Murder (film)
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| Directed by | Anurag Basu |
| Produced by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Story by | Anurag Basu |
| Starring | Emraan Hashmi Mallika Sherawat Ashmit Patel |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
| Cinematography | Fuwad Khan |
| Editing by | Akiv Ali |
| Distributed by | Vishesh Films |
| Release date(s) | 2 April 2004 |
| Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | Rs.19 cr. |
Murder is a 2004 Hindi erotic thriller film directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars Mallika Sherawat, Emraan Hashmi and Ashmit Patel in lead roles, and is set in Bangkok, Thailand. Its plot is drawn from the 1968 french film The Unfaithful Wife (French: La Femme infidèle). A Hollywood film, Unfaithful also took inspiration from the same french film.
Murder released on 2 April 2004, and received mixed to negative reviews from critics, though managed to succeed at the box office, and was the tenth highest grosser of the year 2004.[1] It also remains the 32nd highest-grossing film in Bollywood history. The film was also actor Emraan Hashmi's first commercial success.
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[edit] Plot
The story follows Simran (Mallika Sherawat), a young woman married to Sudhir (Ashmit Patel) a workaholic. Due to her lonely married life, she gets into an affair with her college love, Sunny (Emraan Hashmi), whom she accidentally meets. She starts telling lies to Sudhir so as to meet Sunny daily. She gets so engrossed in their affair that she forgets all her commitments as a wife and mother, and she realises that it is grossly wrong. She decides to end the affair but, to her surprise, she finds another woman named Radhika with him. Simran then realises the mistake of sleeping with Sunny just because of unhappy marital life. She laments her unfaithful act.
On the other hand, Sudhir hires a detective and learns about the affair and that Sunny is a womaniser. The next day, Sunny suddenly goes missing. The police come to their house and inquire about the missing Sunny, on a report registered by his girlfriend. Simran gets an idea that it has something to do with Sudhir. It is revealed that when Sudhir went to Sunny to ask him to end the affair, in the heat of the moment, he beat him brutally and buried his dead body. She accepts her mistake, supports Sudhir, and even tries to take every risk and blame on herself. This develops and strengthens their love and faith. With Sunny murdered, she is arrested by the police and she pleads guilty. Sudhir claims that it is actually he who has killed Sunny. This confuses the police. Moreover, the dead body is missing from the spot.
The story takes a u-turn when it is found that this "murder" never took place; rather it was a plot planned by Sunny with the aid of Radhika to separate Simran and Sudhir, so that he could continue his love affair with Simran. But only Simran comes to realize this, and she is then trapped by Sunny. She is then rescued by her husband Sudhir who breaks into the house, and beats Sunny. Before Sunny goes, he tells Sudhir that if he dies, both of them would go to jail, and therefore Sudhir walks away. Sunny runs up behind Sudhir with a shuvle but is then shot at the back by a police officer. The couple reunites with the love developed on the strong foundations of the test of mutual support and understanding to lead a happily married life.
[edit] Reception
Murder received mixed reviews from top critics of India. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated it 3 out of 5. ReviewGang rated it 6.5/10 score. At the box office, it opened well and grossed over 58 Cr (in Indian Rs) worldwide. The film was elevated to "Super Hit" verdict by Box Office India after its second weekend. It was also the tenth higest-grossing film of the year 2004. It also remains the 29th biggest grossing film in Bollywood (world wide) and the 32nd biggest grossed film in Bollywood (46Cr appx).
[edit] Cast
- Emraan Hashmi as Sunny
- Mallika Sherawat as Simran
- Ashmit Patel as Sudhir
- Raj Zutshi as a Cop
- Kashmira Shah as a Lounge Singer
[edit] Soundtrack
The music is composed by Anu Malik. Lyrics are penned by Sayeed Quadri and Rahat Indori.
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bheege Hont" | Sayeed Quadri | Kunal Ganjawala | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Bheege Hont - Instrumental" | Instrumental | 4:30 | |
| 3. | "Dil Ko Hazar Bar" | Rahat Indori | Alisha Chinoy | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Jaana Jaane Jaana" | Sayeed Quadri | Amir Jamal | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Kaho Na Kaho" | Sayeed Quadri | Amir Jamal | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Kaho Na Kaho - Instrumental" | Instrumental | 5:08 | |
| 7. | "Zindagi Iss Tarah" | Sayeed Quadri | Anuradha Paudwal | 5:37 |
| 8. | "Zindagi Iss Tarah" | Sayeed Quadri | Sonu Nigam | 5:37 |
[edit] Controversies
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Anu Malik, the music composer of the film composed a song called Jana Jane Jana. The chords of that song was reportedly copied from Nishwa Korechho Amay (Firiye Dao), a Bengali song by a Bangladeshi band Miles. The Arabic portion of Kaho Na Kaho is reportedly a stanza from the 2000 single Tamally Maak by Egyptian artist Amr Diab, also the tune is copied from the same. The tune of the song Bheege Hont Tere is also reportedly copied from a song of Pakistani artist Najam Sheraz.
[edit] Sequel
A sequel to the film titled Murder 2 was released on July 8, 2011 with Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez. Murder 2 received the verdict of Blockbuster in its first week itself.[2] After the success of the first two installments, the producers have planned for third installment to the series.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Box Office 2004". Boxofficeindia.com. http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ^ Murder 2 kills all competition, Times of India, 12 July 2011, http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-12/box-office/29769478_1_bhatts-second-week-business, retrieved 12 August 2011
- ^ Murder 3 next year, Hindustan Times, 15 July 2011, http://www.hindustantimes.com/Murder-3-next-year/Article1-720518.aspx, retrieved 12 August 2011
[edit] External links
- Murder at the Internet Movie Database
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