''Muskaan'' (English: ''Smile'') is a 2004 Indian

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

-language romantic-thriller film directed by Rohit-Manish. It stars

Aftab Shivdasani Aftab Shivdasani (born 25 June 1978) is an Indian actor, producer and model known for his works in Hindi and also working for Tamil and Kannada film industry. Shivdasani was selected as the Farex baby at the age of 14 months and eventually app ...

and Gracy Singh in pivotal roles.

Plot

Dashing and debonair fashion designer Sameer Oberoi (

) has everything going for him: a successful career; a secure future; a comfortable and wealthy lifestyle; a beautiful girl Jahnvi ( Neha) who hopes to marry him, what more could anyone want? But Sameer has an image of his dream girl in his mind, and he hopes to find her soon. His search for her meets with obstacles of searching for a better model; a series of wrong telephonic connections, all connecting him to a young lady. His group decides to travel to another location, and the young "wrong number" lady, named Muskaan, also travels in the same bus, leading to some more misunderstandings. Sameer takes a liking to Muskaan and decides to appoint her as his new model, to which she agrees. Then their world is turned upside down when Jahnvi, a member of their group, is brutally stabbed in her belly and murdered, and the only clue the police have is that her killer's name begins with an "S," and Sameer becomes a prime suspect in her murder and in the eyes of Inspector Vikram Rajput, who is determined to get the killer at any cost. During the search for the killer, Muskaan ( Gracy Singh) and Sameer fall in love. Just as they are about to go to the police station, Muskaan arrives with the cassette in which Jahnvi had left a message for her dad. After hearing this, the killer is actually Satin (one of Sameer's best friends). In the end, Satin is arrested, and Muskaan and Sameer reunite.

Cast

as Sameer Oberoi * Gracy Singh as Muskaan *

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 Inspector Vikram Rajput * Neha as Jahnvi *

Anjala Zaveri Anjala Zaveri (born 20 April 1972) is a British Indians, British Indian actress known for her work in Telugu cinema, Telugu and Hindi cinema, Hindi cinema. She appeared in several successful films, including the Telugu blockbusters ''Preminchuku ...

as Shikha *

Parvin Dabas Parvin Dabas (born 12 July 1974) is an Indian actor, Film director, director and model (person), model, who works predominantly in Hindi and English language films. Early life Parvin Dabas was born on 12 July 1974. His family is from Kanjhawala ...

as Sharad *

Vrajesh Hirjee Vrajesh Hirjee (born 16 June 1971) is an Indian film and television actor and comedian. He is also a script writer, dubbing artist and doing commentary in vivo pro kabbadi league season 9. He has acted Hindi language films like ''Rehna Hai Tere ...

as Saturn *

Razak Khan Abdur Razak Khan (28 March 1951 – 1 June 2016) was an Indian actor who has worked in Bollywood films. Khan was noted for supporting and comic roles. He was known for his comic role of Manikchand in the 1999 Abbas–Mustan directed film '' Baa ...

as Hotel Manager Godbole * Poonam Simar as Shweta *

Rajeev Verma Rajeev Verma (born 28 June 1949) is an Indian actor. He has worked in film and television. Early life Rajeev Verma is a veteran Indian actor, who works mainly in film and television. Verma was born in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, India. He ...

as Jahnvi's Dad *

Sharat Saxena Sharat Saxena (born 17 August 1950) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films along with Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in more than 250 Bollywood films. Saxena started his career in the early 1970s and has mainly played ...

as Karan Veer

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by the duo Nikhil-Vinay and the lyrics were penned By Sameer. Shreya Ghoshal dubbed Anuradha Paudwal's song "Woh Ho Tum", but Anuradha Paudwal's song was very popular. "Jaaneman Chupke Chupke", Anuradha Paudwal's solo song was more popular than Alka and Udit's duet. The soundtrack was released 20 December 2003 Audio on T-Series, which consists of 11 songs. The full album was recorded by

Anuradha Paudwal Anuradha Paudwal (born 27 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer and politician who works predominantly in Hindi cinema and Odia cinema. She has been described in media as one of the most prominent Bhajan singers and also as one of the m ...

Udit Narayan Udit Narayan Jha (born 1 December 1955) is an Nepali and Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has also sung in various other languages including Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil ...

Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal (; born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer. Noted for her wide vocal range and versatility, she is one of the most prolific and influential singers of India. Often referred to as the "Queen of Dynamics'' for her remarkable voc ...

Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor. He is one of the most versatile singers and widest vocal ranges in the history of Indian music. His songs vary from romantic to break-up, cla ...

Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. One of the most prominent singers of 1990s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Ben ...

, Shaan and

Adnan Sami Adnan Sami Khan (born 15 August 1969) is an Indian singer, musician, composer, actor and pianist. He performs Indian and Western music in many languages, such as Hindi, Urdu, English, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. He has been awarded ...

. The music of the film was an instant hit of the respective year.

References

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*{{IMDb title, id=0409068 2000s Hindi-language films 2004 films Films scored by Nikhil-Vinay