The Killer (2006 film)
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| Directed by |
Hasnain Hyderabadwala Raksha Mistry |
| Produced by | Mukesh Bhatt |
| Starring |
Emraan Hashmi Nisha Kothari Irfan Khan |
| Music by | Sajid-Wajid |
| Cinematography | Sanjay Malkar |
| Edited by | Sanjay Malkar |
| Distributed by | Vishesh Films |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The Killer is a 2006 Bollywood crime thriller film directed by Hasnain Hyderabadwala and Raksha Mistry, and starring Emraan Hashmi, Irrfan Khan and Nisha Kothari in lead roles. The story is based on an Indian taxi driver in Dubai, who seats a hitman in his taxi unknowingly, and now he must face the consequences, by doing everything The Killer tells him to do, may it be a ride or a murder. The film released on 21 July 2006, and managed to do moderately well at the box office. It is an unofficial remake of the Michael Mann's thriller, Collateral.
Plot
The story follows one serial killer who uses the help of innocent taxi drivers to murder his targets. When The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India, has been made aware of a killer cab-driver in Malaysia who killed several people in a matter of hours, and then crashed his taxi and killed himself. The same thing happened again, this time in Hong Kong, several people were killed by another cab-driver, who also ended up being killed. Now, this time in Dubai, taxi driver Nikhil Joshi (Emraan Hashmi). Nikhil is an Indian living in Dubai for a good life, and is madly in love with a cabaret dancer named Ria (Nisha Kothari). He is willing to do anything for Ria, and so is she. However, life has other plans for him when one night, a suave businessman named Vikram (Irrfan Khan), hails his cab.
Nikhil discovers that this pleasant passenger has an agenda of his own and a rather sinister one at that. Vikram holds Nikhil hostage in a bizarre plot to bump off various people who would testify against the dreaded don Jabbar (Zakir Hussain), who is at risk of being deported to India to face charges against him. As Nikhil helplessly becomes witness to one killing after another, he finds his life and dreams crumbling around him. Faced with the prospect of losing everything he has been working towards, he finally takes control of the steering wheel of his life. He stops dreaming and starts acting, as he begins to pit his wits against the assassin.
Killing one after another, Nikhil seems to be the prime suspect, that's why Vikram plans to kill him in his taxi and flee, however Nikhil fights back, and therefore Vikram escapes and kidnaps his girlfriend Ria. Only way Ria could survive is if Nikhil would take the blame of the murders Vikram has committed. Will Nikhil blame himself for something he didn't do, or will he stand his ground and fight Vikram the killer himself?
Similarities
The film's plot is almost entirely based on the 2004 Hollywood action-thriller film Collateral.
Cast
- Irrfan Khan as Vikram / Roopchand Swaroopchand Solanki
- Emraan Hashmi as Nikhil Joshi
- Priyanka Kothari as Ria
- Bharti Achrekar as
- Zakir Hussain as Jabbar
- Avtar Gill as Nikhil's boss
- Sanjay Batra as Police Officer
Tracks
The Soundtrack of Killer has chart busters like "Teri Yaadon Mein" & "O Sanam" sung by K.K. & Shreya Ghoshal. The music is composed by Sajid-Wajid. Lyrics by Jalees Sherwani. The music was released on T-Series in May 2006.
| Track No | Song | Singer | Lyrics |
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| 1 | Teri Yaadon Mein | K.K. & Shreya Ghoshal | Jalees Sherwani |
| 2 | O Sanam (Duet) | K.K.& Shreya Ghoshal | Jalees Sherwani |
| 3 | Hibbaki | Suzanne D'Mello, Hamza Faruqui & Earl | Jalees Sherwani |
| 4 | Abhi Toh Main Jawan Hoon | Alisha Chinoy | Jalees Sherwani |
| 5 | Yaar Piya | Sunidhi Chauhan | Jalees Sherwani |
| 6 | Hibbaki (Remix) | Suzanne D'Mello, Hamza Faruqui & Earl | Jalees Sherwani |
| 7 | Teri Yaadon Mein (Remix) | K.K. & Shreya Ghoshal | Jalees Sherwani |
| 8 | O Sanam | K.K. | Jalees Sherwani |