Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
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| Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities | |
| Directed by | M.F. Husain |
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| Produced by | Reima Husain |
| Written by | Owais Husain M.F. Husain |
| Starring | Tabu Kunal Kapoor Raghuvir Yadav |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | Santosh Sivan |
| Editing by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Release date(s) | April 2, 2004 (India) |
| Language | Hindi, Urdu |
Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (or Meenaxi) is a 2004 Hindi film directed by M.F. Husain and starring Tabu, Kunal Kapoor and Raghuvir Yadav. The film centers on Hyderabad novelist Nawab, (Yadav), who is suffering from writers block. After five years and no stories, Nawab comes across an unconventional muse, Meenaxi (Tabu). The three cities referred to in the title of the film are , Hyderabad,Jaisalmer and Prague. It is semi-autobiographical in some respects. There are allusions to Husain's own experiences with his muse, Madhuri Dixit.
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[edit] Synopsis
Nawab, a popular Hyderabadi novelist, is suffering from a classic case of writer's block. Five years have passed, and stories of substance seem to have dried up. Then, almost providentially, Nawab comes across a young woman named Meenaxi. She's enigmatic and individualistic - and not quite willing to perform the part of a passive muse. But that doesn't deter a rejuvenated Nawab from giving her different personae - she can be the mysterious perfume trader of Hyderabad, the exotic desert bloom of Jaisalmer, the orphaned Maria of Prague. Inexorably, she consolidates her command over the novelist. She dismisses his renewed attempts at writing as insubstantial and hackneyed, plunging him into a state of deeper despair. She is scathingly critical about his story and is amused by one of his characters, the lovelorn and awkward Kaameshwar. Finally, as Nawab strives on a new page all over again, Meenaxi comments that perhaps the book is in vain. In any case, it is much too late. The writer must survive and live, if he can, without her support, inspiration and criticism.[1]
[edit] Withdrawal of movie
The movie was withdrawn from the theatres in the same week as its launch after some Muslim Ulemas protested agsinst it.
[edit] Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack by A. R. Rahman | |||||
| Released | January 24, 2004 (India) | ||||
| Recorded | Panchathan Record Inn AM Studios |
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| Genre | Film soundtrack | ||||
| Label | Sony BMG | ||||
| Producer | A.R. Rahman | ||||
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The Soundtrack includes the following tracks and instrumentals,composed by A R Rahman.
| Song | Artist(s) |
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| Yeh Rishta | Reena Bharadwaj |
| Chinnamma Chilakkamma | Sukhwinder Singh |
| Do Kadam | Sonu Nigam |
| Dhuan Dhuan | Asha Bhonsle |
| Rang Hai | Alka Yagnik |
| Noor-Un-Ala-Noor | Murtaza Khan, Qadir Khan |
| Cyclist's Rhythm | Instrumental |
| Potter’s Village | Instrumental featuring Hossam Ramzy |
Lyrics: Rahat Indori, M.F. Hussain, and Sukhwinder Singh
