Rajkumar Kohli's 'Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani' is a film sans 'kahani'
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In this episode of the Movie Police, our hosts Sampada Sharma and Rohan Naahar discuss the 2002 supernatural action thriller film “Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani” which was directed by Rajkumar Kohli and features stars like Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Sunny Deol, Arman Kohli, Manisha Koirala etc. Our hosts talk about how, despite recruiting the biggest names in the industry, the film failed to make any sense and is now viewed as a “cringe-watch” and how issues like rape, violence, and suicide are being normalized in the name of “cringe”.
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