Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story

Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story (transl. I haven't seen anyone like you) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language musical-romance film directed by Anurag Basu produced by Mukesh Bhatt, written by Subodh Chopra starring Emraan Hashmi and Dia Mirza in lead roles with Sharat Saxena, Surekha Sikri, Uday Tikekar, Atul Parchure and Anupam Kher in supporting roles. It was released on 24 September 2004. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews.

Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story
The DVD Cover features 'head-to-chest' view of lead actors Dia Mirza and Imraan Hashmi on left and right, respectively. Both of them are looking each-other in the eyes. The title is written at bottom-right corner.
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Directed byAnurag Basu
Written bySubodh Chopra
Based onArthur
Produced byMukesh Bhatt
Starring
CinematographySanjay K. Memane
Edited byAkiv Ali
Music byNadeem-Shravan
Production
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Distributed bySaregama Films
Release date
  • 24 September 2004 (2004-09-24)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget7 crore[1]
Box office5,03 crore[1]

Synopsis

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The film starts with Daksh Mittal, a charming and continually drunk billionaire. One day, he runs into a girl, Jiya, on the street and falls in love at first sight. Jiya works as a dancer and has a mentally disabled brother. Daksh and Jiya spend some time with each other and fall in love. Daksh, however, is supposed to marry Anahita Madhwan in order to inherit a million-dollar trust.

For help, Daksh turns to his butler, John Uncle. John Uncle wants Daksh to end up marrying Jiya. However, John becomes very ill and gets admitted to a hospital. The engagement party for Daksh and Anahita is taking place, and John Uncle manages to convince Jiya to go to the party.

Daksh and Jiya dance, and meanwhile, John Uncle is dying at the hospital. Daksh decides to honour John Uncle's memory and goes to propose to Jiya; she accepts, and after a final clash with the family, Daksh is allowed to marry her, and they live happily ever after.

Cast

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Actor/actress Role
Emraan Hashmi Daksh Mittal
Diya Mirza Jiya Khan
Anupam Kher John D'Costa (Daksh's butler)
Sharat Saxena Devendra Madhvani (Anahita's father)
Surekha Sikri Mrs. Mittal (Daksh's grandmother)
Uday Tikekar Mr. Mittal (Daksh's father)
Pooja Bharti Anahita Madhvani (Daksh's ex-fiancée, Devendra's daughter)
Atul Parchure Nikki Khan (Jiya's mentally challenged Brother)
Surabhi Vanzara Reshma (Jiya's close friend)
Avtar Gill

Soundtrack

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The music of this movie was given by Nadeem-Shravan. The album features 9 songs with 8 original tracks and one other version of Bheed Mein. The song Yeh Dhuan Dhuan features Richard Clayderman with the lead vocalist Roopkumar Rathod. The response for album was excellent at music platforms in India.[2] Singers like Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal, Roop Kumar Rathod, Sonu Nigam and Shaan have lent their voices in this album.[3]

All lyrics are written by Sameer; all music is composed by Nadeem-Shravan

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Bheed Mein"Udit Narayan and Shreya Ghoshal5:59
2."Mujhe Tumse Mohabbat Hai" (remix)Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal6:03
3."Mujhe Tumse Mohabbat Hai"Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal5:51
4."Yeh Dhuan Dhuan"Roop Kumar Rathod and Shreya Ghoshal5:45
5."Tanhaiyan"Sonu Nigam5:18
6."Woh Humse Khafa Hain"Udit Narayan and Shreya Ghoshal5:13
7."Dhanak Ka Rang"Shreya Ghoshal4:51
8."Maine Soch Liya"Udit Narayan and Shreya Ghoshal4:18
9."Bheed Mein" (version 2)Udit Narayan and Shreya Ghoshal6:01
Total length:49:19

Reception

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Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama wrote. "On the whole, TUMSA NAHIN DEKHA has excellent music as its trumpcard, but it falters in that one department that is the lifeline of every film - script".[2] In a retrospective review in 2020, Rishita Roy Chowdhary of India Today wrote that "Tumsa Nahin Dekha is not an unusual film. But we believe it makes a bold move, if not take a giant leap in terms of modern storytelling".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story – Movie". Box Office India.
  2. ^ a b Adarsh, Taran (24 September 2004). "Tumsa Nahin Dekha Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama.
  3. ^ "Tumsa Nahin Dekha - A Love Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 2004.
  4. ^ Chowdhury, Rishita Roy (24 September 2020). "Throwback Thursday: 16 years of Tumsa Nahin Dekha, beyond serial-kisser and sex-sells tags". India Today.
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