Deewangee(2002)
Deewangee is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Anees Bazmee. The lead cast includes Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, and Urmila Matondkar. The story follows lawyer Raj Goyal, who defends a singer's childhood friend accused of murder, only to discover the accused has a split personality. The film is notable for Ajay Devgn's award-winning performance as a villain, his first negative role. It was a commercial success at the box office and was later remade in Tamil as Kadhal Kirukkan and in Telugu as Aadi Lakshmi. The film was released on 25 October 2002.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, ShemarooMe, Airtel Xstream Play, JioTV, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2002
- Director
- Anees Bazmee
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Rating
- 5.9/10
Storyline
A famous singer begs a brilliant lawyer to defend her childhood friend, who was caught red-handed at a murder scene. The lawyer believes the man is innocent and discovers he has a split personality. But winning the case may be the biggest mistake of his life.
“Madness wears many masks.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Deewangee
Cast reunions in this film: Ajay Devgan & Farida Jalal (6 films together), Ajay Devgan & Anees Bazmee (5 films together), Ajay Devgan & Tiku Talsania (5 films together), Akshaye Khanna & Tiku Talsania (5 films together), Urmila Matondkar & Ajay Devgan (4 films together), and Urmila Matondkar & Farida Jalal (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film's original title was 'Deewangi', but it was changed to 'Deewangee' to avoid confusion with another movie.
- Anees Bazmee, known for comedies, directed this thriller after a long gap from his last film.
- The courtroom scenes were shot in a real Mumbai courtroom to add authenticity.
- Akshaye Khanna's character was initially offered to another actor, but he was finalized later.
- The film's music by Aadesh Shrivastava included a hit song 'Sajna Ve Sajna' sung by Sonu Nigam.
- It was inspired by Hollywood films about split personality disorder, but adapted for Indian audiences.
- The movie underperformed at the box office despite starring Ajay Devgn and Akshaye Khanna.