Lakeer: Forbidden Lines
Seen it?2004 | 170 min | Action, Drama, Romance, Action, Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for anyone in the mood for a love story and people who like their stories at full throttle. Popcorn viewing in the best sense. Fans of Jab Tak Hai Jaan or Beast should feel right at home.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Grand in scale, at 2 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 50 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
Gangster and criminal Don, Suraj Rana, who is also known for his kindness, adopts a street urchin named Arjun, and teaches him all the tricks of the trade, so that he can succeed him, even though he has a son named Karan. Arjun and Karan grow up as brothers, and Arjun takes charge of all criminal activities after Suraj passes away. Karan has fallen in love with Bindiya, the daughter of Suraj's deceased employee, and would like her to marry him. But Bindiya is in love with Saahil, and only likes Karan. Karan now decides to take the matter into his own hands, and thereby force Arjun to take sides either for him or against him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 50K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ahmed Khan
- Sunny DeolArjun Rana
- Suniel ShettySanju
- Sohail KhanKaran Rana
- John AbrahamSaahil
- Nauheed CyrusiBindiya
- Apurva AgnihotriRony
- Vrajesh HirjeeBrij
- Hemant BirjeAnees
- Dhananjay MandrekarShetty (as Dhananjay Mandrikar)
- Razak KhanJaved