Shiva (2006 film)
{{short description|2006 film by Ram Gopal Varma}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Shiva
| image = Shiva 2006 poster.jpg
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| director = Ram Gopal Varma
| producer = Ram Gopal Varma
| writer = Sajid-Farhad
| starring = Mohit Ahlawat
Nisha Kothari
Dilip Prabhawalkar
Upendra Limaye
Nagesh Bhonsle
Suchitra Pillai
Shereveer Vakil
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| cinematography = Amal Neerad
| editing = Rameshwar S. Bhagat
| studio =RGV Film Company
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|2006|9|15}}
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| country = India
| language = Hindi
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Shiva is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language action film produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film was a prequel to the original 1990, Shiva, which is a remake of the 1989 Telugu film of the same name. The film was screened at the New York Asian Film Festival. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Shiva 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/movies/shiva2006_moviereview.php |title=Reviews : Movie Reviews |website=Telugucinema.com |access-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061119104004/http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/movies/shiva2006_moviereview.php |archive-date=19 November 2006 |url-status=dead}}
Plot
The film begins with the brutal murder of a Mumbai man named John by a group of gangsters led by ruthless kingpin Bappu Ganesh. As time goes on, Bappu becomes more and more powerful, until he manages to seize power from the government of Maharashtra and make himself chief minister of the state to seize all of Maharashtra's money. Shiva Swarassi is a poor slum-dweller who, after watching his parents being brutally murdered by Bappu's men, decides that it's time to get rid of Bappu. He gets the people of Dharavi Slum in Mumbai together and forms a rebellion against him.
Cast
- Mohit Ahlawat as SI Shiva Kumar
- Nisha Kothari as Sandhya Joshi
- Upendra Limaye as Bappu Ganesh
- Shereveer Vakil as John
- Ninad Kamat as Bollywood
- Dilip Prabhawalkar as Home Minister Manohar Shirke
- Nagesh Bhonsle as Inspector Sudhir Kamat
- Zakir Hussain as Inspector Sawant
- Raju Mavani as Inspector Tavde
- Pankaj Jha as Inspector Salim Inamdar
- Ranvir Shorey as Daksh Kumar
- Suchitra Pillai as Manasi
- Dinesh Lamba as Hawaldar Atmaran Bhende
- Sanjeev Wilson as Inspector Sarvar Sheikh
- Ganesh Mayekar as Chutney
- Raam as Mukadam
- Vinod Jayawant as Bharti
Music
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| artist = Ilaiyaraaja
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The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Saara Yeh Aalam" is based on "Ananda Ragam" from the Tamil film Panneer Pushpangal (1981).{{Cite news|url=https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2007/05/15/music-review-cheeni-kum/|title=Music Review: Cheeni Kum|last=Rangan|first=Baradwaj|date=15 May 2007|work=Baradwaj Rangan|access-date=18 May 2018|author-link=Baradwaj Rangan}}
= Hindi Soundtrack =
| class="wikitable" |
| No
!Song !Singer(s) !Lyricist(s) |
|---|
| 1
|"Dheemi Dheemi" | rowspan="6" |Gulzar |
| 2
|"Josh Mein" |
| 3
|"Kaise Kahein" |
| 4
|"Police Police" |Shweta Pandit, Ninad Kamat |
| 5
|"Saara Yeh Alam Noorani Hai" |
| 6
|"Shapath" |
= Telugu Soundtrack =
| class="wikitable" | ||
| No
! Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1
|"Manasa Adagava" | rowspan="6" |Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | ||
| 2
|"Pourusham Swasaga" | ||
| 3
|"Adaganidhe Cheppedhi" | ||
| 4
|"Police Police" |Shweta Pandit, Ninad Kamat | ||
| 5
|"Ye Oohalonu" | ||
| 6
|"Enno Tyagala" |
= Tamil Soundtrack =
| class="wikitable" |
| No
!Song !Singer(s) !Lyricist(s) |
|---|
| 1
|"Oru Naal Maalaiyil" | Palani Bharathi |
| 2
|"Yezhunthu Vaa" |
| 3
|"Solvatharku Oru Solillaiya" | Palani Bharathi |
| 4
|"Laettaga Varuvanga Loottiyum" |
| 5
|"En Nenjil Raagam Enge Enge" |Shreya Ghoshal, Vijay Prakash | rowspan=2|Mu. Metha |
| 6
|"Enge Naam Desam Poguthu" |
Reception
Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com rated the film one out of five, writing, "In the original, Raghuvaran exuded menacing energy with his smouldering eyes. In this Shiva, nasty is defined as a scowling ogre. That explains a series of repugnant performances from the bunch of incompetent villains. They evoke sniggers instead of awe."{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/19shiva.htm|title=This Shiva is a joke|last=Verma|first=Sukanya|date=19 September 2006|website=Rediff.com|access-date=18 May 2018}} Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film one out of five, writing, "On the whole, SHIVA is a poor show, with nothing except gruesome violence on display."{{cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |date=15 September 2006 |title=Shiva Movie Review |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/shiva-2/critic-review/shiva-2-movie-review/ |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=25 January 2025}} Jaspreet Pandohar of BBC.com wrote, " Everything from the dull good versus evil storyline, to the terrible casting of lead actors reeks of a bad decision. But the biggest culprit is the film's theme. An honest cop fighting unscrupulous elements holds little novelty today, even if an accomplished storyteller like Varma directs it. Compared with his previous works, Shiva comes across as a pale photocopy."{{cite news |last=Pandohar |first=Jaspreet |date=6 September 2006 |title=Shiva (2006) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2006/09/18/shiva_2006_review.shtml |work=BBC Online |access-date=25 January 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0831816|Shiva}}
{{Ram Gopal Varma}}
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Category:2000s Hindi-language films
Category:Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma