Moulin Rouge

Starring Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman, this musical was about a love story in a Bohemian village around 1900.
Ewan is a British man in search of truth, freedom and everything Bohemian and he believes in love. He leaves comforts of his home to a Bohemian village in France. As he sits in his rental room to write a story, a crashing artiste from the roof changes his daily activities in the city. He is now involved in a play and needs to charm a lady, Nicole, from Moulin Rouge - a bar of those times - to be the leading lady in his play.
Nicole believes Ewan to be a duke, who would fund her dreams to becoming an actress, because of a minor mix-up. By the time, the mistake could be rectified, a crazy turn of activities brings the duke to fund the play and Nicole to be part of the play, with Moulin Rouge being transformed to a theatre.
Ewan makes Nicole believe and fall in love. They continue their affair under cover. It comes to light and Moulin Rouge's manager forces her to end it. Nicole falls unconscious and the manager and Nicole's caretaker find out that she is dying. But they hide the truth.
During the rehearsals of the play, duke has suspicions of the affair and when he gets a confirmation, he threatens to kill Ewan. Nicole, not having a choice, tries to end the affair. Ewan, heartbroken, shows up on the day of the play on the stage. Nicole, unable to bear the torment, tells of her love and they unite backstage, only to be separated by Nicole's death. She asks him to write a story, which he does, during his mourning.
Interesting special effects and story was set in India, with a maharaja!! I couldn't figure out why Bohemian people would turn to Indian culture and Indian artifacts around them. If anything, Indian culture was probably most conservative and mysterious, at the time when they have set the story. Also the 'chamma chamma' song is totally not 1900! The movie was OK as a musical. Although I would have liked it better, if it had been just the story. Definitely a good one, worth the watch.