| Kasoor | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vikram Bhatt |
| Produced by | Mukesh Bhatt |
| Written by | Mahesh Bhatt Girish Dhamija |
| Starring | Aftab Shivdasani Lisa Ray Divya Dutta Apurva Agnihotri Irrfan Khan Ashutosh Rana |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan |
| Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt |
| Editing by | Amit Saxena |
| Release date(s) | February 2, 2001 |
| Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kasoor is a 2001 Bollywood suspense thriller film. The film, produced under Mukesh Bhatt's Vishesh Entertainment Ltd. is directed by Vikram Bhatt and features Aftab Shivdasani in his second Bollywood appearance and Lisa Ray in her Bollywood debut.[1] Ray's voice was dubbed by Divya Dutta.[2] The film also stars Apoorva Agnihotri, Irrfan Khan and Ashutosh Rana in supporting roles. It was released on 2 February 2001.[3] Aftab's voice was dubbed by Vikram Bhatt.
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The film starts with the murder of Priti Saxena (Divya Dutta), wife of Shekhar Saxena (Aftab Shivdasani), a well-known journalist. Inspector Lokhande (Ashutosh Rana) investigates the case and accuses Shekhar of the murder, saying he has enough evidences to arrest him. Upon getting bail from the court, Shekhar's lawyer tells him that he will not be able to fight his case because he is a corporate lawyer. He asks him to contact Simran Bhargav (Lisa Ray), who is a criminal lawyer to fight his case.
Shekhar goes to Simran's house to convince her to take his case. Simran tells Shekhar that she’ll defend him only if she is convinced that he is innocent. Simran is also battling her inner demons over a case in which she got a man convicted for crime he had not committed. Her guilt increases when she learns that the innocent guy had committed suicide in custody.
While representing Shekhar, whom she considers innocent, Simran falls in love with him — a part of Shekhar’s plan to win her trust. Shekhar lures Simran to his bed and they end up getting intimate. After the court declares Shekhar innocent, Simran spends the night at his house. The next morning, while opening his closet, she finds a typewriter hidden between sheets.
The significance of this typewriter is that there have been typed, 'crank' letters sent to her office, leaving little clues that point the finger to the swimming coach (Vishwajeet Pradhan), who had an affair with Shekhar’s wife. The typed letters all have a flyaway 't' on them.
Simran then comes to know that Shekhar is the real murderer. She leaves for the police station to give the typewriter she has found. Shekhar realizes this and is on the prowl to claim his next victim. At the end, Simran kills Shekhar in an attempt of self-defense.
The film's music is composed by Nadeem-Shravan with lyrics by Sameer. The significant tracks in the album include Kitni Bechain Hoke, Zindagi Ban Gaye Ho Tum and Dil Mera Tod Diya. The background score is given by Daboo Malik while the cinematography is performed by Pravin Bhatt. The playback singers include Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu.
| Track # | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitni Bechain Hoke | Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik | 07:25 |
| 2 | Koi To Saathi Chaahiye | Kumar Sanu | 05:32 |
| 3 | Zindagi Ban Gaye Ho Tum | Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik | 05:35 |
| 4 | Dil Mera Tod Diya | Alka Yagnik | 05:07 |
| 5 | Kal Raat Ho Gayi | Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik | 07:32 |
| 6 | Mohabbat Ho Na Jaye | Alka Yagnik & Kumar Sanu | 06:35 |
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama praised the performance of the lead cast saying, "Kasoor scores the most in that one important department - performances. Credit for this must go primarily to the two principal performers - Aftab Shivdasani and Lisa Ray - who come up with proficient performances."[4] Aparajita Saha of Rediff stated, "this is a film that attempted an intriguing premise but failed when it didn't fully explore that very premise and take it to its logical and rightful conclusion."[5]
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