Insan

Insan
Insan
Soundtrack album by Himesh Reshammiya
Released	17 December 2004 (Digital Release); 14 January 2005 (Film)
Recorded	2004
Venue	Mumbai
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Producer	Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya chronology

Insan
Insan
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Subash
Written by	Naeem-Ejaz (dialogues)
Story by	Krishna Vamsi
Based on	Khadgam; by Krishna Vamsi
Produced by	Keshu Ramsay
Starring	Akshay Kumar; Ajay Devgn; Tusshar Kapoor; Lara Dutta; Esha Deol; Laila; Koena Mitra; Rahul Dev
Cinematography	Y. N. Murali
Edited by	Ashfaque Makrani
Music by	Himesh Reshammiya
Production; company	DMS Films
Distributed by	Eros International
Release date	14 January 2005;
Running time	141 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹125 million
Box office	₹104.1 million

Insan (transl. Human) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by K. Subash. It features an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Tusshar Kapoor, Lara Dutta, Esha Deol, Laila, Koena Mitra, with Rahul Dev appearing as the main antagonist.

It is a remake of Telugu Blockbuster film Khadgam (2002), directed by Krishna Vamsi.^[2]

Insan released on 14th January 2005 to mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, with most of them praising Kumar's performance and was commercially unsuccessful, grossing only ₹104.1 million worldwide against a budget of ₹125 million.

Plot[edit]

Amjad (Akshay Kumar) is an auto rickshaw driver, who is searching for his long lost brother Munna, and struggler Avinash ( Tusshar Kapoor) wants to be a star in the Bollywood industry. Amjad wants to marry his lover Heena (Esha Deol) . But her parents want her to marry a rich man. So Amjad plans to win her parents' trust by a fake drama with Avinash and his friend to act as fake goons and they involve Rathod to arrest and win Heena's heart. The plan goes wrong as real goons appear but Amjad fights them leading Heena's parents agreeing to marry her to Amjad.

Meanwhile, Inspector Ajit Rathod (Ajay Devgan) is on a mission to eliminate a notorious terrorist Azhar Khan (Rahul Dev) who killed his wife and the latter is underground from the eyes of the law and is planning to destroy Mumbai in order to release his aide Masood, who was arrested by Ajit. Avinash, who is a struggler, on the other hand, loses his job as an extra in films after an argument with an egoistic actor. A newcomer Indu (Laila) is helped by Avinash to enter the industry and soon both fall in love with each other not knowing that she had been subjected to a compromise with the producer Agarwal. Hopeless, Avinash decides to be an auto-rickshaw driver but Indu apologises and encourages Avinash to be a good actor. Soon, Avinash and Indu's luck turns when the filmmaker casts them as leads in his next film after being impressed on their acting skills. Meghna (Lara Dutta) a news reporter develops a liking towards Rathod, but the latter is still traumatised and angered by his wife's death.

Azhar returns home after the exile, but seeking the same motive of destruction: planning a bomb blast on train with passengers. He kills Rathod's friend, Inspector Deepak and is on the loose. Rathod learns that Azhar is none other than Amjad's younger brother, Munna, and arrests Amjad. Azhar calls Rathod at the Bandra Terminus where he has kept passengers as hostages. He asks to make a deal to release Masood and Amjad and demands a helicopter for escaping to Pakistan.

Rathod goes according to the plan and reaches the station where a horrified Amjad learns that his brother is a terrorist. Amjad pleads Azhar to leave the innocent people but the latter denies by naming his actions as jihad. A fight ensues during an explosion at the station which kills Azhar's men. Just when Azhar and Masood try to attack Rathod and Amjad, both shoot them down. Rathod condoles Amjad to which the latter refuses and disowns Azhar instead, stating that any person who kills innocent people in the name of religion should be gunned down. At the end, Rathod, Amjad and Avinash along with the hostages returns from the ambush.

Cast[edit]

Akshay Kumar as Amjad Khan
Ajay Devgn as Inspector Ajit Rathod
Lara Dutta as Meghna Malhotra
Esha Deol as Heena Amjad khan
Sunil Grover as Mahesh Sharma / Ranga (Avinash's friend)
Laila as Indu Gill
Rahul Dev as Azhar Khan (Munna), Amjad's brother and terrorist
Viju Khote as Real Estate Agent
Laxmikant Berde as Laxman Mundi
Sharat Saxena as Heena's father
Asrani as Film Director
Himani Shivpuri as Indu's mother
Tusshar Kapoor as Avinash Kapoor / Rana
Vivek Vaswani as Agarwal
Archana Puran Singh as Rajjo
Beena as Amjad's mother
Ashok Samarth as Masood
Mac Mohan
Rajendran as Head of Cobra gang
Koena Mitra as Sonali Rathod (special appearance)
Vidyut Jammwal as a background dancer in the song "Rain Rain"

Soundtrack[edit]

All lyrics are written by Sameer; all music is composed by Himesh Reshammiya

Songs
No.	Title	Playback
1.	"Chunri"	Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan
2.	"Chunri" (Instrumental)	–
3.	"Is Tarah Deewane"	Kunal Ganjawala, Sunidhi Chauhan
4.	"Khwahish"	Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam
5.	"Rabba Mere Rabba"	Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan
6.	"Rabba Mere Rabba" (Sad)	Alka Yagnik
7.	"Rain Rain"	Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan

Critical reception[edit]

Sumit Bhattacharya from Rediff criticised the film, stating "Insan could be good for you. If you suffer from depression, or are traumatised, or suffer from insomnia".^[4] Planet Bollywood rated the film 4.5/10, stating, "The lone actor worth watching in the enterprise is Akshay Kumar, who is continuing to solidify his status as one of the most versatile, bankable, and talented actors in Hindi commercial cinema today. His mirth-evoking turn strikes a near-perfect balance between artistic integrity and mass-oriented entertainment. Kumar serves as a reminder of the kind of aesthetic the film should have had - unpretentious about its populist intentions, but still sincere enough not to insult audience intelligence." Bollywood Mantra stated, "INSAN belongs to Akshay Kumar completely. The actor has a better role and of course, better lines. Enacting a comic role yet again [he provided the light moments in an otherwise serious KHAKEE; also, he enacted the comic role in MUJHSE SHAADI KAROGI with aplomb], Akshay proves that there's more to him than just using fisticuffs. His sequences with Esha - especially the birthday portions - are simply hilarious."

References[edit]

^ Press Trust of India (23 November 2016). "Tamil director K Subash, who wrote Chennai Express, passes away". Deccan Chronicle.
^ ^a ^b News18 Desk (26 January 2021). "Happy Birthday Ravi Teja: 5 Films of the Actor Remade in Bollywood". News18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b BOI Portal (2005). "Insan - Movie - Box Office India". Box Office India.
^ Bhattacharya, Sumit (14 January 2005). "Insan is good for insomnia!". Rediff.

External links[edit]

Insan at IMDb
Insan at Bollywood Hungama
Insan at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}

[1] Press Trust of India (23 November 2016). "Tamil director K Subash, who wrote Chennai Express, passes away". Deccan Chronicle.

[khadg-2] News18 Desk (26 January 2021). "Happy Birthday Ravi Teja: 5 Films of the Actor Remade in Bollywood". News18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[boireport-3] BOI Portal (2005). "Insan - Movie - Box Office India". Box Office India.

[4] Bhattacharya, Sumit (14 January 2005). "Insan is good for insomnia!". Rediff.

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