''Daud'' () is a 1997 Indian

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adventure film written and directed by

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, starring

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and

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, with music composed by A. R. Rahman. The film was based on Ram Gopal Varma's 1991 cult classic, ''

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'', which starred Venkatesh, Sridevi and Paresh Rawal.

Plot

The affable Nandu (

) is a small-time crook who is hired to deliver a mysterious package to a notorious criminal named Pinky ( Paresh Rawal). Feeling that he's being cheated out of his delivery fee, Nandu holds out for more money, and soon finds himself on the run from both the angry gangsters and the police, who have launched a massive manhunt. Nandu and Bhavani (

), the lovely cabaret dancer who's tagging along for the ride, assume the package contains gold; both are unpleasantly surprised when it turns out to be something deadlier: a nuclear bomb.

Cast

as Nandu/Uma Parvati *

as Bhavani/Daya Shankar * Paresh Rawal as Pinky * Neeraj Vora as Chacko * Ashish Vidyarthi as Nair *

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as Pushkar *

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as Inspector Sri * Narsing Yadav as Inspector Rana *

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as Khurana *

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as Commissioner of police * Sumukhi Pendse as Suvarna

Reception

After the success of his previous movie '' Rangeela'', Verma's ''Daud'' was much anticipated. The movie opened to mixed reviews.

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of ''

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'' wrote, "Despite the flaws, Daud makes for fun-watching."

Soundtrack

The score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, who also scored '' Rangeela''. The lyrics were written by Mehboob, except for the song "Daud" which was penned by Sukhwinder Singh. One of the songs, "Zehreela Pyar" came heavily under the censor scanner for its rather bold picturization. The soundtrack was re-released in Tamil as a non-film album titled ''Ottam'' and was dubbed in Telugu as ''50–50''.

Hindi - Original version

Lyrics: Mehboob (Mehboob Aalam Kotwal)

50–50 (Telugu dubbed version)

Lyrics: Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry

Ottam (Tamil dubbed version)

Though the Tamil dubbed version of the film remains unreleased, the soundtrack album released. Lyrics: Palani Bharathi

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daud (Film) Indian road movies Indian chase films Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma Indian black comedy films Films scored by A. R. Rahman 1990s Hindi-language films Hindi remakes of Telugu films