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Paagalpan

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Pagalpan
Poster
Directed byJoy Augustine
Written byJoy Augustine
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHari Nair
Edited byAdesh Verma
Music byRaju Singh
Release date
  • 8 June 2001 (2001-06-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Paagalpan (transl. Madness) is a 2001 Indian Hindi language action-romance film starring Karan Nath and Aarti Agarwal.[1]

Synopsis

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Aarti Agarwal and Karan Nath star as Roma Pinto and Sameer Malhotra. Roma Pinto, a beautiful young teenager, is the pride and joy of her five doting brothers, Arun, Jack, Sunny, Harry and Bunty.

Roma falls in love with the dashing and wealthy Sameer Malhotra, the heir to his father's millions. Although her brothers are initially opposed, he wins them over, only for matters to take a turn for the worse when one of Sameer's father's ships sink, killing people from Roma's home town.

One of her brothers finds out about this, but is killed by the police and with Roma's family blaming Sameer for this death, the two young lovers are forced to elope.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music for the film was composed by Raju Singh. The album consists of 8 songs. A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Paagalpan is a complete album. Fresh vocals, melodious music, catchy rhythms and great use of every possible musical instrument".[2]

Track listing

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Reception

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A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "All in all, watching Paagalpan is like seeing two films for the price of one: A breezy entertainer and a violent bloodfest".[3] Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM wrote that "On the whole, PAAGALPAN is targeted at the youth, who will like the second half for the performances and intensity in the goings-on".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Paagalpan: Youthful, romantic, and fresh! | undefined Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 May 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ "rediff.com, Movies: The music review of Paagalpan". Rediff.com.
  3. ^ "Movies: The Rediff Review: Paagalpan". Rediff.com.
  4. ^ "Movie Review : Paagalpan". IndiaFM. 25 August 2023. Archived from the original on 20 November 2005.
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