I am very much looking forward to Friday, coz that's when they're going to release Yuvvraaj <http://www.yuvvraaj.com/>. The movie is produced and and directed by Subhash Ghai <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subhash_Ghai>, cinematography by the same guy who was behind Taal<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taal_(film)>, music by A R Rahman <http://www.arrahman.com/> and lyrics by Gulzar<http://www.gulzaronline.com/>. Sigh. This movie is going to leave me so satisfied, I already am positive. The trailers are awesome <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2qLNTq1VZ4g>. The movie stars Anil Kapoor <http://www.anilkapoor.net/>, Salman Khan<http://www.salmankhan.net/>, Zayed Khan <http://www.zayedkhan.net/> and Katrina Kaif<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_Kaif>. Oooh, check out the artwork on that cello.
In this movie, Salman Khan plays the role of a young guy who has had a very large fall out with his father and has left his home. When his father dies, he returns home to claim his share of the father's money and legacy. He has two brothers played by Anil Kapoor and Zayed Khan. Anil Kapoor plays the role of a mentally challenged person but a one who has fine talent of music. Zayed Khan plays the role of a spoilt rich boy who cannot accept that his father has left the bulk of his estate to his mentally challenged son. Yuvvraaj has been shot in Prague, Czech Republic and Austria. This film is Subhash Ghai's most expensive project. As for the music, A R Rahman is clearly very bold and sure of what he is doing. The CD opens with an introduction by Salman Khan's character with Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._5_(Beethoven)>playing in the background. I am someone who adores the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra<http://www.hunphilharmonic.org.hu/index.php?lang=en>version of Beethoven's symphonies (owns the whole set!) and yet I have to admit that this piece in the CD performed by the Chennai String Orchestra is goose bumpily awesome. Felt disappointed that a complete performance of that piece by them was not separately available on the CD. Moving onto the rest of the songs, I am in love with *Tu Meri Dost Hain*(sung by Shreya Ghoshal, Benny Dayal, A R Rahman) and *Tu Muskura* (sung by Alka Yagnik & Javed Ali). Here's an excerpt from *Tu Meri Dost Hain*: "a*aja main hawa on pe bithake le chalun* (Come, let me take you over the winds) *aaja main khala on mein uthake le chalun* (Come let me take you across the heavens) *awaaz ka dariya hoon, behta hoon main nili raaton mein…* (I am a sea of voices, flowing on cloudless blue nights)… The music of this movie is meticulously arranged, filled with melody and in perfect harmony. Though, I am still wondering why the song is titled as *Tu Meri Dost Hain*. I am very sure it's incorrect and that it should be *Tu Meri Dost Hai*. http://ellipticallyspeaking.com/?p=459 -- regards, Vithur
