Shiva (2006 film)

Shiva
Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by Ram Gopal Varma
Starring Mohit Ahlawat
Nisha Kothari
Dilip Prabhawalkar
Upendra Limaye
Nagesh Bhonsle
Suchitra Pillai
Shereveer Vakil
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography Amal Neerad
Production
company
RGV Film Factory
Release date
  • 15 September 2006 (2006-09-15)
Country India
Language Hindi

Shiva is a 2006 action film produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film was a prequel to the original 1990, Shiva, which is a remake of the 1989 Telugu film of the same name. The film was screened at New York Asian Film Festival. Later was dubbed in Tamil as Udhayam 2006. The movie was failure at box office.

Plot

The film begins with the brutal murder of a Mumbai man named John by a group of gangsters led by ruthless kingpin Bappu Ganesh (Upendra Limaye). As time goes on, Bappu becomes more and more powerful, until he manages to seize power from the government of Maharashtra and make himself chief minister of the state to seize all of Maharashtra's money. Shiva Swarassi (Mohit Alawat) is a poor slum-dweller who, after watching his parents being brutally murdered by Bappu's men, decides that it's time to get rid of Bappu. He gets the people of Dharavi Slum in Mumbai together and forms a rebellion against him.

Cast

Music

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Saara Yeh Aalam" is based on "Ananda Ragam" from the Tamil film Panneer Pushpangal (1981).[1]

  1. Dheemi Dheemi - Shreya Ghoshal, Nitin Raikwar
  2. Jaane Hoga Aage Kya - N/A
  3. Josh Mein - K. J. Yesudas
  4. Josh Mein - K. J. Yesudas
  5. Kaise Kahein - Sadhana Sargam, Roop Kumar Rathod
  6. Police Police - Shweta Pandit, Ninad Kamat
  7. Saara Yeh Alam Noorani Hai - Shreya Ghoshal, Roop Kumar Rathod
  8. Shapath - Ilaiyaraaja

Reception

Sukanya Varma of Rediff rated the film 1 out of 5 stars.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (15 May 2007). "Music Review: Cheeni Kum". Baradwaj Rangan. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Verma, Sukanya (19 September 2006). "This Shiva is a joke". Rediff.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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