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Aamir is a 2008 Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Gupta and starring Rajeev Khandelwal. The film revolves around a young Muslim man Dr. Aamir Ali who has returned to Mumbai from the United Kingdom and finds himself at the mercy of religious extremists who want to carry out a bombing in the city. The film deals with the problems of the Muslim community in modern India and the increasing religious polarization in the country.
[edit] ProductionThe movie was released on June 6. Shot on a budget of Rs. 2 crore (US$ 412,000), Aamir is a thriller set in the streets of Mumbai. Aamir is also the debut film of its lead actor, cinematographer, music director and the producer UTV Spotboy. [edit] PlotAamir is set in the Muslim dominated streets,the bylanes and poor living conditions of people living in residential pockets of old Bombay. The protagonist's (Aamir's) family has been kidnapped by a radical mafia group, who want him to carry out a bombing in the city. The kidnappers try to gain Aamir's sympathy by showing him the plight of many Muslims in modern India, but Aamir resists saying that such an attack is un-Islamic and will only make things worse for the community. [edit] ReceptionThe movie was generally very well received by critics and Raj Kumar Gupta was commended for his fine directorial work. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN praised the film's tight script and direction,[1] while Raja Sen of Rediff praised the film's realism, cinematography and music.[2] Other reviews were also mostly positive.[3][4] The film had a weak opening due to the new names involved and its storyline, but gained widespread word of mouth publicity and ended up doing good business with good collection in subsequent weeks.[5] [edit] Music
The album contains six tracks composed by Amit Trivedi, including one instrumental played by Marianne D’Cruz Aiman and Jeetendra Thakur, four bonus tracks from Khuda Kay Liye and two songs from Kailash Kher. The music was well received; Joginder Tuteja from indiaFM gave the film's soundtrack 2.5 out of 5 stars.[6]
Bonus tracks
The background score for the opening credits is the Peggy Lee song "It's a Good Day". The rights to the song were obtained for Rs. 800,000 (US$ 16,480).[7] [edit] References
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