Delhi 6: Bollywood Music and Movie Review

Delhi 6 was one of the most awaited Bollywood movies of 2009. Coming from the makers of Rang De Basanti, nothing less than a masterpiece was expected out of writer/director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. Released on Feb 20 2009, it was produced by Ronnie Screwvala. Delhi 6 boasts of a huge and varied cast ranging from Abhishek Bachhan and Sonam Kapoor to Rishi Kapoor, Vijay Raaz, Waheeda Rehman, Raghubir Yadav, Supriya Pathak Shah, Pavan Malhotra, Divya Dutta, Atul Kulkarni, Deepak Dobriyal and Tanvi Azmi

 

The movie revolves around Roshan (Abhishek Bachhan), who is a half Hindu-half Muslim NRI. He is on a visit to India for the first time after insistence from his Grandmother (Waheeda Rehman), who wishes to spend her last days in Delhi. It is there that he falls for Bittu (Sonam Kapoor), who aspires of becoming the next Indian Idol. This romantic plot is surrounded by parallel subplots like the famous monkeyman fiasco, visits to the Taj Mahal, cows delivering on the roads and the Hindu-Muslim tension leading to violence. 
Delhi 6 is the directors attempt at introducing us to old Delhi, which has a unique culture of its own. This part of Delhi with pin code 110006 is fondly called Delhi 6. An extravagant set depicting Chandni Chowk was erected in Sambhar (Rajasthan). The music of Delhi 6 is a rage thnks to the musical genuis of Oscar Winner ‘AR Rehman’ and the lyrics are written by Prasoon Joshi. Cameraman Binod Pradhan does a good job at capturing the pulse of the city. Amitabh Bachhan’s special appearance is the cherry on the cake.

The movie grossed over 27 crores in the first 3 days, which is the highest for a solo Abhishek Bachhan starrer and the collections are still going strong. All in all, Delhi 6 can make sure you go back home smiling, if you go for the first show.

Cast:

Abhishek Bachchan

Sonam Kapoor

Waheeda Rahman

Rishi Kapoor

Om Puri

Atul Kulkarni

Divya Dutta

Director : Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Lyricist : Prasoon Joshi

Musician : A R Rahman

Songs:

Masakali – Mohit Chauhan

Aarti (Tumre Bhavan Mein) – Rekha Bharadwaj, Kishori Gowariker, Shraddha Pandit, Sujata Mazumdar

Arziyan – Javed Ali, Kailash Kher

Bhor Bhaye – Shreya Ghoshal, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Gujri Todi

Delhi 6 – Blaaze, Benny Dayal, Vivinenne Pocha, Tanvi Shah, Claire

Dil Gira Dafatan – Ash King, Chinmayee

Genda Phool – Rekha Bharadwaj, Shraddha Pandit, Sujata Mazumdar

Hey Kaala Bandar – Karthik, Naresh Iyer, Bony Chakravarthy

Noor – Amitabh Bachchan

Rehna Tu – A. R. Rahman, Benny Dayal, Tanvi Shah