Gaja Gamini
| Gaja Gamini गज गामिनी گج گامِنی |
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| Directed by | M. F. Husain |
| Produced by | Rakesh Nath |
| Written by | Kamna Chandra (writer) M. F. Husain |
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Madhuri Dixit Shahrukh Khan Naseeruddin Shah |
| Music by | Bhupen Hazarika |
| Cinematography | Ashok Mehta |
| Edited by | Waman Bhosle Virendra Gharse |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
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1 December 2000 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi, English |
| Box office | ₹ 26.75 lakhs |
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| Soundtrack album by Bhupen Hazarika | ||||
| Released | 1 January 2000 (India) | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma | |||
| Producer | Bhupen Hazarika | |||
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Gaja Gamini (Hindi: गज गामिनी, Urdu: گج گامِنی, English translation: One with a walk like an elephant) is a 2000 Indian film written and directed 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.
The central figure of the film is represented by a mysterious figure called "Gaja Gamini" (Madhuri Dixit), who inspires, arouses, and confuses the common man. "Gaja Gamini" is the inspiration behind Leonardo da Vinci's (Naseeruddin Shah) 'Mona Lisa', Kalidas' poem "Shakuntala", and a photojournalist named Shahrukh's (Shah Rukh Khan) photographs. The mysterious "Gaja Gamini" appears as four characters, one of them being Sangeeta, a blind girl from Banaras at the beginning of time, who inspires village women (Farida Jalal, Shilpa Shirodkar, and Shabana Aazmi) to revolt against a male-dominated system and carve a niche for women forever. Another character is Shakuntala, who is the subject of Kalidas' poem of the same name. Shakuntala incites jealousy in the women and love in the men around her, charming humans and animals alike in the forests of Kerala. "Gaja Gamini" is also Mona Lisa during the Renaissance, the object of painter Leonardo da Vinci's obsession. Finally, Monika, the most confusing sector of the film, is supposed to represent the woman of the New Millennium. Kamdev, the God of Love (Inder Kumar), walks the earth throughout history, attempting to win the love of "Gaja Gamini".
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