Keemat – They Are Back
| Keemat | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Sameer Malkan |
| Produced by | Ramesh Jain |
| Written by |
Sachin Bhowmick (screenplay) Sayed Sultan (Story) Madan Joshi (Dialogue) |
| Starring |
Akshay Kumar Saif Ali Khan Raveena Tandon Sonali Bendre |
| Music by | Rajesh Roshan |
| Cinematography | Thomas Xavier |
| Edited by | Shirish Kunder |
| Distributed by | B4U Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Keemat (also known as Keemat – They Are Back) (translation: The Price – They Are Back) is a 1998 Indian Hindi action film directed by Sameer Malkan and produced by brothers Ganesh Jain and Ramesh Jain. It stars Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Raveena Tandon and Sonali Bendre. Anupam Kher and Ravi Kishen have supporting roles. The film's singers were Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Anuradha Paudwal, Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alisha Chinai and Babul Supriyo . "They Are Back" is a veiled reference to an earlier movie, Main Khiladi Tu Anari, starring Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan.
Synopsis
Petty thieves and con-men, Dev (Akshay Kumar) and Ajay (Saif Ali Khan), accidentally kill a young man named Mohan Tripathi (Ravi Kishen). This weighs heavily on their minds, so they find out the address of the deceased and travel to his village. They meet his dad, Dinanath (Anupam Kher), his mom, Sulakshana (Moushumi Chatterjee), a sister, and Mohan's wife, but are unable to tell them the sad news. So they lie and tell the Tripathis that Mohan is alive, and they are his friends. The two decide to stick around longer so that they can assist the Tripathis.
They come to know that this village is being terrorized by Bhanu Pratap Singhania (Dalip Tahil) and his men, who wants this land at any cost, so he can start building on it. They oppose Bhanu and his men, and for a while there is a status quo. Then Bhanu finds out that Ajay has vices — drinking and gambling — and he decides to exploit this to separate the two friends, create bitterness and anger between them, and take advantage of the situation. Ajay succumbs to his temptation to gamble and starts losing money. Shortly thereafter he has lost all his money. Humiliated, he steals some gold bangles belonging to the Tripathis and sells them, so he can continue playing. Dev finds out about this theft, and thus begins the rift between the two friends that Bhanu has been waiting for.
Cast
- Akshay Kumar ... Dev
- Saif Ali Khan ... Ajay
- Raveena Tandon ... Sharmili
- Sonali Bendre ... Mansi
- Anupam Kher ... Dinanath Tripathi
- Dalip Tahil ... Bhanu Pratap Singh
- Shakti Kapoor ... Lala Wajanlal
- Moushmi Chatterjee ... Sulakshana (Mohan's mother)
- Avtar Gill ... Ajay and Dev's father
- Ravi Kishan ... Mohan
- Johnny Lever ... Sub-inspector Ultappan
- Mukesh Khanna ... Thakur Suraj Pratap Singh
- Kiran Javeri
- Babu Anthony ... Villain
Music
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Music | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "O' Meri Chaila" | Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Babul Supriyo | Rajesh Roshan | Indeevar |
| 2 | "De Diya Dil Piya" | Alisha Chinai, Sonu Nigam | Rajesh Roshan | Indeevar |
| 3 | "Koi Nahi Tere Jaisa" | Abhijeet, Udit Narayan, Hema Sardesai | Rajesh Roshan | Indeevar |
| 4 | "Nahi Kahi Thi Baat" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | Rajesh Roshan | Javed Akhtar |
| 5 | "Mere Humsafar" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | Rajesh Roshan | Indeevar |
| 6 | "Gair Se Ankh Ladayee" | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal | Rajesh Roshan | Indeevar |
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