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Synopsis: Author Shaukat Vashisht lives a wealthy life-style in India with his wife, Antara, who is a College Teacher. Shaukat achieves fame when he is nominated for the Booker prize, and goes on to win it. His publishers, hoping that they have unleashed a goldmine, are disappointed with his subsequent works, and soon Shaukat is depressed to such an extent that he almost gives up writing. Then he decides to write a story on a woman named Tamanna, and figures that he will base this story on none other than Antara herself. For this purpose he starts to make note of her every movement, and it is then that he finds out that she has an admirer in fellow-teacher, Yash, a dashing young man - with a bright future ahead of him. Shaukat also finds out that Antara has never mentioned Yash to him, nor has she informed Yash that she is married. Watch how his obsession with Tamanna blurs Shaukat's reality with fiction and hallucination - with hopes still high that he will make a come-back and be nominated aga
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Leena Yadav
Production: Contentino
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.2
Year:
2005
140 min
206 Views


Antara, give me a smile! Please!

- Yash! The things you do!

I was capturing it for memory.

- Stop it now

Yash can't be stopped anymore

He has found what he has been

looking for, all his life

This face...

- What?

I'm capturing it for memory

Yash is captivated. In his love for

Tamanna. As for my story...

I'm not lying, but you won't believe it

unless you meet him in person

I want to meet him too

fire... provides light

chaos. Mayhem

fire, smoke...

together, everywhere

Noisy, silent...

who are you?

"I'm a stranger to myself,

I know not who I am"

"Deeper than pain,

higher than the skies..."

"the pure white of love,

your features..."

"I imagine somewhat hazily"

"I'm a stranger to myself,

I know not who I am"

"What do your eyes make of me?

Do please tell me"

"Eyes..."

"What's in the eyes?

- A face"

"Whose face?

- Ask your heart"

"I was lost in the

maze of the world"

"Ever since I met you,

I found myself lost in your eyes"

I've given you a name.

I'm now giving you a face

"Innocent-eyed, a naive-looking

face. Smiling lips"

"Are you just a word,

or the truth...?"

"Or are you a

complicated question?"

"Right now, you're just

a figment of my imagination"

"What's up?

- What's up..."

"I wonder what excitement this is"

"There's a change...

- Ever since you've arrived"

"say nothing...

- Why mustn't I?"

"I'm afraid, I might be lost

in the embrace of your words"

I imagine a picture of you,

a picture very colourful...

resplendent with the

glorious colours of spring...

of your victory...

of my defeat

Of denial, of waiting,

of requittal, of petty tiffs...

and a faint colour of love

"What are you all about?

- You tell me..."

"what have you learnt about me?

- I've learnt that you..."

"I'm so thrilled you've

learnt something about me"

"Tell me now, will you?

- Don't bother me like this"

"We might end up doing

the unimaginable"

"Your simplicity is priceless.

Your character is impeccable"

"Whatever you are,

you are beyond compare"

"Are you a question

or are you a thought?"

"Anyone who meets you

is bound to fall in love with you"

You guys don't want to go home?

Go on! Move it now!

Excuse me.

- Yes sir.

Antara vashist, the professor...?

- Oh yes, she's a wonderful lady!

But she left during the lunch-break

Is it something special? I'll give

her the message. Sure, I will

Excuse me.

We know each other.

No.

- Yes we do.

You're shaukat, aren't you?

I'm a huge fan of yours!

The other day, when your programme

appeared on tv...

my God! Antara has already left!

Hasn't she gotten home yet?

I'm Mrs Kapadia.

- Nice meeting you

I loved that novel of yours...

Maybe some people didn't like it,

but I really loved it

Thank you.

Come on, come on...

What are you guys doing over here?

Excuse me.

Yash... the new professor...

- Oh yes, strong boy, I say!

What does he do all day...?

He went away in the evening

He takes class. In the amphitheater

over there. Photography classes

Is there something to say to him?

- No...

I'll tell him...

- No, there's nothing. Go on

Exactly as I had imagined!

Brilliant shaukat.

You...?

- Hi

for the first time, you weren't

at home when I returned

Where are Rajni and Ramakant?

- They were here till lunch-time

You were coming for lunch, weren't you?

- Yes, but...

Extra-classes.

- Yes

I knew it.

- What?

That you'd be late

Women...! Antara, this is

the first time you've lied to me

And Tamanna will lie to me tomorrow.

But I'm not letting that happen

Henceforth, I'm going to decide

what's going to happen. I will!

Mr. Bhargav, one minute.

I'll just join you.

Hi, Anatara.

- Hi.

Well, well, your husband's nowadays

coming to pick you up...?

What?

- Yes, he was here yesterday...

but you weren't here at all!

Poor guy, he look so sad.

But my wish was fulfilled.

Oh yes, it was

I thought I'd introduce him to Yash,

but he wasn't around either

What a guy, your husband.

Keep an eye on him, okay? Or you'll

have problems with the other girls

Oh yes, I'm coming Mr Bose!

Hi, thinking about me, weren't you?

- Good morning, Yash

Good morning.

Did you go to the college

to pick me up yesterday?

Shaukat, did you...

- I knew Mrs Kapadia would tell you

Are you afraid? Afraid that

Yash might...

Exactly.

- Don't turn around!

If Yash falls in love with you,

how are you to blame?

But I shouldn't be lying to him.

- Where have you lied to him?

Did he ever ask you

if you were married?

No one asks a question like that.

- Beautiful

What...?

- Very nice

Now tell me what you want.

You want Yash to know the truth?

Will you like it if your

friendship with him ends?

A friendship must never be based

on a foundation of falsehood

What is it about the friendship

that really appeals to you?

You can tell me.

I've started doing things

I had given up

Like laughing over small things,

getting together and chatting away...

and those small...

- challenges?

Yes, challenges

Like who can snap his fingers more

in a minute...

or who can sit without blinking

for a longer time...

stupid things like that.

Childish things I've begun to like

However... I'm not in love with him

You know that.

You are the one I love

so why are you afraid?

Don't be afraid, Antara.

My story will come to a standstill

I'll set everything right

Antara, call for you

Antara... call for you

What were you doing?

Not thinking about me, were you?

No, I was getting a haircut.

- Small cut...?

Why've you called?

- We're watching a play...

at the Habitat centre.

- Play? No...

I don't go anywhere on sundays.

- What nonsense, Antara! Why not?

First tell me who picked up the phone.

Tell me, go on!

He had such a heavy voice...

- Go on! Go, Antara!

What play is this?

- Why aren't you telling me?

I get it! You don't want to tell me.

"Antara, call for you"

I was scared. You never told me

your Papa lives with you

At what time?

- The play begins at 7

But we can meet right now,

if you wish

Okay. At 6:
30 then

can you come to the Habitat centre?

- All right

I can even come and pick you up...

- No, no. That's not necessary...

I'll get there on my own

Yes, It's okay.

Okay, bye.

You must go with him.

Because I want you to

Take care how you dress, Tamanna.

Today's a special day

Beautiful.

In just a moment, you make

me feel so much younger

What spell is this...? I fall

in love with you again and again

There's just one thing missing

It's just perfect now

I'm very selfish, isn't it?

If you go out looking like this,

I'll eagerly wait for you to return

Go on. Aren't you getting

late for the play?

Go, Antara

You want me to give you an idea, Yash?

Don't take Tamanna to the play today

Let's see how things unfold

Weren't we supposed to see a play?

What place have you brought me to?

This is the inevitable place two

people walking together arrive at

since when are we walking together?

- Ever since I've met you...

I've been trying to keep in step.

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Leena Yadav

Leena Yadav (born 6 January 1971) is an Indian Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter & Editor. She started her career in the television industry and gradually moved on to making feature films. Her first international feature film, Parched, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2015. more…

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