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Darna Mana Hai

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6.3/10
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Nana Patekar, Saif Ali Khan, Vivek Oberoi, and Sameera Reddy in Darna Mana Hai (2003)
Five children take shelter from the rain, inside a spooky bungalow. Encountering an old woman, they follow her upstairs where she proceeds to tell them six scary stories.
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After their car breaks down in the middle of the night, seven friends find shelter and tell one another stories to kill time till dawn.After their car breaks down in the middle of the night, seven friends find shelter and tell one another stories to kill time till dawn.After their car breaks down in the middle of the night, seven friends find shelter and tell one another stories to kill time till dawn.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.6K
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  • Director
    • Prawaal Raman
  • Writers
    • Atul Sabharwal
    • Rajnish Thakur
    • Abbas Tyrewala
  • Stars
    • Saif Ali Khan
    • Sameera Reddy
    • Vivek Oberoi
  • Director
    • Prawaal Raman
  • Writers
    • Atul Sabharwal
    • Rajnish Thakur
    • Abbas Tyrewala
  • Stars
    • Saif Ali Khan
    • Sameera Reddy
    • Vivek Oberoi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Saif Ali Khan
    Saif Ali Khan
    • Anil Manchandani (Photographer)
    Sameera Reddy
    Sameera Reddy
    • Shruti
    Vivek Oberoi
    Vivek Oberoi
    • Amar
    Antara Mali
    Antara Mali
    • Anjali
    Nana Patekar
    Nana Patekar
    • John Rodrigues
    Sohail Khan
    Sohail Khan
    • Karan
    Aftab Shivdasani
    Aftab Shivdasani
    • Purab
    Boman Irani
    Boman Irani
    • Hotel owner
    Raghuvir Yadav
    Raghuvir Yadav
    • Dayashankar Pandey (Teacher)
    Revathi
    Revathi
    • Pramila's mother
    • (as Revathy)
    Shilpa Shetty Kundra
    Shilpa Shetty Kundra
    • Gayathri
    • (as Shilpa Shetty)
    Sanjay Kapoor
    Sanjay Kapoor
    • Sanjay
    Sushant Singh
    Sushant Singh
    Isha Koppikar
    Isha Koppikar
    • Abhilasha
    Rajpal Naurang Yadav
    Rajpal Naurang Yadav
    • Apple vendor
    • (as Rajpal Yadav)
    Gaurav Kapoor
    Gaurav Kapoor
    • Romi
    Peeya Rai Chowdhary
    • Mehnaaz
    Yusuf Hussain
    Yusuf Hussain
    • Purab's Father
    • Director
      • Prawaal Raman
    • Writers
      • Atul Sabharwal
      • Rajnish Thakur
      • Abbas Tyrewala
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Boman Irani was not a known face when he did this film,he came to limelight in the same year when he played Dr Asthana in Munnabhai MBBS.
    • Goofs
      In the movie, there were seven friends telling the stories and a killer but at the end, when they were seen sitting under the tree there were only six friends with the killer.
    • Connections
      Featured in Darna Zaroori Hai (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Darna Mana Hai
      Written by Lalit Marathe

      Composed by Salim Merchant and Salim Merchant

      Performed by Sunidhi Chauhan and Ninad Kamat

      Courtesy of Zee Music

    User reviews33

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    8/10
    Absolute MAGIC!!!!!!
    Now this was a true classic movie from Bollywood standards. I've had mix reactions about Ram Gopal Verma so far. Some of his classics include: Raat, Rangeela, and Road, whereas his major disappointments include Vaastu Shastra and Bhoot (foolish endings). However, "Darna Mana Hai" is a true classic! No songs, no wasting time. This is pure "edge of the seat" psycho thriller. Everyone played a great part from unknown people to Vivek, Nana, Saif and others. Antra mali played a good cameo in the first story that the group shares. Shilpa shetty and sanjay kapoor filled in pretty well as well. The Nana Patekar-Vivek Oberoi encounter was a true classic!!!!!!!!!! I would rate it as undoubtedly the best horror movie from Bollywood. 5/5
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    • folkpoet80
    • Oct 29, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 25, 2003 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Fright is Forbidden
    • Filming locations
      • India
    • Production companies
      • K Sera Sera
      • Varma Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $132,348
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $82,347
      • Jul 27, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,335,493
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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