''Heelaiy'' is a 1997 Maldivian crime thriller film directed by Ahmed Mohamed Didi. Produced by Aslam Rasheed under Slam Studio, the film stars

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and

Aishath Shiranee Aishath Shiranee (born 16 January 1975) is a Maldivian former film actress. Shiranee is the recipient of several awards, including one Gaumee Film Award and three Aafathis Awards. In 2001, the Government of Maldives honoured her with the Nationa ...

in lead roles. It is an unofficial remake of Abbas–Mustan's Bollywood film '' Baazigar'' (1993) starring

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and

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in the pivotal roles which was loosely based on

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's 1953 novel '' A Kiss Before Dying'' and its 1991 film adaptation of the same name.

Premise

Shah Naseer (

) is an intellectual young man determined to avenge his father's death caused by Afeef (Mohamed Waheed), a wealthy businessman. Shah begins a romantic relationship with Afeef's eldest daughter, Aishath Naazleen (

). She decides to marry him on the sly since she is terrified of her father's anger. Soon after, she is mysteriously murdered by Shah and her death becomes ruled as a suicide. Shah meets Naazleen's twin sister, Naazneen (

) who disregards police report of her sister's suicide and tries on her own to trace the murderer. It is later discovered that Naazleen's friend, Jameela and her secret lover, Amir, own up to Naazleen's death and commit suicide. Convinced that her sister's murderer is no more, Naazneen moves ahead with her life with Shah only to find out that Naazleen's killer is alive.

Cast

as Shah Naseer *

as Aishath Naazleen / Naazneen * Mohamed Waheed * Dhon Annaaru Rasheed *

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as Thuhthu Seedhi * Mohamed Riyaz *

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as Hawwa Mohamed *

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as Adhil *

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as young Shah Naseer * Fauziyya Ahmed * Ibrahim Waheed as police inspector * Samandhar Iburey * Adam Naseer * Abdul Rahman *

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as TV anchor (special appearance)

Soundtrack

Response

Upon release, the film received positive response from the critics and audience. In an article published by Ahmed Adhushan of ''Mihaaru'', he wrote: "an exact replica of its original, the film tried to incorporate almost all the elements of ''Baazigar'' except the fact that Shirani played the dual roles performed by

and

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Accolades

References

{{Reflist Maldivian thriller films 1997 films Remakes of Maldivian films