2011 Indian black comedy directed by Vishal Bhardwaj
7 Khoon Maaf
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Vishal Bhardwaj
Screenplay by
Matthew Robbins Vishal Bhardwaj
Based on
"Susanna's Seven Husbands" by Ruskin Bond
Produced by
Ronnie Screwvala Vishal Bhardwaj
Starring
Priyanka Chopra
Narrated by
Vivaan Shah
Cinematography
Ranjan Palit
Edited by
A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by
Vishal Bhardwaj
Production companies
UTV Spotboy VB Pictures
Distributed by
UTV Motion Pictures
Release date
18 February 2011 (2011-02-18)
Running time
147 minutes[1]
Country
India
Language
Hindi
Budget
₹15 crore (US$1.9 million)[2]
Box office
₹33 crore (US$4.1 million)[3]
7 Khoon Maaf (transl. 7 Murders Forgiven; read as "Saat Khoon Maaf"), released internationally as Seven Sins Forgiven, is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film[4] directed, co-written and co-produced by Vishal Bhardwaj. The film stars Priyanka Chopra in the lead role, with Vivaan Shah, John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Irrfan Khan, Alexander Dyachenko, Annu Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah and Usha Uthup in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a femme fatale, Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, an Anglo-Indian woman who causes six deaths in an unending quest for love. She was a real woman and lived in Bengal. Her grave is situated in Chuchura , district town of Hooghly.
7 Khoon Maaf is an adaptation of the short story "Susanna's Seven Husbands" by Ruskin Bond. After Bhardwaj saw the possibility of a script in the short story, he requested Bond to develop the story for a film adaptation. Bond expanded his 4-page short story into an 80-page novella, and later Bhardwaj co-wrote the script with Matthew Robbins. The film's musical score was composed by Bhardwaj, and Gulzar wrote the lyrics. Principal photography started in Kashmir before moving to Coorg, where extensive filming was done.
7 Khoon Maaf released on 18 February 2011 to widespread critical acclaim, with major praise directed towards Chopra's performance.[5][6] The film earned ₹33 crore (US$4.1 million) for its box-office run and television-music-home-video rights against a production budget of ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million). It premiered at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, receiving several accolades at award ceremonies across India.
At the 57th Filmfare Awards, 7 Khoon Maaf received 4 nominations, and won 2 awards – Best Actress (Critics) (Chopra) and Best Female Playback Singer (Usha Uthup and Rekha Bhardwaj for "Darling").
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