Mohenjo Daro

Plot synopsis:
The film opens in 2016 B.C. with Sarman, a young man from the ancient village of Amri, who lost his parents when young. Sarman's uncle gives him an amulet that contains an inscription of a unicorn Sarman sees in his dreams. This animal is also the emblem of the city of Mohenjo Daro.
Arriving in Mohenjo Daro to sell his wares, Sarman learns that the city is ruled by the tyrant chief Maham and his wicked son Moonja. Maham proposes to impose an additional tax on the farmers, but Sarman leads the farmers to oppose the taxes so that their families don't starve. Sarman gains access to the upper city by showing his uncle’s amulet and falls in love with Chaani, daughter of the head priest of Mohenjo Daro. The head priest, strangely, appears to recognize him. Chaani reveals that she has been forcibly betrothed to Moonja. Maham realizes Sarman and Chaani love each other and that Sarman is the leader of the tax revolt. Realizing that the people are rallying behind him, Maham gives Sarman the Bakar-Zokhar challenge. Sarman proposes that if he wins, Chaani will be released from her engagement. It is accepted.
The head priest reveals to Sarman how Maham was expelled from Harappa for illegal trade with Sumerians. Maham entered Mohenjo Daro as a trader and quickly rose to become the trade chief. Maham had discovered that the mighty Sindhu river held vast gold deposits so he decided to dam the river and divert its course to mine the gold. The wise Senate Chief Srujan opposed this but Maham built the dam anyway and had Srujan framed and arrested for hoarding gold. Chaani's father and Durjan - Sarman’s uncle - were threatened by Maham to go against Srujan, and Srujan was killed. Maham then took his place as the new Senate Chief. The head priest then reveals that Sarman is Srujan’s son. It is now up to Sarman to purge the evil Maham.
Sarman faces the ferocious Tajik mountain cannibals Bakar and Zokhar in an arena before the city. After a vicious battle, he kills one of the cannibals but spares the other and the people of Mohenjo Daro surge even stronger behind him. Enraged, Maham urges Moonja to finish off Chaani and the priest. Moonja kills the priest but Sarman saves Chaani and kills Moonja.
Chaani exposes Maham’s plan to use the gold from the Sindhu to enrich himself and to smuggle in weapons from the West. All the chiefs now stand against Maham. The people elect Sarman as the new chief but Sarman suggests Mohenjo Daro needs a people’s government, not a chief. Sarman realizes that the dam will burst and the Sindhu River will flood the city. He rallies the people to lash boats together and form a floating bridge. They evacuate Mohenjo Daro and cross to the other side of the river. The dam collapses, and Maham, chained in the city square, is drowned. The once renowned Mohenjo Daro is no more. The survivors migrate to another river, which Sarman names Ganga.

Tags: romantic, revenge, murder, violence, flashback

Review:
Is this directed by the same director who directed the movies like Lagaan and Swades?This film is such a travesty that I hesitate to honor it by calling it a film (a student from one of the slow learners class could have written a much better story), and the acting is so bad that it could almost be mistaken for a spoof.
This could have been another masterpiece for Gowariker but it is a mess of a movie.Mohenjo Daro gets a D.Check out my video review of the film!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5yqOrZuYBA.
Mohenjo Daro, starring Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde is a period drama based on ancient Indian civilization, which the whole country feels proud about.
The movie showcases the life and day to day activities of ancient times and also revolves around a story of a peasant (Hrithik) who falls in love with a Princess (Pooja).
Director: Ashutosh GowarikarCast: Hrithik Roshan, Pooja Hegde Plot: Mohenjo Daro is set in 2016 BC and showcases ancient Indian civilization in all its glory.
Technicalities: Ashutosh Gowariker has a lot of experience when it comes to period drama films and has left no stone unturned when it comes to Mohenjo Daro.
Mohenjo Daro is a must watch for its breathtaking stunts, awesome visuals, melodious music, and power-packed performance of Hrithik Roshan!
Mohenjo Daro.Must watch movie who want to seen something visually special.
Hrithik has nailed it..enough have been said but this guy doesn't need any camp or CHAMCHAAS..Way to go HRITHIK proud to be Hrithikian.MOHENJO DARO has raise he level of action films.\ in terms of acting all have supported well.
first of all if you want to see new plot then this movie is not for you.I think this movie is like a pioneer and enjoyable if you watch with family or with friends.Story line : 5 (predictable) Picturisation : 8 (Good one because i think they succeeded in creating old historic time) Action: 7 better than other Bollywood movies which have stupid type action scenes.
Our history is what makes us special but Mohenjo Daro has just made history special.The movie takes you on an epic journey back in time to an untold story of love,rediscovering history like never before.
Mohenjo Daro is another one of those masterpieces that appears once in a blue moon only to leave the audience awed by its perfection in direction, passionate music, superb acting, vibrant cinematography, breath taking scenes, stunning costumes and all the other unmentioned achievements that will drive you to watch it over and over again.
It has portrayed the ancient world down to the detail showing the cultural diversities and the hardships of the poor without wasting a single shot and only a mastermind director like Ashutosh Gowariker could achieve such perfection.Mohenjo Datong boggles the mind touches the heart and is a must watch for the entire family as it's entertaining for people of all ages, the old and the young.
‪#‎MohenjoDaro‬ Remember the movie is from the director of Lagaan, Swades: We the People and Jodha Akbar and off course there is the great actor like Hrithik Roshan who Performed films like Lakshya, Guzaarish, ZNMD and KNPH What You gonna expect more.......
Mohenjodaro-The Movie is one of the greatest performance i ever seen in bollywood.....First watch the movie and then review...VFX is greatest one in this budget...Hollywood can't vfx like mohenjo daro in that low budget..loved hrithikjust enjoy the movie.
While returning from cinema hall you will surely get something hing to learn and you will become more curious to know about ancient Indian history and civilization.Thank you ashutosh govarikar giving treat of this movie.
I don't really watch that many Bollywood movies but I was looking forward to Mohenjo Daro since some time.
The story is good so it keeps you engaging throughout the movie and the background score is one of the best of Rehman's work...Hrithik's performance is the best in this movie , pooja hegde manages to do her role well and other actors also play their part really well.The battle scene after the interval is a visual treat and the performance of Hrithik in that particular scene is just pure brilliance ...Totally worth watching it in the theaters........👏👏 👏👏👏.
To be frank it was kind of expected after the trailer came out that Mohenjodaro wasn't going to be anything as special as "Lagaan"but still it was an Ashutosh Gowariker movie and possessed hugely talented Hrithik Roshan so I gave it a chance, little did I know what was being offered,believe me it is one of the worst movies ever made in Bollywood.How was this given a green signal and so much of fund is beyond my understanding.It is a colossal failure by Ashutosh Gowariker in every department be it direction, writing, screenplay or set design.Story is so bloody clichéd that watching it unfold is worse than watching paint dry,in fact its so clichéd that even Ashutosh Gowariker knew that there's no point working hard on the screenplay as it's an impossible task to make it interesting.
As this movie is not only based but even named after the real great historic city of Mohenjo Daro, thus it should have done at least some justice with the history which it did not!The film makers have taken advantage of the general ignorance of the people about the historic Mohenjo Daro specifically and that of the Great Indus Valley Civilization in general.
Would people not just Google up Mohenjo Daro and see that it stands erect in Pakistan to be visited by anyone who wants to see it?It was not only the shameful distortion of history that is despicable but while I see some people praising the music and sound effects of this film, I want to know that why on earth is A.R Rahman called an artists when he cant actually 'create' good music or sound effects.Whenever the face of Maham, the villain of this movie was shown the background sound of Buddhist monks chanting could be heard to supposedly produce a semi-frightening effect.
Making a captivating historical drama, despite being fully factually correct, requires a great deal of unlearning and relearning, which Ashutosh Gowariker could not dare to do much for 'Mohenjo Daro'.Making a film on 5000 years old Indus Valley Civilization, with scantly available research data, is a herculean task and it requires great labor and vision to make a compelling story out of it.
He also did not shy away from falling in the trap of traditional Bollywood winning formulas i.e. run-of-the-mill romance.The film is not a failure but the disappointments are too colossal to handle, especially when these come from the maker of films as great as 'Lagaan' and 'Swades'.Hirithik Roshan, however, shines in 'Mohenjo Daro'.
Sindhu Ma (Indus river) takes center stage in the story and a huge thumbs-up for that, as this was one most satisfying experience in the whole film especially for the history lovers.'Mohenjo Daro' is the first of its kind effort of making a film of this scale on the mysterious and very less known part of the human history.
Even the presence of the Greek God looking Hrithik Roshan couldn't save it falling down to the black hole.The movie had no solid story line it suddenly seemed to be an out an out Love story which turned to a revenge tale and merged to a Water- River- Dam tale.
Over all seems the Director was sure about the thing that he needed the name Mohenja Daro and that's it then he worked on his own imaginary facts to produce a movie which will boast taking you back 4000 years.Verdict : If you are a core fan of Hrithik Roshan like me go ahead invest your time who needs to see it to believe it !
Ashutosh Gowariker has again come up with an interesting theme, but too bad, the execution falls through.Sarman (Roshan) is an inquisitive farmer-cum-merchant who travels to the city of Mohenjo Daro to sell his yields against the wishes of his well-wishers.
Half way through the film, you will not feel like getting attached to the cinematic experience and the performance from the new actress will make you think that better actress already in the film industry could have done justice to the movie.
If you want a time passing humor movie with the dessert of Greek God looks like Hrithik Roshan who completely makes even boys drool over him.
Hence, the result shows nothing but a good cinematography.Storyline Rating: 2 Content: 2 Commercialization: 4 Entertainment: 2Acting Rating: 3 Hrithik Roshan: 4 Pooja Hegde: 2 Kabir Bedi: 2 Arunoday Singh: 3 Piyush Mishra: 3Direction Rating: 2Music Rating: 2Cinematography: 4Editing: 2.
And lest you thought they were not accessorised to the hilt in 2016 BC, perish it: the villainous chief wears a headgear of horns (the happily hamming Kabir Bedi, who carries it off with a raffish air) to an alarmingly tall crown of what looks like feathers, coins and shells sported by the leading lady (the debutant Pooja Hegde, who looks much better without, and may fare better in her next).In between is leading man Hrithik Roshan as poor indigo farmer Sarman, a resident of village Samri of the Sindh province, who has set his heart on going to neighbouring big town Mohenjo-daro.
That is where, he is convinced, lie his fate and fortune, and an animal with one horn.Right from the build-up, featuring what is meant to be a thrilling boat ride and a fight with a fake-looking crocodile, all the better to show off Hrithik's rippling chest and ripping valour, Mohenjo Daro is a plod, and a heavily borrowed one to boot: the entry into a forbidden town (which strongly reminds us of Baahubali), the romance with a pretty stranger, the rivalry with a muscle-bound fellow, the unravelling of dark secrets, the saving of a town from a beastly ruler—we've seen so many versions of it before.It beats me how so much time and effort can be spent on creating something meant to be jaw-dropping, but which leaves you sighing at the sheer waste of it all.
I had given it a well-deserved 10.'Swades' had been exceptional too and had gotten a 9 from me.'Mohenjo Daro', on the other hand - in spite of an amazing historical, nay, legendary, background, does not deliver at even half the intensity of 'Lagaan'.Hritik Roshan, for the most part, delivers the same excellent performance as he has since he started out with 'Kaho Na Pyar Hai'.
Even thought they did their best but it seems the director wasted a lot talent from the likes of Kabir Bedi and Hritik Roshan - these both are superb actors who would have done an exceptional job but were failed by a weak script and direction..
I am a huge fan of Ashutosh Gowariker and I love Hrithik Roshan but for a lot of reasons this movie was utter crap.
Sometimes I was confused whether this movie is a drama or a parody because some scenes and dialogues are just plain cheesy and laughable.Coming to the acting, Hrithik doesn't bring anything new to the role and that maybe due to the writing of his character.
He is simply superb as Maham.Arunoday singh has done a decent job as well.Pooja Hegde looked very beautiful in the movie and her acting is okay.Music is something that could have been better.
VFX in the climax is mind blowing.Overall movie like Mohenjo daro comes once in a lifetime.Critics be damned you can't afford to miss this movie at any cost.It has blockbuster written all over it.This is Ashutosh Gowariker's best movie till date.Two thumbs up..
there comes a time when someone or something creates an impact so hard it leaves its footprint in human history forever,Jesus Christ left such a foot print so we measure time before Christ and after him but but but people who made fun of historical inaccuracies of this movie do not have any idea what the director of this time changing movie means by 2016 B.C,he does not mean Before Christ..no sir,what he means by Bc is BC( i can not type the full word here),we call some of our friends BC,we refer to some of our relatives as Bc and we just utter BC whenever we are angry..got it?so what the director means is that this year 2016 has been a BC for him,get it?Now coming back to the movie,the plot is simple and basic that has been repeated in thousands of movies what differs is the Bc (get it?)the music might make some people question the existence of auditory organs and yes we will not discuss the harppan civilization.We will just stick to the BC only.on the acting front everyone plays their part as they are supposed to.hrithik roshan is same as well,he has got a limited set of expressions and acting skills equivalent to a piece of wood,I do not know the name of the actress that wears a garden on her head and dresses designed by ritukumar or manish malhotra of 2016 BC.(you know what I did there?)I am praying for those who watched this movie in cinema halls and even praised it here on IMDb,may God give them a nice set of brains this Christmas.We mortal beings do not have qualification required to review this classic so i will stop here.P.S Mr director congrats you are a Bc,hrithik you are a Bc (I find it awkward when men get excited to see hrithik bare chested rather than women) closeted gays may be?don't know,still hrithik you are a Bc please retire and to the audience who liked this movie:well..BC I forgot that plastic crocodile who jumped out of water lol may it rest in peace down there.
They respect True History.I thank sir Ashutosh Gowariker for creating movies like Mohendo Daro, Lagaan and my all time favorite Swades..
They could of just called it land of blah and it would be more like the movie...I mean Mohenjo Daro means city of dead...It's ancient cities which have a lot of history...
After Jodhaa Akbar, filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker has gone even further back in time for Hrithik's Mohenjo Daro.
Before reviews stated coming, i watched Mohenjo Daro at special public screening in multiplex in Pakistan on Thursday (One day before) worldwide release.When i watched the movie i was so confident that this movie will get praise and good word of mouth, because not only me, every individual in theater enjoyed the movie because of its tremendous cinematic presentation of Indus Valley civilization.Talking about the movie, as a general movie-goer, movie was entertaining and fast paced from start till end, the very first scene was jaw dropping and took audience attention and connected them with lead character 'Hrithik Roshan'aka Sarman.Apart from the visual appearance of world of MohenjoDaro and their people, the movie has a lot of scenes and action sequence which are so aggressive and well placed that audience really feel connected with the story like crocodile sequence, the big arena action packed sequence, the fight with Maham's son and the epic climax.Trust me, if it was labeled as a Hollywood movie, it would have been praised by everyone like they made hit Jurassic world critically and commercially but problem is that Asian audience feel themselves so much intelligent that they cannot even just appreciate the effort of production team which is to entertain people, and criticize illogically.Acting wise i was not expecting so much variation in Hrithik Roshan's character "Sarman", now i realized that this character was only made for Hrithik and he gave his career best performance.Kabir Bedi as Maham was a menacing strong antagonist.
Right from the beginning of the first look of the film "Mohenjo Daro" it started doing rounds in the mind of historians as well as the audience with its huge sets and some epic battle scenes.
Mohenjo Daro is an average movie with Impressive direction and a Bankable Star ,The weak point of this movie was the Plot ,It is the same old story told in the same old way .Total credits to the filmmakers for making this movie IF only it had a strong plot this movie would have been considered one of the best Indian films .The First half of the movie is a complete drag but if you are a fan of Hrithik and Asutosh Gowariker you would love it.The Second half of the movie is a letdown it is totally predictable You can easily guess what the next scene would be .The Ending was a highlight though.The star cast doesn't Disappoint Hrithik as as usual gives a good performance Pooja hedge Shines .The Villain was Non-threatening yet another weak point of this movie But still you can watch this if you are a hrithik fan..
The detailed set design will surely make time travel to that era, the acting was great, n why not when we have class actors like Hrithik, kabir bedi, Pooja Hedge is looking beautiful..
His acting was too rough and showed very unnecessary expressions that weren't needed.Direction and Cinematography- Ashutosh Gowariker is a good director but for this movie it's like saying action but with no cameras.
But Mohenjo-Daro is a movie with Bad script , Bad Acting , Bad Lyrics , Bad Music , Bad choreography , Bad Costume designs and above all , Bad Direction .
Mohenjo-daro, 100 out of 100 to Ashutosh Gowariker for the attempt to create a story in the ancient civilization.
Reasons you should watch this movie:1) Awesome work & story by Ashutosh Gowarikar2) Action scenes done by Hrithik3) Dance steps (perfectly new steps which you had never seen in any Bollywood movie before)4) Perfect imagination in terms of city, business/trading work, costumes (I guess nobody knows what they wear actually so ignore those people saying modern costumes are used)5) Pooja Hegde did well according to debut film in Bollywood6) Great Music as usual by A.
Mohenjo Daro is crucial for Hrithik and its director Ashutosh Gowariker.