Heelaiy
Official film poster
Directed byAhmed Mohamed Didi
Screenplay byAminath Hussain
Produced byAslam Rasheed
Starring
CinematographyIbrahim Moosa
Abdulla Jameel
Edited byAhmed Mohamed Didi
Music byImad Ismail
Production
company
Slam Studio
Release date
  • 1997 (1997)
CountryMaldives
LanguageDhivehi

Heelaiy is a 1997 Maldivian crime thriller film directed by Ahmed Mohamed Didi. Produced by Aslam Rasheed under Slam Studio, the film stars Reeko Moosa Manik and Aishath Shiranee in lead roles.[1][2] It is an unofficial remake of Abbas–Mustan's Bollywood film Baazigar (1993) starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Dalip Tahil in the pivotal roles which was loosely based on Ira Levin's 1953 novel A Kiss Before Dying and its 1991 film adaptation of the same name.[3][4]

Premise

Shah Naseer (Reeko Moosa Manik) is an intellectual young man determined to avenge his father's death caused by Afeef (Mohamed Waheed), a wealthy businessman. Shah begins a romantic relationship with Afeef's eldest daughter, Aishath Naazleen (Aishath Shiranee). She decides to marry him on the sly since she is terrified of her father's anger. Soon after, she is mysteriously murdered by Shah and her death becomes ruled as a suicide. Shah meets Naazleen's twin sister, Naazneen (Aishath Shiranee) who disregards police report of her sister's suicide and tries on her own to trace the murderer. It is later discovered that Naazleen's friend, Jameela and her secret lover, Amir, own up to Naazleen's death and commit suicide. Convinced that her sister's murderer is no more, Naazneen moves ahead with her life with Shah only to find out that Naazleen's killer is alive.

Cast

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Balaanee Heekuraanee Hey?"Ahmed Mohamed Didi 
2."Aadhey Magey Jaan"Umar Zahir, Mariyam Waheedha 
3."Ey Aadhey Aadhey Dhekilan"Imaadh Ismail, Sofa Thaufeeq 
4."Dhekeyshavanee Emmen Mibimugaa"Ahmed Mohamed Didi 

Response

Upon release, the film received positive response from the critics and audience.[5] In an article published by Ahmed Adhushan of Mihaaru, he wrote: "an exact replica of its original, the film tried to incorporate almost all the elements of Baazigar except the fact that Shirani played the dual roles performed by Kajol and Shilpa Shetty.[5]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
1998 Aafathis Awards - 1997 Best Dance Aishath Shiranee Won

References

  1. "National Award of Recognition 2009 – Chilhiya Moosa Manik". Presidency Maldives (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. Nadheem, Ahmed (16 February 2012). "Top 10 Actors in Maldives". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. M.K. Raghavendra (15 December 2014). Seduced by the Familiar: Narration and Meaning in Indian Popular Cinema. OUP India. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-19-908798-3.
  4. "Fan trailer tonight: 5 times Shah Rukh Khan wowed us with his 'dark side'". Daily News & Analysis. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  5. 1 2 Adhushan, Ahmed (5 May 2020). "A list of local copy films". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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