''Hawas'' ("Lust") is an Indian

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erotic thriller The erotic thriller is a film subgenre defined as a thriller with a thematic basis in illicit romance or erotic fantasy. Though exact definitions of the erotic thriller can vary, it is generally agreed "bodily danger and pleasure must remain in ...

film released in 2004. It is an adaptation of the 2002 American film '' Unfaithful''. ''Hawas'' is directed by

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and stars

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and

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Cast

as Raj Mittal *

as Karan Rastogi *

as Sapna Raj Mittal *

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as Dubai Police inspector Rashid *

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as assan, Assistant of Inspector Rashid * Madina as Arabian actress in guest role in item song "Amma Mia" * Noora as Arabian actress in guest role in item song "Amma Mia"

Music

#"Teri Chahat Me" (Male) -

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#"Tera Libaas" (II) -

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#"Teri Chahat Me" (Female) -

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#"Alla Miya" - unidhi Chauhan, Daboo Malik #"Churaya Hai Teri Nazar" - Shreya Ghoshal, Babul Supriyo #"Tera Libaas Ban Jaau" - Shreya Ghoshal, Babul Supriyo

Critical reception

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 2 stars out of 5, writing ″On the whole, HAWAS is a notch above the ordinary. And with sex, sleaze and skin-show as its trump cards, besides a mass appealing title, it has chances of scoring well at the ticket window, mainly at the small centers.″ Shruti Bhasin of Planet Bollywood wrote ″Overall, watch Hawas as a time-pass film. But if you want to see a better quality product of a similar theme, check out

Murder Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person wit ...

or rent the original Hollywood flick Unfaithful.″ Rama Sharma of

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wrote ″ “Hawas” is another film riding on the wave of sexual permissiveness. It is another matter that these themes are not handled with sensitivity. In the absence of good scripts, most of these like “Hawas” end up mocking at the man-woman relationship.″

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* 2004 films 2000s Hindi-language films 2000s erotic thriller films Indian erotic thriller films Films scored by Daboo Malik Films shot in Dubai Films set in Dubai Indian remakes of American films {{erotic-thriller-film-stub