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Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani

  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 50m
IMDb RATING
2.8/10
4.3K
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Sunny Deol, Manisha Koirala, Akshay Kumar, Sonu Nigam, Aditya Pancholi, Suniel Shetty, Arman Kohli, and Sharad S. Kapoor in Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002)
ActionFantasyHorrorThriller

A shape-shifting snake exacts vengeance on a group of friends for a crime they did not even commit.A shape-shifting snake exacts vengeance on a group of friends for a crime they did not even commit.A shape-shifting snake exacts vengeance on a group of friends for a crime they did not even commit.

  • Director
    • Rajkumar Kohli
  • Writers
    • AbhishekSinha78
    • Naveena Bhandari
    • Ravi Shankar Jaiswal
  • Stars
    • Sunny Deol
    • Arman Kohli
    • Manisha Koirala
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    2.8/10
    4.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rajkumar Kohli
    • Writers
      • AbhishekSinha78
      • Naveena Bhandari
      • Ravi Shankar Jaiswal
    • Stars
      • Sunny Deol
      • Arman Kohli
      • Manisha Koirala
    • 51User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Sunny Deol
    Sunny Deol
    • Karan Saxena
    Arman Kohli
    Arman Kohli
    • Kapil
    Manisha Koirala
    Manisha Koirala
    • Vasundhara…
    Akshay Kumar
    Akshay Kumar
    • Atul
    Sonu Nigam
    Sonu Nigam
    • Vivek Saxena
    Suniel Shetty
    Suniel Shetty
    • Vijay
    • (as Sunil Shetty)
    Arshad Warsi
    Arshad Warsi
    • Abdul
    Aftab Shivdasani
    Aftab Shivdasani
    • Prem Srivastav
    Aditya Pancholi
    Aditya Pancholi
    • Ashok Kejriwal
    Rambha
    Rambha
    • Nita
    Pinky Campbell
    Pinky Campbell
    • Preeti
    • (as Mohini Sharma)
    Kiran Rathod
    Kiran Rathod
    • Rashmi
    Rajat Bedi
    Rajat Bedi
    • Rajesh
    Siddharth
    Siddharth
    • Madan
    • (as Sushant Ray)
    Sharad S. Kapoor
    Sharad S. Kapoor
    • Victor
    Prete Bhutani
    Prete Bhutani
    • Victor's girlfriend
    • (as Nikita)
    Raj Babbar
    Raj Babbar
    • Principal Joseph (priest)
    Amrish Puri
    Amrish Puri
    • Sadhu (sage)
    • Director
      • Rajkumar Kohli
    • Writers
      • AbhishekSinha78
      • Naveena Bhandari
      • Ravi Shankar Jaiswal
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    khayaal_e_yaar

    What The FCUK!

    Before saying anything about this flick, let's enjoy a strange story.

    'Here comes an omnipotent serpent riding on a duplicate Harley Davidson. Wait a minute! Serpent on a bike? Yeah, that's true. The bike appears and disappears below his A$$ and the serpent, clad in a black cloak puts on his latest designer sunglasses.'

    Well if you aren't an Indian, you won't probably buy this trash, because when I say 'omnipotent' it means the serpent has almost all the magical abilities that allow him to transform into any being, avenge his honor with might, kill his enemies, and rule the world. The problem is, we are too grown up for this folklore.

    Rajkumar Kohli has always been obsessed with plots involving 'n' number of actors. By putting several stars on the screen, he seems to toil on making the 'one dialog per actor' rule in almost every scene, but entirely forgets the message a film is supposed to give. Whatever may have been the message of this film is out of question, but even if we assume that there was any, then it too passes out somewhere in the multitude of stars.

    I found this film laughable in every sense. The dialog is terrible and at times the acting is almost laughable. Akshay, Sunil, Manisha, Aftab, Aditya, Sunny etc. have all been in decent movies, but in this they look like they've just come out of rehabilitation center and took their parts for a quick buck. They clearly didn't read the script or say 'What The F!' before accepting their parts, which makes me think they didn't care as long as they got the work.

    No story, No plot, No believable characters, No good dialogs, No scares, No decent effects, No hummable songs, and No pretty girls (at least get some GOOD looking women, not the rehab retards).

    Not worth watching/renting. The movie sucks big time!
    1imdb-12704

    One of its kind!

    This movie beats everything out there. Well, depends on what you are looking for... it could be a 10 or a 1 on the scale. This movie is in a complete league of its own.. I don't think any movie could possibly come close to it. I am not sure what the director intended to make it as.. a thriller or a comedy. If he did think he was making a thriller, then he has by a stroke of luck, created one of the best bollywood comedies of all time. You have to see it to believe it.. a matrix + terminator + a host of other movies rolled into one, along with a storyline dating back to 1980's Hindi movies, with a icchadhari naag (a mythical snake which can turn into a human).

    Its an ideal movie if you are sitting with a bunch of friends with alcohol on the side, planning to laugh at the movie! I am not sure whether to give it a 1 or a 10.. On the basis of flipping a coin, I have decided to give it a 1!
    1redeemerbansal

    Wow ! They really tried hard to make the Worst movie in the Universe ...

    It seems that with this movie they wanted to get a Nobel Prize for being the pioneers of Worst Movie Making. A legendary low for Bollywood. I cannot believe they released this junk. It may sound paranoid but it seems this movie was deliberately thrust upon the masses to get some sort of psychological reaction and/or publicity.

    I cannot realise a script worse than this! Thumbs up to the director for this accomplishment. Anything worse than this cannot have even come in the domains of intelligible or comprehensible visual entertainment.

    Originality has been completely compromised with all exhibition and clear intentions. Climax idea taken from Terminator 2 - Judgement Day etc. I have no further civilised words to continue my review ...
    1Li_85

    A Disgrace to Bollywood

    If you have seen this movie, then you will know that it is one of the worst Bollywood movies ever made. Bollywood is known to copy Hollywood movies. Who would of known that they will copy Terminator 2. The difference between both Film industries are Hollywood spends millions and Bollywood spends 100 thousands (Average). Thats the problem with this film, if you want to make a T2 style movie, then do it properly. The director added a bogus fantasy storyline about a reincarnated snake who finds his long lost girl (in the previous birth) dead by 2 guys, but the blame goes to 10 people. She suddenly reincarnates into a ghost and together they want to kill the 10 people they blame for her death. Not to mention, the Reincarnated snake guy or villain has some kind of super powers. He can transform into anything, he can fly, disappear, fire power, wind power, you name it, he has it. He even gets bazookered and survives the T1000 style. You are probably wondering how he survives. its best not to ask, and its best not to waste time and money on this movie. Its Best just to forget this film even came out. I think its a shame to use a big starcast for this outrageous movie with a nonsense storyline.
    1Deeps409

    This movie deserves an oscar

    It is heart breaking for me that this movie didn't got even a single nomination for any award. Armaan Kohli and Sonu Nigam ..salute for your acting skills.Aditya Pancholi truly an icing on the cake. The reason I am giving this movie a single star is I couldn't understand this movie even now as this movie really is Father of inception..Thanks for making such a great and path defining movie.

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    • Trivia
      Akshay Kumar,Aditya Pancholi,Manisha Koirala,Arshad Warsi,Rajat Bedi,and Siddarth all who played college students were between the age of 30-35.Sunil Shetty was 41.
    • Goofs
      During the library fight, all the pages in the books are empty.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove acts of violence and scenes of sexual violence in order to obtain a PG classification. An uncut 12 classification was available.
    • Connections
      Featured in Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Chal Kudiye
      Performed by Sonu Nigam and Jaspinder Narula

      Composed by Anand Chitragupth and Milind Chitragupth

      Written by Sameer

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    • Release date
      • August 16, 2002 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Проклятие
    • Filming locations
      • Switzerland
    • Production companies
      • Chakadola Films
      • Shankar Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,431,240
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 50m(170 min)
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