Naqaab
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Naqaab is a Bollywood
suspense thriller directed by the famous duo Abbas Burmawalla and Mustan Burmawalla. The film reunites Bobby Deol
and Akshaye Khanna
after their last film Humraaz
which was also directed by Abbas-Mustan. Former model Urvashi Sharma
makes her film debut as the leading actress of the film. The story of the film is inspired from the Hollywood movie Dot the I
.
) is stalked and attacked in Goa by Rakesh, she decides to re-locate to Dubai. Here she rents a room in a villa near Jumeirah Beach, owned by wealthy star Karan Oberoi (Bobby Deol
). Six months later he proposes to her, and she accepts. Shortly before the marriage, she meets with an unemployed actor, Vicky Malhotra (Akshay Khanna), and is attracted to him, but decides to go ahead and marry Karan. At the altar, she changes her mind, ditches him and decides to move in with Vicky. But things take a turn for the worse.
When Karan gets embarrassed in front of everyone at his marriage, he commits suicide, and when Sophia finds out about this, she also finds out that it was Vicky's fault Karan was killed. Later on, Vicky confesses that him and some guy named Rohit Shroff were shooting a film about Karan's life and Vicky didn't really love Sophia, but what Vicky doesn't know is that Rohit actually is Karan, since Vicky has clearly never seen Karan's full face, and Rohit had just bluffed everyone and staged fake suicide. However in end Karan is actually killed in what is supposed to be a freak accident and Sophia turns into a rich widow. In a twist end during aftermath of Karan's death, it is actually revealed that Sophia in fact killed Karan herself as she concealed a gun in her dress at the party.
Overseas, the film debuted at number 9 in the U.K charts and collected £75,250 in its first week. In its second week the film dropped to number 15.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
suspense thriller directed by the famous duo Abbas Burmawalla and Mustan Burmawalla. The film reunites Bobby Deol
Bobby Deol
Bobby Deol is a Bollywood actor. Deol is the son of the acclaimed Bollywood actor Dharmendra and the brother of Sunny Deol, also a successful actor in the Mumbai based Indian film industry....
and Akshaye Khanna
Akshaye Khanna
Akshaye Khanna is a critically acclaimed Indian film actor who works in Hindi cinema. Known for his impeccable acting talent and flawless diction, Khanna has worked with the best names in Indian cinema.- Background :...
after their last film Humraaz
Humraaz
Humraaz is a 2002 Bollywood romantic thriller film directed by duo Abbas-Mustan and produced under Venus Movies banner...
which was also directed by Abbas-Mustan. Former model Urvashi Sharma
Urvashi Sharma
Urvashi Sharma is an Indian Bollywood actress & model, born in Delhi in a Hindu Family. She is of Indian ethnicity. She has appeared in numerous print and television advertisements and featured in music videos like Mika's Something Something and Atif's "Doorie". Her debut movie, Naqaab was...
makes her film debut as the leading actress of the film. The story of the film is inspired from the Hollywood movie Dot the I
Dot the i
dot the i is a 2003 psychological thriller starring Gael García Bernal, Natalia Verbeke, and James D'Arcy. It was written and directed by Matthew Parkhill.-Plot:...
.
Synopsis
After Sophia D'Costa (Urvashi SharmaUrvashi Sharma
Urvashi Sharma is an Indian Bollywood actress & model, born in Delhi in a Hindu Family. She is of Indian ethnicity. She has appeared in numerous print and television advertisements and featured in music videos like Mika's Something Something and Atif's "Doorie". Her debut movie, Naqaab was...
) is stalked and attacked in Goa by Rakesh, she decides to re-locate to Dubai. Here she rents a room in a villa near Jumeirah Beach, owned by wealthy star Karan Oberoi (Bobby Deol
Bobby Deol
Bobby Deol is a Bollywood actor. Deol is the son of the acclaimed Bollywood actor Dharmendra and the brother of Sunny Deol, also a successful actor in the Mumbai based Indian film industry....
). Six months later he proposes to her, and she accepts. Shortly before the marriage, she meets with an unemployed actor, Vicky Malhotra (Akshay Khanna), and is attracted to him, but decides to go ahead and marry Karan. At the altar, she changes her mind, ditches him and decides to move in with Vicky. But things take a turn for the worse.
When Karan gets embarrassed in front of everyone at his marriage, he commits suicide, and when Sophia finds out about this, she also finds out that it was Vicky's fault Karan was killed. Later on, Vicky confesses that him and some guy named Rohit Shroff were shooting a film about Karan's life and Vicky didn't really love Sophia, but what Vicky doesn't know is that Rohit actually is Karan, since Vicky has clearly never seen Karan's full face, and Rohit had just bluffed everyone and staged fake suicide. However in end Karan is actually killed in what is supposed to be a freak accident and Sophia turns into a rich widow. In a twist end during aftermath of Karan's death, it is actually revealed that Sophia in fact killed Karan herself as she concealed a gun in her dress at the party.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Bobby Deol Bobby Deol Bobby Deol is a Bollywood actor. Deol is the son of the acclaimed Bollywood actor Dharmendra and the brother of Sunny Deol, also a successful actor in the Mumbai based Indian film industry.... |
Karan Oberoi/Rohit Shroff |
| Akshaye Khanna Akshaye Khanna Akshaye Khanna is a critically acclaimed Indian film actor who works in Hindi cinema. Known for his impeccable acting talent and flawless diction, Khanna has worked with the best names in Indian cinema.- Background :... |
Vicky |
| Urvashi Sharma Urvashi Sharma Urvashi Sharma is an Indian Bollywood actress & model, born in Delhi in a Hindu Family. She is of Indian ethnicity. She has appeared in numerous print and television advertisements and featured in music videos like Mika's Something Something and Atif's "Doorie". Her debut movie, Naqaab was... |
Sophia D'Costa Oberoi |
| Vikas Kalantri Vikas Kalantri Vikas Kalantri is a Hindi actor who has done many films such as Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Mara amongst actor Mallika Kapoor and others. He has also done films such as Nayee Padosan and Jigyaasa.-Notes:... |
Siddharth (executive producer 1) |
| Vishal Malhotra Vishal Malhotra Vishal Malhotra is an Indian film and television actor and a show host. Malhotra was first seen hosting Disney Hour Zee TV in 1995, and as a teenager in Hip Hip Hurray in 1998. He is also known for his physical resemblance to the Vishal Malhotra. He also hosted Disney Time on Sony Entertainment... |
Ronnie (executive producer 2) |
| Rajendranath Zutshi Rajendranath Zutshi Rajendranath Zutshi, aka Raj Zutshi, is a Mumbai-based Indian film and television actor. He is actor Aamir Khan's ex-brother-in-law, as he was married to producer-director-writer Nasir Hussain's daughter Nuzhat... |
Detective Sam |
| Archana Singh Archana Puran Singh Archana Puran Singh is an Indian television presenter and film actress. She is most known for comedy roles, and as a judge on comedy shows, like Sony TV India's Comedy Circus.-Career:... |
Herself (Special Guest Appearance) |
Box office
Despite some positive reviews, Naqaab opened to a poor response and in its opening week made Rs. 12,67,24,665 in India. The second week saw a sharp decline and made Rs. 1,00,62,515Overseas, the film debuted at number 9 in the U.K charts and collected £75,250 in its first week. In its second week the film dropped to number 15.