Strangers is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Aanand L. Rai starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Kay Kay Menon, Nandana Sen, and Sonali Kulkarni.Strangers : Complete Cast and Crew details It is an adaptation of the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train, which was based on the 1950 novel Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith.
Synopsis Rahul, a writer, and Sanjeev Rai, a management professional giant, are travelling in a business-class compartment of a train in England from Southampton to London. The claustrophobia of closed space and the fact that they both are Indians, bind them, and they start chatting. The chatting gets more and more personal, and they both learn that they are not happy with their married lives. Rai is living a miserable life. After his son's death, his wife Nandini is in a state of madness. Likewise, Rahul is not respected by his wife Preity after the crash of his ambitious career as a writer. Rahul and Sanjeev Rai come to a mutual conclusion that the only way to get out of their painful lives is to kill each other's wives.
Cast Jimmy Sheirgill as "Rahul" Kay Kay Menon as "Sanjeev Rai" Nandana Sen as "Preity", wife of Rahul Sonali Kulkarni as "Nandini Rai", wife of Sanjeev Kitu Gidwani as a publisher in a guest role Natalie Hatcher as Frances, Preity's friend Mark Von as Peter, Frances's husband
Production This is first film by Anand Rai as director. Earlier Anand Rai (younger brother of Ravi Rai) has worked as associate director for the 2000 Hindi film Anjaane directed by Ravi Rai.Mid-Day – Bollywood news, Bollywood movies, Bollywood actress & lot moreMid-Day – Bollywood news, Bollywood movies, Bollywood actress & lot more
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Reception Thani of Rediff.com gave the film three out of 5, writing, "Aanand Rai's Strangers surprises by achieving the rare feat of an Indian film's second half bettering, and even improving over the first half."https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/14strangers.htm Rediff review
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Bollywood Hungama review