| Heelaiy | |
| Director: | Ahmed Mohamed Didi |
| Producer: | Aslam Rasheed |
| Screenplay: | Aminath Hussain |
| Starring: | |
| Cinematography: | Ibrahim Moosa Abdulla Jameel |
| Editing: | Ahmed Mohamed Didi |
| Music: | Imad Ismail |
| Studio: | Slam Studio |
| Country: | Maldives |
| Language: | Dhivehi |
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]
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.
Upon release, the film received positive response from the critics and audience. 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]
| 1998 | Aafathis Awards - 1997 | Best Dance | Aishath Shiranee |