Karzzzz

Karzzzz ( trad. Deuda ) es una película india de acción, romance y fantasía en hindi de 2008 ^{[ 1 ]} dirigida por Satish Kaushik . Está protagonizada por Urmila Matondkar y Himesh Reshammiya . Es una nueva versión de Karz (1980) ^{[ 2 ]} y también está inspirada en La reencarnación de Peter Proud . ^{[ 3 ]}

Ravi Verma acaba de ganar un juicio contra el gánster Sir Judah en Kenia , convirtiéndose así en el legítimo heredero de miles de hectáreas de viñedos. Celebra la victoria casándose con el amor de su vida, Kamini, y decide presentársela a su madre y a su hermana. Sin que Ravi lo sepa, Kamini está compinchada con Judah; sabotea el avión en el que viajan y logra escapar ilesa, dejando a Ravi sin paracaídas. Este cae al vacío y muere. Kamini, ahora la princesa Kamini, hereda la fortuna de Ravi, condenando a su madre y a su hermana a vivir en la más absoluta pobreza.

Veinticinco años después, conocemos a Monty, hijo adoptivo de JJ Oberoi, un conocido músico y estrella del rock en Ciudad del Cabo , Sudáfrica . Lo tiene todo, pero se siente infeliz. Encuentra alegría en pasar tiempo con Tina, la chica que le interesa, y con el Dr. Dayal, su amigo y confidente. Monty comienza a tener recuerdos de eventos de la vida de Ravi y planea viajar a Kenia para comprender el motivo. Una vez allí, conoce a Kabira, la cuidadora de Tina, quien parece alegrarse de que Tina y Monty estén juntos.

Finalmente, Monty se da cuenta de que en realidad es la reencarnación de Ravi. Tras recordar por completo los sucesos que rodearon su accidente, Monty se dispone a encontrar a su madre y hermana. Entabla amistad con la princesa Kamini, quien casualmente también conoce a Tina. Ella ahora es la amante de Judah y heredera de la fortuna de Ravi. Monty le cuenta sobre su reencarnación, pero insiste en que no recuerda cómo murió. Ella procede a engañarlo sobre las circunstancias del accidente y miente diciéndole que su madre y hermana han fallecido. Más tarde, Monty descubre que han estado viviendo con su sobrino y sobrina todo este tiempo. Trama un plan con Tina y Kabira para llevar a la princesa Kamini ante la justicia.

Monty convinces Princess Kamini to marry him. He furnishes the actual papers for Ravi's properties in an attempt to persuade her, and it works. They get married on stage at Monty's show. During the performance, he reenacts the accident to make Princess Kamini believe that he remembers she killed him/Ravi. Following a showdown between Monty and her, she confesses, albeit in anger, to Ravi's murder.

Monty brings in his/Ravi's mother and sister (accompanied by her kids) and warns Princess Kamini that they will get their dues. In the meantime, Kabira appears with the police in tow, who have her confession on record. Suddenly, Judah comes along holding Tina hostage and demands Princess Kamini's release. A fight ensues, with Kabira tackling Judah and rescuing Tina. Princess Kamini tries to run away, with Monty at her heels. They arrive at the same spot where Ravi was killed in his previous birth, as she boards a plane and shoots Monty. During the hullabaloo, Monty's car overturns with fuel leakage. As Princess Kamini's plane approaches him, Monty sets the car on fire that soon engulfs the plane. With Princess Kamini dead, Monty and Tina are united as the end credits roll.

• Himesh Reshammiya as Monty Oberoi; Reincarnation of Ravi Shanta Prasad Verma
• Urmila Matondkar as Kamini Verma, Ravi Verma's wife
• Dino Morea as Ravi Shanta Prasad Verma (Shanta's son, Jyoti's brother and Kamini Devi's husband) (special appearance)
• Danny Denzongpa as Kabira (Kabir Uncle / "Kabir Chacha")
• Raj Babbar as G.G. Oberoi, Neha's husband (Monty's Guardian; Music Producer)
• Imran Hasnee as Mahesh Khandelwal; Tina's dad
• Smita Bansal as Jyoti Shanta Parasad Verma 'aka' Pinky, Shanta's daughter and Ravi's sister
• Shweta Kumar as Tina Khandelwal, Monty's love-interest^[4]
• Shiva Rindani as Sir Judah's man
• Rohini Hattangadi as Mrs. Shanta Prasad Verma, Ravi and Jyoti's mother
• Gulshan Grover as Sir Judah, A Left-Handed Robot-boss of Kamini Devi
• Bakhtiyaar Irani as Dr. Dayal, Monty's friend
• Himani Shivpuri as Mrs. Neha Oberoi, G. G. Oberoi's wife
• Tareena Patel as Julie, Monty's fan (special appearance)
• David Hallart as dancer, background actor
• Asrani as Mr. Joe D'Souza, Principal of Verma Catering College
• Sudhir Dalvi as Dr. Shastri, Dr. Dayal's Senior
• Sudhir Pandey as John
• Dinesh Lamba as Kabira's sidekick
• Jenny Freeman as White Extra
• Daniel Green as Obsessed Fan
• Sujeet Kumar Sharma

The film was flagged on 25 January 2008.^[5] Filming took place in Mumbai, India and in South Africa. Reshammiya performed his own stunts.^[6] On 16 February 2008, Reshammiya had given a live performance in South Africa of the two ultimate dance numbers namely "Sisak Sisak Ke" and "Hari Om". The sound recording was entirely done in Singapore. Reshammiya performed his songs "Lut Jaaon" and "Ek Haseena Thi" at Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009's first show.

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave Karzzzz 4 stars out of 5 claiming it to be a "Mass entertainer" and further saying that "Karzzzz is rich in entertainment. Himesh's tremendous popularity amongst masses, its chartbusting musical score and the fact that it's a remake of a much-loved film will only lure masses in hordes. Besides, it's an open ground for Karzzzz at the ticket window, what with the euphoria of all past releases having dried up. At the box-office, the film should fetch a thunderous start and in due course, should be amongst the biggest achievers of the year in terms of business, Critics praised Urmila's performance in the film."^[7]Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film one star and said "It's a lazy rip-off where everything from characters to dialogues has been more-or-less duplicated, the only changes being superficial ones which grate rather than update."^[8]IndiaTimes gave 3 out of 5 stars and labelled it as a 'paisa vasool' film.^[9]

Himesh Reshammiya composed the film's music while Sameer penned the lyrics. The song "Ek Haseena Thi" is taken from the original movie of 1980, Karz, whose music was by Laxmikant Pyarelal. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 1,300,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eleventh highest-selling.^[10] All tracks one through nine were remixed and mixed by DJ Akbar Sami.

• Official website
• Karzzzz at IMDb