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Skilled in the art of killing, a young assassin defies her mentor to save a boy from a ruthless crime syndicate — and she'll destroy anyone in her path.


A loyal henchman is ordered by his boss to keep an eye on his mistress, and trouble begins when he refuses to kill her.

Emraan Hashmi
Shivam Pandit

Shriya Saran
Aaliyah

Mrinalini Sharma
Reema

Salil Acharya
Ronnie Malik

Purab Kohli
Munna Malik

Ashish Vidhyarthi
Raja D. Malik

Ashutosh Rana
Bharat Daulat Malik

Rehan Khan
Bilal
Atul Parchure
Siddharth Sood

Shaad Randhawa
Kabir
Awarapan is a action, drama, crime film released in 2007 exploring themes of gangster, redemption, atheist, remake, unrequited love. Directed by Mohit Suri, it stars Emraan Hashmi, Shriya Saran, Mrinalini Sharma. A loyal henchman is ordered by his boss to keep an eye on his mistress, and trouble begins when he refuses to kill her.
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