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Karzzzz 
Directed by Satish Kaushik Produced by Bhushan Kumar Starring Himesh Reshammiya
Urmila Matondkar
Shweta Kumar
Dino Morea
Gulshan Grover
Danny Denzongpa
Rohini HattangadiMusic by Himesh Reshammiya Distributed by T-Series Release date(s) 17 October 2008 Running time 142 min Country India Language Hindi Karzzzz [sic] (Hindi: क़र्ज़, Urdu: قرض, pronunciation: qarz, translation: in-debt) is a 2008 Bollywood film directed by Satish Kaushik. The film stars Himesh Reshammiya and Urmila Matondkar. It is a remake of Karz (1980), and also inspired by The Reincarnation of Peter Proud.
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Plot
Ravi Verma (Dino Morea) has just won a court case against Sir Judah (Gulshan Grover) and has legally received entitlement to several thousand acres of vineyards. He celebrates the victory by marrying the love of his life Kamini (Urmila Matondkar) and decides to bring her to meet his mother and his sister.
However, during their trip- Kamini and Ravi board a plane-with Ravi deciding to show her a few moves. Kamini has however sabotaged the plane and has ensured that there is no parachute for Ravi. Subsequently Ravi crashes to his death and Kamini becomes Princess Kamini. She throws out Ravi's mother and sister making them utterly destitute.
25 Years later Monty (Himesh Reshammiya) is a sensational rock star- the adopted son of J.J.Oberoi and his wife- and has everything but happiness. His only spark of happiness is his friend Dayal (Bakhtiyaar Irani) and a girl Tina (Shweta Kumar). During a show he plays the same tune on his guitar and he has flashbacks of Ravi Verma's accident and he is informed that he could be the reincarnation of Ravi Verma.
During a trip to Kenya, Monty realizes that all the pieces are in place. He has the complete recollection of his accident but wants to find out where his mother and sister are. He befriends Princess Kamini and informs her of him being Ravi Verma. Kamini lies to Monty that his mother and sister are deceased and about the circumstances of the accident that killed him in his previous birth. She is actually an agent of Sir Judah. Monty disbelieves her but pretends to keep believing her.
Finally things come to a conclusion when Monty tackles Sir Judah. Later Monty also manages to kill Kamini the way she killed Ravi. Then he and Tina live happily together.
Cast
- Himesh Reshammiya... Monty Oberoi
- Urmila Matondkar ... Kamini
- Shweta Kumar ... Tina
- Danny Denzongpa ... Kabira
- Rohini Hattangadi. .. Ravi's Mother (Shanta Prasad Verma)
- Smita Bansal ... Ravi's Sister (Jyoti Verma also known as Pinky)
- Gulshan Grover ... Sir Judah
- Bakhtiyaar Irani ... Dayal
- Raj Babbar ... J. J. Oberoi
- Dino Morea ... Ravi Verma (special appearance)
- Tareena Patel ... Julie (special appearance)
Crew
- Director: Satish Kaushik
- Producer: Bhushan Kumar & Krishan Kumar
- Executive Producer: Ajay Kapoor
- Music Director: Himesh Reshammiya
- Lyrics: Sameer
Production
The film was flagged on 25 January 2008. Filming took place in both Mumbai, India and in South Africa. It was also known that on 16 February 2008, Himesh Reshammiya had given a live performance in South Africa of the two ultimate dance numbers namely "Sisak Sisak Ke" and "Hari Om". The sound recording was entirely done in the Singapore. Himesh Reshammiya performed his songs "Lut Jaaon" and "Ek Haseena Thi" at Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009's first show.
Reception
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave Karzzzz 4 stars out of 5 claiming it to be a "Mass entertainer" and further saying that "Karzzzz is rich in entertainment. Himesh's tremendous popularity amongst masses, its chartbusting musical score and the fact that it's a remake of a much-loved film will only lure masses in hordes. Besides, it's an open ground for Karzzzz at the ticket window, what with the euphoria of all past releases having dried up. At the box-office, the film should fetch a thunderous start and in due course, should be amongst the biggest achievers of the year in terms of business."[1] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film one star and said "It's a lazy rip-off where everything from characters to dialogues has been more-or-less duplicated, the only changes being superficial ones which grate rather than update."[2]
At the box office, the film performed well in single screens especially in North India opening with 70% in first week. Box Office India noted the film to have a "below-average" opening, with a finishing verdict making it labelled as a "disaster".[3]
Soundtrack
Himesh Reshammiya composed the film's music while Sameer penned the lyrics. The song "Ek Haseena Thi" is taken from the original movie Karz whose music was by Laxmikant Pyarelal.
Karzzzz Studio album by Himesh Reshammiya Released (CD release)Genre Film soundtrack Length 50:45 Label T-Series Producer Bhushan Kumar Himesh Reshammiya chronology Dasavathaaram
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Song Singer(s) Duration "Dhoom Tere Ishq Ki" Himesh Reshammiya 5.39 "Ek Haseena Thi" Himesh Reshammiya & Shreya Goshal 7.57 "Hari Om Hari Om" Himesh Reshammiya 5.08 "Lut Jaaon Lut Jaaon (Karzzzz Title Track)" Himesh Reshammiya & Harshdeep Kaur 5.36 "Masha Allah" Himesh Reshammiya 5.29 "Sisak Sisak " Himesh Reshammiya 5.02 "Soniye Je Tere" Himesh Reshammiya & Tulsi Kumar 4.51 "Tandoori Nights" Himesh Reshammiya , Sunidhi Chauhan 5.15 "Tere Bin Chain Na Aave" Himesh Reshammiya & Tulsi Kumar 5.48 References
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (17 October 2008). "Karzzzz : Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/13690/index.html. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ Masand, Rajeev (20 October 2008). "Masand's Verdict: Karzzzz, a lazy rip-off". CNN-IBN. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-verdict-karzzzz-a-lazy-ripoff---pics/76105-8.html?from=rssfeed. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ "Box Office 2008". Boxofficeindia.com. http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=215&catName=MjAwOA==. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
External links
Categories:- Indian films
- 2008 films
- Hindi-language films
- Films about reincarnation
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