Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II (transl. It Happens That Way Too, Part II) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language film starring Arshad Warsi. The film is Shashanka Ghosh in his directorial debut.[1]
| Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Shashanka Ghosh |
| Written by | Shashanka Ghosh Javed Ahmed Junaid Memon |
| Produced by | Rahul Misra Samir Gupta |
| Starring | Arshad Warsi Prashant Narayanan Sandhya Mridul Anant Jog |
| Cinematography | Andre Menezes |
| Edited by | Neerav Ghosh |
| Music by | Vishal–Shekhar Shibani Kashyap Saibal Basu Abhinav Dhar |
| Distributed by | Impact Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editPuneet Sayal is a copywriter with a dream: to earn enough cash to dump his job and live peacefully in Nainital. Till the said dream materialises however, he's living in Bombay with his girlfriend Agni.
Things go asunder one day when he finds out his brother's been shot dead — a brother he's hardly acknowledged in the past. Agni finds out and, following an argument, throws him out of the house. Puneet goes on a drinking spree that leads him to a park bench where he witnesses someone being shot. He doesn't know it yet, but this is the end of his life as he knows it.
He saves the injured man — a gangster called Vishnu — and the act lands him squarely in the middle of Bombay's famed gang wars.
The war between ganglords Ganpat and Gangu is a second thread in the film. Ganpat is the dominant kingpin, and Gangu is the perpetual second-in-place who's never given up her dreams of displacing Ganpat as top don.
Cast
edit- Arshad Warsi as Puneet Sayal
- Prashant Narayanan as Vishnu
- Sandhya Mridul as Inspector Agni Sinha[2]
- Anant Jog as Ganpat
- Pratima Kazmi as Gangu Tai
- Suchitra Pillai as Shalu
- Manini De as Sumi
- Skand Mishra as Chandu
- Kurush Deboo as Cyrus
Singers Kailash Kher, Shibani Kashyap and Rabbi Shergill make a cameo in the film and sing their songs on-screen.[3] Mahima Chaudhry and Maria Goretti also make special appearances. The barista trio in the film comprises Channel V VJs Ranvir Shorey and Shruti Seth, and John Owen.[4]
Reception
editRonjita Kulkarni of Rediff.com wrote, "Debutant director Shashanka Ghosh deserves a lot of the credit. Besides great dialogues and subtle comedy (a rarity these days), Ghosh has made the story believable. It's not the regular gangster flick. Nor is it another Satya."[5] Anupama Chopra of India Today praised the performances and music but criticised the tone of the film.[6]
Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 2 out of 5, writing, "On the whole, WAISA BHI HOTA HAI: PART II is a good attempt from a first-timer, but the treatment of the film is such, it caters to a niche audience i.e the multiplex-going cinegoers."[7]
Awards
editKailash Kher won the Best Male Playback Singer award at the 2004 Star Screen Awards. The film was nominated for Best Performance in a Negative Role (Pratima Kazmi), Best Dialogues, Best Editing, Best Lyrics and Best Screenplay at the Star Screen Awards but failed to win any.[citation needed]
Soundtrack
edit| Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Vishal–Shekhar, Shibani Kashyap, Saibal Basu, Abhinav Dhar | |
| Released | October 2003 |
| Recorded | Unknown |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Label | Zee Music Company / Zee Records |
The soundtrack features seven songs by composers including Vishal–Shekhar, Shibani Kashyap, Saibal Basu and Abhinav Dhar and written by Sadaquat Hussain, Vishal Dadlani, Abhinav Dhar and Virag. The soundtrack listing is given below.[8]
- "Aao Aa Jao Aa Bhi Jao" (Sunidhi Chauhan) (Music: Vishal–Shekhar) – 4:48
- "Allah Ke Bande" (Kailash Kher) (Music: Vishal–Shekhar) – 4:06
- "Laundiya Ke Pallu Mein" (Rabbi Shergill) – 4:51
- "My Name Is Gurdeep" (Bali Brahmbhatt) – 3:53
- "Saajna Aa Bhi Ja" (Shibani Kashyap) – 4:26
- "Tum Bas Tum" (Shibani Kashyap) – 3:57
- "Prem Dunk" (Shibani Kashyap) – 3:40
References
edit- ^ "waisa bhi hota hai". waisabhihotahai.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
- ^ "'I can't see the same face every day'". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "waisa bhi hota hai". waisabhihotahai.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
- ^ "What do a cop, a prostitute and a superstar have in common?". Rediff.com. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Ronjita, Kulkarni (14 November 2003). "Goons are normal too!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 March 2003.
- ^ Chopra, Anupama (1 December 2003). "Cold emotions". India Today. New Delhi: Living Media. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (14 November 2003). "Waisa Bhi Hota Hai: Part 2 Movie Review". IndiaFM. Retrieved 23 March 2003.
- ^ "Planet-Bollywood - Music Review - Waisa Bhi Hota Hai: Part II". planetbollywood.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.