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Mausam (English: Season) is an upcoming Hindi language film directed and written by Pankaj Kapoor under the Vistaar Religare Film Fund banner.The film stars Shahid Kapoor opposite Sonam Kapoor along with Pankaj Kapoor. The film will mark the first time thatShahid Kapoor has been in a film opposite his father Pankaj Kapoor. It is also Pankaj Kapoor's directorial debut film. The film is slated for release on September 16, 2011. The film will be first premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival with the whole cast and crew.

Premise

Mausam focuses on the life of two lovers, a Punjabi boy, Harry (Shahid Kapoor), and a Kashmir girl, Aayat (Sonam Kapoor), who fall in love after the two start seeing each other in Punjab. After Aayat is taken away by her family, Harry goes through life as an Air Force Lt. Cap, while waiting for Aayat to come back. After no sign of Aayat for many years, Harry visits Kashmir to see Aayat on a mission, and express his love to her, to keep their love story continued.

Cast

• Shahid Kapoor as Lt. Cap. Harinder Singh (Harry)
• Sonam Kapoor as Aayat
• Pankaj Kapoor
• Anupam Kher
• Supriya Pathak
• Manoj Pahwa

[edit]Production

The film was shot in Nepal, Edinburgh, Switzerland,Gwalior and Agra . Some of the night scenes were shot at ND Studios, where the streets of Scotland were re-created, after which they shot for a day at Film City. During shooting, Shahid Kapoor fell from a giant wheel, though not from a great height. He was taken to the doctor immediately and was advised two days of rest.^[3] Shooting resumed on May 20, 2011 and went on until May 25, 2011. The cast and crew left for Switzerland around 24 April 2011 for their last schedule. The film features Shahid Kapoor in four different looks for the four different seasons of a year. The trailer was launched on July 11, 2011.

[edit]Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Pritam while the lyrics are penned by Irshad Kamil.

[edit]Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aag Lage Uss Aag Ko"	Karsan Sargathia	3:13
2.	"Ik Tu Hi Tu Hi"	Hans Raj Hans	7:13
3.	"Mallo Milli"	Tochi Raina	3:42
4.	"Mallo Milli - 1"	Lehmber Hussainpuri, Hard Kaur	3:43
5.	"Poore Se Zara Sa Kam Hai"	Rashid Khan	3:48
6.	"Rabba Main Toh Mar Gaya Oye"	Shahid Mallya	4:13
7.	"Rabba Main Toh Mar Gaya Oye - 1"	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	4:43
8.	"Sajh Dhaj Ke"	Mika Singh, Pankaj Kapoor	4:54
9.	"Ik Tu Hi Tu Hi" (Mehfil Mix)	Wadali Brothers	5:53
10.	"Ik Tu Hi Tu Hi" (Reprise)	Shahid Mallya	6:21
11.	"Mallo Milli" (Remix)	Tochi Raina	4:49
12.	"Sajh Dhaj Ke" (Club Mix Tiger Style)	Mika Singh, Pankaj Kapoor	4:56
13.	"Sajh Dhaj Ke" (Desi Mix Tiger Style)	Mika Singh, Pankaj Kapoor	4:55

[edit]Reception

The album received all over positive reviews from critics. Joginder Tuteja from Bollywood Hungama gave it 4 out of 5 stars and said: "Mausam is a fantastic album and has all the ingredients that make for a popular soundtrack. While 'Sajh Dhaj Ke' and 'Mallo Malli' are the pick of the lot when it comes to instant chartbusters in the making, 'Rabba Main Toh Mar Gaya Oye' and 'Ik Tu Hi Tu Hi' are good enough to enjoy a rather extended shelf life. Just pick this one up!"^[4] Planet Bollywood stated: "The soundtrack of Mausam came with humungous expectations and ends up fulfilling the expectations of not just music connoisseurs, but also the lovers of pumped up and universally appealing music. (...) Overall the album is strongly recommended for adding to your music collection as soon as possible!"^[5] Rumnique Nannar of Bollyspice gave it 4 out of 5 stars, stating: The soundtrack to Mausam is one of the best Pritam soundtracks in a long while and hits back at all his detractors by showing what he is capable of. The soundtrack mixes both music the masses will love and music connoisseurs too; in short, it is a glorious return for Pritam! There is no real sore track in this album as the situational tracks are equally created with care, there is something for everyone to love on this album. An absolute must listen."^[6]

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