Musafir (2004 film)

This article is about the 2004 film. For the 1957 film, see Musafir (1957 film).

Musafir
DVD cover
Directed by	Sanjay Gupta
Produced by	Sanjay Gupta
Written by	Sameer Malhotra Milap Zaveri
Starring	Anil Kapoor Sanjay Dutt Sameera Reddy
Music by	Anand Raj Anand Vishal-Shekhar
Cinematography	P.S. Vinod
Editing by	Bunty Nagi
Release date(s)	9 December 2004
Running time	152 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	INR 12 crore

Musafir (Hindi: मुसाफ़िर Musāfir, translation: Traveller) is a 2004 Hindi thriller film, directed and produced by Sanjay Gupta starring Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor and Sameera Reddy. The film was controversial because of some sensual scenes, including kissing, between Kapoor and Reddy. The film has been described as "a take-off on" Oliver Stone's 1997 thriller, U Turn.

Plot

Lucky (Anil Kapoor) is a con man, hoping to retire with his girlfriend Lara (Koena Mitra) after one last job. Unfortunately for him, things do not go as planned and he becomes involved with a ruthless killer Billa (Sanjay Dutt). Lucky steals 2.5 million from Billa. But Lara steals it from him instead. He, then, comes to know that his friends have been murdered. Billa tracks Lucky down. But Lucky is able to strike a deal. He is to go to Goa and meet Jacko (Shakti Kapoor) and sell him a bag of unknown contents. He then meets Jacko and sets a rendezvous. On his return to his hotel he comes across a Police inspector (Aditya Pancholi) who seems to have become suspicious of Lucky.

In a small restaurant he sights a dancer (Sameera Reddy). He follows her and gets an opportunity to meet her when her car breaks down. He offers her a lift home. She introduces herself as Sam. When her husband, Lukka (Mahesh Manjrekar) shows up, they retrieve her car from the road, and go home. That night Lucky arrives in a disco to meet Jacko again. Here he again comes across Sam. After getting the money, Lucky prepares to leave the next morning. Sam arrives at Lucky's hotel to meet him. But their meeting is cut short when Lucky notices the same inspector. He tells Sam to hide and hides the bag of money in the vehicle of an unsuspecting motorist. By the time Inspector leaves, the vehicle with the money is gone. Meanwhile, Billa tracks down Lara, gets the money back and kills her.

While Billa conceals the fact that he has his money back, Lucky conceals that he has lost the money. He again comes across Lukka. It turns out that he wants Lucky to kill Sam and in return Lucky would get 25 Lacs. Ironically, Sam meets Lucky and sets up a deal that if Lucky would kill Lukka she will pay him 25 Lacs. Both of them want the work done that night. Lukka attempts to assault Sam and Sam accidentally shoots him dead. Lucky, however, gets the money and both try to get out of Goa. But the inspector is following them. Sam identifies the inspector as Lukka's brother Tiger and the 25 lacs actually belong to Tiger. Lucky somehow shakes Tiger off his pursuit, and hides the money. The next morning she is nowhere to be found. Lucky desperately searches her and when he finally finds her he realizes that he has fallen in love with her. Suddenly they are attacked by Inspector Tiger with his police force.

Lucky is running out of ammunition when Billa arrives and shoots down all the police officers. Tiger, however, manages to escape by making Sam his hostage. At gunpoint Lucky agrees to take Billa to the place where the money is hidden. When they reach the platform, Lucky finds that Tiger has discovered the money. A fist-to-fist duel ensues between Tiger and Lucky but Billa intervenes and strikes a final deal. Both Lucky and Tiger have to walk on two parallel railway tracks blindfolded. The person towards whom the train comes is gone....If Lucky survives then he will get the girl while Billa will take the money, but if Tiger is saved he gets the money and Billa will take the girl.

The train however changes tracks at the last moment and heads towards Lucky. Sam screams in horror and pleads Billa to let her go. From Sam's scream Tiger comes to know that Lucky is doomed. He takes off his blindfold and waves a farewell at Lucky. But he is promptly shot dead by Billa (because Billa notices the bracelet that was on Tiger's wrist that belonged to his now dead fellow comrade). He then allows Sam to run to Lucky and try to save him. She does pull him off the tracks before the train could reach him. Billa smiles and rides away on his bike. After going a short distance, he stops and drops the bag to ground in a brief act of generosity and then goes away.

Trivia

The TV presenter Konnie Huq appears as an extra in the club scene of the film.

Cast

• Anil Kapoor as Lucky
• Sanjay Dutt as Billa
• Sameera Reddy as Sam
• Koena Mitra as Lara
• Mahesh Manjrekar as Lukka
• Aditya Pancholi as Inspector Tiger
• Shakti Kapoor as Whacko Jacko

Soundtrack

Musafir
Compilation album by Vishal-Shekhar and Anand Raj Anand
Released	2004
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	97:12
Label	T-Series
Vishal-Shekhar chronology
Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao (2004) Musafir (2004) Shabd (2005)
Anand Raj Anand chronology
Wajah (2003) Musafir (2004) Kaal (2005)

The music of the film was composed by Vishal-Shekhar and Anand Raj Anand. Four tracks in the album are remixes of the original ones from Kaante. Dev Kohli, Kumaar, Vishal Dadlani and Milap Jhaveri provided the lyrics. The music was applauded by critics and audience for being experimental and different. The compositions heavily used techno and trance beats and the album itself was divided into two CDs—"Club" and "Longue". Songs like "Ishq Kabhi Kario Na", "Saaki" and "Door Se Paas" were highly popular among the youth.

CD 1 - Club
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ishq Kabhi Kario Na" (Flea Market Trance Mix)	Dev Kohli	Anand Raj Anand	Sunidhi Chauhan	4:28
2.	"Saaki" (Psychedelic Insomnia Mix)	Dev Kohli	Vishal-Shekhar	Sukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan	5:24
3.	"Door Se Paas" (Missy In The Pool Mix)	Dev Kohli	Vishal-Shekhar	KK	6:06
4.	"Rabba" (Agony And Ecstasy Mix)	Kumaar, Dev Kohli	Vishal-Shekhar	Krishna	5:52
5.	"Tez Dhaar" (Sex On Wheels Mix)	Vishal Dadlani, Milap Jhaveri	Vishal-Shekhar	Sanjay Dutt	5:36
6.	"Ishq Kabhi Kario Na" (Paradiso Mix)	Dev Kohli	Anand Raj Anand	Sukhwinder Singh	4:23
7.	"Ishq Samunder*" (Back To Life Mix)	Dev Kohli	Anand Raj Anand	Sunidhi Chauhan, Anand Raj Anand	5:22
8.	"Rama Re*" (The Boys Are Back Mix)	Dev Kohli	Anand Raj Anand	Sanjay Dutt, Shaan, Zubeen Garg, Anand Raj Anand, Sudesh Bhonsle	6:65
9.	"Rabba" (Kinky in Ibiza Mix)	Kumaar, Dev Kohli	Vishal-Shekhar	Richa Sharma	7:51
Total length:					51:58

CD 2 - Longue
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
10.	"Rabba" (Farewell To Sadness Mix)	Kumaar, Dev Kohli	Vishal-Shekhar	Richa Sharma	6:22
11.	"Sun Suniyo" (Anjuna Laguna Mix)	Dev Kohli	Vishal-Shekhar	Hema Sardesai	4:23
12.	"Tez Dhaar" (Billa's Journey Mix)	Vishal Dadlani, Milap Jhaveri	Vishal-Shekhar	Sanjay Dutt	5:24
13.	"Phir Na Kehna" (Crazy In Zanzibar Mix)	Dev Kohli	Vishal-Shekhar	Kumar Sanu, Sunidhi Chauhan	5:39
14.	"Ek Dil Ne" (Casa Brittona Mix)	Dev Kohli	Vishal-Shekhar	Kunal Ganjawala, Shreya Ghoshal	4:57
15.	"Rabba" (Kiss Of Death Mix)	Kumaar, Dev Kohli	Vishal-Shekhar	Sukhwinder Singh	6:04
16.	"Yaar Mangyasi*" (Eternal Moment Mix)	Dev Kohli	Anand Raj Anand	Sonu Nigam	6:22
17.	"Mahi Ve*" (Sleep With Destiny Mix)	Dev Kohli	Anand Raj Anand	Sukhwinder Singh, Richa Sharma	6:03
Total length:					45:14

*Originally featured in Kaante.

External links

• Musafir at the Internet Movie Database