Jurm (2005 film)

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2005 Indian film

Jurm

Directed by| Vikram Bhatt
Produced by| Aashish Singh
Anurag Singh
K.P. Singh
Starring| Bobby Deol
Lara Dutta
Milind Soman
Vivek Shauq
Gul Panag
Shakti Kapoor
Cinematography| Pravin Bhatt
Edited by| Kuldeep K. Mehan
Music by| Anand Raaj Anand
Anu Malik

Release date

* 18 February 2005 (2005-02-18)

Running time

| 155 minutes[1]
Country| India
Language| Hindi

Jurm (English: Crime) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language thriller film[2] written and directed by Vikram Bhatt. It stars Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta, Milind Soman and Gul Panag.[3][4][5] The film follows a rich industrialist who gets arrested for his wife's murder and pleads not guilty.[6]

The marketing of the film included a promotional mobile video game based on the film by Paradox Studios.[7][8] The film was released on 18 February 2005. With critics praising the thrills, performances and music while criticizing the predictability in the screenplay, the film failed at the box office.[9][10]

## Summary

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Avinash Malhotra, a rich businessman, is arrested for murdering his wife Sanjana. All the evidence points towards his guilt, but Avinash himself is unsure whether he killed her. A guilt-ridden and distraught Avinash asks the help of his friend and lawyer Rohit to escape from sure punishment. But Avinash doesn't know that he is going to get into an even bigger mess than he is trying to get out of.

## Plot

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Avinash and Sanjana's married life goes downhill when he realizes that she has been lying to him, even about petty things. Even though there is no concrete evidence, he is convinced that Sanjana is cheating on him. His attitude towards her changes, which becomes a cause of concern for his friends. They try in all futility to talk sense into him, but his anger towards Sanjana increases. Things come to an ugly turn when Avinash abuses and embarrasses Sanjana at a party they are attending.

Sanjana heads back to their home and Avinash follows. The next day, Avinash learns that he brutally killed Sanjana in front of her uncle. A case stands in the court, and he is given a life sentence. Unconvinced of his guilt, he asks his lawyer and friend Rohit for help. Avinash promises Rohit the power of attorney of his property in lieu of helping him escape. Rohit helps him escape, but backstabs him by fleeing with the money and leaving him for dead.

Avinash is saved by his friend Sonia and nurtured back to safety and health. Determined to exact his revenge on Rohit, Avinash zeroes the location of the latter in Malaysia. However, he is stunned to see Sanjana there, hale and alive, living with Rohit. He also narrows down and confronts Sanjana's uncle, who confirms that Sanjana was having an affair with Rohit and that he helped the duo to remove Avinash from their lives.

An enraged Avinash kills Sanjana's uncle and sets out to seek revenge. First, he confronts her, creating fear and panic in her heart. She tells about him to Rohit, who is skeptical and thinks that Sanjana is losing it. After Sanjana realizes this, she has a fight with him. Later, Avinash creates a rift between them, paying them back in their own coin. Unaware of all this drama, an inspector is sent to find Avinash, who is still assumed to be missing.

The inspector also turns up in Malaysia, following the trail. Here, Rohit accidentally runs into Avinash and realizes that Sanjana was right. Sanjana is on the verge of breaking up, and Rohit becomes afraid that she might spill the beans. Rohit and Sanjana attend a party, where she almost lets the secret out. They have a confrontation and turn to go home, just like it happened with Avinash. They go into the parking lot, where Avinash is patiently waiting for them.

Avinash knocks Sanjana unconscious and kills Rohit. The next day, Sanjana regains consciousness and finds that she has been arrested for killing Rohit. Based on the circumstances, Sanjana is found guilty and given life imprisonment. The Inspector, who has deduced all the story by now, meets her in her cell and expresses his satisfaction over her plight. Avinash too meets her one last time, after which he meets Sonia, indicating that he will start his life afresh without her and leaving her to repent for her sins in jail.

## Cast

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* Bobby Deol as Avinash Malhotra
* Lara Dutta as Sanjana Malhotra (secondary antagonist).
* Shakti Kapoor as Chamanlal, Sanjana's Uncle
* Gul Panag as Sonia / Chandni Saxena
* Milind Soman as Rohit Sharma the main antagonist
* Ashish Vidyarthi as ACP Vishnu Ram Patnaik
* Vivek Shauq as Bobby Deol's sidekick and friend

## Soundtrack

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Jurm

Soundtrack album by

Anand Raaj Anand
Anu Malik

Released| 30 December 2004
Genre| Feature film soundtrack
Label| YRF Music

Anu Malik composed 2 songs, authored by Rahat Indori but later Anand Raaj Anand was brought on board to complete the score. Lyrics were penned by Dev Kohli and Rahat Indori.[11]

# | Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Music

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1  | "O Sanam O Sanam"  | Udit Narayan, Pamela Jain | Dev Kohli | Anand Raaj Anand
2  | "Meri Chahato Ka Samudar"  | Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik | Rahat Indori | Anu Malik
3  | "Aksar Ye Hota Hai Pyar Mein"  | Kunal Ganjawala | Dev Kohli | Anand Raaj Anand
4  | "Nazrein Teri Nazrein"  | Adnan Sami | Dev Kohli | Anand Raaj Anand
5  | "Rabba Rabba"  | K.K., Gayatri Iyer | Dev Kohli | Anand Raaj Anand
6  | "Main Yahan Tu Kahan"  | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | Dev Kohli | Anand Raaj Anand
7  | "Dil Dil" (not in the film)  | Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal | Rahat Indori | Anu Malik

## References

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1. ^ "Jurm". British Board of Film Classification.
2. ^ "'Bobby Deol is identifiable on his own'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 17 February 2005. "It is a Hindi film and a thriller."
3. ^ "Film review: 'Jurm' starring Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta". India Today. 7 March 2005.
4. ^ "Jurm is gripping enough!". Rediff News. 8 February 2005.
5. ^ "Jurm - movie review by Shruti Bhasin - Planet Bollywood".
6. ^ "'I am not the only director who has flopped'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 15 February 2005.
7. ^ "Paradox Studios to use mobile game to promote Bollywood movie 'Jurm'". Exchange4media. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
8. ^ "Vikram Bhatt promotes movie promo via mobile gaming". The Economic Times. 11 February 2005. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
9. ^ "Jurm, Chehra sink". Rediff.com.
10. ^ "Jurm - Movie". Box Office India.
11. ^ "Jurm - music review by Rakesh Budhu - Planet Bollywood".

## External links

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* Jurm at IMDb

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Films of Vikram Bhatt

Directed|

* Jaanam (1992)
* Madhosh (1994)
* Guneghar (1995)
* Fareb (1996)
* Bambai Ka Babu (1996)
* Ghulam (1998)
* Kasoor (2001)
* Raaz (2002)
* Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (2002)
* Awara Paagal Deewana (2002)
* Inteha (2003)
* Footpath (2003)
* Aetbaar (2004)
* Elaan (2005)
* Jurm (2005)
* Deewane Huye Paagal (2005)
* Ankahee (2006)
* Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai (2006)
* Fear (2007)
* Red: The Dark Side (2007)
* Speed (2007)
* Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee (2007)
* 1920 (2008)
* Shaapit (2010)
* Haunted (2011)
* Dangerous Ishq (2012)
* Raaz 3D (2012)
* Creature 3D (2014)
* Mr. X (2015)
* Love Games (2016)
* Raaz Reboot (2016)
* 1921 (2018)
* Ghost (2019)
* Hacked (2020)
* Judaa Hoke Bhi (2022)
* Bloody Ishq (2024)

Produced|

* Muthirai (2009) (Tamil)
* Lanka (2011)
* Hate Story (2012)
* 1920: The Evil Returns (2012)
* Dangerous Ishq (2012)
* Ankur Arora Murder Case (2013)
* Horror Story (2013)
* Hate Story 2 (2014)
* Bhaag Johnny (2014)
* Hate Story 3 (2015)
* 1920: Horrors of the Heart (2023)

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