''Shararat'' () is a 2002 Hindi-language

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directed by debutant Gurudev Bhalla, starring

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and

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. The film was released on 12 July 2002.

Plot

Rahul Khanna (

) is the only son of wealthy industrialists, who have no time for their son. On the other hand, Rahul has nothing but time on his hands and is hell-bent on getting into trouble with the law, such as racing cars with his friends. He gets away with it most of the time by bribing the officer until eventually, his luck runs out one day while stuck in traffic, and in a hurry to reach the airport for his flight to America, he meddles with the traffic lights, turning them all green and causing several vehicles to crash. This time the offence is too serious and unable to bribe the officer, he is arrested. DCP Bhosle (

Om Puri Om Prakash Puri, (18 October 1950 – 6 January 2017) was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films as well as Urdu, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, English, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, and Marathi films, as well as ind ...

) wants to teach Rahul a lesson but can't think of a way other than making him do time in jail. Neha Sengupta (

), inspired by a

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newspaper article, comes up with a unique punishment idea for Rahul:

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. The judge likes this idea and sentences a remorseless Rahul to a senior citizen's home out in the country. Sparks fly when Rahul meets the old residents of the senior citizens' home, as they do not get along very well.

Cast

as Rahul Khanna *

as Neha Sengupta *

as Prajapati * Helen as Anuradha Mathur *

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as Saifuddin "Saifu" * A.K. Hangal as Gajanan Desai *

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as Mr. Gujral * Daisy Irani as Mrs. Chitra Gujral *

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as Keshav Deshpande *

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as Shanta Deshpande * Mohnish Bahl as Vikram Saxena *

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as Advocate Nandini Khanna (Rahul's Mom) *

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as Niranjan Khanna (Rahul's Dad) *

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as Arora *

as DCP Bhosle *

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as Judge K R P Murthy *

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as Neha's Dad *

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as Gajanan's son * Iravati Harshe as Gajanan's Daughter-in-law *

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as Vijay Mathur *

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as Traffic Police Constable Pandey * Lilliput as Thief jailed in Police Station Lock Up

Soundtrack

Music was composed by the famous duo

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. It consists of 8 original songs.
List of tracks : * "Dil Kehta Hai" –

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 ...

* "Ek Ladki Mujhe" – Sonu Nigam &

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* "Kuch Tum Kaho" – Sonu Nigam * "Mehki Hawaon Mein" – Sonu Nigam & Kay Kay * "Ye Main Kahan" – Hariharan,

Anupama Deshpande Anupama Deshpande is a Bollywood playback singer who has won the Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Award for Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, Best Female Playback Singer for her folk music, folk song "Sohni Chenab De" in the film ''Sohni Mahiwal (1 ...

, & Sonu Nigam * "Mastana Albela" – Hariharan * "Na Kisi Ki Aankh Ka" – Talat Aziz * "Dil Kehta Hai" – Instrumental

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0284479, Shararat 2002 films 2002 comedy-drama films Indian comedy-drama films 2000s Hindi-language films