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Gaja Gamini	M. F. Hussain	Madhuri Dixit, Shabana Azmi, Shilpa Shirodkar, Naseeruddin Shah, Shah Rukh Khan	Drama

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Gaja Gamini

2000 ‧ Fantasy/Drama ‧ 2h 2m

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A mysterious and beautiful woman (Madhuri Dixit), in her various incarnations, inspires artists throughout the ages.

Release date: 1 December 2000 (India)

Director: M. F. Husain

Producer: Rakesh Nath

Music director: Bhupen Hazarika, Anuradha Pal

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Gaja Gamini is a 2000 Indian film written and directed by M. F. Husain and is his ode to womanhood and his muse of the time, Madhuri Dixit, who stars as the ...

Gaja Gamini गज गामिनी گج گامِنی‎

Directed by	M. F. Husain
Produced by	Rakesh Nath
Written by	Kamna Chandra (writer) M. F. Husain
Starring	Madhuri Dixit Shahrukh Khan Inder Kumar Naseeruddin Shah
Music by	Bhupen Hazarika
Cinematography	Ashok Mehta
Edited by	Waman Bhosle Virendra Gharse
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films ^[1]
Release date	1 December 2000
Country	India
Language	Hindi, English
Box office	₹ 26.75 lakhs ^[2]

Gaja Gamini (Hindi: गज गामिनी, Urdu: گج گامِنی‎‎, English translation: One with a walk like an elephant) is a 2000 Indian film written and directed by M. F. Husain and is his ode to womanhood and his muse of the time, Madhuri Dixit, who stars as the lead in the film with Shahrukh Khan and Naseeruddin Shah.^[3]^[4] The film was a box office disaster.^[5]

Plot

The central figure of the film is represented by a mysterious figure called "Gaja Gamini" (Madhuri Dixit), who inspires, arouses, and confuses the common man. "Gaja Gamini" is the inspiration behind Leonardo da Vinci's (Naseeruddin Shah) 'Mona Lisa', Kalidas' poem "Shakuntala", and a photojournalist named Shahrukh's (Shah Rukh Khan) photographs. The mysterious "Gaja Gamini" appears as four characters, one of them being Sangeeta, a blind girl from Banaras at the beginning of time, who inspires village women (Farida Jalal, Shilpa Shirodkar, and Shabana Aazmi) to revolt against a male-dominated system and carve a niche for women forever. Another character is Shakuntala, who is the subject of Kalidas' poem of the same name. Shakuntala incites jealousy in the women and love in the men around her, charming humans and animals alike in the forests of Kerala. "Gaja Gamini" is also Mona Lisa during the Renaissance, the object of painter Leonardo da Vinci's obsession. Finally, Monika, the most confusing sector of the film, is supposed to represent the woman of the New Millennium. Kamdev, the God of Love (Inder Kumar), walks the earth throughout history, attempting to win the love of "Gaja Gamini".
Thrown into this mix is a large black wall, separating two different periods, and confrontations between Science (Ashish Vidyarthi) and Art (Mohan Agashe) at different points in history, showing that the world itself can change, but its original ideas will always be the same. For example, a play by Shakespeare written and performed by actors in the 15th century will still be performed in the 21st century, but with different actors. The confrontations between art and science also bring about the idea that while science is firmly set on believing that which can only be proved, the basis for art is that which can be proved, and an intuitive sense that can be felt. Science uses the brain, while Art uses the brain and the heart. Another facet of the film is a "gathri", a small bundle which a woman carries upon her head, like a burden, with which she must walk forever.^[6]^[7]

Cast

Madhuri Dixit – Gaja Gamini/Sangita/Shakuntala/Monika/Mona Lisa
Tanvi Hegde - Gaja Gamini/Baby Shakuntala
Shabana Azmi – Premchand's Nirmala
Shahrukh Khan– Shahrukh (special appearance)
Naseeruddin Shah – Leonardo da Vinci
Shilpa Shirodkar – Sindhu
Tej Sapru – Tansen
Farida Jalal – Noorbibi
Mohan Agashe – Kalidasa
Ashish Vidyarthi – Scientist
Inder Kumar – Kamdev

Crew

Art direction – Sharmishtha Roy
Costume design – Reza Shareefi
Choreography – Saroj Khan, Jojo Khan
Sound – Buta Singh
Background music – Anuradha Pal

Review

Critic Taran Adarsh said "The film has a very colourful look, with the visuals being eye-catching. But as a director, Hussain fails to convey his thoughts on celluloid. On the whole, Gaja Gamini is an artistic film which will not be understood by any strata of audience - classes or masses. Business-wise, the film is sure to spell disaster. A waste of precious celluloid".^[8]

Soundtrack

Gaja Gamini

Soundtrack album by Bhupen Hazarika

Released

1 January 2000 (India)

Bhupen Hazarika chronology

Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence
(2001)

Gaja Gamini
(2000)

Darmiyan
(1997)

Hussain approached A. R. Rahman to compose the music for the film, but due to time constraints, he had to turn down the offer. The music was composed by Bhupen Hazarika.

Song	Singer(s)	Lyricist
"Gaja Gamini"	Bhupen Hazarika	Maya Govind
"Meri Payal Bole"	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Maya Govind
"Hamara Hansa Gaya Videsh"	Kavita Krishnamurthy	Maya Govind
"Shloka - Part 1"	Suman Devgan	Kalidas
"Shloka - Part 2"	Suman Devgan	Kalidas
"Yeh Gathri Taj Ki Tarah"	M. F. Hussain	M. F. Hussain
"Do Sadiyon Ke Sangam"	Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy	Javed Akhtar
"Deepak Raag"	Shankar Mahadevan	Maya Govind
"Protest March"	Instrumental
"Yeh Gathri Taj Ki Tarah"	Kavita Krishnamurthy	M. F. Hussain

Overview

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Director:

M.F. Hussain

Writers:

Kamna Chandra
M.F. Hussain (written by)

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Release Date:

1 December 2000 (India) See more »

Genre:

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Ace cinematographer Ashok Mehta passes away
(From BollywoodHungama. 16 August 2012, 5:14 AM, PDT)

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Cast

(in credits order)

	Madhuri Dixit	...	Gaja Gamini / Sangita / Shakuntala / Monika / Mona Lisa
	Shabana Azmi	...	Premchand's Nirmala
	Naseeruddin Shah	...	Leonardo da Vinci
	Shilpa Shirodkar	...	Sindhu
	Inder Kumar	...	Kamdev
	Tej Sapru	...	Tansen
	Farida Jalal	...	Noorbibi
	Mohan Agashe	...	Kalidasa (as Dr. Mohan Agashe)
	Ashish Vidyarthi	...	Scientist
	Shah Rukh Khan	...	Shahrukh
	Kalpana Pandit	...	Abhisarika
	Raisa Husain	...	Phulvania (as Raheesa Husain)
	Ali Hassan Turain	...	Bhola (as Ali)
	Rashida Siddiqui	...	Nawab Begum (as Rashida Begum)
	Sunita Kumar	...	Raj Mata (as Sunita Naresh Kumar)
	Munni
	Minaaz
	Sunita Thate
	Tanvi Hegde		(as Baby Tanvi)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	M.F. Hussain	...	Painter (Introduction) (uncredited)

Directed by
M.F. Hussain

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kamna Chandra		(as Mrs. Kamna Chandra)
M.F. Hussain		written by

Produced by
Rakesh Nath	....	producer

Original Music by
Bhupen Hazarika
Anuradha Pal

Cinematography by
Ashok Mehta

Film Editing by
Waman B. Bhosle		(as Waman Bhonsle)

Art Direction by
Sharmishta Roy		(as Sharmishtha Roy)

Costume Design by
Reza Shariffi		(as Reza Shareefi)

Production Management
Santosh Samant	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jasvinder Bittu	....	assistant director
Owais Husain	....	associate director
Karan Kashyap	....	assistant director
Shaina Nath	....	assistant director
Mahesh Shetty	....	assistant director

Art Department
M.F. Hussain	....	installation designer (as M.F. Husain)
Mohammed Kasim	....	assistant art director (as Mohammed Kasam Sayyad)

Sound Department
Buta Singh Bidri	....	audiographer (as Buta Singh)
Anirvan Ghosh	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Anirvan Ghose)
Suresh Kathuria	....	Dolby re-recordist: Sunny Super Sound

Special Effects by
Sanjay Naik	....	opticals

Camera and Electrical Department
Aseem Bajaj	....	assistant camera
Anshumaan Singh Thakur	....	second assistant camera
Amalendu Chaudhary	....	camera intern (uncredited)
Parag Deshmukh	....	camera intern (uncredited)
Alan McAlex	....	camera intern (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Virendra Gharse	....	associate editor (as Viren Gharse)
Anil Rajput	....	associate editor

Music Department
Suman Devgan	....	playback singer
Hariharan	....	playback singer
Bhupen Hazarika	....	playback singer
Kavita Krishnamurthy	....	playback singer
Shankar Mahadevan	....	playback singer
Anil Mohile	....	music arranger
Udit Narayan	....	playback singer
Anuradha Pal	....	musician: background music
Roop Kumar Rathod	....	playback singer

Other crew
Fayyaz Badruddin	....	publicity designer
Desh Gautam	....	associate director
Desh Gautam	....	technical advisor to director
Sahdev Ghei	....	domestic distribution
Reima Husain	....	associate director
Jojo Khan	....	choreographer
Saroj Khan	....	choreographer
Rajesh Malhotra	....	domestic distribution
Khalid Mohamed	....	subtitler: English (as Khalid Mohammad)
R.R. Pathak	....	public relations officer
Bhuwan Singh	....	production controller

Thanks
P.C. Barua	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

Dashaka Films

Distributors

Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films (2000) (worldwide) (all media)

Additional Details

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Runtime:

122 min

Aspect Ratio:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Dashaka Films See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:

As of 2017, this is Shilpa Shirodkar's last movie. She got married after that and after 2013 she did only TV serials.See more »

Movie Connections:

References Kwaidan (1964)See more »

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greatest art film India ever saw!, 7 July 2014

Author: abhishekbhardwaj57433

it has no story,no plot,it isn't a film either,it is a miniature of greatest artpieces togather. deeply symbolic,and highly aesthetic. no one can criticise it,if they watch it,not just through their eyes,but soul instead. it requires heavy knowledge and deep aesthetic ability to understand and interpret the symbolic scenes.u can understand it only if u lend your soul and watch it through eyes of the painter.choreography is outstanding and art direction is amazing.every aspect is perfect, it never appears to be shot or filmed,rather inscribed naturally out of memories. it took me several months to understand it partially, i bet no one even hussain himself could understand it completely, because it has multidimensions,some of which remain hidden every time,and thats the beauty and mystery of every great artpiece.since its not part of popcorn culture it is expected to be criticised by dumb,loud masses and classes even, because it is made only for artlovers.if u r not one don't watch it and die in darkness of ignorance away from beauty of life.it is the greatest art creation ever made on planet.