Strangers (2007 Hindi film)

2007 Indian film

Strangers

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Aanand L. Rai
Written by| Himanshu Sharma Gaurav Sinha
Screenplay by| Gaurav Sinha
Produced by| Raj Kundra
Starring| Jimmy Sheirgill
Kay Kay Menon
Nandana Sen
Sonali Kulkarni
Cinematography| Manoj Gupta
Edited by| Sanjay Sankla
Music by| Sachin Gupta

Release date

* 14 December 2007 (2007-12-14)

Running time

| 100 minutes
Country| India
Language| Hindi

Strangers is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Aanand L. Rai and starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Kay Kay Menon, Nandana Sen, and Sonali Kulkarni.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train, which was based on the 1950 novel Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith.

## Synopsis

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Rahul, a flop writer, and Sanjeev Rai, a management professional giant, are travelling in a business-class compartment of a train in England from Southampton to London. The claustrophobia of closed space and the fact that they both are Indians bind them, and they start chatting. The chatting gets more and more personal, and they both learn that they are not happy with their married lives. Rai is living a miserable life. After his son's death, his wife Nandini is in a state of madness. Likewise, Rahul is not respected by his wife Preity after the crash of his ambitious career as a writer. Rahul and Sanjeev Rai come to a mutual conclusion that the only way to get out of their painful lives is to kill each other's wives. But what happens actually thereafter?[2][3][4][5]

## Cast

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* Jimmy Sheirgill as "Rahul"
* Kay Kay Menon as "Sanjeev Rai"
* Nandana Sen as "Preity", wife of Rahul
* Sonali Kulkarni as "Nandini Rai", wife of Sanjeev
* Kitu Gidwani as a publisher in a guest role
* Natalie Hatcher as Frances, Preity's friend
* Mark Von as Peter, Frances's husband

## Production

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This is first film by Anand Rai as director. Earlier Anand Rai (younger brother of Ravi Rai) has worked as associate director for the 2000 Hindi film Anjaane directed by Ravi Rai.[6][7] The English translation of the Hindi word "anjaane" is "strangers".

## Soundtrack

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No.| Title| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Baat Kehne Ko"| Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam| 6:24
2.| "Farishta Nahin Main"| Band Black| 3:04
3.| "Farishta Nahin Main - Remix"| Band Black| 3:46
4.| "Jaane Ke Kaisi Raahon Mein"| Lata Mangeshkar, Vinay Tiwari| 5:55
5.| "Khwabon Ki Ek"| Vinay Tiwari| 4:19
6.| "Main Tera Aks Hoon"| Vinay Tiwari| 5:12
7.| "Strangers Yaad Aa Gayi"| Romy B| 4:43
8.| "Sulgi Hui Saansein Meri"| Sunidhi Chauhan| 7:17
9.| "Yaad Aaye Woh Din"| Band Nine| 4:03

## References

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1. ^ Strangers : Complete Cast and Crew details
2. ^ 'Strangers' – a Bollywood take on failed marriages | Entertainment | Bollywood | Reuters
3. ^ Strangers : Previews, Synopsis and Storyline
4. ^ Alfred Hitchcock rides an Indian train? – News-News & Gossip-Indiatimes – Movies
5. ^ Movie Preview: Strangers (2008) – RS Bollywood Online
6. ^ Mid-Day – Bollywood news, Bollywood movies, Bollywood actress & lot more
7. ^ Mid-Day – Bollywood news, Bollywood movies, Bollywood actress & lot more

## External links

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* Strangers at IMDb
* Rediff review
* Bollywood Hungama review

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Films by Aanand L. Rai

Director|

* Strangers (2007)
* Thodi Life Thoda Magic (2008)
* Tanu Weds Manu (2011)
* Raanjhanaa (2013)
* Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2015)
* Zero (2018)
* Atrangi Re (2021)
* Raksha Bandhan (2022)

Producer|

Hindi

* 2016
* Nil Battey Sannata
* Happy Bhag Jayegi
* 2017
* Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
* 2018
* Mukkabaaz
* Meri Nimmo
* Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi
* Manmarziyaan
* Tumbbad
* Zero
* 2019
* Laal Kaptaan
* 2020
* Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
* 2021
* Haseen Dillruba
* Atrangi Re
* 2022
* Good Luck Jerry
* Raksha Bandhan
* 2023
* Jhimma 2

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