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{{Infobox film
| name = Lamhaa
| image = Lamhaa1.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rahul Dholakia]]
| producer = [[Bunty Walia]] [[Juspreet Singh Walia]]
| screenplay = Rahul Dholakia
| starring = [[Sanjay Dutt]] [[Bipasha Basu]] [[Anupam Kher]] [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977)|Kunal Kapoor]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Mithoon]] '''Background Score:''' [[Sanjoy Chowdhury]]
| cinematography =
| editing = [[Ashmith Kunder]] Akshay Mohan
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|7|16|}}
| runtime = 135 minutes<ref>{{cite web|title=Movie Details: Lamhaa|url=http://www.amcentertainment.com/Movies/Lamhaa/|publisher=amcentertainment.com|access-date=18 July 2010}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Lamhaa''''' ({{trans|Moment}}) is a 2010 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film]] written and directed by [[Rahul Dholakia]]. It stars [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Bipasha Basu]], [[Anupam Kher]] and [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977)|Kunal Kapoor]] in the leading roles. The film follows an [[Indian Army]] officer sent undercover to find the culprit behind [[Extremism|extremist]] attacks in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Kashmir]], where he is helped by the daughter of a [[Separatism|separatist]] leader. The film released on 16 July 2010.

==Plot==
Indian Military Intelligence assigns their agent, Vikram Sabharwal, to travel to Kashmir. There he is to locate the person(s) behind the violence, under the guise of a press reporter, Gul Jahangir. Once there, he begins his investigation by visiting highly sensitive areas as such as the Jama Masjid, Dardpura Village and Rainawari Chowk. He is accompanied by a tailor, Char Chinar, who sells uniforms to both militants and the military soldiers. Vikram meets up with Aziza Abbas Ansari, and her mentor, Haji Sayyed Shah, and aspiring political leader, Aatif Hussain. And it is after these meetings that he will conclude who is behind the extremism in this beautiful yet 'most dangerous place on Earth'.

==Cast==
* [[Sanjay Dutt]] as Vikram Sabharwal / Gul
* [[Bipasha Basu]] as Aziza
* [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977)|Kunal Kapoor]] as Aatif
* [[Shernaz Patel]] as Parveena
* [[Aman Verma (actor)|Aman Verma]]
* [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]] as Rauf
* [[Vishwajeet Pradhan]] as Daljeet
* [[Vipin Sharma]] as Colonel Kapoor
* Yuri Suri as Pasha
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Haji
* [[Asif Basra]]
* [[Rajesh Khera]] as Parvez
* [[Murli Sharma]] as Dhruv Raina
* Jyoti Dogra as Badi Bi
* [[Denzil Smith]] as Brigadier Sharma
* Ehsaan Khan as S P Khan
* [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] as Peer Baba
* Harry Josh
* Vineet Sharma

==Production==
===Casting===
[[Karisma Kapoor]] was finalised to play the female lead, but she opted out at the last minute because she feared shooting in the troubled [[Kashmir valley]] where a significant part was going to be shot. [[Bipasha Basu]], [[Ameesha Patel]] and [[Sonam Kapoor]] were considered for the same role, and Basu was finalised to play the female lead.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2008090620080906024035718489f5617 |author=Vickey Lalwani |title=Darr! |newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |access-date=19 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223141331/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2008090620080906024035718489f5617 |archive-date=23 February 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Filming and post-production===
Filming began in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Kashmir]] on 25 October 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2008092120080921022705318ab4531c4 |author=Subhash K Jha |title=Safe sets? |newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |access-date=21 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322062037/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2008092120080921022705318ab4531c4 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead |author-link=Subhash K Jha }}</ref> During November 2008, Bipasha Basu left the shooting hours before Sanjay Dutt landed in [[Srinagar]] to start shooting with her — without informing the unit.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2008/11/10/12161/index.html |author=Subhash K Jha |title="We can't understand why Bipasha left the shoot suddenly" – Bunty Walia |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=10 November 2008}}</ref> They decided to shoot the action sequences in [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]] instead.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=200811162008111603455986673be3524 |author=Subhash K Jha |title=Come back, Guys! |newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |access-date=16 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322062051/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=200811162008111603455986673be3524 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After her abrupt departure, producer [[Bunty Walia]] and director Rahul Dholakia asked Basu to arrive on the set on 4 January 2009 and that they would cast [[Vidya Balan]] as a replacement in case she does not comply.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2008112620081126022241621521a146 |author=Vickey Lalwani |title=Will Bipasha lose out to Vidya? |newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |access-date=26 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322062105/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2008112620081126022241621521a146 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Basu then arrived on the specified date after security arrangements were tightened and explained that she got scared in Kashmir after the crowd gathering became uncontrollable.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2008113020081130021941759b81e170a |author=Runna Ashish Bhutda |title=Back to Kashmir! |newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |access-date=30 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322062125/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2008113020081130021941759b81e170a |archive-date=22 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/01/14/12427/index.html |author=Subhash K Jha |title=Bipasha returns to Kashmir for Lamhaa under tight security arrangements |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=14 January 2009}}</ref>

In May 2009, Rahul Dholakia collapsed on the sets and shooting was delayed up to 25 May after doctors advised Dholakia bed rest for one month.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=20090520200905200254188079d23b695 |author=Kunal M Shah |title=Stress-busted |newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |access-date=20 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322062139/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=20090520200905200254188079d23b695 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Eventually the entire film was shot in sets of Kashmir erected in [[Film City, Mumbai|Film City]], Mumbai, for which production designer [[Wasiq Khan]] brought in two truckloads of [[Platanus|chinar]] tree leaves from Kashmir.<ref>{{cite web|title=My fake slum toilet made people puke|work=[[Tehelka]]|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=hu100911fake.asp|volume=8|issue=36|date=10 September 2011|access-date=5 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212072658/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=hu100911fake.asp|archive-date=12 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
''Lamhaa'' received mixed reviews from critics.

Sukanya Verma of [[Rediff]] rated it 3/5 and said, "Ultimately, Lamhaa's relevance lies in its ability to give you an overview, even if it's a crammed one, about the ugliness of greed and intolerance through the example of Kashmir."<ref>{{cite web|last=Verma|first=Sukanya|title=Lamhaa: One of the Best Kashmir films so far|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/16/lamhaa-review.htm|publisher=Rediff|access-date=16 July 2010}}</ref> Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL rated it 3.5/5 and stated, "Very truly it does delve right into the primary problem. But this time, unlike most other movies made on the same subject, it does not stay on a superficial level."<ref>{{cite web|last=Parasara|first=Noyon Jyoti|title=Lamhaa – Movie Review|url=http://www.aol.in/bollywood-story/lamhaa-movie-review/989946|publisher=AOL India|access-date=16 July 2010}}</ref> [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of ''[[Times of India]]'' rated it 3.5/5 saying, "Lamhaa is a no-holds-barred look at the multi-layered turmoil in Kashmir, with so many real-life references that you end up with just one conclusion: now here's a real film about a real problem."<ref>{{cite news|last=Kazmi|first=Nikhat|title=Lamhaa: Movie Review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Lamhaa/moviereview/6172410.cms|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=16 July 2010|date=15 July 2010}}</ref>

Mayank Shekhar of the [[Hindustan Times]] rated it 2/5 and said, "It's not easy to make sense of Kashmir. It's harder still then to make sense of this film."<ref>{{cite news|last=Shekhar|first=Mayank|title=Review: ''Lamhaa''|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cinema-news/reviews/All-atmospherics-and-scattered-moments/Article1-572802.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018134401/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cinema-news/reviews/All-atmospherics-and-scattered-moments/Article1-572802.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=16 July 2010}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The songs featured in the film are given by [[Mithoon]] with lyrics by [[Sayeed Quadri]] and Amitabh Varma.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicaloud.com/2010/06/12/lamhaa-music-review/|title=Lamhaa – Music Review|date=12 June 2010|publisher=}}</ref>

===Track listing===
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Madno Re
| extra1 = Kshitij Tarey, [[Chinmayi]]
| music1 = [[Mithoon]]
| length1 = 8:26
| title2 = Main Kaun Hoon
| extra2 = [[Palash Sen]]
| music2 = Mithoon
| length2 = 7:12
| title3 = Rehmat Zara
| extra3 = [[Mithoon]], [[Mohammad Irfan Ali]]
| music3 = Mithoon
| length3 = 5:24
| title4 = Sajnaa
| extra4 = [[Mika Singh]], [[Chinmayi]]
| music4 = Mithoon
| length4 = 8:26
| title5 = Salaam Zindagi
| extra5 = [[Mohammad Irfan Ali]], Arun Daga, Saleem
| music5 = Mithoon
| length5 = 6:56
| title6 = Zameen O Aasmaan
| extra6 = Kshitij Tarey
| music6 = Mithoon
| length6 = 5:53
}}

==Controversy==
''Lamhaa'' was banned in [[Pakistan]] and all GCC countries like [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Qatar]], [[UAE]] and [[Oman]]. UAE National Media Council Censorship Board felt that the content of the movie is highly objectionable and controversial.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lamhaa banned in UAE for objectionable content|url=http://www.filmyfair.com/bollywood-news/lamhaa-banned-in-uae-for-objectionable-content/|publisher=FilmyFair|access-date=15 July 2010}}</ref>

Earlier, the film's screening was cancelled in Kashmir<ref>{{cite news|title=Lamhaa's Srinagar premiere cancelled|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/mirchmasala/Lamhaa-s-Srinagar-premiere-cancelled/Article1-568729.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713015058/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/mirchmasala/Lamhaa-s-Srinagar-premiere-cancelled/Article1-568729.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2010|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=7 July 2010}}</ref> amid the tense atmosphere.<ref>{{cite news|title=Protests in Kashmir as Lamhaa gears up for release|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/dresscircle/Protests-in-Kashmir-as-Lamhaa-gears-up-for-release/Article1-565829.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720134128/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/dresscircle/Protests-in-Kashmir-as-Lamhaa-gears-up-for-release/Article1-565829.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 July 2010|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=1 July 2010}}</ref> The producer didn't want to be insensitive to the sentiments of the Kashmiri people. The producer, Walia, commented, "There are no scenes that they want me to remove from the film. They have outrightly refused to screen Lamhaa. [...] This news has really dampened my spirits. The Middle East is a huge market for Bollywood movies these days, and we could suffer a huge setback because of this ban. There is definitely a lot of money at stake that could have been recovered from that region, but more than that, I am sad that the audience there can't see a film like 'Lamhaa'."<ref>{{cite web|title='Lamhaa' banned in Middle East: Bunty Walia|url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/bollywood/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4159402|publisher=MSN|access-date=18 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716213045/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/bollywood/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4159402|archive-date=16 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Indian censor board passed the movie with an A certificate after two edits were made.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bipasha Basu's film banned in Middle East|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/cinema/Bipasha-Basu-s-film-banned-in-Middle-East/Article1-572536.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208093248/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/cinema/Bipasha-Basu-s-film-banned-in-Middle-East/Article1-572536.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 February 2011|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=15 July 2010|author=Roshmila Bhattacharya}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award Ceremony
! Category
! Recipient
! Result
! Ref.(s)
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[3rd Mirchi Music Awards]]
| [[Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year|Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year]]
| [[Mohammed Irfan (singer)|Mohammed Irfan]] - "Salaam Zindagi"
| rowspan=2 {{nom}}
| rowspan=2 | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2010/hindi/nominees.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130070949/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2010/hindi/nominees.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-01-30|title=Nominees - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2010|date=2011-01-30|access-date=2018-09-30}}</ref>
|-
| Song representing Sufi tradition
| "Rehmat Zara"
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.lamhaa.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|1309561}}

{{Rahul Dholakia}}

[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2010 action thriller films]]
[[Category:2010 films]]
[[Category:Films set in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Films directed by Rahul Dholakia]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sanjoy Chowdhury]]
[[Category:Kashmir conflict in films]]
[[Category:Film controversies in the United Arab Emirates]]

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