The main story of the film spans over a period 10 years, from 1992 to 2002 and includes references to Demolition of Babri Masjid, Bombay Riots, 1993 Bombay bombings, Kargil War, 9/11 attacks and Post-Godhra Riots.Mausam is the story of two lovers, Harinder Singh, known as Harry (Shahid Kapoor) and Aayat (Sonam Kapoor). Harry is a happy-go-lucky Punjabi guy, whereas Aayat is a Kashmiri girl. In 1992, the two meet and fall in love at Mallukot, Punjab, where Harrys family is from. But before they get to spend some time together, Aayat leaves for Mumbai with her uncle and aunt; and Harry joins the Indian Air Force.
In 1999, Harry, now a Squadron Leader meets Aayat in Scotland, where they get closer once again. However, before their marriage, the Kargil occupation happens in Kashmir, and Harry is called back to India to fight in the war, fate separating them once more. After this separation, they begin to long for each other. Harry paralyses his left arm during a special mission in the Tiger Hill. They both want to speak to each other but fate always brings them closer and then separates them again.
At the end, in Ahmedabad during post-Godhra riots, they finally find each other and decide to settle down with an orphan child rescued by Harry from the riot which also results in his arm cured, with a child of their own on the way.The film received positive reviews from critics, Shahid Kapoors performance was also very praised. Zee News bureau gave it 4 stars saying ‘Mausam' can be best described as a wonderful blend of offbeat and mainstream cinema which is full of charm, elegance and vivacity. Bollycurry gave the film 4 stars out of 5 praising Pankaj Kapurs direction and saying In his directorial debut, he tells an old-fashioned story of love, separation and reunion with flourishes and flashes of great cinema igniting what would in lesser hands, appear to be a trite tale of love gone frightfully cliched. Nikhat Kazmi of Times Of India rated it three out of five saying The film tries to strike a balance between art and mainstream cinema and succeeds partially.
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave it 3 stars out of 5. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4 stars out of 5, saying that,On the whole, Mausam is a slow movie! but praises the Shahid Kapoors performance saying Shahid gives his all to this role, submitting himself to his director-father to mould him the way he chooses to. It wont be erroneous to state that Shahid surpasses all his previous performances, including the one in Kaminey, with this film. The film also marks the coming of age of this actor. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN, was also not kind to Mausam.
He rated it 2 out of 5, saying, Director Pankaj Kapur infuses his story and his characters with a delicate, old-fashioned charm that is pleasing and quaint at first, but gets progressively exhausting when logic goes out of the window .
Director :
Pankaj Kapoor
Cast :
Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Anupam Kher
Genre :
Romance
Producer :
Madhu Mantena
Sheetal Vinod Talwar
Release Date :
2011-09-23
Running Time :
168 minutes
Music :
Pritam
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