Darna Mana Hai

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Darna Mana Hai

Movie poster for Darna Mana Hai
Directed by Behan Chod
Produced by Ram Gopal Varma,
Taufiq Ahmed
Written by Atul Sabharwal,
Rajnish Thakur,
Abbas Tyrewala
Starring Saif Ali Khan,
Nana Patekar,
Vivek Oberoi,
Boman Irani,
Sanjay Kapoor,
Shilpa Shetty,
Sohail Khan,
Antara Mali,
Sameera Reddy,
Rajpal Yadav,
Aaftab Shivdasani,
Isha Koppikar,
Peeya Rai Chowdhary,
Revathi,
Raghuvir Yadav
Music by Salim Merchant,
Suleman Merchant
Cinematography Vishal Sinha
Distributed by K Sera Sera Productions
Release date(s) July 25, 2003
Language Hindi
IMDb profile

Darna Mana Hai (Hindi: डरना मना है, Urdu: ڈرنا منع ہے) is a Bollywood production, released on July 25, 2003. It was considered a unique and innovative attempt by (joint) producer Ram Gopal Varma and director Prawal Raman to provide Indian audiences with a horror film, but is based on the popular American TV-series Are You Afraid of the Dark?. It stars a host of Bollywood celebrities including Vivek Oberoi, Saif Ali Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Nana Patekar, Sohail Khan, and more.

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[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Saif Ali Khan as featured in the film
Saif Ali Khan as featured in the film

Six stories. One ending.

Darna Mana Hai interweaves six stories into one film. Six friends get stuck in the middle of a forest when their car breaks down, and they find refuge in an abandoned house. To keep each other amused, they tell each other horror and supernatural stories that they have heard over a bonfire.

[edit] Story 1

The first story is about a married couple (Sohail Khan and Antara Mali) who get stuck in the middle of a forest.

[edit] Story 2

The second story involves a photographer (Saif Ali Khan) who checks into an inn while he is on his way to Mumbai. The owner-housekeeper-manager (Boman Irani) is a strange and eccentric man.

[edit] Story 3

The third story is that of a school teacher (Raghuvir Yadav) who confronts a strange student who is always punished for not completing her homework. Then, suddenly she becomes a bright student and starts doing her homework regulary. This sudden change invokes a strange behaviour in the school teacher who happens to had murdered his classmate when they were in school. The teacher eventually looses his sanity.

[edit] Story 4

The fourth story revolves around a housewife (Shilpa Shetty) who buys "mysterious" apples from a strange vendor (Rajpal Yadav).

[edit] Story 5

In the fifth story, an elder man (Nana Patekar) gets a lift outside a cemetery from a vibrant, young man (Vivek Oberoi). The older man tries to scare the younger into believing that he is a ghost, but the younger man turns out to be a ghost himself, and the older man dies gaping in shock.

[edit] Story 6

The sixth and final story is about a young student (Aftab Shivdasani) who contemplates committing suicide, and is then blessed with extraordinary abilities. These six stories are depicted throughout the film and form the premise of Darna Mana Hai. [1][2]

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Box Office

The film, which opened in mid-2003, opened to an average response, but the box office figures declined rapidly after bad reviews and negative word-of-mouth. Domestically it earned $132,348. Although it was acclaimed for its daring and unique plot, DMH received a flop status [3].

[edit] Cast

[edit] Crew

  • Director: Prawaal Raman
  • Producer: Ram Gopal Varma
  • Production House: K Sera Sera, Varma Corporation Ltd.
  • Cinematography: Vishal Sinha
  • Action: Allan Amin
  • Art: Sunil Nigvekar
  • Editor: Amit Parmar, Nipun Gupta
  • Screenplay: Atul Sabharwal, Abbas Tyrewala
  • Dialogue: Atul Sabharwal, Abbas Tyrewala
  • Story/Writer: Atul Sabharwal, Abbas Tyrewala, Rajneesh Thakur
  • Music: Salim Suleiman

[edit] Trivia

  • In April 2006, Ram Gopal Varma released a "sequel" of sorts, titled Darna Zaroori Hai, which also flopped despite its admirable star cast including Amitabh Bachchan

[edit] External links

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