We have an intelligent and rich bachelor, Remo, an aspiring entrepreneur. He has complete world with no women in it. Thanks to his mischievous friend Siddarth that he meets Siddarth's chat friend, and soon falls in love with her.They soon marry and their world is full of happiness, until Sunny comes in the picture, as the lover of Sophie, from her past. Along with him comes the dilemma of choosing love of Sunny over comfort given by her spouse Remo. A diabolical plan is hatched between Sunny and Sophie to kill Remo by natural means, by just threatening him by fake bullets, so that he dies in an asthmatic attack, so that no suspicion is raised. And Remo is killed by Sunny, not by asthma, but by the gun. The bullets were real, indeed. Are there any other meanings behind the scenes more dark than this?
Acting
Sharman Joshi's unhinged best friend energy steals every scene.
Direction
Anurag Singh crafts genuine tension from pure pulp material.
Costume
Peak 2007 Y2K fashion disasters as character psychology.
Director
Anurag Singh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Raqeeb arrived during Bollywood's brief obsession with slick urban thrillers targeting multiplex audiences—despite the 3.0 rating, it exemplifies that experimental 2007 moment when studios chased 'cool' over family formulas.
Anurag Singh would later direct the blockbuster Punjab 1984 and Kesari—this early noir shows his range before he became synonymous with patriotic epics. The cast's collective career trajectory makes this a fascinating time capsule.
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