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Dushman (1998 film)

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'Dushman' (translation: 'Enemy') is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film starring Kajol, Sanjay Dutt and Ashutosh Rana. The film is directed by Tanuja Chandra and produced by Mukesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt.

The film is a remake of Hollywood film 'Eye for an Eye'.[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1999/aug/30tan.htm Rediff On The NeT, Movies: 'I don't like making namby-pamby pictures.']

Plot



Sonia and Naina Sehgal (Kajol) are twins. Though identical, they couldn't be more different, with Sonia being outgoing and extroverted, and Naina being shy and introverted. In a parallel storyline, the police are hunting for a sadistic killer and rapist, Gokul Pandit (Ashutosh Rana).

Tragedy strikes the Sehgal household when Gokul rapes and brutally kills Sonia. After a police investigation, Gokul is caught but declared innocent as Sunanda, one of the main witnesses (and Gokul's fianc) gives a false statement in court. Naina is distraught and vows to hunt down Gokul. Gokul soon goes after Naina and she realizes she needs help to overcome her fear of Gokul. With revenge in her mind, she meets Suraj Singh Rathod (Sanjay Dutt), a blind military veteran, who helps her to rid her fear of Gokul. While Suraj trains Naina, they develop feelings for each other.

One day - after an argument - Suraj refuses to meet Naina and she decides to go after Gokul all by herself, who kidnaps Naina's younger sister (Dia) from school in order to scare Naina. Naina's mother consequently decides to leave for Nainital immediately as her daughter's life is at risk. However, Naina cannot control her hatred and wanted to avenge her sister at any cost. Naina lays a trap for Gokul and tries to kill him but Gokul ties her up and tries to rape her like her sister. Suraj arrives at her house and fights Gokul but ends up being stabbed. Naina manages to get free and fatally shoot Gokul.

Suraj recovers from his injuries and decides to go away from Naina, but he realizes that she loves him and cannot live without him. The movie ends with Naina and Suraj getting together at the airport where Suraj was about to leave the city.

Cast



*Kajol (in a dual role) as Naina & Sonia Anuradha Sehgal

*Sanjay Dutt as Major Suraj Singh Rathod

*Ashutosh Rana as Gokul Pandit

*Jas Arora as Kabir Anuradha Singh Rathod

*Tanvi Azmi as Mrs. Poornima Sehgal

*Pramod Muthu as ACP Santosh Singh Sehgal

*Kunal Khemu as Bheem Bahadur Singh

*Pratima Kazmi as prosecuting attorney

*Anupam Shyam as Inspector Dubey

*Vani Tripathi as Sunanda Tripathi

*Amardeep Jha as Jaya

*Rahul Singh as taxi driver

Soundtrack



The music for the film was composed by Uttam Singh and Anand Bakshi penned the lyrics.

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