Radio (2009 film)

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Radio
Directed by	Ishan Trivedi
Produced by	Ravi Agrawal (Film Producer)
Starring	Himesh Reshammiya Sonal Sehgal Shenaz Treasurywala Zakir Hussain Rajesh Khattar Paresh Rawal
Cinematography	Attar Singh Saini
Music by	Himesh Reshammiya
Distributed by	T-Series
Release date	4 December 2009
Running time	105 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Radio is a 2009 Indian comedy-drama film starring Himesh Reshammiya, Shenaz Treasurywala and Sonal Sehgal in the lead roles. The film is directed by Isshaan Trivedi. The movie was released on 4 December 2009. Reshammiya has received praise for his portrayal of Vivan Shah.

Plot[]

Vivan is a successful RJ on a popular radio channel in the city of Mumbai. He has acquired everything in life but his marriage is unsuccessful. Even though he was not of taking a divorce, his wife Pooja takes divorce from him, the reason cited are lack of compatibility between the two. In their hearts Vivan and Pooja don't want the divorce but the fast pace of life and busy schedules interfere with her emotional balance.

Enters Shanaya, who is like a ray of sunshine in Vivan's insipid life. But initially he doesn't realize that Shanaya brings a smile to his face. Pooja at this juncture wants to return to his life. She wants him back. She shows signs of returning. But he blatantly discusses Shanaya with Pooja, but being a woman, she can see his love for Shanaya. She becomes the catalyst to bring this realization that his true love is Shanaya. Why has he closed his eyes? His attitude and response towards Shanaya go through a sea of change. Vivan reciprocates and tries to get close to her family too. Although Pooja still has a soft spot for Vivan and cares for him she realises that he wants to spend his life with Shanaya.

Who will be eventually reign on his heart? Will he take the step to make his vows with Shanaya?

Cast[]

• Himesh Reshammiya – RJ Vivan Shah
• Sonal Sehgal – Puja Talwar
• Shenaz Treasurywala – Shanaya Dhingra
• Zakir Hussain – Shanaya's Dad
• Paresh Rawal – Jhandu Lal Tyagi
• Megha Narkar...... Pooja's Friend
• Urvashi Yadav...... Peps
• Himani Shivpuri...… Shanaya's Boss at Food Court
• Megha Chatterjee
• Akhil Mishra
• Rajesh Khattar - RJ Vivan Shah's Boss

Box Office reception[]

The film released on 4 December 2009.

Critical reception[]

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Though the film was panned by many critics, Reshammiya got good reviews for his acting.

Taran Adarsh wrote," Himesh Reshammiya has grown as an actor that reflects in certain difficult moments of the film."

Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India wrote, " Himesh Reshammiya tries to reinvent himself. Himesh Reshammiya as RJ Vivan Shah, does seem to have found a better groove. In fact, this new clean, casual avatar of his does seem to work".

Music[]

All music composed by Himesh Reshammiya with lyrics by . The music of the film opened to positive reviews, with Bollywoodhungama.com giving it 4 stars out of 5. The album features couple of songs performed by musicians like Kailash Kher, Rekha Bhardwaj.

Track list[]

Three remixes are also included in the album.

1. Mann Ka Radio - Himesh Reshammiya
2. Zindagi Jaise Ek Radio - Himesh Reshammiya
3. Piya Jaise Ladoo Motichur Wale - Himesh Reshammiya and Rekha Bhardwaj

External links[]

• Radio at IMDb