Aashayein (2010)
Prepare for Life
120 min
The story revolves around Rahul Singh (John Abraham), a compulsive gambler who wins Rs. 20 million from a bet and throws a party to celebrate. Everyone has a good time drinking and partying till late night during which Rahul proposes to Nafisa (Sonal Sehgal). He announces their engagement to all present, then collapses on the floor. In hospital, he learns that he has only 90 days to live. Wanting to make the most of his last days, he leaves everything behind and moves into a soothing hospice. The inmates he meets change his outlook on life. As his relationships grow with each one of them, Rahul tries to rise above his own needs and live life to the fullest, learning from the courage of those around him.
- Release date
- August 27, 2010
- Country of origin
- India
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Trailer
Cast
- John Abraham as Rahul Sharma
- Sonal Sehgal as Nafisa
- Anaitha Nair as Padma
- Prateeksha Lonkar as Sister Grace
- Girish Karnad as G. Parthasarthi
- Farida Jalal as Madhu
- Ashwin Chitale as Govinda
- Sonali Sachdev
- Shreyas Talpade
- Nagesh Kukunoor as Rao
- Elahe Hiptoola
- Vikram Inamdar as Xavier
- John Abraham as Bhaskar Suryanarayan
- Anaitha Nair as Bangal Alavelu Padmavati
- Vipin Bhali as Hassan
- Poonam Chitale as Govinda's Mother
- Arjun Dhanraj as Molotov Cocktail Band
Crew
- Nagesh Kukunoor · Director
- Nagesh Kukunoor · Writer
- Shailendra Singh · Producer
- Pritam Chakraborty · Composer
- Salim Merchant · Composer
- Sudeep Chatterjee · Cinematographer
- Apurva Asrani · Editor
- Sanjib Datta · Editor
- Devika Bahudhanam · Production designer
- Sunil Nigvekar · Production designer