| Karz: The Burden of Truth | |
| Director: | Harry Baweja |
| Producer: | Kaushal Godha |
| Screenplay: | Anees Bazmee |
| Story: | Atul Sharma |
| Starring: | Sunny Deol Suniel Shetty Shilpa Shetty |
| Music: | Sanjeev Darshan |
| Cinematography: | Yogesh Jani |
| Editing: | Kuldeep Mehan |
| Studio: | Aashna Arts Jyoti Pictures |
| Distributor: | Eros |
| Released: | [1] |
| Runtime: | 173 minutes[2] 122 minutes (edited version)[3] |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Budget: | 11 crore[4] |
| Gross: | 15.57 crore |
Karz: The Burden of Truth is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Harry Baweja and produced by Kaushal Godha. The film features Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty and Shilpa Shetty as main characters.[5] Releasing on 6 December 2002, the film bombed at the box office.[4]
Suraj Singh ((Sunny Deol)), and Suraj Singh is an orphan, abandoned by his biological mother for reasons unknown. Suraj Singh has grown up questioning how any mother could abandon her own child. He meets with Raja Chauhan ((Suniel Shetty)), and after a few misunderstandings, both become fast friends. Raja Chauhan introduces him to his mom, Savitri, who welcomes and accepts him. Suraj loves Sapna and hopes to marry her someday. Unfortunately, he finds out that Raja Chauhan also loves Sapna, decides to step away, and takes to alcohol. When Savitri meets prominent politician Yuvraj, she recognizes him as a wanted criminal, Thakur, but Yuvraj denies being Thakur nor having any connection with him. This leads Suraj to wonder as to what prompted Savitri to point a finger at Yuvraj. His investigation will lead him to his birth mother, as well as his biological father, and he will come to know why his mother had to abandon him.
| Karz: The Burden of Truth | |
| Type: | Soundtrack album |
| Artist: | Sanjeev-Darshan |
| Released: | 9 November 2002 |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label: | T-Series |
The music of the film is composed by Sanjeev Darshan and lyrics are penned by Sameer.[6]
| Title | Singer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aashiqui Ban Ke" | Adnan Sami, Kavita Krishnamurthy | |
| 2 | "Jhoom Jhoom Na" | Sukhwinder Singh, Hema Sardesai | |
| 3 | "Mohabbat Hui Hai" | Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy | |
| 4 | "Meri Mehbooba Hai Tu" | Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet Bhattacharya | |
| 5 | "Shaam Bhi Khoob Hai" | Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | |
| 6 | "So Gayi Hai Zameen - Female" | Anuradha Paudwal | |
| 7 | "So Gayi Hai Zameen - Male" | Kumar Sanu |
Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, writing ″On the whole, KARZ-THE BURDEN OF TRUTH is a typical masala fare that relies too heavily on the tried and tested stuff, thus limiting its appeal. The Idd holidays may prove beneficial to an extent, but a long run is ruled out.″[7] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com wrote ″This 17-reel painfully (pun intended) lengthy film leaves you with stiff limbs and sore eyes. In a nutshell, Karz: The Burden of Truth stands true to its title.″[8]