Producer: Nitin Manmohan 
Director: Aneez Bazmee 
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Akshay Khanna, Urmila Matondkar
Music: Ismail Darbar 

A high profile murder becomes the case of an ambitious attorney's career. Akshaye Khanna (Raj Goyal), a famous defense lawyer who volunteers his services to Tarang Bharadwaj (Ajay Devgan), a musician charged with the murder of a music magnate, Ashwin Mehta (Vijayendra Gahtge). Tarang's case becomes complicated when a psychiatrist (Seema Biswas) concludes that he suffers from split personality disorder. Goyal also uncovers evidence that the music magnate attempted to molest Tarang's protege Sargam (Urmila Matondkar).

Turns out that Tarang is in love with childhood friend Sargam - and dreams of marrying her. Sargam meanwhile has become a singing sensation and vies for Raj.

The twists in the tale are many. Bazmee structures the film through numerous visual and narrative circles and twists, beginning with the opening title sequence. He also breaks tradition with a mid movie revelation that transforms the film from a whodunit to a story of obsession. Further, a director allows a character to get away with murder, leaving the ending hanging in uncertainty.

The story idea snitched from Gregory Hobit's Primal Fear (1996) later moves into Cape Fear. But during the shift from thriller to romance, the film goes fatally wrong. The madness gets out of hand, especially in the last half hour of the film, which is too laboured. The screenplay careens out of control, too many songs stymie the pace. Moreover, the flashbacks which reveal the reasons for Tarang's mental disarray are too pat. Ismail Darbar's music lack luster, while Pushan Kripalani's camerawork just about passes muster.

As a lawyer caught in an elaborate web deceit, Akshaye Khanna (despite his strange hair piece) shines through one more time. His outburst in jail sequence is reviting. Urmila Matondkar is also effectively restrained. Ajay Devgan reprising Edward Norton's turn in Primal Fear delivers yet again, revealing a tortured psyche under his nice guy surface. The scene in which he switched from a nice guy to one with ice in his veins is splendid. After Company, The Legend of Bhagat Singh this one completes his hattrick of knock out performances.