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Gupt Shastra
''Gupt: The Hidden Truth'' () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai and featuring Bobby Deol in the lead role along with Manisha Koirala, Kajol, and Om Puri, with Raj Babbar and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in an extended cameo. Distributed under the banner Trimurti Films, it also stars Paresh Rawal, Dalip Tahil, Prem Chopra, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Sharat Saxena, Mukesh Rishi, and Priya Tendulkar in supporting roles. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Viju Shah It is considered as one of the best thriller movies from Hindi Cinema. At the 43rd Filmfare Awards, ''Gupt: The Hidden Truth'' 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 (Kajol). Plot Governor Jaisingh Sinha, a prominent political figure, presides over a meeting taken by influential industrialist Meghnad Chaud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajiv Rai
Rajiv Gulshan Rai (born 18 July 1955) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film editor. He is the son of the producer Gulshan Rai. He has directed many films under his father's production company ''Trimurti Films''. He made his debut as a director with the 1985 action film '' Yudh''. He went on to write and direct several hit films in the action and thriller genres: ''Tridev'' (1989), ''Vishwatma'' (1992), ''Mohra'' (1994), and ''Gupt'' (1997). His films are also notable for their hit music composed by Kalyanji-Anandji (in ''Tridev'') and Viju Shah in all his subsequent films. He married Bollywood actress Sonam, whom he had directed in ''Tridev'' and ''Vishwatma'' in 1989 and 1992 respectively. He has one child with her. They divorced in 2016. In 1997, he had to leave India with his family for the UK after a failed attempt to kill him by hitmen believed to be working for the Mumbai underworld leader Abu Salem. After a four-year hiatus from the Bollywood industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |