''Khadgam'' () is a 2002 Indian

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directed by

Krishna Vamsi Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju, know professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Vamsi started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma. He made his d ...

and produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under Karthikeya Movies. It features

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, Sonali Bendre,

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and

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in the prominent roles with music composed by

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. Released on 29 November 2002, the film was successful. The film won five Nandi Awards and three

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. The film is remade in

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as ''

Insan ''Insan'' () is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language masala film, starring Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Esha Deol, Lara Dutta and Tusshar Kapoor. Directed by K. Subash, it is a remake of Telugu film '' Khadgam'' (2002), directed by Krishna Vamsi. '' ...

'' (2005).

Plot

Koti (

) is an aspiring film actor. He wants to be called Babu. Amjad (

) is a driver as well as a devout Muslim and is equally patriotic about India. His younger brother Azhar has been missing for the past year. The cops of Hyderabad arrest an ISI terrorist Masood. In a bid to get him released, Pakistani authorities train Azhar and send him to Hyderabad to incite riots and create communal tension. Azhar returns to Hyderabad and stays with his brother Amjad. His clandestine activities include devising and executing a plan to release Masood. Radha Krishna ( Srikanth) is a sincere and efficient police officer. He hates Pakistan for personal reasons. It is later revealed in a flashback that Radha Krishna's love Swathy ( Sonali Bendre) was killed by ISI forces. The rest of the story revolved around how these three protagonists prevent terrorist Masood from fleeing to Pakistan.

Cast

Awards

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the movie was composed by

and lyrics were written by

Sirivennela Sitaramasastri Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acquired the stage name Sirivennela after writing the ...

, Suddala Ashok Teja and Shakti. The concept behind the song "Govinda Govinda" is based on

Adnan Sami Adnan Sami Khan (born 15 August 1971) is an Indian singer, musician, music composer and pianist. He performs Indian and Western music, including for Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil movies. He has been awarded with Padma Shri (India's fourth hi ...

's "Lift Karade".

Release

The film was dubbed into

as ''Marte Dam Tak'', into

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as ''Manik Baasha'' and into

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, Oxford U ...

as ''Bemisaal Hai Hum''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khadgam 2002 films Telugu films remade in other languages Films directed by Krishna Vamsi 2000s Telugu-language films Indian action drama films Films set in Hyderabad, India Films shot in Hyderabad, India Films about terrorism in India Films about jihadism Films scored by Devi Sri Prasad Films about religious violence in India Films about religion 2002 action drama films