Guzaarish (film)

Guzaarish
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySanjay Leela Bhansali
Written byStory and Screenplay:
Bhavani Iyer
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Dialogues:
Vibhu Puri
Bhavani Iyer
Produced byRonnie Screwvala
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
StarringHrithik Roshan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
CinematographySudeep Chatterjee
Edited byHemal Kothari
Music bySongs:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Background Score:
Tubby-Parik
Production
companies
UTV Motion Pictures
Sanjay Leela Bhansali Films
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 19 November 2010 (2010-11-19)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi[1]
Budget₹75 crores[2]
Box office₹61.3 crores[3]

Guzaarish (transl. Last Request) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written, composed and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan while Shernaz Patel, Aditya Roy Kapur, Monikangana Dutta, Suhel Seth, Swara Bhaskar, and Makrand Deshpande portray pivotal roles. It is jointly produced by Bhansali and UTV Motion Pictures. Sudeep Chatterjee handled the cinematography and editing was performed by Hemal Kothari.

The film narrates the story of a paralyzed magician-turned-radio jockey who files a petition in court seeking permission to end his life. The film was released on 19 November 2010 to positive reviews from critics, who praised the direction, cinematography, and performances, particularly of Roshan, and Rai. It is believed to be Roshan's underrated yet crucial career best performance for his strong emotional portrayal of the character. However, veteran Indian writer Dayanand Rajan claimed that the plot of the film was plagiarised from his unpublished novel Summer Snow.

Guzaarish is the third film to feature Roshan opposite Rai after Dhoom 2 and Jodhaa Akbar. The film received nominations for direction, music and performances of the lead actors, notably Roshan and Rai being nominated under the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, as well as both critics and popular choice awards at other functions.

  1. ^ "GUZAARISH | British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Box-office battle in new dimension this festival season". The Hindu. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Guzaarish – Movie – Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.