Yuvraaj:
Yuvvraaj (Hindi: युवराज) is a 2008 Indian film starring Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Zayed Khan and Katrina Kaif based on the classic Hollywood movie Rain Man. It is produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. American Jacob "Coby" Hadas makes his Bollywood debut with a small part in this film. Ghai's favourite, A.R. Rahman, will be providing the music for this film. The film is slated to be released on November 21, 2008. Yuvvraaj is a musical story of a fragmented family of three brothers Deven Yuvvraaj (Salman Khan), Gyanesh (Anil Kapoor) and Danny (Zayed Khan) fighting and playing games with each other to inherit their father's wealth. According to the director, the film is about the arrogance and overconfidence of contemporary youth. "Everyone wants to be a rock star, regardless of whether they have the morals to go with the appellation. "[1].
[edit] Synopsis
The core plot of this movie has been borrowed from the Hollywood movie Rain Man. Deven Yuvvraaj (Salman Khan) is a struggling singer who signs an agreement with his girlfriend Anoushka’s (Katrina Kaif) father Dr. Banton (Boman Irani) to be a billionaire in 40 days.
To aquire this wealth, he has to go through an emotional roller coaster journey of joy and pain with his two estranged brothers Gyanesh Yuvvraaj (Anil Kapoor) and Danny Yuvvraaj (Zayed Khan) who he meets after 12 years. On meeting them, he realizes that they are two individuals who are completely opposite to each other, which makes his task all the more difficult.
Who will emerge as the real Yuvvraaj in this musical extravaganza?
‘Yuvvraaj’ is a drama of Money vs Family. A musical treat all the way in Subhash Ghai ’s inimitable style.
[edit] Characters
Salman Khan - Deven Yuvvraaj is an easy cool guy for whom life begins with himself and ends with his love Anushka. A quarrel with his father was reason enough for him to leave home and live as a struggling singer. Devoid of family values he is forced to journey through the circle of love for the sake of money to complete his love story. And as he journeys he softens into a likeable and lovable character.
Anil Kapoor- Gyanesh Yuvvraaj is the centerpiece of all action. An autistic savant, he is completely removed from the idea of money and therefore his enormous inheritance has no impact on him. All he wants is love. He withers without it. By some stroke of destiny he has a genius disorder. Since childhood he was brilliant in all aspects of music. He enters Deven’s world of music and effortlessly becomes the superstar that Deven dreamt of being.
Zayed Khan - Danny Yuvvraaj is the real prince who lived life super-large. A passion for flying kept him floating on an air-cushion filled with his father’s money. A playboy and a brat he was sure that the inheritance would be his. Unable to deal with the loss of his playground (as casinos and clubs threw him out) he strikes at Gyanesh in an attempt to get back what he thought was rightfully his.
Katrina Kaif - Anushka is a beautiful, angelic girl passionately in love with her cello and Deven. A girl of very high values she refuses to marry Deven unless her father accepts him willingly.
[edit] Release
[edit] Box Office
Yuvraaj was released on November 21 with around 1000 prints. Although it started well, the viewership soon declined to around 40-55% and is expected to be a flop considering its big budget. [2] [3] [4] [5] The movie managed to collect only Rs 85 lacs in its opening weekend in U.K. and Rs 1.2 crores in U.S.A. [6]
[edit] Critical Reception
The film received generally poor reviews from critics. Indiatimes gave the movie one star and described it as "not just a bad film but a boring film" [7]. Sonia Chopra of Sify gave the movie one and a half stars.[8]. Taran Adarsh praised the acting of the cast, while criticising the screen play, labeling the movie as "interesting in parts". [9] Martin D'Souza of Bollywood Trade News Network gave the movie three stars out of five calling it "on the whole, a worthwhile experience". [10]
[edit] Soundtrack
Music of the film released on October 17, 2008, and this is what the Industry have to say
Gulzar : "YUVVRAAJ music is magnificient!"
Salman Khan : "Music is the USP of Yuvvraaj"
Rediff : Rahman excels in Yuvvraaj
Buzz 18 : Yuvvraaj, join Rahman in his grand journey - an rich, rewarding and unforgettable experience
| Song |
Singer(s) |
Duration |
Picturised on |
| Main Hoon Yuvvraaj |
Salman Khan |
1:13 |
|
| Tu Meri Dost Hai |
Benny Dayal, Shreya Ghoshal & A R Rahman |
6:13 |
Picturised on Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif |
| Shano Shano |
Sonu Nigam, Srinivas, Karthik, Timmy, Sunaina, Vivienne Pocha & Tina |
6:22 |
Picturised on Salman Khan, Zayed Khan & Amrit Maghera |
| Tu Muskura |
Alka Yagnik & Javed Ali |
5:37 |
Picturised on Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif |
| Mastam Mastam |
Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Naresh Iyer & Benny Dayal |
6:17 |
|
| Zindagi |
Srinivas |
5:09 |
|
| Dil Ka Rishta |
Sonu Nigam, Roop Kumar Rathod, A R Rahman, Clinton Cerejo, Suzanne D'Mello, Vivinenne Pocha |
7:39 |
|
| Manmohini Morey |
Vijay Prakash |
3:11 |
Picturised on Anil Kapoor |
| Shano - Remix |
Krishna Chetan |
2:37 |
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