Nagesh Kukunoor’s Aashayein!

Posted by Simranjeet @ 6:01 pm March 16, 2008
Filed Under Actors, Actresses, Movie Preview, News

Tadka spice - Nagesh Kukunoor has roped in John Abraham for his next. If that interests you, wait till you hear the plot!

SIC Pictures and Percept Picture Company have roped in Nagesh Kukunoor to direct a movie for them, and this time Nagesh, who is popular for making off-beat cinem, has generated a lot of buzz with his next movie Aashayein. From the looks of it, Nagesh Kukunoor’s roping in of John Abraham to play the main lead in the movie has created a lot of interest in his project.

Aashayien also stars Ayesha Takia in the female lead, and is the story about John Abraham, who plays the role of a gambler. John hits the jackpot, much to his sheer happiness, only to learn that he has less than a hundred days to live! And to spend his last days in as great a maner as possible, John moves to a new place where he learns and discovers new aspects and meanings of life.

John Abraham and Ayesha Takia had starred together in last year’s debacle No Smoking, which was severely panned after much hype and expectations, but managed to find it’s own niche audience. As far as the stakes are concerned, both John Abraham and Ayesha Takia need a hit desperately, in an otherwise dwindling career graph. No Smoking is still counted as one of John’s best, but neither can the same be said about Ayesha, whose first release this year Sunday went away without much buzz, nor can John wave his Goal yellow card.

Nagesh Kukunoor too had a resounding flop in Bombay To Bangkok, which led to some critics even wondering whether it was really Nagesh who had direced this movie, or if there was an error in the credits! On the other hands, Aashayein seems similar to the Hollywood hit Last Holiday, which starred the great Queen Latifah in a heart-warming role, though Aashayein being a Nagesh Kukunoor film probably won’t have a happy ending as was the case with Last Holiday. There is still time before it’s promos hit the television screens, but we hope that Aashayein does fulfill the aashayein of these three names. Amen!