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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'', a song by a Bangladeshi band called ''[[Miles (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]].
[[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 (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]].


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Murder
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnurag Basu
Story byAnurag Basu
Produced byMahesh Bhatt
StarringEmraan Hashmi
Mallika Sherawat
Ashmit Patel
CinematographyFuwad Khan
Edited byAkiv Ali
Music byAnu Malik
Distributed byVishesh Films
Release date
  • 2 April 2004 (2004-04-02)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film India
LanguageHindi

Murder is a 2004 Bollywood erotic thriller film directed by Anurag Basu and written by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars Mallika Sherawat, Emraan Hashmi and Ashmit Patel and is set in Bangkok, Thailand. The film's soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik. The film draws inspiration from the 1968 french film The Unfaithful Wife (French: La Femme infidèle). The Hollywood film Unfaithful also took inspiration from the same french film.

The film was a huge success at the box office and was the tenth highest grosser of the year.[1]

Plot

Simran (Mallika Sherawat) is married to Sudhir (Ashmit Patel). 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 with him. Sima 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 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. 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.

Receipts

Murder grossed over 58 Cr (in Indian Rs) worldwide. It was a modern success for the film. Its budget was only 19 Cr. It is the 29th biggest grossing film in Bollywood (world wide) and the 32nd biggest grossed film in Bollywood (46Cr appx).

Cast

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Anu Malik. Lyrics are penned by Sayeed Quadri and Rahat Indori.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bheege Hont"Sayeed QuadriKunal Ganjawala4:32
2."Bheege Hont - Instrumental" Instrumental4:30
3."Dil Ko Hazar Bar"Rahat IndoriAlisha Chinoy4:34
4."Jaana Jaane Jaana"Sayeed QuadriAmir Jamal4:22
5."Kaho Na Kaho"Sayeed QuadriAmir Jamal5:08
6."Kaho Na Kaho - Instrumental" Instrumental5:08
7."Zindagi Iss Tarah"Sayeed QuadriAnuradha Paudwal5:37
8."Zindagi Iss Tarah"Sayeed QuadriSonu Nigam5:37

Controversies

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.

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]

References

  1. ^ "Box Office 2004". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  2. ^ Murder 2 kills all competition, Times of India, 12 July 2011, retrieved 12 August 2011
  3. ^ Murder 3 next year, Hindustan Times, 15 July 2011, retrieved 12 August 2011

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