Yakeen (2005 film)
Yakeen | |
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Directed by | Girish Dhamija |
Screenplay by | Vikram Bhatt |
Story by | Vikram Bhatt |
Produced by | Sujit Kumar Singh |
Starring | Arjun Rampal Priyanka Chopra |
Cinematography | Anshuman Mahaley |
Edited by | Kuldeep Mehan |
Music by | Himesh Reshammiya |
Distributed by | Shreya Creations P R Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Yakeen (Translation: Trust) is a
Plot
The film begins with the recovery of Simar (
Although Nikhil is at first cautious, Simar's love and dedication wins him over. After six months of therapy, he is released from the hospital and the couple return home. However, when Nikhil meets up with his old friends and goes through his personal files, he finds evidence that all was not well in his previous life. Now uncertain of his wife's true motives, he starts retracing his steps from the night of the accident, meeting with his friend Tanya (Kim Sharma) who tells him that on the night of the accident, he had planned to divorce Simar for infidelity.
Nikhil hires a private investigator named Chamanlal who discovers that the accusation is true: Simar had been having an affair with a man named "Kabir." Nikhil secretly overhears Simar talking on the phone with Kabir, in which she insists their relationship is over because she has fallen back in love with Nikhil. She agrees to meet Kabir one last time. Nikhil follows Simar to a secluded house, where he witnesses an argument between Simar and Kabir. After a chase through the woods, it is revealed that Simar staged the entire thing: Kabir was never on the phone nor in the house because he has been dead the entire time. Simar confesses that on the night of the accident, Nikhil had found Simar and Kabir together, and in his rage, he killed Kabir. Simar wanted to protect Nikhil from the guilt and believed his amnesia had been a chance to start their relationship anew. Nikhil believes this and reconciles with Simar.
Tanya contacts Nikhil with new information but he finds her shot dead. He informs Chamanlal that he has been having vivid flashbacks to the night of the accident, and has an idea where Kabir was buried. They drive out and dig up the body, which has been preserved in the snow. The corpse's face is exactly the same as Nikhil's.
"Nikhil" realises that he is in fact Kabir, and had been the one having an affair with Simar. It is revealed that the real Nikhil was emotionally abusive toward Simar. Kabir saw Simar being abandoned by Nikhil at a party one night and they began their affair, but after a while, Simar became too obsessed with him. On the night of the accident, Kabir had been trying to leave Simar, who threatened to commit suicide if he did. Nikhil had arrived and started a fight with Kabir, which ended when Simar killed Nikhil with her gun. They buried the body in the snow but on the way back, Kabir blamed Simar for the murder and declared that they should go to the police. In the ensuing argument, Kabir lost control of the car, which resulted in the accident that changed everything.
In the present, Kabir is angered that his identity has been robbed by Simar, who took advantage of his amnesia and ordered plastic surgeons to reconstruct his face like Nikhil's. He and Chamanlal decide to bring Nikhil's body to the police but are stopped when Simar shoots Chamanlal. She still wants Kabir to accept Nikhil's identity so they can be together but Kabir refuses. Simar tries to kill them both so they can be together in death; Kabir escapes but Simar does not.
The final scene is of Kabir arriving at the police station, carrying Nikhil's corpse with him. The end credits begin over footage of Kabir explaining his story and confessing the truth to the Police officers.
Cast
- Arjun Rampal as Nikhil Oberoi / Kabir Malhotra
- Priyanka Chopra as Simar Oberoi
- Sudhanshu Pandey as Kabir Malhotra (voice-over by Arjun Rampal)
- Kim Sharma as Tanya Thakur
- Ankur Nayyar as Siddharth Thakur
- Saurabh Shukla as Chamanlal
- Anang Desai as Dr. Kapadia
Soundtrack
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Label | T-Series | |||
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The music is composed by
Track listing
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1 | "Tune Mujhko" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 6:19 |
2 | "Meri Aankhon Mein" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 6:29 |
3 | "Tu Hi" | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | 6:02 |
4 | "Bhoolna Nahin" | Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan | 6:19 |
5 | "Chehra Tera" | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik | 5:38 |
6 | "Meri Aankhon Mein" | Instrumental | 6:29 |
7 | "Bhoolna Nahin - II" | Sunidhi Chauhan | 5:04 |
8 | "Bhoolna Nahin - III" | Shaan | 6:15 |
Reception
Taran Adarsh of
Jaspreet Pandohar of
References
- ^ "Yakeen: Complete Cast and Crew details". IndiaFm. 1 June 2005. Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-57113-279-6.
- ^ IndiaFM. Archived from the originalon 19 October 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Tuteja, Joginder (16 May 2005). "Yakeen: Music Review". IndiaFm. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ N, Patcy (1 July 2005). "Yakeen: Predictable fare". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024.
- BBC.co.uk. BBC Online. Archivedfrom the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
External links
- Yakeen at IMDb