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{{short description|2001 film by Vikram Bhatt}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kasoor
| image = Kasoor 2001.Jpg
| director = [[Vikram Bhatt]]
| producer = [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
| writer = [[Mahesh Bhatt]] Girish Dhamija
| narrator =
| starring = [[Aftab Shivdasani]] [[Lisa Ray]] [[Divya Dutta]] [[Apurva Agnihotri]] [[Irrfan Khan]] [[Ashutosh Rana]] [[Pushkar Dwivedi]]
| music = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]
| cinematography = [[Pravin Bhatt]]
| editing = Amit Saxena
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2001|02|02}}
| runtime = 151 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRConvert|30|m}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chopra|first1=Anupama|title=Size doesn't matter|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/small-budget-bollywood-movies-rake-in-the-bucks/1/232805.html|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=21 February 2016|date=12 March 2001}}</ref>
| gross = {{INRConvert|141|m}}<ref>{{cite web|title=New film releases: Kasoor, Aashiq, Grahan|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/new-film-releases-kasoor-aashiq-grahan/1/232712.html|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=21 February 2016|date=19 March 2001}}</ref>
}}

'''''Kasoor''''' ({{lang-en|Fault}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 2001|2001]] Indian Hindi [[Romance film|psychological]] [[Thriller (genre)|suspense thriller]] film produced under [[Mukesh Bhatt]]'s [[Vishesh Films|Vishesh Entertainment Ltd.]] and directed by [[Vikram Bhatt]]. It features [[Aftab Shivdasani]] in his second Bollywood appearance and [[Lisa Ray]] in her Bollywood debut.<ref>{{cite web|title='Kasoor'|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/movies/mov147/kasoor-review.html |publisher=Apunkachoice|access-date=29 September 2010}}</ref> Ray's voice was dubbed by [[Divya Dutta]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lisa's voice dubbed by Divya in Kasoor |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1193716/Lisas-voice-dubbed-by-Divya-in-Kasoor |publisher=IndiaFM |access-date=6 April 2011 |date=8 November 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Im-loving-it-Lisa-Ray/articleshow/2795774.cms|title=I'm loving it: Lisa Ray}}</ref> The film also stars [[Apoorva Agnihotri]], [[Irrfan Khan]] and [[Ashutosh Rana]] in supporting roles. It was released on 2 February 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kasoor — Cast and crew details|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/6783/index.html|work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=29 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104124150/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/6783/index.html|archive-date=4 November 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film is an unofficial remake of the 1985 Hollywood film ''[[Jagged Edge (film)|Jagged Edge]]'' <ref>https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/19copy.htm</ref> but the last sequence has been taken from another Hollywood movie ''[[What Lies Beneath]]''.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Gulzar |author2=Saibal Chatterjee |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT463 |year=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |page=463 }}</ref>

==Plot==
The film starts with the murder of Priti, wife of Shekhar ([[Aftab Shivdasani]]), a wealthy and well-known journalist. Inspector Lokhande ([[Ashutosh Rana]]) investigates the case and accuses Shekhar of the murder, saying he has enough evidence to arrest and convict him. However upon getting bail from the court, Shekhar asks his lawyer to fight his case for him however his lawyer tells him that he will not be able to fight his case because he is a corporate lawyer and only fights civil cases. He suggests Shekhar to ask Simran Bhargav ([[Lisa Ray]]), who is a very skilled criminal lawyer in his firm to fight his case.

Shekhar goes to Simran's house to convince her to take his case. Simran tells Shekhar that she'll defend him only if she is convinced that he is innocent. Simran is battling inner demons over a case in which she got a man convicted for crime he had not committed. Her guilt increases when she learns that the innocent man had committed suicide in custody.

While representing Shekhar, whom she considers innocent, Simran falls in love with him – a part of Shekhar's plan to win her trust. They end up having intimate, passionate and sensual sex. Throughout the case a mysterious man sends clues to Simran which helps her prove Shekhar's innocence. It is revealed that Shekhar was having an affair with another woman and so was his wife Priti having an affair with Jimmy Parena. When Simran comes to know this she is heartbroken and decides to leave the case but Amit ([[Apurva Agnihotri]]) tells her to keep fighting the case. After the court declares Shekhar innocent, Simran spends the night with Shekhar at his house. The next morning, while opening his closet, she finds a typewriter hidden between sheets.

The typewriter proved to be the one the mysterious man used to write clue letters to Simran with earlier. Simran realizes this because the typed letters all have a flyaway 't' on them.

Simran realizes that Shekhar is the murderer and the mysterious man who wrote the letters to her. She then contacts Inspector Lokhande about the typewriter. He tells her to come to the police station with the typewriter. She continuously ignores Shekhar who asks her for dinner. Shekhar realizes that Simran knows the truth. Shekhar quickly reaches her house and tries to kill her but Simran kills him in self-defense and reconciles with Amit.

==Cast==
*[[Aftab Shivdasani]] as Shekhar Saxena (Dubbing by [[Vikram Bhatt]])
*[[Lisa Ray]] as Simran Bhargav (Dubbing by [[Divya Dutta]])
*[[Apurva Agnihotri]] as Amit bhargav
*[[Irrfan Khan]] as Public Prosecutor Nitin Mehta
*[[Ashutosh Rana]] as Inspector Lokhande
*[[Vishwajeet Pradhan]] as Jimmy Parera
*[[Divya Dutta]] as Payal Malhotra (Dubbing by [[Mona Ghosh Shetty]])
*[[Prithvi Zutshi]] as Lawyer
*[[Sucheta Khanna]] as Shalini
*[[Kurush Deboo]] as witness, Rustam Sodawaterbottlewalla,
*[[Pushkar Dwivedi]] as chotu

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kasoor
| type = Album
| artist = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = December 2000
| recorded = 2000
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma]]
| producer = Nadeem-Shravan
| prev_title = [[Dhadkan]]
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = [[Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love]]
| next_year = 2001
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Planet Bollywood
| rev1Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="pb">{{cite web|title=Kasoor Music Review|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Music/Kasoor//|access-date=5 November 2012}}</ref>
}}

The music of ''Kasoor'' was composed by [[Nadeem Shravan|Nadeem-Shravan]]. This was their second album after comeback. The lyrics were penned by [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]]. Singer such as [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Udit Narayan]] and [[Alka Yagnik]] lent their voices for the album. The soundtrack became very popular upon release with songs like "Kitni Bechain Hoke", "Dil Mera Tod Diya" & the remaining becoming a rage among the people especially the youth. The soundtrack attained number 1 position on the all-time music sales music chart of 2001. The soundtrack received a rating of 8/10 from Planet Bollywood.

===Track listing===
{| class="wikitable "
|-
! '''No''' !! '''Title''' !! '''Singer(s)''' !! '''Length'''
|-
| 1 || "Kitni Bechain Hoke" || [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Udit Narayan]] || 07:25
|-
| 2 || "Koi To Saathi Chahiye" || [[Kumar Sanu]] || 05:32
|-
| 3 || "Zindagi Ban Gaye Ho Tum" || Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik || 05:35
|-
| 4 || "Dil Mera Tod Diya" || Alka Yagnik || 05:07
|-
| 5 || "Kal Raat Ho Gayi" || Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu || 07:32
|-
| 6 || "Mohabbat Ho Na Jaye" || Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik || 06:35
|}

==Reception==
The film received mixed reviews from critics. [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] praised the performance of the lead cast saying, "''Kasoor'' scores the most in that one important department — performances. Credit for this must go primarily to the two principal performers — Aftab Shivdasani and Lisa Ray — who come up with proficient performances."<ref>{{cite web |title=Kasoor: Movie Review |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/6783/index.html |work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=29 September 2010}}</ref> Aparajita Saha of [[Rediff|Rediff.com]] stated, "this is a film that attempted an intriguing premise but failed when it didn't fully explore that very premise and take it to its logical and rightful conclusion."<ref>{{cite web|title=Kasoor — Review|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/feb/02kasoor.htm|work=[[Rediff]]|access-date=29 September 2010}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0272688}}

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[[Category:Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2001 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Vikram Bhatt]]
[[Category:2000s romantic thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian courtroom films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]

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