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{{short description|1997 Hindi-language film}}
{{use Indian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Gupt
| image = Gupt poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rajiv Rai]]
| producer = [[Gulshan Rai]]
| screenplay = [[Shabbir Boxwala]] {{infobox|decat=yes|child=yes|label1= Dialogues by|data1= Naeem Sha}}
| story = Rajiv Rai
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Bobby Deol]]
* [[Manisha Koirala]]
* [[Kajol]]
* [[Om Puri]]
* [[Prem Chopra]]
* [[Paresh Rawal]]
* [[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]]
* [[Ashok Saraf]]
* [[Sharat Saxena]]
* [[Raza Murad]]
* [[Harish Patel]]
* [[Priya Tendulkar]]
}}
| music = [[Viju Shah]]
| cinematography = [[Ashok Mehta]]
| editing = Rajiv Rai
| studio = [[Trimurti Films]]
| distributor = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises|Zee Telefilms]]<br>[[Eros International|Eros Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|1997|07|04|df=y}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/the-1997-roll-call/ |title=The 1997 roll call |date=13 June 1997 |last=Deosthalee |first=Deepa |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=17 March 2021 |archive-date=19 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919050015/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/the-1997-roll-call/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| runtime = 175 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}9.50 crore<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2674|title=Gupt: The Hidden Truth – Movie|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=20 June 2022|archive-date=20 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620231155/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2674|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}33.23 crore<ref name="auto"/>
}}

'''''Gupt''''' ({{Translation|''Secret: The Hidden Truth''}}), shortly called '''''Gupt''''', is a 1997 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[mystery film|mystery]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Rajiv Rai]]. The film stars [[Bobby Deol]], [[Manisha Koirala]], [[Kajol]] and [[Om Puri]] in the lead roles. Distributed under the banner of [[Trimurti Films]],<ref name="Box office">{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=203&catName=MTk5Nw== | title=Box office | access-date=11 February 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017072454/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=203&catName=MTk5Nw== | archive-date=17 October 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> it also stars [[Prem Chopra]], [[Raza Murad]], [[Paresh Rawal]], [[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]], [[Sharat Saxena]], [[Dalip Tahil]], [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]], [[Priya Tendulkar]], Aparajita and others in supporting roles. The soundtrack was composed by [[Viju Shah]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.missmalini.com/2015/03/18/10-reasons-gupt-the-hidden-truth-is-a-cult-classic/| title=10 Reasons Gupt: The Hidden Truth Is A Cult Classic!| date=18 March 2015| access-date=21 November 2019| archive-date=20 September 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920022044/https://www.missmalini.com/2015/03/18/10-reasons-gupt-the-hidden-truth-is-a-cult-classic/| url-status=live}}</ref> It is considered as one of the best thriller films from [[Hindi Cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.scoopwhoop.com/gupt-one-of-the-best-suspense-movies/|title = Even 21 Years on, 'Gupt' Remains One of the Best Suspense Movies Bollywood Has Ever Made|date = 13 March 2018|access-date = 2 April 2022|archive-date = 17 February 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220217191547/https://www.scoopwhoop.com/gupt-one-of-the-best-suspense-movies/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2020 |author=Sukanya Verma |url=https://rediff.com/movies/special/25-stunning-frames-of-gupt/20200820.htm |title=25 STUNNING FRAMES of Gupt |website=Rediff.com |access-date=2 April 2022 |archive-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217180323/https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/25-stunning-frames-of-gupt/20200820.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/25-years-of-bobby-deol-kajol-manisha-koiralas-gupt-when-i-watched-the-rajiv-rai-thriller-in-theatres-8-times-just-for-viju-shahs-background-score-8877621.html/amp|title= 25 years of Bobby Deol, Kajol & Manisha Koirala's Gupt - when I watched the Rajiv Rai thriller in theatres 8 times just for Viju Shah's background score|date= 24 July 2022|access-date= 13 October 2022|archive-date= 13 October 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221013185643/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/25-years-of-bobby-deol-kajol-manisha-koiralas-gupt-when-i-watched-the-rajiv-rai-thriller-in-theatres-8-times-just-for-viju-shahs-background-score-8877621.html/amp|url-status= live}}</ref> Its plot is based on the crime/mystery novel ''Good Children Don't Kill'' (1967) by French writer [[Louis Thomas (writer)|Louis Thomas]].<ref name="IndiaTodayGupt">{{cite web |date=11 June 2025 |title=7 Hindi Films Based on Thriller Novels |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/visualstories/entertainment/7-hindi-films-based-on-thriller-novels-241388-11-06-2025 |access-date=21 June 2025 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

At the [[43rd Filmfare Awards]], ''Gupt'' received 8 nominations, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Rai), and won 3 awards, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Villain]].

==Plot==
Sahil Sinha is not close to his stepfather, Governor Jaisingh Sinha, who still loves Sahil as his own. Governor Sinha arranges Sahil's marriage to Sheetal Chaudhary, Sahil's college friend, but Sahil is in love with Isha Diwan, the daughter of the governor's secretary Ishwar and Sahil's childhood friend. They get into a heated argument during Sahil's birthday, and Sahil picks up the cake knife in rage, but his mother stops him. The next day, Sahil heads home to confront Governor Sinha. Before he can get there, Governor Sinha is fatally stabbed by an unknown assailant. Sahil finds a locket in his hand. His mother finds Sahil with his hand on the knife, and believes he's responsible. Sahil is arrested, and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Before going to prison, he tells Sheetal to take the locket so he can prove his innocence.

Sahil escapes with Sheetal's help, and sets out to find the real killer. To find Sahil, Inspector Uddham Singh is assigned to the case. Sahil later meets Isha, and calls Dr. Gandhi for help. Dr. Gandhi says he has a secret to share with Sahil, and calls him over that evening. By the time he gets to the house, Sahil finds Dr. Gandhi dead. Sahil goes to his house to get his stepfather's will, but is shunned by his mother. Sahil tells her he finally realizes how much his stepfather loved him, and wished he had realized before he died. He goes after the governor's lawyer, Thanawala, Sheetal's uncle and father, and Vilas Rao, a union leader, but they all insist they're not responsible. To save himself, Vilas Rao accuses Minister Bose.

Sahil kidnaps the Minister with the help of Isha and Sheetal, but is caught by Uddham. However, Uddham lets him go upon realizing that Sahil is not the murderer. He examines the evidence from the two murders, and realizes both daggers are similar, suggesting they're from a set. He goes to Ishwar's house, where Sahil's mother is, and finds the entire set of daggers there. Ishwar confesses to the murders, saying he was upset that the governor refused Isha, and Dr. Gandhi realized he was the killer. Ishwar is arrested, and Sheetal tells a shocked Sahil and Isha this news. Upset, Isha quickly leaves.

Sahil goes home, where his mother welcomes him back. Sahil's younger brother is playing with the locket, and is able to open it. When Sahil looks inside, he's shocked to discover that Isha is the killer. At the same time, Isha tries to kill Uddham, but she's interrupted and flees, leaving Uddham injured but alive. Sahil confronts Ishwar at the jail. Ishwar admits the truth, revealing that Isha killed Dr. Gandhi's dog after he bit Sahil when they were kids. Dr. Gandhi and the governor sent Isha away to boarding school despite Ishwar refusing, because they wanted to separate Sahil and Isha. When Isha and Sahil reunited, the governor still refused to accept Isha. Furious, Isha killed the governor. Dr. Gandhi also suspected Isha, so she killed him. Though Ishwar wants to take the fall for Isha, they find out about Uddham's attack, and Sahil heads out to stop her.

Sahil heads to Sheetal's house, knowing she is Isha's next target. Before he gets there, Isha comes and tries to kill Sheetal. While Sahil tries to fight off Isha, Uddham shows up and shoots Isha. Sahil assures Isha he always loved her, though he's upset by her actions. Isha dies in Sahil's arms. In the end, Sahil unites with Sheetal.

==Cast==
*[[Bobby Deol]] as Sahil Sinha
*[[Manisha Koirala]] as Sheetal Chaudhary
*[[Kajol]] as Isha Diwan
*[[Om Puri]] as Inspector Udham Singh
*[[Priya Tendulkar]] as Sharda Sinha, Sahil’s mother.
*[[Prem Chopra]] as Minister Sadanand Bose
*[[Raza Murad]] as Advocate Mushir Thanawala
*[[Paresh Rawal]] as Ishwar Diwan
*[[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]] as Inspector Neelkanth Pandey
*[[Sharat Saxena]] as Vilasrao Mhatre
*[[Dalip Tahil]] as Meghnad Chaudhary
*[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Dr. Shubham Gandhi
*[[Raj Babbar]] as Governor Jaisingh Sinha (special appearance)
*[[Mukesh Rishi]] as Babu Anna (special appearance)
*[[Harish Patel]] as Phoolchand Raje
*[[Ashok Saraf]] as Constable Pandu
*[[Anjan Srivastav]] as Police Commissioner Manoj Patwardhan
*[[Tej Sapru]] as Jailor Pratap Sinha
*[[Vishwajeet Pradhan]] as Hunter Vivek
*[[Dinesh Hingoo]] as Lal ,Thanawala's Servant
*Aparajita as Surabhi Chaudhary
*Harsh Lunia as Harsh Sinha
*[[Bob Christo]] as Boat organiser
*Mahru Sheikh as girl #1 in the song "Duniya Haseenon Ka Mela"
*Bhanu Khan as girl #2 in the song "Duniya Haseenon Ka Mela"

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Gupt: The Hidden Truth
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Viju Shah]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 4th July 1997
| recorded = [[Tips Industries]]
| venue =
| studio = [[Trimurti Films]]
| genre = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 43:53
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label =
| producer = [[Viju Shah]]
| prev_title = [[Prithvi (1997 film)|Prithivi]]
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = [[Aar Ya Paar]]
| next_year = 1997
}}
The music was composed by [[Viju Shah]] and the lyrics were written by [[Anand Bakshi]]. The title track of the film, "Gupt Gupt", samples the [[electronic music|electronica]] track "Deep Forest" from the [[Deep Forest (Deep Forest album)|eponymous album]] by [[Deep Forest]] and the titular tracks from [[Mike Oldfield]]'s seminal [[prog-rock]] orchestral debut ''[[Tubular Bells]]'' (revisited and sampled numerous times since). "Duniya Hasino Ka Mela" was sampled from "Matsuri" included in the [[new age music|new age]] album ''[[Kojiki (album)|Kojiki]]'' by Japanese keyboardist [[Kitarō]].

Shah's work won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Background Score|Best Background Score]] and Shah was nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]], whereas [[Alka Yagnik]] was also nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] for "Mere Khwabon Me Tu".

{{track listing
| extra_column = Playback
| title1 = Gupt Gupt
| extra1 = [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Hema Sardesai]], Chetan
| length1 = 2:55
| title2 = Duniya Haseenon Ka Mela
| extra2 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Suneeta Rao]]
| length2 = 6:31
| title3 = Mushkil Bada Yeh Pyar Hai
| extra3 = [[Alka Yagnik]], Udit Narayan
| length3 = 5:52
| title4 = Mere Khwaabon Me Tu
| extra4 = Alka Yagnik, [[Kumar Sanu]]
| length4 = 5:34
| title5 = Ye Pyar Kya Hai
| extra5 = Kavita Krishnamurthy, Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
| length5 = 6:34
| title6 = Yeh Pyasi Mohabbat
| extra6 = Alka Yagnik
| length6 = 6:1
| title7 = Mere Sanam Tujko
| extra7 = Udit Narayan, [[Sadhna Sargam]]
| length7 = 5:48
| title8 = Gupt Gupt (extended version)
| extra8 = Kavita Krishnamurthy, Hema Sardesai, Chetan
| length8 = 4:54
}}

==Box office==
Gupt turned out to be a blockbuster movie. On the opening day it collected ₹9.6 million and by the opening weekend it had grossed ₹27.8 million. The first week collections were ₹53.45 million with an India gross of ₹317.2 million. Worldwide gross collections were ₹332.3 million, with an overseas gross of US$425,000. The adjusted net-gross of the film is ₹1.68 billion.<ref name="auto"/>

==Reception==
===Critical response===
[[Suparn Verma]] of [[Rediff.com]] wrote, "In Gupt, Rajiv Rai seems to have forgotten an elementary lesson, "Sometimes less is more." The result: the less you see of Gupt, the better."<ref>{{cite web |last=Verma |first=Suparn |date=4 July 1997 |title=Ssshhh! Don't tell anyone |url=https://rediff.com/movies/jul/04gupt.htm |website=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=23 September 2025}}</ref>

==Accolades==
[[Kajol]] became the first actress in the history of the Filmfare Awards to win the Best Performance in a Negative Role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kajol-s-take-on-negative-roles-and-her-favourite-female-villains-on-screen-2409673|title=Kajol's take on negative roles and her favourite female villains on screen...|first=Nayandeep|last=Rakshit|date=21 April 2017|website=DNA India|access-date=6 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709215000/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kajol-s-take-on-negative-roles-and-her-favourite-female-villains-on-screen-2409673|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''[[43rd Filmfare Awards]]:'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Category
! Recipients
! Result
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Villain]]
|[[Kajol]]
|rowspan="3"{{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Best Background Score|Best Background Score]]
|[[Viju Shah]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Best Editing Award|Best Editing]]
|[[Rajiv Rai]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|''Gupt: The Hidden Truth''
|rowspan="5"{{nominated}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|[[Rajiv Rai]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Om Puri]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Viju Shah]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Alka Yagnik]] for "Mere Khwabon Mein Tu"
|}

==See also==
* [[Red herring (narrative)]]
* [[Twist ending]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0119239}}

{{Rajiv Rai}}

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[[Category:Trimurti Films films]]
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[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Viju Shah]]
[[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:1997 action thriller films]]
[[Category:1997 crime thriller films]]
[[Category:1990s mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:1997 psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:Films about female psychopaths and sociopaths]]
[[Category:Films directed by Rajiv Rai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Manali, Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Films shot in Idukki]]
[[Category:Films shot in Munnar]]
[[Category:Films shot in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Films based on French novels]]

Gupt: The Hidden Truth - Revision history

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