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Guru
Credits
Producer/s:	Mani Ratnam & G. Srinivasan
Director:	Mani Ratnam
Cast:	Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Vidya Balan, Madhavan, Mithun Chakraborty & Mallika Sherawat
Music:	A. R. Rahman
Lyrics:	Gulzar

‘Guru’ is a rags to riches story told in Mani Ratnam’s inimitable style. This makes it a very inspiring film but it’s a commercial film with a few funny moments and where the hero is much larger than life. The film also has its share of emotional moments. The film starts well and drags post-interval but picks up in the last 15 minutes, particularly the climax.

Now for the story. In a small village in Gujarat, a young man, Gurukant Desai (Abhishek Bachchan) dreams of making it big some day. His father, the headmaster of the village school, and who had earlier failed in a business venture, tells him that dreams never come true. But Guru dares to dream. His dream takes him to Turkey and then Mumbai with his wife Sujata (Aishwarya Rai) and brother-in-law Jignesh (Arya Babbar).

Once in Mumbai, Guru realizes that the business world is a closed community ruled by a handful of rich and influential people who don't believe in giving opportunities to new players. Despite barriers, he starts a company called ‘Shakti Trading’ and climbs the ladder of success at a furious pace. This is what makes the film slightly superficial.

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