Hate Story

"Love Killed Her Soul, Her Body Seeks Revenge..."

2012 2h 20m HI

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5.2

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★5.2TMDB · 46

DramaThriller

Synopsis

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Journalist Kavya Krishna loves tycoon Siddharth - who uses and abuses her. How far will Kavya go to get revenge?

“Love Killed Her Soul, Her Body Seeks Revenge...”

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Cast

Nikhil Dwivedi
Vicky
Gulshan Devaiah
Siddharth Dhanrajgir
Paoli Dam
Kaavya Krishna
Saurabh Dubey
Kumar Dhanrajgir
Bhairavi Goswami
Sheila
Iravati Harshe
Archana
Mohan Kapur
Minister
Joy Sengupta
Rajdev Singh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vivek Agnihotri
Writers: Vivek Agnihotri, Vivek Agnihotri, Vikram Bhatt
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Hate Story Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, shot by Attar Singh Saini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harshit Saxena. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Satyajeet Gazmer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Nikhil Dwivedi and Gulshan Devaiah and Paoli Dam carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vivek Agnihotri directs. Attar Singh Saini behind the camera. Harshit Saxena scores. Satyajeet Gazmer cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Part of the "Hate Story Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, shot by Attar Singh Saini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Harshit Saxena. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Satyajeet Gazmer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nikhil Dwivedi and Gulshan Devaiah and Paoli Dam carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Love Killed Her Soul, Her Body Seeks Revenge...".
10IMDB entry: tt2309987 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Attar Singh Saini
Original score: Harshit Saxena
Editing: Satyajeet Gazmer
Sound: Satyajeet Gazmer
Stunt coordinator: Abbas Ali Moghul
Runtime: 140 min · 2h 20m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,300,000
Box office: $2,300,000
Return: 177% of budget
Original language: HI
Certification (US): A
IMDB: Hate Story (2012)

Part of

Hate Story Collection

Hate Story is a series of Indian erotic thriller films, produced by Vikram Bhatt and Bhushan Kumar under the banner BVG Films and T-Series. The first film was released in 2012 and was directed by Vivek Agnihotri. Vishal Pandya has directed all of the sequels. Hate Story 3, till date, is the most financially successful film in the franchise.