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Chehraa

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Chehraa
Directed bySaurabh Shukla
Produced byDilkush Joshi
StarringBipasha Basu
Dino Morea
Preeti Jhangiani
Irrfan Khan
Ayub Khan
CinematographyFuwad Khan
Edited byAarif Sheikh
Music byAnu Malik
Nikhil-Vinay
Release date
  • 18 February 2005 (2005-02-18)
Running time
136 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget4 crore[2]
Box office0.6 crore[2]

Chehraa (English: Face), is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Saurabh Shukla, starring Bipasha Basu, Dino Morea, Preeti Jhangiani and Irrfan Khan. It was released on 18 February 2005 and bombed at the box office.[2]

Synopsis

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Reena (Preeti Jhangiani) and fellow colleague Akash Mehta (Dino Morea) are medical (psychiatry) students. They are sweethearts and hope to marry after completing their education. Before that could happen, Megha Joshi (Bipasha Basu) enters their lives and changes everything. For Akash falls head over heels in love with her and will do anything for her. Just when their education is about to get over, Megha disappears from Akash's life for the spectacular task of killing her father to save her mentally challenged mother.

Meanwhile, Aakash becomes a psychiatrist with Reena in the same hospital. Five years later, Megha is admitted to the psychiatric ward of the same hospital in a very disturbed condition. She is unable to recall anything except her last day with Akash, when both had planned to marry each other. Watch how Akash comes to terms with his lost love and promises to do his best to unravel the mystery that is Megha and her equally mysterious disappearance and her sudden re-appearance in his life. Megha is married to Chandranath Diwan (Irrfan Khan), a very rich drug addict. Megha claims she gets threatening calls and that somebody is trying to kill her.

Soundtrack

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Chehraa
Soundtrack album by
Released28 August 2004
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelT-Series
# Title Singer(s) Music Length
1 "Mausam Ki Izazat Hai" Shreya Ghoshal, Kunal Ganjawala Nikhil-Vinay 6:36
2 "Kabhi Khamosh Baithogi" Mahalakshmi Iyer, Babul Supriyo Anu Malik 7:14
3 "Teri Bahon Mein" Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal Ram Sampath 5:12
4 "Chillake Chillake" Viva Anu Malik 6:17
5 "Khushboo Khayal Hoon" Alka Yagnik Anu Malik 7:07
6 "Tabahee Tabahee" Alisha Chinai Anu Malik 6:04
7 "Chillake Chillake" (remix) Viva Anu Malik 4:48

Reception

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Rediff.com gave a scathing review of the film, calling it "a drag" and "a waste of time".[3] Likewise, Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM labelled it "a weak fare with poor prospects".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Chehraa". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. ^ a b c "Chehraa - Movie". Box Office India.
  3. ^ N, Patcy (18 February 2005). "Chehraa is a drag!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ^ Adarsh, Taran (18 February 2006). "Movie Review : Chehraa". IndiaFM. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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