A stranger. A taxi driver. A bar girl. A night of love and death.|Jul. 21, 2006|India|122 Min.|Not Rated
Genre: Bollywood;Crime;Drama;Thriller
Description: The Killer (2006) – Plot Summary:
The narrative revolves around a serial killer who manipulates unsuspecting taxi drivers to execute his deadly plans. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in India is alerted to a cab driver in Malaysia who has swiftly killed multiple individuals before crashing his taxi, ultimately taking his own life. This gruesome pattern repeats in Hong Kong, where another taxi driver also ends up killing a number of people, followed by his own demise.
In Dubai, we meet taxi driver Nikhil Joshi, portrayed by Emraan Hashmi. Nikhil, an Indian striving for a better life, is deeply in love with a cabaret dancer named Rhea. Their affection for one another leads Nikhil to go to great lengths to make her happy. However, his life takes a dark turn when a handsome businessman named Vikram, played by Irrfan Khan, hires his cab one fateful night.
Nikhil soon realizes that Vikram has a nefarious agenda. Vikram takes Nikhil hostage as part of a plot to eliminate key witnesses against the notorious don Jabbar, who risks being deported to India on serious charges. As Nikhil is forced to witness a series of murders, his aspirations and dreams begin to dissolve. Despite his desperate pleas to Vikram for mercy and a different taxi, he is met with refusal.
Faced with the threat of losing everything he has cherished, Nikhil finally decides to seize control of his fate. He stops merely dreaming and starts taking decisive action as he attempts to outsmart the deadly assassin.
Cast director: Hasnain Hyderabadwala
Cast actor: Emraan Hashmi, Priyanka Kothari, Irrfan Khan, Bharti Achrekar, Zakir Hussain, Avtar Gill, Sanjay Batra, Prithvi Zutshi, Anupam Bhattacharya
Original name: The Killer