Gunaah (2002 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Gunaah
| image = Gunaah 2002 Poster.jpg
| writer = [[Mahesh Bhatt]]<br>Pranay Narayan
| starring = [[Bipasha Basu]]<br />[[Dino Morea]]<br />[[Irrfan Khan]]
| based_on = [[Out of Sight]]<ref name="auto"/>
| producer = [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
| director = Amol Shetge
| distributor = [[Vishesh Films]]
| narrator =
| cinematography = Ishwar R. Bidri
| editing = Mohammed Rafique
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2002|9|20}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = ₹4 crore<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=625|title=Gunaah - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
| music = [[Sajid–Wajid]]<br/>[[Anand Raj Anand]]
| gross = ₹7.5 crore<ref name="auto"/>
}}

'''''Gunaah''''' ({{translation|Crime}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime drama film]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/films/2002/09/20/gunaah_2002_preview.shtml|title=BBC - Leicester Films - Gunaah preview|website=[[BBC]]}}</ref> directed by Amol Shetge and written by [[Mahesh Bhatt]]. The film stars [[Bipasha Basu]], [[Dino Morea]] and [[Irrfan Khan]]. The film was released on 20 September 2002.<ref name=REDIFF>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/sep/20gunaah.htm|title=Romancing the cop|last=Kulkarni|first=Ronjita|date=20 September 2002|website=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=19 April 2021|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209020011/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/sep/20gunaah.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/gunaah/movieshow/61323361.cms|title=Gunaah Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=19 April 2021|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419013650/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/gunaah/movieshow/61323361.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> It received mixed reviews from critics<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/gunaah/critic-review/gunaah-movie-review/ |title=Gunaah Movie Review |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=20 September 2002 |access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref> and performed averagely at the [[box office|box-office]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2002-09-20 |title=Gunaah Box Office Collection {{!}} India {{!}} Day Wise {{!}} Box Office - Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/gunaah/box-office/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |language=en}}</ref>

==Plot==

Police Inspector Prabha Narayan is haunted by the demons of her past. Being the illegitimate daughter of a prostitute, she has had a very bad childhood, and there once occurred an incident in her life when she was driven to the point of committing a murder. But today, now that she is an honest cop, she believes that she can clear her conscience by reforming a criminal.

Gradually, Prabha's life is turned topsy-turvy with the entry of Aditya Kashyap, who is a good person at heart but was forced to take the path of crime due to the wrongdoings of the police system. Incidents, which included his father getting [[urinated]] on in the police station. Prabha goes to Aditya's house to nab him but gets distracted when she sees him bathing and looks away. Aditya slips from under her vigilant eyes, and a hasty chase follows. Prabha stays close on the heels of fleeing Aditya. At one point, when she is about to fall off the rooftop, Aditya stops running and extends his hand to save her. This act makes a great impact on Prabha.

Aditya and Prabha decides to know Aditya's past and find out what prompted him to commit a crime in the first place. She decides to reform him, but she gets reformed herself and falls in love in the process. Eventually, Prabha and Aditya fall in love. This continues with them being passionate towards each other. Then, a problem arises gets enraged when Aditya escapes from jail and starts killing people again. Prabha being a good officer kills him when he is about to kill Police Inspector Digvijay Pandey. She corrupt politician, gets a gold medal for killing him and shoots explosion keeps the medal in front of his old fireman helmet, saying she loved him and a part of him will always live inside her.

==Cast==
*[[Dino Morea]] as Aditya Kashyap
*[[Bipasha Basu]] as Inspector Prabha Narayan
*[[Irrfan Khan]] as ACP Digvijay Pandey
*[[Ashutosh Rana]] as Ex-Havaldar Madhusudan Gokhale "Uncle"
*[[Avtar Gill]] as Dr Mahesh Mirchandani
*[[Vishwajeet Pradhan]] as Satyakam Kashyap, Aditya’s father .
*[[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]] as Parshuram

==Soundtrack==
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The soundtrack was composed by [[Sajid–Wajid]] and [[Anand Raj Anand]]. The soundtrack had 6 songs. The songs were very popular upon release.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song
!Lyricist!! Artist(s)!! Music
|-
| "Dil Ne Kaha"
|[[Faaiz Anwar]]
| [[Sonu Nigam]]
| [[Sajid–Wajid]]
|-
| "Hamne Tumko Dil Ye De Diya"
|Praveen Bhardwaj
| [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Babul Supriyo]]
| [[Anand Raj Anand]]
|-
| "Jab Dil Churaya"
|Praveen Bhardwaj
| Alka Yagnik, Babul Supriyo
| Anand Raj Anand
|-
| "Mere Dil Pe Kisine"
|[[Anand Bakshi]]
| Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik
| Sajid–Wajid
|-
| "Rooth Kar Hum"
|Anand Bakshi
| [[Roop Kumar Rathod]], [[Sabri Brothers]]
| Sajid–Wajid
|-
| "Sajana Saajna"
|Praveen Bhardwaj
| Alka Yagnik, [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]]
| Anand Raj Anand
|-
|-
| "Theme of Gunaah"
|
| [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| Anand Raj Anand
|-
|}

==Reception==
Ronjita Kulkarni from ''[[Rediff.com]]'' praised Irrfan Khan's performance, felt the film lost steam in the second half, criticized the dialogues, and found the music to be intrusive and at times silly.<ref name=REDIFF/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|0331256|Gunaah}}

{{Mahesh Bhatt}}

[[Category:2002 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anand Raj Anand]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sajid–Wajid]]
[[Category:Films directed by Amol Shetge]]
[[Category:Indian romantic action films]]
[[Category:Police films]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Films about Indian weddings]]
[[Category:Films about sexuality]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]

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