Gunaah (transl. Crime) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Amol Shetge, written by Mahesh Bhatt and starring Bipasha Basu, Dino Morea and Irrfan Khan. The film was released on 20 September 2002.[3][4] Its plot is similar to the 1998 American film Out of Sight.[5]

Gunaah
Directed byAmol Shetge
Written byMahesh Bhatt
Pranay Narayan
Produced byMukesh Bhatt
StarringBipasha Basu
Dino Morea
Irrfan Khan
CinematographyIshwar Bidri
Edited byMohammed Rafique
Music bySajid–Wajid
Anand Raj Anand
Distributed byVishesh Films
Release date
  • 20 September 2002 (2002-09-20)
Running time
135 minutes
LanguageHindi
Budget₹4 Crore [1]
Box office₹7.5 Crore [2]

Plot

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Tough cop Prabha Narayan is haunted by the demons of her past. Being the illegitimate daughter of a prostitute, she has had a very bad childhood, and there once occurred an incident in her life when she was driven to the point of committing a murder. But today, now that she is a cop, she believes that she can clear her conscience by reforming a criminal.

Prabha's life is turned topsy-turvy with the entry of Aditya Kashyap, who is a good person at heart but was forced to take the path of crime due to the wrongdoings of the police system. Incidents, which included his father getting urinated on in the police station.

Prabha goes to Aditya's house to nab him but gets distracted when she sees him bathing and looks away. Aditya slips from under her vigilant eyes, and a hasty chase follows. Prabha stays close on the heels of fleeing Aditya. At one point, when she is about to fall off the rooftop, Aditya stops running and extends his hand to save her. This act makes a great impact on Prabha.

Prabha decides to know Aditya's past and find out what prompted him to commit a crime in the first place. She decides to reform him, but she gets reformed herself and falls in love in the process. Eventually, Prabha and Aditya fall in love. This continues with them being passionate towards each other. Then, a problem arises when Aditya escapes from jail and starts killing people again for reasons. Prabha being a good officer kills him when he is about to kill Police Inspector Digvijay Pandey. She gets a gold medal for killing him and keeps the medal in front of his old fireman helmet, saying she loved him and a part of him will always live inside her.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Gunaah
Soundtrack album by
Released2002
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelSony Music India

The soundtrack was composed by Sajid–Wajid and Anand Raj Anand. The soundtrack had 6 songs. The songs were very popular upon release.

Song Lyricist Artist(s) Music
"Dil Ne Kaha" Faaiz Anwar Sonu Nigam Sajid–Wajid
"Hamne Tumko Dil Ye De Diya" Praveen Bhardwaj Alka Yagnik, Babul Supriyo Anand Raj Anand
"Jab Dil Churaya" Praveen Bhardwaj Alka Yagnik, Babul Supriyo Anand Raj Anand
"Mere Dil Pe Kisine" Anand Bakshi Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik Sajid–Wajid
"Rooth Kar Hum" Anand Bakshi Roop Kumar Rathod, Sabri Brothers Sajid–Wajid
"Sajana Saajna" Praveen Bhardwaj Alka Yagnik, Abhijeet Bhattacharya Anand Raj Anand
"Theme of Gunaah" Sunidhi Chauhan Anand Raj Anand

References

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  1. ^ https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=625
  2. ^ https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=625
  3. ^ Kulkarni, Ronjita (20 September 2002). "Romancing the cop". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Gunaah Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021 – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  5. ^ "More Inspirations in \"G\" Category (12)". BObbytalkscinema.com.
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