The Killer (2006 film)

The Killer
Directed byHasnain Hyderabadwala
Raksha Mistry
Written bySanjay Masoom (dialogues)
Screenplay byMahendra Lakhan
Produced byMukesh Bhatt
StarringEmraan Hashmi
Irrfan Khan
Nisha Kothari
CinematographySanjay Malkar
Edited byAkiv Ali
Music bySajid–Wajid
Distributed byVishesh Films
Release date
  • 21 July 2006 (2006-07-21)
Running time
117 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget72 million
Box office65 million

The Killer is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Hasnain Hyderabadwala and Raksha Mistry, and starring Emraan Hashmi, Irrfan Khan and Nisha Kothari. An adaptation of the 2004 American film Collateral,[2] the film revolves around an Indian taxi driver in Dubai, who seats a hitman in his taxi unknowingly. He must face the consequences by doing everything The Killer tells him to do, may it be a ride or a murder. The film was released on 21 July 2006 and was a flop at the box office.

  1. ^ "The Killer". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. ^ Ganesh Nadar, A. "Killer was inspired by Collateral". rediff.com.