Dushman (1998)

Sonia and Naina Sehgal (both played by Kajol) are twins. The two are completely different from each other, Sonia being the outgoing twin and Naina being the shy twin. At the same time the ... See full summary »

Director:

Tanuja Chandra

Writers:

Mahesh Bhatt (screenplay), Sachin Bhowmick (story),

Stars:

Sanjay Dutt, Kajol, Jas Arora

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sanjay Dutt	...	Major Suraj Singh Rathod
Kajol	...	Sonia / Naina Saigal
Jas Arora	...	Kabir
Tanvi Azmi	...	Sonia / Naina's mother
Pramod Moutho	...	ACP Santosh Singh Walia
Kunal Khemu	...	Bhim
Pratima Kazmi	...	Prosecuting Attorney
Anupam Shyam	...	Inspector Dubey
Vishesh
Vani Tripathi	...	Sunanda Tripathi
Sanjeeva Vatsa
Pinky Singh
Robin Bhatt
Baby Varsha
Omkar Singh

Storyline

Sonia and Naina Sehgal (both played by Kajol) are twins. The two are completely different from each other, Sonia being the outgoing twin and Naina being the shy twin. At the same time the police are hunting for a killer and rapist. The man Gokul Pandit (Ashutosh Rana) is a cold-blooded animal and has chosen Naina for his next target. However tragedy strikes when Gokul brutally kills Sonia. Naina is distraught and vows to hunt down Gokul. Gokul soon goes after Naina and she realizes she needs help to overcome her fear of him. With that she meets Suraj Singh Rathod (Sanjay Dutt), a retired and blind major and he helps her physically and mentally to defeat her fear of Gokul. After an argument Suraj refuses to meet Naina and she decides to go after Gokul alone without the help of the police or Suraj.

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Genres:

Crime

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

29 May 1998 (India)

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pooja Bhatt Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan turned down the role of Major Suraj Singh Rathod.

User Reviews

Eye for an eye

Tanuja Chandra debutted with this film which in true Bhatt tradition was a remake of an English film EYE FOR AN EYE(1996)

The film tells about 2 double roles of Kajol, amongst them 1 is killed by Ashutosh a Psycho and how the other kajol seeks revenge

The film is easy going in initial reels but strikes you when Ashutosh attacks Kajol The scene is so shocking that it creates a huge impact The other Kajol hearing it on her mobile is also brilliantly handled

The film does have the mandatory hero part where Sanju slips in as the blind ex armyman who comes to help Kajol

Also the revenge angle is nothing new but well handled the film does drag with many songs forced in but yet its worth watching

Direction by Tanuja Chandra is decent Music is okay

Kajol enacts both dual roles with natural ease unlike the nonsense done by SRK in the same year in Mahesh Bhatt's DUPLICATE She excels in both roles Sanju too does well as the blind man though his role seems added Jas Arora is okay Ashutosh excels and frightens you whenver he appears on screen though he did such roles too often later but here he is brilliant