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DEEWANGEE (2002)

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Akshaye Khanna, Urmila Matondkar, Seema Biswas
Music: Ismail Darbar
Lyrics:
Producer:
Director: Anees Bazmee

RADIOSARGAM.COM DVD RATING:
*****

MOVIE STORY
Suspense thriller Deewangee revolves around three central characters. Tarang (Ajay Devgan) is the poor man framed the gruesome murder of a famous media tycoon. Raj (Akshaye Khanna) is a successful lawyer with strong morals and a thirst to prove Tarang's innocence and save him from the death sentence. And finally, Sargam (Urmila) the pretty popstar, who just happens to be the object of affection for both of the leading men. Tarang is her mentor and childhood friend, who silently adores her with a passion. But Raj, on the other hand, is the new man in her life. He is a self-assured man and in many ways is the complete opposite to Tarang. Who does Sargam fall for? Who is the mysterious Ranjeet? Is justice finally served? All of these questions are answered in Deewangee, an action-packed Bollywood flick- with a twist.

MOVIE BACKGROUND
Director Anees Bazmee claims Deewangee is not a remake of 1996 Richard Gere starrer Primal Fear, he may be partly right, but no one can deny certain striking resemblance's between the two. After all, this was the director who managed to remake French Kiss almost frame to frame with Pyar Ho Hona Hi Tha. Deewangee has the added twist of a love triangle to liven things upâ€¦this is Bollywood and where would all the song and dances come from otherwise?? In terms of music, some of the songs are definitely above average, such as the slushy 'Pyaar Se Pyaare' and the upbeat 'Dholi O Dholi'. But with a serious film genre such as this, sudden eruptions of songs are probably not too appropriate. Performances in the film are pretty good, not suprisingly Ajay Devgan manages to steal the limelight from the others while playing his multi-faceted role. Overall, Deewangee has quite a different quality from the average Hindi film. Despite the predictability and cheesyness of it, Deewangee manages to keep you entertained for almost all of the 167 minutes. It also did better than expected at the box office, proving above average in many parts of India during a terrible year for the Indian film industry.

DVD FEATURES
Movie (with English subtitles option)
Chapters
Songs
Promos
Dolby Digital 5.1
16x9 Enhanced Anamorphic Widescreen

DVD kindly supplied to Radio Sargam by www.indiandvdfilms.com

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DVD REVIEWED BY ZAHRA NAYANI