Gupt: The Hidden Truth

Gupt: The Hidden Truth
Poster
Directed byRajiv Rai
Screenplay by
Story byRajiv Rai
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAshok Mehta
Edited byRajiv Rai
Music byViju Shah
Production
company
Distributed byZee Telefilms
Eros Entertainment
Release date
  • 4 July 1997 (1997-07-04)
[1]
Running time
175 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget9.50 crore[2]
Box office33.23 crore[2]

Gupt: The Hidden Truth (transl.Secret: The Hidden Truth) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai, starring Bobby Deol, Kajol and Manisha Koirala. Distributed under the banner of Trimurti Films,[3] it also stars Raj Babbar, Om Puri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Paresh Rawal, Dalip Tahil, Prem Chopra, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Sharat Saxena, Mukesh Rishi, and Priya Tendulkar in supporting roles. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Viju Shah.[4] With its plot based on the novel Good Children Don't Kill (1967) by Louis Thomas,[5] it is considered as one of the best thriller films from Hindi Cinema.[6][7][8]

At the 43rd Filmfare Awards, Gupt: The Hidden Truth received 8 nominations, including Best Film and Best Director (Rai), and won 3 awards, including Best Villain.

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