Aladin Hindi Movie
Cast And Crew
Banner Eros Entertainment
Release Date October 23, 2009
Language Hindi
Genre Children / Fantasy
Shooting Studios Mehboob Studio
Producer Sujoy Ghosh
Sunil A. Lulla Executive Producer /
Co-ProducerSameer Rajendran
Director Sujoy Ghosh
Star Cast
Amitabh Bachchan...... Genius, the genie
Sanjay Dutt...... Ring Master
Ritesh Deshmukh...... Aladdin
Jacqueline Fernandes...... Jasmine
Saahil Khan...... Kasim
Victor Banerjee...... Grandfather
Ratna Pathak...... Marjina
Meeta Vasisht...... Karate Instructor
Joy Sengupta...... Arun Chetterjee
Arif Zakaria...... Prof.Nazir
Siddharth Sharma...... Kasim Gang
Master Shubhankar Atre...... Baby Aladin
Master Ahan Desai...... Young Aladin
Master Dev Kanatawala...... Young Kasim
William Ong...... Xi Guang Lee
Juhi Chawla
Sameera Reddy
Eros Music
Singers
Shankar Mahadevan
Shaan
Amitabh Bachchan
Shreya Ghosal
Sudesh Bhosle
Vishal Dadlani
Shekhar Ravjiani
Anushka Manchandani
Sunidhi Chauhan
Music Director
Vishal Dadlani ,Shekhar Ravjiani
Cinematography
Sirsha Ray
Choreography
Bosco Martis
Caesar Gonsalves
Geeta Kapoor
Saroj Khan
Shiamak Dava
Action
William Ong
Story / Writer
Suresh Nair
Sujoy Ghosh
Reviews
Before signing Sujoy Ghosh directed Aladin, Sanjay Dutt had only one condition. He wanted the moustache to stay intact for the character of 'Ringmaster' that he plays in the film.
Remembers Sujoy, "It was year 2006 when I showed Dutt saab all my homework on 'Ringmaster' and a storyboard of a Ringmaster sequence. He looked at everything and especially his getup and gave me his consent in four words. I remember these four words verbatim. He said - 'Keep the moustache Bro'. He was quite fascinated by the entire storyboarding, especially the way his character looked."
In fact Sujoy was in for a pleasant surprise when he realised that it was Amitabh Bachchan himself who got in touch with Sanjay Dutt and sounded him about the part of 'Ringmaster' that was tailor made for him.
"I still remember the three hour narration that I had with Sir (Bachchan). After the narration the first thing Sir said was - 'It's going to be a nightmare to make this film but let's make it. But who will play Ringmaster? Who 'CAN' play Ringmaster?' Thankfully I was quite clear about the man who could do that. I told Sir that the only person who could play 'Ringmaster' was either Sir himself or Sanjay Dutt", narrates Sujoy in an animated tone.
Apparently, Amitabh Bachchan too was quite kicked about Sujoy's choice and was in agreement with Sanjay Dutt playing the part. He instructed Sujoy to reach out to Sanjay Dutt and narrate the script to him.
"I prepared myself to talk to Duttsaab in the gym that evening. However, imagine my surprise when my mobile rung and it was Dutt saab himself on the call. He told me that Sir had already given him a call and was sounding quite excited about the film. He wanted all details about the movie there and then. In mock anger, he also pulled me in for not talking to him first about the movie. I had to then explain to him that I was going to do that and had no idea that Sir was going to call", smiles Sujoy as he remembers the conversation from the past.
Nevertheless, the conversation did happen and Sanjay Dutt was on board immediately. However, things weren't as smooth for Sujoy and his team even as his principal star cast was in place. It was year 2007 and things weren't moving forward at the kind of speed that the filmmaker would have expected.
"Preparations were on full force for Aladin and we were almost there. However, Dutt saab took a sabbatical and things were unclear. Honestly, there were choices laid out in front of me but I was always very clear about my choice", says Sujoy, "If at all Aladin had to turn into cinematic reality, it was to be made with Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Riteish Deshmukh. I happily waited for things to fall back in place and today, I have it all!"
An EROS production, Aladin has music by Vishal & Shekhar and is all set for a 24th July release.
From the land of myths and legends- India- comes, a fantasy adventure for the entire family. Directed by Sujoy Ghosh, 'Aladin' is a modern re-imagining of the classic tale of 'Aladin and The Magic Lamp'.
Aladin Chatterjee (Riteish Deshmukh) lives in the city of Khwaish, an orphan who has been bullied since childhood by Kasim and his gang. But his life changes when Jasmine (Jacqueline Fernandez) gives him a magic lamp- because it lets loose the genie Genius (Amitabh Bachchan). Desperate to grant him 3 wishes and seek the end of his contract with the Magic Lamp, the rock-star Genius makes Aladin's life difficult until the real threat looms on the horizon: the ex-genie Ringmaster (Sanjay Dutt). Why does Ringmaster want to kill Aladin? What is the dark secret about Aladin's past that Genius is carrying? And what is Aladin's destiny? Find more in this swashbuckling fantasy adventure film from Eros International and Boundscript Production.
