Agni Sakshi (1996 film)
Agni Sakshi (transl. With Fire As Witness) is 1996 Indian Hindi-language thriller drama film directed by Partho Ghosh, written by Ranbir Pushp and Hriday Lani, starring Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala. The music is by Nadeem-Shravan. Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala were widely appreciated for their performances with Patekar winning the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1997.
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| Directed by | Partho Ghosh |
| Written by | Ranbir Pushp Hriday Lani |
| Produced by | Binda Thackeray |
| Starring | Jackie Shroff Nana Patekar Manisha Koirala Ravi behl |
| Cinematography | K. V. Ramanna |
| Edited by | A. R. Rajendran |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan Sameer (lyrics) Naresh Sharma (BGM) |
Production company | Neha Films |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹4.75 crore |
| Box office | ₹31.34 crore |
The film released in quick succession with Yaraana, starring Madhuri Dixit and Daraar, starring Juhi Chawla. All the three were based on the Julia Roberts-starrer Sleeping with the Enemy; only Agni Sakshi proved to be successful (the other two remakes were not as successful as this movie at the box office). After a few years, this film was remade loosely in Oriya as Mu Sapanara Soudagar, starring Sabyachi, Archita and Arindam. In 1996 a Bengali film Bhoy was also made based on the same plot. Agni Sakshi was rated the first among top five "super-hit" films of 1996 by the Indian Express.