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KISMAT (12A) 143 mins Director: Guddu Dhanoa Cast: Bobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra, Mohan Joshi, Raj Babbar, Ashish Vidyrathi and Kabir Bedi Music: Anand Raaj Anand Lyrics: Dev Kohli UK Release 20 February 2004

Time Magnetics (India) Pvt. Ltd. return with another masala action movie after last year's 'The Hero'. This time it is the return of 'chota bhai' Bobby Deol to play the lead role in this Guddu Dhanoa directed flick. Although Bobby Deol had a barren year in 2003, 2004 will see him in at least half a dozen films starting with 'Kismat - Vicious Trap of Fate'. Priyanka Chopra gets to play the sole heroine for the first time in this film (she shared screen with Preity Zinta in 'The Hero', Lara Dutta in 'Andaaz' and Sameera Reddy in 'Plan'). The ombination of Anand Raj Anand and Dev Kohli handle the music department.

The story revolves around an orphan Tony (Bobby Deol) who has grown up on the streets after he was abandoned by his uncle and aunt in the city. To survive in the concrete jungle, Tony learned to live by his wits and courage. From petty theft to loan recovery, Tony did everything for a price.

After earning a handsome packet in a bout where he has to risk his life, Tony goes to a musical show. He enchanted by the singer Sapna (Priyanka Chopra) – a dream come true for Tony. He falls in love with Sapna and he starts chasing his dream without realizing what an impossibility it is. Tony is a roadside hoodlum while Sapna is a rising star in show business and comes from a respectable family. It is Sapna who does not want to hurt him and she tries to make him face reality.

She takes him to meet Mr. Arjun Bhatia with whom her parents has fixed her marriage. Both families are preparing for the wedding. Tony is heart-broken but not ready to give up on his dream. He thinks he just need to match up in status to ask for Sapna's hand from her family. For that, only money is required and he is ready to do anything to earn it. Tony gets an offer, through his regular underworld agent, to coerce a government officer into signing some papers. The money is good and the work is easy. Tony doesn't ask a second question. He goes straight to the Drug and Food Administrator Dr. Khurana's office and threatens to kill his family members if Khurana does not sign on the dotted line.

Little does he know that Dr. Khurana is Sapna's father and that his signature will allow the corrupt businessman Raj Mallya to release his dangerous drugs on the market. The drugs that eventually kill hundreds of innocent children; get Dr. Khurana convicted for life and the family ostracized from the society.

Tony realises that he has ruined his own dream. It was because of him that Sapna's father is behind the bars, which in turn has led to her mother's suicide. He wants to undo whatever he has done unknowingly. Shattered and traumatized, Sapna has become emotionally dependent on Tony. She has started returning his love so it was doubly difficult for Tony to accept his guilt. Yet he does and and sets out to find out who is behind the drugs.

Raj Mallya, the corporate kingpin, learns that Tony is searching for facts. He orders his men to kill him. Tony realises that until and unless he gets to his enemy first, they will not let him and Sapna live their lives. He also has to get a confession out of Raj Mallya in order to prove Sapna's father innocence. How will he do that? Mustering up all his courage and ingenuity, street-smart Tony gets into the battle to save his love and life. But what has fate in store for him? Does his Kismat lend him a helping hand?