''Deewangee'' () is a 2002 Indian

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-language psychological thriller film directed by

Anees Bazmee Anees Bazmee is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer known for his works in Indian cinema. Career Bazmee did his directorial debut with '' Hulchul'' in 1995, however his first commercial success in came in 1998 with the film '' ...

and produced by Nitin Manmohan. The film stars

Ajay Devgn Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Devgn has appeared in over a hundred films and has won numerous accolades, including four ...

Akshaye Khanna Akshaye Khanna (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is the son of actor Vinod Khanna. He has won numerous awards in his career including two Filmfare Awards, three Screen Awards and two IIFA Awards in varied ac ...

and

Urmila Matondkar Urmila Matondkar (born 4 February 1974) is an Indian actress and politician. Known for her work primarily in Hindi films, in addition to Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi and Tamil films, she has received numerous accolades, including the Filmfar ...

. The music was composed by

Ismail Darbar Ismail Darbar is an Indian film score composer, instrumentalist, violinist and music director. Career Ismail Darbar is from Surat, Gujarat. He worked for several years as a session violinist for leading music directors Laxmikant Pyarelal, ...

, with lyrics by Salim Bijnori and Nusrat Badr. This was Devgn's first antagonist role and he won the

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. It is an adaptation of ''Primal Fear'' (1996) by

Gregory Hoblit Gregory King Hoblit (born November 27, 1944) is an American film director, television director and television producer. He is best known for directing the films '' Primal Fear'', ''Fallen'', ''Frequency'', ''Hart's War'', '' Fracture'', and ''U ...

which was based on William Diehl's novel of the same name. Released on the eve of Diwali the film was a commercial success.It was remade in Tamil as ''

Kadhal Kirukkan ''Kadhal Kirukkan'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film, written and directed by Sakthi Chidambaram, starring Parthiban, Richa Pallod, Vineeth and Vadivelu. The film, produced by A. Ahamed, had a musical score by Deva and ...

'' in 2003.

Plot

Raj Goyal (

), a young and successful criminal lawyer, famous for never having lost a case, is introduced to popular singer Sargam (

) by music magnate Ashwin Mehta ( Vijayendra Ghatge). The following day, Ashwin is brutally murdered in his own house. The murderer, Tarang Bharadwaj (

), who is Sargam's childhood friend and music mentor, is caught red-handed at the crime scene. He claims he is innocent and Sargam, who believes in Tarang's innocence, approaches Raj to defend him, which he accepts after meeting Tarang. Realising him to have a mental illness, he hires a psychiatrist (

Seema Biswas Seema Biswas (born 14 January 1965) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and the theatre. She gained prominence after playing the role of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film '' Bandit Queen'' (1994), for which she won the National Fi ...

). To study his case. The psychiatrist finds out that Tarang has split personality disorder (Now

Dissociative identity disorder Dissociative identity disorder (DID), better known as multiple personality disorder or multiple personality syndrome, is a mental disorder characterized by the presence of at least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states. The di ...

) and his other personality goes by the name of Ranjeet. Meanwhile, Raj and Sargam grow closer due to their frequent meetings and eventually fall in love. Raj speaks to Ranjeet, who is a complete opposite of the innocent and simple Tarang, and he admits to killing Ashwin because, on the night of the party, Ashwin had tried to molest Sargam. Ranjeet sees Tarang as his younger brother who in turn considers Sargam his wife. Bringing his split personality in front of the court, Raj is able to win the case and free Tarang. But right after he is acquitted, Raj finds out that the split personality disorder was an act put up by Tarang to get out of jail. Tarang then tells him to stay away from Sargam. Raj tries to reopen the case in order to protect Sargam but fails, and Tarang is moved to the mental hospital for a few days for his treatment. Raj elongates his stay in the mental hospital by proving that he is still sick and needs more treatment. Tarang is able to wriggle out of Raj's attempt and is released. Raj appoints personal security for Sargam to ensure her safety, while Tarang relentlessly tries to reach her, during which he seriously injures Yana, Sargam's assistant. Raj says that they can trap Tarang with Sargam performing a show and Tarang coming there. But Tarang successfully kidnaps Sargam and takes her to an old fort where he had booked a vehicle to go abroad. Sargam gives her location secretly to Raj. Sargam while trying to escape tells Tarang that she loves Raj to which Tarang responds saying that then he has to kill Raj. Soon raj arrives and a fight ensues which ends with Sargam overpowering Tarang and pushing him into a nearby river. The next morning the police are unsuccessful in finding his body. The movie ends with Sargam and Raj enjoying a vacation and they hear someone sing one of Tarang's songs. Raj believes it cannot be Tarang and because the song is so popular, anyone who can sing it.

Cast

* Ajay Devgan as Tarang / Ranjeet Bharadwaj *

as Raj Goyal *

as Sargam *

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as Mrs. Goyal (Raj's mother) *

as the psychiatrist *

Tiku Talsania Tiku Talsania (born 7 June 1954) is an Indian actor, who works in the Bollywood industry. Apart from acting in films and television serials, he also performs as a freelance theatre artist, working for Gujarati theatre. Career Television Tiku h ...

as Ratan * Tannaz Irani as Yana (Sargam's friend and personal assistant) *

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as Inspector Rana * Vijayendra Ghatge as Ashwin Mehta *

Nirmal Pandey Nirmal Pandey (10 August 1962 – 18 February 2010) was an Indian Bollywood actor who was known for his role of Vikram Mallah in Shekhar Kapur's '' Bandit Queen'' (1994),and Dajjal in Television Series Hatim, for portraying a transvestite in ' ...

as Abhijeet Mehta *

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as Mr. Bhullar * Suhasini Mulay as the judge

Awards

Won *

– Ajay Devgn * Star Screen Award Best Villain – Ajay Devgn * Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Negative Role – Ajay Devgn Nominated * Star Screen Award for Best Actor – Akshaye Khanna

Music

The soundtrack of the film contains nine songs. The music is conducted by composer

. According to the Indian trade website

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, with around 12,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's ninth highest-selling.

Reception

''Deewangee'' received mixed reviews from critics. Bollywood Hungama rated the film 2.5/5, stating, "In an enterprise that boasts of two powerful performers-Ajay and Akshaye, comparisons are inevitable. But, to be honest, it's difficult to gauge who's better. Ajay Devgan essays a complex role with utmost ease, alternating between a simpleton and the shrewd (as part of the split personality!). Akshaye Khanna enacts a suave character with terrific understanding, proving yet again that he's amongst the best in the business today. Urmila Matondkar makes her presence felt in a male-dominated film. Her performance towards the end is praiseworthy. Amongst character artistes, Seema Biswas, Suresh Oberoi and Tanaz Currim are adequate. On the whole, DEEWANGEE has a novel story with several poignant moments as its USP. A well-made film with a few loose ends nonetheless, it has much to offer as compared to the vendetta fares and mushy love stories being dished out in the garb of entertainment. At the box-office, the impressive cast and the aggressive promotion have resulted in tremendous hype for the film, which in turn should translate into good business, keeping its investors smiling."

References

External links

* {{Anees Bazmee 2000s Hindi-language films 2002 films 2002 psychological thriller films Films about dissociative identity disorder Films directed by Anees Bazmee Films scored by Ismail Darbar Indian crime drama films Indian crime thriller films Indian psychological thriller films Indian thriller drama films Films based on American thriller novels Indian remakes of American films