Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat

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Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat
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Directed by Deepak Tijori
Written byAdi
Screenplay byAdi
Bijesh Jayarajan
Produced byDeepak Tijori
Rahul Aggarwal
Starring
CinematographyThomas A. Xavier
Edited byAsif Khan
Music by Jatin–Lalit
Production
company
Tijori Films
Release date
  • 15 April 2005 (2005-04-15)(India)
[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget4,50 crore [3]
Box office1,04 crore [3]

Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat (transl. Silence... Night of Fear) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film directed and produced by Deepak Tijori. It was a remake of James Mangold's 2003 Hollywood psychological thriller Identity . The film received poor reviews from critics. [4] [5] [6]

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Plot

This is a double sided story, narrating the present with flashback simultaneously. Psychiatrist Dr. Sakhshi Sagar suddenly discovers evidence of a case of a serial killer who was in her treatment. The killer will be hanged soon. Dr. Sagar tries to prove that the killer is a mental patient with dual personalities. She calls an emergency meeting at midnight with a Judge and higher officials before the execution. On the other side, in a stormy night, various people passing through this highway get diverted to a haunted motel for shelter. They meet the only receptionist-cum-bearer Adi. A husband with his injured wife and step son came there. Actually, Avinash hit the lady while driving. He is the bodyguard of actress and model Kashmira. Avinash takes them into the motel and tries to give medical aid, although Kashmira does not agree. A young honeymoon couple Varun and Mahek, bar dancer Sonia and Jatin, a police inspector, who is transferring one convict in his custody to another prison, also take shelter at this motel. The receptionist manages to accommodate all of them in various rooms. One person within the group starts killing the guests one by one and on the other side, Dr Sagar reveals the past of the murderer. [5]

Cast

Music

  1. Man Bhanwara - Sunidhi Chauhan
  2. Love Me Baby - Sunidhi Chauhan
  3. Man Bhanwara (Remix) - Sunidhi Chauhan
  4. Mann Bhanwara (Instrumental)

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