Strangers (2007 Hindi film)

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Strangers
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Aanand L. Rai
Written by Himanshu Sharma Gaurav Sinha
Screenplay by Gaurav Sinha
Produced by Raj Kundra
Starring Jimmy Sheirgill
Kay Kay Menon
Nandana Sen
Sonali Kulkarni
CinematographyManoj Gupta
Edited bySanjay Sankla
Music bySachin Gupta
Release date
  • 14 December 2007 (2007-12-14)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Strangers is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Aanand L. Rai and starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Kay Kay Menon, Nandana Sen, Sonali Kulkarni. [1] It is an adaptation of the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train , which was based on the 1950 novel Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith.

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Synopsis

Rahul, a flop writer, and Sanjeev Rai, a management professional giant, are travelling in business class compartment of train in England from Southampton to London. The claustrophobia of closed space and fact that they both are Indians binds them in chatting. The chatting gets more and more personal and they both learn that they are not happy with their married lives. Rai is living a miserable life. After his son's death, his wife Nandini is in state of madness. Likewise, Rahul is not respected by his wife Preity after crash of his ambitious career as writer. Rahul and Sanjeev Rai come to a mutual conclusion that the only way to get out of their painful life is to kill each other's wife. But what happens actually thereafter? [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Production

This is first film by Anand Rai as director. Earlier Anand Rai (younger brother of Ravi Rai) has worked as associate director for the 2000 Hindi film Anjaane directed by Ravi Rai. [6] [7] The English translation of the Hindi word "anjaane" is "strangers".

Soundtrack

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Baat Kehne Ko"Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam6:24
2."Farishta Nahin Main"Band Black3:04
3."Farishta Nahin Main - Remix"Band Black3:46
4."Jaane Ke Kaisi Raahon Mein"Lata Mangeshkar, Vinay Tiwari5:55
5."Khwabon Ki Ek"Vinay Tiwari4:19
6."Main Tera Aks Hoon"Vinay Tiwari5:12
7."Strangers Yaad Aa Gayi"Romy B4:43
8."Sulgi Hui Saansein Meri"Sunidhi Chauhan7:17
9."Yaad Aaye Woh Din"Band Nine4:03

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