Her parents left the town in shame a decade ago, after she eloped with an American photographer Steve, (later they divorced) and their house is now owned by the strict Mr. Shamli has changed a great deal since Dia left. She returns to her hometown 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 centre. One day she receives word that her old dance teacher, Makrand, is dying. Īt the 53rd Filmfare Awards, Aaja Nachle received 2 nominations – Best Actress (Dixit) and Best Female Playback Singer ( Sunidhi Chauhan for "Aaja Nachle").ĭia ( Madhuri Dixit) is a choreographer who lives in New York with her daughter Radha. The film opened to mixed-to-negative reviews and was declared a flop by Box Office India. The film stars Madhuri Dixit in her first film in five years after Devdas (2002), alongside Konkona Sen Sharma, Jugal Hansraj, and Kunal Kapoor in pivotal roles.Īaja Nachle was released in India and the United States on 30 November 2007. 'Come, let's dance') is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language dance film produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Anil Mehta. Ajanta theatre, the once vibrant hub of the community, the place where Dias fondest memories are embedded must now be brought down because the local political authorities feel it a waste of prime real estate.ĭia picks up the gauntlet to turn this ruin into a vibrant and bustling theatre that was once the soul of her little town, while fighting discrimination, resentfulness and her own demons.Aaja Nachle ( transl. It is a poignant and troubled return not only has her guru passed away but the institution that he so lovingly nurtured is in decay and under threat of demolition.
Also the town she left on an impulse, severing ties with her parents and her people. The town where she grew up, the town where she learnt to live and to dance. Her teacher, her guru, is dying and she must return to India. Starring: Madhuri Dixit, Konkona Sen, Kunal KapoorĪn unexpected phone call shakes Dia (Madhuri Dixit) out of her dance rehearsal in New York.
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