Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota (transl. What If?) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Naseeruddin Shah. The film stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Ayesha Takia, Jimmy Sheirgill, Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani and Saroj Khan. The film explores four stories which eventually become intertwined with 9/11.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota | |
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| Directed by | Naseeruddin Shah |
| Written by | Uttam Gada |
| Produced by | Shabbir Boxwala, |
| Starring | Konkona Sen Sharma Irrfan Khan Jimmy Sheirgill Ayesha Takia Paresh Rawal Saroj Khan Boman Irani Ratna Pathak Shah Ankur Khanna |
| Cinematography | Hemant Chaturvedi |
| Music by | Viju Shah |
| Distributed by | Times Music |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editThe film narrates four stories of six characters who are not related in any way other than the fact that they were all connected to the two planes that crashed into the Twin Towers on September 11 attacks.
- Tilottama Das-Punj (Konkona Sen Sharma) is happily married to Hemant (Jimmy Sheirgill), whom she met online. However, their time together is cut short when Hemant is required to travel to the US as part of his job. Tilottama is left with her mother-in-law, who does not want her contact him. She is eventually able to join her husband in the US, however, she fortunately misses the doomed flight and reunites with her husband thanks to the help of a good Samaritan.
- Salim Rajabali (Irrfan Khan) is the rich son of a powerful godmother. He unfortunately, gets involved in a murder case and finds out that his girlfriend, Namrata has been cheating on him. Before the situation gets out of hand, he fleeds the country. He reaches New York and visits the World Trade Center to meet a friend. Unfortunately, he is killed when the hijacked plane crashes into the tower he was in.
- Rahul Bhide (Ankur Khanna) is a poor yet academically bright student. He is over the moon when he receives an offer to study at a prestigious university in the US. However, his excitement is short-lived by his shortage of money. As he is about to give up hope, his friend Khushboo helps pay for his studies. Unfortunately, he was a passenger on the doomed plane and does not survive.
- Rajubhai Patel is an event organizer for a popular foreign television show. His ex-girlfriend Tara mortgages her house to pay for her daughter Payal to visit him. Unfortunately, Rajubhai and Payal are passengers on the doomed flights and do not survive.
Cast
edit- Irrfan Khan as Salim Rajaballi
- Jimmy Sheirgill as Hemant Punj
- Konkona Sen Sharma as Tilottama Das Punj
- Paresh Rawal as Rajubhai Patel
- Ayesha Takia as Khushboo Modi
- Ankur Khanna as Rahul Bhide
- Boman Irani as DCP Paul
- Ratna Pathak Shah as Tara Gandhi
- Saroj Khan as Amma, Salim's mother
- Meghna Malik as Kalpa
- Utkarsh Mazmudar as Dhirubhai Ghandi
- Karan Khanna as Javed Rajaballi
- Suhasini Mulay as Namrata
- Imaad Shah as Joy
- Trishla Patel as Natasha
- Sameer Shaikh as Nitin
- Rajat Kapoor as US Consulate Officer
- Ranvir Shorey as Sports Bar Manager
- Shahana Goswami as Payal, Tara's daughter
- Tinnu Anand as Deva
- Makarand Deshpande as Man at cemetery
- Suhas Bhalekar as Rahul's mother
- Suhita Thatte as Zubeda
- Anupam Shyam as Inspector Ranade
Music
edit| Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1 June 2006 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Times Music |
- "Ek Bar Jana America Janab" - Devraj Gadhavi(Nano Dero), Keerthi Sagathia, Javed Ali, Madhushree
- "Ek Baar Jaana America" v2 - Keerti Sagathia, Joy Barua
- "Yado Me Aksar Aate Rahe" - Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan
- "Yu Hota To Kya Hota" - Sunidhi Chauhan, Kunal Ganjawala
- "Pyaar Hai" - Sowmya Raoh
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Yun Hota to Kya Hota - movie review by Vijay Venkataramanan - Planet Bollywood". Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota Movie Review {/5}: Critic Review of Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Movie review: "Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota" starring Paresh Rawal, Irfan Khan". Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Yun Hota.. The Rediff review". Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota Review 2/5 | Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota Movie Review | Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota 2006 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.