Karz: The Burden of Truth(2002)
Karz: The Burden of Truth is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Harry Baweja. It stars Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty, and Shilpa Shetty in lead roles. The story follows Suraj Singh, an orphaned police officer who investigates a politician he suspects is a wanted criminal. His search uncovers a web of secrets linking the criminal to his own abandoned past. The film was produced by Kaushal Godha and features music by Sanjeev–Darshan. It was released on 6 December 2002 and was a box office failure.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2002
- Director
- Harry Baweja
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 46m
- Rating
- 3.9/10
Storyline
Suraj Singh is a police officer haunted by his mother's abandonment. He finds a new family in his best friend Raja and Raja's mother Savitri. But when Savitri identifies a powerful politician as a murderer, Suraj's investigation leads him to a shocking truth about his own birth.
“The truth will set you free.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Karz: The Burden of Truth
Cast reunions in this film: Sunil Shetty & Sunny Deol (5 films together), Sunil Shetty & Shilpa Shetty (4 films together), Shilpa Shetty & Sunny Deol (4 films together), Sunny Deol & Shahbaz Khan (3 films together), Sunil Shetty & Ashutosh Rana (2 films together), and Sunil Shetty & Kirron Kher (2 films together).
Trivia
- This film is a remake of the 1999 Tamil movie 'Sethu', which was later remade in Telugu as 'Samba' in 2004.
- Actor Sanjay Kapoor, who played Raja, was a last-minute replacement for another actor who dropped out just before filming began.
- The film's title 'Karz' is unrelated to the 1980 hit movie of the same name starring Rishi Kapoor.
- It was one of the early films for actress Shamita Shetty, who played Sapna, following her debut in 'Mohabbatein'.
- Director Harry Baweja is the father of actor Harman Baweja, who would make his own debut several years later.
- The movie performed poorly at the box office, contributing to a difficult period for the director's career.
- A key action sequence involving a car chase was filmed over two weeks on the outskirts of Mumbai.