Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani

Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahaani (transl. Sworn Enemy: A Unique Story) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language fantasy action thriller film directed and produced by Rajkumar Kohli, making it his last film as a director. The film features an ensemble cast; including Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar, Sonu Nigam, Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Arshad Warsi, Aditya Pancholi, Rambha and Sharad Kapoor in lead roles and Manisha Koirala and Armaan Kohli as the main antagonists.

For the 1979 film, see Jaani Dushman.

Jaani Dushman : Ek Anokhi Kahaani
Directed byRajkumar Kohli
Written byK. K. Singh (dialogues)
Screenplay by
  • Rajkumar Kohli
  • Naveena Bhandari
Story byRajinder Singh Aatish
Produced byRajkumar Kohli
Starring
Cinematography
  • Thomas A. Xavier
  • Damodar Naidu
Edited by
  • Kuku Cuckoo
  • Dilip Darak
Music byAnand Milind
Anand Raj Anand
Sandeep Chowta
Production
company
Shankar Movies
Distributed byShankar Movies
Release date
  • 16 August 2002 (2002-08-16)
Running time
171 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹18 crore
Box office₹18.56 crore

The film was Armaan Kohli's comeback film where he was reintroduced with a new name Munish Kohli. Before release, the film created huge hype due to the use of various special effects, uncommon for the industry at the time, and this film marked Akshay Kumar and Sunny Deol's first film together who were two of the biggest action heroes of the last decade. However, the two did not have any scenes together.

Upon release, the film received overwhelming negative reviews and was a flop at the box office. It is also considered one of the worst films ever made. Moreover, over the years, the film has achieved cult status in the worst film genre.

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