Karz: The Burden of Truth
| Karz: The Burden of Truth | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Harry Baweja |
| Screenplay by | Anees Bazmee |
| Story by | Atul Sharma |
| Produced by | Kaushal Godha |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Suniel Shetty Shilpa Shetty |
| Cinematography | Yogesh Jani |
| Edited by | Kuldeep Mehan |
| Music by | Sanjeev Darshan |
Production companies | Aashna Arts Jyoti Pictures |
| Distributed by | Eros |
Release date |
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Running time | 173 minutes[2] 122 minutes (edited version)[3] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹11 crore[4] |
| Box office | ₹15.57 crore[4] |
Karz: The Burden of Truth is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Harry Baweja and produced by Kaushal Godha. The film features Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty and Shilpa Shetty as main characters.[5] Releasing on 6 December 2002, the film bombed at the box office.[4]
Plot
Suraj Singh, and Suraj Singh is an orphan, abandoned by his biological mother for reasons unknown. Suraj Singh has grown up questioning how any mother could abandon her own child. He meets with Raja Chauhan, and after a few misunderstandings, both become fast friends. Raja Chauhan introduces him to his mom, Savitri, who welcomes and accepts him. Suraj loves Sapna and hopes to marry her someday. Unfortunately, he finds out that Raja Chauhan also loves Sapna, decides to step away, and takes to alcohol. When Savitri meets prominent politician Thakur, she recognizes him as a wanted criminal, Yograj, but Thakur denies being Yograj nor having any connection with him. This leads Suraj to wonder as to what prompted Savitri to point a finger at Yograj. His investigation will lead him to his birth mother, as well as his biological father, and he will come to know why his mother had to abandon him.
Cast
- Sunny Deol as Suraj Singh
- Suniel Shetty as Raja Chauhan
- Shilpa Shetty as Sapna
- Ashutosh Rana as Rajveer Thakur/Yograj
- Vishwajeet Pradhan as Gogi
- Shammi as Balwant Singh's mother.
- Kiron Kher as Savitri Devi Singh
- Rajeev Verma as Balwant Singh
- Sayaji Shinde as Himmatbhai
- Johnny Lever as Jugnu
- Himani Shivpuri as Jugnu's wife
- Deepak Shirke
- Shahbaz Khan as Police Inspector Khan
- Adi Irani
- Arun Bakshi
Music
| Karz: The Burden of Truth | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 9 November 2002 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | T-Series |
The music of the film is composed by Sanjeev Darshan and lyrics are penned by Sameer.[6]
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aashiqui Ban Ke" | Adnan Sami, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 2 | "Jhoom Jhoom Na" | Sukhwinder Singh, Hema Sardesai |
| 3 | "Mohabbat Hui Hai" | Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 4 | "Meri Mehbooba Hai Tu" | Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet Bhattacharya |
| 5 | "Shaam Bhi Khoob Hai" | Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik |
| 6 | "So Gayi Hai Zameen - Female" | Anuradha Paudwal |
| 7 | "So Gayi Hai Zameen - Male" | Kumar Sanu |
Reception
Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, writing ″On the whole, KARZ-THE BURDEN OF TRUTH is a typical masala fare that relies too heavily on the tried and tested stuff, thus limiting its appeal. The Idd holidays may prove beneficial to an extent, but a long run is ruled out.″[7] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com wrote ″This 17-reel painfully (pun intended) lengthy film leaves you with stiff limbs and sore eyes. In a nutshell, Karz: The Burden of Truth stands true to its title.″[8]
References
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Lead Article". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "Karz - The Burden Of Truth". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ "Prime Video: Karz: The Burden of Truth". Amazon Prime Video.
- ^ a b c "Karz: The Burden of Truth – Movie". Box Office India.
- ^ "Karz-The Burden of Truth Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
- ^ "Karz ( The Burden Of Truth) songs". Gomolo.
- ^ "Karz – the Burden of Truth Review 1.5/5 | Karz – the Burden of Truth Movie Review | Karz – the Burden of Truth 2002 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. 6 December 2002.
- ^ "rediff.com: Movies: The Rediff Review: Karz-The Burden of Truth". www.rediff.com.
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