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| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Ram Gopal Varma |
| Written by | Nilesh Girkar Puneet Gandhi |
| Starring | Nitin Kumar Reddy Priyanka Kothari Gautam Rode |
| Music by | Imran Bapi Tutul |
| Cinematography | Surjodeep Ghosh |
| Editing by | Nipun Gupta |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 7 August 2009 |
| Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi Telugu |
Agyaat (Hindi: अज्ञात) is a Bollywood horror film by Ram Gopal Varma starring Nitin Kumar Reddy, Gautam Rode, and Priyanka Kothari.[1][2] The film was released on August 7, 2009.[3] It was dubbed and released simultaneously in Telugu as Adavi. The film is a remake of the 1999 American horror film The Blair Witch Project
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A film unit goes for a shoot in a forest. While waiting for a replacement part, they venture even deeper into the forest where they get lost and begin to die at the hands of something unknown.
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
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| Jai Shiv Bum Shambu | Runa Rizvi & Bonnie Chakraborty | 5:06 | Song starring Gautam Rode and Priyanka Kothari |
| Kiss U Day And Night | Bhaven, Banjotsana & Earl | 4:34 | Song starring Nitin Kumar Reddy and Priyanka Kothari |
| Koobsurat | Shweta Pandit & Vickeey B. Joshi | 4:41 | Song starring Nitin Kumar Reddy and Priyanka Kothari (Not included in the film) |
| Sunsakte Ho | Shweta Pandit | 3:49 | Background piece |
| Jungle Jugle | Jankee & Imran | 3:43 | Promotional Song starring Priyanka Kothari |
| Na Koi | Keka Ghoshal & Bapi Tutul | 3:50 | Background piece |
| Kiss Mix | Bhaven, Banjotsana, Earl & Jankee | 3:43 | Remix |
Upon release, the film has met with mixed reviews. Mihir Fadnavis of India.com, who gave the film 1 and a half star out of 5, noted that "There's no way Agyaat isn't a major career embarrassment for director Ram Gopal Varma, and a possible career stopper for Nisha Kothari."
Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave 2/5 (Average) for director Ramgopal Varma's Agyaat; Masand states "At a time when special effects and digital tricks can be used to create just about anything, here's a reminder that what really scares us is the stuff we can't see".[4]
Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India gave 2/5 and noted "It neither thrills nor chills with its repetitive running-for-life sequences and its absolutely infuriating end which offers no explanation whatsoever for the scurrying and screaming".[5]
Subhash K Jha (IBOS) gave 2.5/5 noting "Jungle fever has never been more contagious. Every corner of the Sri Lankan jungle as shot with mesmeric skill by the cinematographer Surjodeep Ghosh is filled with danger.".[6]
Taran Adarsh gave this movie a rating of 3/5 saying "Ramgopal Varma thinks differently. This time too, the maverick film-maker defies the stereotype and takes to the dense forests of Sri Lanka to meet an 'unknown' force" and explains further "But let's clear the misconception at the very start. Agyaat is no supernatural thriller (like Phoonk) or a horror fest (like Bhoot). This one's more of an adventure thriller that doesn't scare you at all, but makes you a participant in a pulse-pounding journey".[7]