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| Directed by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Written by | Mahesh Bhatt Tanuja Chandra Girish Dhamija |
| Produced by | Mukesh Bhatt Pooja Bhatt |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Pooja Bhatt Nagarjuna Sonali Bendre Kunal Khemu Akshay Anand |
| Cinematography | Nirmal Jani |
| Edited by | Sanjay Sankla |
| Music by | M. M. Kreem |
| Release date | 25th December 1998 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Zakhm (Devanagari: ज़ख़्म; English: wound) is a 1998 Hindi drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Ajay Devgan, Pooja Bhatt, Sonali Bendre, Kunal Khemu and Nagarjuna. The film won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.
Plot
Music director Ajay (Ajay Devgan) argues with his wife, Sonia (Sonali Bendre) over whether to give birth to their child in a foreign country or in India (because of the insecurity caused by the Mumbai riots).
Ajay soon learns that his mother (Pooja Bhatt) has been burned by a group of Muslim rioters while leaving a church and is in critical condition. In flashback, the struggles which his mother had to undergo to raise her children are shown. She was in love with a Hindu film producer Raman Desai (Nagarjuna) but was not allowed to marry him on account of her Muslim faith. He marries her but does not document or acknowledge their marriage as it was done without any traditional upholdings. The fact that she had children with a Hindu man forces her to hide her faith and live her life as a Christian even in front of her son.
After his father's death, Ajay realises his mother is a Muslim. She makes him promise to bury her according to her faith when she dies, for it is only through a proper burial that she will be able to find herself reunited with her lover in heaven. Ajay's mother succumbs to the burns. Sonia learns about her mother-in-law's past life and decides not to leave Ajay. She stands by him and supports his decision to bury his mother. However, Ajay's task is impeded by a fundamentalist leader Subodhbhai (Ashutosh Rana) wanted to make this a political issue and encouraged the Hindu youth to kill Muslims. Anand (Akshay Anand) happens to be a youth leader and Ajay's brother. But when Anand comes to know about Subodhbhai's intentions, he stands by his brother's side to bury his mom as per Muslim faith. Her body is buried as she wished, and she reunites with Raman in heaven.
Cast
- Ajay Devgan as Ajay R. Desai
- Nagarjuna as Director Raman Desai
- Pooja Bhatt as Mrs. Desai
- Sonali Bendre as Sonia A. Desai
- Ashutosh Rana as Subodh bhai
- Sharat Saxena as Inspector Pawar at hospital
- Ashutosh Rana as Subodh bhai
- Sharat Saxena as Inspector Pawar at hospital
- Akshay Anand as Anand R. Desai
- Avtar Gill as Isa
- Saurabh Shukla as Gurdayal Singh
- Madan Jain as Anwar Hashmi (journalist)
- Amardeep Jha
- Namartha Dhamija
- Zafar Karachwala
- Vishwajeet Pradhan as Sr. Inspector Yadav
- Master Kunal Khemu as young Ajay R. Desai
Music
The music was composed by M. M. Kreem and lyrics were by Anand Bakshi.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Gali Mein Aaj Chaand Nikhla" | Alka Yagnik |
| 2 | "Gali Mein Aaj Chaand Nikhla (Sad)" | Alka Yagnik |
| 3 | "Hum Yahan Tum Yahan" | Kumar Sanu |
| 4 | "Hum Yahan Tum Yahan (Female)" | Alka Yagnik |
| 5 | "Hum Yahan Tum Yahan(Sad)" | Kumar Sanu |
| 6 | "Maa Ne Kaha" | M. M. Kreem |
| 7 | "Maa Ne Kaha (Sad)" | M. M. Kreem |
| 8 | "Pad Likh Ke" | Alka Yagnik |
| 9 | "Raat Sari Bekaraari Mein" | Alka Yagnik |
Awards
- Won: 1999 National Film Award for Best Actor – Ajay Devgan
References
External links
| Films and television series by Mahesh Bhatt | |
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