...
as Lala Durgadas's daughter


Production

In early August 2010, Nawman Malik claimed that the title ''Mausam'' is registered under his name and filed a complaint with the Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programme Producers. He was also claiming that the story of ''Mausam'' is his. Now, Mallik has moved the Mumbai High Court asking for an injunction against producer Sheetal Talwar and director
Pankaj Kapur Pankaj Kapur (born 29 May 1954) is an Indian actor who has worked in Hindi theatre, television and films. He has appeared in several television serials and films. He is the recipient of several awards, including a Filmfare Award and three Nati ...
for using the title. He has demanded a compensation of Rs 10 million for the title and has submitted a digital film called ''Mausam'', which he claims he made. The film was shot primarily in
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and
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while the Air Force scenes were shot at the
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Air Force Base. The shooting took two years to complete, part of the delay caused by Sonam Kapoor's illness during the shoot. In September, the film was denied submission for censorship because the Air Force had objected to a 30-second long aerial action sequence with
Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor (; born 25 February 1981) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Initially recognised for portraying romantic roles, he has since taken on parts in action films and thrillers, and is the recipient of several awards, in ...
who plays an Air Force pilot in ''Mausam''. Special permission had been sought and granted to shoot in a real airbase. The Air Force were objecting to a dramatic action fight sequence with Shahid on board a Mirage fighter plane. ''Mausam'' producer Sheetal Talwar announced: "We had the script cleared by the Air Force on August 23, 2010. Now suddenly they're objecting to a sequence after it's been shot, edited and the film was ready for censoring?"


Release


Critical reception

Zee News bureau gave the film 4 stars saying "‘Mausam’ can be best described as a wonderful blend of offbeat and mainstream cinema which is full of charm, elegance and vivacity." Bollycurry gave the film 4 stars out of 5 praising Pankaj Kapur's direction and saying "In his directorial debut, he tells an old-fashioned story of love, separation and reunion with flourishes and flashes of great cinema igniting what would in lesser hands, appear to be a trite tale of love gone frightfully clichéd." Nikhat Kazmi of
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rated it three out of five saying "The film tries to strike a balance between art and mainstream cinema and succeeds partially." Saibal Chatterjee of
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gave it 3 stars out of 5. Taran Adarsh of
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gave the film 4 stars out of 5, saying that, "On the whole, Mausam is a slow movie!" but praises the Shahid Kapoor's performance saying "Shahid gives his all to this role, submitting himself to his director-father to mould him the way he chooses to. It won't be erroneous to state that Shahid surpasses all his previous performances, including the one in Kaminey, with this film. The film also marks the coming of age of this actor."
Rajeev Masand Rajeev Masand is an Indian film critic and journalist. He has worked for Noida based English language news channel CNN-Indian Broadcasting Network (CNN-IBN). He usually reviews Bollywood films and major Hollywood films released in India in his ...
of CNN-IBN, was also not kind to Mausam. He rated it 2 out of 5, saying, "Director Pankaj Kapur infuses his story and his characters with a delicate, old-fashioned charm that is pleasing and quaint at first, but gets progressively exhausting when logic goes out of the window"


Box office

The film made with the budget of 380 million, opened good at the box office but collections fell on after a week at release of force and the film grossed Rs. 316 million in India. It collected gross in its first week and ended its lifetime collections with gross worldwide. The film was declared a flop at box office.


Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by
Pritam Pritam Chakraborty (born 14 June 1971), also known mononymously as Pritam, is an Indian composer, instrumentalist, guitarist, and singer. After working as an ad jingles composer, he debuted as a co-composer in the 2001 Hindi film Tere Liye. ...
, while the lyrics were penned by
Irshad Kamil Irshad Kamil (born 5 September 1971) is an Indian poet and lyricist. His songs appear in Bollywood films including ''Jab We Met'', '' Chameli'', '' Love Aaj Kal'', '' Rockstar'', ''Aashiqui 2, Raanjhanaa, Highway, Tamasha,'' and ''Jab Harry Me ...
. There are two other songs which were seen in the movie, but were not released. One of them is sung by
Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian singer, music director and actor. He has been described in the media as one of the most popular and successful playback singers of Hindi Cinema and Kannada Cinema. He has been honoured by the Governme ...
and
Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awar ...
and is a romantic track by
Pritam Pritam Chakraborty (born 14 June 1971), also known mononymously as Pritam, is an Indian composer, instrumentalist, guitarist, and singer. After working as an ad jingles composer, he debuted as a co-composer in the 2001 Hindi film Tere Liye. ...
"Zara Si Mehndi"; the other is sung by Shreya Ghoshal, a romantic track "Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar", adapted from the 1961 Hindi film '' Hum Dono''.


Track listing


Reception

Joginder Tuteja from
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gave it 4 out of 5 stars and said: "Mausam is a fantastic album and has all the ingredients that make for a popular soundtrack. While 'Sajh Dhaj Ke' and 'Mallo Malli' are the pick of the lot when it comes to instant chartbusters in the making, 'Rabba Main Toh Mar Gaya Oye' and 'Ik Tu Hi Tu Hi' are good enough to enjoy a rather extended shelf life. Just pick this one up!"


Accolades


References


External links

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Mausam film page and review from Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
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