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An archaeological group finds a weapon that will reincarnate Ravana upon activation. The group races against time to protect it from the evil hands of Bhuria, who plans to misuse it.
Release date: 13 February 2004 (India)
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Rudraksh directed by Mani Shankar is a 2004 science-fiction horror film starring Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Bipasha Basu and Isha Koppikar. The film has many references to Ramayana ("The Path of Rāma"), one of the most famous and influential epic poems of India.
Story by: Mani Shankar
Narrated by: Amitabh Bachchan
Music by: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Release date: 13 February 2004
Rudraksh directed by Mani Shankar is a 2004 science-fiction horror film starring Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Bipasha Basu and Isha Koppikar. The film has many references to Ramayana ("The Path of Rāma"), one of the most famous and influential epic poems of India.
Her search for answers brings her and her team of scientists to India. She comes across Varun (Sanjay Dutt) a man who is gifted with special intuitive and healing powers which he claims to have developed through meditation. He is a blend of Indian philosophy and modern culture, a master at martial arts and a devotee of Lord Hanuman. He worships and trains by day, while working as a bouncer at a club by night. Gayatri is immediately impressed by Varun’s powers to take away pain and disease from people and cure them. He becomes the subject of her study.
After a few experiments by Gayatri, Varun has an insight about the existence of a dark power that is hidden. He explains that the force is linked to Ravana's Rudraksh, which is hidden away from the world. This is not a normal Rudraksh - it carries in its seed the powers that can transmute humans into new species. The bearer of this Rudraksh will have supernatural powers beyond imagination. In the language of science, it is a 'multi-dimensional hologram' in the form of a seed. Meanwhile, Bhuria (Sunil Shetty), a Rakshasa, mentally communicates with Varun, so they can share their abilities since neither of them can utilize full power of the Rudraksha alone. Varun, refuses but Bhuria continues his attempts to join their powers and manipulate Varun.
Gayatri finds about a set of strange words which cause changes in people when spoken. She tests the effects of those sounds on a rat, and notices strange mutations and changes in functioning of the rat's body. Suzy, Gayatri's research assistant, hears those sounds directly, becomes possessed and starts working for Bhuria. Suzy tries to kill Gayatri, but Varun over powers her and saves Gayatri, after which Suzy dies while trying to escape.
Varun and Gayatri thus set out to discover this Rudraksh, the reality of Bhuria and also find certain answers for Varun's own self. Their perilous journey leafs through the most rugged terrains of the Himalayas to the mysterious ruins of the legendary King Ravana's palaces in Yala, Sri Lanka.
He thus finds how Bhuria, a poor but wild and arrogant labor contractor in excavation team of the Rudraksha, transformed into a powerful Rakshasha & possessor of supernatural powers, that the words spoken by the madman were actually an ancient verse, a Rakshasha mantra, and that the real aim of Bhuria is to use the Rudraksha and Rakshasha mantra for spreading evil and hatred in the world, thus effectively restoring the rule of rakshashas once more.
It thus, once more becomes a battle of good vs. evil, where either must overcome the other.
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Plot
Dr. Gayatri (Bipasha Basu) is an Indian American paranormal researcher at University of California, researching esoteric practices such as voodoo, spirit possession, magic and healing powers. She seeks the hidden knowledge that goes into such practices, the knowledge that cannot be explained by science or logic.Her search for answers brings her and her team of scientists to India. She comes across Varun (Sanjay Dutt) a man who is gifted with special intuitive and healing powers which he claims to have developed through meditation. He is a blend of Indian philosophy and modern culture, a master at martial arts and a devotee of Lord Hanuman. He worships and trains by day, while working as a bouncer at a club by night. Gayatri is immediately impressed by Varun’s powers to take away pain and disease from people and cure them. He becomes the subject of her study.
After a few experiments by Gayatri, Varun has an insight about the existence of a dark power that is hidden. He explains that the force is linked to Ravana's Rudraksh, which is hidden away from the world. This is not a normal Rudraksh - it carries in its seed the powers that can transmute humans into new species. The bearer of this Rudraksh will have supernatural powers beyond imagination. In the language of science, it is a 'multi-dimensional hologram' in the form of a seed. Meanwhile, Bhuria (Sunil Shetty), a Rakshasa, mentally communicates with Varun, so they can share their abilities since neither of them can utilize full power of the Rudraksha alone. Varun, refuses but Bhuria continues his attempts to join their powers and manipulate Varun.
Gayatri finds about a set of strange words which cause changes in people when spoken. She tests the effects of those sounds on a rat, and notices strange mutations and changes in functioning of the rat's body. Suzy, Gayatri's research assistant, hears those sounds directly, becomes possessed and starts working for Bhuria. Suzy tries to kill Gayatri, but Varun over powers her and saves Gayatri, after which Suzy dies while trying to escape.
Varun and Gayatri thus set out to discover this Rudraksh, the reality of Bhuria and also find certain answers for Varun's own self. Their perilous journey leafs through the most rugged terrains of the Himalayas to the mysterious ruins of the legendary King Ravana's palaces in Yala, Sri Lanka.
He thus finds how Bhuria, a poor but wild and arrogant labor contractor in excavation team of the Rudraksha, transformed into a powerful Rakshasha & possessor of supernatural powers, that the words spoken by the madman were actually an ancient verse, a Rakshasha mantra, and that the real aim of Bhuria is to use the Rudraksha and Rakshasha mantra for spreading evil and hatred in the world, thus effectively restoring the rule of rakshashas once more.
It thus, once more becomes a battle of good vs. evil, where either must overcome the other.
Reception
Rudraksh was a moderate commercial success, with collections of ₹450 million (US$6.9 million) in three weeks after its release. Critically, it was panned across the spectrum of reviewers for its tacky visuals, over usage of gimmicky computer generated effects and the actors hammy performance, which didn't help the already amateurish screenplay.[1] Even film critic Taran Adarsh, known for being quite lenient with his ratings, criticized this film's screenplay.[2]Cast
- Sanjay Dutt as Varun
- Sunil Shetty as Bhuria
- Bipasha Basu as Dr. Gayatri
- Isha Koppikar as Lalli, Bhuria's girlfriend and a contract killer
- Kabir Bedi as Pandit Ved Bhushan, a saint and Varun's father
- Farhad shahnawaz in Supporting Role
- Vinay Varma as Mantrik
- Agnes Darenius as Suzy, Dr. Gayatri's research assistant
- Negar Khan
- Virendra Saxena as security guard
- Narration by Amitabh Bachchan[3]
Soundtrack
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12 December 2003 (India)
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| 1 | Ishq Khudai | Krishna, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Shankar Mahadevan, Shweta Pandit | 5:21 | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| 2 | Ishq Hai Nasha Nasha | Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:13 | Vishal-Shekhar |
| 3 | Dil Ki Aahein | KK, K.S. Chitra | 5:03 | Shashi Pritam |
| 4 | Kya Dard Hai | Instrumental | 5:46 | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| 5 | Rudraksh | Kunal Ganjawala | 4:01 | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| 6 | Rak-rak-rak | Shankar Mahadevan, Gayatri Ganjawala, Kunal Ganjawala | 6:17 | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| 7 | Ishq Khudai- Remix | Krishna, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Shankar Mahadevan, Shweta Pandit | 8:02 | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| 8 | Bole - Dole | Bhaumik, K.S. Chitra, Sandeep, Shashi Pritam | 4:21 | Shashi Pritam |
| 9 | Kya Dard Hai | Richa Sharma, Shankar Mahadevan | 5:40 | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
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| Rudraksh | |
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| Directed by | Mani Shankar |
| Produced by | Dr. Manmohan Singh Sohail Maklai |
| Screenplay by | Mani Shankar |
| Story by | Mani Shankar |
| Starring | Sanjay Dutt Sunil Shetty Bipasha Basu Isha Koppikar |
| Narrated by | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Music by | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| Cinematography | T. Surendra Reddy |
| Edited by | Mani Shankar |
| Distributed by | Karma Entertainment |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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Healing powers that science cannot explain and
voodoo practices that defy all logic are just some of the instances of
paranormal activity that Dr. Gayatri [Bipasha Basu] is busy ...
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Healing powers that science cannot explain and voodoo practices that
defy all logic are just some of the instances of paranormal activity
that Dr. Gayatri [Bipasha Basu] is busy investigating. Her experiments
bring her with her team of fellow scientists from America to India where
they encounter the gifted Varun [Sanjay Dutt].Varun has inexplicable
paranormal powers, yet is highly disciplined and evolved. His unusual
ability of taking away pain and affliction from his subjects fascinates
Gayatri and he becomes a willing subject of her cause. Gayatri's unusual
experiments suddenly hurtle Varun towards guessing the existence of a
dark power that is hidden and evil. What is the force all about? And why
does it wage a battle against Varun? And how is it linked to Ravan's
Rudrakash? Hidden away, vanished in the hoary mists of time is the most
unusual Rudraksh. Legend has it that it carried in its folds seed sounds
that promised to mutate humans into a new species. This was not a
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Confusing but good
I was quite surprised
to hear that the film is original because it was a great idea. The movie
had a lot of Indian mythology and the use of advance modern technology
that looked really good. It was a bit confusing because I don't know
what Rudraksh means before I saw the movie but the technology and the
SFX were amazing. The casting was great & the film would be nothing
without Sanjay Dutt he is certainly one of my favourite actors and I
don't think I would've liked the film if he was not in it. Rudraksh is
quite similar to the The Matrix like they go into another world and
their hair style & clothing changes but Rudraksh was better because
in The Matrix they took 2 solid hours to explain what doe's Matrix means
and it was slower than my grandma but in Rudraksh they only took about
5-10 minutes to explain what Rudraksh means and was narrated by Amitabh
Bachan's fantastic voice after that it was fast paced sci-fi thriller. I
think it is the second Bollywood sci-fi after Koi Mil Gaya. The best
scene is when Sanjay & Sunil were sword fighting on top of a tower
in another dimension and Sanjay had red eyes.
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