Gunaah (2002 film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Gunaah

| image = Gunaah 2002 Poster.jpg

| writer = Mahesh Bhatt
Pranay Narayan

| starring = Bipasha Basu
Dino Morea
Irrfan Khan

| producer = Mukesh Bhatt

| director = Amol Shetge

| distributor = Vishesh Films

| cinematography = Ishwar R. Bidri

| editing = Mohammed Rafique

| released = {{Film date|df=y|2002|9|20}}

| runtime = 135 minutes

| language = Hindi

| budget = ₹4 Crore {{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=625|title=Gunaah - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}

| music = Sajid–Wajid
Anand Raj Anand

| gross = ₹7.5 Crore

}}

Gunaah ({{translation|Crime}}) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Amol Shetge, written by Mahesh Bhatt and starring Bipasha Basu, Dino Morea and Irrfan Khan. The film was released on 20 September 2002.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/sep/20gunaah.htm|title=Romancing the cop|last=Kulkarni|first=Ronjita|date=20 September 2002|website=Rediff.com|access-date=19 April 2021|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209020011/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/sep/20gunaah.htm|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/gunaah/movieshow/61323361.cms|title=Gunaah Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=19 April 2021|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419013650/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/gunaah/movieshow/61323361.cms|url-status=live}} The movie arrived with high expectations as it was released a few months after the blockbuster Raaz featuring same team but met with lukewarm response by critics and audience.{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/gunaah/critic-review/gunaah-movie-review/ |title=Gunaah Movie Review |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=8 April 2025}} Its plot is similar to the 1998 American film Out of Sight.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

Plot

Tough cop Prabha Narayan is haunted by the demons of her past. Being the illegitimate daughter of a prostitute, she has had a very bad childhood, and there once occurred an incident in her life when she was driven to the point of committing a murder. But today, now that she is a cop, she believes that she can clear her conscience by reforming a criminal.

Prabha's life is turned topsy-turvy with the entry of Aditya Kashyap, who is a good person at heart but was forced to take the path of crime due to the wrongdoings of the police system. Incidents, which included his father getting urinated on in the police station.

Prabha goes to Aditya's house to nab him but gets distracted when she sees him bathing and looks away. Aditya slips from under her vigilant eyes, and a hasty chase follows. Prabha stays close on the heels of fleeing Aditya. At one point, when she is about to fall off the rooftop, Aditya stops running and extends his hand to save her. This act makes a great impact on Prabha.

Prabha decides to know Aditya's past and find out what prompted him to commit a crime in the first place. She decides to reform him, but she gets reformed herself and falls in love in the process. Eventually, Prabha and Aditya fall in love. This continues with them being passionate towards each other. Then, a problem arises when Aditya escapes from jail and starts killing people again for reasons. Prabha being a good officer kills him when he is about to kill Police Inspector Digvijay Pandey. She gets a gold medal for killing him and keeps the medal in front of his old fireman helmet, saying she loved him and a part of him will always live inside her.