Aaja Nachle

Aaja Nachle
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Anil Mehta
Produced by	Aditya Chopra
Screenplay by	Jaideep Sahni
Story by	Aditya Chopra Jaideep Sahni
Starring	Madhuri Dixit Akshaye Khanna Konkona Sen Sharma Jugal Hansraj Kunal Kapoor
Music by	Salim-Sulaiman
Cinematography	K U Mohanan
Edited by	Ritesh Soni
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date	30 November 2007
Running time	146 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹140.3 million (US$2.1 million)

Aaja Nachle (Hindi:आजा नचले English: Come, Let's Dance) is a 2007 Indian film. It was released in India and in the United States on 30 November 2007. The film stars Madhuri Dixit in her first film after five years, alongside Konkona Sen Sharma, Jugal Hansraj, Akshaye Khanna and Kunal Kapoor in pivotal roles. The film opened to mixed reviews and was declared an Average by Box Office India.

Dia (Madhuri Dixit) is a choreographer who lives in New York with her daughter Radha. One day she receives word that her old dance guru, Makarand, is dying. She returns to her hometown called Shamli with Radha to find that he has already died and left her the responsibility of saving the deserted dance theatre Ajanta, which is to be demolished to make way for a shopping mall.

Shamli has changed a great deal since Dia left. Her parents left the town in shame after she eloped with an American photographer and their house is now owned by the strict Mr Chojar and his wife. Her childhood friend Najma is married to Farooque, a successful businessman. Both of them greet Dia coldly. The only ally she has left is her old friend Doctor Saab. To save Ajanta, Dia goes to petition the local MP Raja Uday Singh. He issues her a challenge; if she can put on a successful performance using only people from Shamli, he will cancel the demolition.

That night Dia dances in Ajanta and afterwards calls on the people to help her put on a performance of Laila-Majnu. Jeering at her, they leave the theatre one by one, but Raja remains behind to taunt her. Refusing to accept defeat, Dia goes out into the street the next day to scout for talent. When she returns to the theatre she finds that a group of thugs are burning the set, after being ordered by a local election candidate, Chaudhary Om Singh. Instead of being angry, she is intrigued by the ring-leader, Imran, and makes a deal with Chaudhary that she will help him win the next election if he will support Ajanta and if Imran plays Majnu. He agrees and Imran is forced to take on the role. In the town, the girls find out about this and flock to the theatre for the part of Laila. Among them is Anokhi, a tomboy who is in love with Imran. She begs Dia, who is reluctant because of her rough appearance and lack of talent but agrees, in the end, thinking that her love for Imran will make her the ideal Laila. Other parts in the play go to Mr Chojar, who wants to prove to his wife that he is not boring, Chaudhary who plays Laila’s father and Dia’s former fiancé Mohan, who is able to overcome his bitterness towards her.