Love and nostalgia fill the air when Manoj meets his former lover, Neerja, who married another man. As they reminisce about the past, the two weave a web of lies regarding their present.
Release date: 24 December 2004 (India)
Director: Rituparno Ghosh
Adapted from: The Gift of the Magi
Music director: Debojyoti Mishra
Distributed by: SVF
Raincoat is a 2004 Indian drama film directed by Rituparno Ghosh, and starring Ajay Devgn and Aishwarya Rai. It tells the story of two lovers, separated by destiny, who meet again one day. This encounter allows each to realize the truth about the lives they are living. It is an adaptation of two short stories- Protihingsha (by Manoj Basu) and The Gift of the Magi (by O. Henry).
The shooting for the film was completed only in 16 days. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and Aishwarya Rai was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Manoj (Ajay Devgan) is a country man with very little money who lives in Bhagalpur has recently lost his job and ventures to start a business of his own. He goes to the city to see if he can arrange some money. While there, he stays with two friends, Alok and Sheela (Mouli Ganguly), who are very helpful in his desperate quest to find money. Alok makes some phone calls and writes a letter for him to send to his former classmates. The letter explains Manoj's plight, and asks for any money to spare. Manoj, ashamed, tells Alok to forget the letter and that he will go out the next day and ask for money personally.
