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Humraaz (2002)

Humraaz poster
Directed by
Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla, Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 53m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A wealthy man discovers his wife is having an affair. He plots to have her killed. But the plan goes dangerously wrong.

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What happens

Humraaz (transl. Confidant) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan. The film stars Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna, and Ameesha Patel⁣⁣ and marks the third collaboration between Deol and the director duo. The film is loosely inspired by the 1998 American film A Perfect Murder, which itself was a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's film Dial M for Murder (1954), based on Frederick Knott's 1952 stage play of the same name. Humraaz was later remade in Tamil as Girivalam. Its soundtrack, composed by Himesh Reshammiya, was among the highest-selling Bollywood albums of the year. Humraaz was released on 5 July 2002 and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its suspenseful plot, music, and performances, with particular praise directed towards Khanna's performance. The film emerged as a commercial success at the box office, grossing approximately ₹29.7 crore worldwide against a budget of ₹15 crore, ranking as the seventh-highest-grossing Hindi film of the year. Humraaz received 12 nominations at the 48th Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Abbas–Mustan), Best Actor (Deol), Best Actress (Patel), and Best Performance in a Negative Role (Khanna), but did not win in any category. At the 4th IIFA Awards, Khanna won Best Performance in a Negative Role, while Patel was nominated for Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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