Musafir (2004 film)

Musafir
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySanjay Gupta
Written bySanjay Gupta
Produced bySanjay Gupta
StarringAnil Kapoor
Sanjay Dutt
Sameera Reddy
Aditya Pancholi
Koena Mitra
Mahesh Manjrekar
Shakti Kapoor
CinematographyP.S. Vinod
Edited byBunty Nagi
Music bySongs:
Vishal–Shekhar
Guest Composer:
Anand Raj Anand
Background Score:
Sandeep Chowta
Release date
  • 10 December 2004 (2004-12-10)
Running time
151 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹130 million[2]
Box office₹187.1 million[2]

Musafir (transl. Traveller) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film written, directed and produced by Sanjay Gupta, starring Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Sameera Reddy, Aditya Pancholi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Shakti Kapoor, and introducing Koena Mitra in her film debut. The film was mostly shot in Goa.[3]

Musafir was released on 10 December 2004. A remake of the 1997 American film U Turn,[4][5] it was initially controversial due to some sexual content, but went on to receive positive reviews from critics, with some considering it to be better than the original film.[6] However, it was a commercial failure.[7][8]

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  6. ^ "7 Bollywood Remakes That Are Better Than The Original Movie". Collider. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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  8. ^ "Musafir sinks at the BO". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2004.