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Directed by | Vikram Bhatt |
Produced by |
Mahesh Bhatt Mukesh Bhatt |
Written by | Mahesh Bhatt Girish Dhamija |
Starring |
Aftab Shivdasani Bipasha Basu Rahul Dev Emraan Hashmi |
Music by |
Nadeem-Shravan Himesh Reshammiya |
Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt |
Edited by | Akiv Ali |
Distributed by | Tips Films Pvt. Ltd. |
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Running time
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160 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | ₹8 crore (US$1.2 million) |
Footpath is a 2003 Indian Hindi crime thriller film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film stars Aftab Shivdasani, Rahul Dev, Bipasha Basu and marked the debut of Emraan Hashmi. The film failed to do well at the box office. This film is inspired by the Hollywood flick State of Grace. Angaarey starring Akshay Kumar & Pooja Bhatt is also based on State of Grace.
Arjun Singh (Aftab Shivdasani) and the Srivastav brothers, Raghu (Emraan Hashmi) and Shekhar (Rahul Dev), are neighbors in a gangster-prone area in Mumbai. When Arjun's union leader father is killed, the brothers urge him to avenge his death. They get a sword and find the killers and kill them. Arjun is the prime suspect in this homicide and the brothers get him to run to Delhi, where he begins a new life as a Real Estate Agent, Mohan Kumar Sharma. Years later, Arjun returns to Mumbai and is welcomed with open arms by Raghu and Shekhar, who are now leading gangsters in their own right. Arjun also renews his romance with the estranged Srivastavs' sister, Sanjana (Bipasha Basu). Sanjana would like Arjun and her brothers to go straight, and Arjun agrees with her and he starts to work on Raghu - the more flexible of the two - and partially succeeds - especially since Raghu is romantically involved with a school-teacher, who will have nothing to do with him unless he gives up all criminal activity. Raghu is seriously considering going straight when Shekhar gives him the devastating news, that Arjun is not who he claims to be - but a plainclothes police officer, who is out to get them by hook or by crook.
The film's music was composed by Nadeem-Shravan and Himesh Reshammiya with lyrics by Sameer. The songs were popular with " Zara Dekh Mera Deewanapan" becoming a rage.The song named "sari raat teri yaad" is copied from the punjabi singer Babbu Maan's song Neendran.