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{{Hatnote|For the 2010 film, see [[Anwar (2010 film)]]}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Anwar
| image = Anwar 2007 film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Manish Jha]]
| producer = Rajesh Singh & [[Sanjiv Jaiswal]]
| writer = Screenplay and Dialogues: <br>Manish Jha
| story = Manish Jha
| starring = [[Siddharth Koirala]]<br />[[Manisha Koirala]]<br />[[Nauheed Cyrusi]]
| music = [[Mithoon]]<br />Pankaj Awasthi
| cinematography = Kartik Vijay
| editing = Amitabh Shukla
| distributor = Dayal Creations Pvt. Ltd.
(along with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists)
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2007|1|12}}
| runtime = 124 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Anwar''''' ({{lang-hi|अनवर}}) is a 2007 Indian [[romantic thriller]] film written and directed by [[Manish Jha]], who is famous for his work in ''[[Matrubhoomi]]''. The film stars [[Siddharth Koirala]], [[Manisha Koirala]], [[Rajpal Yadav]] and [[Nauheed Cyrusi]].

==Plot==
Anwar lives a middle-class lifestyle in [[Lucknow, India]], with his mother and sister Suraiya. Anwar is researching ancient [[Hindu]] mandirs. The family rents out a room to a poor widow and her attractive daughter, Mehru, whom Anwar falls in love with.

Anwar is certain of Mehru's love for him, but Mehru has her heart set on settling in America. She is tired of the dust, the summer heat, and the struggles and tragedy of her poverty-stricken country. Anwar tells Mehru it is not possible for him to take her to the U.S. Even if he works all day, it is impossible and out of his reach. Mehru expresses her interest in Udit, an engineer that has plans to settle in America. Mehru begins a relationship with Udit, which one day is revealed to Anwar. One day Anwar visits Udit who tells him of his plan to marry Mehru before going to USA as his visa is ready. Anwar tells him that he should think once again before doing this because of the differences in religion, as Mehru is a follower of Islam and Udit is a follower of Hinduism. If mehru's strict and conservative family members come to know about this, they will shatter the dreams of Mehru and Udit and even their life will not be spared. Seeing that Udit has ignored his warning, Anwar confesses his feelings to Mehru when they meet at the terrace and he begs her not to leave him. He cannot imagine his life without her, but Mehru says that she never loved Anwar. Mehru runs away with Udit. Later, Seeing Mehru's mother cry her heart out for her daughter, Anwar out of impulsiveness tells her and the family that she has ran away with a hindu man. Mehru's uncle along with 2 other men find the 2,shoot Udit and bring injured mehru back home. Mehru commits suicide at the tragedy of Udit’s death. A guilt-ridden Anwar takes shelter in an ancient [[Hindu temple]] in [[Dholpur]] carrying a bag containing drawings of [[Hindu temple|mandirs]] and notes on [[Lord Krishna]], Devi Meera, and Mehru. This bag ends up with the police, who come to the conclusion that Anwar is a terrorist who is planning to detonate bombs in sacred Hindu temples.

The place is surrounded by the police, politicians who are anxious to win the Hindu vote, the media, and a huge crowd drawn by the spectacle. Set against post [[9/11]] scenario, amidst the craze for [[Valentine's Day]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Osama Bin Laden]], [[George W. Bush]], and the [[United States|American]] way of life, Anwar must now examine his options.

In the end, Anwar [[Encounter killings by police|gets shot by the cops]] and he dies immediately. While dying, he has a vision of himself as Lord Krishna and his love Mehru as Meera, re-uniting with each other.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Manisha Koirala]] as Anita
* [[Siddharth Koirala]] as Anwar
* [[Rajpal Yadav]] as Gopinath
* [[Vijay Raaz]] as Master Pasha
* [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]] as S.P. Tiwari
* [[Hiten Tejwani]] as Udit
* [[Nauheed Cyrusi]] as Mehru
* [[Sudhir Pandey]] as Minister
* [[Pankaj Jha]]
* [[Lalit Tiwari]]
* [[Rasika Dugal]] as Deepti
* [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] as Director in the Film
* Prithvi Zutshi as CM
* Sharat Sonu as Gardener
{{colend}}

== Themes ==
The film set in Lucknow, is about stereotyping of Muslims in the post-[[9/11]] era. The film was inspired by the director's experience in New York two days after the 9/11 attacks when he was detained by the police and interrogated for five hours, who presumed him to be a Muslim, since he was unshaven and had long hair.<ref name="cn">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indian-makes-film-on-post911experience/8825-8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722145928/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indian-makes-film-on-post911experience/8825-8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2011|title=Indian makes film on post-9/11experience|date=26 Apr 2006|publisher=Associated Press, CNN-IBN}}</ref>

== Production ==
The film was directed by [[Manish Jha]] with [[Faiza Ahmad Khan]], Arghya Lahiri, Rishab Seth and Meghna Sethy as assistant directors. It was shot in [[Kakori]], [[Bakshi Ka Talab]] and [[Lucknow]] during April 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/local-news/archivefullstory.php?newsid=179576&creation_date=2006-04-26 |title=The eat is on… Kakoris entice Bollywood to Lucknow |date=26 April 2006 |work=Indian Express }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Anwar
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Mithoon]], Pankaj Awasthi
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1 December 2006
| recorded = 2006
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 60:01
| label = [[Saregama]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|XZEhSE8ETnw|Official Audio Jukebox}}
}}}}

The music is composed by Mithoon and Pankaj Awasthi, released on [[Saregama]] label. "Tose Naina Lage" and "Maula Mere Maula" were easily two of the most popular songs of in the history of Bollywood music. The movie is most notable for actor Siddharth Koirala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20070122-anwar-by-mithoon-and-pankaj-awasthi-749316-2007-01-22|title=Mithoon and Pankaj Awasthi's album Anwar|website=India Today|date=22 January 2007|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 60:01
| title1 = Maula Mere Maula
| lyrics1 = [[Sayeed Quadri]]
| extra1 = [[Roop Kumar Rathod]], Kshitij Tarey, Mithoon
| music1 = [[Mithoon]]
| note1 =
| length1 = 6:04

| title2 = Tose Naina Lage
| lyrics2 = [[Hasan Kamal]]
| extra2 = Kshitij Tarey, [[Shilpa Rao]]
| music2 = Mithoon
| note2 = Javeda Zindagi
| length2 = 8:22

| title3 = Bangla Khula Khula
| lyrics3 = Dharam Sarthi
| extra3 = Megha Sriram
| music3 = Pankaj Awasthi
| note3 =
| length3 = 5:18

| title4 = Dilbar Mera
| lyrics4 = Shyam Ravindran
| extra4 = Pankaj Awasthi
| music4 = Pankaj Awasthi
| note4 =
| length4 = 4:53

| title5 = Jo Maine Aas Lagayi
| lyrics5 = Pankaj Awasthi
| extra5 = Pankaj Awasthi
| music5 = Pankaj Awasthi
| note5 =
| length5 = 2:05

| title6 = Anwar's Dream - Symphony In Blue
| lyrics6 =
| extra6 = Pankaj Awasthi
| music6 = Pankaj Awasthi
| note6 =
| length6 = 3:16

| title7 = Anwar's Confession - Into The Black
| lyrics7 = Pankaj Awasthi
| extra7 = Pankaj Awasthi
| music7 = Pankaj Awasthi
| note7 =
| length7 = 3:17

| title8 = Mela - Shadow of Sunlight
| lyrics8 = Pankaj Awasthi
| extra8 = Pankaj Awasthi
| music8 = Pankaj Awasthi
| note8 =
| length8 = 2:39

| title9 = Bangla Khula Khula
| lyrics9 = Dharam Sarthi
| extra9 = Megha Sriram
| music9 = Pankaj Awasthi
| note9 = Remix
| length9 = 5:18

| title10 = Maula Mere Maula
| lyrics10 = Sayeed Quadri
| extra10 = Roop Kumar Rathod, Kshitij Tarey, Mithoon
| music10 = Mithoon
| note10 = Uplifting Club Mix
| length10 = 7:25

| title11 = Maula Mere Maula
| lyrics11 = Sayeed Quadri
| extra11 = Roop Kumar Rathod, Kshitij Tarey, Mithoon
| music11 = Mithoon
| note11 = Sunset Lounge Mix
| length11 = 6:53

| title12 = Maula Mere Maula
| lyrics12 = Sayeed Quadri
| extra12 = Roop Kumar Rathod, Kshitij Tarey, Mithoon
| music12 = Mithoon
| note12 = DJ San's Electronic Lab Mix
| length12 = 4:31
}}

== Reception ==
Vipin Vijayan of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' gave 2 out of 5 stars stating "Movie is strictly okay, the saving graces are the music and cinematography".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jan/12anwar.htm|title=Anwar is strictly okay|website=Rediff.com|date=12 January 2007|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
[[Taran Adarsh]] of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave 1 out of 5 stars stating "Anwar tries to make a statement, but too many sub-plots in the screenplay spoil the show. The songs are sure to appeal to the connoisseurs of good music and called 'Maula Mere' and 'Tose Naina Lagey' standout winning tracks by composer Mithoon. Cinematography is up to the mark".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/anwar/critic-review/anwar-movie-review/|title=Anwar Movie Review|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=12 January 2007|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0953306|Anwar}}

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[[Category:Films about terrorism in India]]
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[[Category:Films shot in Lucknow]]
[[Category:Indian interfaith romance films]]

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