Zulmi
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Kuku Kohli |
| Written by | Rajeev Kaul Tanveer Khan |
| Screenplay by | Rajeev Kaul |
| Story by | Kuku Kohli |
| Produced by | Satyendra Pal |
| Starring | Akshay Kumar Twinkle Khanna |
| Music by | Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen R. D. Burman[1] |
Production company | Chaudhry Enterprises |
Release date |
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| Budget | ₹3.5 crore[2] |
| Box office | ₹4.93 crore[2] |
Zulmi is an Indian Hindi action drama crime film directed by Kuku Kohli, released on 16 April 1999. It stars Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna.
Plot
Balraj Dutt is a bodyguard of Baba Thakur, who, while dying, makes Balraj promise to take care and protect his grandson Nihal.
Years later, Raj Malhotra and his sister are dining in a restaurant, after which they are attacked by the unknown man. The man tries to rape Raj's sister before she commits suicide.
Heartbroken by this incident, Raj sees a similar incident and saves a girl from molesters. This is observed by Balraj, who is impressed by Raj, who hires Raj as a bodyguard for his daughter Komal. She initially dislikes Raj and tries repeatedly to get him fired, but slowly she starts liking him after he saves her life from an attack. Things get complicated when he recognizes Nihal as the person who molested his sister. Now, Raj tries to kill Nihal.
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Raj Malhotra
- Twinkle Khanna as Komal Dutt
- Amrish Puri as Balraj Dutt
- Aruna Irani as Sumitra Dutt
- Dalip Tahil as Zoravar
- Deep Dhillon as Bakhtavar
- Arun Bakshi as Inspector Vikram
- Dara Singh as Baba Thakur
- Milind Gunaji as Nihal Thakur
- Rakhee Malhotra as Pooja Malhotra
- Ghanshyam Rohera as Pilot
Soundtrack
The music is composed by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen and R. D. Burman, while the lyrics are penned by Gulshan Bawra.
- 01 - "Teri Badmashiyan Aur Meri" - Asha Bhosle & Udit Narayan
- 02 - "Bhool Se Humne Bhool Ki" (Happy)- Kumar Sanu & Asha Bhosle
- 03 - "Shalu Ya Sheela" - Amit Kumar
- 04 - "Mere Liye To Fit Hai Tu" - Amit Kumar & Asha Bhosle
- 05 - "Sapne Mein Aake Loot Gaya" - Asha Bhosle *Music by: R. D. Burman
- 06 - "Zulmi Toone Zulm Kiya" - Asha Bhosle
- 07 - "Bhool Se Humne Bhool Ki" (Sad)- Asha Bhosle
- 08 - "Bhool Se Humne Bhool Ki" - Instrumental
Reception
A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "Hype is generally inversely proportional to quality. This film proves this. No feverish promos. No signs of any pretensions. No jiggery-pokery. The film’s just plain and direct".[3]
Collecting 37 lack nett on opening day, and a total of 2.74cr nett, the film failed to do well at the box office.[4]
References
- ^ "Planet-Bollywood - Music Review - Zulmi".
- ^ a b "Zulmi". Box Office India. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Reviews". Deccan Herald. 18 April 1999. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Verma, Sukanya (9 December 2004). "Hot jodis that fizzle!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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