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Aetbaar(2004)
Hindi152 mins
Aetbaar (2004) is a 152-minute Hindi film directed by Vikram Bhatt. Starring Pramod Moutho, Ali Asgar and Tom Alter. With an audience rating of 4.5/10, Aetbaar stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2004.
Director:Vikram Bhatt
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2004
- Director
- Vikram Bhatt
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 32m
- GudVibe Rating
- 4.5/10
Storyline
A father becomes overprotective of his daughter after his son dies. He grows suspicious when she falls in love with a charming young man. The father investigates the boyfriend's past, fearing his daughter is in grave danger.
“Trust no one, not even love.”
Film Details
4.5Rating
152Minutes
HindiLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date1 January 2004
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
familyloverevengeidentity
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability2
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Trivia
- The film is an official remake of the 1992 Hollywood thriller 'Fear', starring Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon.
- This was one of the earliest Bollywood films to prominently feature the song 'Aetbaar' by Babul Supriyo and Alka Yagnik, which became a hit.
- Director Vikram Bhatt has stated the film explores a father's paranoia, a theme recurring in several of his thrillers like 'Raaz'.
- Actor John Abraham, who played the antagonist Aryan, was relatively new at the time and this role was a departure from his earlier romantic hero image.
- The movie's climax involving a confrontation on a boat was filmed at a lake location, requiring complex night-shoot logistics.
- Despite a popular soundtrack, the film did not perform well commercially upon its theatrical release in 2004.
- Bipasha Basu and John Abraham, a real-life couple then, were paired together on screen for the first time in this film.