Murder (2004 film)
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| Directed by | Anurag Basu |
| Story by | Anurag Basu |
| Produced by | Mukesh Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt |
| Starring | Emraan Hashmi Ashmit Patel Mallika Sherawat |
| Cinematography | Fuwad Khan |
| Edited by | Akiv Ali |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
| Distributed by | Vishesh Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹72 crore (US$8.6 million) |
Murder is a 2004 Blockbuster Hindi erotic thriller film directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. It stars Emraan Hashmi, Mallika Sherawat and Ashmit Patel in lead roles and is set in Bangkok, Thailand.
Murder released on 2 April 2004 and, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, managed to become a highly successful venture at the box office, earning the super hit status.[1] The film was a huge breakthrough for its lead actors, particularly Hashmi and Sherawat. It received an A certificate from the Indian Censor Board for its erotic subject and scenes.
Today, it has become a film series spawning over two sequels, Murder 2 in 2011 and Murder 3 in 2013.
Plot
The story follows Simran (Mallika Sherawat), a young woman married to Sudhir (Ashmit Patel), a workaholic. Due to her lonely, passionless married life, she begins 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 an unhappy marital life. She laments her unfaithful act.
Meanwhile, Sudhir starts to have doubts about his wife, and hires a detective to trace Simran's whereabouts. His doubts are confirmed when the detective provides him with photographs of the two together. he also finds out that Sunny is a womaniser, with many girlfriends. The next day, Sunny suddenly goes missing. The police come to their house and inquire about him on a report registered by his girlfriend. Simran sees the photographs of her and Sunny in Sudhir's pants, and realises that Sudhir has something to do with Sunny being missing. It is revealed that when Sudhir goes to Sunny's apartment asking him to end the affair, he fatally beats him and buries his body, in the heat of the moment. Simran accepts her mistake, supports Sudhir, and then tries to take the blame of Sunny's murder on herself. This develops and strengthens their love and faith. With Sunny murdered, she is arrested by the police and pleads guilty. On the other hand, Sudhir claims that it is he who killed Sunny. This confuses the police. Moreover, the body is missing from the burial 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. Only Simran comes to realise this, and she is trapped by Sunny. Sunny chases Simran into a jungle, where Sudhir arrives and has another fight with Sunny. He manages to beat him, and Sunny leaves as he sees the two together, seemingly realising their love for each other. However, Sunny then runs up behind Sudhir with a shovel but is then shot in the back by a police officer, who arrives just in time. 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.
Reception
Murder received mixed reviews from top film critics in India. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated it 3 out of 5. ReviewGang gave it a 6.5/10 score. At the box office, it opened well and grossed over ₹580 million worldwide. The film was elevated to 'Super Hit' verdict by Box Office India after its second weekend. It was also the ninth highest-grossing film of the year 2004.[1] It remains the 29th highest-grossing film of all time in Bollywood (worldwide) and the 23rd highest-grossing film domestically (approximately ₹460 million).[citation needed]
The soundtrack for the film has been criticised as being shamelessly copied from other sources. In particular, the song 'Jaana Jaane Jaana' is a blatant copy of the popular song 'Firiye Dao' by Miles, a leading pop band from Bangladesh. Miles later sued the filmmakers, which resulted in the song being removed from the film's original soundtrack. The Bangladeshi band also sought compensation for 'hurting it's business interests'. However, due to challenges in terms of uncertainty about the outcome, lack of information and lack of initiative from the relevant authorities on either side, compensation has not (as of 2005) been yet awarded.
More information:
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Cast
- Emraan Hashmi as Sunny
- Ashmit Patel as Sudhir Saigal
- Mallika Sherawat as Simran Saigal
- Raj Zutshi as a Cop
- Kashmira Shah as a Lounge Singer
Soundtrack
The music is composed by Anu Malik. Lyrics are penned by Sayeed Quadri and Rahat Indori.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The music of this movie was badly plagiarised from other sources . Bheegey hont tere was copied totally from Pakistani Singer Najam Sheraz's "Menu Tere Naal" from his 2000 album Pyaar karannu Dil Karda . Kaho naa Kaho was again directly plagiarised from Egyptian Singer Amr Diab's 2000 International hit Tamally Maak , even the lyrics were copied . Jaana jaane jaana was again blatently copied from a Bangladeshi pop band [Miles]]'s "Firiye Dao" from their 1993 album Prottasha . Dil ko Hazaar baar roka was inspired from a traditional wedding music titled "Mazel Tov" . [2]
Remake
The film was remade in to Kannada as Ganda Hendathi in 2006.
Sequel
A sequel titled Murder 2 was released on 8 July 2011 with Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez in lead roles. Commercially, the sequel surpassed the collections of Murder, becoming a blockbuster.[3] After the success of the first two instalments, the producers released a third instalment Murder 3,[4] on 15 February 2013. The film, which was an official remake of Spanish film The Hidden Face,[5] starred Randeep Hooda, Aditi Rao Hydari and Sara Loren in lead roles. However, unlike the earlier parts, it only performed moderately well at the box office[6]
References
- ^ a b "Box Office 2004" Retrieved 2013-03-16
- ^ http://www.itwofs.com/hindi-am.html
- ^ "Huge July With Surprise MURDER 2 Topping". Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ Murder 3 next year, Hindustan Times, 15 July 2011, retrieved 12 August 2011
- ^ "Murder 3 is a remake of Spanish film". Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (22 February 2013). "Top 5: 'Murder 3' recovers cost, in profit zone!". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 19 October 2013.