ghajini, why the name?
I wonder if anyone understands the relevance of the name ghajini for this movie,can you think of something other for this disaster?
comment is welcome
Sourav Bhattacharya
Ghajini was the name of the villian, the guy who killed his girlfriend Kalpana. Revenge becomes the singular focus of our protagonist, hence the name.
But Ghajini was also a character in Indian history. A man known for his ruthless and plundering of wealth in central Asia several centuries ago - Afghanistan to northern India (including what's now Pakistan).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_of_Ghazni
It is a reference to the Afghan ruler/invader Mohammad Ghazini.
It is used in Tamil as a slang for people who are stubborn and go to any lengths to get to their goal. It was a reference to the hero in the Tamil version. They wanted to keep the name, so they named the villain Ghajini in the Hindi version.