Kachche Dhaage

<p>Dhananjay ( ) and Aaftab ( ) are half-brother each with a selfish approach to life; Aaftab is a petty smuggler, specialising in smuggling goods across the Rajasthan border into whilst Dhananjay is a corporate yuppy from the city, with a high-flying lifestyle. Aaftab is in love with Rukshana ( ) but is rejected by her family because he is illegitimate. Dhananjay is dating Ragini ( ) and has his father’s death to contend with. When the brothers meet for the first time, they instantly loathe each other, having nothing in common. One night, Aaftab blows up a loaded truck while trying to steal from it and attracts a mass of unwanted enforcers. Soon, Aaftab is forced to send Dhananjay into a trap which ends up with them both being handcuffed and escaping from the , the , and the border mafia who are attempting to incriminate the brothers for anti-national activities and murder. Fate forces them to escape on foot, on motorbikes, cars, stolen trucks, and still handcuffed to each other on a moving goods train. They run into difficult circumstances on the way, not in the least made better by their hatred for each other. Despite their initial differences, the two gradually learn to like and understand each other, eventually proving their innocence. The climax of this film was shot around , especially in , the desert village of Paliwal Brahmins. Suparn Verma of described Devgan as “effective” but disapproved of Koirala’s performance, believing it was wasted. Verma noted a similarity with that of (1998) in that film too there was a troubled hero, a great many red herrings and a mysterious villain who pulls all the strings, but critics believed that was a weaker film because it lacked the pace and focus. The film was a box office success grossing 277 million at the domestic box office. The soundtrack, which featured a number of Punjabi folk tunes, proved popular amongst non Hindi audiences of the film. The music was composed by , with lyrics by . According to the Indian trade website , with around 30,00,000 units sold the soundtrack became the fifth highest-selling album of the year.</p>