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About the film
Aa Ab Laut Chalen (translation: Come, let's go back) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Rishi Kapoor in his first and only directorial. The film stars Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai and Rajesh Khanna in lead roles. It was released on 22 January 1999.
Plot
Rohan Khanna is a jobless graduate living in India with his mother. Ranjit, a former neighbour who now runs a hotel in the United States with his American wife, suggests that Rohan should move to America and Rohan eagerly accepts. His mother disapproves because the notion brings back bitter memories of his father Balraj abandoning the family to move to America, where he died.
Rohan makes the journey anyway. At the New York airport, Rohan befriends Sardar Khan, a Pakistani taxi driver. Sardar drops Rohan at Ranjit's hotel. Rohan discovers that Ranjit and his wife mistreat his parents and use the hotel for prostitution. Rohan confronts Ranjit about this and is told to leave.
Sardar rooms with another cab driver, a Punjabi man from India, Iqbal Singh, and they offer Rohan a place to stay and a job. While working, Rohan meets a young Indian woman, Pooja. They become friends and eventually Pooja develops feeling for Rohan.
Music
The music of this movie was composed by Nadeem–Shravan and the lyrics were written by Sameer. It was released on the label Saregama. The soundtrack was quite popular upon its release. All songs were popular among the masses.
Reception
Suparn Verma of Rediff noted, "Maybe Rishi Kapoor was bowing to RK tradition, maybe he was trying to follow his heart, but he just has to get back to the drawing board and seriously plan that next venture". Priya Ramani of India Today wrote, ″Alas, this brave attempt at perfection is drowned in a sea of stereotypical characters and clichéd dialogues by Rumi Jaffrey. Women with curly hair are either spoiled rotten or scheming. The gloomy widowed mother spends her time praying and talking to her husband's portrait. And Akshaye's father-Rajesh Khanna in a comeback role minus all the charisma of his superstar days-finds his estranged family via a gold locket.″
The box office performance of the film was classified as "Below average" by Box Office India.
Key details
| Release year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Language | Hindi |
| Director | Rishi Kapoor |
| Starring | Rajesh Khanna, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai |
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Aa Ab Laut Chalen released?
Aa Ab Laut Chalen is a Hindi-language film released in 1999, directed by Rishi Kapoor.
Who directed Aa Ab Laut Chalen?
Aa Ab Laut Chalen was directed by Rishi Kapoor.
Who stars in Aa Ab Laut Chalen?
Aa Ab Laut Chalen stars Rajesh Khanna, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai.
What is Aa Ab Laut Chalen about?
Aa Ab Laut Chalen (translation: Come, let's go back) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Rishi Kapoor in his first and only directorial. The film stars Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai and Rajesh Khanna in lead roles.
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Reference: Wikipedia
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