Khauff
| Khauff | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | Sanjay Gupta |
| Written by | Anand Wardhan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Sanjay Gupta Sutanu Gupta |
| Story by | Sanjay Gupta |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | Sanjay Dutt Manisha Koirala |
| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | Dilip-Zafar Afaque Hussain |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
Production company | Vijay Tolani Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Khauff (translation: Fear) is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Sanjay Gupta, starring Sanjay Dutt and Manisha Koirala. It was a remake of the Hollywood film The Juror.
Plot[]
Neha witnesses the Mafia slaying of a police officer and is forced to give a confession to the police, putting her life in danger. Meanwhile, Neha falls in love with Vicky, aka Babu. However, she realizes Vicky is not really who he is and is just a killer hired to prevent her from testifying against the culprits. Than begins her uncertain life. In the end, Babu kills all the culprits, Neha kills Samrat, and himself is killed by Neha as he killed all her dear ones so that she can be alive. Before dying, Babu realises his mistake and says that he has done a good job, thus ending the fearful life which made her life a hell.[1]
Cast[]
- Sanjay Dutt as Babu
- Manisha Koirala as Neha Verma
- Sharad Kapoor as Inspector Arjun (as Sharad Kapoor)
- Simran as Ritu Pereira
- Mukesh Khanna as ACP Jaidev Singh
- Suresh Oberoi as Mr. Singhania
- Tinnu Anand as Advocate Bansal
- Jaspal Bhatti as Hawa Singh
- Farida Jalal as Mrs. Jaidev Singh
- Parmeet Sethi as Samrat Singhania
- Navin Nischol as Judge
- Daler Mehndi as Himself in Nach Baby
- Raveena Tandon as Herself in Nach Baby
Production[]
The film started production in 1997 but, due to various delays, was completed and released in 2000. Sunil Shetty was signed for Sharad Kapoor's role but opted out later. Sunny Deol was originally approached to play Sanjay Dutt's role but declined it as he told director Sanjay Gupta that his fans would not like him in a villain role. Rajat Bedi was signed for the film but was later replaced by Parmeet Sethi.
Music[]
All tracks were given by Anu Malik and one song from duo Sajid–Wajid for "Raja Ki Qaid Mein". The song "Kehte Hain Jo Log Ishq Walon Ko Samjhaaye (Jo Dil Rakhta Hai Wo Mauj)" was included in the film at a later stage. However, its sound track and further details are not available. The song was featured in the top 10 shows aired on television at that time.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nach Baby Nach Kudi" | Dev Kohli | Anu Malik | Daler Mehndi, Asha Bhosle | 7:28 |
| 2. | "Nateeja Hamari Mohabbat Ka" | Rahat Indori | Anu Malik | Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu | 6:41 |
| 3. | "Oh Gori Gori" | Mehboob | Anu Malik | Kumar Sanu | 6:10 |
| 4. | "Saiyan More Saiyan" | Rani Malik | Anu Malik | Alka Yagnik, Sapna Awasthi, Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan | 6:15 |
| 5. | "Raja Ki Qaid Mein" | Rani Malik | Sajid–Wajid | Jaspinder Narula, Sukhwinder Singh | 5:40 |
| 6. | "Hye Hye Ye Hawa" | Mehboob | Anu Malik | Anuradha Paudwal & Vinod Rathod | 7:21 |
| 7. | "Kehte Hain Jo Log Ishq Walon Ko Samjhaaye(Jo Dil Rakhta Hai Wo Mauj)" | Not Available | Not Available | Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 44:05 | ||||
References[]
- ^ Khauff, 2000 Khauff, Khauff Movie Online, Khauff Hindi Movie, Khauff Movie Details. Indopia.com (2011-05-03). Retrieved on 2013-04-30.
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