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{{About|1995 Hindi film|other uses|Raja (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Raja
| image = Raja (1995 film) poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional Poster
| director = [[Indra Kumar]]
| producer = Indra Kumar Ashok Thakeria
| writer = Tanveer Khan (dialogues)
| screenplay = Rajeev. Kaul Praful Parekh
| story = Naushir Khatau (story advisor)
| narrator =
| starring = [[Sanjay Kapoor]] [[Madhuri Dixit]] [[Mukesh Khanna]] [[Paresh Rawal]] [[Himani Shivpuri]]
| music = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]
| cinematography = [[Baba Azmi]]
| editing = Hussain A. Burmawala
| studio = Maruti International
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1995|06|2|India}}
| runtime = 168 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
{{Estimation}}{{INR}}4.25 crore<ref name="boxo_Raja">{{Cite web | title = Raja - Movie - Box Office India | work = boxofficeindia.com | access-date = 2016-05-11 | url = http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3033 }}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}34.68 crore<ref name="boxo_Raja">{{Cite web | title = Raja - Movie - Box Office India | work = boxofficeindia.com | access-date = 2016-05-11 | url = http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3033 }}</ref>
}}

'''''Raja''''' ({{Translation}} King) is a 1995 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Action film|action]] [[Romance film|romantic drama]] film directed and co-produced by [[Indra Kumar]] and starring [[Sanjay Kapoor]] and [[Madhuri Dixit]]. [[Paresh Rawal]], [[Mukesh Khanna]], [[Dalip Tahil]], [[Rita Bhaduri]] and [[Himani Shivpuri]] appear in supporting roles. The film was released on 23 June 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ==|title=Box Office 1995|publisher=box office. india|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017072458/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ%3D%3D|archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref>

The success of the film was attributed to Dixit for her performance, earning her the [[Screen Award for Best Actress]]. The film received eleven nominations at the [[41st Filmfare Awards]], including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Kumar), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Dixit), [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Rawal) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Bhaduri).

== Synopsis ==
Rana Mahendra Pratap is a businessman and Vishwa is his brother. They are good friends with Brijnath (Birju), who is initially rich but loses all his wealth in a fire in his factory

Rana and Vishwa initially propose the marriage of Rana's younger sister Madhu and Birju's younger brother Raja (both are young; their brothers are adults). They break the marriage off.

Shocked and saddened at the rejection, Birju is mad and electrocuted by accident. Raja stays in the city outskirts with Madhu taking care of him by doing petty jobs.

===13 years later===

Madhu mistakenly kisses and falls in love with Raja. After Raja reveals they saw them in their childhood, their love deepens. Rana and Vishwa soon find out and are determined to keep Madhu away from Raja.

They continually humiliate and insult Raja. Eventually, Rana pretends to accept Raja into the family. When Raja leaves for a few days, Rana invites Birju to stay at the Garewal mansion.

While he is there, they have one of their assistants dress up like Birju and break into Madhu's room at night and pretend to attempt to rape her. She duly screams that Birju is trying to rape her.

The assistant quickly escapes; the room is only dimly lit before Madhu can see his face. Rana and Vishwa call mental hospital and force Birju into it. Raja is forced to choose between believing Madhu's and Birju's words.

He chooses to believe Birju's protestations of innocence and breaks up with Madhu. However, he still deeply loves her. It is now up to him to dig for truth and figure out what happened to Madhu on that fateful night.

Raja gets hold of the assistant who dressed up as Birju and extracts a confession from him. In the process, he is critically injured in an accent. Birju begs Madhu to save him, but she insults him.

Rana's wife Sumitra tells the truth to Madhu who is so shocked that her own brothers set up her rape that she leaves them and is on the verge of going to Raja. Rana realises his mistake and begs forgiveness.

But Vishwa doesn't accept and attacks Madhu and Rana. Raja comes and saves everyone. He marries Madhu in front of everybody. Vishwa begs for forgiveness. Raja and Madhu forgive all only if they bless their marriage.

== Cast ==
* [[Sanjay Kapoor]] as Raja Patangwala
* [[Madhuri Dixit]] as Madhu Garewal Patangwala, Raja's wife
* [[Paresh Rawal]] as Brijnath "Birju" Patangwala, Raja's elder brother
* [[Mukesh Khanna]] as Rana Mahendra Pratap Garewal, Madhu's brother
* [[Dalip Tahil]] as Vishwa Garewal, Madhu's brother
* [[Rita Bhaduri]] as Sumitra Garewal, Madhu's sister in law
* [[Tiku Talsania]] as Neta
* [[Himani Shivpuri]] as Kaki
* [[Dinesh Hingoo]] as Rongala
* [[Veeru Krishnan]] as neighbour
* [[Mushtaq Khan]] as Banwarilal Sanyal
* [[Adi Irani]]

== Awards and nominations ==

===[[Filmfare Awards]]===
{|class="wikitable"
! Category || Recipient's & Winner || for || Results
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|[[Indra Kumar]]
|Best Movie
|rowspan="7"{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|[[Indra Kumar]]
|Best Direction
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Madhuri Dixit]]
|Best actress in lead role
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Paresh Rawal]]
|Best actor in supporting role
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[Rita Bhaduri]]
|Best actress in supporting role
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Nadeem-Shravan]]
|Best music direction
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Alka Yagnik]]
|"Akhiyaan Milaun Kabhi"
|-
|}

===[[Screen Awards]]===
{|class=wikitable
! Category || Recipient's & Winner || for || Results
|-
|[[Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Madhuri Dixit]]
|Best actress in lead role
|rowspan="2"{{won}}
|-
|[[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Paresh Rawal]]
|Best actor in supporting role
|-
|}

== Soundtrack ==

The songs were composed by [[Nadeem-Shravan]], while the lyrics were penned by [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]]. The album went on to become the second most sold Bollywood album of 1995.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raja second most sold music album of 1995|url=http://www.naachgaana.com/2011/05/27/top-music-sales-in-bollywood-last-60-years/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528015422/http://www.naachgaana.com/2011/05/27/top-music-sales-in-bollywood-last-60-years/|archive-date=28 May 2011}}</ref> Nadeem-Shravan, for this album also received the Special Award London (UK).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadeem%E2%80%93Shravan}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2021}}
The song "Nazrein Mili Dil Dhadka" was inspired from Sealed with a kiss Brian Hyland version copied from the soundtrack of the 1961 Rock Hudson movie, ''Come September''. And the same tune was in 1967 film Humraaz

{| class="wikitable "
|-
! Track # !! Title !! Singer(s)!! Length
|-
| 1 || "Phool Mangoo Naa Bahaar" || [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]] || 05:21
|-
| 2 || "Akhiyaan Milaoon Kabhi" || Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik || 06:16
|-
| 3 || "Kisi Din Banoongi Main Raja" || Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik || 07:20
|-
| 4 || "Nazrein Mili Dil Dhadka" || Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik || 05:32
|-
| 5 || "Ja Sajna Tujhko Bhula" || Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik || 06:15
|-
| 6 || "Tumne Agar Pyar Se Dekha" || Alka Yagnik || 05:43
|-
| 7 || "Tumne Agar Pyar Se Dekha" || Udit Narayan || 05:43
|-
| 8 || "Aankh Teri Chhalke To" || Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik || 07:10
|-
| 9 || "Aankh Milate Darr Lagta" || Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik || 07:20
|-
| 10 || "Wada Jo Kiya" || [[Roop Kumar Rathod]] || 02:10
|-
| 11 || "Chot Lage Tujhko" || Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik || 05:00

|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0114230|title=Raja}}

{{Films directed by Indra Kumar}}

[[Category:1995 films]]
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Indra Kumar]]
[[Category:Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan]]

Raja (1995 film) - Revision history

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