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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


You are the most precious of all

More than books?

- That's what I can't decide

All I know is

I dearly love you

Where to...?

- It's raining

Where have you brought me?

- The place seems familiar

The rain's stopped

Antara belongs only to me!

Nobody else can touch her

Do You think You have

all the rights to her?

I stopped the rains!

I will decide on our lives. I!

I will tell you, when to pour.

Do you understand?

Scream! Let Him know that

you are here

scream!

We all live by the will of God

We are all puppets.

But some strings are in my hands

I can do anything and I

can make anyone do anything

I've got back the joy of writing

You look so pretty

But you don't seem to belong to me

smile once, for my sake

Won't you? Smile

Your smile, that I've given

to the world in words

smile, Antara

You were scared

you were out of Antara's life, right?

Fiction, life, reality, novel...

it's all the same now

It's time for you

to enter the scene

Hi shaukat

I'm shaukat

Welcome to shaukat's world

Nothing can be more real.

The husband had to enter

It's forbidden.

After all it's a love-story

Will Antara go to meet Yash?

Yes, as per the story.

She should be stopped?

Antara cannot go to college today?

I'm her husband

could you inform

the person concerned?

Thank you

I told you, she will go

Why didn't you wake me up?

I'm late for college

No. I called up the college

for a leave

I can't. I must go.

- I knew it

Knew what?

- That you will still go to college

I must go to college, because...

- Because you're a sincere teacher

Yash and Antara didn't go to watch

the play last night, as I decided

The husband tried, but she

didn't stop, as I decided

What do I do with you now?

I'll keep you quiet today

Because, Yash won't be able

to stand your silence

The story's next twist... Dilemma

What happened, Antara?

- It's time for my lecture

fiction wins. Because from now on,

it won't be written like real life

Life will be like a story

I can't wait anymore.

Why do you ignore me?

Give me a smile, please

After college

she will be late.

- That's rocking!

Reading the other's mind!

Saves words

can you read Ramakant's mind?

- We're newly married, you see

I will write your fate, Antara

And that's what is going to happen

But, please don't go

Prove me wrong, Antara

When life and fiction merge into one,

why does it hurt so much?

If what I decide turns true,

I'll be hurt

Even if it goes wrong,

I'll be hurt

Why?

Nothing happened to you?

Don't lie

The ache in your eyes...

is that nothing?

Troubled because of me?

Yes. Not your mistake though

so what if I'm younger to you?

I'm in love with you

Are you scared to reciprocate?

If you reciprocate,

I'll rejoice

If you don't,

I'll resort to memories

But the shadow of fear in your eyes

don't suit you

Yash, don't get into

Antara's complications

If she doesn't,

you profess your love

What are you afraid of?

All right, I'll free you

of this predicament

I'll marry you, Antara

Will you marry me?

You were afraid because you had

no answers to my questions, right?

I knew it

forget that I ever

asked you something

Now give me a smile.

C'mon

What could've been

your answer anyway?

Scared again?

Hello?

- Surprise!

It's shaukat, whom you use to telephone

Tell me, shaukat.

- This is my best book

Keep your floating

candles ready, Meera

Oh! Mrs Bose

Wine, candles and narration

send it over, I'll read it

I'm very busy in narration

we're in the rhythm at the moment

We'll talk later

Woman

for this novel, I've put the most

precious thing in my life at stake

This has to be the best

This will be best

What's the matter, shaukat?

Are you hiding something from me?

My story. I'm waiting to narrate it

to you, after it's complete

I'm waiting eagerly.

- I'm stuck at the climax

I can't help you

You helped me all along.

- Meaning?

You are my inspiration

Let's go out for dinner

Amazing. I was thinking

about it too

Reading minds, after spending

so many years together

I'm stuck at a crucial turn

Give me one hour, okay?

Don't wear white, Antara. Makes you

look pretty and pristine, but weak

Don't go weak, shaukat.

The end is inevitable

Yes red. That's your colour

The colour of power,

The colour of passion

My Antara, the carefree soul

My Antara will do only what I want

forget the past, gather the present.

Let this colour invade you

Love you for ever.

Shaukat

A sacrifice has to be made anyway

something has changed

Why can't we remain

the same, shaukat?

Eyes... a world in the eyes,

questions, answers, words, silence

Eyes, all the way

Never! I'm yours, shaukat

Great joint. You would've

enjoyed more had Yash been here

He is somewhere around

I can see him clearly

Naughty eyes...

innocent looks...

smiling lips...

and lots more

But why does he bite his nails?

That's him, right?

I hear, you dance well

I hate it when I hear

something about you from others

Will you dance with me?

Can I have dance with you, Antara

"fiery eyes..."

"who are they for?"

"Moonlit face..."

"who is it for?"

"That smile and

those downcast eyes..."

"are for me! Only for me"

"Understand my signal"

"All that is mine,

belongs to you"

"I'm a canoe lost in the waves"

"You are my shore"

"My attitude, my love..."

"are for you, you know"

"My fiery eyes..."

"are for you"

"My moonlit face..."

"is for you"

"Give this madcap a smile"

"Let the inevitable happen"

"The dilemma in your heart..."

"don't stop it from coming

to your lips"

"These tender lips,

these warm breaths..."

"are for me! Only for me"

"fiery eyes..."

"who are they for?"

"Moonlit face..."

"who is it for?"

"That smile and

those downcast eyes..."

"are for me! Only for me"

You belong only to me

Yash must leave

I thought he'd give you happiness

But he is hurting you, isn't he?

Okay. Decided

End of the story

Let's go back

sorry, Yash

Good bye

I know it's wrong.

Perhaps...

it's essential for the story

More than that, I think I need it

I love you, Yash

I can't kill you.

That's why you must kill yourself

You got to die

No hard feeling, okay?

Know what? You will live

in this story

Always. Immortal

You got to die

sorry, Antara

lt'll obviously hurt, since

it was a beautiful relationship

But you will have to take the step,

he's your friend after all

Hi.

- Hi

You look great in red.

Hey, sugar in coffee? Again?

I guess sweetness returns in my life.

Sorry, I intentionally turned up late

since you were waiting for me,

I couldn't resist. Today is special

Will you marry me, Antara?

I wanted to give you more time

Will you marry me, Antara?

Think before you say anything.

Either Yes, or Nothing

Don't say "No", please.

I'll die

Why the tears?

I need to tell you something

The mystery is about to unravel,

and you think I'll retract

You are free to say anything.

And I'll repeat the same...

Will you...?

I'm married

I live with my husband

He's the one you heard

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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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