Dangerous Ishhq
{{short description|2012 film by Vikram Bhatt}}
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{{Infobox film
|name = Dangerous Ishhq
|image = Dangerous Ishhq Poster.jpg
|caption = Theatrical Release Poster
|director = Vikram Bhatt
|producer = Reliance Entertainment
ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
|writer = Amin Hajee
|screenplay =
|story =
|narrator = Karisma Kapoor
|starring = Karisma Kapoor
Rajneesh Duggal
Jimmy Sheirgill
Divya Dutta
|music = Himesh Reshammiya
|cinematography =Pravin Bhatt
3D Stereographer
Michael Flax
|editing =
|studio = Dar Motion Pictures
ASA Productions & Enterprises
|distributor = Reliance Entertainment
|released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|5|11|}}
|runtime = 130 minutes
|country = India
|language = Hindi
}}
Dangerous Ishhq ({{Translation|Dangerous love}}) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language supernatural thriller film[https://web.archive.org/web/20120422005219/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Dangerous-Ishhq-not-erotic-but-a-supernatural-thriller-says-Karisma/Article1-843923.aspx Dangerous Ishhq not erotic but a supernatural thriller, says Karisma – Hindustan Times] directed by Vikram Bhatt and starring Karisma Kapoor in the lead role. The filming began on 7 September 2010. The film was released on 11 May 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/vikram-bhatts-next-is-an-eroticthriller-d/605637/ |title=Vikram Bhatt's next is an erotic-thriller 'Dangerous Ishhq' |work=The Indian Express |access-date=12 August 2011}}{{cite news |last=Jha |first=Subhash K |title=Karisma starts shooting for Dangerous Ishq |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/karisma-starts-shooting-for-dangerous-ishq/20110907.htm |access-date=12 September 2011 |newspaper=rediff.com |date=7 September 2011 |archive-date=13 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013223440/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/karisma-starts-shooting-for-dangerous-ishq/20110907.htm |url-status=live }} According to BoxOfficeIndia.com, the film was a box office flop.{{cite web |title=Dangerous Ishq Box Office Verdict |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=73 |website=BoxOfficeIndia |access-date=23 April 2019 |archive-date=11 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711161857/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=73 |url-status=live }} Critics praised Kapoor for her sincere and earnest portrayal, but criticized the film overall.
Plot
The film's story spans four centuries and tells four different stories set in different time periods. Supermodel Sanjana and Rohan, son of one of the nation's foremost business tycoons, are a famous couple on the social circuit. When Sanjana decides against flying to Paris at the last minute for a lucrative modelling assignment, she does so, not just because she cannot bear to stay away from Rohan, but more importantly, because her instincts push her against going. Rohan gets abducted, and the high-profile kidnapping creates chaos in Sanjana's life. The kidnappers demand ₹ 500 million. The police, however, believe that even paying the ransom will not bring Rohan back. Shortly after, Sanjana starts hearing strange noises. She has visions of Rohan calling her Geeta. Meanwhile, Sanjana realises that she can read Urdu even though she has never learnt it. She informs her friend Dr. Neetu about it, who in turn refers her to a psychiatrist.
The latter informs Sanjana that Rohan's kidnapping is somehow linked to their past lives. Sanjana undergoes a past life regression where she sees herself as Geeta, a young Hindu girl in love with Iqbal, a Muslim boy. Her entire family, including her sister Chanda (who is none other than Neetu), has been killed by her uncle. Iqbal suggests that the only way Geeta can escape her death is by leaving Landi Kotal and settling down in Amritsar. Later, it is revealed that Iqbal's friend Aarif is the antagonist. His purpose is to separate the two lovers because he is a reincarnation of Durgam Sah, who decided to split the two many centuries ago.
Sanjana's next life is that of a Muslim girl, Salma, who loves a young man named Ali. The latter leaves for war with his companion Rashid. When the war is over, everyone returns except for Ali. Rashid informs Salma that her lover has been killed. It is later revealed by a tawaif (Neetu's first birth) that Ali is alive and that Rashid planned to separate the two lovers. With this particular regression, it is also revealed that Rohan's younger brother Rahul is involved in his brother's kidnapping.
Sanjana's final past life is that of a young queen's maid named Paro. She is secretly in love with Raj Dutt, while the Commander-in-Chief of Rajputana, Durgam Sah, also loves her. Durgam Sah asks her to marry him, or else he shall have Raj Dutt killed. She goes to him and confesses to having ingested poison so as to die untarnished by him. Watching her die, Durgam takes her to a psychic named Mantra, who reveals that due to the boon of Mirabai to Paro, the bonding of Paro and Raj Dutt is now unbreakable. They will be together forever in every life, to which Durgam replies that if there can be a reincarnation of Raj Dutt and Paro, he will also reincarnate. He asks Mantra to give him the power to remember everything regarding his current life so that he can continue to separate the two lovers in their successive lifetimes. Hence Durgam Sah, Rashid, and Aarif all have the same soul but different faces. Their only aim is to separate Sanjana and Rohan. The question remains: in which form did Durgam Sah take birth during the present life?
After going through all her lives, Sanjana decides to find out where Rohan is and who Durgam Sah has reincarnated as. She ultimately forms a plan and informs Neetu and a police officer about faking her death. Now declared dead by the doctor in front of ACP Singh and Neetu, it is shown that the new Durgam Sah is giving orders to his men to leave Rohan on his own as he will be dead in a few minutes. During the climax, it is finally revealed that ACP Singh is the new Durgam Sah. Sanjana recognises who ACP Singh is by a mark on his shoulder in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game. She then proceeds to wound him fatally. This breaks the cycle, and it is revealed that Sanjana and Rohan's souls will be together forever.
Cast
- Karisma Kapoor in quadruple roles as
- Sanjana
- Geeta
- Salma
- Paro{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-18/news-interviews/29670458_1_kareena-kapoor-martial-arts-roles |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701182313/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-18/news-interviews/29670458_1_kareena-kapoor-martial-arts-roles |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2012 |title=Karisma Kapoor's Dangerous Ishq! |work=The Times of India |access-date=12 August 2011 |date=18 June 2011}}
- Rajneesh Duggal in quadruple roles as
- Rohan
- Iqbal
- Ali
- Raj Dutt{{cite web |title=Rajneesh Duggal to romance Karisma Kapoor in Dangerous Ishq |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/award/filmfare-award/2011-2/ |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=13 September 2011 |date=1 August 2011 |archive-date=22 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122040611/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2011/01/20/15230/index.html |url-status=live }}
- Ravi Kishan as Durgam Sah
- Sameer Kochhar as Rashid (Durgam Sah's second life)
- Arya Babbar as Aarif (Durgam Sah's third life)
- Jimmy Sheirgill as Assistant Commissioner of Police Bhargav Singh (Durgam Sah's fourth and last life)
- Divya Dutta in quadruple roles as
- Neetu
- Chanda
- Tawaif
- Divya
- Ruslaan Mumtaz as Rahul Thakral
- Vikas Shrivastav as Inspector Arbaaz Sheikh
- Manish Malhotra in a cameo appearance playing himself
- Gracy Singh as Meera (Special Appearance in song "Lagan Lagi")
- Bikramjeet Kanwarpal
- Natasha Sinha as Mantra
Production
This film marked the comeback of Karisma Kapoor after a break of six years.{{cite news |last=PTI |title=Friday Release: Karishma Kapoor's 'Dangerous Ishhq' |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/friday-release-karisma-kapoors-dangerous-ishhq/256574-8-66.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513105946/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/friday-release-karisma-kapoors-dangerous-ishhq/256574-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 May 2012 |access-date=10 May 2012 |newspaper=IBN Live |date=10 May 2012}}
Reception
=Critical reception=
Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the movie 1.5 stars out of 5, noting that "Ambitious but seriously flawed, the film smacks of laziness in virtually all departments, and even Karisma Kapoor's earnest performance can't save the day. I'm going with one-and-a-half out of five for director Vikram Bhatt's 'Dangerous Ishq'. Plodding on for close to two hours and thirty minutes, this film will make you wish you'd knocked back a stiff one before taking your seat."{{cite web |title=Masand: 'Dangerous Ishq' is unintentionally comical |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-dangerous-ishq-is-seriously-flawed/256993-47-84.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512212006/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-dangerous-ishq-is-seriously-flawed/256993-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 May 2012 |work=CNN-IBN |author=Rajeev Masand |date=11 May 2012}}{{Rating|1.5|5}}
Kathika Kandpal of Filmfare gave the movie 2 stars out of 5, concluding that "Watch this and you might feel Karisma's Baaz – A Bird in Danger (2003) was a classic."{{cite web |title=Movie Review: Dangerous Ishq 3D |url=http://filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-dangerous-ishq-3d_-404.html |work=Filmfare |author=Kathika Kandpal |date=11 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515034842/http://filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-dangerous-ishq-3d_-404.html |archive-date=15 May 2012}}{{Rating|2|5}} Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 1.5 stars out of 5, commenting that "On the whole, Dangerous Ishqq is no patch on Vikram Bhatt's earlier achievements. This fantasy-driven film is an epic disappointment!"{{cite web |title=Dangerous Ishhq |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/537910 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410210745/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/537910 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 April 2012 |work=Bollywood Hungama |author=Taran Adarsh |date=11 May 2012}}{{Rating|1.5|5}} Mansha Rastogi of Now Running gave the movie 1 star out of 5, quoting that "Dangerous Ishhq is definitely very dangerous... to your sensibilities! Beware!"{{cite web |title=Dangerous Ishq Review |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/9499/bollywood.hindi/dangerous-ishq/3703/review.htm |work=Now Running |author=Mansha Rastogi |date=11 May 2012 |access-date=12 May 2012 |archive-date=15 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515021724/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/9499/bollywood.hindi/dangerous-ishq/3703/review.htm |url-status=live }}{{Rating|1|5}} Blessy Chettiar of DNA India gave the movie 1 star out of 5, writing that "Dangerous Ishhq is like watching a Dr Brian Weiss book in 3D, after about 30 pages, it gets monotonous and uninteresting. There's only so much curiosity you can have in somebody else's life. By the end of the ordeal you wish to be treated to a past life regression theory to find out what was it that drew you to it. Go curse your karma now."{{cite web |title=Review: To curse your karma, watch Dangerous Ishhq |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-to-curse-your-karma-watch-dangerous-ishhq_1687286 |work=DNA India |author=Blessy Chettiar |date=11 May 2012 |access-date=12 May 2012 |archive-date=13 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513083056/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-to-curse-your-karma-watch-dangerous-ishhq_1687286 |url-status=live }}{{Rating|1|5}} Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express gave the movie 0.5 stars out of 5, noting that "Karisma looks unbelievably trim for a 'do-bachchon-ki-amma', but that doesn't stop her from sliding all the way back into her familiar 90s style acting, where everything was over the top, from arch expressions to clothes to make-up. This is a terrible film, with not one redeeming factor."{{cite web |title=Dangerous Ishq |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dangerous-ishq/948215/0 |work=Indian Express |author=Shubhra Gupta |date=11 May 2012 |access-date=12 May 2012 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203203727/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/dangerous-ishq/ |url-status=live }}{{Rating|0.5|5}}
=Box office=
It had opening day collections of {{INRConvert|11|m}}. The second day collections were {{INRConvert|12|m}}, taking the two-day total to {{INRConvert|23|m}}.
The third day collections were {{INRConvert|15|m}}, taking the weekend total to {{INRConvert|38|m}}.
The film's final total was approximately {{INRConvert|94|m}} nett.{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/weekly-collections-%E2%80%93-box-office/ |title=Weekly Collections – Box Office | Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine |access-date=4 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130212512/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/weekly-collections-%E2%80%93-box-office/ |archive-date=30 November 2015}}
Dangerous Ishhq grossed {{INRConvert|2.6|m}} in the overseas markets.{{Cite web |url=http://www.top10bollywood.com/2012/05/dangerous-ishq-box-office-collections.html#.U4HD__l_tv8 |title=Dangerous Ishq Box Office Collections |access-date=25 May 2014 |archive-date=25 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525214332/http://www.top10bollywood.com/2012/05/dangerous-ishq-box-office-collections.html#.U4HD__l_tv8 |url-status=live }}
Box Office India called it "one of the major flop of the year''.{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/dangerous_ishhq#.U4HFovl_tv8 |title=Boxoffice |access-date=25 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230333/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/dangerous_ishhq#.U4HFovl_tv8 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}
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|+ 'Dangerous Ishhq' worldwide collections breakdown |
| Territory
! Territory wise Collections break-up |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | India
| Nett Gross: |
| Distributor share: {{INRConvert|28|m}} |
| Total Gross: {{INRConvert|105|m}} |
| |Worldwide
| {{INRConvert|105|m}} |
| |Budget |
Soundtrack
{{Infobox album|
| name = Dangerous Ishhq
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Himesh Reshammiya
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 16 April 2012
| recorded = 2012
| venue = Mumbai
| studio =
| genre = Film soundtrack
| length = 55:08
| label = T-Series
| producer = Himesh Reshammiya
| prev_title = Damadamm!
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Bol Bachchan
| next_year = 2012
}}
The music of the film was composed by Himesh Reshammiya and the lyrics were penned by Sameer and Shabbir Ahmed. One remix was by Kary Arora.
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| # | Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| "Tu Hi Rab Tu Hi Dua" | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Tulsi Kumar | Shabbir Ahmed | 07:03 | | |||||
| 2
| "Naina Re" | Himesh Reshammiya, Shreya Ghoshal, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Sameer | 05:32 | | |||||
| 3
| "Ishq Mein Ruswaa" | Anweshaa | Shabbir Ahmed | 04:43 | | |||||
| 4
| "Umeed" | Shabbir Ahmed | 04:47 | | |||||
| 5
| "Lagan Laagi" | Shreya Ghoshal, Shabab Sabri | Shabbir Ahmed | 06:09 | | |||||
| 6
| "Tu Hi Rab Tu Hi Dua" (R&B Mix) | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Tulsi Kumar | Shabbir Ahmed | 04:46 | Remixed by: Kiran Kamath | |||||
| 7
| "Naina Re" (Remix) | Himesh Reshammiya, Shreya Ghoshal, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Sameer | 04:28 | Remixed by: Kiran Kamath | |||||
| 8
| "Tu Hi Rab Tu Hi Dua" (Reprise) | Tulsi Kumar | Shabbir Ahmed | 04:46 | Mixed by: Kiran Kamath | |||||
| 9
| "Umeed" (Remix) | Amrita Kak, Shahab Sabri | Shabbir Ahmed | 04:04 | Remixed by: DJ Sheizwood | |||||
| 10
| "Naina Re" (Reprise) | Himesh Reshammiya, Shreya Ghoshal, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Sameer | 05:31 | | |||||
| 11
| "Ishq Mein Ruswaa" (Remix) | Anweshaa | Shabbir Ahmed | 03:13 | Remixed by: Kary Arora |
References
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External links
- [http://www.dangerousishhq.com/ Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806124011/https://www.dangerousishhq.com/ |date=6 August 2020 }}
- {{IMDb title|1971365}}
{{Vikram Bhatt}}
Category:2010s Hindi-language films
Category:2012 horror thriller films
Category:2010s supernatural horror films
Category:2010s supernatural thriller films
Category:Films directed by Vikram Bhatt
Category:Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya
Category:Films about reincarnation
Category:Indian supernatural horror films
Category:Indian horror thriller films