''Darling'' is a 2007 Indian
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-language
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romantic drama film released on 7 September 2007. The film, which stars
Esha Deol
Esha Deol Takhtani (born 2 November 1981) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Hindi films. The daughter of actor-politicians Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Deol made her debut in ''Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe'' (2002), which ea ...
,
Fardeen Khan and
Isha Koppikar in the lead roles, was directed by
Ram Gopal Varma
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. It was shot in
Mumbai
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,
India
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. The soundtrack was composed by
Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya (born 23 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, songwriter, film & music producer and actor in Hindi cinema. He started his career as music director in the film '' Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya'' in 1998 and made ...
and
Pritam. The film was average grosser grossed Rs. 22 million in the first week.
Synopsis
Aditya is married to a traditional wife, Ashwini, and has a young boy. But he is having an
affair
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with his secretary, Geeta Menon who has a wild personality. He manages to balance the women with clever lies. He promises Geeta he will marry her, after divorcing Ashwini. He seems to display fetish behaviours with the two women.
On one of their romantic excursions, Aditya takes Geeta to his friend's bungalow at
Madh Island. All seems fine until Geeta shocks Aditya with news that she is pregnant. Worried, he insists that they cannot have a child together and suggests an
abortion
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. This attitude enrages Geeta and they engage in a fight in which he pushes her. She accidentally hits her head against a hard object, the force of which kills her instantly. He disposes of her body and returns home, behaving as if everything is normal.
His former lover returns as a
vengeful ghost who will stop at nothing till she gets her
revenge
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. She appears often to frighten Aditya. Ashwini notices her husband's fear of a ghost whom she cannot see. To relieve his guilt, Aditya admits his affair with Geeta and her death to Ashwini. His wife's reaction is to leave but she is then admitted to hospital due to a major accident. Geeta returns to the frame and gives her forgiveness to Aditya. Ashwini recovers but Geeta's revengeful soul has transferred into her body.
Cast
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Fardeen Khan as Aditya "Adit" Soman
*
Esha Deol
Esha Deol Takhtani (born 2 November 1981) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Hindi films. The daughter of actor-politicians Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Deol made her debut in ''Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe'' (2002), which ea ...
as Geeta Menon
*
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* ...
as Sameer Naghani, Aditya's friend
*
Isha Koppikar as Ashwini A. Soman
*
Upendra Limaye as Inspector Bhaskar Reddy
*
Kota Srinivasa Rao
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as Psychiatrist
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Nisha Kothari
Priyanka Kothari, often credited as Nisha Kothari or Amoha, is an actress and model. She has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She has frequently appeared in Ram Gopal Varma films.
Early life
Priyanka Kothari was born in ...
in a special appearance in the song "Aa Khushi Se Khudkushi"
*
Shishir Sharma as Anjan Menon, Geeta's father
*
Kiku Sharda
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as Doctor
*
Rasika Joshi
Rasika Joshi (12 September 1972 – 7 July 2011) was a Marathi and Hindi film actress. A Marathi theatre and Indian television actress, she was known for '' Maharashtrian'' roleplays in Bollywood films.
Personal life
Rasika was born in a Marat ...
as Mrs. Shah Rukh Khan, psychiatric patient
Music
The soundtrack was released on 1 August 2007 in many formats including
music cassette
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,
MP3 files,
audio CD, and
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The sta ...
. The music was composed by
Pritam and
Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya (born 23 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, songwriter, film & music producer and actor in Hindi cinema. He started his career as music director in the film '' Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya'' in 1998 and made ...
in a guest song. The first reviews of the soundtrack have been positive with indiafm.com rating the music at 3.5 out of 5. Joginder Tuteja of indiafm.com said "''Darling'' is a good album that thoroughly entertains while it is on." SmasHits.com said "Darling is the biggest musical bonanza from Ramu's factory after series of miserable musical releases from bunch of his reliable protégés in last few years."
On 10 September 2007 the film was at number 5 on the charts.
The song "Aa Khushi Se Khudkushi" from this film is a cover of
Namie Amuro's song "
Want Me, Want Me", which was released on 6 April 2005.
References
External links
*
Official movie site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Darling
2007 horror films
2000s romantic thriller films
Indian romantic thriller films
2000s Hindi-language films
Indian avant-garde and experimental films
2000s horror thriller films
Indian horror thriller films
Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma
2007 films
Hindi films remade in other languages
Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya
Films featuring songs by Pritam
Indian romantic horror films
2000s avant-garde and experimental films