Kalyug (2005 film)
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''Kalyug'' () is a 2005 Indian
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-language
action thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...
written and directed by Mohit Suri and produced by
Mukesh Bhatt Mukesh Bhatt (born 5 June 1952) is an Indian film producer and actor who has produced several Bollywood films. He is the younger brother of Mahesh Bhatt, and also the co-owner of the production company Vishesh Films, set up in 1986. He is the u ...
. It introduces actor Kunal Khemu, in his debut film as an adult actor. It also stars Emraan Hashmi, Smilie Suri,
Deepal Shaw Deepal Shaw is an Indian actress, singer and model who has worked in Bollywood movies. She was born in Mumbai on 22 Feb 1988. Early life Shaw attended St. Xavier's College, where she pursued a BA in Psychology. Career Career as a model S ...
, Amrita Singh and
Ashutosh Rana Ashutosh Ramnarayan Neekhra (born 10 November 1967), known professionally as Ashutosh Rana, is an Indian actor, producer, author and television personality. He has worked in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi films. He has also worked ...
. The film follows a young man who sets out to exact revenge upon the porn industry after his wife commits suicide due to the footage of their first night getting released on internet. ''Kalyug'' released on 9 December 2005. It featured the hardcore pornographic website which inspired a real website of the same name.


Plot

18 years ago, the Dhar family, consisting of Pushkaran and his son, Kunal, were forced to leave Kashmir by terrorists. Pushkaran and Kunal re-locate to Bombay, where Kunal grows up. One day, the police knock on Kunal's door, informing him that his father had lost his hold from a crowded local train and was instantly killed after falling on the rails. A devastated Kunal arranges his father's funeral. Before he can reconcile to living alone, relatives contact him from
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, informing him that his father had promised to look after a young woman named Renuka. Kunal agrees to fulfill his father's promise. When Renuka arrives, she finds out about the untimely death, and wants to return, but ticket reservation forces her to stay with Kunal for a week. It is this week that changes their lives, for they fall in love and get married. They spend their first night together at a hotel, where they encounter Johnny, a womaniser who tells the manager to book them into the honeymoon suite. A few nights later, police storm into their house and arrest the two. During the interrogation, it is revealed that their intimate night at the hotel was secretly recorded and uploaded onto a porn website. Kunal realizes that Johnny was responsible for having them exploited. Meanwhile, Renuka is forced by the police to sign papers and testify against Kunal. As she is led out, she encounters Kunal, who tells her the truth and begs her not to sign the papers. All these feelings of guilt, embarrassment, and confusion proves too much for Renuka, she then jumps off the ledge and commits suicide in front of Kunal. Kunal is sent to prison since he refuses to admit guilt to the false charge. Kunal is later able to prove himself innocent and decides to track down Johnny and his team to get revenge. He discovers Johnny is working for a businesswoman Simi Roy, who secretly is the porn-website creator living in Zurich, Switzerland. Kunal leaves for Zurich in order to take revenge against Johnny and Simi Roy. In Zurich, Kunal comes across Ali, a modern-day
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, who runs an adults only shop. In his shop, Kunal sees a magazine featuring Jazmin, a pornstar he had seen on the same website where his and Renuka's video was featured. Kunal and Ali track the girl down in a bar where she is a prostitute, instead Kunal finds a young girl being held hostage and beats up the bodyguards, but gets hit by Simi Roy. The next day, Kunal overhears Simi fighting with her abusive daughter, Tanya, about being drunk and doing sexual activities with her girlfriend Jessica Simpson. Kunal then asks Simi about the blue film porn website, but Simi lies to him. The girl Kunal helped is revealed to be Anny and tells Kunal that after her hometown got destroyed in the
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, which killed her parents, her uncle sold her to Johnny and his friend Vick for money. She tried to escape but was quickly captured and forced to enter the porn industry and be sexually exploited. Kunal and Ali lure Johnny and his bouncer goons into a trap during the fight, Ali is fatally stabbed by Johnny in the genitalia, but is still able to kill Johnny and his men. Before dying, Ali reveals that he knows Simi Roy is the main mastermind behind the pornography website and also controls the red light district in Zurich. Kunal asks Tanya for help, and in return, he will help her ruin Simi's life and reputation. Simi, who see her own daughter on her porn website following a news report, feels devastated and is confronted by Kunal and Tanya, where Tanya kills her following a brief fight. Kunal is found not guilty of all charges and starts a new life with Jazmin.


Cast

* Kunal Khemu as Kunal Dhar / Rajeev Chawla *
Smiley Suri Smilie Suri or Smiley Suri is an Indian model, actress and dancer, who appears in Bollywood films. Suri made her Bollywood debut with the 2005 film, '' Kalyug'', which was directed by her brother "Mohit Suri". The film turned out to be a certifi ...
as Renuka Ahuja * Emraan Hashmi as Ali Bilal (extended cameo appearance) *
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as Anita (Annie) Varma *
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as Bhaskar Rajput * Amrita Singh as Simi Roy *
Ashutosh Rana Ashutosh Ramnarayan Neekhra (born 10 November 1967), known professionally as Ashutosh Rana, is an Indian actor, producer, author and television personality. He has worked in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi films. He has also worked ...
as Farid Ahmed aka Johnny (extended cameo appearance) *
Yatin Karyekar Yatin Karyekar is a veteran Indian actor in the Bollywood film industry. He was also part of long running television serial '' Shanti''. He appeared in the role of Aurangzeb in popular Marathi serial Raja Shivchhatrapati. Early life He wa ...
as Pushkaran Dhar * Nisha Lalwani as Tanya Rampal *
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as Hema Birla *
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as Singer * Billy Herrington as a bouncer * Amitabh Bhattacharjee as Mumbai Police ACP Jadhav * Prasad Oak as Anny's uncle * Jazmin Chaudhry as Jazmin, a
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*
Rajeev Khandelwal Rajeev Khandelwal (born 16 October 1975) is an Indian film and television actor, singer and host. He started his career directing the television series '' Filmy Chakkar''. His break as an actor was as the lead in the television drama, '' Kahi ...
as Himself (cameo appearance) * Jackie Shroff as Himself (cameo appearance)


Production

The film was initially titled 'Blue Film' however the title was later changed to 'Kali Yuga'.
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was originally offered the lead role, but due to her demanding $10 million for the role, director Mohit Suri retreated.


Home media

Kalyug's VCDs and DVDs were released by Shemaroo six weeks after the theatrical release. The DVD Included Cast & Crew interviews, Television Promos of Kalyug, The
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Remix and Subtitles in four languages: English Tamil, Telugu and Bengali as Bonus Features.


Music

The soundtrack was released on 29 October 2005.
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composed the
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while the songs featured in the
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were composed by
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, Faisal Rafi,
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,
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,
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and
Mithoon Mithun Sharma (born 11 January 1985), also known as Mithoon, is an Indian Hindi film music director, lyricist-composer and singer. Mithoon composed the Hindi song "Tum Hi Ho" from the 2013 Bollywood romantic film ''Aashiqui 2''. Mithoon recei ...
. The track "
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" was reused from
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's album of the same name, with music being recreated by Mithoon. According to the Indian trade website
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, with around units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's twelfth highest-selling.


Track listing


References


External links

* {{Mohit Suri 2005 films 2000s Hindi-language films 2005 action thriller films Indian action thriller films Indian films about revenge Films about pornography Films scored by Anu Malik Films scored by Mithoon Films directed by Mohit Suri