Daud (film)

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Daud
File:Daud poster.jpg
Poster
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Produced byRam Gopal Varma
Jhamu Sughand
Written byKanan Ayar
Sanjay Chhel
Ram Gopal Varma
Based onKshana Kshanam (1991)
StarringSanjay Dutt
Urmila Matondkar
Paresh Rawal
Manoj Bajpayee
Music byA. R. Rahman
CinematographyRasool Ellore
Edited byBhanodaya
Ram Gopal Varma(uncredited)
Distributed byMurlimanohar Creations
Release date
  • 22 August 1997 (1997-08-22)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget7.7 crore (equivalent to 32 crore or US$4.4 million in 2019)
Box office14.7 crore (equivalent to 60 crore or US$8.5 million in 2019)

Daud (transl. Run) is a 1997 Indian comedy road adventure film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Sanjay Dutt and Urmila Matondkar, with music composed by A. R. Rahman. The film was based on Ram Gopal Varma's 1991 cult classic, Kshana Kshanam, which starred Venkatesh, Sridevi and Paresh Rawal.[1]

Plot[edit]

The affable Nandu (Sanjay Dutt) is a small-time crook who is hired to deliver a mysterious package to a notorious criminal named Pinky (Paresh Rawal). Feeling that he's being cheated out of his delivery fee, Nandu holds out for more money, and soon finds himself on the run from both the angry gangsters and the police, who have launched a massive manhunt.

Nandu and Bhavani (Urmila Matondkar), the lovely cabaret dancer who's tagging along for the ride, assume the package contains gold; both are unpleasantly surprised when it turns out to be something deadlier: a nuclear bomb.

Cast[edit]

Reception[edit]

After the success of his previous movie Rangeela, Verma's Daud was much anticipated. Though the movie opened to mixed reviews, it went on to do average business at the Indian box office. Anupama Chopra of India Today wrote, "Despite the flaws, Daud makes for fun-watching."[2]

Soundtrack[edit]

Daud
Soundtrack album by
Released1997
RecordedPanchathan Record Inn
GenreFilm soundtrack
LabelTips
ProducerA.R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Iruvar
(1997)
Daud
(1997)
Ratchagan
(1997)

The score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, who also scored Rangeela. The lyrics were written by Mehboob, except for the song "Daud" which was penned by Sukhwinder Singh. One of the songs, "Zehreela Pyar" came heavily under the censor scanner for its rather bold picturization.

The soundtrack was re-released in Tamil as a non-film album titled Ottam and was dubbed in Telugu as 50–50.

Hindi - Original version[edit]

Lyrics: Mehboob (Mehboob Aalam Kotwal)

All lyrics written by Mehboob

No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Daud"  Remo Fernandes 5:51
2. "Zehreela Pyar"  Asha Bhosle & Deena Chandra Das 5:57
3. "The Thump of Daud"  A. R. Rahman 3:22
4. "Shabba Shabba"  Ranu Mukherjee (post-soundtrack), Swarnalatha (original soundtrack), Sonu Nigam & Neeraj Vora 7:42
5. "Ye Jan"  Kavita Krishnamurthy & Vinod Rathod 6:52
6. "O Bhavre"  Asha Bhosle & Yesudas 6:08
7. "Daud (Bhangra)"  Usha Uthup 5:51
8. "Oh! Sai Yaiye"  Asha Bhosle & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 8:50

50–50 (Telugu dubbed version)[edit]

Lyrics: Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry

# Song Artist(s) Length
1 "Parugu Parugu Ra" Vandemataram Srinivas & Remo Fernandes 5:51
2 "Kasirepi" K. S. Chithra, Deena Chandra Das 5:57
4 "Shabba Shabba" Swarnalatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Srinivas Murthy 7:42
3 "The Thump of Daud" A. R. Rahman 3:22
5 "Ee Praayam Needhe Ra" K. S. Chithra & P. Unnikrishnan 6:52
6 "O Meghamaa" Sujatha Mohan, Unni Menon, Asha Bhosle 6:08
7 "Sy Saiyyante" Swarnalatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Asha Bhosle 8:50

Ottam (Tamil dubbed version)[edit]

Ottam
Soundtrack album by
Released1997
RecordedPanchathan Record Inn
GenreFilm soundtrack
LabelTips
ProducerA.R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Iruvar
(1997)
Ottam
(1997)
Ratchagan
(1997)

Though the Tamil dubbed version of the film remains unreleased, the soundtrack album released.

Lyrics: Palani Bharathi

# Song Artist(s) Length
1 "Adada Ottam Thaan" Mano & Remo Fernandes 5:51
2 "Sooriyanaai" Chithra & Deena Chandra Das 5:57
4 "Shabba Shabba" Swarnalatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Neeraj Vora 7:42
3 "The Thump of Daud" A. R. Rahman 3:22
5 "En Kaadhal Neruppil" K. S. Chithra & Unnikrishnan 6:52
6 "Poonthendrale" Sujatha Mohan, K. J. Yesudas & Asha Bhosle 6:08
7 "Oh! Vandhaale" Swarnalatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Asha Bhosle 8:50

References[edit]

  1. TheNarcissist. "The legacy of Ramu". Cinemaonline. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  2. Chopra, Anupama (1 September 1997). "Great Timepass". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 July 2001. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

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