Zee Cinema Movie Synopsis

Zee Cinema channel programme guide starts from August 2009

SHANIVAAR KI RAAT SITARON KE SAATH

JUDAAI Saturday, August 1st 2009, 8:00 PM

Directed by: Raj Kanwar

Starring: Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Urmila Matondkar

Genre: Drama

Raaj (Anil Kapoor) is an honest engineer by profession and lives a normal middle-class life. But his wife Kaajal (Sridevi) wants a rich, lavish lifestyle. So when Jahnavi (Urmila Matondkar), Raaj’s boss’ daughter falls in love with Raaj and offers Kaajal a large sum of money in exchange for her husband, Kaajal accepts it as a golden opportunity; not knowing that this will change her life forever.

ROK SAKO TO ROK LO

AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY

Sunday, August 2nd 2009, 8:00 PM

Directed by: Manmohan Desai

Starring: Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan

Genre: Drama

One of the biggest hits among films with lost and found theme, Amar Akbar Anthony features the trio of Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor. Three abandoned baby boys are adopted by three different persons. They all grow up and become a Hindu police officer, a Christian hooligan and a Muslim tailor. The boys meet again and their lives become entangled in an amazing plot full of unlikely coincidences and furious action sequences. The film features many famous scenes like two flames emanating from Sai baba’s eyes providing eyesight to the blind Nirupa Roy, a drunken Amitabh Bachchan talking to his image in the mirror and three sons donating blood to their mother.

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SANDWICH

Monday, August 3rd 2009, 8:00 PM

Directed by: Anees Bazmee

Starring: Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Mahima

Genre: Comedy

Circumstances so happen with Sher Singh that he ends up marrying Sweety at his hometown, and Nisha in Bombay. When Sweety relocates to Bombay, Sher has no choice, but to lead a double life. Then matters come to a head where he is confronted with a look-alike of his who claims to be Nisha’s husband. Who is he?

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ISHQ

Tuesday, August 4th 2009, 8:00 PM

Directed by: Indra Kumar

Starring: Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla, Ajay Devgan, Kajol

Genre: Comedy

In order to prevent their children from marrying poor spouses, wealthy Ranjit Rai (Sadashiv Amrapurkar), and his close, equally wealthy, friend, Harbanslal (Dalip Tahil) deceive them and get them to sign a marriage certificate, which states that Ranjit's son, Ajay (Ajay Devgan) has married, Madhu (Juhi Chawla), the daughter of Harbanslal. But fate has other plans, as both Ajay and Madhu fall in love with Kajal (Kajol) and Raja (Aamir Khan), who are poor. Ranjit and Harbans concoct several schemes but are unable to separate the lovers, and then they actually give in to the lovers' demands.

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AJNABEE

Wednesday, August 5th 2009, 4:00 PM

Directed by: Abbas-Mastan

Starring: Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Kareena, Bipasha

Genre: Thriller

On their honeymoon, newly married couple Raj (Bobby Deol) and Priya (Kareena Kapoor) are befriended by another couple Vicky (Akshay Kumar) and Sonia (Bipasha). One day, Raj and Vicky get drunk and end up in each others’ home. Raj wakes up with Vicky’s dead wife lying next to him. He is accused of her murder. To make matters worse, Vicky and even Priya suspect him of being the murderer. Now it’s upon himself to prove his innocence. Another thrilling film from the director duo of Abbas-Mastan.

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COOLIE

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 8:00 PM

Directed by: Manmohan Desai

Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri

Genre: Drama

A young coolie takes an oath to fight for the rights of his community. This film has one of the most famous stunt scenes in the history of Hindi cinema in which superstar Amitabh Bachchan got seriously injured.

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Friday, August 7th 2009, 4:00 PM

Directed by: David Dhawan

Starring: Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Satish Kaushik

Genre: Comedy

Shamu, a farmer from village who has a dream of making it big in the field of music is given a break by Khurana, owner of a big record company. When he returns to village to break this good news, he learns about the death of his wife in the recent storms. He returns to the city and gets married to Khurana's daughter, Divya. Surprisingly after the marriage Shamu finds that his wife is alive. Now Shamu is totally confused what to do about his two wives. Govinda again succeeds to tickle our funny bone in this unusual comedy.

LAHOO KE DO RANG

Saturday, August 8th 2009, 4:00 PM

Directed by: Mehul Kumar

Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor

Genre: Action

Akshay and Naseeruddin must both take revenge on the Shikari brother clan. While the former resorts to crime to make a living, the latter earns a legitimate salary as a customs police officer. How they unite and eventually avenge the murders of their loved ones forms the crux of the story.

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DHAMAAL

Sunday, August 9th 2009, 12:00 Noon

Directed by: Indra Kumar

Starring: Ritesh Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt

Genre: Comedy

A hilarious film by Excellent Performances Ritesh Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey Sanjay Dutt, G. Asrani and Aashish Chaudhary.

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Monday, August 10th 2009, 12:00 Noon

Directed by:Randhir Kapoor

Starring: Rishi Kapoor, Zeba Bakhtiyar

Genre: Romance

One day, Henna Khan (Zeba) finds a man (Rishi Kapoor) lying unconscious close to her house by the river Jhelum in Pakistan, nurses him back to health and learns that he has lost his memory. She gradually falls in love with him and is set to marry him. Then things so happen that the man regains his lost memory and reveals that he is from India. Everyone suspects him to be a spy from Indian Government except Henna. Watch as events unfold and how do they impact Henna and her people. The music has engrossing story and melodious music

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VAAH LIFE HO TO AISI

Tuesday, August 11th 2009, 8:00 PM

Directed by: Mahesh Manjrekar

Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao, Prem Chopra, Arshad Warsi

Genre: Comedy

The movie begins with household full of naughty kids. After the man of the house, Adi (Shahid) dies in an accident leaving behind his love Piya (Amrita Rao), he becomes a helpless 'Ghost' wanting to help his family, until a medium (Arshad Warsi) decides to help him out.

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MARD

Wednesday, August 12th 2009, 8:00 PM

Directed by: Manmohan Desai

Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Amrita Singh

Genre: Action

The story takes place in times of the British rule. Amitabh Bachchan in title role as Mard is son of a freedom fighter (Dara singh). He grows up with a horse named ‘Badal’ and wonder dog ‘Moti’. Mard is a tangawallah and lives in a slum. He teaches a lesson to a wealthy girl (Amrita singh) and makes her respect the poor. After this she falls in love with him but he refuses her at first and accepts her later. Now he needs to find his widow mother (Nirupa roy) who is lost and is in trouble.

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CHORI CHORI CHUPKE CHUPKE

Thursday, August 13th 2009, 8:00 PM

Directed by: Abbas-Mastan Starring: Salman khan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta

Genre: Drama

Raj and Priya are newly married. Priya is expecting, but due to unexpected circumstances, she loses her child and is unable to conceive again. Then enters a prostitute, Madhoo in their lives who is willing to become a surrogate mother for the couple. But the relationship becomes entangled when Madhoo falls in love with Raj.

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KARMA

Friday, August 14th 2009, 8:00 PM

Directed by: Subhash Ghai

Starring: Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Anupam Kher

Genre: Action

After, the criminal minded Dr. Dang (Anupam Kher) kills almost the entire family of Vishwanath Pratap Singh (Dilip Kumar), he recruits three prisoners on death-row, Baiju Thakur (Jackie shroff), Johnny/ Gyaneshwar (Anil Kapoor), and a former terrorist Khairuddin Kisti (Naseeruddin shah) to assist him in his private war against Dang. However Dada Thakur does not realize that his army of three has only agreed to join him so that they could enjoy freedom, away from the prison and from death. This film, directed by the Showman Subhash Ghai was a blockbuster.

SHANIVAAR KI RAAT SITARON KE SAATH

GADAR EK PREM KATHA

Saturday, August 15th 2009, 8:00 PM

Directed by: Anil Sharma

Starring: Sunny Deol, Amisha Patel, Amrish Puri

Genre: Action

The biggest blockbuster ever in the history of Hindi cinema, Gadar is a love story set during the turbulent times of the partition of India. Amisha plays a Muslim girl who is saved by a Sikh Jat (Sunny Deol). Circumstances lead them to marrying each other, which is when the tale takes an unexpected turn. Gadar features strong performances by its entire starcast as well as superhit music with songs like Udd ja kaale kawa, Musaafir jaane wale and Main nikla gaddi leke.

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FASHION

Sunday, August 16th 2009, 4:00 PM

Directed by: Madhur Bhandarkar

Starring: Priyanka Chopra, Kangna Ranaut and Mugdha Godse

Set against the glittering backdrop of the glamorous but ruthless world of haute couture fashion, this is the story of a small town girl with big dreams. Meghna always knew she was meant to be famous, but she was about to find out the hard way that success came at a price. Fashion is the tale of what happens when the price of success becomes too much to pay

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Monday, August 17th 2009, 8:00 AM

Directed by: Ketan Desai

Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Meenaxi Sheshadri

Genre: Action

Two brothers (Toofan and Shyam) are separated at birth by their father, a police inspector. One grows up to be a magician, and the other, the legendary Toofan, hero of the poor. His father was falsely accused of stealing millions in gold and Toofan is on a mission to clear his father's name from the police records.

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HERA PHERI

Tuesday, August 18th 2009, 8:00 PM

One of the finest comedies by Priyadarshan with the hilarious trio – Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar and Suneil Shetty.

PHOOL BANE ANGAAREY

Wednesday, August 19th 2009, 12:00 Noon

Directed by: K.C.Bokadia

Starring: Rekha, Rajnikant

Genre: Action

Corrupt gangster Bishamber Prasad (Prem Chopra) gets Dutta Babu (Parikshit Sahni) killed. Inspector Ranjit Singh (Rajnikant), who has just got married to Namrata (Rekha), gets evidence against Bishamber. Bishamber gets Ranjit killed too. Namrata pledges to avenge her husband’s death. But when his inspector husband failed, can she succeed? RAM LAKHAN Thursday, August 20th 2009, 12:00 Noon Directed by: Subhash Ghai Starring: Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Dimple Kapadia Genre: Action Ram Lakhan is the story of two brothers with different views of life, Subhash Ghai style. Jackie plays an honest cop Ram while Anil Kapoor plays the conman Lakhan. Family bonds them together, but one day, the clash of ideologies throws them apart. Some superb comedy and excellent music are the highlights of this film. Madhuri Dixit gives a flawless performance as Lakhan’s love interest. This film features the memorable song One two ka four, four two ka one.

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PREMIER JO BOLE SOHINAAL

Friday, August 21st 2009, 8:00 PM

Directed by: Rahul Rawail

Starring: Sunny Deol

Nihaal Singh (Sunny Deol) is an honest and beloved constable from Punjab. A chance encounter with the criminal Romeo (Kamaal Khan) changes his life forever. Romeo is an unstoppable mercenary who moves from country to country in a wave of terror. When Nihaal Singh unwittingly aids the terrorist in his escape, Nihaal is labeled a traitor. He finds himself suspended from his job, ridiculed, and hated by his village. Meanwhile, Romeo has taken his merciless campaign to New York. Intelligence reports reveal that Romeo has entered the US in a plot to kill the President. Now, FBI are desperate to find Romeo, but the villain is a man without a face and therefore invisible. The only person who knows what the menace looks like is Nihaal Singh. The FBI recruits Nihaal Singh to come to New York and aid them in capturing Romeo. Guided by bilingual FBI Agents Bhatnagar (Thomas Tevana) and Kaur (Shilpi Mudgal), Nihaal hunts Romeo for the safety of America. He asks for one thing in return of Romeo's capture: to bring the villain to his hometown in Punjab, thereby clearing his name and restoring his former glory

SHANIVAAR KI RAAT SITARON KE SAATH

TARZAN - THE WONDER CAR

Saturday, August 22nd 2009, 8:00 PM

Directed by: Abbas Mustan

Starring: Ayesha Takia, Vatsal Seth

Genre: Action

Raj (Vatsal Sheth) is a bright young man working in a garage owned by Kartar Singh (Amrish Puri in a great role). Priya (Ayesha Takia) is a young vivacious girl from London who is on a visit to India and falls in love with the likeable Raj. In the meantime, Raj picks up a dead and done car from the junkyard and transforms it into a great mean machine. The car can do anything, anywhere. Both, Raj and Priya, are in love with Tarzan, the car and love traveling in it. They have a few adventures on the way, which make the film quite interesting.

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ANARI

Sunday, August 23rd 2009, 4:00 PM

Directed by: K. Murali Mohan Rao

Starring: Venkatesh, Karisma Kapoor

Genre: Drama

Anari is the story of the relationship that blossoms between a naïve and innocent village youngster Raju (Venkatesh) and a rich girl (Karishma kapoor). Raju is a widow’s (Rakhee) son and a happy-go-lucky type. Karishma kapoor is the sister of three arrogant brothers led by Suresh Oberoi. How Raju gets matters sorted out forms the rest of the story.

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PREM KI DIWANI HOON

Monday, August 24th 2009, 4:00 PM

Directed by: Sooraj Barjatya

Starring: Hritik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor

Genre: Romance

A remake of the Rajshri classic Chitchor, Sooraj Barjatya directs this love triangle. Prem (Hritik Roshan) falls in love with Sanjana (Kareena Kapoor) when he comes to India on a business trip. Their love is shattered when they discover that Prem (Abhishek Bachchan) is the guy whom Sanjana’s parents have selected as Sanjana’s partner. The movie has music by Anu Mallik with melodies like Kasam ki kasam, Aaj main hoon, Bani bani.

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HUNGAMA

Tuesday, August 25th 2009, 8:00 PM

Directed by: Priyadarshan

Starring: Akshaye Khanna, Aftab, Rimi Sen, Paresh Rawal

Genre: Comedy

After Hera Pheri, Priyadarshan once again delivers a laugh-a-minute comedy. Paresh Rawal and his wife come to Mumbai from their village. However a series of misunderstanding brings the couple’s marriage on the verge of breaking. There is also a love triangle between Aftab, Akshaye Khanna and Rimi Sen. Paresh Rawal and Akshaye Khanna are brilliant in their roles and so is Rajpal Yadav. Easily the best comedy made in 2003.

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Wednesday, August 26th 2009, 4:00 PM

Directed by: Subhash Ghai

Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit

Genre: Action

Police Inspector Ram (Jackie Shroff) manages to bring the notorious criminal Ballu (Sanjay Dutt) to justice. But he escapes while the Inspector is visiting his girlfriend, prison guard Ganga (Madhuri Dixit). To help her boyfriend regain his reputation, Ganga decides to go undercover to trap Ballu. She succeeds in doing this, but finds herself gradually being drawn to him. Watch out for an entertaining finale to see if the Nayak wins in the end or the Khalnayak. Croon with Madhuri to the most famous song of the decade, ‘Choli ke peechhe kya hai’

CINEMA HALL CHANDAAL Thursday, August 27th 2009, 8:00 Noon Starring: Mithun C, Hemant Birje

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GURU

Friday, August 28th 2009, 4:00 PM

Directed by: Mani Ratnam

Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Gurukant Desai (Abhishek) is the ambitious son of a small-time school teacher (Rajendra Gupta). After failing at school and earning his pessimistic father's displeasure he travels to Turkey for work. There he does well, but opts to return home to work for himself. Home, and lacking enough capital to start his own business, he marries his best friend Jignesh's (Arya Babbar) elder sister for her dowry money. The lady in question, Sujata (Aishwarya) has a tainted reputation, since she has attempted previously to run away with a lover. Now, "saved" by Guru, she becomes his loving and devoted wife. Guru embarks in his new business venture in the city with his wife and her brother (who is his partner), and thus starts his journey . . .

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TAARE ZAMEEN PAR

Sunday, August 30th 2009, 8:00PM

Directed by: Aamir Khan Starring: Aamir Khan, Darsheel Safary

Genre: Drama

An extremely touching story of a teacher and his dyslexic student, Taare Zameen Par has been the biggest blockbustewr of the year. . Watch out for excellent performances of Aamir Khan and Darsheel Safary, the child who won the Filmfare award as the Best Actor and several more accolades for his outstanding role in the movie.

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JAB WE MET

Monday, August 31st 2009, 8:00PM

Directed by: Imtiaz Ali

Starring: Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapur

Genre: Romance

This film that got Kareena Kapoor many awards is a heart-warming love story. The heartbroken industrialist Aditya (Shahid Kapur) meets the annoyingly talkative Geet (Kareena Kapoor) on a train. She irritates him no length but he ends up helping her reach home. On arrival, Geet’s family mistakes them for lovers, and their suspicion gets confirmed when they abscond together one night. Geet goes to her boyfriend in Manali from there, while Aditya returns home and becomes a successful businessman owing to his new found enthusiasm. How their separate journeys become one constitutes the crux of this film. One of the best love stories ever made in the history of Hindi Cinema.

--SAMPURN