Deewangee
| Deewangee | |
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| Directed by | Anees Bazmee |
| Written by | Anees Bazmee, Neeraj Pathak, Humayum Mirza |
| Produced by | Nitin Manmohan |
| Starring | Ajay Devgan Akshaye Khanna Urmila Matondkar |
| Cinematography | Pushan Kripalani |
| Edited by | Ashfaq-Sarvar |
| Music by | Ismail Darbar |
Production company | Neha Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 169 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 15 cr |
| Box office | 30 cr |
Deewangee (Hindi: दीवानगी, English: Madness) is a 2002 Indian psychological thriller film directed by Anees Bazmee. This movie is loosely based on the 1996 Richard Gere movie Primal Fear. The film stars Ajay Devgan, Akshaye Khanna and Urmila Matondkar in leading roles. The film premiered on 25 October 2002. This was Devgan's first negative role.
Plot
Raj Goyal (Akshaye Khanna), a young and successful criminal lawyer, famous for never having lost a case, is introduced to popular singer Sargam (Urmila Matondkar) by music magnate Ashwin Mehta (Vijayendra Ghatge). The following day, Ashwin is brutally murdered in his own house. The murderer, Taran Bharadwaj (Ajay Devgan), who is Sargam's childhood friend and current mentor, is caught red-handed at the crime scene. He claims he is innocent and Sargam, who believes in Taran's innocence, approaches Raj to defend him, which he accepts after meeting Taran.
Raj finds out that Taran suffers from split personality disorders and wins Taran's case by proving the same. Immediately after Taran is acquitted, Raj discovers that the split personality was an act put up by Taran. Raj wants to put Taran in prison by re-opening the case.
Cast
- Ajay Devgn as Taran/Ranjit Bharadwaj
- Akshaye Khanna as Raj Goyal
- Urmila Matondkar as Sargam
- Farida Jalal as Mrs. Goyal (Raj's mother)
- Tiku Talsania as Ratan (Raj's uncle)
- Suhasini Mulay as a Judge
- Seema Biswas as a Psychiatrist
- Rana Jung Bahadur
- Vijayendra Ghatge as Ashwin Mehta
- Mohan Kapoor
- Nirmal Pandey as Abhijeet Mehta
- Anil Nagrath
- Tanaz Currim as Yana
- Nishigandha Wad
- Suresh Oberoi as Mr. Bhullar
- Madan Joshi
- Neelam Kothari
- Sonu
- Deepak Bhatia
- Mazhar Khan
Awards
Won
- Filmfare Best Villain Award - Ajay Devgan
- Star Screen Award Best Villain - Ajay Devgan
- Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Negative Role - Ajay Devgan
Nominated
- Star Screen Award for Best Actor - Akshaye Khanna
Music
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The soundtrack of the film contains 9 songs. The music is conducted by composer Ismail Darbar.
| Song | Singer(s) |
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| "Ai Ajnabi" | Sunidhi Chauhan |
| "Deewangee" | KK, Mahalaxmi Iyer |
| "Ye Taazgi Yeh Saadgi" | Sunidhi Chauhan |
| "Dholi O Dholi" | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Babul Supriyo |
| "Hai Ishq Khata" | Jaspinder Narula |
| "Pyar Se Pyare Tum Ho" | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sonu Nigam |
| "Saasein Saasein Hain" | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sonu Nigam |
| "Pyar Se Pyare Tum Ho (sad)" | Sonu Nigam |
| "Saat Suron Ka" | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan |
Box Office
The film collected Rs.50 crore at the box office and was rated a super hit.[1]
