Released on July 4, 1997, is widely regarded as one of the definitive cult classics of the Bollywood suspense thriller genre. Directed by Rajiv Rai , the film is a high-stakes "whodunit" that famously redefined standard Hindi cinema tropes of the 1990s through its slick production and a genre-bending climax. Plot & Key Themes

The story centers on (Bobby Deol), a young man who falls in love with Isha Diwan (Kajol) but is pressured by his stepfather, Governor Jaisingh Sinha (Raj Babbar), to marry Sheetal Chaudhary (Manisha Koirala).