7 Khoon Maaf (2011)

Susanna's quest for love leads to a series of marriages, each ending in the mysterious death of her latest husband.

Director:

Vishal Bhardwaj

Writers:

Ruskin Bond (short story), Matthew Robbins (screenplay),

Stars:

Priyanka Chopra, Vivaan Shah, Manuj Bhaskar

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Priyanka Chopra	...	Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes
Vivaan Shah	...	Arun Kumar
Manuj Bhaskar	...	Department Head
Sanjay Verma	...	Police Inspector
Konkona Sen Sharma	...	Nandini Kumar
Shashi Malviya	...	Goonga
Neil Nitin Mukesh	...	Major Edwin Rodriques
Usha Uthup	...	Maggie - Maid
Harish Khanna	...	Ghalib
Ayush Tandon	...	Young Arun
Timothy P. Jarvis	...	Taj
Narendra Kumar	...	School Teacher
John Abraham	...	Jimmy Stetson / Jamshed Singh Rathore
Satish Sharma	...	Jimmy's Manager
Cyndy Khojol	...	Girl with Jimmy in the Hotel #1

Storyline

After the passing of his Pondicherry-born mentor, Susanna, Mumbai-based Dr. Arun Kumar Singh narrates his story to his wife, Nalini. With photographs from an old album that he has never shared with anyone, he informs her as to how Susanna caught him stealing; got him to quit his job & enrolled in a Panchgani school, as well as arranged for further education in St. Petersburg. While Susanna herself searched for true love and her marriages with six deceased men - including the abusive Major Edwin Rodrigies; drug-addicted and womanizer guitarist-singer Jamshed Singh Rathore; impotent and abusive Mohammad Wasiullah Khan; bigamist/spy Nicolai Vronski; Inspector Keemat Lal; and Dr. Modhusodon Tarafdar - men who influenced her life, broke her heart - and met with sudden and mysterious deaths.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | polygamy | religion | poet | serial killer | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English Urdu Russian

Release Date:

18 February 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

7 Sins Forgiven

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Budget:

$4,770,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$184,872 (USA) (18 February 2011)

Gross:

$268,662 (USA) (4 March 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

UTV Spotboy, V.B. Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the song "Oh Mama", Jimmy Stetson is dressed like Guns N Roses singer Axl Rose.

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Connections

References Deewaar (1975)

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Soundtracks

"Oh Mama - Acoustic"
Written by Ajinkya Iyer
Composed by Vishal Bhardwaj
Performed by Kay Kay
Courtesy of Sony Music India

User Reviews

Priyanka great. Movie as a whole not so bad

I went to watch 7 Khoon Maaf today. I had been waiting for this movie for quite some time. Based on the short-story by Ruskin Bond's short story "Susanna's Seven Husbands", starring Priyanka Chopra (as Susanna) was enough to get me excited. Susanna, who leaves behind a trail of dead husbands.

Movie was good, not great. But since it is not a clichéd overdone love stories it was fun to watch something different for a change. Before I go and tell you about what I didn't like about the movie, Priyanka Chopa has indeed done an amazing job as Susanna and that it premiered in 61st Berlin International Film Festival, which I think is a big deal.

First half hour of the movie, I was wondering if it was a bad joke. The nightmare of sitting through another "Whats your Rashee" was daunting. But as the movie progresses, it did turn into something amazing. Though I was never too engrossed in the movie or brooded for Susanna or her husbands, it was a good watch. Oh! And now I know what a black comedy is.

For all the moviegoers, I would say go watch it, it is watchable. For those who want something more, it is not worth it.