SHABD Directed by: Leena Bajaj Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Aishwarya Rai, Zayed Khan UK Release 2005

Writers down the ages have always prided their skills to be superior to any warrior's. The written word is and has been one of the most potent weapons man has ever created. What happens when a writer thinks he can wield the power of the word to create or rather conquer reality.

Shabd is the story of Shaukat, a gifted writer, who's reeling from the critical failure of his last novel. Shabd is the story of Antara, a reticent, sensitive professor, Shaukat's wife. And Shabd is the story of Yash, a man who's impossible not to fall in love with.

A gifted author, Shaukat finds himself battling the very words he once lorded over. Stunned by the failure of his second novel. Shaukat will put anything at stake to regain his grip on reality and the written word. Even his love. Sanjay Dutt is Shaukat Vashisht.

Antara is a professor of fashion technology. She loves Shaukat unquestionably. Overawed and often overshadowed by Shaukat and his words, she embarks on a tumultuous journey of love, when she must learn to express it, redefine it and more importantly, choose it. Aishwarya Rai is Antara Vashisht.

Yash is a professor of photography. He is love, laughter and sunshine. He has no shadows from the past and no promises for the future. Yash is love. Here and now. Zayed Khan is Yash.