Karz: The Burden of Truth

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Karz: The Burden of Truth
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Harry Baweja
Screenplay by Anees Bazmee
Story byAtul Sharma
Produced byKaushal Godha
Starring Sunny Deol
Suniel Shetty
Shilpa Shetty
CinematographyYogesh Jani
Edited byKuldeep Mehan
Music by Sanjeev Darshan
Production
companies
Aashna Arts
Jyoti Pictures
Distributed byEros
Release date
  • 6 December 2002 (2002-12-06)
[1]
Running time
173 minutes [2]
122 minutes (edited version) [3]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget11 crore [4]
Box office15.57 crore [4]

Karz: The Burden of Truth is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Harry Baweja and produced by Kaushal Godha. The film features Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty and Shilpa Shetty as main characters. [5] Releasing on 6 December 2002, the film bombed at the box office. [4]

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Plot

Suraj Singh, and Suraj Singh is an orphan, abandoned by his biological mother for reasons unknown. Suraj Singh has grown up questioning how any mother could abandon her own child. He meets with Raja Chauhan, and after a few misunderstandings, both become fast friends. Raja Chauhan introduces him to his mom, Savitri, who welcomes and accepts him. Suraj loves Sapna and hopes to marry her someday. Unfortunately, he finds out that Raja Chauhan also loves Sapna, decides to step away, and takes to alcohol. When Savitri meets prominent politician Thakur, she recognizes him as a wanted criminal, Yograj, but Thakur denies being Yograj nor having any connection with him. This leads Suraj to wonder as to what prompted Savitri to point a finger at Yograj. His investigation will lead him to his birth mother, as well as his biological father, and he will come to know why his mother had to abandon him.

Cast

Music

Karz: The Burden of Truth
Soundtrack album by
Released9 November 2002
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label T-Series

The music of the film is composed by Sanjeev Darshan and lyrics are penned by Sameer. [6]

#TitleSinger(s)
1"Aashiqui Ban Ke" Adnan Sami, Kavita Krishnamurthy
2"Jhoom Jhoom Na" Sukhwinder Singh, Hema Sardesai
3"Mohabbat Hui Hai" Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy
4"Meri Mehbooba Hai Tu" Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet Bhattacharya
5"Shaam Bhi Khoob Hai" Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
6"So Gayi Hai Zameen - Female" Anuradha Paudwal
7"So Gayi Hai Zameen - Male" Kumar Sanu

Reception

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, writing ″On the whole, KARZ-THE BURDEN OF TRUTH is a typical masala fare that relies too heavily on the tried and tested stuff, thus limiting its appeal. The Idd holidays may prove beneficial to an extent, but a long run is ruled out.″ [7] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com wrote ″This 17-reel painfully (pun intended) lengthy film leaves you with stiff limbs and sore eyes. In a nutshell, Karz: The Burden of Truth stands true to its title.″ [8]

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