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Theatrical release poster
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Hindi | गुजारिश |
Directed by | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Produced by |
Sanjay Leela BhansaliRonnie Screwvala |
Screenplay by | Sanjay Leela Bhansali Bhai Iyer |
Starring |
Hrithik Roshan Aishwarya Rai Aditya Roy Kapur |
Music by |
Songs: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Background Score: Tubby-Parik |
Cinematography | Sudeep Chatterjee |
Edited by | Hemal Kothari |
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SLB Films
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Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date
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Running time
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116 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹50 crore (US$7.4 million) |
Box office | ₹69.5 crore (US$10 million) |
Guzaarish | |
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Soundtrack album by Sanjay Leela Bhansali | |
Released | 22 October 2010 |
Recorded | 2009 - 2010 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | T-Series |
Sanjay Leela
Guzaarish (English: Petition) is a 2010 Indian drama film written, composed and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles while Shernaz Patel, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Monikangana Dutta, Suhel Seth, Swara Bhaskar, and Makrand Deshpande portray pivotal roles. It is jointly produced by Bhansali and UTV Motion Pictures. Sudeep Chatterjee handled Cinematography and editing was done by Hemal Kothari.
The film narrates the story of a paralyzed magician-turned-Radio jockey files a petition in court seeking permission to end his life. The film was released on 19 November 2010 to positive reviews from critics, who praised the direction, cinematography, and performances, particularly of Roshan, and Rai. Guzaarish is the third film to feature Hrithik Roshan opposite Aishwarya Rai.
The film had a good opening at the box office, collecting a net gross of ₹24.55 crore (US$3.6 million) in its opening weekend. The movie went on to collect ₹51.4 crore (US$7.6 million) nett in its first week. The movie netted ₹69.4 crore (US$10 million) in its lifetime run and was declared a flop by Box Office India. The film received nominations for direction, music and performances of the lead actors, notably Roshan and Rai being nominated under Filmfare Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Actress category respectively.
Ethan Mascarenhas (Hrithik Roshan) is a former magician who is paralyzed from neck down quadriplegic. He becomes the Radio Jockey of an FM Station called Radio Zindagi. His show spreads magic, hope and laughter through his irrepressible wit and humor to every listener and caller, making it difficult to imagine that this is a man who has been immobilized with a spinal injury for the last fourteen years of his life. Sofia D'Souza (Aishwarya Rai) is his nurse who has been accompanying him for the past twelve years.