Kasoor

2001 film directed by Vikram Bhatt

Kasoor

Directed by| Vikram Bhatt
Written by| Mahesh Bhatt
Girish Dhamija
Produced by| Mukesh Bhatt
Starring| Aftab Shivdasani
Lisa Ray
Cinematography| Pravin Bhatt
Edited by| Amit Saxena
Music by| Nadeem-Shravan

Production
company

Vishesh Films

Distributed by| Eros International
Sony Pictures Networks India

Release date

* 2 February 2001 (2001-02-02)

Running time

| 151 minutes[1]
Country| India
Language| Hindi
Budget| ₹3 crore[2]
Box office| ₹14.1 crore[3]

Kasoor (transl. Fault) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language legal thriller film directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced b Mukesh Bhatt's Vishesh Films. It stars Aftab Shivdasani and Lisa Ray in her Hindi film debut.[citation needed] Ray's voice was dubbed by Divya Dutta,[4][5] while Shivdasani's voice was dubbed by Bhatt himself.[6] Apoorva Agnihotri, Irrfan Khan and Ashutosh Rana appear in supporting roles. The film was released on 2 February 2001,[7] and was a critical and commercial success.[8][9] It is notable for the soundtrack composed by Nadeem–Shravan.[10]

The film is an unofficial remake of the 1985 American film Jagged Edge,[11] with the climax being borrowed from the 2000 American horror film What Lies Beneath, which was also adapted unofficially by Bhatt into a full-fledged film in 2002.[12][13][14]

## Plot

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The film starts with the murder of Priti, wife of Shekhar, a wealthy and well-known journalist. Inspector Lokhande investigates the case and accuses Shekhar of the murder, saying he has enough evidence to arrest and convict him. However, upon getting bail from the court, Shekhar asks his lawyer to fight his case for him; however, his lawyer tells him that he will not be able to fight his case because he is a corporate lawyer and only fights civil cases. He suggests Shekhar ask Simran Bhargav, who is a skilled criminal lawyer in his firm, to fight his case.

Shekhar goes to Simran's house to convince her to take his case. Simran tells Shekhar that she'll defend him only if she is convinced that he is innocent. Simran is battling inner demons over a case in which she got a man convicted for a crime he had not committed. Her guilt increases when she learns that the innocent man had committed suicide in custody.

While representing Shekhar, whom she considers innocent, Simran falls in love with him – a part of Shekhar's plan to win her trust. They end up spending the night together. Throughout the case, a mysterious man sends clues to Simran, which helps her prove Shekhar's innocence. It is revealed that Shekhar was having an affair with another woman, and his wife Priti was having an affair with Jimmy Pereira. When Simran learns this, she is heartbroken and decides to leave the case, but Amit tells her to keep fighting the case. After the court declares Shekhar innocent, Simran spends the night with Shekhar at his house. The next morning, while opening his closet, she finds a typewriter hidden between sheets.

The typewriter proved to be the one the mysterious man used to write clue letters to Simran with earlier. Simran realizes this because the typed letters all have a flyaway 't' on them.

Simran realizes that Shekhar is the murderer and the mysterious man who wrote the letters to her. She then contacts Inspector Lokhande about the typewriter. He tells her to come to the police station with the typewriter. She continuously ignores Shekhar, who asks her for dinner. Shekhar realizes that Simran knows the truth. Shekhar quickly reaches her house and tries to kill her, but Simran kills him in self-defense and reconciles with Amit.

## Cast

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* Aftab Shivdasani as Shekhar Saxena (voice dubbed by Vikram Bhatt)
* Lisa Ray as Advocate Simran Bhargav (voice dubbed by Divya Dutta)
* Apurva Agnihotri as Amit Bajpai, friend-Assistant Advocate of Simran Bhargav.
* Irrfan Khan as Public Prosecutor Nitin Mehta
* Divya Dutta as Payal Malhotra (voiced dubbed by Mona Ghosh Shetty)
* Ashutosh Rana as Senior Inspector Lokhande
* Chittaranjan Giri as Sub Inspector
* Anupam Shyam as Sub Inspector
* Firdaus Mevawala as Judge
* Maleeka Ghai as Preeti Shekhar Saxena
* Vishwajeet Pradhan as witness Jimmy Pereira, Preeti's boyfriend.
* Prithvi Zutshi as Mr. Rajit Singh, Civil Lawyer.
* Sucheta Khanna as witness Shalini, Priti's friend.
* Kurush Deboo as witness, Rustam Sodabottleopenerwala
* Sushmita Daan as Witness, Miss Rita Desai Shekhar's former girlfriend.
* Murali Sharma as Mr. Singal, Simran's boss
* Pushkar Dwivedi as Chotu
* Ishwar Patel
* Kiran Randhawa

## Soundtrack

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Kasoor

Studio album by

Nadeem-Shravan

Released| December 2000
Recorded| 2000
Genre| Feature film soundtrack
Label| Saregama
Producer| Nadeem-Shravan
Nadeem-Shravan chronology
| Dhadkan
(2000)  | Kasoor
(2000)  | Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love
(2001)

|
|

The music of Kasoor was composed by Nadeem-Shravan. This was their second album after comeback. The lyrics were penned by Sameer. Singer such as Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik lent their voices for the album. The song "Dil Mera Tod Diya" was unofficial remake of Pakistani song "Wo Mera Ho Na Saka" by Noor Jehan from movie Azmat. [15]

### Track listing

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No | Title | Singer(s) | Length

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1 | "Kitni Bechain Hoke" | Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan | 07:25
2 | "Koi To Saathi Chahiye" | Kumar Sanu | 05:32
3 | "Zindagi Ban Gaye Ho Tum" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 05:35
4 | "Dil Mera Tod Diya" | Alka Yagnik | 05:07
5 | "Kal Raat Ho Gayi" | Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu | 07:32
6 | "Mohabbat Ho Na Jaaye" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | 06:35

## Reception

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The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama praised the performance of the lead cast saying, "Kasoor scores the most in that one important department — performances. Credit for this must go primarily to the two principal performers — Aftab Shivdasani and Lisa Ray — who come up with proficient performances."[16] Aparajita Saha of Rediff.com stated, "this is a film that attempted an intriguing premise but failed when it didn't fully explore that very premise and take it to its logical and rightful conclusion."[17]

## References

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1. ^ "Kasoor". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
2. ^ Chopra, Anupama (12 March 2001). "Size doesn't matter". India Today. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
3. ^ "New film releases: Kasoor, Aashiq, Grahan". India Today. 19 March 2001. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
4. ^ "Lisa's voice dubbed by Divya in Kasoor". IndiaFM. 8 November 2000. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
5. ^ "I'm loving it: Lisa Ray". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
6. ^ "Sushmita Sen walked out of Kasoor after break-up with Vikram Bhatt. On Tuesday Trivia". India Today. Retrieved 2 February 2021. "Did you know Vikram Bhatt dubbed for both Aftab and Dino in Kasoor and Raaz, respectively? Well, yes he did. Vikram does that for all his heroes. Listen harder the next time."
7. ^ "Kasoor — Cast and crew details". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
8. ^ "Kasoor - Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
9. ^ "Our weekly box office update: One 2 Ka 4 -- the danger sign". Rediff.com. "Kasoor, a small-budget film, brought small smiles on distributors' lips."
10. ^ "Aftab Shivdasani celebrates 23 years of 'Kasoor': I wanted to play something completely opposite to what I did in 'Mast'; Vikram Bhatt helped me in my transition - Exclusive". Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
11. ^ "'I never saw myself gyrating to Govinda'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019. "Though the Bollywood spotlight did not light up Lisa's world, she couldn't let it slip by entirely either. So she tried her hand at Vikram Bhatt's 2001 film Kasoor, an unofficial remake of the Hollywood film Jagged Edge. It was a hit."
12. ^ "The bad boys of Bollywood!". Rediff.com.
13. ^ "Indianizing Hollywood: The Debate over Copyright Infringement by Bollywood" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024. "The climax scene is nearly a direct copy of the climax of WHAT LIES BENEATH, with the male lead attempting to kill the female lead by administering a paralysis-inducing drug and then leaving her to drown in a bathtub so that she would not expose his murderous past."
14. ^ "Dino Morea on Raaz clocking 20 years: The off screen romance with Bipasha helped us on screen". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 January 2022. "While Morea says it wasn't an official remake, there were references that were taken from the Robert Zemeckis directed Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer starrer."
15. ^ "42 hit songs that Bollywood copied from Pakistani films". Daily Pakistan. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
16. ^ "Kasoor: Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
17. ^ "Kasoor — Review". Rediff. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

## External links

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* Kasoor 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)
* Tumko Meri Kasam (2025)

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)

* v
* t
* e

Films and television series by Mahesh Bhatt

Director|

* Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain (1974)
* Naya Daur (1978)
* Lahu Ke Do Rang (1979)
* Abhimanyu (1980)
* Arth (1982)
* Saaransh (1984)
* Janam (1985)
* Aashiana (1986)
* Naam (1986)
* Aaj (1987)
* Kaash (1987)
* Thikana (1987)
* Siyasat (1988)
* Kabzaa (1988)
* Daddy (1989)
* Awaargi (1990)
* Jurm (1990)
* Aashiqui (1990)
* Swayam (1991)
* Saathi (1991)
* Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991)
* Sadak (1991)
* Saatwan Aasman (1992)
* Junoon (1992)
* Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee (1993)
* Gunaah (1993)
* Sir (1993)
* Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993)
* Gumrah (1993)
* Tadipaar (1993)
* Criminal (1994)
* The Gentleman (1994)
* Naaraaz (1994)
* Milan (1995)
* Naajayaz (1995)
* Papa Kehte Hai (1996)
* Chaahat (1996)
* Dastak (1996)
* Tamanna (1997)
* Duplicate (1998)
* Angaaray (1998)
* Zakhm (1998)
* Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan (1999)
* Kartoos (1999)
* Sadak 2 (2020)

Writer only|

* Dushman (1998)
* Sangharsh (1999)
* Kasoor (2001)
* Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar (2001)
* Raaz (2002)
* Gunaah (2002)
* Saaya (2003)
* Footpath (2003)
* Jism (2003)
* Inteha (2003)
* Murder (2004)
* Rog (2005)
* Zeher (2005)
* Nazar (2005)
* Kalyug (2006)
* Woh Lamhe (2006)
* Murder 2 (2011)
* Jism 2 (2012)
* Murder 3 (2013)
* Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015)

Television|

* Swabhimaan (1994–1997)
* A Mouthful of Sky (1995)
* Kabhie Kabhie (1997)
* Naamkarann (2016–2018)
* Udaan (2014–2019)
* Tu Aashiqui (2017–2018)
* Dil Jaise Dhadke... Dhadakne Do (2020)

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