Yuvvraaj
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Yuvvraaj is a 2008
Indian film starring Anil Kapoor
, Salman Khan
, Zayed Khan
and Katrina Kaif
based on the Hollywood movie Rain Man
. It is produced and directed by Subhash Ghai
. American Coby Hadas makes his Bollywood debut with a small part in this film. A.R. Rahman composed the music for the film. Yuvvraaj is a musical story of a fragmented family of three brothers Deven Yuvvraaj (Salman Khan), Gyanesh (Anil Kapoor) and Danny (Zayed Khan) fighting and playing games with each other to inherit their father's wealth. According to the director, the film is about the arrogance and overconfidence of contemporary youth. "Everyone wants to be a rock star, regardless of whether they have the morals to go with the appellation."The movie was panned by critics and bombed at the box-office.
) is a struggling singer who signs an agreement with his girlfriend Anushka’s (Katrina Kaif
) father Dr. Banton (Boman Irani
) to become a billionaire in 40 days.
To acquire this wealth, he has to go through an emotional roller coaster journey of joy and pain with his two estranged brothers, Gyanesh Yuvvraaj (Anil Kapoor
) and Danny Yuvvraaj (Zayed Khan
), who he meets after 12 years. On meeting them, he realizes that they are two individuals who are completely opposite to each other, which makes his task all the more difficult. He goes to his house to meet his brother and to get his share; but after reaching home, he finds out that, according to his father's will, only Gyanesh Yuvvraaj will be the heir of the entire property. The whole film is about the 3 brothers coming back together. In the end Gyanesh is poisoned by the family. Danny takes care of the family as Deven rushes Gyanesh to hospital. The last part is where Gyanesh gets better.
as Deven Yuvvraaj is a slightly ambitious guy who believes life begins with himself and ends with his love Anushka. A quarrel with his father was reason enough for him to leave home and live as a struggling singer. Devoid of family values, he is forced to journey through the circle of love for the sake of money to complete his love story. However, as he goes along this journey, he softens into a likeable and lovable character.
Anil Kapoor
as Gyanesh Yuvvraaj is the centerpiece of all action. An autistic savant
, he is completely removed from the idea of money; therefore, his enormous inheritance has no impact on him. All he wants is love. He withers without it. By some stroke of destiny, he has a genius disorder. Since childhood, he was brilliant in all aspects of music. He enters Deven’s world of music and effortlessly becomes the superstar that Deven dreamt of being.
Zayed Khan
as Danny Yuvvraaj is the real prince who lived life super-large. A passion for flying kept him floating on an air-cushion filled with his father’s money. A playboy and a brat, he was sure that the inheritance would be his. Unable to deal with the loss of his playground (as casinos and clubs threw him out), he strikes at Gyanesh in an attempt to get back what he thinks was rightfully his.
Katrina Kaif
as Anushka is a beautiful, angelic girl who is passionately in love with her 'cello and Deven. A girl of very high values, she refuses to marry Deven unless her father accepts him willingly.
Mithun Chakraborty
as Mirza uncle is an attorney and a friend of Gyanesh, Deven and Danny's father. He insists Deven on having a true brotherly relation with Gyanesh. He wants to see the three brothers live as a happily united family.
capital Prague
, the corresponding outdoor shots were actually filmed in the Austria
n mountain province Tyrol
. Scenes filmed in the province's capital Innsbruck
feature many of the city's sights, such as the imperial castle, St. James's Cathedral, the main street and the ski jumping arena.
gave the movie one star and described it as "not just a bad film but a boring film". Sonia Chopra of Sify
gave the movie one and a half stars. Taran Adarsh
praised the acting of the cast, while criticising the screen play, labeling the movie as just "interesting in parts".
Martin D'Souza
of Bollywood Trade News Network gave the movie three stars out of five calling it "on the whole, a worthwhile experience".
Nikhat Kazmi in his review in Times of India praised the music, cinematography and performances by Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Katrina Kaif.
Rajeev Masand
of CNN IBN gave the film 1 out of 5 stars, criticizing Salman Khan
's acting and also the direction, he also described the film as boring. The film received a 3 out of 5 stars from a film rater who described it as a "classical film that makes you cry and laugh at the same time".
.
said "music of Yuvvraaj is magnificent".
Salman Khan himself promoted the music saying that music is the USP of Yuvvraaj. Rediff.com
was impressed with the album and said that Rahman excels in Yuvvraaj. Buzz18 was impressed with the album.
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
Indian film starring Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....
, Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
, Zayed Khan
Zayed Khan
-Early life:Khan's parents are former Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan. Khan is the youngest of four children. His older sisters are Simone Khan , Sussanne Roshan , and Farah Khan Ali...
and Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011...
based on the Hollywood movie Rain Man
Rain Man
Rain Man is a 1988 drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son,...
. It is produced and directed by Subhash Ghai
Subhash Ghai
Subhash Ghai is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. His most notable films include Kalicharan ,Karz , Hero , Meri Jung , Karma ,Ram Lakhan ,Saudagar , Khalnayak , Pardes and Taal...
. American Coby Hadas makes his Bollywood debut with a small part in this film. A.R. Rahman composed the music for the film. Yuvvraaj is a musical story of a fragmented family of three brothers Deven Yuvvraaj (Salman Khan), Gyanesh (Anil Kapoor) and Danny (Zayed Khan) fighting and playing games with each other to inherit their father's wealth. According to the director, the film is about the arrogance and overconfidence of contemporary youth. "Everyone wants to be a rock star, regardless of whether they have the morals to go with the appellation."The movie was panned by critics and bombed at the box-office.
Synopsis
Deven Yuvvraaj (Salman KhanSalman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
) is a struggling singer who signs an agreement with his girlfriend Anushka’s (Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011...
) father Dr. Banton (Boman Irani
Boman Irani
Boman Irani is an Indian film and theatre actor and photographer. Irani began his acting career in theatre and moved to film in 2000 at the age of 44 with a role in Josh...
) to become a billionaire in 40 days.
To acquire this wealth, he has to go through an emotional roller coaster journey of joy and pain with his two estranged brothers, Gyanesh Yuvvraaj (Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....
) and Danny Yuvvraaj (Zayed Khan
Zayed Khan
-Early life:Khan's parents are former Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan. Khan is the youngest of four children. His older sisters are Simone Khan , Sussanne Roshan , and Farah Khan Ali...
), who he meets after 12 years. On meeting them, he realizes that they are two individuals who are completely opposite to each other, which makes his task all the more difficult. He goes to his house to meet his brother and to get his share; but after reaching home, he finds out that, according to his father's will, only Gyanesh Yuvvraaj will be the heir of the entire property. The whole film is about the 3 brothers coming back together. In the end Gyanesh is poisoned by the family. Danny takes care of the family as Deven rushes Gyanesh to hospital. The last part is where Gyanesh gets better.
Characters
Salman KhanSalman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
as Deven Yuvvraaj is a slightly ambitious guy who believes life begins with himself and ends with his love Anushka. A quarrel with his father was reason enough for him to leave home and live as a struggling singer. Devoid of family values, he is forced to journey through the circle of love for the sake of money to complete his love story. However, as he goes along this journey, he softens into a likeable and lovable character.
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....
as Gyanesh Yuvvraaj is the centerpiece of all action. An autistic savant
Savant syndrome
Savant syndrome , sometimes referred to as savantism, is a rare condition in which people with developmental disorders have one or more areas of expertise, ability, or brilliance that are in contrast with the individual's overall limitations...
, he is completely removed from the idea of money; therefore, his enormous inheritance has no impact on him. All he wants is love. He withers without it. By some stroke of destiny, he has a genius disorder. Since childhood, he was brilliant in all aspects of music. He enters Deven’s world of music and effortlessly becomes the superstar that Deven dreamt of being.
Zayed Khan
Zayed Khan
-Early life:Khan's parents are former Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan. Khan is the youngest of four children. His older sisters are Simone Khan , Sussanne Roshan , and Farah Khan Ali...
as Danny Yuvvraaj is the real prince who lived life super-large. A passion for flying kept him floating on an air-cushion filled with his father’s money. A playboy and a brat, he was sure that the inheritance would be his. Unable to deal with the loss of his playground (as casinos and clubs threw him out), he strikes at Gyanesh in an attempt to get back what he thinks was rightfully his.
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011...
as Anushka is a beautiful, angelic girl who is passionately in love with her 'cello and Deven. A girl of very high values, she refuses to marry Deven unless her father accepts him willingly.
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....
as Mirza uncle is an attorney and a friend of Gyanesh, Deven and Danny's father. He insists Deven on having a true brotherly relation with Gyanesh. He wants to see the three brothers live as a happily united family.
Filming locations
Although a part of the film supposedly plays in the CzechCzech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
capital Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, the corresponding outdoor shots were actually filmed in the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n mountain province Tyrol
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
. Scenes filmed in the province's capital Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
feature many of the city's sights, such as the imperial castle, St. James's Cathedral, the main street and the ski jumping arena.
Box office
Yuvraaj was released on 21 November with around 1000 prints. In India, it had a poor opening, and collected around 17 crores nett by the end of it's run. Box Office India declared it a disaster.Critical response
The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. The comparisons with the original (Rain Man) were inevitable and the performances by the lead stars were dull and insipid in comparison. IndiatimesIndiatimes
Indiatimes is the Internet subsidiary of The Times of India Group, under which, some of the largest websites in India - The Times of India, The Economic Times, Navbharat Times and Maharashtra Times operate....
gave the movie one star and described it as "not just a bad film but a boring film". Sonia Chopra of Sify
Sify
Sify Technologies Limited is an Internet service provider established in 1998, based in Chennai, India.-Company profile:...
gave the movie one and a half stars. Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh is an Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst. He is also a former producer and screenwriter. He is the son of film director and producer, B.K. Adarsh....
praised the acting of the cast, while criticising the screen play, labeling the movie as just "interesting in parts".
Martin D'Souza
Martin D'Souza
Martin D'Souza is an Indian editor. He signed off from The Times of India after working in the organisation for 13 years. His last year was as editor of four publications – Rouge, Time 'N Style, Just Jewellery and Viva Voyage....
of Bollywood Trade News Network gave the movie three stars out of five calling it "on the whole, a worthwhile experience".
Nikhat Kazmi in his review in Times of India praised the music, cinematography and performances by Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Katrina Kaif.
Rajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand is an Indian film critic and entertainment reporter for CNN-IBN. Masand started his career as an entertainment correspondent at the young age of 16...
of CNN IBN gave the film 1 out of 5 stars, criticizing Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
's acting and also the direction, he also described the film as boring. The film received a 3 out of 5 stars from a film rater who described it as a "classical film that makes you cry and laugh at the same time".
Music
Music of the film released on 17 October 2008. The score, performed by the Chennai String Orchestra, utilizes Western classical music and retro disco music. The orchestra also performs Beethoven's Fifth SymphonySymphony No. 5 (Beethoven)
The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1804–08. This symphony is one of the most popular and best-known compositions in all of classical music, and one of the most often played symphonies. It comprises four movements: an opening sonata, an andante, and a fast...
.
Reception
The score received positive reviews. GulzarGulzar (lyricist)
Sampooran Singh Kalra , known popularly by his pen name Gulzar , is an Indian poet, lyricist and director. He primarily writes in Hindi-Urdu and has also written in Punjabi and several dialects of Hindi such as Braj Bhasha, Khariboli, Haryanvi and Marwari.Gulzar was awarded the Padma Bhushan in...
said "music of Yuvvraaj is magnificent".
Salman Khan himself promoted the music saying that music is the USP of Yuvvraaj. Rediff.com
Rediff.com
Rediff.com India is a news, information, entertainment, and shopping portal. It was founded in 1996 as "Rediff On The NeT" and is headquartered in Mumbai, India with offices in New Delhi and New York City, USA....
was impressed with the album and said that Rahman excels in Yuvvraaj. Buzz18 was impressed with the album.