Aaja Nachle

Aaja Nachle

She's Back!

2007 · 146 min · ★ 6.4 · Romance, Drama

Dia is a divorced mom living in New York and must go back to India after she receives news that her guru is on his death bed. When she arrives she finds he is gone and has left her the responsibility of saving and reviving the Ajanta Theater where she used to dance. The problem is that the political officers want it torn down and turned into a shopping mall. The storyline follows Dia and her challenge to stand up for what she believes in and fight the cause to the end, while trying to win back the love and support of the people of the town whom she walked out on ten years prior.

Directed by Anil Mehta · Written by Aditya Chopra

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Madhuri Dixit Dia Srivastav
Konkona Sen Sharma Anokhi
Kunal Kapoor Imran Pathan
Raghubir Yadav Doctor Saab
Dalai Radha Srivastav
Ranvir Shorey Mohan Sharma
Vinay Pathak Mr. Chojar
Jugal Hansraj Sanjay Mehra
Divya Dutta Najma
Akhilendra Mishra Chaudhary Om Singh
Sushmita Mukherjee Mrs. Chojar
Yashpal Sharma S.H.O. Singh

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