Dushman (1998 film)

Dushman
Dushman
	Poster
Directed by	Tanuja Chandra
Written by	Mahesh Bhatt (screenplay) ; Sachin Bhowmick (story) ; Girish Dhamija (dialogue)
Produced by	Mukesh Bhatt ; Pooja Bhatt
Starring	Kajol; Sanjay Dutt ; Ashutosh Rana
Cinematography	Nirmal Jani
Edited by	Waman B. Bhosle
Music by	Uttam Singh
Release date	29 May 1998;
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹4 crore (equivalent to ₹15 crore or US$2.0 million in 2019)
Box office	₹23.7 crore (equivalent to ₹86 crore or US$12 million in 2019)

Dushman (translation: Enemy) is a 1998 Indian Hindi psychological thriller film starring Kajol, Sanjay Dutt and Ashutosh Rana in lead roles. The film is directed by Tanuja Chandra and produced by Mukesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt. The film was well received by critics and was a hit at the box office and was the seventh highest grossing Hindi film of 1998, winning lead actress Kajol, who was seen in the double role of twin sisters multiple awards.

The film is a remake of Hollywood film Eye for an Eye.^[1]

Plot[]

Sonia and Naina Sehgal (Kajol) are twins. Though identical, they couldn't be more different, with Sonia being outgoing and extroverted, and Naina being shy and introverted. In a parallel storyline, the police are hunting for a sadistic killer and rapist, Gokul Pandit (Ashutosh Rana).

Tragedy strikes the Sehgal household when Gokul rapes and brutally kills Sonia. After a police investigation, Gokul is caught but declared innocent as Sunanda, one of the main witnesses (and Gokul's fiancé) gives a false statement in court. Naina is distraught and vows to hunt down Gokul. Gokul soon goes after Naina and she realizes she needs help to overcome her fear of Gokul. With revenge in her mind, she meets Suraj Singh Rathod (Sanjay Dutt), a blind military veteran, who helps her to rid her fear of Gokul. While Suraj trains Naina, they develop feelings for each other.

One day - after an argument - Suraj refuses to meet Naina and she decides to go after Gokul all by herself, who kidnaps Naina's younger sister (Dia) from school in order to scare Naina. Naina's mother consequently decides to leave for Nainital immediately as her daughter's life is at risk. However, Naina cannot control her hatred and wanted to avenge her sister at any cost. Naina lays a trap for Gokul and tries to kill him but Gokul ties her up and tries to rape her like her sister. Suraj arrives at her house and fights Gokul but ends up being stabbed. Naina manages to get free and fatally shoot Gokul.

Suraj recovers from his injuries and decides to go away from Naina, but she realizes that she loves him and cannot live without him. The movie ends with Naina and Suraj getting together at the airport where Suraj was about to leave the city.

Cast[]

Kajol (in a dual role) as Naina & Sonia Sehgal
Sanjay Dutt as Major Suraj Singh Rathod
Ashutosh Rana as Gokul Pandit
Jas Arora as Kabir Singh Rathod
Tanvi Azmi as Mrs. Poornima Sehgal
Pramod Muthu as ACP Santosh Singh Sehgal
Kunal Khemu as Bheem Bahadur Singh
Pratima Kazmi as prosecuting attorney
Anupam Shyam as Inspector Dubey
Vani Tripathi as Sunanda Tripathi
Amardeep Jha as Jaya
Rahul Singh as taxi driver

Soundtrack[]

The music for the film was composed by Uttam Singh and Anand Bakshi penned the lyrics.

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Chitthi Na Koi Sandes" (Male)	Jagjit Singh
2	"Aawaz Do Hamko"	Lata Mangeshkar & Udit Narayan
3	"Pyar Ko Ho Jane Do"	Lata Mangeshkar & Kumar Sanu
4	"Aawaz Do Hamko" (Sad)	Lata Mangeshkar & Udit Narayan
5	"Chitthi Na Koi Sandes" (Female)	Lata Mangeshkar
6	"Tuna Tuna"	Shankar Mahadevan

Awards and nominations[]

Award	Date^[a]	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Filmfare Awards	21 January 1999	Best Actress	Kajol	Nominated	^[2]
		Best Supporting Actress	Tanvi Azmi	Nominated
		Best Performance in a Negative Role	Ashutosh Rana	Won
Screen Awards	16 January 1999	Best Actress	Kajol	Won	^[3] ^[4]
		Best Actor in a Negative Role	Ashutosh Rana	Won
		Best Debut as a Technician	Tanuja Chandra	Won

Notes[]

^ Linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References[]

^ Rediff On The NeT, Movies: 'I don't like making namby-pamby pictures.'
^ "'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' wins all top Filmfare honors". India Abroad. 26 February 1999. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2020. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
^ Express News Service (5 January 1999). "Nominations for Screen-Videocon awards announced". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
^ "Award winners". The Indian Express. 1999. Archived from the original on 22 October 1999. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

External links[]

Dushman at IMDb

[2] Linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

[1] Rediff On The NeT, Movies: 'I don't like making namby-pamby pictures.'

[3] "'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' wins all top Filmfare honors". India Abroad. 26 February 1999. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2020. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)

[4] Express News Service (5 January 1999). "Nominations for Screen-Videocon awards announced". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[5] "Award winners". The Indian Express. 1999. Archived from the original on 22 October 1999. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

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