Humraaz

Humraaz (transl.Confidant) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller directed by the duo Abbas-Mustan. Released on 5 July 2002, it stars Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna and Amisha Patel. The film is loosely based on the 1998 film A Perfect Murder.

Humraaz
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbbas-Mustan
Produced byGanesh Jain
Ratan Jain
Champak Jain
Written byShiraz Ahmed
Shyam Goel
StarringBobby Deol
Akshaye Khanna
Amisha Patel
Narrated byAnil Kapoor
Uday Chopra
Music byHimesh Reshammiya
CinematographyRavi Yadav
Edited byHussain A. Burmawala
Distributed byVenus Movies
Release date
  • 5 July 2002 (2002-07-05)
Running time
174 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹150 million[1] Note: figure contains print and advertising costs
Box office₹297 million[2]

Plot

While leading a dance troupe, Karan and Priya fall in love and participate in a dance audition and the winner would get the chance of performing on the luxurious Singhania cruise owned by rich businessman Raj Singhania. Jojo Fernandes leader of another troupe wins by cheating in the competition. Soon Karan beats up Jojo and accidentally kills him and gets selected to perform. Raj meets Priya at the deck and eventually falls in love with her and proposes her. It is revealed that Priya and Karan have been scheming to have Raj wed her to get his money.

Meanwhile, another dancer named Harry from the troupe gets wind of their plot and starts to blackmail Karan to give him money or else he will tell Raj about the plan and tell the police about the death of Jojo Fernandes.It was revealed that Karan killed Jojo Fernandes deliberately. Karan meets him at the designated place to hand him over the money but instead kills him. Unknown to Karan, just before dying, he calls Raj to reveal the truth. The call goes in the voice mailbox since Raj is not in his office.

Affected by the dilemma of choosing a caring husband over personal ambition, Priya meets with an accident while returning home. Raj showers Priya with all his love and care. Priya is overwhelmed to know Raj has kept a fast for two days. Priya tells Karan that she will not go ahead with the divorce. Karan feels betrayed and decides to get his revenge on Priya and Raj. He feigns a call from Harry and acts as if he is been harassed for a bribe. Priya decides to give her jewelry to Karan to save him. However, Karan anonymously calls Raj from a public phone and lies to him that Priya loves Karan and she is giving away the money that she looted from Raj to Karan. Raj follows her and sees that Priya is meeting Karan and handing over her jewelry. Raj misunderstands it. He also finds the recording of Harry later in his office.

Raj blackmails Karan by showing him the tape to kill Priya. Raj explains every point of the plan right up to precise time and says that he will call on the landline as he wants to hear Priya scream while she is dying. Priya, unaware of the plan, decides to confess everything to Raj in an audio recording and replace the tape with the music cassette in Raj's car. She knows that Raj has a habit of listening to music while traveling to the office. In the recordings, she mentions that if Raj has forgiven her, he should give her a call. If not, she will leave him forever.

Raj was discussing a meeting with an employee that day and hence, doesn't listen to the tape. Karan enters the house as planned and waits for the call. At the same time, Priya is also waiting for the call from Raj expecting him to forgive her. Raj calls the landline as planned, an excited Priya answers the phone. Karan attacks her at the same time and ensures Raj can hear her screams. Raj soon listens to the tape as he sits in the car in horror. He rushes to save Priya only to see the police and an ambulance waiting at the house.

It is revealed that Priya is saved and the saviour is none other than Karan; meanwhile, the person who really attacked Priya is a small thief and he is the one who is dead. Karan then tells Raj that by using Harry's cassette, he can prove nothing. He blackmails Raj saying he had recorded the meeting with him about the murder and demands that Raj divorce Priya with large alimony as a part of his ransom plan. Raj goes to meet Karan at a decided spot where he says he is ready to go to jail, but only after Karan is killed. Both men break out in a fight and Karan was about to kill Raj but is confronted by Priya. Karan tells her about Raj's plan to kill her, but she says that she is aware of it. At the end of the movie, Priya and Raj kill Karan and reunites.

Cast

Production

Before production began, Priyanka Chopra was offered the role of Priya Singhania, but she was unable to accept due to prior commitments. Upon her refusal, the role went to Amisha Patel.[3]

Box office

Humraaz grossed ₹29.7 crore. The film's budget, plus print and advertising costs totaled ₹15 crore. [4]

Soundtrack

Humraaz
Studio album by
Released15 May 2002 (India)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length48:53
LabelVenus Records & Tapes Ltd.
Himesh Reshammiya chronology
Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa
(2002)
Humraaz
(2002)
Yeh Hai Jalwa
(2002)

The soundtrack of Humraaz was composed by Himesh Reshammiya with lyrics by Sudhakar Sharma. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 2.2 million units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's highest-selling Indian Hindi-language soundtrack.[5]

No.TitleSingersLength
1."Dil Ne Kar Liya"Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik05:19
2."Tune Zindagi Mein – Male"Udit Narayan05:11
3."Pyaar Kar"Udit Narayan, Shaan, Kavita Krishnamurthy06:40
4."Bardaasht Nahi Kar Sakta"K.K., Sunidhi Chauhan05:36
5."Sanam Mere Humraaz"Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik05:30
6."Life Ban Jayegi"Sonu Nigam, Jaspinder Narula05:57
7."Tune Zindagi Mein"Alka Yagnik05:12
8."Bardaasht Nahi Kar Sakta – Remix"Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan04:53
9."Tune Zindagi Mein – Sad"Alka Yagnik01:48
10."Theme Music (Instrumental)" 02:33

Awards and nominations

Below is an incomplete list showing the awards and nominations received by Humraaz:[6]

Year Presenter Award(s) Result
2003 IIFA Awards Best Actress (Amisha Patel) Nominated
Best Villain (Akshaye Khanna) Won
Filmfare Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director (Abbas-Mustan) Nominated
Best Actor (Bobby Deol) Nominated
Best Actress (Amisha Patel) Nominated
Best Villain (Akshaye Khanna) Nominated
Best Comedian (Johnny Lever) Nominated
Best Music Director (Himesh Reshammiya) Nominated
Best Lyricist (Sudhakar Sharma) Nominated
Best Male Playback (K K) for Bardaasht Nahi Kar Sakta Nominated
Best Male Playback (Kumar Sanu) for Sanam Mere Humraaz Nominated
Best Female Playback (Alka Yagnik) for Sanam Mere Humraaz Nominated
Star Screen Awards Best Director (Abbas-Mustan) Nominated
Best Actress (Amisha Patel) Nominated
Best Villain (Akshaye Khanna) Nominated
Zee Cine Awards Best Villain (Akshaye Khanna) Nominated

References

  1. https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=595
  2. https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=595
  3. https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/05abbas.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 February 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
  6. "Humraaz : Awards and Nominations". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
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