''Vadh'' is a

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directed by Raj Bharat and starring

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. and produced by Dilip Dhanwani. This film was released on 29 March 2002, under the banner of Megastar films.

Plot

Doctor Arjun Singh is a famous psychiatrist lives with his wife Jyoti and brother Vijay. Vijay is Police Officer loves Deepa. One rainy night a serial killer escapes from Arjun's hospital and the whole city is under threat. But no one is able to capture the killer. After the series of murder of young ladies, Vijay suspects one womanizer Aryan. Aryan is the best friend of Dr. Arjun.

Cast

as Dr. Arjun Singh *

Puru Raaj Kumar Puru Raaj Kumar (born 30 March 1970) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He is the son of actor Raaj Kumar and is married to Croatian model Koraljika Grdak. Early life and education Puru Raaj Kumar was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, I ...

as Aryan *

Meghna Kothari Meghna Kothari is an Indian actress. She has acted in Bollywood movies and in Gurinder Chadha's film ''Bride and Prejudice'' where she played the role of Maya Bakshi based on the character Mary Bennett and is known for the famous cobra dance cho ...

as Deepa * Anupama Verma as Jyoti *

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as Vijay *

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as Serial killer *

Shweta Menon Shwetha Menon (born 23 April 1974) is an Indian actress, model, television anchor and beauty pageant titleholder. She has won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides ap ...

as Guest appearance *

Arun Bakshi Arun Bakshi is an Indian film and television actor and also a singer. He has acted as a character actor in over 100 Hindi films, and as a playback singer has also sung 298 songs. He has also worked in Punjabi and Bhojpuri cinema. He also playe ...

as Deepa's father * Sambhavna Sheth

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Vishal–Shekhar.

Reception

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gave the film 2 stars out of 5, writing ″On the whole, VADH is an engrossing murder mystery that should be appreciated by those who love films of this genre. However, the film needs to be promoted aggressively in order to carve a niche for itself in the face of heavy competition from other big releases.″ The film was unsuccessful at Box office.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vadh 2002 films 2000s mystery thriller films Indian mystery thriller films 2000s Hindi-language films 2002 psychological thriller films Indian psychological thriller films Indian serial killer films Films scored by Vishal–Shekhar