Humraaz

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Humraaz

Movie poster for Humraaz
Directed by Abbas Burmawalla
Mustan Burmawalla
Produced by Ganesh Jain
Ratan Jain
Written by Shiraz Ahmed
Shyam Goel
Starring Amisha Patel
Akshaye Khanna
Bobby Deol
Johnny Lever
Music by Himesh Reshammiya
Adesh Shrivastava
Cinematography Ravi Yadav
Editing by Hussain A. Burmawala
Release date(s) Flag of United Kingdom July 5, 2002
Flag of IndiaJuly 26, 2002
Running time 173 min
Language Hindi
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Humraaz (Devnagari: हमराज़) is a Bollywood film released on July 5, 2002. It is directed by the brothers duo Abbas Burmawalla and Mustan Burmawalla, well known for their suspense movies. The movie stars Amisha Patel, Akshaye Khanna, and Bobby Deol. It is based on the Hollywood film A Perfect Murder.

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[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Karan and Priya,(Akshaye Khanna and Amisha Patel) madly in love, are the lead pair of a dance troupe. They land a gig on a cruise ship (destined for Malaysia) owned buy a rich businessman named Raj Singhania.(Bobby Deol) Raj meets Priya on the cruise and is attracted to her at first sight. Raj does not know that Priya and Karan are in love. Raj quickly falls for Priya and she is totally swept off her feet. While Karan is unaware, Raj continues to romance and woo Priya. Eventually Raj proposes to Priya and she eagerly agrees to marry him.

Priya (Amisha Patel)
Priya (Amisha Patel)

Then right before the interval Priya and Karan both show their true colours. The story takes a twist when we find out that Priya and Karan have been scheming and plotting all along to take Raj's money. And so begins a treacherous love triangle, where greed, ambition and love cause turmoil in the lives of Priya, Raj, and Karan.

Priya eventually marries Raj and continues to plot with Karan to get hold of the fortune. Then, unexpectedly, desires arise within Priya and she starts to develop feelings for Raj. Raj eventually finds out about her treachery but forgives her and the climax is when Raj attacks Karan.

Raj (Bobby Deol) and Karan (Akshaye Khanna)
Raj (Bobby Deol) and Karan (Akshaye Khanna)
Spoilers end here.

[edit] Awards

  • Winner: IIFA Award for Best Performance In Negative Role:

Akshaye Khanna

  • Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actor:

Bobby Deol

  • Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actress:

Amisha Patel

  • Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Performance In Negative Role:

Akshaye Khanna

  • Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Performance In Comic Role:

Johnny Lever

  • Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer:

K K

  • Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer:

Kumar Sanu

  • Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer:

Alka Yagnik

  • Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Music:

Himesh Reshammiya

[edit] Cast

Dinesh Hingoo...... Rustom

  • Roshan Tirandaaz
  • Jeetu Verma
  • Firoze Irani...... Guest Appearance
  • Dilip Joshi...... Guest Appearance
  • Prithvi
  • Sudhir
  • Sheila Sharma
  • Shabnam Kapoor


[edit] Crew

  • Banner: Venus Records & Tapes Pvt. Ltd.
  • Producer: Ganesh Jain, Ratan Jain
  • Directors: Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla
  • Music: Himesh Reshammiya
  • Lyrics: Sudhakar Sharma
  • Cinematography: Ravi Yadav
  • Editor: Hussain Burmawala
  • Choreography: Raju Khan
  • Screenplay: Shyam Goel, Shiraz Ahmed
  • Story/Writers/Dialogue: Shyam Goel, Shiraz Ahmed
  • Action: Moses, Shyam Kaushal