Gumrah(1993)
Gumrah (1993) is a 149-minute Hindi film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The film features Anang Desai, Kunickaa Sadanand and Rahul Roy. With a rating of 4.6/10 from 1993.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1993
- Director
- Mahesh Bhatt
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- Rating
- 4.6/10
Storyline
A young singer falls in love with a wealthy man who helps her career. While traveling abroad, she is arrested for drug possession. Her lover abandons her, leaving her to face prison alone.
“From fame to frame-up, her perfect love hides a dangerous lie.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Gumrah
Cast reunions in this film: Anupam Kher & Sanjay Dutt (15 films together), Anupam Kher & Mahesh Bhatt (12 films together), Anupam Kher & Sridevi (10 films together), Anupam Kher & Reema Lagoo (9 films together), Mahesh Bhatt & Soni Razdan (8 films together), and Sanjay Dutt & Reema Lagoo (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film's plot was inspired by a real-life case of a woman wrongly imprisoned for drug smuggling in Singapore.
- Sridevi performed her own singing for the song 'Chura Ke Dil Mera' without any formal vocal training.
- Director Mahesh Bhatt completed the entire shoot in just 45 days to keep the production fast-paced.
- The movie marked the debut of actor Sanjay Dutt in a special appearance as a singer in a club scene.
- It was one of the early Bollywood films to be shot extensively in foreign locations like Bangkok and Hong Kong.
- The title 'Gumrah' translates to 'misled' or 'astray', reflecting the protagonist's trapped situation.
- Despite mixed reviews, the film was a commercial success and boosted Sridevi's career in dramatic roles.