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Darna Mana Hai

  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
4.1K
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Nana Patekar, Saif Ali Khan, Vivek Oberoi, and Sameera Reddy in Darna Mana Hai (2003)
Five children take shelter from the rain, inside a spooky bungalow. Encountering an old woman, they follow her upstairs where she proceeds to tell them six scary stories.
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After their car breaks down in the middle of the night, seven friends find shelter and tell one another stories to kill time till dawn.After their car breaks down in the middle of the night, seven friends find shelter and tell one another stories to kill time till dawn.After their car breaks down in the middle of the night, seven friends find shelter and tell one another stories to kill time till dawn.

  • Director
    • Prawaal Raman
  • Writers
    • Atul Sabharwal
    • Rajnish Thakur
    • Abbas Tyrewala
  • Stars
    • Saif Ali Khan
    • Boman Irani
    • Nana Patekar
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    4.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Prawaal Raman
    • Writers
      • Atul Sabharwal
      • Rajnish Thakur
      • Abbas Tyrewala
    • Stars
      • Saif Ali Khan
      • Boman Irani
      • Nana Patekar
    • 35User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Videos1

    Darna Zaroori Hai - You Gotta Be Scared (2006) Trailer
    Trailer 1:21
    Darna Zaroori Hai - You Gotta Be Scared (2006) Trailer

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    Top cast23

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    Saif Ali Khan
    Saif Ali Khan
    • Anil Manchandani
    Boman Irani
    Boman Irani
    • Hotel owner
    Nana Patekar
    Nana Patekar
    • John Rodrigues
    Vivek Oberoi
    Vivek Oberoi
    • Amar
    Shilpa Shetty Kundra
    Shilpa Shetty Kundra
    • Gayathri
    • (as Shilpa Shetty)
    Rajpal Naurang Yadav
    Rajpal Naurang Yadav
    • Apple vendor
    • (as Rajpal Yadav)
    Sanjay Kapoor
    Sanjay Kapoor
    • Sanjay
    Sohail Khan
    Sohail Khan
    • Karan
    Antara Mali
    Antara Mali
    • Anjali
    Aftab Shivdasani
    Aftab Shivdasani
    • Purab
    Isha Koppikar
    Isha Koppikar
    • Abhilasha
    Raghubir Yadav
    Raghubir Yadav
    • Dayashankar Pandey
    • (as Raghuvir Yadav)
    Revathi
    Revathi
    • Pramila's mother
    • (as Revathy)
    Sameera Reddy
    Sameera Reddy
    • Shruti
    Sushant Singh
    Sushant Singh
    • Serial Killer
    Gaurav Kapoor
    Gaurav Kapoor
    • Romi
    Peeya Rai Chowdhary
    Peeya Rai Chowdhary
    • Mehnaaz
    Yusuf Hussain
    Yusuf Hussain
    • Purab's Father
    • Director
      • Prawaal Raman
    • Writers
      • Atul Sabharwal
      • Rajnish Thakur
      • Abbas Tyrewala
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Nana Patekar's and Vivek Oberoi story was borrowed from the popular TV show MTV Bakra hosted by Cyrus Broacha.
    • Goofs
      In the 'Stop' story, in the end Aftab Shivdasni stands in front of mirror and says 'stop' to himself. This petrifies him and later on he is always shown with his mouth open in a long smile, which can't possibly happen, because as soon as he said 'Stop', he is petrified, and after speaking 'stop' one's mouth ought to be closed with lips protruding outward, not with a mouth open in smile.
    • Connections
      Featured in Darna Zaroori Hai (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Darna Mana Hai
      Written by Lalit Marathe
      Composed by Salim Merchant and Salim Merchant
      Performed by Sunidhi Chauhan and Ninad Kamat
      Courtesy of Zee Music

    User reviews35

    Featured review
    7/10

    amazingly clever, great acting, but am I missing something?

    It's like reading a book of short stories from Agatha Christie, Sherlock Holmes, or anyone like them. 6 stories bring to you the unimaginable, the unbelievable, something between fantasy and thriller. We learn about the consequences of bad choices we make in life and they are funny at times, and shocking as well. An earlier comment mentioned that the stories are weird, but that doesn't matter, it makes the movie well worth watching!!! The only minus in it all, is the reason we get for what is happening to our 7 friends who tell us their stories. That is indeed quite weird, but maybe YOU and I didn't even notice.....someone is missing at the end of the movie.......
    • hansbearnl
    • Mar 8, 2004
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    • Release date
      • July 25, 2003 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Fright is Forbidden
    • Filming locations
      • India
    • Production companies
      • K Sera Sera
      • Varma Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $132,348
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $82,347
      • Jul 27, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,335,493
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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