Pehla Nasha

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Pehla Nasha
Poster
Directed byAshutosh Gowariker
Written bySanjay Chhel (Dialogues)
Neeraj Vora (Screenplay)
Produced byMohammed A. Rahim
Viral Shah
StarringDeepak Tijori
Pooja Bhatt
Raveena Tandon
Paresh Rawal
CinematographyDeep Pal
Edited byJaved Sayyed
Music byUttankk V. Vora
Neeraj Vora
Release date
  • 13 August 1993 (1993-08-13)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Pehla Nasha (transl. First intoxication [as in love]) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language thriller film and the debut film of director Ashutosh Gowariker. The movie is a remake of Brian de Palma's 1984 thriller Body Double. Deepak Tijori plays the lead role alongside Pooja Bhatt, Raveena Tandon and Paresh Rawal. The film also has cameo appearances by Aamir Khan, Sudesh Berry, Rahul Roy, Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Saif Ali Khan as themselves.

It remains the only film to have Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan in a scene together along with Rahul Roy and Sudesh Berry.[1] Upon release, the film received negative reviews and failed at the box office.[2]

Synopsis[edit]

A down-and-out actor, Deepak Bakshi (Deepak Tijori), who has claustrophobia, goes to live as a caretaker at his friend's (Jayant Kripalani) apartment while he is away. His friend shows him a telescope which is used for spying on a neighborhood building which houses a beautiful woman. Deepak takes to spying on a regular basis. One day while spying on the woman, Deepak sees her getting attacked. He decides to get involved and lands himself into trouble with the police as he is now a suspect for murder. Later he is able to solve the mystery by overcoming his phobia and catching the main killer.

Cast[edit]

Songs[edit]

Anand Bakshi wrote all songs.

  • "Aaj Raat Bas Mein (Part 1)" – Asha Bhosle
  • "Mr. Zero Ban Gaya Hero" – Vinod Rathod
  • "Nadiya Kinare" – Asha Bhosle, Vinod Rathod
  • "Pyar Ki Raat" – Asha Bhosle, Vinod Rathod
  • "Tu Hai Haseena" – Asha Bhosle, Vinod Rathod
  • "Tum Kiss Liye Ho Bekarar" – Sadhana Sargam

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gupta, Rachit (8 July 2016). "7 films where Khans worked together". Filmfare. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ^ Bhatkal, Satyajit (2002). The Spirit of Lagaan. Popular Prakashan. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-7991-003-0. OCLC 50712244.

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