Love Story 2050

<p>Karan Malhotra is a spirited and happy-go-lucky boy who does not follow the rules. Sana is the opposite of Karan: a sweet and shy girl who lives life by the rules. Even though they are completely opposite, they fall in love, leading to a magical love story. A scientist, Dr. Yatinder Khanna, has dedicated 15 years of his life to building a . Sana expresses a wish to time-travel to in the year 2050, but she is killed in an accident before her marriage to Karan. Karan wishes to travel back in time and find Sana. Dr. Yatinder, Karan, and Sana’s siblings, Rahul and Thea, travel forward in time and reach Mumbai in 2050. They are fascinated by the futuristic Mumbai, with its flying cars, , robots, 200-story buildings and more. Twists and turns lead to the introduction of Ziesha, the of Sana. Ziesha is a popular singer in 2050 who does not remember her past life, but gets flashbacks of it after meeting Karan. Unlike Sana, Ziesha is an arrogant, headstrong and rebellious girl who does not believe in love. She leads a lonely life after the death of her parents, which has embittered her. Karan and the others find themselves under the threat of the , Dr. Hoshi. After Karan tells Ziesha he loves her, he is taken away from her by the guards. Ziesha does not believe him when he tells her about his time travel. However, after reading Sana’s diary, Ziesha ultimately remembers her past life. Karan returns to her and she declares her love for him and tells him she is Sana. Dr. Hoshi tries to capture Karan because he wants the time machine. After a wild attempt to catch Karan and Ziesha, Hoshi crashes into a substance truck and dies. Karan goes back to 2008 in the time machine with Ziesha and the rest of his family. Everyone is overjoyed to see their beloved Sana again, and Karan proposes to her. Initially, when was announced in 2004, had initially signed on to play the female lead, for which she was reportedly paid 3 crores. Kapoor later opted out in 2006, due to date and scheduling issues, and was replaced by . The film was Hindi cinema’s first attempt at making a utopian futuristic film and had 1200 special effect shots. The production budget of 60 crores was deemed as an extremely high gamble and risk, for a new genre at that time. The film draws on the story of the 1991 Telugu film ; while the Telugu film deals with travel to the past as well as dystopian post-apocalyptic future, is exclusively about travelling to a utopian future-city of in the year 2050. It is ‘s first utopian . Some parts were filmed in , . educator, cultural adviser, and dancer performed in the film with , an dance group. The were executed by four international firms. Two special effects houses – (New Zealand) and ( , Australia) – have won an for their work on international projects. Along with Harman and Priyanka, a was seen playing a major role; viewers also get to see a , which appears to be more than a toy. Priyanka Chopra played a dual role, for which, she had to color her hair twice, once red to portray the girl from the future and then black. The red-haired look was inspired from Baweja’s sister, Rowena Baweja’s painting, which portrayed women of today and tomorrow. The script of inspired her to do the painting. The first trailer of the film was shown on 21 March 2008 at the premiere of . It is ‘s first utopian . The music was composed by . The lyrics were by . While the movie sank, the song “Milo Na Milo” was a hit. Initially the film was supposed to release on 21 December 2007 but it got postponed to 4 July 2008 due to extensive post-production work. The premiere was held on 2 July 2008 in . The film was distributed by . It was released on 4 July 2008 with over 540 prints (including 200 digital screens) and approximately 200 prints overseas. of called Harman the new flavour of the season and someone who will have a long stay in . of called the movie “absolutely ridiculous” with “nothing to offer”. In reference to Harman Baweja, Sen said “He cannot act. He does not look good. He does not have screen presence”. It was a critical failure with many adding it on their worst movies lists as well as Priyanka and Harman’s “worst film” lists. However, an academic article published in 2017 stated that the film’s utopian version of Mumbai helps “understand the cultural anxieties about India’s neoliberal future”. opened to a 25% response and, by noon shows, was in the 35%–40% range. In , it opened to a 50%–60% response on Friday. The film was released on 725 cinemas including 350 digital cinemas. Rocking Pixels developed a game based on the film. The game was to be released sometime in July 2008 by .</p>