Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002)

A shape-shifting snake exacts vengeance on a group of friends for a crime they did not even committed.

Director:

Rajkumar Kohli (as Raj Kumar Kohli)

Writers:

Naveena Bhandari (screenplay), Ravi Shankar Jaiswal (additional dialogue)

Stars:

Akshay Kumar, Sunny Deol, Sonu Nigam

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Akshay Kumar	...	Atul
Sunny Deol	...	Karan Saxena
Sonu Nigam	...	Vivek Saxena
Sunil Shetty	...	Vijay
Arshad Warsi	...	Abdul
Sharad S. Kapoor	...	Victor
Aftab Shivdasani	...	Prem Srivastav
Aditya Pancholi	...	Ashok Kejriwal
Pinky Campbell	...	(as Mohini Sharma)
Arman Kohli	...	Kapil
Manisha Koirala	...	Vasundhara / Divya
Rambha	...	Nita
Kiran Rathod	...	Rashmi
Nikita
Amrish Puri	...	Sadhu (sage)

Storyline

Diyva and Karan Saxena are in love and plan to marry. Karan has a younger step-brother, Vivek Saxena who he looks after him as though he were his own brother. Divya and Vivek hang out with quite a few young people of their own age, Atul, Vijay, Prem, Ashok, Nita, Rashmi, Niki, and Priti, just to name a few. Two male members try to sexually molest Divya, and get a sound thrashing from Karan. After apologizing, these two members decide to avenge their beating and humiliation. After entrapping Divya, they sexually molest her to such an extent that Divya attempts to kill herself. Unknown to Divya, she was the lover of Kapil a snake with magical powers, in a previous life. Their love life was shattered by an angry sage who cursed them with separation until the 21st century. Divya, who was called Vasundhara in her previous life, dies after this curse, and is reborn as Divya. Now seeing Divya dying, Kapil swears to avenge her death by killing them one by one. Divya does die, but her spirit ...

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Plot Keywords:

death | curse | beating | snake | interrupted rape | 

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

16 August 2002 (India)

Also Known As:

Проклятие

Filming Locations:

Switzerland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shankar Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Raj Kumar Kohli had also directed and produced the blockbuster of 1979 Jaani Dushman.

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Goofs

During the library fight, all the pages in the books are empty.

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Connections

References Face/Off (1997)

User Reviews

Get a life low voters

All the people who voted a meager 1 on this movie, this is all I have to say: You guys have not matured enough to enjoy cinema of this kind. It takes a certain amount of dedication to reach that level of appreciation. And that is the segment of people this movie was aimed at. Not you average movie-goers by any chance! . Back to the movie. This one was a gem all right and definitely an inclusion in the Bollywood hall of fame. I'd give it an all time rank of no # 2, surpassed only by Kanti Shah's legendary Gunda. This movie had an impeccable story line and created a beautiful blend between a fantasy and sci-fi. Pan's Labyrinth would have in fact been ashamed of the balance created between the parallel stories. And now do i really need to mention the stellar cast and even stellar-er (that is a word from NOW) performances from them (a special mention goes to Mr. Nigam for the best debut ever in any movie on this earth). Every actor in this movie had been very carefully chosen and the role were tailor made for them (and for their age too, I must add). Manisha Koirala still looks like she's 18 and wow man, with that figure I would have raped her too. Are you wondering where did this rape thing come in suddenly? Yes, a rape is what the premises of this movie is based on. And that is so not like your average Bollywood type movies. If you are an atheist or an agnostic by any chance, this movie is again a must for you. Because this movie can heal your faith. I don't think it'd even be going too far saying that this movie can cure cancer. Only the people who need it the most fail to appreciate its power, charm and undying beauty. Tchch, so unfortunate!

Only flaw in this movie: In your dreams, baby! This was flawless.

Only minor complain: The director failed to star Mithun Da as well.

I won't ruin it for you any further. Just go and watch it. TODAY. And if you like it, here are some more recommendation from me. Gunda, Desh Drohi, Aparichit, the old Ramsay Brothers horror movies, Loha, Indra the tiger and Sivaji.