Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi

Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sudhir Mishra
Written by	Ruchi Narain Sudhir Mishra Shiv Kumar Subramaniam Sanjay Chauhan (Hindi dialogues)
Produced by	Rangita Pritish Nandy
Starring	Kay Kay Menon Chitrangada Singh Shiney Ahuja Saurabh Shukla Ram Kapoor
Cinematography	Ravi K. Chandran
Edited by	Catherine D'Hoir
Music by	Shantanu Moitra
Release dates	December 2003 (2003-12) (Florence River to River Festival) 15 April 2005 (2005-04-15)
Country	India
Languages	Hindi English

Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (transl. A Thousand Wishes Like This) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language political drama film directed by Sudhir Mishra. The film was shot in 2003 but wasn't released until 2005. Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three young people in the 1970s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes. The title is taken from a poem by Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib.

It went to 12 film festivals in 6 months in various locations including Turkey, Estonia, River to River (Florence), Berlin, Edinburgh, Washington, Goa, Bite The Mango (Bradford), Commonwealth (Manchester), India (Los Angeles), Dallas, and Pacific Rim (California).^[1]