Skip to content
Awarapan

Poster from TMDB

EntityQ4829827· pop 9· linked from 57 articles

Awarapan () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language crime action film directed by Mohit Suri, written by Shagufta Rafique, and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. An uncredited remake of the South Korean film A Bittersweet Life, it stars Emraan Hashmi, Shriya Saran, Mrinalini Sharma, and Ashutosh Rana. In the film, gangster Shivam Pandit (Hashmi) is ordered by his boss Bharat Malik (Rana) to watch over Reema (Sharma), Malik's secret Pakistani mistress.

Film · TMDB

6.9

A loyal henchman is ordered by his boss to keep an eye on his mistress, and trouble begins when he refuses to kill her.

Released: 2007-06-29124 minDir: Mohit SuriAction, Drama, CrimeBudget: $6.0M

Cast

  • Emraan Hashmi as Shivam Pandit
  • Shriya Saran as Aaliyah
  • Mrinalini Sharma as Reema
  • Salil Acharya as Ronnie Malik
  • Purab Kohli as Munna Malik
  • Ashish Vidhyarthi as Raja D. Malik

Themes

  • gangster
  • redemption
  • atheist
  • remake
  • unrequited love

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Ratings

IMDb

7.4/10

9,641 votes

Year
2007
Runtime
126 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama

via IMDb

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
India
Original language
Hindi
Director
Mohit Suri
Cast member
Sanjay Dutt
Producer
Mukesh Bhatt
Narrative location
Hong Kong
Show 1 more fact
publication date
2007-06-29
Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~11 min read

Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Plot
  • Cast
  • Production
  • Soundtrack
  • Track listing
  • Reception
  • Sequel
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Awarapan () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language crime action film directed by Mohit Suri, written by Shagufta Rafique, and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. An uncredited remake of the South Korean film A Bittersweet Life, it stars Emraan Hashmi, Shriya Saran, Mrinalini Sharma, and Ashutosh Rana. In the film, gangster Shivam Pandit (Hashmi) is ordered by his boss Bharat Malik (Rana) to watch over Reema (Sharma), Malik's secret Pakistani mistress.

Awarapan was theatrically released on 29 June 2007. Despite receiving positive reviews from critics, the film emerged as a commercial failure, but later gained cult status, eventually being regarded as one of Hashmi and Suri's best works.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Awarapan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (7)

Available in 8 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0