Dhund (2003 film)

Dhund
International release poster
Directed by	Shyam Ramsay
Written by	Sajeev Kapoor (dialogues)
Screenplay by	S. Khan
Based on	I Know What You Did Last Summer
Produced by	Yashovardhan Tyagi Vinod Sharma
Starring	Amar Upadhyay Aditi Govitrikar Apurva Agnihotri Divya Palat Irrfan Khan
Cinematography	Gangu Ramsay
Edited by	Mohammed Rafique
Music by	Viju Shah
Production company	Sukrit Pictures
Release date	21 February 2003 (2003-02-21)
Running time	147 minutes [1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Dhund (released internationally as The Fog) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay. ^{[2] [3]} The film stars Amar Upadhyay, Apurva Agnihotri, Aditi Govitrikar, and Irrfan Khan in lead roles. It was released on 21 February 2003 ^[4] and bombed at the box office. ^[5] The film is loosely inspired by the 1997 American slasher film I Know What You Did Last Summer . ^[6]

Plot

Simran lives with her uncle, Rajendra, in a wealthy Malhotra family. She falls in love with Sameer, a photographer. While she participates in a beauty contest, her collegemate Taniya Khurana becomes frustrated. Taniya's brother Ajit threatens her regularly. But Simran's best friend Kajal and Kajal's boyfriend Kunal support Simran. They assure her. Simran takes part in the contest and wins. Disheartened, Ajit attacks Simran and Kajal, but they accidentally kill him after a short fight. When their respective boyfriends return, they decide not to tell anyone about the horrific incident. But Vikram , close to the Malhotra family, tries to blackmail those four friends that he knows everything about Ajit's death. Police inspector Ashutosh Khanna suspects the gang of four, but he has no evidence against them.

Cast

• Amar Upadhyay as Sameer
• Aditi Govitrikar as Simran Malhotra
• Apurva Agnihotri as Kunal
• Divya Palat as Kajal
• Irrfan Khan as Ajit Khurana
• Shweta Menon as Tanya Khurana
• Prem Chopra as Rajendra Malhotra
• Gulshan Grover as Inspector Ashutosh Khanna
• Mukesh Tiwari as Vikram
• Tom Alter as Uncle Tom
• Pappu Polyester

Soundtrack

All tracks were composed by Viju Shah and lyrics penned by Ibrahim Ashq, Chandrashekhar Rajit and Rakesh Mishra.

#	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1	"Dilbar Mera"	Udit Narayan, Sunidhi Chauhan	5:17
2	"Samjhona"	Abhijeet, Madhushree	5:32
3	"Aas Paas" (Female)	Sunidhi Chauhan	7:39
4	"Kitna Intezar"	Alka Yagnik	5:07
5	"Samjha Nahi"	Poonam Bhatia	5:31
6	"Mehki Mehki"	Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik	6:23
7	"Main Albeli Main Matwali"	Sunidhi Chauhan	5:17
8	"Aas Paas" (Male)	Shaan	7:39

Reception

Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave the film one star out of five, comparing it unfavorably to the previous Ramsay horror films, and criticizing the music as well as the editing. ^[6]

See Also

• Kucch To Hai , another 2003 Indian Hindi-language film inspired by I Know What You Did Last Summer.

References

1. "Dhund - The Fog". British Board of Film Classification .
2. "DHUND - THE FOG (2003)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
3. "Dhund: The Fog Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes", The Times of India, retrieved 20 May 2021
4. "Dhund: The Fog (2003) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
5. "Dhund - The Fog - Movie". Box Office India .
6. "Dhund – the Fog Review 1/5 | Dhund – the Fog Movie Review | Dhund – the Fog 2003 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama . 21 February 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2003.

External links

• Dhund at IMDb