Daud (film)

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Daud
File:Daud DVD cover.jpg
Directed by	Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by	Jhamu Sughand P. Som Shekar
Written by	Kanan Ayar Sanjay Chel Ram Gopal Varma
Starring	Sanjay Dutt Urmila Matondkar Paresh Rawal Manoj Bajpai
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Rasool Ellore
Edited by	Bhanodaya, Ram Gopal Varma
Distributed by	Murlimanohar Creations
Release dates	22 August 1997 (1997-08-22)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Daud (English: Run) is a 1997 Indian Hindi crime comedy film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Sanjay Dutt and Urmila Matondkar, with music composed by A. R. Rahman. The film was based on Ram Gopal Varma's 1991 cult classic, Kshana Kshanam, which starred Venkatesh and Sridevi.

Plot

The affable Nandu (Sanjay Dutt), a small-time crook who is hired to deliver a mysterious package to a notorious criminal named Pinky (Paresh Rawal). Feeling that he's being cheated on his delivery fee, Nandu holds out for more money, and soon finds himself on the run from both the angry gangsters and the police, who have launched a massive manhunt. Nandu and Bhavani (Urmila Matondkar), the lovely cabaret dancer who's tagging along for the ride, assume the package contains gold; both are unpleasantly surprised when it turns out to be something deadlier: a nuclear bomb.

Cast

• Sanjay Dutt as Nandu
• Urmila Matondkar as Bhavani
• Paresh Rawal as Pinky
• Neeraj Vora as Chacko
• Ashish Vidyarthi as Nair
• Manoj Bajpai as Pushkar
• Rana Jung Bahadur as Commissioner of police
• Sumukhi Pendse as Suvarna

Reception

After the success of his previous movie Rangeela, Daud was much anticipated, though the movie opened to mixed reviews, it went on to become a cult classic.

Soundtrack

Daud
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released	1997
Recorded	Panchathan Record Inn
Genre	Film soundtrack
Label	Tips
Producer	A.R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Iruvar 1997Iruvar Daud 1997 Ratchagan 1997Ratchagan

The score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, who also scored Rangeela. The lyrics were written by Mehboob, except for the song "Daud" which was penned by Sukhwinder Singh. The soundtrack proved successful upon release and is considered the highlight of the film. The songs were also noticed for its picturisation. One of the songs, "Zehreela Pyar" came heavily under the censor scanner for its rather bold picturization.

The soundtrack was re-released in Tamil as a non-film album titled Ottam and was dubbed in Telugu as 50–50.

#	Song	Artist(s)
1	"Daud"	Remo Fernandes
2	"Zehreela Pyar"	Asha Bhosle & Deena Chandra Das
3	"Shabba Shabba"	Ranu Mukherjee (in post-soundtrack) / Swarnalatha (in the original soundtrack), Sonu Nigam & Neeraj Vora
4	"The Thump of Daud"	A. R. Rahman
5	"Ye Jan"	Kavita Krishnamurthy & Vinod Rathod
6	"O Bhavre"	Asha Bhosle & Yesudas
7	"Daud"	Usha Uthup
8	"Oh! Sai Yaiye"	Asha Bhosle & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Ottam (Tamil non-film soundtrack)

Lyrics: Palani Bharathi

#	Song	Artist(s)
1	"Adada Ottam Thaan"	Mano & Remo Fernandes
2	"Sooriyanaai"	Chithra & Deena Chandra Das
3	"Shabba Shabba"	Swarnalatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Neeraj Vora
4	"The Thump of Daud"	A. R. Rahman
5	"En Kaadhal Neruppil"	Chithra & Unnikrishnan
6	"Poonthendrale"	Sujatha Mohan, Yesudas & Asha Bhosle
7	"Oh! Vandhaale"	Swarnalatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Asha Bhosle

50–50 (Telugu film soundtrack)

Lyrics: Sitaram Shastri

#	Song	Artist(s)
1	"Parugu Parugu Ra"	Vandemataram Srinivas & Remo Fernandes
2	"Kasirepi"	Chithra, Deena Chandra Das
3	"Shabba Shabba"	Swarnalatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Neeraj Vora
4	"The Thump of Daud"	A. R. Rahman
5	"Ee Praayam Needhe Ra"	Chithra & Unnikrishnan
6	"O Meghamaa"	Sujatha Mohan, Yesudas & Asha Bhosle
7	"Sy Saiyyante"	Swarnalatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Asha Bhosle

External links

• Daud at IMDb