Roja special edition DVD
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Roja ( The Rose)
Directed by Mani Ratnam
Produced by Mani Ratnam
Starring Arvind Swamy,Madhoo,Pankaj Kapoor,Nasser
Music by A. R. Rahman
Release : August 14 1992
DVD Release: Aug 14 2002
Genre: Thriller | Politics | Romance | Drama
Roja (Tamil: ரோஜா) (1992) is a Tamil film released in 1992.The story is based on a real story of abduction of an IOC official from the south. The movie was released without much publicity and also it had two relatively unknown faces as the lead pair and an unknown debutant music director AR Rahman and without any crowd pulling factor went on to become one of the turning points in Indian cinema. The film was subsequently dubbed into English and French .The film won three National Film Awards (India's Equivalent of BAFTA), including Best Film on National Integration, catapulting Ratnam to international acclaim.Maniratnam has touched upoun the India kashmir border conflict as a backdrop and weaved a wonderful love tale about national integration. Roja is the biggest box office success in his career.The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, who debuted as a music director with this film. The film also gained international acclaim with its nomination for Best Film at the Moscow International Film Festival. The film was recently re-released for international audiences in light of the growing fear of terrorist attacks across the world. It is considered as one of the best films from the Indian film industry in the 1990s. This soundtrack is among the "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time listed by TIME magazine, issued in 2005.The soundtrack features score and 6 songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics in the Tamil language by Vairamuthu. This soundtrack was revolutionary in that it changed the face of Tamil Film music in 1992, announcing the arrival of Rahman as a potent force in the Indian music scene. He used many instruments and grand arrangements to generate an epic sound to the songs.
Time magazine's noted film critic, Richard Corliss stated that the "astonishing debut work parades Rahman's gift for alchemizing outside influences until they are totally Tamil, totally Rahman."The story of Roja is about an indian scientist who gets kidnapped by renegade kashmir terrorists who are fighting to gain independence from India.Rishi Kumar (Aravind Swamy), a computer engineer born and brought up in Madras, has his heart set on wedding a village girl. He arrives in the village to see Senbagam (Vaishnavi) but when she asks him to 'reject' her since she is in love with another man, he points to her sister Roja (Madhubala) as the woman he wishes to marry. Roja, who is initially angry at the turn of events, has a change of heart when she learns the real reason behind why Rishi opted to wed her instead of her sister. An unexpected honeymoon to Kashmir comes up when Rishi's boss falls ill and Rishi has to take his place. But there, Rishi is kidnapped by terrorists who want one of their leaders Wasim Khan released in exchange for Rishi. In a land where she doesn't even know the language, Roja struggles to get her husband released unscathed.
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pretty high score in IMDB - 8.2/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105271/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1MsWRlN8Dk - part1
U can watch this in youtube w eng subs.Just finished watching part 1. Seems like a good show and it does look and sound pretty amazing for that time period. Good cinematography. clear pic and sound.
The rest of the show is there.Watching now. Post review later. Thanks for rec.
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Originally posted by Worldlybusinessman:
pretty high score in IMDB - 8.2/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105271/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1MsWRlN8Dk - part1
U can watch this in youtube w eng subs.Just finished watching part 1. Seems like a good show and it does look and sound pretty amazing for that time period. Good cinematography. clear pic and sound.
The rest of the show is there.Watching now. Post review later. Thanks for rec.
The best Indian film ever released. The western critics too agree it is a landmark film. Top notch cinematography, visuals, sound and music.
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As a musician, Rahman started as a keyboard player with several music composers before coming into his own, composing ad jingles and scores for television shows.
In 1991, he was offered 'Roja', a film by one of India's best known directors, Mani Ratnam.
Rahman has gone on to sell more than 100 million albums. Indian films are almost entirely musicals, and he has composed for films in a slew of languages.
The Oscar nomination, his fans in India believe, will carry his sound to the rest of the world. -
Dude, i finished watching. It is about the border conflict between India and Kashmir.It is excellent!
Thought provoking and touching movieI am glad I watched it. . Also making the movie worthwhile was incredible scenery and beautiful music.The background music captured my attention, it is perfect and i never heard anything like this before. Strong narrative and flow right from the start. I give it 10/10 for presentation style and content. Given the fact this was released in 1992, it is quite unique and pleasing visuals. The cinematography is very nice and shows the natural landscapes of kashmir.10/10 for production sets.Ones of the best shows i had seen. Think everyone should see it. There is an important message in this movie about terrorism ideals and national unity.I like foreign films. I may have to put this one in my queue as a favourite.
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Originally posted by Worldlybusinessman:
Dude, i finished watching. It is about the border conflict between India and Kashmir.It is excellent!
Thought provoking and touching
movieI am glad I watched it. . Also making the movie worthwhile was
incredible scenery and beautiful music.The background music
captured my attention, it is perfect and i never heard anything
like this before. Strong narrative and flow right from the
start. I give it 10/10 for presentation style and content. Given
the fact this was released in 1992, it is quite unique and pleasing
visuals. The cinematography is very nice and shows the natural
landscapes of kashmir.10/10 for production sets.Ones of the best shows i had seen. Think everyone should see it. There is an important message in this movie about terrorism ideals and national unity.I like foreign films. I may have to put this one in my queue as a favourite.
Hope u enjoyed it. I watched the show in 1992 when i was still a kid I was shocked to later learn that it is based on a true story during the late 80s.This was a ground-breaking for it heralded a new age in Indian cinema and music.
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the dvds are available
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AR legend.
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hi there is youtube there. This show is pretty unusual for its time, because nothing like it was made before. It was shot in the mountain ranges of Kashmir Very beautiful.
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This soundtrack is the first one in AR Rahman's career. He started off with this movie and it is among
the "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time listed by TIME magazine, issued in 2005.
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The true story happened in 1987
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i watched the full show, it mirrors what is happening in the world today regarding terrorism and its root causes.