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{{Infobox film
| name           = Strangers
| image          = Strangers_hindi_movie.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Aanand L. Rai]]
| producer       = [[Raj Kundra]]
| writer         = [[Himanshu Sharma]] Gaurav Sinha
| starring       = [[Jimmy Sheirgill]]<br>[[Kay Kay Menon]]<br>[[Nandana Sen]]<br>[[Sonali Kulkarni]]
| music          = Sachin Gupta
| screenplay     = [[Gaurav Sinha]]
| editing        = Sanjay Sankla
| cinematography = Manoj Gupta
| distributor     =
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2007|12|14}}
| runtime        = 100 minutes
| country        = India
| language       = Hindi
| budget         =
| gross          =
}}
'''''Strangers''''' is a 2007 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by [[Aanand L. Rai]] and starring [[Jimmy Sheirgill]], [[Kay Kay Menon]], [[Nandana Sen]], and [[Sonali Kulkarni]].<ref>[http://www.indiafm.com/movies/cast/13442/index.html Strangers : Complete Cast and Crew details<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It is an adaptation of the 1951 [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film ''[[Strangers on a Train (film)|Strangers on a Train]]'', which was based on the 1950 novel [[Strangers on a Train (novel)|''Strangers on a Train'']] by [[Patricia Highsmith]].
==Synopsis==
Rahul, a flop writer, and Sanjeev Rai, a management professional giant, are travelling in a business-class compartment of a train in [[England]] from [[Southampton]] to [[London]]. The [[claustrophobia]] of closed space and the fact that they both are [[India|Indians]] bind them, and they start chatting. The chatting gets more and more personal, and they both learn that they are not happy with their married lives. Rai is living a miserable life. After his son's death, his wife Nandini is in a state of madness. Likewise, Rahul is not respected by his wife Preity after the crash of his ambitious career as a writer. Rahul and Sanjeev Rai come to a mutual conclusion that the only way to get out of their painful lives is to kill each other's wives. But what happens actually thereafter?<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071130084846/http://in.reuters.com/article/bollywoodNews/idINIndia-30754520071129 'Strangers' – a Bollywood take on failed marriages | Entertainment | Bollywood | Reuters<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.indiafm.com/movies/preview/13442/index.html Strangers : Previews, Synopsis and Storyline<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2554974.cms Alfred Hitchcock rides an Indian train? – News-News & Gossip-Indiatimes – Movies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/8015/movie-preview-strangers-2008.html Movie Preview: Strangers (2008) – RS Bollywood Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Cast==
*[[Jimmy Sheirgill]] as "Rahul"
*[[Kay Kay Menon]] as "Sanjeev Rai"
*[[Nandana Sen]] as "Preity", wife of Rahul
*[[Sonali Kulkarni]] as "Nandini Rai", wife of Sanjeev
*[[Kitu Gidwani]] as a publisher in a guest role
*[[Natalie Hatcher]] as Frances, Preity's friend
*[[Mark Von]] as Peter, Frances's husband
==Production==
This is first film by Anand Rai as director. Earlier Anand Rai (younger brother of Ravi Rai) has worked as associate director for the 2000 [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] ''Anjaane'' directed by Ravi Rai.<ref>[http://www.chalomumbai.com/hitlist/2004/december/98620.htm Mid-Day – Bollywood news, Bollywood movies, Bollywood actress & lot more<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.mid-day.com/hitlist/2007/july/161029.htm Mid-Day – Bollywood news, Bollywood movies, Bollywood actress & lot more<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The English translation of the Hindi word "anjaane" is "strangers".
== Soundtrack ==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Baat Kehne Ko
| length1 = 6:24
| lyrics1 =
| extra1 = Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam
| title2 = Farishta Nahin Main
| length2 = 3:04
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = Band Black
| title3 = Farishta Nahin Main - Remix
| length3 = 3:46
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = Band Black
| title4 = Jaane Ke Kaisi Raahon Mein
| length4 = 5:55
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = Lata Mangeshkar, Vinay Tiwari
| title5 = Khwabon Ki Ek
| length5 = 4:19
| lyrics5 =
| extra5 = Vinay Tiwari
| title6 = Main Tera Aks Hoon
| length6 = 5:12
| lyrics6 =
| extra6 = Vinay Tiwari
| title7 = Strangers Yaad Aa Gayi
| length7 = 4:43
| lyrics7 =
| extra7 = Romy B
| title8 = Sulgi Hui Saansein Meri
| length8 = 7:17
| lyrics8 =
| extra8 = Sunidhi Chauhan
| title9 = Yaad Aaye Woh Din
| length9 = 4:03
| lyrics9 =
| extra9 = Band Nine
}}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0882967|Strangers}}
*[https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/14strangers.htm ''Rediff'' review]
*[https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/strangers/critic-review/strangers-movie-review/ ''Bollywood Hungama'' review]
{{Films by Aanand L. Rai}}
[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2007 psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:Films based on American novels]]
[[Category:Films based on works by Patricia Highsmith]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
[[Category:2007 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Aanand L. Rai]]