Gupt: The Hidden Truth
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Gupt: The Hidden Truth (Template:Translation), shortly called Gupt, is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai. The film stars Bobby Deol, Manisha Koirala, and Kajol in the lead roles. Distributed under the banner of Trimurti Films,[1] it also stars Raj Babbar, Prem Chopra, Raza Murad, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Paresh Rawal, Dalip Tahil, Sharat Saxena, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Om Puri, Mukesh Rishi, Priya Tendulkar and others in supporting roles. The soundtrack was composed by Viju Shah.[2] It is considered as one of the best thriller films from Hindi Cinema.[3][4][5] Its plot is based on the crime/mystery novel Good Children Don't Kill (1967) by French writer Louis Thomas.[6]
At the 43rd Filmfare Awards, Gupt received 8 nominations, including Best Film and Best Director (Rai), and won 3 awards, including Best Villain.
Plot
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Trouble starts when Sinha announces Sahil’s engagement to Sheetal, Choudhary’s daughter, without his consent. Furious, Sahil argues with Sinha and, in a moment of rage, tries to stab him but is stopped by his mother. He storms out and drowns his anger in alcohol at Dr. Gandhi’s house, who advises him to reconsider his feelings. When Sahil returned home, he found Sinha fatally stabbed. Just before dying, Sinha tries to say something, but Sahil can’t understand. His mother sees him holding a knife near the body and assumes the worst. Sahil is arrested, and in court, everyone testifies against him. He is sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Determined to prove his innocence, Sahil escapes with Sheetal’s help. Inspector Uddham Singh is put on the case. Sahil secretly meets Isha and later goes to Dr. Gandhi for help, only to find him murdered, too. Now accused of two murders, Sahil investigates those who could have a motive—Thanawala, Choudhary, and Vilas Rao—but finds no proof. Along with Sheetal and Isha, he abducts Minister Sadanand Bose ("Mantriji") to force the truth out, but it leads nowhere.
Uddham Singh, however, notices an important clue: Two identical knives were used in the murders. This leads him to Dewan’s house, where the same set of knives is found, with two missing. Dewan is arrested and confesses—but not to the murders. He reveals that the real killer is his daughter, Isha.
Sahil confused, realizes the truth when he finds a locket in which Sinha was clutching at his death—it has pictures of him and Isha. Dewan explains that Isha has had severe anger issues since childhood. She once killed Dr. Gandhi’s dog after it bit Sahil. Years ago, Sinha and Dr. Gandhi sent her away to boarding school to keep her away from Sahil. On the day of Sinha’s murder, Isha and Dewan had gone to plead for Sahil and Isha’s marriage, but Sinha insulted them and rejected the idea. Enraged, Isha killed him. When Dr. Gandhi found out, she killed him too.
Sahil rushes to save Sheetal, realizing Isha will come after her next. At Sheetal’s house, Isha pretends to apologizes but suddenly attacks her. Just then, Sahil arrives, and a fight breaks out. An assassin hired earlier to kill Sahil and Isha tries to intervene but gets killed. In the final moments, a wounded Uddham Singh arrives and fatally shoots Isha. Before dying, Isha asks Sahil for forgiveness.
The film ends with Sahil moving on, now with Sheetal by his side.
Cast
- Bobby Deol as Sahil Sinha
- Manisha Koirala as Sheetal Chaudhary
- Kajol as Isha Diwan
- Prem Chopra as Minister Sadanand Bose
- Raza Murad as Advocate Mushir Thanawala
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Dr. Shubham Gandhi
- Paresh Rawal as Ishwar Diwan
- Dalip Tahil as Meghnad Chaudhary
- Sharat Saxena as Vilasrao Mhatre
- Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Inspector Neelkanth Pandey
- Om Puri as Inspector Udham Singh
- Ashok Saraf as Constable Pandu
- Raj Babbar as Governor Jaisingh Sinha (Special Appearance)
- Mukesh Rishi as Babu Anna (Special Appearance)
- Harish Patel as Phoolchand Raje
- Tej Sapru as Jailor
- Anjan Srivastav as Police Commissioner Manoj Patwardhan
- Vishwajeet Pradhan as Hunter
- Dinesh Hingoo as Thanawala's Servant
- Priya Tendulkar as Sharda Sinha
- Aparajita as Surbhi Chaudhary
- Harsh Lunia as Harsh Sinha
- Bob Christo as Boat organiser
Music
Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox". The music was composed by Viju Shah and the lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi. The title track of the film, "Gupt Gupt", samples the electronica track "Deep Forest" from the eponymous album by Deep Forest and the titular tracks from Mike Oldfield's seminal prog-rock orchestral debut Tubular Bells (revisited and sampled numerous times since). "Duniya Hasino Ka Mela" was sampled from "Matsuri" included in the new age album Kojiki by Japanese keyboardist Kitarō.
Shah's work on the soundtrack was well received. It won the Best Background Score and Shah was nominated for the Best Music Director, whereas Alka Yagnik was also nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer for "Mere Khwabon Me Tu".
Box office
On the opening day it collected ₹9.6 million and by the opening weekend it had grossed ₹27.8 million. The first week collections were ₹53.45 million with an India gross of ₹317.2 million. Worldwide gross collections were ₹332.3 million, with an overseas gross of US$425,000. The adjusted net-gross of the film is ₹1.68 billion.[7]
Accolades
Kajol became the first actress in the history of the Filmfare Awards to win the Best Performance in a Negative Role.[8]
| Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best Villain | Kajol | rowspan="3"Template:Won |
| Best Background Score | Viju Shah | |
| Best Editing | Rajiv Rai | |
| Best Film | Gupt: The Hidden Truth | rowspan="5"Template:Nominated |
| Best Director | Rajiv Rai | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Om Puri | |
| Best Music Director | Viju Shah | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Alka Yagnik for "Mere Khwabon Mein Tu" |
See also
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