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Agyaat
Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by	Ronnie Screwvala, Ram Gopal Varma
Written by	Nilesh Girkar, Puneet Gandhi
Starring	Nitin Kumar Reddy Priyanka Kothari Gautam Rode
Music by	Imran Bapi Tutul
Cinematography	Surjodeep Ghosh
Editing by	Nipun Gupta
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release date(s)	7 August 2009
Running time	130 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Agyaat (Hindi: अज्ञात) is a Bollywood horror film by Ram Gopal Varma starring Nitin Kumar Reddy, Gautam Rode, and Priyanka Kothari.^[1][2] The film was released on August 7, 2009.^[3]

Plot

A film unit goes for a shoot in a forest. While waiting for a replacement part, they venture even deeper into the forest where they get lost and begin to die at the hands of something unknown. The movie is loosely based on 1987 Hollywood movie, Predator.

Cast

• Nitin Kumar Reddy - Sujal
• Gautam Rode - Sharman
• Priyanka Kothari - Aasha
• Ravi Kale - Rakka
• Ishrat Ali - Moorthy
• Harvey Rosemeyer - Jj
• Kali Prasad Mukherjee - Shakky
• Rasika Duggal - Sameera
• Joy Fernandes - Setu
• Ishteyak - Laxman

Music

Reception

Upon release, the film has met with mixed reviews. Mihir Fadnavis of India.com, who gave the film 1 and a half star out of 5, noted that "There's no way Agyaat isn't a major career embarrassment for director Ram Gopal Varma, and a possible career stopper for Nisha Kothari."

Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave 2/5 (Average) for director Ramgopal Varma's Agyaat; Masand states "At a time when special effects and digital tricks can be used to create just about anything, here's a reminder that what really scares us is the stuff we can't see".

Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India gave 2/5. Subhash K Jha (IBOS) gave 2.5/5.

Taran Adarsh gave this movie a rating of 3/5 saying"Ramgopal Varma thinks differently. This time too, the maverick film-maker defies the stereotype and takes to the dense forests of Sri Lanka to meet an 'unknown' force" and explains further"But let's clear the misconception at the very start. Agyaat is no supernatural thriller (like Phoonk) or a horror fest (like Bhoot). This one's more of an adventure thriller that doesn't scare you at all, but makes you a participant in a pulse-pounding journey" ^[4]

References

1. ^ "Ramu’s Agyaat". Keralaonline. http://keralaonline.com/entertainment/ramus-agyaat_32131.html. Retrieved 2009-04-19.  
2. ^ "My next film is a biography called ‘Rakta Charitra’: RGV". Indian Express. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/my-next-film-is-a-biography-called-rakta-charitra-rgv/446810/. Retrieved 2009-04-19.  
3. ^ Bollywood Hungama
4. ^ [1]

External links

• Official website
• Agyaat at the Internet Movie Database