Footpath (2003 film)

Footpath is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Aftab Shivdasani, Bipasha Basu and Rahul Dev while Irrfan Khan appears in a special appearance. This was the debut of Emraan Hashmi and his voice was dubbed by Vikram Bhatt ^[3] The film is a remake of the 1998 Mahesh Bhatt film Angaarey, which is based on the American film State of Grace.

Footpath
DVD cover
Directed by	Vikram Bhatt
Written by	Mahesh Bhatt Girish Dhamija
Based on	Angaarey (1998)
Produced by	Mahesh Bhatt Mukesh Bhatt Ramesh S. Taurani
Starring	Emraan Hashmi Aftab Shivdasani Irrfan Khan Bipasha Basu Rahul Dev
Cinematography	Pravin Bhatt
Edited by	Akiv Ali
Music by	Nadeem-Shravan Himesh Reshammiya (1 song)
Production companies	Vishesh Films Tips Industries
Distributed by	Tips Industries Disney India Studios
Release date	15 August 2003 (2003-08-15)
Running time	163 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹5.5 crore[2]
Box office	₹6.43 crore[2]

Plot

Arjun Singh and the Srivastav brothers, Raghu and Shekhar, are neighbors in a gangster-prone area in Mumbai. When Arjun's union leader father is killed, the brothers urge him to avenge his death. They get a sword, find the killers and kill them. Arjun is the prime suspect in this homicide and the brothers get him to flee to Delhi, where he begins a new life as a real estate agent, Mohan Kumar Sharma. Years later, Arjun returns to Mumbai and is welcomed with open arms by Raghu and Shekhar, who are now leading gangsters in their own right. Arjun also renews his romance with the estranged Srivastavs' sister, Sanjana. Sanjana would like Arjun and her brothers to straighten up, and Arjun agrees with her and he starts to work on Raghu, the more flexible of the two, and partially succeeds, especially since Raghu is romantically involved with a school-teacher, who will have nothing to do with him unless he gives up all criminal activity. Raghu is seriously considering going straight when Shekhar gives him the devastating news, that Arjun is not who he claims to be - but a plainclothes police officer, who is out to get them by hook or by crook.

Cast

• Emraan Hashmi as Raghu Srivastav
• Aftab Shivdasani as Arjun Singh
• Irrfan Khan as Sheikh Qadir (Special Appearance)
• Bipasha Basu as Sanjana Srivastav
• Rahul Dev as Shekhar Srivastav
• Anup Soni as Police Inspector Singh
• Aparna Tilak as Shalini Vashisht (The English Teacher)
• Anupama Verma as Pamela
• Arif Zakaria as Shyam Ahuja
• Jyothi Rana as item number in Soorat Pe Teri Pyaar Aave
• Aryan Vaid as dancer Young in Soorat Pe Teri Pyaar Aave
• Kannan Arunachalam as Police Inspector Aditya

Soundtrack

Footpath
Soundtrack album by Nadeem-Shravan and Himesh Reshammiya
Released	2003
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	35:16
Nadeem-Shravan chronology
Hungama (2003) Footpath (2003) Zinda Dil (2003)
Himesh Reshammiya chronology
Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne (2003) Footpath (2003) Tere Naam (2003)

The film's music was composed by Nadeem-Shravan and one song "Soorat Pe Teri Pyar Aave" composed by Himesh Reshammiya, while lyrics were penned by Sameer. The song "Chain Aapko Mila" also featured in Priyadarshan's Hungama, with Shaan and Sadhana Sargam as vocalists.^[4]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kitna Pyaara Pyaara Hai Sama"	Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik	4:44
2.	"Zara Dekh Mera Deewanapan"	Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik	4:46
3.	"Saari Raat Teri Yaad"	Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik	4:38
4.	"Chain Aapko Mila"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Asha Bhosle	6:28
5.	"Dil Toh Milte Hai"	Alka Yagnik	4:58
6.	"Soorat Pe Teri Pyar Aave (composed by Himesh Reshammiya)"	Hema Sardesai, KK & Jayesh Gandhi	5:02
7.	"Dost Milte Hai"	Kumar Sanu	4:57
Total length:			35:16

Reception

Anita Bora of Rediff.com wrote, "The blood and gore, the violence and sometimes profane dialogue is all well to depict life in the streets. But it all seems wasted in the end when some basic questions remain unanswered."^[5] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1+1⁄2 out of 5 and wrote that "On the whole, FOOTPATH is a routine fare that may not find many takers".^[6] A critic from IANS gave the film 2+1⁄2 out of 5, writing, "Sadly Footpath runs on the much tried and tested path".^[7]

References

1. "Footpath". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
2. "Footpath". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
3. "Emraan Hashmi reveals he was asked to talk like Amitabh Bachchan during Footpath: 'I had a fight during the dub because…'". Indian Express. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
4. "Footpath (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 2003. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
5. Bora, Anita (15 August 2003). "What is Footpath all about?". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
6. Adarsh, Taran (16 August 2003). "Footpath Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
7. "Footpath Review | Footpath Review by IANS | nowrunning". IANS. 12 August 2003. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023 – via Nowrunning.com.

External links

• Footpath at IMDb