In 2016 BC, a kind farmer leads an uprising in the city of Mohenjo Daro.In 2016 BC, a kind farmer leads an uprising in the city of Mohenjo Daro.In 2016 BC, a kind farmer leads an uprising in the city of Mohenjo Daro.
- Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations total
Manish Chaudhari
- Priest
- (as Manish Chaudhary)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaThe current location of the historical Mohenjo Daro ruins is in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
- GoofsIn the end of the movie when Sarman sees his father's skeleton after around 20 plus years, its been reduced to only bone, everything else is gone but still pieces of its cloths are remaining.
- Crazy creditsBefore turning into English, the title of the film appears in Harappan script.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Kapil Sharma Show: Team Mohenjo Daro in Kapil's Show (2016)
- SoundtracksMohenjo Mohenjo
Vocals by A.R. Rahman, Arijit Singh, Bela Shende, Sanah Moidutty
Lyrics by Javed Akhtar
Music by A.R. Rahman
Featured review
Ashutosh Gowariker has again come up with an interesting theme, but too bad, the execution falls through.
Sarman (Roshan) is an inquisitive farmer-cum-merchant who travels to the city of Mohenjo Daro to sell his yields against the wishes of his well-wishers. He is an outspoken and courageous fellow who enters the city, sells his first batch, and immediately falls in love with Chaani (Hegde), a princess of some kind who is widely known in the city to be a ray of hope for the citizens. Chaani reciprocates and Sarman pledges his alliance of love. However, Chaani's hand in marriage has already been given to Moonja (Singh), heir of the crown which is currently held by the dark-eyed, evil Maham (Bedi). Soon Sarman gets embroiled in the city's merchant market and becomes the voice of the poor against Maham and Moonja, the evidently autocratic rulers. His love for Chaani gives him power and helps him avenge a hidden truth and save the entire civilization from an inevitable flood.
The story is clichéd, no doubt about it. But, even the arcs that take the running time to about 150 minutes, are muddled with clichés and usualness. What an average viewer would expect from a theme like this is some novel insights into how the civilization worked, its market, its people, its culture. But, all we see is mockery of the civilization; introducing a unicorn and basing your cultural dance on it is not the way to go for a historical film. I personally do not know much about the city other than what my grade X history books taught me, but I was expecting something else - not 21st century AD in the disguise of 21st century BC.
The reason I rate this a 5 is because of the action sequences, the production setup, and an average execution. It's very clear that the writers did less-to-no research for this film, or they purposely tried to mix fictional romance into a topic held sacred by so many. Otherwise, it would have been a much interesting watch.
Roshan and Bedi perform well among the cast. Hegde should take more acting lessons. Music is not exhilarating and neither is the CGI. That's it; not much to talk about.
BOTTOM LINE: Ashutosh Gowariker's Mohenjo Daro is a disappointment; but we were warned, weren't we? Wait for TV premiere.
Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES
Sarman (Roshan) is an inquisitive farmer-cum-merchant who travels to the city of Mohenjo Daro to sell his yields against the wishes of his well-wishers. He is an outspoken and courageous fellow who enters the city, sells his first batch, and immediately falls in love with Chaani (Hegde), a princess of some kind who is widely known in the city to be a ray of hope for the citizens. Chaani reciprocates and Sarman pledges his alliance of love. However, Chaani's hand in marriage has already been given to Moonja (Singh), heir of the crown which is currently held by the dark-eyed, evil Maham (Bedi). Soon Sarman gets embroiled in the city's merchant market and becomes the voice of the poor against Maham and Moonja, the evidently autocratic rulers. His love for Chaani gives him power and helps him avenge a hidden truth and save the entire civilization from an inevitable flood.
The story is clichéd, no doubt about it. But, even the arcs that take the running time to about 150 minutes, are muddled with clichés and usualness. What an average viewer would expect from a theme like this is some novel insights into how the civilization worked, its market, its people, its culture. But, all we see is mockery of the civilization; introducing a unicorn and basing your cultural dance on it is not the way to go for a historical film. I personally do not know much about the city other than what my grade X history books taught me, but I was expecting something else - not 21st century AD in the disguise of 21st century BC.
The reason I rate this a 5 is because of the action sequences, the production setup, and an average execution. It's very clear that the writers did less-to-no research for this film, or they purposely tried to mix fictional romance into a topic held sacred by so many. Otherwise, it would have been a much interesting watch.
Roshan and Bedi perform well among the cast. Hegde should take more acting lessons. Music is not exhilarating and neither is the CGI. That's it; not much to talk about.
BOTTOM LINE: Ashutosh Gowariker's Mohenjo Daro is a disappointment; but we were warned, weren't we? Wait for TV premiere.
Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Мохенджо Даро
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,264,339
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $747,791
- Aug 14, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $1,630,231
- Runtime2 hours 35 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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