Mausam(2011 film)

Mausam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pankaj Kapur
Screenplay by	Pankaj Kapur
Produced by	Madhu Mantena Sheetal Vinod Talwar
Starring	Shahid Kapoor Sonam Kapoor Shayan Munshi
Cinematography	Binod Pradhan
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by	Pritam
Distributed by	Eros International Media Ltd.
Release date	23 September 2011(2011-09-23)
Running time	168 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Mausam(transl. Season) is a 2011 IndianHindi-languageromantic drama filmwritten and directed byPankaj Kapurunder the VistaarReligareFilm Fund banner.The film starsShahid KapooroppositeSonam Kapoor.The film was originally scheduled to release on 16 September 2011, but due to the delay in obtaining theNOCfrom the Indian Air Force, it was pushed back further by a week, releasing on 23 September 2011.

Plot

The main story of the film spans over a period of 10 years, from 1992 to 2002, and includes references to the Demolitionof Babri Masjid,Bombay riots,1993 Bombay bombings,Kargil War,9/11 attacks,andPost-Godhra Riots.

Mausam is the story of two lovers, Harinder Singh, known as Harry and Aayat. Harry is a happy-go-lucky Punjabi guy whereas Aayat is a Kashmiri girl.

In 1992, Aayat and her Bua (Aunt) Fatima escaped from Kashmir due to insurgency. Aayat's mother is murdered by the militants, thus forcing her father Ghulam Rasool (Kamal Chopra) and her Chacha Maharaj Kishan to send her along with her aunt to Mallukot.

InMallukot,Aayat meets Harinder 'Harry' Singh. Harry is the son of a college professor. He and his friends are popular locals who spend their days goofing around. A Mallukot girl named Rajjo, however, nurses a deep crush on Harry, but he constantly rejects her. But when Harry meets Aayat for the first time, he is instantly smitten and falls in love with her. Aayat initially is hesitant but later reciprocates his love. They both grow close during the preparations of Pammo's (Harry's elder sister) wedding. Pammo marries Mahinder Pal 'MP' Singh, Harry's friend fromLondon.However, after hearing the news of thedemolition of the Babri Masjidthe following day, Aayat and her family fled toMumbai.Aayat does not inform Harry before leaving, making him heartbroken. Meanwhile, Harry gets selected in theIndian Air Force,and he also leaves Mallukot forNDA.

In 1999, Harry and Aayat again meet inEdinburgh.Aayat has been staying there for the past seven years, after losing her relative in the 1993 Bombay bombings, and Harry, now asquadron leader,has been sent there by theIndian Air Forceon a special assignment. In London, they again grow closer, prompting Aayat's family to fix her marriage with Harry. Aayat later invites Harry over to her place.

On the day of the visit, however, theKargil Warbreaks out, and Harry is immediately recalled to India. On arrival, Harry is posted with aMirage 2000Squadron inJodhpur.Meanwhile, Aayat's father passes away, forcing her entire family to relocate from London back to Mallukot. Aayat and Harry both try to contact each other but fail.

Harry is later deployed to theAdampur Air Base(Gwalior Air Basein reality), where he is attached withNo. 7 Squadron"Battleaxes."Aayat goes to Ahmedabad and from there returns to London.

In order to dislodge the enemy fromTiger Hill,the Indian Air Force resorts to heavy aerial bombardment. Harry is selected to leada special bombing mission over Tiger Hill.The mission is successful, but Harry's aircraft malfunctions, causing him to crash land. Harry's left arm becomes semi-paralyzed, requiring two months to recover.

Aayat, meanwhile, has left London. She stays with Akram, a family friend's son, in New York, while her aunt has returned to Ahmedabad. Two months later, while Harry is in Switzerland for the birth of his nephew, he is convinced by Pammo not to let go of Aayat. He goes in search of her and realizes that she is in New York. However, while travelling in a train in Switzerland, Harry spots Aayat with Akram and his son. Mistakenly believing that Aayat is married, he begins to feel that all hope is lost and decides to completely forget her.

Terrorists bombed New York WTC Towers on11 September 2001.As a result of these attacks, there is a sudden surge inhate crimes against Muslimsin the USA and Europe, prompting Akram and Aayat to return to Ahmedabad. Coincidentally, Harry is also in Ahmedabad for his friend's wedding. Aayat decides to forget Harry and marry Akram. However, in 2002, when the wedding is about to take place,Ahmedabad is engulfed in riots.Aayat runs for her safety and is saved by Harry, who is also hiding. Harry and Aayat wait until the rioters leave, but they are accidentally spotted and attacked. Harry and Aayat run into a blazing fire, where they rescue a horse and a baby girl. Aayat laments their fate, but Harry convinces her to forget the past and see the brighter future.

In the epilogue, it is revealed that Harry and Aayat get married, they adopt the baby girl, and they themselves are expecting a child.

Cast

• Shahid Kapooras Squadron Leader Harinder "Harry" Singh
• Sonam Kapooras Aayat Rasool/Aayat Harinder Singh
• Anupam Kheras Maharaj Kishan
• Supriya Pathakas Fatima
• Shayan Munshias Yasin
• Kamal Chopra as Ghulam Rasool, Ayaat's father
• Maya Mankotia as Pamela Singh (Pammo), Harry's sister
• Kamal Tiwari as Prof. Sadprakash Singh (Bauji), Harry's father
• Herry Tangri as Katar Mahindar Pral Singh (MP), Pammo's fiancé, then husband
• Aditi Sharmaas Rajjo
• Surjit Singh Dhami as Darji
• Arvinder Singh Bhatti as Dr. Balvinder Singh
• Manoj Pahwaas Gulzari
• Jass Bhatiaas Kartar
• Maninder Velli as Deepa
• Amandeep Singh as Jeeta
• Vaibhav Talwaras Akram
• Lorna Andersonas Maria
• Ankit Mohanas Flt Lt Ashfaq Hussain
• Rahul Vohra as Flt Lt T.N. Ayyar
• Wamiqa Gabbias Lala Durgadas's daughter

Production

In early August 2010, Nawman Malik claimed that the titleMausamis registered under his name and filed a complaint with the Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programme Producers. He was also claiming that the story ofMausamis his. Now, Mallik has moved the Mumbai High Court asking for an injunction against producer Sheetal Talwar and directorPankaj Kapurfor using the title. He has demanded a compensation of Rs 10 million for the title and has submitted a digital film calledMausam,which he claims he made.

The film was shot primarily inEdinburghandIndiawhile the Air Force scenes were shot at theGwaliorAir Force Base.The shooting took two years to complete, part of the delay caused by Sonam Kapoor's illness during the shoot.

In September, the film was denied submission for censorship because the Air Force had objected to a 30-second long aerial action sequence withShahid Kapoorwho plays an Air Force pilot inMausam.Special permission had been sought and granted to shoot in a real airbase. The Air Force were objecting to a dramatic action fight sequence with Shahid on board a Mirage fighter plane.Mausamproducer Sheetal Talwar announced: "We had the script cleared by the Air Force on August 23, 2010. Now suddenly they're objecting to a sequence after it's been shot, edited and the film was ready for censoring?".The satellite rights of this movie were distributed by the hindi general entertainment channelSahara Onefor₹1 crore(equivalent to₹2.1 crore or US$250,000 in 2023).

Release

Critical reception

Zee News bureau gave the film 4 stars saying "‘Mausam’ can be best described as a wonderful blend of offbeat and mainstream cinema which is full of charm, elegance and vivacity."Bollycurry gave the film 4 stars out of 5 praising Pankaj Kapur's direction and saying "In his directorial debut, he tells an old-fashioned story of love, separation and reunion with flourishes and flashes of great cinema igniting what would in lesser hands, appear to be a trite tale of love gone frightfully clichéd."Nikhat Kazmi ofTimes Of Indiarated it three out of five saying "The film tries to strike a balance between art and mainstream cinema and succeeds partially."Saibal Chatterjee ofNDTVgave it 3 stars out of 5.Taran Adarsh ofBollywood Hungamagave the film 4 stars out of 5, saying that, "On the whole, Mausam is a slow movie!" but praises the Shahid Kapoor's performance saying "Shahid gives his all to this role, submitting himself to his director-father to mould him the way he chooses to. It won't be erroneous to state that Shahid surpasses all his previous performances, including the one in Kaminey, with this film. The film also marks the coming of age of this actor."Rajeev Masandof CNN-IBN, was also not kind to Mausam. He rated it 2 out of 5, saying, "Director Pankaj Kapur infuses his story and his characters with a delicate, old-fashioned charm that is pleasing and quaint at first, but gets progressively exhausting when logic goes out of the window"

Box office

The film made with the budget of Rs. 380 million, opened good at the box office but collections fell on after a week at release of force and the film grossed Rs. 316 million in India.It collected Rs. 450 million (US $5.6 million) gross in its first week and ended its lifetime collections with₹740 million(US$8.9 million) gross worldwide.The film was declared a flop at box office.

Soundtrack

Mausam
Soundtrack albumby Pritam
Released	15 August 2011(2011-08-15)
Recorded	2011
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	1:02:38
Label	T-Series
Producer	Pritam
Pritamchronology
Always Kabhi Kabhi (2011) Mausam (2011) Tell Me O Kkhuda (2011)

The music of the film was composed byPritam,while the lyrics were penned byIrshad Kamil. There are two other songs which were seen in the movie, but were not released. One of them is sung bySonu NigamandShreya Ghoshaland is a romantic track byPritam"Zara Si Mehndi"; the other is sung by Shreya Ghoshal, a romantic track "Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar", adapted from the 1961 Hindi filmHum Dono.

Track listing

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aag Lage Uss Aag Ko"	Pritam	Karsan Sargathia	3:13
2.	"Ik Tu Hi Tu Hi"	Pritam	Hans Raj Hans,Ustad Sultan Khan	7:13
3.	"Mallo Malli"	Pritam	Tochi Raina	3:42
4.	"Mallo Malli – 1"	Pritam	Lehmber Hussainpuri,Hard Kaur	3:43
5.	"Poore Se Zara Sa Kam Hai"	Pritam	Rashid Khan	3:48
6.	"Rabba Main Toh Mar Gaya Oye"	Pritam	Shahid Mallya	4:13
7.	"Rabba Main Toh Mar Gaya Oye – 1"	Pritam	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	4:43
8.	"Sajh Dhaj Ke"	Pritam	Mika Singh,Pankaj Kapoor	4:54
9.	"Ik Tu Hi Tu Hi" (Mehfil Mix)	Pritam	Wadali brothers	5:53
10.	"Ik Tu Hi Tu Hi" (Reprise)	Pritam	Shahid Mallya, Ustad Sultan Khan	6:21
11.	"Mallo Malli" (Remix)	Pritam	Tochi Raina	4:49
12.	"Sajh Dhaj Ke" (Club Mix Tiger Style)	Pritam	Mika Singh, Pankaj Kapoor	4:56
13.	"Sajh Dhaj Ke" (Desi Mix Tiger Style)	Pritam	Mika Singh, Pankaj Kapoor	4:55
Total length:				1:02:38

Reception

Joginder Tuteja fromBollywood Hungamagave it 4 out of 5 stars and said: "Mausam is a fantastic album and has all the ingredients that make for a popular soundtrack. While 'Sajh Dhaj Ke' and 'Mallo Malli' are the pick of the lot when it comes to instant chartbusters in the making, 'Rabba Main Toh Mar Gaya Oye' and 'Ik Tu Hi Tu Hi' are good enough to enjoy a rather extended shelf life. Just pick this one up!"

Accolades

Award Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.(s)
4th Mirchi Music Awards	Male Vocalist of The Year	Hans Raj Hans– "Ik Tu Hi Tu Hi"	Nominated
	Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year	Shahid Mallya– "Rabba Main Toh Mar Gaya Oye"
	Song representing Sufi tradition	"Rabba Main Toh Mar Gaya Oye"

External links

• MausamatIMDb
• Mausam film page and review from Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)