Footpath (2003 film)

Footpath is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language action crime thriller directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Aftab Shivdasani, Bipasha Basu, Irrfan Khan, and Rahul Dev. This marked the debut of Hashmi with his voice being dubbed by Sharad Kapoor. The film is a remake of the 1998 Mahesh Bhatt film Angaarey, which is based on the American film State of Grace.

Plot

Arjun Singh and the Srivastav brothers, Raghu and Shekhar, are neighbors in a gang area in Pune. 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. While Jaati Hoon Main Plays From Karan Arjun in a bar while Raghu kidnaps a teacher. Arjun is the prime suspect in this homicide and the brothers get him to flee to Ghaziabad, where he begins a new life as a real estate agent, Mohan Kumar Sharma. Years later, Arjun returns to Pune 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
Bipasha Basu as Sanjana Srivastav
Irrfan Khan as Sheikh Qadir
Rahul Dev as Shekhar Srivastav
Anup Soni as Police Inspector Ajay Singh
Aparna Tilak as Shalini Vashisht, The english teacher
Anupama Verma as Pamela, Shekhar's sister
Johnny Lever as Police Inspector Adil
Arif Zakaria as Shyam Ahuja
Gul Panag as item number in Soorat Pe Teri Pyaar Aave
Aryan Vaid as a dancer in the song "Soorat Pe Teri Pyaar Aave"

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by Nadeem-Shravan with 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.

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." Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film out of 5 and wrote that "On the whole, FOOTPATH is a routine fare that may not find many takers". A critic from IANS gave the film out of 5, writing, "Sadly Footpath runs on the much tried and tested path".