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Yuva
Directed by	Mani Ratnam
Produced by	Mani Ratnam G. Srinivasan
Written by	Mani Ratnam Anurag Kashyap
Starring	Ajay Devgan Abhishek Bachchan Rani Mukerji Vivek Oberoi Kareena Kapoor Esha Deol
Music by	A.R. Rahman
Cinematography	Ravi K. Chandran
Editing by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Distributed by	Madras Talkies
Release date(s)	22 May 2004
Running time	161 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Gross revenue	$4 million

Yuva (Hindi: युवा, Urdu: یوا, English: Youth), originally titled Howrah Bridge is a feature film directed by Indian director Mani Ratnam and released in 2004. Simultaneously made in Hindi (as Yuva) and Tamil (as Ayutha Ezhuthu), the prime objective of the movie was to motivate educated Indian youths to enter politics.[1]

The film tells the stories of three young men from completely different strata of society and one fateful incident on Kolkata's Howrah Bridge which changes their lives forever. The film is set in the city of Chennai in the Tamil version.

[edit] Synopsis

Lallan Singh (Abhishek Bachchan) is a criminal goon, originally from Uttar Pradesh but settled in Kolkata, West Bengal. He loves, marries, and abuses his wife, Sashi Biswas (Rani Mukerji). Micheal Mukherjee (Ajay Devgan) is a student leader, who wants politicians like Prosonjit Bhattacharya (Om Puri), to keep away from college elections; He loves Radhika (Esha Deol). And then there is Arjun (Vivek Oberoi), carefree and spoiled, in love with Mira (Kareena Kapoor), who he just met, and who at one time wanted to relocate to the U.S., but then after meeting Michael, changes his mind and wants to be a politician. The paths of these three young men cross each others', resulting in drastic changes in their lives.In the end of the movie it picturises that Lallan is in prison and shall be facing capital punishment and Michael and Arjun are elected in the elections and they get a seat. Sashi leaves town to another city, unaware of what has happened to her husband, but suspecting he has ditched her.

[edit] Cast

• Ajay Devgan ... Michael Mukherjee
• Abhishek Bachchan ... Lallan Singh
• Vivek Oberoi ... Arjun Balachandran
• Rani Mukerji ... Sashi Biswas
• Kareena Kapoor ... Mira
• Esha Deol ... Radhika
• Sonu Sood ... Gopal Singh
• Om Puri ... Prosonjit Bhatacharya
• Anant Nag ... Arjun's father
• Karthik Kumar ... Electoral Candidate

[edit] Soundtrack

Yuva
Soundtrack by A. R. Rahman
Released	2004 (India)
Recorded	Panchathan Record Inn A.M. Studios
Genre	Film soundtrack
Label	Venus
Producer	A.R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities 2004 Yuva 2004 New 2004

The soundtrack features six songs by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Mehboob. The rap and lyrics for the song Dol Dol were by Blaaze.

[edit] Awards

[edit] 2004 Filmfare Awards

• Best Supporting Actor - Abhishek Bachchan
• Best Supporting Actress - Rani Mukerji
• Critics Award Best Movie - Mani Ratnam
• Best Screenplay - Mani Ratnam
• Best Art Direction - Sabu Cyril

[edit] See also

Aayutha Ezhuthu

[edit] External links

• Yuva at the Internet Movie Database