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Kaun?

  • 1999
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
5.7K
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Kaun? (1999)
Psychological HorrorSuspense MysteryHorrorMysteryThriller

While alone in the house, a woman hears news of serial killer on the loose. And then a stranger rings the doorbell...While alone in the house, a woman hears news of serial killer on the loose. And then a stranger rings the doorbell...While alone in the house, a woman hears news of serial killer on the loose. And then a stranger rings the doorbell...

  • Director
    • Ram Gopal Varma
  • Writer
    • Anurag Kashyap
  • Stars
    • Urmila Matondkar
    • Manoj Bajpayee
    • Sushant Singh
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    5.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ram Gopal Varma
    • Writer
      • Anurag Kashyap
    • Stars
      • Urmila Matondkar
      • Manoj Bajpayee
      • Sushant Singh
    • 58User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Urmila Matondkar
    Urmila Matondkar
    • Ma'am
    Manoj Bajpayee
    Manoj Bajpayee
    • Sameer A. Purnavale
    • (as Manoj Bajpai)
    Sushant Singh
    Sushant Singh
    • Qureshi
    • Director
      • Ram Gopal Varma
    • Writer
      • Anurag Kashyap
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    10anjshaik

    value thy scriptwriter and director

    Ram Gopal Varma and Anurag Kashyap make a good team when Ramu is the director and Anurag the writer this was was really a great movie a simple movie with a surprising ending that knocks you off the chair it's about a girl home alone and how she confronts the 2 intruders that come into the house Manoj Bajpai is a great actor provides humor and frightens us it's superior dumb fun at it's best Ramu is a good director and will always be the " WHO'S THAT" song at the beginning is very nice and fits the theme perfectly really a great movie with actors that have a hidden talent to act you just have to bring it out and the director and scriptwriter are just the people needed to bring out the hidden talent thumbs up to the writer and director hope you continue to entertain us the way you have
    10utpal_das

    A Lonely women.... A Killer... One Rainy Day.... One Empty House

    In one line.. The best Thriller from Bolly/ Hollywood. Yes! You have read it right. Not even Hollywood has ever done a movie with such a superb script. I am sure no one from Hollywood has seen the movie, coz if I was a producer, that would be the first thing I would do. Without giving anything away, just let me tell you, how much can you do with a real time movie, with just two characters inside a house and a radio which says that a killer is running free in the city. JUST WATCH IT! I saw it back in 1999-2000, and I saw it yesterday and though you know the ending, you just cant get out of the movie, its so gripping. Ram Gopal Verma is undoubtedly the best director India has right now (Shekhar Kapoor doesn't make Hindi movies). Its not your "keep your brains out" typical 'Mass' movie directed by the Johars & Chopras with the Khans running around the Zintas and Mukherjees, its a thinking man's movie. No matter who you are, if you are reading this which means you KNOW MOVIES, you will enjoy this movie.
    10vijee_r2001

    Urmila all the way

    I am posting this review 6 years after watching this movie at Chennai's second rate theatre. Though I did watch this movie recently on DVD. I went to watch this movie just sheer out of ignorance as this movie did not have any publicity. I went to kill my time and was surprised by the movie. It is a great movie because of Urmila and Manoj Bajpai (Bhiku Matre of Satya). Both have acted well, and the Verma has build the errii atmosphere very well. Background score keeps you at the edge of your seat. This movie deviates from Ramsay world of horror movies and makes you feel as if you are watching best of bollywood horror movies. I must say Verma deserves kudos for making a brilliant movie. There will be very few who are not aware of the climax of the movie, but even then this movie deserves a watch. If otherwise, you are in for a surprise.
    9ajugeorge2001

    Simply Superb, mind blowing

    "Kaun" is the classic "Who is the murderer?" Urmila is alone in her house on a rainy night. The TV news warns that a serial killer is on the prowl. Suddenly Manoj Bajpai knocks on the door . She is scared but he manages to convince her to let him in. After entering the house he behaves weirdly. He has a sinister look and she senses that Bajpai is the psychopath. Horrified she tries to escape but then Sushant appears. He too enters the house. The terrified Urmila with two strangers in her home does not know whom to trust while Sushant & Bajpai assumes the other as the serial killer. The shocked Urmila, now a prisoner in her own house waits for a brutal death,. It's the ending which truly astounds the viewer - the hallmark of a true classic. There are two corpses and one murderer (the serial killer).

    "Kaun" is without doubt the best suspense film that has originated from Bollywood. Credit should be shared equally by the Director, Ram Gopal Verma and the script writer Anurag Kashyap. Urmila as the meek & terrified Ms Malhotra, and the menacing Manoj Bajpai are brilliant.

    A must see, my rating is 9.5/10
    Majid Khan

    Urmila's movie all the way

    This is quite a good thriller starring Urmila (who plays a scared girl alone at home) and how she confronts the 2 intruders into her home (manoj Bajpai and Sushant). Background music is chilling. Overall a very good movie and quite short with no songs. Like most RGV movies the other characters are completely overshadowed by Urmila who is the cynosure of the film and has come up with a knock-out performance.

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    • Trivia
      Urmila's character doesn't have a name.In the whole film she is referred as Mam.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Creative Indians: Anurag Kashyap (2018)

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    • Release date
      • February 26, 1999 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Кто ты?
    • Filming locations
      • Swapnanagari Holiday Resort, Panvel, Maharashtra, India
    • Production company
      • Kshitij Production Combines
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      1 hour 30 minutes
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