Rakht

The story is about a young widow named Drishti Nair. She is a psychic and has the gift of seeing into the future of anybody. After her breakup with boyfriend Manav, who truly loved her but had to move away to a different city, Drishti moves to a small, remote village, where she meets Mohit, an eccentric car mechanic who needs psychiatric treatment due to years of abuse at the hands of his father. Mohit has a crush on Drishti, which Drishti is unaware of. She performs the job of Tarot card reading to locals, one of her customers being Rhea Trehan. Rhea is a young woman who is repeatedly beaten up by her husband Sunny. Rhea pleads for help from Drishti, who agrees. However, one day, when Drishti's son comes home from school, he is harassed by Sunny, who calls Drishti a witch and tells her son to stay away from his mother.

Sunny also breaks into their house and threatens Drishti to stay out of Rhea's life. When Mohit investigates that Drishti is being troubled by Sunny, the two enter a violent confrontation. After the brawl, Sunny is seen nowhere near Drishti. Drishti is living happily, until one day, the daughter of Mayor Raja Bahadur Singh, Natasha, suddenly goes missing. Her fiancé Rahul comes to Drishti and asks her for her help to find Natasha. Since Rahul is Drishti's son's school principal, she accepts. Soon enough, Drishti sees a vision of Natasha hanging to her death opposite a river. Drishti informs Rahul, and the police finally find Natasha's dead body.

On top of this, it turns out that Sunny owns the river opposite to Natasha's death place. Sunny is then arrested, and the case of Natasha's murder is handed to ACP Ranbir Singh, who does not believe in Drishti's gift and also believes that Sunny is innocent and the actual murderer is still free. And finally, it is known that Rahul is the real murderer. He says he did it to avenge the loss of his dad in the mayoral election and is about to kill Drishti when Mohit knocks him out from behind. Mohit drives Drishti to the police station, where the inspector reveals Rahul accepted his crime but also says that Mohit committed suicide, but according to Drishti, he is waiting in the car. When she looks outside, Mohit is not there.

In the end, Drishti is finally reunited with Manav.

• Sanjay Dutt as Principal Rahul Kumar
• Suniel Shetty as Mohit Jaiswal
• Dino Morea as Suniel Trehan / Sunny
• Bipasha Basu as Drishti Nair
• Sheena Bajaj as Young Drishti Nair
• Amrita Arora as Natasha Badola
• Neha Dhupia as Rhea Trehan
• Himanshu Malik as Abhigyan Gupta
• Rajat Bedi as ACP Ranbir Singh
• Sharat Saxena as Mayor Raja Bahadur
• Payal Rohatgi as Tanya Abrol
• Shivaji Satam as Drishti's father
• Beena Banerjee as Drishti's mother
• Shashikala as Drishti's grandmother
• Sachin Khedekar as Defending Lawyer Shinde for Sunny.
• Abhishek Bachchan as Manav Rajput (guest appearance)
• Yana Gupta as dancer in item song oh what a babe. (special appearance)

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Anuradha Paudwal

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| lyrics1= Deepak Sneh

| title2= Hadd Se Zyaada Sanam

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| extra2=Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam

| music2= Naresh Sharma

| lyrics2= Deepak Sneh

| title3=Jannat Hai Ye Zameen

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| title8= Oh what a Babe!

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Rediff.com stated that, "Suniel as Mohit has done a good job. Dino, as the abusive husband is very good especially when he threatens Bipasha at her home. Bipasha and Neha are competent. Sanjay is his usual deadpan till the climax. Amrita looks the hottest among the women. And though Abhishek Bachchan has only a tiny cameo in the film, he is charming."{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/sep/03rakht.htm|title=Rakht chills in parts|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=15 July 2022|archive-date=15 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715021012/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/sep/03rakht.htm|url-status=live}} Planet Bollywood rated the film 5/10, stating, "Bipasha Basu impresses in a different look and role. She plays her role conservatively. Sanjay Dutt looked old, but was still okay. Sunil Shetty and Neha Dhupia are wasted. Amrita Arora as a hoochie is convincing. Dino Morea in a new avatar is a revelation."{{Cite web | url=https://planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=041706032017 | title=Rakht - movie review by Shruti Bhasin - Planet Bollywood | access-date=12 April 2022 | archive-date=12 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412034014/https://planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=041706032017 | url-status=live }} Taran Adarsh writing for Bollywood Hungama rated the film 2.5/5 and stated, "On the whole, RAKHT is appealing in parts and will therefore meet with mixed reactions from the paying public. At the box-office, the film should strike a chord with the multiplex-going viewers mainly [thanks to its classy look and city-centric treatment], but its prospects at mass-oriented cinema halls could prove to be a matter of concern.."{{Cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/rakht/critic-review/rakht-movie-review/ | title=Rakht Review 2.5/5 | Rakht Movie Review | Rakht 2004 Public Review | Film Review | website=Bollywood Hungama | access-date=12 April 2022 | archive-date=21 May 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521095632/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/rakht/critic-review/rakht-movie-review/ | url-status=live }}

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