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| director = [[Soham Shah]]
| director = [[Soham Shah]]
| producer = [[Karan Johar]]<br>[[Shah Rukh Khan]]
| producer = [[Karan Johar]]<br>[[Shah Rukh Khan]]
| screenplay = [[Soham Shah]]<br>Karan Johar
| screenplay = Soham Shah
| story = [[Soham Shah]]
| story = Soham Shah
| starring = [[Ajay Devgn]]<br>[[John Abraham]]<br/>[[Vivek Oberoi]]<br>[[Lara Dutta]]<br/>[[Esha Deol]]
| starring =[[Ajay Devgn]]<br/>[[John Abraham]]<br/>[[Vivek Oberoi]]<br>[[Esha Deol]]<br/>[[Lara Dutta]]
| music = [[Salim–Sulaiman]]<br>[[Anand Raj Anand]]
| music = [[Salim–Sulaiman]]<br>[[Anand Raj Anand]]
| cinematography = [[Santosh Thundiyil]]
| cinematography = [[Santosh Thundiyil]]
| editing = [[Sanjay Sankla]]
| editing = Sanjay Sankla
| studio =
| studio = [[Dharma Productions]]<br>[[Red Chillies Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Yash Raj Films]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Kaal|website=[[Yash Raj Films]]|access-date=14 May 2024|url=https://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/kaal}}</ref>
| distributor = [[Dharma Productions]]<br />[[Red Chillies Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|04|29}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|04|29}}
| runtime = 127 minutes
| runtime = 127 minutes
| country = India
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| language = Hindi
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| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.-->
| gross = {{INR}}28.5 crore<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120229131030/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}28.5 crore<ref name="BOI Kaal gross">{{cite web|title=Boxofficeindia.com|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211|access-date=2012-07-13|publisher=Boxofficeindia.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229131030/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211|archive-date=29 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''''Kaal''''' ({{trans|'The time of doom'}}), is an Indian [[supernatural horror]] film directed by [[Soham Shah]], and jointly produced by [[Karan Johar]] and [[Shah Rukh Khan]]. The film stars [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]], [[Vivek Oberoi]], [[Esha Deol]], [[Lara Dutta]] in lead roles with [[Ajay Devgan]] in negative role as title role while [[Vishal Malhotra]] and [[Kushal Punjabi]] play pivotal roles. It released on 29 April 2005.At the box office it performed moderately well, grossing an approx Rs.19 Crores and was declared Semi-Hit.<ref name="Boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211 |title=Boxofficeindia.com |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-13}}</ref> It was also the tenth highest-grossing film of 2005
'''''Kaal''''' ({{trans|The time of doom}}) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language [[supernatural horror]] film written and directed by [[Soham Shah]]. It was jointly produced by [[Karan Johar]] and [[Shah Rukh Khan]]. The film stars [[Ajay Devgn]], [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]], [[Vivek Oberoi]], [[Esha Deol]], and [[Lara Dutta]]. It was released on 29 April 2005 and was an average success at the box office.


The story relates the struggle of wildlife expert Krish Thapar (John Abraham), his wife Riya Thapar (Esha Deol) and a group of friends, who battle against a ghost in the fictional Orbit National Park (alluding to the world-famous [[Jim Corbett National Park]], [[Nainital district|Nainital]], [[Uttarakhand]]) for their lives. The film sends out the message on protecting the precious wildlife of India.
The story focuses on a wildlife expert, his wife, and a group of friends who battle against a mysterious entity in the fictional Orbit National Park (alluding to the world-famous [[Jim Corbett National Park]], [[Nainital district|Nainital]], [[Uttarakhand]]) for their lives while being helped by a mysterious tour guide. The film conveys a message on protecting the wildlife of India.


==Plot==
==Plot==
{{Long plot|date=August 2024}}
Two British nationals are killed by a ferocious [[tiger]] in [[Corbett National Park]] in India. This incident is followed by several other tiger attacks, and many deaths result, prompting ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'' to send a correspondent, Krish Thapar ([[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]) to the national park and ascertain what really happened. Thapar is accompanied by his wife Riya ([[Esha Deol]]).
Two British nationals are killed by a ferocious [[tiger]] in [[Corbett National Park]] in India. This incident is followed by several other tiger attacks, and many deaths result, prompting ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'' to send a correspondent, Krish Thapar to the national park and ascertain what really happened. Krish is accompanied by his wife Riya.


A group of youngsters, consisting of Dev Malhotra ([[Vivek Oberoi]]), his girlfriend Ishika ([[Lara Dutta]]), Sajid ([[Kushal Punjabi]]) and Vishal ([[Vishal Malhotra]]), are on a hunting trip in the hopes of sighting and shooting some big prey. The youngsters' car breaks down and Bagga ([[Vineet Sharma]]), a passing by driver, gives them a lift. Bagga's car accidentally hits Krish's, which also breaks down and is at the middle of the road. The two groups decide to travel together in Bagga's car, leaving a mechanic repairing Krish's car.
A group of youngsters, consisting of Dev Malhotra, his girlfriend Ishika, his
friends Sajid and Vishal, are on a hunting trip in the hopes of sighting and shooting some big prey. Their car breaks down and Bagga, an alcoholic passerby driver, gives them a lift. Bagga's car accidentally hits Krish's car, which also breaks down and is at the middle of the road. The two groups decide to travel together in Bagga's car, leaving a mechanic to repair Krish's car.


Just a few seconds they set off, the mechanic disappears and they believe a tiger just took him away and decide not to risk their lives to look for him.
Just a few seconds after they set off, the mechanic disappears and they believe that a wild animal just took him away and decide not to risk their lives to look for him.


Bagga finds them a place to stay -- a guesthouse owned by Pandey. Pandey is a guide who agrees to lead them the next day to the core area, inhabit of tigers, for hunting. Pandey disappears the very night and his body is found in the wild the next day, with his head chopped off. Krish starts to be suspicious about the real cause of the recent rising deaths in the jungle, as he is an animal expert and recognizes Pandey is not killed by a tiger or any animal.
Bagga finds them a guesthouse to stay which is owned by a man named DS Pandey. Pandey is a guide who agrees to lead them the next day to the core area, where tigers live, for hunting. That very night Pandey disappears and his decapitated body is found in the nearby swamp the next day. Krish starts to get suspicious about the real cause of the recent deaths in the jungle, as he is an animal expert and recognizes that Pandey's death was not the work of a tiger or any other wild animal.


Warned by an officer and scared, the group decide to leave the jungle. Before they depart, they find Sajid missing. Dev, close friend to Sajid, assumes the latter is going to the core area alone for hunting. However, the group decide to leave without Sajid. Expectedly, Sajid joins the series of mysteri deaths. The rest are soon confronted by three tigers on the way. Kaali Pratap Singh ([[Ajay Devgan]]), who claims to live in the jungle, saves them from the upcoming tiger attack.
Warned by a forest officer named Bashir Khan, the group decides to leave the jungle. Before they depart, they realize that Sajid has gone missing. Dev assumes that he has gone by himself to the core area for hunting. However, the group decide to leave without Sajid. Soon they find Sajid's decapitated body by a lake. The rest are soon confronted by three tigers on the way. The group is saved by a mysterious man who introduces himself as Kaali Pratap Singh and claims to live in the jungle.


On their continued way out of the jungle, they find the road is blocked by rocks due to the landslide caused by rain. Kaali shows up again and agrees to lead them out of the jungle.
On their continued way out of the jungle, they find the road blocked by rocks due to the landslide caused by rain. Kaali shows up again and agrees to lead them out of the jungle.


Kaali appears to be very knowledgable about the jungle. Krish, who is now more curious about the mysterious deaths, asks him if he knows what's behind those deaths. Kaali answers that there was a mad guide in this jungle, who always led tourists to wrong places to make them killed by animals. Angry villagers later found about it and beat him to death. But his spirit -- the ghost -- remains in the jungle and keeps killing tourists. But none of them believe Kaali's story.
Kaali appears to be very knowledgeable about the jungle and its history. Krish, who is now more curious about the mysterious deaths, asks him if he knows what's behind those deaths. Kaali responds by telling them a story about a crazy tour guide in this jungle, who used to lead tourists to the wrong places just to have them killed by wild animals. The people in the nearby villages later caught him and beat him to death but his ghost remains in the jungle and continues to kill tourists. None of them believe Kaali's story.
Bagga later disappears when repairing his car, rising the fear among the rest. Vishal is also killed by their car explosion a few moments later.
Bagga later disappears while repairing his car, rising the fear among the rest. Vishal is decapitated shortly thereafter when a window of their car flies and hits him due to the explosion.


The rest carry on and reach a deserted guesthouse in the evening, outside which there is a well. All go to sleep after being warned by Kaali not to get close to the well. Riya wakes up thirsty in the night. She decides to get water from the well despite Kaali's warning, and is later accidentally hanged in the well and dies.
The rest of the group members carry on and reach a deserted guesthouse in the evening, outside which there is a well. They all go to sleep after being warned by Kaali not to get close to the well. Riya wakes up thirsty in the night. She decides to get water from the well despite Kaali's warning, and is later accidentally hung by her foot in the well and dies.


The rest find out Riya's death and try to pull out her body, while Dev suddenly realizes that Kaali does not have a reflection in wells water. He also sees that Kaali is not visible in any of the videos that had been recorded by Vishal so far. He realizes that the story Kaali told them is true and he is the ghost referred in the story. Dev makes an excuse to push Kaali off and convinces the others that Kalli is a ghost. They decide to escape from Kaali.
The remaining group members figure out that Riya is dead and try to pull her body out from the well, while Dev suddenly notices that Kaali does not have a reflection in the well's water. Terrified by this, Dev makes an excuse to send Kaali away by asking him to gather some timbers which can be used to perform Riya's final rites. During this time, he checks all the videos which had been recorded by Vishal and notices that Kaali is not visible in any of them. Dev immediately realizes that the story Kaali told them earlier is true and that Kaali himself is in the ghost of the tour guide mentioned in the story. Dev shows the videos to Krish and Ishika, proving to them that Kaali is a ghost and is indeed responsible for all the mysterious deaths happening in the jungle. They decide to escape the jungle once and for all. Kaali returns to the well with timbers and upon finding nobody there, he realizes that the trio have run away.


Flashbacks reveal that the villagers did not kill Kaali but instead, took him to the core area where he was brutally thrashed and then thrown in front of a hungry tiger that mauled him to death. The story shifts back to present day where Kaali’s ghost now standing by the well, expresses his immense anger and hatred for tourists who come to the jungle to hunt wild animals and disrupt their well being without any regrets. This is the sole reason why he misleads tourists who come to the jungle before killing them.
They encounter several accidents on their way out of the jungle, apparently arranged by Kaali, but finally manage to escape.


Krish, Dev and Ishika experience several attempts on their lives on their way out of the jungle, apparently arranged by Kaali, but finally manage to reach the road where Bagga and Khan arrive in a jeep finally driving them away from the jungle.
Krish now knows what's behind those mysterious deaths but he is not going to tell anyone because no one is going to believe him. Meanwhile in the jungle, Kaali keeps killing tourists.

Sometime later, Krish who is now fully aware of what caused those mysterious deaths in that jungle, successfully completes his report in which, he deems the deaths as a result of tiger attacks. He reluctantly decides not to disclose the real cause of those deaths to anyone since no one will believe him but instead credits Kaali as the main contributor to the report. Meanwhile in the jungle, Kaali encounters a new group of tourists and has one of the members killed by a truck.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Ajay Devgn]] as Kali Pratap Singh
* [[Ajay Devgn]] as Kaali Pratap Singh
* [[John Abraham]] as Krish Thapar
* [[John Abraham]] as Krish Thapar
* [[Vivek Oberoi]] as Dev Malhotra
* [[Vivek Oberoi]] as Dev Malhotra
* [[Esha Deol]] as Riya Thapar
* [[Esha Deol]] as Riya Thapar
* [[Lara Dutta]] as Ishika Malhotra
* [[Lara Dutta]] as Ishika Malhotra
*[[Vishal Malhotra]] as Vishal
* [[Vishal Malhotra]] as Vishal Bhasin
* [[Kushal Punjabi]] as Sajid
* [[Kushal Punjabi]] as Sajid Meer
* [[Vineet Sharma]] as Bagga
* [[Parmeet Sethi]] as Bashir Khan
* Vineet Sharma as Bagga
* [[Parmeet Sethi]] as Officer Khan
* [[Daya Shankar Pandey]] as DS Pandey
* [[Daya Shankar Pandey]] as DS Pandey
* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] in a special appearance in item song "Kaal Dhamaal"
* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as an item boy the song "Kaal Dhamaal"
* [[Malaika Arora]] as an [[item number|item girl]] in item song "Kaal Dhamaal"
* [[Malaika Arora]] as an item girl in the song "Kaal Dhamaal"


==Production==
==Production==
Soham Shah, the writer-director of ''Kaal'' had earlier assisted Karan Johar in ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001). 25 Litres of real blood was used in the film.<ref name="red">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/02soham.htm|title='I asked for 25 litres of blood!'|last=Ashraf|first=Syed Firdaus|publisher=Rediff.com|date=2 May 2005|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref> The idea of using computer-generated tigers was dropped because of the lack of its realism.<ref name="red"/> The three tigers shown in ''Kaal'' were also used in the Hollywood film ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'' (2000).<ref name="tiger">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/26vivek.htm|title=I wanted Ajay Devgan's role: Vivek|last=Ashraf|first=Syed Firdaus|publisher=Rediff.com|date=26 April 2005|accessdate=6 January 2015}}</ref> Scenes involving tigers were shot in Bangkok, where they used to roam free on sets.<ref name="red"/> Vivek Oberoi wanted to portray the character Kalli, but later accepted the one offered.<ref name="tiger"/> The film was shot at the [[Jim Corbett National Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/27lara2.htm|title=Lara: We had some close calls|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
Shah had earlier assisted Karan Johar in ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001). The filmmakers used 25 litres of real blood in the film.<ref name="red">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/02soham.htm|title='I asked for 25 litres of blood!'|last=Ashraf|first=Syed Firdaus|work=Rediff.com|date=2 May 2005|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> The idea of using computer-generated tigers was dropped because of the lack of its realism.<ref name="red"/> The three tigers shown in ''Kaal'' were also used in the Hollywood film ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'' (2000).<ref name="tiger">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/26vivek.htm|title=I wanted Ajay Devgan's role: Vivek|last=Ashraf|first=Syed Firdaus|work=Rediff.com|date=26 April 2005|access-date=6 January 2015}}</ref> Scenes involving tigers were shot in Bangkok, where they used to roam free on sets.<ref name="red"/> Vivek Oberoi wanted to portray the character Kaali, but later accepted the role he was offered.<ref name="tiger"/> The film was shot at the [[Jim Corbett National Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/27lara2.htm|title=Lara: We had some close calls|work=Rediff.com|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics noting it to be a different type of horror film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/7276/index.html |title=Kaal (2005) &#124; Movie Review, Trailers, Music Videos, Songs, Wallpapers |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |date=2005-04-29 |accessdate=2012-07-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/kaal.asp |title=Kaal movie review |publisher=glamsham.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-13}}</ref> At the box office it performed moderately well, grossing an approx Rs.19 Crores and was declared Semi-Hit.<ref name="Boxofficeindia.com"/> It was also the tenth highest-grossing film of 2005.
The film received mixed reviews from critics, noting it to be a different type of horror film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/7276/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218205730/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/7276/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 February 2009 |title=Kaal (2005) &#124; Movie Review, Trailers, Music Videos, Songs, Wallpapers |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=2005-04-29 |access-date=2012-07-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/kaal.asp |title=Kaal movie review |publisher=glamsham.com |access-date=2012-07-13}}</ref> Planet Bollywood rated the film 5/10, stating," '''Soham Shah''' is as inept at directing performances as he is at writing an engaging screenplay or building any sort of momentum or pacing visually. Lack of strong characterization tells on the dismal level of performances from the cast. '''Lara Dutta''' cringes, cries, and yells randomly, while '''Esha Deol''' consistently carries a strange expression on her face that suggests she might have just swallowed a frog. Capable actors, '''Vivek Oberoi''' and '''John Abraham''' are sadly curtailed by their cardboard characters. '''Ajay Devgan''' tries his level best to rise above the non-existent screenplay, but the daunting task of saving the film single-handedly proves too difficult even for him."


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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The music is composed by [[Salim–Sulaiman]] and [[Anand Raj Anand]]. The lyrics are penned by [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]], [[Anand Raj Anand]] and [[Kailash Kher]]. According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around 16,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's seventh highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archivedate=15 February 2008|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>
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The music is composed by [[Salim–Sulaiman]] and [[Anand Raj Anand]]. The lyrics are penned by [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]], [[Anand Raj Anand]] and [[Kailash Kher]]. According to the Indian trade website ''[[Box Office India]]'', with around 16,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's seventh highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>


===Track listing===
===Track listing===
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| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Aankhiyan Teriya Ve
| title1 = Aankhiyan Teriya Ve
| extra1 = [[Kailash Kher]], [[Caralisa Monteiro]]
| extra1 = [[Kailash Kher]], [[Caralisa Monteiro]],
| lyrics1 = [[Kailash Kher]]
| lyrics1 = [[Kailash Kher]]
| length1 = 4:09
| length1 = 4:09
| title2 = [[Dharma Productions|Dharma Mix]] (Medley of Superhits Songs from [[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]] - 1998, [[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]] - 2001 & [[Kal Ho Naa Ho]] - 2003)
| title2 = Dharma Mix
| extra2 =[[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Ravi Khote]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Aadesh Shrivastava]], [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
| extra2 =[[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Ravi Khote]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Aadesh Shrivastava]], [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
| lyrics2 = [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]]
| lyrics2 = [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]]
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| length3 = 5:04
| length3 = 5:04
| title4 = Kaal Dhamaal
| title4 = Kaal Dhamaal
| extra4 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]], [[Ravi Khote]], Caralisa Monteiro, Salim Merchant
| extra4 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]], [[Ravi Khote]], [[Caralisa Monteiro]], [[Salim Merchant]]
| lyrics4 = Shabbir Ahmed
| lyrics4 = Shabbir Ahmed
| length4 = 4:41
| length4 = 4:41
| title5 = Kaal Dhamaal [The Tiger Mix]
| title5 = Kaal Dhamaal (The Tiger Mix)
| extra5 = Kunal Ganjawala, Ravi Khote, Caralisa Monteiro, Salim Merchant
| extra5 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]], [[Ravi Khote]], [[Caralisa Monteiro]], [[Salim Merchant]]
| lyrics5 = Shabbir Ahmed
| lyrics5 = Shabbir Ahmed
| length5 = 4:44
| length5 = 4:44
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| length6 = 5:07
| title7 = Tauba Tauba
| title7 = Tauba Tauba
| extra7 = [[Sonu Nigam]], Kunal Ganjawala, Sunidhi Chauhan, [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]]
| extra7 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Kunal Ganjawala]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]]
| lyrics7 = Shabbir Ahmed
| lyrics7 = Shabbir Ahmed
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Kaal
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySoham Shah
Screenplay bySoham Shah
Story bySoham Shah
Produced byKaran Johar
Shah Rukh Khan
StarringAjay Devgn
John Abraham
Vivek Oberoi
Esha Deol
Lara Dutta
CinematographySantosh Thundiyil
Edited bySanjay Sankla
Music bySalim–Sulaiman
Anand Raj Anand
Production
companies
Distributed byYash Raj Films[1]
Release date
  • 29 April 2005 (2005-04-29)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹28.5 crore[2]

Kaal (transl. The time of doom) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror film written and directed by Soham Shah. It was jointly produced by Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan. The film stars Ajay Devgn, John Abraham, Vivek Oberoi, Esha Deol, and Lara Dutta. It was released on 29 April 2005 and was an average success at the box office.

The story focuses on a wildlife expert, his wife, and a group of friends who battle against a mysterious entity in the fictional Orbit National Park (alluding to the world-famous Jim Corbett National Park, Nainital, Uttarakhand) for their lives while being helped by a mysterious tour guide. The film conveys a message on protecting the wildlife of India.

Plot

[edit]

Two British nationals are killed by a ferocious tiger in Corbett National Park in India. This incident is followed by several other tiger attacks, and many deaths result, prompting National Geographic to send a correspondent, Krish Thapar to the national park and ascertain what really happened. Krish is accompanied by his wife Riya.

A group of youngsters, consisting of Dev Malhotra, his girlfriend Ishika, his friends Sajid and Vishal, are on a hunting trip in the hopes of sighting and shooting some big prey. Their car breaks down and Bagga, an alcoholic passerby driver, gives them a lift. Bagga's car accidentally hits Krish's car, which also breaks down and is at the middle of the road. The two groups decide to travel together in Bagga's car, leaving a mechanic to repair Krish's car.

Just a few seconds after they set off, the mechanic disappears and they believe that a wild animal just took him away and decide not to risk their lives to look for him.

Bagga finds them a guesthouse to stay which is owned by a man named DS Pandey. Pandey is a guide who agrees to lead them the next day to the core area, where tigers live, for hunting. That very night Pandey disappears and his decapitated body is found in the nearby swamp the next day. Krish starts to get suspicious about the real cause of the recent deaths in the jungle, as he is an animal expert and recognizes that Pandey's death was not the work of a tiger or any other wild animal.

Warned by a forest officer named Bashir Khan, the group decides to leave the jungle. Before they depart, they realize that Sajid has gone missing. Dev assumes that he has gone by himself to the core area for hunting. However, the group decide to leave without Sajid. Soon they find Sajid's decapitated body by a lake. The rest are soon confronted by three tigers on the way. The group is saved by a mysterious man who introduces himself as Kaali Pratap Singh and claims to live in the jungle.

On their continued way out of the jungle, they find the road blocked by rocks due to the landslide caused by rain. Kaali shows up again and agrees to lead them out of the jungle.

Kaali appears to be very knowledgeable about the jungle and its history. Krish, who is now more curious about the mysterious deaths, asks him if he knows what's behind those deaths. Kaali responds by telling them a story about a crazy tour guide in this jungle, who used to lead tourists to the wrong places just to have them killed by wild animals. The people in the nearby villages later caught him and beat him to death but his ghost remains in the jungle and continues to kill tourists. None of them believe Kaali's story.

Bagga later disappears while repairing his car, rising the fear among the rest. Vishal is decapitated shortly thereafter when a window of their car flies and hits him due to the explosion.

The rest of the group members carry on and reach a deserted guesthouse in the evening, outside which there is a well. They all go to sleep after being warned by Kaali not to get close to the well. Riya wakes up thirsty in the night. She decides to get water from the well despite Kaali's warning, and is later accidentally hung by her foot in the well and dies.

The remaining group members figure out that Riya is dead and try to pull her body out from the well, while Dev suddenly notices that Kaali does not have a reflection in the well's water. Terrified by this, Dev makes an excuse to send Kaali away by asking him to gather some timbers which can be used to perform Riya's final rites. During this time, he checks all the videos which had been recorded by Vishal and notices that Kaali is not visible in any of them. Dev immediately realizes that the story Kaali told them earlier is true and that Kaali himself is in the ghost of the tour guide mentioned in the story. Dev shows the videos to Krish and Ishika, proving to them that Kaali is a ghost and is indeed responsible for all the mysterious deaths happening in the jungle. They decide to escape the jungle once and for all. Kaali returns to the well with timbers and upon finding nobody there, he realizes that the trio have run away.

Flashbacks reveal that the villagers did not kill Kaali but instead, took him to the core area where he was brutally thrashed and then thrown in front of a hungry tiger that mauled him to death. The story shifts back to present day where Kaali’s ghost now standing by the well, expresses his immense anger and hatred for tourists who come to the jungle to hunt wild animals and disrupt their well being without any regrets. This is the sole reason why he misleads tourists who come to the jungle before killing them.

Krish, Dev and Ishika experience several attempts on their lives on their way out of the jungle, apparently arranged by Kaali, but finally manage to reach the road where Bagga and Khan arrive in a jeep finally driving them away from the jungle.

Sometime later, Krish who is now fully aware of what caused those mysterious deaths in that jungle, successfully completes his report in which, he deems the deaths as a result of tiger attacks. He reluctantly decides not to disclose the real cause of those deaths to anyone since no one will believe him but instead credits Kaali as the main contributor to the report. Meanwhile in the jungle, Kaali encounters a new group of tourists and has one of the members killed by a truck.

Cast

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Production

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Shah had earlier assisted Karan Johar in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001). The filmmakers used 25 litres of real blood in the film.[3] The idea of using computer-generated tigers was dropped because of the lack of its realism.[3] The three tigers shown in Kaal were also used in the Hollywood film Gladiator (2000).[4] Scenes involving tigers were shot in Bangkok, where they used to roam free on sets.[3] Vivek Oberoi wanted to portray the character Kaali, but later accepted the role he was offered.[4] The film was shot at the Jim Corbett National Park.[5]

Reception

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The film received mixed reviews from critics, noting it to be a different type of horror film.[6][7] Planet Bollywood rated the film 5/10, stating," Soham Shah is as inept at directing performances as he is at writing an engaging screenplay or building any sort of momentum or pacing visually. Lack of strong characterization tells on the dismal level of performances from the cast. Lara Dutta cringes, cries, and yells randomly, while Esha Deol consistently carries a strange expression on her face that suggests she might have just swallowed a frog. Capable actors, Vivek Oberoi and John Abraham are sadly curtailed by their cardboard characters. Ajay Devgan tries his level best to rise above the non-existent screenplay, but the daunting task of saving the film single-handedly proves too difficult even for him."

Soundtrack

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Kaal
Soundtrack album by
Salim–Sulaiman
Released28 February 2005
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelSony Music India

The music is composed by Salim–Sulaiman and Anand Raj Anand. The lyrics are penned by Shabbir Ahmed, Anand Raj Anand and Kailash Kher. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 16,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's seventh highest-selling.[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aankhiyan Teriya Ve"Kailash KherKailash Kher, Caralisa Monteiro,4:09
2."Dharma Mix (Medley of Superhits Songs from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - 1998, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... - 2001 & Kal Ho Naa Ho - 2003)"Shabbir AhmedShankar Mahadevan, Ravi Khote, Amitabh Bachchan, Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan, Aadesh Shrivastava, Alka Yagnik, Sunidhi Chauhan, Kavita Krishnamurthy7:26
3."Jungle Mix"Shabbir AhmedVijay Prakash, Caralisa Monteiro, Jeanne5:04
4."Kaal Dhamaal"Shabbir AhmedKunal Ganjawala, Ravi Khote, Caralisa Monteiro, Salim Merchant4:41
5."Kaal Dhamaal (The Tiger Mix)"Shabbir AhmedKunal Ganjawala, Ravi Khote, Caralisa Monteiro, Salim Merchant4:44
6."Nassa Nassa"Anand Raj AnandSonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan5:07
7."Tauba Tauba"Shabbir AhmedSonu Nigam, Kunal Ganjawala, Sunidhi Chauhan, Richa Sharma5:05

References

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  1. ^ "Kaal". Yash Raj Films. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Boxofficeindia.com". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Ashraf, Syed Firdaus (2 May 2005). "'I asked for 25 litres of blood!'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b Ashraf, Syed Firdaus (26 April 2005). "I wanted Ajay Devgan's role: Vivek". Rediff.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Lara: We had some close calls". Rediff.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Kaal (2005) | Movie Review, Trailers, Music Videos, Songs, Wallpapers". Bollywood Hungama. 29 April 2005. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Kaal movie review". glamsham.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
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