Rakht

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{{Infobox film
| name = Rakht
| image = Rakht movieposter.jpg
| caption = Movie poster
| director = [[Mahesh Manjrekar|Mahesh V. Manjrekar]]
| producer = [[Sunil Shetty]]
| writer = Mahesh Manjrekar
| starring = [[Bipasha Basu]] [[Sanjay Dutt]] [[Dino Morea]] [[Sunil Shetty]] [[Amrita Arora]] [[Neha Dhupia]]
| music = [[Anand Raj Anand]] [[Anand–Milind]] Naresh Sharma [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| country = [[India]]
| cinematography = [[Vijay Arora]]
| editing =
| distributor = [[Popcorn Motion Pictures]] [[AA Films]]
| released = {{Film date|2004|09|03|df=y}}
| runtime = 162 mins
| language = Hindi
| budget = 11,200,000
| gross =
}}

'''''Rakht''''' ({{translation|Blood}}) is a 2004 Indian [[supernatural horror film]], written and directed by [[Mahesh Manjrekar|Mahesh V Manjrekar]]. The film stars [[Bipasha Basu]] in the lead role and also stars [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Suniel Shetty]], [[Dino Morea]], [[Amrita Arora]] and [[Neha Dhupia]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/rakht/225165 | title=Rakht | date=5 February 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/rakht/critic-review/rakht-movie-review/ | title=Rakht Review 2.5/5 | Rakht Movie Review | Rakht 2004 Public Review | Film Review }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=041706032017 | title=Rakht - movie review by Shruti Bhasin - Planet Bollywood }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20040920-movie-review-rakht-starring-sanjay-dutt-suneil-shetty-bipasha-basu-789395-2004-09-20 | title=Movie review: Rakht starring Sanjay Dutt, Suneil Shetty, Bipasha Basu }}</ref>

The film is an unofficial remake of the 2000 [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] thriller, ''[[The Gift (2000 film)|The Gift]]''.

==Plot==
The story is about a young widow named Drishti Nair ([[Bipasha Basu]]). She is a [[psychic]] and has the gift of seeing into the future of anybody. After her break up with boyfriend Manav ([[Abhishek Bachchan]]) who truly loved her but had to move away to a different city, Drishti moves to a small remote village, where she meets Mohit ([[Sunil Shetty]]), an eccentric car mechanic who needs psychiatric treatment due to years of abuse at the hands of his father. Mohit has a crush on Drishti, which Drishti is unaware of. She performs the job of [[Tarot card reading]] to locals, one of her customers being Rhea Trehan ([[Neha Dhupia]]). Rhea is a young woman who is repeatedly beaten up by her husband Sunny ([[Dino Morea]]). Rhea pleads for help to Drishti, when Drishti agrees to help her. Until, Drishti's son coming home from school one day and is harassed by Sunny, who calls Drishti a witch. Sunny tells her son to stay away from his mother.

Sunny also breaks into their house and threatens Drishti to stay out of Rhea's life. When Mohit investigates that Drishti is being troubled by Sunny, the two enter a violent confrontation. After the brawl, Sunny is seen nowhere near Drishti. Drishti is living happily, until one day, the daughter of Mayor Raja Bahadur Singh ([[Sharat Saxena]]), Natasha ([[Amrita Arora]]), suddenly goes missing. Her fiancé Rahul ([[Sanjay Dutt]]) comes to Drishti and asks her for her help to find Natasha. Since Rahul is Drishti's son's school principal, she accepts. Soon enough, Drishti sees a vision of Natasha hung to her death opposite a river. Drishti informs Rahul, and the police finally find Natasha's dead body.

On top of this, it turns out that Sunny owns the river opposite to Natasha's death place. Sunny is then arrested, and the case of Natasha's murder is handed to ACP Ranbir Singh ([[Rajat Bedi]]) who does not believe in Drishti's gift, and also believes that Sunny is innocent, and the actual murderer is still free. And finally it is known that Rahul is the real murderer. He says he did it to avenge the loss of his dad in the mayoral election and is about to kill Drishti when Mohit knocks him out from behind. Mohit drives . Drishti to the police station where the inspector reveals Rahul accepted his crime but also says that Mohit committed suicide but according to Drishti he is waiting in the car. When she looks outside, Mohit is not there.

In the end, Drishti is finally reunited with Manav

== Cast ==
*[[Sanjay Dutt]] as Principal Rahul
*[[Suniel Shetty]] as Mohit
*[[Dino Morea]] as Suniel Trehan / Sunny
*[[Bipasha Basu]] as Drishti Nair
*[[Amrita Arora]] as Natasha
*[[Neha Dhupia]] as Rhea Trehan
*[[Himanshu Malik]] as Abhigyan Gupta
*[[Rajat Bedi]] as ACP Ranbir Singh
*[[Sharat Saxena]] as Mayor Raja Bahadur
*[[Payal Rohatgi]] as Tanya
*[[Shivaji Satam]] as Drishti's father
*[[Shashikala]] as Drishti's grandmother
*[[Sachin Khedekar]] as Defending Lawyer for Sunny.
*[[Abhishek Bachchan]] as Manav (guest appearance)
*[[Yana Gupta]] as dancer in item song oh what a babe. (special appearance)

==Soundtrack==
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline= Track listing
| title1= Ishq Bedardi Ishq Bedardi
| length1=5:58
| extra1= [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| music1= Naresh Sharma
| lyrics1= Deepak Sneh
| title2= Hadd Se Zyaada Sanam
| length2=6:35
| extra2=[[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Sonu Nigam]]
| music2= Naresh Sharma
| lyrics2= Deepak Sneh
| title3=Jannat Hai Ye Zameen
| extra3 =[[Krishna Beura]], [[Swarnalatha]]
| music3= [[Anand Raaj Anand]]
| lyrics3 =Anand Raaj Anand
| length3 =4:38
| title4= Sach Hai Sach Hai Ye
| length4=4:58
| music4= Anand Raaj Anand
| lyrics4= Anand Raaj Anand
| extra4=Krishna Beura
| title5= [[One Love (Blue song)#Remakes and Adaptations|Kya Maine Socha]]
| length5= 3:28
| extra5= [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Blue (boy band)|Blue]]
| music5= Shaan, Blue
| lyrics5= Shaan
| title6= Hadd Se Zyaada Sanam
| note6 = sad
| length6= 3:09
| extra6= Sonu Nigam
| music6= Naresh Sharma
| lyrics6= Deepak Sneh
| title7= Quiero
| length7= 5:09
| extra7= [[Viva (band)|Viva]]
| music7= [[Anand–Milind]]
| lyrics7= Salim Binjori
| title8= Oh what a Babe!
| length8= 5:06
| extra8= [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Shweta Shetty]]
| music8= Shamir Tandon
| lyrics8= Ajay Jhingran
| title9= Oh what a Babe!
| note9 = Club mix
| length9= 5:14
| extra9= Shweta Shetty
| music9= Shamir Tandon
| lyrics9= Ajay Jhingran
| title10= Oh what a Babe!
| note10 = Techno mix
| length10= 4:59
| extra10= Ritika Sahani
| music10= Shamir Tandon
| lyrics10= Ajay Jhingran
| title11= Rakht
| length11= 5:13
| extra11= Aaroh, KK, Mahesh Manjrekar
| music11= Shamir Tandon
| lyrics11= Sandip Nath
}}

==Critical reception==

The film released on 3 September 2004, and received mixed response from critics. However, the film managed to do average business at the box office.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0418096|Rakht}}

{{Mahesh Manjrekar}}

[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2000s supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:2000s ghost films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mahesh Manjrekar]]
[[Category:Indian horror film remakes]]
[[Category:Films set in India]]
[[Category:Indian ghost films]]
[[Category:Indian mystery films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anand–Milind]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anand Raj Anand]]
[[Category:Films scored by Naresh Sharma]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shamir Tandon]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]

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