''Muskaan'' (English: ''Smile'') is a 2004
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-language romantic-thriller film directed by Rohit-Manish. It stars
Aftab Shivdasani
Aftab Shivdasani (born 25 June 1978) is an Indian actor, producer and model known for his works in Bollywood and also working for Tamil and Kannada film industry.
Shivdasani was selected as the Farex baby at the age of 14 months and eventually ...
and
Gracy Singh
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Career
Bor ...
in pivotal roles.
Plot
Dashing and debonair fashion designer Sameer Oberoi (
Aftab Shivdasani
Aftab Shivdasani (born 25 June 1978) is an Indian actor, producer and model known for his works in Bollywood and also working for Tamil and Kannada film industry.
Shivdasani was selected as the Farex baby at the age of 14 months and eventually ...
) has everything going for him, a successful career; a secure future; a comfortable and wealthy lifestyle; a beautiful girl Jahnvi (
Neha
Neha (Hindi/ Sanskrit: ''नेहा'') is a popular Hindi/ Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, often found in the Hindu community. It means "love" / " affection", "rain" / " downpour", and is sometimes translated as " beautiful eyes."
Etymolo ...
) who hopes to marry him, what more could anyone want? But Sameer has an image of his dream-girl in his mind, and he hopes to find her soon. His search for her meets with obstacles of searching for a better model; a series of wrong telephonic connections, all connecting him to a young lady. His group decides to travel to another location, and the young "wrong number" lady, named Muskaan also travels in the same bus, leading to some more misunderstandings. Sameer takes a liking to Muskaan and decides to appoint her as his new model, to which she agrees. Then their world is turned upside down when Jahnvi a member of their group is brutally stabbed in stomach and murdered, and the only clue the police have is that her killer's name begins with an "S", and Sameer becomes a prime suspect in her murder, and in the eyes of Inspector Vikram Rajput, who is determined to get the killer at any cost. During the search for the killer, Muskaan (
Gracy Singh
Gracy Singh (born 20 July 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. She is best known for her role in the films ''Lagaan'' and ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' ''Singh'' is also a trained Bharatnatyam and Odissi dancer.
Career
Bor ...
) and Sameer fall in love. Just as they are about to go to the police station, Muskaan arrives with the cassette in which Jahnvi had left a message for her dad. After hearing this, the killer is actually Satin (one of Sameer's best friend). In the end, Satin is arrested and Muskaan and Sameer reunite.
Cast
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Aftab Shivdasani
Aftab Shivdasani (born 25 June 1978) is an Indian actor, producer and model known for his works in Bollywood and also working for Tamil and Kannada film industry.
Shivdasani was selected as the Farex baby at the age of 14 months and eventually ...
... Sameer Oberoi
*
Gracy Singh
Gracy Singh (born 20 July 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. She is best known for her role in the films ''Lagaan'' and ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' ''Singh'' is also a trained Bharatnatyam and Odissi dancer.
Career
Bor ...
... Muskaan
*
Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor and producer who has appeared in over 100 films. He is popularly known as the "Bad Man" of Bollywood because of his ability to create an impact with his negative roles in films.
Early ...
... Inspector Vikram Rajput
*
Neha
Neha (Hindi/ Sanskrit: ''नेहा'') is a popular Hindi/ Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, often found in the Hindu community. It means "love" / " affection", "rain" / " downpour", and is sometimes translated as " beautiful eyes."
Etymolo ...
... Jahnvi
*
Anjala Zaveri
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Zaveri was born on 20 April 1972 in a Gujarati family in ...
... Shikha
*
Parvin Dabas
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Early life
Parvin Dabas was born on 12 July 1974. His family is from Kanjhawala, Outer Delhi. He studied in M ...
... Sharad
*
Vrajesh Hirjee
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... Saturn
*
Razak Khan
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... Hotel Manager
* Poonam Simar... Shweta
*
Rajeev Verma
Rajeev Verma (born 28 June 1949) is an Indian actor. He has worked in film and television.
Early life
Rajeev Verma is a veteran Indian actor who works mainly in film and television.
Verma was born in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, India. He ob ...
... Jahnvi's Dad
*
Sharat Saxena
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Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by the duo
Nikhil-Vinay and the lyrics were penned By Sameer. Shreya Ghoshal dubbed Anuradha Paudwal's song "Woh Ho Tum", but Anuradha Paudwal's song was very popular. "Jaaneman Chupke Chupke", Anuradha Paudwal's solo song was more popular than Alka and Udit's duet.
The soundtrack was released 2004 Audio on T-Series, which consists of 11 songs. The full album was recorded by
Anuradha Paudwal
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,
Udit Narayan Udit is an Indian masculine given name that may refer to:
*Udit Narayan, Bollywood playback singer
*Udit Narayan (politician) (born 1960), Fijian politician of Indian descent
*Udit Narayan Singh (1770–1835), Indian monarch
*Udit Patel (born 1984 ...
,
Shreya Ghoshal
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,
Sonu Nigam
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,
Alka Yagnik
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* Alka Ajith (born c. 1997), Indian multilingual playback singer
* Alka Amin (active from 2011), Indian television actress
* Alka Balram Kshatriya, Indian politician, Member of the Parliament of India repr ...
,
Shaan and
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 ...
.
The music of the film was an instant hit of the respective year.
References
External links
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2000s Hindi-language films
2004 films
Films scored by Nikhil-Vinay