Karz: The Burden of Truth
Karz: The Burden of Truth is a 2002 Indian Hindi action drama film directed by Harry Baweja and produced by Kaushal Godha. The film features Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty and Shilpa Shetty as main characters.[3]
| Karz: The Burden of Truth | |
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| Directed by | Harry Baweja |
| Screenplay by | Anees Bazmee |
| Story by | Atul Sharma |
| Produced by | Kaushal Godha |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Sunil Shetty Shilpa Shetty |
| Cinematography | Yogesh Jani |
| Edited by | Kuldeep Mehan |
| Music by | Sanjeev Darshan |
Production companies | Aashna Arts Jyoti Pictures |
| Distributed by | Eros |
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Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹11 crore[2] |
| Box office | ₹15.57 crore[2] |
Plot
Police Inspector Suraj is an orphan, who was rejected by his biological mother, for reason(s) unknown. Suraj has grown up questioning as to how any mother could reject her own child. He meets with Raja, and after a few misunderstandings, both become fast friends. Raja introduces him to his mom, Savitri, who welcomes and accepts him. Suraj loves Sapna, and hopes to marry her someday. Unfortunately, he finds out that Raja also loves Sapna, and decides to step away, and takes to alcohol. When Savitri's mom meets prominent politician, Yuvraj, she recognizes him as a wanted criminal, Thakur, but Yuvraj denies being Thakur nor having any connection with Thakur. This leads Suraj to wonder as to what prompted Savitri to point a finger at Yuvraj. His investigation will lead him to his birth mother, as well as his biological father, and he will come to know why his mother rejected him.
Cast
- Sunny Deol as Suraj Singh
- Suniel Shetty as Raja Chauhan
- Shilpa Shetty as Sapna
- Ashutosh Rana as Rajpal Thakur
- Vishwajeet Pradhan as Gogi
- Shammi as Balwant Singh's mother.
- Kiron Kher as Savitri Devi Singh, Suraj's biological mother.
- Rajeev Verma as Balwant Singh, Suraj's adoptive father.
- Sayaji Shinde as Himmatbhai
- Johnny Lever as Jugnu
- Himani Shivpuri as Jugnu's wife
- Deepak Shirke as Madhav Singh
- Shahbaz Khan as Police Inspector Khan
- Adi Irani as Gupta
- Arun Bakshi as Cheema
Music
The music of the film is composed by Sanjeev Darshan and lyrics are penned by Sameer.[4]
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aashiqui Ban Ke" | Adnan Sami, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 2 | "Jhoom Jhoom Na" | Sukhwinder Singh, Hema Sardesai |
| 3 | "Mohabbat Hui Hai" | Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 4 | "Meri Mehbooba Hai Tu" | Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet Bhattacharya |
| 5 | "Shaam Bhi Khoob Hai" | Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik |
| 6 | "So Gayi Hai Zameen - Female" | Anuradha Paudwal |
| 7 | "So Gayi Hai Zameen - Male" | Kumar Sanu |
Reception
Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, writing ″On the whole, KARZ-THE BURDEN OF TRUTH is a typical masala fare that relies too heavily on the tried and tested stuff, thus limiting its appeal. The Idd holidays may prove beneficial to an extent, but a long run is ruled out.″[5] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com wrote ″This 17-reel painfully (pun intended) lengthy film leaves you with stiff limbs and sore eyes. In a nutshell, Karz: The Burden of Truth stands true to its title.″[6]
References
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Lead Article". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ a b "Karz: The Burden of Truth – Movie". Box Office India.
- ^ "Karz-The Burden of Truth Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "Karz ( The Burden Of Truth) songs". Gomolo.
- ^ "Karz – the Burden of Truth Review 1.5/5 | Karz – the Burden of Truth Movie Review | Karz – the Burden of Truth 2002 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "rediff.com: Movies: The Rediff Review: Karz-The Burden of Truth". www.rediff.com.
External links
- Karz: The Burden of Truth at IMDb