''Karzzzz'' () is a 2008 Indian
Hindi
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-language
action film
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directed by
Satish Kaushik
Satish Chandra Kaushik (13 April 1956 – 9 March 2023) was an Indian actor, director, producer, comedian, editor and screenwriter. He found his fame in Hindi cinema, Bollywood with ''Mr. India (1987 film), Mr. India'' starring Anil Kapoor, Sri ...
. It stars
Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar (born 4 February 1974) is an Indian actress and politician. Known for her work primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films, in addition to Telugu cinema, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, Marathi cinema, Marathi and Tamil cinema ...
and
Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya (born 23 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, songwriter, film and music producer, and actor in Hindi cinema, with over 1,300 songs to his credit as a music director. He started his career as a music direct ...
. It is a remake of ''
Karz'' (1980) and also inspired by ''
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
''The Reincarnation of Peter Proud'' is a 1975 American psychological horror film directed by J. Lee Thompson, and starring Michael Sarrazin, Margot Kidder, and Jennifer O'Neill. It follows a university professor who, after experiencing a ser ...
''.
Plot
Ravi Verma has just won a court case against gangster Sir Judah in
Kenya
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, making him the legal recipient of several thousand acres of vineyards. He celebrates the victory by marrying the love of his life, Kamini, and decides to introduce her to his mother and sister. Unbeknownst to Ravi, Kamini is in cahoots with Judah; she sabotages the plane they are travelling in and safely escapes, leaving Ravi with no parachute. He quickly falls to his death. Kamini, now Princess Kamini, inherits Ravi's wealth, forcing his mother and sister to live in abject poverty.
Flash forward to 25 years later, and we are introduced to Monty, the adopted son of J.J. Oberoi and a well-known musician and rock star in
Cape Town
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,
South Africa
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. He has everything at his disposal but feels unhappy. He drives joy from spending time with Tina, the girl he's romantically interested in, and Dr. Dayal, his friend and close confidante. Monty starts getting flashbacks of events from Ravi's life and plans to trip to
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
to understand why. Once there, he meets Tina's caretaker, Kabira, who appears to be happy about Tina and Monty being together.
Eventually, Monty realises that he is actually the reincarnation of Ravi. After complete recollection of events surrounding his accident, Monty sets out to find his/Ravi's mother and sister. He befriends Princess Kamini, who incidentally knows Tina as well. She's now Judah's mistress and the heiress to Ravi's property. Monty tells her about the reincarnation but insists he doesn't remember how he/Ravi died. She proceeds to mislead him about the circumstances of the accident and lies that his/Ravi's mother and sister are deceased. Later, Monty discovers that they have been living with his/Ravi's nephew and niece this entire time. He hatches a plan with Tina and Kabira to bring Princess Kamini to justice.
Monty convinces Princess Kamini to marry him. He furnishes the actual papers for Ravi's properties in an attempt to persuade her, and it works. They get married on stage at Monty's show. During the performance, he reenacts the accident to make Princess Kamini believe that he remembers she killed him/Ravi. Following a showdown between Monty and her, she confesses, albeit in anger, to Ravi's murder.
Monty brings in his/Ravi's mother and sister (accompanied by her kids) and warns Princess Kamini that they will get their dues. In the meantime, Kabira appears with the police in tow, who have her confession on record. Suddenly, Judah comes along holding Tina hostage and demands Princess Kamini's release. A fight ensues, with Kabira tackling Judah and rescuing Tina. Princess Kamini tries to run away, with Monty at her heels. They arrive at the same spot where Ravi was killed in his previous birth, as she boards a plane and shoots Monty. During the hullabaloo, Monty's car overturns with fuel leakage. As Princess Kamini's plane approaches him, Monty sets the car on fire that soon engulfs the plane. With Princess Kamini dead, Monty and Tina are united as the end credits roll.
Cast
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Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya (born 23 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, songwriter, film and music producer, and actor in Hindi cinema, with over 1,300 songs to his credit as a music director. He started his career as a music direct ...
as Monty Oberoi; Reincarnation of Ravi Shanta Prasad Verma
*
Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar (born 4 February 1974) is an Indian actress and politician. Known for her work primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films, in addition to Telugu cinema, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, Marathi cinema, Marathi and Tamil cinema ...
as Kamini Verma, Ravi Verma's wife
*
Dino Morea
Dino Morea (; born 9 December 1975) is an Indian actor and former model who has appeared in Hindi, Tamil language, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu language, Telugu films. He began his career as a fashion model and made his film debut in ' ...
as Ravi Shanta Prasad Verma (Shanta's son, Jyoti's brother and Kamini Devi's husband) (special appearance)
*
Danny Denzongpa
Danny Denzongpa (born Tshering Phintso Denzongpa; 25 February 1948) is an Indian actor, playback singer, film director, and liquor baron. His film career was primarily in Hindi, but also occasionally in Bengali, Nepali, and Tamil films. In a ...
as Kabira (Kabir Uncle / "Kabir Chacha")
*
Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar (born 23 June 1952) is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi language, Punjabi film actor and politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He is a three-time member of the Lok Sabha and a two-time member of the Rajya Sabha. He was the sta ...
as G.G. Oberoi, Neha's husband (Monty's Guardian; Music Producer)
*
Imran Hasnee
Imran Hasnee (born 1 December 1972) is an Indian actor and paranormal investigator. who has worked in the Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Known for films '' A Mighty Heart'' and ''Slumdog Millionaire'', ''Paan Singh Tomar''. ...
as Mahesh Khandelwal; Tina's dad
*
Smita Bansal
Smita Bansal (born 21 February 1977) is an Indian television actress. Her notable roles include the Zee TV's '' Amanat'', '' Aashirwad,'' '' Sarhadein'' and Sony SAB's ''Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga''. She has also acted in the 2008 Bollywoo ...
as Jyoti Shanta Parasad Verma 'aka' Pinky, Shanta's daughter and Ravi's sister
*Shweta Kumar as Tina Khandelwal, Monty's love-interest
*
Shiva Rindani
Shiva Rindani (born Mukesh Rindani) is an Indian actor who appeared in Bollywood, Hindi films - mostly - in either villainous roles or in comic roles.
He has appeared in more than 100 films. His latest film was ''Deshdrohi'' in 2008, and ''H ...
as Sir Judah's man
*
Rohini Hattangadi
Rohini Hattangadi (''née'' Oak; born 11 April 1951) is an Indian actress, known for her work in Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Gujarati films, and Marathi soap operas and theatre. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one ...
as Mrs. Shanta Prasad Verma, Ravi and Jyoti's mother
*
Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor and film producer who has appeared in over 100 films. He is popularly known as the "Bad Man" of Hindi cinema because of his ability to create an impact with his negative roles in films.
...
as Sir Judah, A Left-Handed Robot-boss of Kamini Devi
*
Bakhtiyaar Irani
Bakhtiyaar Irani (born 19 November 1979) is an Indian film and television actor who has participated in Indian television reality shows. He has appeared in the reality dance series '' Nach Baliye'', paired with his wife Tannaz Irani. In 2009, ...
as Dr. Dayal, Monty's friend
*
Himani Shivpuri
Himani Bhatt Shivpuri is an Indian actress who is known for her character roles in Hindi films and Hindi soap operas. She is best known for her role in the films including '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), ''Raja'' (1995), '' Dilwale Dulhan ...
as Mrs. Neha Oberoi, G. G. Oberoi's wife
*
Tareena Patel as Julie, Monty's fan (special appearance)
*David Hallart as dancer, background actor
*
Asrani
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as Verma Catering College Principal Mr. Joe D'Souza
*
Sudhir Dalvi
Sudhir Dalvi is an Indian actor. He first came to prominence for portraying Guru Vashishta in Ramanand Sagar's TV series ''Ramayan (1987 TV series), Ramayan'' and is well known for his role as Sai Baba of Shirdi, Sai Baba. He also acted as Sai ...
as Dr. Shastri, Dr. Dayal's Senior
*
Sudhir Pandey
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as John
*
Dinesh Lamba
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Tamil may refer to:
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* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to ...
as Kabira's sidekick
*Jenny Freeman as White Extra
*Daniel Green as Obsessed Fan
*Sujeet Kumar Sharma
Production
The film was flagged on 25 January 2008. Filming took place in Mumbai, India and in South Africa. Reshammiya performed his own stunts. On 16 February 2008, Reshammiya had given a live performance in
South Africa
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of the two ultimate dance numbers namely "Sisak Sisak Ke" and "Hari Om". The sound recording was entirely done in
Singapore
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. Reshammiya performed his songs "Lut Jaaon" and "Ek Haseena Thi" at
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009
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's first show.
Reception
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh (born 13 June 1965) is an Indian film critic and trade analyst. He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media, as well as his reviews for Bollywood Hungama.
Career
Taran Adarsh started his journ ...
of
Bollywood Hungama
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The website provides n ...
gave ''Karzzzz'' 4 stars out of 5 claiming it to be a "Mass entertainer" and further saying that "''Karzzzz'' is rich in entertainment. Himesh's tremendous popularity amongst masses, its chartbusting musical score and the fact that it's a remake of a much-loved film will only lure masses in hordes. Besides, it's an open ground for Karzzzz at the ticket window, what with the euphoria of all past releases having dried up. At the box-office, the film should fetch a thunderous start and in due course, should be amongst the biggest achievers of the year in terms of business, Critics praised Urimilla performance in the film ."
Rajeev Masand
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of
CNN-IBN
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gave the film one star and said "It's a lazy rip-off where everything from characters to dialogues has been more-or-less duplicated, the only changes being superficial ones which grate rather than update." IndiaTimes gave 3 out of 5 stars and labelled it as a 'paisa vasool' film.
Soundtrack
Himesh Reshammiya composed the film's music while Sameer penned the lyrics. The song "Ek Haseena Thi" is taken from the original movie of 1980, ''
Karz'', whose music was by
Laxmikant Pyarelal
Laxmikant Nishad also known as Pappu Nishad is an Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party. He was the Minister of State for Fertilizers and Logistics with independent charge in Akhilesh Yadav's Uttar Pradesh Government and a member of the U ...
. According to the Indian trade website
Box Office India
Box Office India is an Indian film website dedicated to tracking, reporting, and analyzing the financial performance of films released in the Hindi entertainment industry.
Established in 2003, Box Office India has become a prominent source of ...
, with around 1,300,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eleventh highest-selling.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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2008 films
2000s Hindi-language films
Indian action films
Films about reincarnation
Remakes of Indian films
Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya
Reliance Entertainment films
Indian films about revenge
Films directed by Satish Kaushik