Gaja Gamini (2000-movie): Bollywood Hindi Film

Gaja Gamini Bollywood Film Details

Gaja Gamini is a 2000 Indian bollywood film writter and directer by M. F. Husain and is his ode to womanhood and his muse of the time, Madhuri Dixit, who stars as the lead in the film with Shahrukh Khan and Naseeruddin Shah.The film was a box office disaster.

• Directer : M. F. Husain
• Producer : Rakesh Nath
• Writter : Kamna Chandra,M. F. Husain
• Starring : Madhuri Dixit,Shahrukh Khan,Inder Kumar,Naseeruddin Shah
• Music : Bhupen Hazarika
• Cinematography : Ashok Mehta
• Edited : Waman Bhosle,Virendra Gharse
• Production Company : Dashaka Films
• Distributor : Yash Raj Films
• Art Direction : Sharmishta Roy
• Costume Design : Reza Shariffi
• Production Management : Santosh Samant
• Special Effects : Sanjay Naik
• Genres : Drama,Fantasy
• Release date : 1 December 2000
• Country : India
• Language : Hindi, English

Gaja Gamini Full Movie :

Gaja Gamini Movie Star Cast

• Madhuri Dixit … Gaja Gamini / Sangita / Shakuntala / Monika / Mona Lisa
• Shabana Azmi … Premchand’s Nirmala
• Naseeruddin Shah … Leonardo da Vinci
• Shilpa Shirodkar … Sindhu
• Inder Kumar … Kamdev
• Tej Sapru … Tansen
• Farida Jalal … Noorbibi
• Mohan Agashe … Kalidasa (as Dr. Mohan Agashe)
• Ashish Vidyarthi … Scientist
• Shah Rukh Khan … Shahrukh
• Kalpana Pandit … Abhisarika
• Raisa Husain … Phulvania (as Raheesa Husain)
• Ali Hassan Turain … Bhola (as Ali)
• Rashida Siddiqui … Nawab Begum (as Rashida Begum)
• Sunita Kumar … Raj Mata (as Sunita Naresh Kumar)
• Munni
• Minaaz
• Sunita Thate
• Tanvi Hegde … (as Baby Tanvi)
• M.F. Hussain

Gaja Gamini Movie Story :

A mysterious character called “Gaja Gamini” who inspires, enthuses, and confounds the average person serves as the movie’s protagonist. Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” Kalidas’ poem “Shakuntala,” and Shahrukh’s pictures were all inspired by “Gaja Gamini.” Sangeeta, a blind girl from Banaras at the dawn of time who encourages village women to rebel against a male-dominated system and carve a niche for women forever, is one of the four characters that make up the mysterious “Gaja Gamini.”

Shakuntala, the subject of the poem of the same name by Kalidas, is another character. In the Keralan forests, Shakuntala charms both people and animals, inspiring enmity in the women and love in the men. During the Renaissance, “Gaja Gamini” was also the Mona Lisa, the subject of Leonardo da Vinci’s fixation. Monika, the film’s most perplexing section, is meant to represent the lady of the new millennium. Throughout history, Kamdev, the God of affection, travels the planet in an effort to gain “Gaja Gamini’s” affection.

A substantial black wall separating two distinct times and clashes between Science and Art at various historical junctures are also thrown into the mix, demonstrating how the world itself can change but that its fundamental principles never change. Shakespearean plays, for instance, that were written and performed by players in the 15th century will still be produced today, but by different performers.

The clashes between science and art also give rise to the belief that, whereas science is adamant about believing that which can only be proven, the foundation of art is that which can be both proven and felt intuitively. Art uses both the brain and the heart, whereas science only uses the brain. A “gathri,” a little bundle that a lady bears on her head like a burden and must carry it forever, is another aspect of the movie.

Gaja Gamini Movie Songs/ Music

Hussain approached A. R. Rahman to compose the music for the film, but due to time constraints, he had to turn down the offer. The music was composed by Bhupen Hazarika.

• “Gaja Gamini”- Bhupen Hazarika
• “Meri Payal Bole”- Kavita Krishnamurthy
• “Hamara Hansa Gaya Videsh”- Kavita Krishnamurthy
• “Shloka – Part 1”- Suman Devgan
• “Shloka – Part 2”- Suman Devgan
• “Yeh Gathri Taj Ki Tarah”- M. F. Hussain
• “Do Sadiyon Ke Sangam”- Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy
• “Deepak Raag”- Shankar Mahadevan
• “Protest March”- Instrumental
• “Yeh Gathri Taj Ki Tarah”- Kavita Krishnamurthy

“Gaja Gamini Titel Track” Full Video Song

• Song : “Gaja Gamini Titel Track”
• Singer : Bhupen Hazarika
• Lyricist : Maya Govind

“Meri Payal Bole” Full Video Song

• Song : “Meri Payal Bole”
• Singer : Kavita Krishnamurthy
• Lyricist : Maya Govind

Gaja Gamini Movie Review

This film review are Mostly Positive from Critics, IMDB Public Reviewing site give 5.1 Star Out Of 10 Star with Reviewers are 705.

Gaja Gamini is structured as a series of segments, featuring the Woman of beauty and fascination who has enchanted men from the dawn of time until today. Philosophical discussions between figures representing the two approaches to understanding Woman – through reason and through imagination – frame each segment of the film. The segments themselves feature among others the woman who inspired the artist Leornado Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, and the beauty who inspired the poet Kalidas, in his Shakuntala. Woman in her various avatars is played throughout by Madhuri Dixit.

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