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😆 😆 the reviewers who are getting confused are the ones who have watched the original 😆😆 & i think thats very much expected 😆😆 i know...😆😆


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Lara and Soha at Soundtrack film Screening 😛😛

FILM INTERVIEW: RAJEEV KHANDEWAL

Film Newbie Takes on Leading Role Opposite Soha Ali Khan in 'Soundtrack'

Merely three films deep into his cinematic career, Bollywood newcomer Rajeev Khandelwal believes he is onto something special after starring in Indian independent films like Aamir and Shaitan. With Neerav Ghosh's Soundtrack adding to Mr. Khandelwal's list of Indian indie films, perhaps the former television star (Kahiin To Hoga, Deal Ya No Deal, Sun Leyna) is hoping his track record speaks for itself, ergo making it unnecessary for him to pummel through the doors of major studios to find his next opportunity.

Perhaps he just enjoys starring in Indian independent films, which, for now at least, appears to be the wisest move.

"I have not knocked on anyone's door for a role. I have not asked big names like Yash Chopra for a role. I want to do films with people who are honest and passionate about their craft," Mr. Khandelwal told the Indian press in New Delhi about his conscious decision to live outside the studio system universe. "For me, a film is not a business proposition."

Indeed, the versatile actor has already showed his range, despite starring in just three Bollywood films since 2008. In addition to playing a deaf deejay in Soundtrack, Mr. Khandewal has portrayed a commoner fighting terrorism in Aamir, and an inspector in Shaitan.

For Mr. Khandewal, portraying different ' and challenging ' roles is part of the job description.

"I like to do films that push my boundaries. A film like Aamir is still remembered by the audience because it was different, (despite being) a small budget film," the up-and-coming actor told the press. "One thing that I have realized is that budgets don't decide the quality of films."

Another thing big budgets and formulaic studios do not decide is how Mr. Khandewal lives his life.

"I do not do anything consciously," the young actor casually pointed out to the press. "Other than my fitness, I don't take care of anything in my life. I go by instincts; I go with the flow."

Mr. Khandewal certainly went with the flow in taking on his role in Soundtrack -- a film he believes will raise eyebrows for thinking outside the studio box.

"Soundtrack is an interesting film that raises the bar for other films," Mr. Khandewal told the press about Bollywood's remake of the cult classic It's All Gone Pete Tong.

A biopic of sorts about DJ Raunak Kaul, Soundtrack somewhat resembles The Social Network in that the film portrays how an unexpected individual was able to create a vast empire. Through Kaul's prominent rise to power, he becomes addicted to several vices, such as drugs and alcohol. Soon, he loses his hearing ability before overcoming the odds to be a deejay that entertains his audiences even though he cannot hear.

Now out of character, Mr. Khandewal is looking forward to his next campaign, which, coincidentally, takes him back to where he started ' on the small screen. The National Geographic Channel has brought Mr. Khandewal aboard to serve as the face of its most recent program, Supercars.

Ironically, Mr. Khandewal is not much of a car guy.

"I am not a car person. I chose to do the show, as I was kicked about being the face of such iconic beauties like Lamborghini, Porsche, the Audi, the Rolls-Royce Phantom, and other super cars," Mr. Khandewal told the press. "My guy friends envy me for being so close to these beauties."

Meanwhile, the rest of the world is envious of Mr. Khandwal's budding acting career, which continues its escalation this weekend.

'Soundtrack' opens worldwide on October 7, 2011

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Review: Rajeev, Soha give a winning performance in 'Soundtrack'

Rajeev Khandelwal's performance is by far the best one in Bollywood this year

Hear this. DJ Raunak loses his hearing ability and gets to hear the voice of his conscience. Great premise for an onscreen human drama? Debutant director Neerav Ghosh, with incredible support from his leading man Rajeev Khandelwal, creates an engrossing defence of anti-hedonism. Excessive self-indulgence is dumb. It can also make you deaf. So says the film's well-crafted screenplay. The message is driven home with a refreshing absence of self importance.

A lot of the film's drama, if not all, is derived from Canadian film It's All Gone Pete Tong released six years ago. That film's inspirational thrusts are transferred with fluency and virility into Ghosh's art attack on the wages of excessive pleasure-pursuit. Paul Kaye, who had played the lead in the original film, had delivered a pitch-perfect loss-of-hearing gain-of-soul performance. Khandelwal goes beyond the exigencies of his character in search of his lost character's tortured soul. In the sequences where he comes to terms with his deafness, the actor brings to his face and physique the unmitigated anguish of a man watching himself topple over the edge. It's a brilliant performance, by far the best male performance this year. Whether it's the body language of a wild DJ partying the nights away in a haze of alcohol, or sharing those tender moments with Soha Ali Khan (cute, gentle, sensitive and effective), Khandelwal's face maps out the character's tormented flight into terrifying stillness. Playing a man who watches his life spin out of control, the performance could have easily toppled over the edge. It holds.

The director uses a fabulous soundtrack. There are startling rock ballads punctuating Raunak's voyage into the damned. Old songs like O rahi or, for a beautifully crafted romantic interlude between Rajiv-Soha in the park, Khullam khulla pyar karenge hum donon are used to endearing effect.

The narrative moves in three predictable but pulsating sections. Raunak's descent into a hedonistic hell, his shattering deafness and, best of all, the redemption that he finds through a haze of self-loathing as he takes flight into a world of idyllic love (a touch of Guru Dutt's Pyaasa in the end when Raunak simply vanishes from the world of ruthless self interest) – for a first-time director, Ghosh displays remarkable control over his scattered material on his shattered protagonist.

Admittedly the storytelling device (well-known real-life DJs and VJs are roped in to talk about 'Raunak') is borrowed from the Canadian film. But what the hell! Nothing in life is original. Not heaven, not hell. Not pleasure, not pain, and certainly not art.

The absence of over-sentimentality and the self-mocking humour applied to Raunak's predicament imbue a wealth of mellow maturity to the storytelling. Yup, Soundtrack gets it right. In telling the story of a man who stops hearing the world outside to finally start hearing his inner voice, the film's strong sense of drama and redemption are comparable with the cinema of Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Soundtrack is a soul-stirring tale of a musician's voyage into deafening hedonism and a quiet redemption. The director suffuses the soundtrack with snatches of a music that transports a fairly routine inspirational story to the sphere of a modern fable. As for Khandelwal, his performance is so accomplished that he proves, not for the first time, that he's among the most engaging actors today. For the money, time and attention, he is the true rock star.😳😳😳

Film: Soundtrack, Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Soha Ali Khan, Mohan Kapoor; Writer and Director: Neerav Ghosh; Rating: ***1/2.

SOUNDTRACK Movie Review: Rajeev Khandelwal shines in a soul ...

"Soundtrack" is soul-stirring (IANS Movie Review - Rating: ***1/2 ...

Originally posted by: -purnima-

Review: Rajeev, Soha give a winning performance in 'Soundtrack'

Rajeev Khandelwal's performance is by far the best one in Bollywood this year

Hear this. DJ Raunak loses his hearing ability and gets to hear the voice of his conscience. Great premise for an onscreen human drama? Debutant director Neerav Ghosh, with incredible support from his leading man Rajeev Khandelwal, creates an engrossing defence of anti-hedonism. Excessive self-indulgence is dumb. It can also make you deaf. So says the film's well-crafted screenplay. The message is driven home with a refreshing absence of self importance.

A lot of the film's drama, if not all, is derived from Canadian film It's All Gone Pete Tong released six years ago. That film's inspirational thrusts are transferred with fluency and virility into Ghosh's art attack on the wages of excessive pleasure-pursuit. Paul Kaye, who had played the lead in the original film, had delivered a pitch-perfect loss-of-hearing gain-of-soul performance. Khandelwal goes beyond the exigencies of his character in search of his lost character's tortured soul. In the sequences where he comes to terms with his deafness, the actor brings to his face and physique the unmitigated anguish of a man watching himself topple over the edge. It's a brilliant performance, by far the best male performance this year. Whether it's the body language of a wild DJ partying the nights away in a haze of alcohol, or sharing those tender moments with Soha Ali Khan (cute, gentle, sensitive and effective), Khandelwal's face maps out the character's tormented flight into terrifying stillness. Playing a man who watches his life spin out of control, the performance could have easily toppled over the edge. It holds.

The director uses a fabulous soundtrack. There are startling rock ballads punctuating Raunak's voyage into the damned. Old songs like O rahi or, for a beautifully crafted romantic interlude between Rajiv-Soha in the park, Khullam khulla pyar karenge hum donon are used to endearing effect.

The narrative moves in three predictable but pulsating sections. Raunak's descent into a hedonistic hell, his shattering deafness and, best of all, the redemption that he finds through a haze of self-loathing as he takes flight into a world of idyllic love (a touch of Guru Dutt's Pyaasa in the end when Raunak simply vanishes from the world of ruthless self interest) ' for a first-time director, Ghosh displays remarkable control over his scattered material on his shattered protagonist.

Admittedly the storytelling device (well-known real-life DJs and VJs are roped in to talk about 'Raunak') is borrowed from the Canadian film. But what the hell! Nothing in life is original. Not heaven, not hell. Not pleasure, not pain, and certainly not art.

The absence of over-sentimentality and the self-mocking humour applied to Raunak's predicament imbue a wealth of mellow maturity to the storytelling. Yup, Soundtrack gets it right. In telling the story of a man who stops hearing the world outside to finally start hearing his inner voice, the film's strong sense of drama and redemption are comparable with the cinema of Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Soundtrack is a soul-stirring tale of a musician's voyage into deafening hedonism and a quiet redemption. The director suffuses the soundtrack with snatches of a music that transports a fairly routine inspirational story to the sphere of a modern fable. As for Khandelwal, his performance is so accomplished that he proves, not for the first time, that he's among the most engaging actors today. For the money, time and attention, he is the true rock star.😳😳😳

Film: Soundtrack, Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Soha Ali Khan, Mohan Kapoor; Writer and Director: Neerav Ghosh; Rating: ***1/2.

SOUNDTRACK Movie Review: Rajeev Khandelwal shines in a soul ...

An official remake of 'It's All Gone Pete Tong' (2004), Neerav Ghosh's 'Soundtrack' (2011) is a brilliant adaptation, well-suited to the local tastes and sensibilities, recounting the highs and lows in the life of a talented DJ - Raunak Kaul (Rajeev Khandelwal) and his debilitating hearing disorder, which leaves him thunderstruck. Yet, the arrival of Gauri (Soha Ali Khan), a deaf, who teaches Raunak how to lip read not only helps the musician but also inspires him to carry on with life and of course, the love of his life -music.

'Soundtrack' is the quintessential story of a small town boy, who comes to Mumbai with starry eyes, hoping to make it big in the music industry. Lucky to get the chance of a lifetime, Raunak becomes a DJ with a famous nightclub. However, success is never easy and always comes with a price. Dazzled by the world of glitz and glamour, Raunak falls prey to the excesses of money and power. Riding on the wave of fame and glory, he becomes insensitive towards his close associates and surroundings. However, his personal low comes when he develops a hearing disorder. At this point of time, Gauri comes as a ray of hope and teaches him the real meaning of music ' the music of love and life.

Filmmaker Neerav Ghosh has done a brilliant job in 'Soundtrack' without going overboard with its theme and subject. It focuses on the personal loss of a man, whose world comes to a standstill as he moves from happiness to misery. Rajeev Khandelwal and Soha Ali Khan are brilliant in their roles and share a crackling chemistry. In fact, Rajeev is a revelation of sorts, who exudes immense self-belief and conviction in his performance.

A well crafted movie with brilliant score by Midival Punditz and Karsh Kale, 'Soundtrack' will touch the right chord with audience.

"Soundtrack" is soul-stirring (IANS Movie Review - Rating: ***1/2 ...