Ek Hasina Thi (film)
Ek Hasina Thi English There Was A Beautiful Woman is a 2004 Indian neonoir thriller film directed by Sriram Raghavan, produced by Ram Gopal Varma, and starring Urmila Matondkar and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles. The screenplay was by Sriram Raghavan and Pooja Ladha Surti. It was premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival.
After being convinced that the judge will give her a light sentence and might even set her free for cooperation, Sarika complies. But, the judge sentences her to seven years hard labour without parole. Sarika then realizes that Karan is an associate to the underworld and that he had her framed to keep police eyes away from him. This realization is soon followed by the death of her father, the ongoing ordeal of prison life and hatred towards Karan. She beats up an abusive inmate Gomati. An elder inmate Pramila Pratima Kazmi, who has contacts outside the prison, decides to help her. She receives a complete change of appearance.Sarika changes from inside and outside. ACP Malti Vaidya Seema Biswas sets out to find Sarika after she escapes from prison. She first confronts Mathur, killing him after learning Karans whereabouts. She is angered to see Karan enjoying his life with a new girl. With the news of Mathurs mysterious death, Karan becomes a suspect. Karan soon learns that Sarika has escaped but is not able to put two and two together. Sarika learns that Karan is working for a businessman Abhay Bhargava who has many illegal operations under his garb. ........
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