Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani

Jaani Dushman : Ek Anokhi Kahaani
Directed byRajkumar Kohli
Written byK. K. Singh (dialogues)
Screenplay by
  • Rajkumar Kohli
  • Naveena Bhandari
Story byRajinder Singh Aatish
Produced byRajkumar Kohli
Starring
Cinematography
  • Thomas A. Xavier
  • Damodar Naidu
Edited by
  • Kuku Cuckoo
  • Dilip Darak
Music byAnand Milind
Anand Raj Anand
Sandeep Chowta
Production
company
Shankar Movies
Distributed byShankar Movies
Release date
  • 16 August 2002 (2002-08-16)
Running time
171 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget 18 crore
Box office 18.56 crore

Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahaani (transl.Sworn Enemy: A Unique Story) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language Action Sci-Fi Thriller film directed and produced by Rajkumar Kohli, making it his last film as a director. The film features an ensemble cast; including Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar, Sonu Nigam, Suniel Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Arshad Warsi, Aditya Pancholi, Rambha and Sharad Kapoor, Manisha Koirala and Armaan Kohli.

The film was Armaan Kohli's comeback film where he was reintroduced with a new name Munish Kohli. Before its release, the film generated considerable hype for its innovative special effects, uncommon in the industry at the time. It also marked the first film featuring both Akshay Kumar and Sunny Deol, two major action stars of the previous decade, though they had no scenes together.

Upon its release, the film received overwhelmingly negative reviews and was a box office failure. Critics cited a poorly executed story, illogical scenes, and miscasting, notably the use of older actors as college students. Several scenes were plagiarised from Hollywood films, including The Terminator and The Matrix. The film is widely regarded as one of the worst ever made. Following its failure, director Rajkummar Kohli retired from filmmaking. The careers of actresses Rambha, Kiran Rathod, Pinky Campbell, and actor Siddharth Ray also ended with this film.

Over the years, Jaani Dushman achieved cult status in the "so bad it's good" genre due to frequent television re-runs.