Chehraa
| Chehraa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Saurabh Shukla |
| Produced by | Dilkush Joshi |
| Starring | Bipasha Basu Dino Morea Preeti Jhangiani Irrfan Khan Ayub Khan |
| Cinematography | Fuwad Khan |
| Edited by | Aarif Sheikh |
| Music by | Anu Malik Nikhil-Vinay |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹4 crore[2] |
| Box office | ₹0.6 crore[2] |
Chehraa(English:Face), is a 2005 IndianHindi-languagethriller filmdirected bySaurabh Shukla,starringBipasha Basu,Dino Morea,Preeti JhangianiandIrrfan Khan.It was released on 18 February 2005 andbombed at the box office.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]Reena (Preeti Jhangiani) and fellow colleague Akash Mehta (Dino Morea) are medical (psychiatry) students. They are sweethearts and hope to marry after completing their education. Before that could happen, Megha Joshi (Bipasha Basu) enters their lives and changes everything. For Akash falls head over heels in love with her and will do anything for her. Just when their education is about to get over, Megha disappears from Akash's life for the spectacular task of killing her father to save her mentally challenged mother.
Meanwhile, Aakash becomes a psychiatrist with Reena in the same hospital. Five years later, Megha is admitted to the psychiatric ward of the same hospital in a very disturbed condition. She is unable to recall anything except her last day with Akash, when both had planned to marry each other. Watch how Akash comes to terms with his lost love and promises to do his best to unravel the mystery that is Megha and her equally mysterious disappearance and her sudden re-appearance in his life. Megha is married to Chandranath Diwan (Irrfan Khan), a very rich drug addict. Megha claims she gets threatening calls and that somebody is trying to kill her.
Soundtrack
[edit]| Chehraa | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack albumby | |
| Released | 28 August 2004 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | T-Series |
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mausam Ki Izazat Hai" | Shreya Ghoshal,Kunal Ganjawala | Nikhil-Vinay | 6:36 |
| 2 | "Kabhi Khamosh Baithogi" | Mahalakshmi Iyer,Babul Supriyo | Anu Malik | 7:14 |
| 3 | "Teri Bahon Mein" | Sonu Nigam,Shreya Ghoshal | Ram Sampath | 5:12 |
| 4 | "Chillake Chillake" | Viva | Anu Malik | 6:17 |
| 5 | "Khushboo Khayal Hoon" | Alka Yagnik | Anu Malik | 7:07 |
| 6 | "Tabahee Tabahee" | Alisha Chinai | Anu Malik | 6:04 |
| 7 | "Chillake Chillake" (remix) | Viva | Anu Malik | 4:48 |
Reception
[edit]Rediffgave a scathing review of the film, calling it "a drag" and "a waste of time".[3]Likewise,Taran AdarshofIndiaFMlabelled it "a weak fare with poor prospects".[4]
References
[edit]- ^"Chehraa".British Board of Film Classification.
- ^abc"Chehraa - Movie".Box Office India.
- ^N, Patcy (18 February 2005)."Chehraa is a drag!".Rediff.Archivedfrom the original on 25 November 2023.Retrieved22 January2022.
- ^Adarsh, Taran(18 February 2006)."Movie Review: Chehraa".IndiaFM.Archived fromthe originalon 8 August 2007.Retrieved22 January2022.
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