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{{short description|2005 film by Mohit Suri}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Zeher
| image = Zeher poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Mohit Suri]]
| producer = [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
| writer = [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Emraan Hashmi]]|[[Shamita Shetty]]|[[Udita Goswami]]|[[Sameer Kochhar]]}}
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Roop Kumar Rathod]] [[Mithoon]] [[Anu Malik]] [[Naresh Sharma]] [[Jal (Band)]] [[Atif Aslam]] '''Background Score:''' [[Raju Singh]]
| cinematography = Fuwad Khan
| editing = Akiv Ali
| studio = Vishwesh Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|3|25}}
| runtime = 132 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}
'''''Zeher : A Love Story''''' ({{trans|Poison}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[thriller film]] directed by debutant [[Mohit Suri]] and produced by [[Mahesh Bhatt]]. The film features [[Emraan Hashmi]], [[Shamita Shetty]] and [[Udita Goswami]]. It is an adaptation of the 2003 American film ''[[Out of Time (2003 film)|Out of Time]]''.

==Plot==
In a small town in [[Goa]] steeped in azure seas and sultry secrets, the chief of local police station, Siddharth ([[Emran Hashmi]]) finds himself caught in the midst of a storm and is about to get blown away.

Siddharth, who is going through a divorce with his wife, Sonia ([[Shamita Shetty]]) whom he still loves, finds himself involved with a local married woman named Anna ([[Udita Goswami]]). Unable to cope with the pressures of his wife's success who is in the special police force, he continues his secret relationship with Anna.

Things get even more complicated when Siddharth realizes that Anna's husband, Sean ([[Sameer Kochhar]]) is a wife beater and Anna is dying from cancer. Being a good soul, Siddharth does not have it in him to abandon this woman who seems to have given him some affection in recent times.

In the heat of the moment, Siddharth takes an irrational decision to give Anna the money he recovered in a drug raid, for her medication in a final effort to save her. Things are not what they seem since Anna dies in a fire that very night. Siddharth now races to uncover a murky tail of drug money, murder and deceit, because all the evidence points to him.

With his wife heading the case, Siddharth is now in a race against time to find out the real truth behind Anna's murder, recover the drug money and also win his wife's love back.

After a bunch of wild goose chases, Siddharth finds out that Anna is alive and was actually controlling Sean and Siddharth in the whole plot for getting the insurance money. Siddharth finds this out and while confronting Anna with the truth, Anna points a gun at him. In the scuffle that follows, Sonia shoots Anna and she provides the alibi for him stating that Anna's death was an accident.

The movie ends with Siddharth recovering the lost drug money and reconciling with his wife.

==Cast==
*[[Emran Hashmi]] as Siddharth Mehra (Police Officer)
*[[Shamita Shetty]] as Sonia Mehra (Special Investigating Officer), Siddharth’s wife
*[[Udita Goswami]] as Anna Varghese
*[[Sameer Kochhar]] as Sean Varghese
*[[Ninad Kamat]] as James, Siddharth’s friend
*[[Vishwajeet Pradhan]] as Narcotics Inspector Sooraj Shah
*Kunal Desmukh
*Puneet Vashist
*Prasad Oak
*Nikhil Ratnaparakhi

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Zeher
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Anu Malik]], [[Mithoon]], [[Roop Kumar Rathod]]
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| released = 2005
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| genre = [[Film Soundtrack]]
| length = 45:05
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[Saregama]]
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}}The soundtrack of Zeher was composed by [[Anu Malik]], [[Roop Kumar Rathod]], [[Mithoon]], Naresh Sharma, [[Jal (Band)]] & [[Atif Aslam]].

The tracks like "Agar Tum Mil Jao" and "Woh Lamhe" attained high popularity. The compositions were recreated and directed by Anu Malik (Roop Kumar Rathod's compositions), [[Mithoon]] and Naresh Sharma (Atif Aslam compositions). Singers like [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Atif Aslam]] and [[KK (singer)|K.K.]] crooned for the songs in the album. Lyrics were penned by [[Sayeed Quadri]] and [[Shakeel Azmi]]. The songs "Agar Tum Mil Jao" and "Jaane Jaa Jaane Jaa" were chartbusters, while other songs were also extremely popular, with the song "Woh Lahme" being a big rage among the youth. The soundtrack was ranked on 5th position in the year 2005 by all-time music sales. According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around {{formatnum:1800000}} units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourth highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archivedate=15 February 2008|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#d1e4fd;"
! Track No !! Song !! Artist !! Composer
|-
| 4 || "Agar Tum Mil Jao" (Female) || [[Shreya Ghoshal]]|| [[Anu Malik]]
|-
| 2 || "Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein" || [[Atif Aslam]] || [[Mithoon]], Atif Aslam, Naresh Sharma
|-
| 3 || "Jaane Jaa Jaane Jaa" || [[Udit Narayan]], Shreya Ghoshal || [[Roop Kumar Rathod]]
|-
| 5 || "Aye Bekhabar" || [[KK (singer)|K.K.]] || Roop Kumar Rathod
|-
| 1 || "Agar Tum Mil Jao" (Male) || Udit Narayan || Anu Malik
|-
| 6 || "Lamhe (Remix)" || Atif Aslam || Atif Aslam, Naresh Sharma, Mithoon & [[Jal (Band)]]
|-
| 7 || "Zamana Chhod Denge Hum" || Udit Narayan || Anu Malik
|-
| 8 || "Agar Tum Mil Jao" (Instrumental) || Instrumental || Anu Malik
|}

==Awards==
'''Nominations:'''
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] (2005) – [[Atif Aslam]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] (2005) – [[Shreya Ghosal]]
* [[Zee Cine Award]] for Best Popular Track of the Year (2005)
* [[Zee Cine Award]] for Best Playback Singer – Male (2005) – Atif Aslam
* [[IIFA Award]] for Best Male Playback Singer (2006) – Atif Aslam
* [[Screen Award]] for Best Debut Director (2006) – [[Mohit Suri]]
* [[Screen Award]] for Best Playback Singer – Male (2006) – Atif Aslam

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0451983|title=Zeher}}

{{Mohit Suri}}
{{Mahesh Bhatt}}

[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mithoon]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Goa]]
[[Category:Indian erotic thriller films]]
[[Category:2000s erotic thriller films]]
[[Category:2005 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2000s mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mohit Suri]]

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