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Credits
Producer/s:	Vishesh Films Pvt. Ltd. & Mukesh Bhatt
Director:	Soni Razdan
Cast:	Ashmit Patel, Meera, Kole Puri, Neena Gupta, Ali Khan
Music:	Anu Malik
Lyrics:	Sayeed Quadri

Two supernatural releases in a week and that too with suspiciously similar storylines, is no doubt a professional hara-kiri. Still, Bollywood does it time and again! And this time even the titles (and the inspiration behind the movies) are same. Both 'Nazar' and 'Naina' revolve around the same theme - about a woman who sees strange visions around her. An Indo-Pak collaboration, 'Nazar' - a Mukesh Bhatt production is a Mahesh Bhatt-Sevy Ali presentation that marks the directorial debut of another family member - Soni Razdan. With a good idea in hand, Soni does all she can to execute it well. Though all goes well, how one wishes the production values could have been higher, the star cast more saleable and the presentation slicker. Never mind these shortcomings, 'Nazar' still makes for a gripping two hours, hence making it a satisfying affair.

Nazar' is the story of a pop singer and dancer Divya [Meera], who is a loner despite a successful career. There are only two people in her life - Amina-bi [a caring aunt] and Dr. Tarun [Ally Khan], a psychiatrist who loves her unconditionally (albeit one sided). On an eventful night, she comes across the dead body of a girl lying in a secluded spot. A few eerie moments later, her life changes forever! She now has the powers to see murders happening just a few moments before they actually happen. Strange things start happening to her, as she starts seeing mysterious faces in the lobbies, near the elevators and in the mirror! While she starts to loose her peace of mind, there is a serial killer on the prowl murdering girls in the city. Common thread in each of the murders? Each of the girls is a bar dancer and has been murdered with clinical precision. Enter Inspector Sujata, [Koel Poorie - who played the lead role in 'White Noise'] who is now on a mission to catch the killer. She asks for support from the cop Rohan Sethi [Ashmit Patel - in an absolute miscast], who has a tragic past of his own.

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