Gupt: The Hidden Truth
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Gupt: The Hidden Truth is a Bollywood movie released in 1997, directed by Rajiv Rai. The film starred Bobby Deol, Kajol, Manisha Koirala, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri and Raj Babbar. It was a thriller, and one of the biggest success of 1997.
Synopsis
Sahil (Bobby Deol) does not get along with his step-father (Raj Babbar), the Governor and goes out of his way to antagonise him, even though his step-father makes every effort to reach out to him. Around this time he meets the beautiful Sheetal (Manisha Koirala) and his is reacquainted with his childhood friend, Isha (Kajol). Sahil and Isha soon fall in love. At the same time, Sheetal begins to fall for him. Knowing this, her father arranges the engagement between her and Sahil, to be announced at his birthday party. Sahil however intends to announce his marriage to Isha on the same day.Upon hearing his step-father's announcement, Sahil picks up a knife in a fit of rage and almost stabs him. The next day Sahil finds his step-father stabbed to death. All that is found is a locket at the crime scene. He is placed at the murder scene, and he is sent to jail. Willing to prove his innocence he escapes and starts looking for clues along with Sheetal's help. However a rogue police officer Udham Singh (Om Puri) is after him.
Sahil starts going through the suspects but with no clue at all as to who is the killer. One by one all of who had testified against Sahil are either hospitalized in serious conditions or are killed like Dr. Gandhi (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) who needed to tell Sahil something. It comes as a shock when he finds out that Isha's father (Paresh Rawal) confessed the crime of killing his father and Dr. Gandhi. Isha is distraught and goes to the police station to meet her dad. Sahil returns to his mother and his home. He stays up trying to uncover the mystery surrounding the locket which was found at the crime scene.
At the same time someone is approaching Uddham Singh's house. Sahil mananges to open the locket and to his shock and horror discovers that Isha is the killer. Isha is seen standing behind Uddham Singh and she stabs him.
Sahil goes to the police station and meets Isha's father: he explains that he knew Isha killed everyone and he was trying to protect her. As the father explains everything, the police officers appear and tell Sahil that there's been another murder. Sahil realises what Isha has done and quickly goes to Sheetal's house, knowing she is next.
Sheetal is unaware of what's happened and while on the phone sees Isha standing near to the door. Sheetal discovers a knife in Isha's hand. There is a struggle between the two, but Sahil manages to get there in time. Also Udham Singh reaches the house and shoots Isha in the back and she dies in Sahil's arms.
Awards
1997 Filmfare Awards
- Best Villain - Kajol
Cast
- Bobby Deol ... Sahil Sinha
- Kajol ... Isha Diwan
- Manisha Koirala ... Sheetal Choudhry
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