Alag
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Directed by | Ashu Trikha Jim Mulligan |
Written by | Tagore Almeida Sanjay Masoom Ashu Trikha |
Produced by | Subi Samuel |
Starring | Akshay Kapoor Dia Mirza |
Music by | Aadesh Shrivastava |
Distributed by | Subi Samuel Movies Pvt. Ltd. |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹8 crore[1] |
Box office | ₹56 lakh[1] |
Alag (English: Different) is a 2006 Indian Hindi science fiction film starring Akshay Kapoor and Dia Mirza and directed by Ashu Trikha and produced by Subi Samuel. The protagonist is a man with extraordinary supernatural powers and with no hair on his entire body. Although, the film failed at the box office, Akshay Kapoor got good reviews for his performances in the film.[2][3][4] The film is loosely based on the movie Powder (film) ( Directed by Victor Salva).[5][6]
Plot[edit]
Widower Hemant Rastogi lives in scenic Mahabaleshwar, seemingly alone. One night he has a heart attack and passes away. When the police search his residence, they find Tejas, Hemant's only son, in the basement of the house. Tejas has spent his entire life in the basement, since he was extremely sensitive to sunlight, according to the doctor's, when Tejas' father took him there because his eyes turned red. The Police ask Purva Rana, head of P.R. Institute (an institute for the rehabilitation of young criminals), to look after Tejas, whose only experience of other people up until this point has been with his father and the books he provided for him. Tejas starts showing signs of Telekenesis, and is shunned by the other boys in the institute, resulting in the near-fatal accident of a security guard and the death of a fellow student. Tejas redeems himself in the eyes of Purva's wealthy father, Pushkar, when he is able to wake his wife, Gayatri Rana, from a coma-like condition. It looks like Tejas has been accepted into the Rana household, but he is subsequently harassed by doctors and scientists wishing to perform experiments on him. When Tejas and Pushkar both refuse to be part of these experiments, Tejas is abducted and held in a glass chamber by Dr. Richard Dyer, who wants to control his mind for his own benefit. Purva realises that Tejas has been abducted, and is fatally injured by Dr. Dyer in a rescue attempt. At the sight of this, Tejas' anger causes his powers to surge, shattering the glass cage, killing Dr. Dyer and electrocuting Purva. Tejas tries to bring her back to life but is unsuccessful. He goes back to his basement home with her memories with the darkness of guilt.
Cast[edit]
- Akshay Kapoor as Tejas Rastogi
- Dia Mirza as Purva Rana
- Mukesh Tiwari as Mr. Singh
- Sharat Saxena as Inspector
- Yatin Karyekar as Hemant Rastogi (Tejas' father)
- Beena Banerjee as Gayatri Rana
- Jayant Kripalani as Pushkar Rana
- Tom Alter as Dr. Richard Dyer
- Avtar Gill as Teacher
Special Appearances[edit]
Following celebrities appeared in the song "Sabse Judaa Sabse Alag":
- Arjun Rampal
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Karan Johar
- Sushmita Sen
- Priyanka Chopra
- Abhishek Bachchan
- Bobby Deol
- Preity Zinta
- Bipasha Basu
- Lara Dutta
Music[edit]
- "Sabse Judaa Sabse" - Hemachandra, Kunal Ganjawala, Shaan, Gayatri Ganjawala
- "Apun Kee Toli Bindhast Boli" - Kailash Kher, Shaan
- "Leke Dil Lamha Tanhai Ka" - Kunal Ganjawala
- "Hai Junu The Dj Suketu Mix" (Arranged by AKS) - Vasundhara Das, Shaan
- "Hain Junun Jaga Abb Jine Kaa" - Shaan
- "Sanjh Kee Pighalti Dhup Me Makhamali" - Ujjaini Mukherjee, Anand Sharma, Krishna
- "The Soul Of Alag" - Ujjaini Mukherjee, Vedala Hemachandra
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Alag – Movie". Box Office India.
- ^ Alag : Movie Review by Taran Adarsh
- ^ Alag lives up to its name Rediff
- ^ https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/alag/hindi/alag-movie-reviews-1673-2.html
- ^ "'Alag: He is Different He is Alone' copied from 'Powder'". 26 August 2017.
- ^ "121 Hollywood Remakes in Bollywood - list of Remakes by Hindi Cinema". 12 July 2021.
External links[edit]
- 2006 films
- 2000s Hindi-language films
- 2000s Indian superhero films
- Biopunk films
- Cyberpunk films
- 2006 science fiction action films
- Indian science fiction action films
- Indian films with live action and animation
- Films about telepresence
- Films about technology
- 2006 computer-animated films
- Indian action thriller films
- Films scored by Aadesh Shrivastava
- Indian science fiction thriller films
- 2006 action thriller films
- Films directed by Ashu Trikha
- Indian superhero films
- Indian science fiction films