By IndiaFM News Bureau, April 11, 2003 - 17:28 IST
ARMAAN as the title suggests is a film about individual hopes and dreams and extent to which a son goes to fulfill his father's dreams.
The story is set against the backdrop of the hospital owned by Dr Sinha - a philanthropist who refuses to grow either cynical or indifferent, despite having to struggle with the harsh reality of death and disease, daily. His dream remains to run a state-of-the-art hospital in which patients may be given indiscriminate treatment.
Aakash, his son is an equally devoted doctor, who remains duty–bound to both his profession and his father.
Enter Soniya Kapoor, a rich arrogant young woman, who is used to getting things done her way. Beneath her veneer of defensive sensitivity however is an individual who has shades of compassion. However since Soniya belives that no one can ever truly love her for who she is, she decides that since Aakash is the man for her, she can latch on to him by literally 'buying' his love through financial agreement. The agreement states that on marrying Soniya, her father Gulshan will help finance the hospital project.
Aakash is thus faced with an emotional dilimma in which he is forced to choose between his love for fellow doctor, Neha and his duty towards fulfilling his father's dream.
The story leads to an unusual climax, in which each of the characters are forced to tread the fine line between extremes of duty, devotion and finally even emotional sanity. However, there is a resolution in which difficult choices must be made, keeping in mind everyone's best interests.
'ARMAAN' is a family drama that allows one to explore the intricacy of human relationships and exposes the velnerability of individuals in those relationships and choices made by them.
Does Aakash fulfill his final duty towards his father? Or does marry Neha instead?
Does he marry Soniya and forsake his love for Neha? Does he find the courage to pursue his own dreams? These are the questions that will be answered in the course of the film.
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