''Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II'' () is a 2003 Indian

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-language film starring

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Shashanka Ghosh Shashanka Ghosh is an Indian filmmaker and writer. As a director, his notable works include the commercially successful films like '' Khoobsurat'' and '' Veere Di Wedding''. As a writer, he penned the story for ''Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II'', he ...

, the creative driver behind the launch of MTV and

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in India, marks his debut as a director with this film. Film's song ''Allah Ke Bande'' is the most famous song of this film.

Plot

Puneet Sayal is a copywriter with a dream: to earn enough cash to dump his job and live peacefully in

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. Till the said dream materialises however, he's living in

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with his girlfriend Agni. Things go asunder one day when he finds out his brother's been shot dead — a brother he's hardly acknowledged in the past. Agni finds out and, following an argument, throws him out of the house. Puneet goes on a drinking spree that leads him to a park bench where he witnesses someone being shot. He doesn't know it yet, but this is the end of his life as he knows it. He saves the injured man — a gangster called Vishnu — and the act lands him squarely in the middle of

's famed gang wars. The war between ganglords Ganpat and Gangu is a second thread in the film. Ganpat is the dominant kingpin, and Gangu is the perpetual second-in-place who's never given up her dreams of displacing Ganpat as top don.

Cast

as Puneet Sayal *

Prashant Narayanan Prashant Narayanan is an Indian actor, known for his roles in films like ''Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II'', '' Shadows of Time'', ''Bombil and Beatrice'', ''Via Darjeeling'' and ''Murder 2''. He also worked in the telefilm ''Ek Tamanna''. His brea ...

as Vishnu * Sandhya Mridul as Inspector Agni Sinha * Anant Jog as Ganpat *

Pratima Kazmi Pratima Kannan (mostly known by her maiden name Pratima Kazmi; born 21 July 1948) is an Indian television actress who has worked in many Bollywood movies and Hindi television drama series. She started her career in 1997 with an English film call ...

as Gangu Tai *

Suchitra Pillai Suchitra Pillai (born 27 August 1970) is an Indian actress, model, anchor and VJ. A graduate in electronic engineering, she chose a career in arts over engineering. Apart from roles in movies including '' Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001), '' Page 3'' ...

as Shalu *

Manini De Maninee De is an Indian film and TV actress who rose to stardom by playing the role of Katiya in Ssshhhh...Koi Hai, the horror TV Series on STAR Plus, Pari Kapadia in Sony Entertainment Television's popular serial, ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. ...

as Sumi * Skand Mishra as Chandu *

Kurush Deboo Kurush Deboo (born 12 September 1963) is an Indian actor who has acted in many supporting roles in Hindi films and television series. He was first noticed as Shah Rukh Khan's character's loyal friend in '' Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa''. He is known f ...

as Cyrus Singers

Kailash Kher Kailash Kher (born 7 July 1973) is an Indian music composer and singer. He sings songs with a music style influenced by Indian folk music and Sufi music. He was inspired by the classical musicians' Pandit Kumar Gandharva, Pandit Hridaynath Ma ...

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and

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make a cameo in the film and sing their songs on-screen.

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and

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also make special appearances. The barista trio in the film comprises

VJs

Ranvir Shorey Ranvir Shorey is an Indian actor and former VJ who works in Hindi films and television. Since making his debut in '' Ek Chhotisi Love Story'' (2002), he has starred in a number of high-profile films such as '' Jism'' (2003) and '' Lakshya'' ( ...

and Shruti Seth, and John Owen.

Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics, but failed commercially. As of 2014, Shibani Kashyap has been known for being able to effortlessly sing sad romantic songs, but sadly she fails to create the magic she did with the song "Sajna aa bhi ja".

Awards

won the Best Male Playback Singer award at the 2004

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. The film was nominated for Best Performance in a Negative Role (Pratima Kazmi), Best Dialogues, Best Editing, Best Lyrics and Best Screenplay at the

but failed to win any.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features seven songs by composers including

Vishal–Shekhar Vishal–Shekhar are an Indian music composer, production, singing and songwriting duo consisting of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani from Mumbai. Known predominantly for their work as music composers in Hindi cinema, Vishal–Shekhar have a ...

, Saibal Basu and Abhinav Dhar and written by Sadaquat Hussain,

Vishal Dadlani Vishal Dadlani (born 28 June 1973) is an Indian singer, songwriter and music composer. He is one half of the duo Vishal–Shekhar, Front Man and vocalist of one of India's leading rock bands called Pentagram. As a singer he has sung various ...

, Abhinav Dhar and Virag. The soundtrack listing is given below. # "Aao Aa Jao Aa Bhi Jao" ( Sunidhi Chauhan) (Music:

) – 4:48 # "Allah Ke Bande" (

) (Music: Vishal–Shekhar) – 4:06 # "Laundiya Ke Pallu Mein" (

) – 4:51 # "My Name Is Gurdeep" (Bali Brahmbhatt) – 3:53 # "Saajna Aa Bhi Ja" (

) – 4:26 # "Tum Bas Tum" (

) – 3:57 # "Prem Dunk" (

) – 3:40

References

External links

Official Site
* * {{Amg movie, 305846, Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II 2003 films 2000s Hindi-language films Films scored by Shibani Kashyap Films scored by Vishal–Shekhar Films directed by Shashanka Ghosh