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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Wajood | | name = Wajood | ||
| image = Wajood.jpg | | image = Wajood 1998 poster.jpg | ||
| director = [[N. Chandra]] | | director = [[N. Chandra]] | ||
| producer = Jayashri N. Chandra <br> [[N. Chandra]] | | producer = Jayashri N. Chandra <br /> [[N. Chandra]] | ||
| writer = [[N. Chandra]] <br> [[Kamlesh Pandey]](dialogues) | | writer = [[N. Chandra]] <br /> [[Kamlesh Pandey]](dialogues) | ||
| screenplay = | | screenplay = | ||
| story = [[N. Chandra]] | | story = [[N. Chandra]] | ||
| based_on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} --> | | based_on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} --> | ||
| narrator = | | narrator = | ||
| starring = [[Nana Patekar]] <br> [[Madhuri Dixit]] <br> [[Mukul Dev]] <br> [[Ramya Krishnan]] | | starring = [[Nana Patekar]] <br /> [[Madhuri Dixit]] <br /> [[Mukul Dev]] <br /> [[Ramya Krishnan]] | ||
| music = [[Anu Malik]] | | music = [[Anu Malik]] | ||
| cinematography = W. B. Rao | | cinematography = W. B. Rao | ||
| editing = Prashant Khedekar <br> Vinod Nayak | | editing = Prashant Khedekar <br /> Vinod Nayak | ||
| studio = | | studio = | ||
| distributor = Asian Video Wholesalers | | distributor = Asian Video Wholesalers | ||
| released = {{Film date|1998|12|11|df=y}} | | released = {{Film date|1998|12|11|df=y}} | ||
| runtime = | | runtime = 179 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/wajood-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmjg3mzm|title=Wajood|website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref> | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Hindi | | language = Hindi | ||
| budget = | | budget = | ||
| gross = Rs. 9,75,00,000<ref name=Boxoffice>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=204&catName=MTk5OA== |title=Boxoffice 1998 | | | gross = Rs. 9,75,00,000<ref name=Boxoffice>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=204&catName=MTk5OA== |title=Boxoffice 1998 |access-date=3 Jan 2012 |website=Boxofficeindia.com |archive-date=30 June 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630160047/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=204&catName=MTk5OA== |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Wajood''''' (''{{ | '''''Wajood''''' (''{{translation|Existence}}'') is a 1998 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]] directed and produced by [[N. Chandra]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Wajood|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wajood|language=en|access-date=2021-12-24}}</ref> The film features [[Nana Patekar]] and [[Madhuri Dixit]] in lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wajood (1998) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/wajood-8366|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125225830/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/wajood-8366|url-status=live|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=2021-12-24|website=Cinestaan}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Malhar | Malhar, who is born to a poor typist clerk, is a versatile artist who wins trophies in dramas but is never appreciated by his father. While writing and directing dramas in college, he meets Apoorva, a rich girl, and falls madly in love with her. When she wins the Best Actress Award, she calls upon Malhar on stage and gives all the credit to him. Malhar misunderstands this gesture as Apoorva's love for him. | ||
Meanwhile, Apoorva and Nihal | Meanwhile, Apoorva and Nihal fall in love with each other. Nihal's father, who is a wealthy bureaucrat, decides to get them married. Malhar assumes that this marriage is against Apoorva's will, and in his protest, Nihal's father accidentally gets killed, and Malhar is sent to jail. As Nihal loses his identity and status due to his father's death, Apoorva's father breaks off her engagement with Nihal. In jail, Malhar spends his days thinking of Apoorva, marrying her, having a child, and living happily with his father; all in one family. | ||
Malhar escapes from jail and then starts making quick money | Malhar escapes from jail and then starts making quick money in the wrong ways. He starts seducing rich women and then looting them. He finds an accomplice in Sofia, who helps him in these crimes. She falls madly in love with him, but he continues to love Apoorva. Nihal, a police officer now, happens to meet Apoorva, a journalist now, to solve the mystery of the "stranger murderer" in the city. The Police Commissioner is under great pressure from the local political leader and also the public to nab the culprit. He pressures Nihal to arrest Malhar within 24 hours; otherwise, he will suspend Nihal from the Police Force. On the other Hand, Malhar, who had allowed Nihal to live after his encounter with Apoorva, who clarified to Malhar, to his grave shock, that she had always loved Nihal from the Start. Malhar, realizing the consequences of his actions, tells Apoorva to come to the old theater, where they used to rehearse for One Last Play, for his old Father. On the other hand, when Sofia learns that Malhar does not love her but loves Apoorva, she is deeply disturbed and kills herself. Malhar watches her dead body in silence, then moves on to his final piece. | ||
He goes to his father, makes him type an apology to himself, which is more like a eulogy applauding him (the son). He dresses his father in good clothes, takes him to a good restaurant, and then to the theatre. There with Apoorva, he enacts a realistic play, and uses a prop gun, unknown to Apoorva, who gets scared. Malhar challenges Apoorva to smile in the face of fear, a contrast to his first challenge, where he asked her to cry. Nihal, who had gotten the location of Malhar, thanks to a tip by a waiter at the hotel, appears at this exact moment. Fearing for the life of Apoorva, he shoots and kills Malhar, traumatizing Apoorva, who was just inches away from Malhar. He then goes to the stage, unintentionally stepping on a gun, revealing the fact to both of them, and both of them bitterly cry. Apoorva closes the eyes of Malhar's dead body, which still has a smile, a sign of Malhar's final lesson to Apoorva. Malhar's father finally appears on stage, who then accepts that Malhar was really a great actor, he coaxes Malhar to wake up and go with him, a sign of denial and profound grief felt by him. | |||
The movie ends with a shot of Apoorva and Nihal sitting, crying and consoling each other at the stairs of the drama stage, while The Shadow of Malhar's head resting on his father's lap appears on the closed curtain. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Nana Patekar]] | * [[Nana Patekar]] as Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri / Col. Rathi | ||
* [[Madhuri Dixit]] | * [[Madhuri Dixit]] as Apurva Choudhury | ||
* [[Mukul Dev]] | * [[Mukul Dev]] as Nihal Joshi | ||
* [[Ramya Krishnan]] | * [[Ramya Krishnan]] as Shalini / Sofia / Amina | ||
* [[Johnny Lever]] | * [[Johnny Lever]] as Inspector Rahim Khan | ||
* Dr. Hemu Adhikari | * Dr. Hemu Adhikari as Gopaldas Raghavdas Agnihotri, Malhar's father | ||
* [[Suhas Joshi]] | * [[Suhas Joshi]] as Mrs. Abhijeet Joshi | ||
* [[Jagdeep]] | * [[Jagdeep]] as Bagh Singh | ||
* [[Kunika]] | * [[Kunika]] as Mrs. Chawla | ||
* [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] | * [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] as Kanchan (camera operator) | ||
* [[Parikshit Sahni]] | * [[Parikshit Sahni]] as Abhijeet Joshi, Nihal's father, in a special role | ||
* [[Tej Sapru]] | * [[Tej Sapru]] as Apoorva's boss | ||
* [[Shivaji Satam]] | * [[Shivaji Satam]] as Police Commissioner of Mumbai | ||
* [[Rajeev Verma]] | * [[Rajeev Verma]] as Mr. Choudhury, Apoorva's father | ||
* [[Gulzar]] | * [[Gulzar]] as himself (presenting the award) in a guest role | ||
The film also features Rajdutt, Gick Grewal, Pushpa Verma, Geeta Shankar, Rajesh Singh, Paploo, Bhargava, Dhananjay and Dilawar Khan. | The film also features Rajdutt, Gick Grewal, Pushpa Verma, Geeta Shankar, Rajesh Singh, Paploo, Bhargava, Dhananjay, and Dilawar Khan. | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
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| name = Wajood | |||
| type = [[Soundtrack album]] | |||
| artist = [[Anu Malik]] | |||
| cover = | |||
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| released = 17 August 1998 | |||
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] | |||
| length = | |||
| label = [[Saregama]] | |||
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All songs are composed by Anu Malik and penned by [[Javed Akhtar]]. | All songs are composed by Anu Malik and penned by [[Javed Akhtar]]. | ||
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[[Category:1998 films]] | [[Category:1998 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1998 Hindi-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by N. Chandra]] | [[Category:Films directed by N. Chandra]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]] | [[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]] | ||
[[Category:Indian action films]] | |||
Latest revision as of 05:16, 4 March 2026
| Wajood | |
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| Directed by | N. Chandra |
| Produced by | Jayashri N. Chandra N. Chandra |
| Written by | N. Chandra Kamlesh Pandey(dialogues) |
| Story by | N. Chandra |
| Starring | Nana Patekar Madhuri Dixit Mukul Dev Ramya Krishnan |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
| Cinematography | W. B. Rao |
| Edited by | Prashant Khedekar Vinod Nayak |
| Distributed by | Asian Video Wholesalers |
Release date |
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Running time | 179 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | Rs. 9,75,00,000[2] |
Wajood (transl. Existence) is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action film directed and produced by N. Chandra.[3] The film features Nana Patekar and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles.[4]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Malhar, who is born to a poor typist clerk, is a versatile artist who wins trophies in dramas but is never appreciated by his father. While writing and directing dramas in college, he meets Apoorva, a rich girl, and falls madly in love with her. When she wins the Best Actress Award, she calls upon Malhar on stage and gives all the credit to him. Malhar misunderstands this gesture as Apoorva's love for him.
Meanwhile, Apoorva and Nihal fall in love with each other. Nihal's father, who is a wealthy bureaucrat, decides to get them married. Malhar assumes that this marriage is against Apoorva's will, and in his protest, Nihal's father accidentally gets killed, and Malhar is sent to jail. As Nihal loses his identity and status due to his father's death, Apoorva's father breaks off her engagement with Nihal. In jail, Malhar spends his days thinking of Apoorva, marrying her, having a child, and living happily with his father; all in one family.
Malhar escapes from jail and then starts making quick money in the wrong ways. He starts seducing rich women and then looting them. He finds an accomplice in Sofia, who helps him in these crimes. She falls madly in love with him, but he continues to love Apoorva. Nihal, a police officer now, happens to meet Apoorva, a journalist now, to solve the mystery of the "stranger murderer" in the city. The Police Commissioner is under great pressure from the local political leader and also the public to nab the culprit. He pressures Nihal to arrest Malhar within 24 hours; otherwise, he will suspend Nihal from the Police Force. On the other Hand, Malhar, who had allowed Nihal to live after his encounter with Apoorva, who clarified to Malhar, to his grave shock, that she had always loved Nihal from the Start. Malhar, realizing the consequences of his actions, tells Apoorva to come to the old theater, where they used to rehearse for One Last Play, for his old Father. On the other hand, when Sofia learns that Malhar does not love her but loves Apoorva, she is deeply disturbed and kills herself. Malhar watches her dead body in silence, then moves on to his final piece.
He goes to his father, makes him type an apology to himself, which is more like a eulogy applauding him (the son). He dresses his father in good clothes, takes him to a good restaurant, and then to the theatre. There with Apoorva, he enacts a realistic play, and uses a prop gun, unknown to Apoorva, who gets scared. Malhar challenges Apoorva to smile in the face of fear, a contrast to his first challenge, where he asked her to cry. Nihal, who had gotten the location of Malhar, thanks to a tip by a waiter at the hotel, appears at this exact moment. Fearing for the life of Apoorva, he shoots and kills Malhar, traumatizing Apoorva, who was just inches away from Malhar. He then goes to the stage, unintentionally stepping on a gun, revealing the fact to both of them, and both of them bitterly cry. Apoorva closes the eyes of Malhar's dead body, which still has a smile, a sign of Malhar's final lesson to Apoorva. Malhar's father finally appears on stage, who then accepts that Malhar was really a great actor, he coaxes Malhar to wake up and go with him, a sign of denial and profound grief felt by him.
The movie ends with a shot of Apoorva and Nihal sitting, crying and consoling each other at the stairs of the drama stage, while The Shadow of Malhar's head resting on his father's lap appears on the closed curtain.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Nana Patekar as Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri / Col. Rathi
- Madhuri Dixit as Apurva Choudhury
- Mukul Dev as Nihal Joshi
- Ramya Krishnan as Shalini / Sofia / Amina
- Johnny Lever as Inspector Rahim Khan
- Dr. Hemu Adhikari as Gopaldas Raghavdas Agnihotri, Malhar's father
- Suhas Joshi as Mrs. Abhijeet Joshi
- Jagdeep as Bagh Singh
- Kunika as Mrs. Chawla
- Sanjay Mishra as Kanchan (camera operator)
- Parikshit Sahni as Abhijeet Joshi, Nihal's father, in a special role
- Tej Sapru as Apoorva's boss
- Shivaji Satam as Police Commissioner of Mumbai
- Rajeev Verma as Mr. Choudhury, Apoorva's father
- Gulzar as himself (presenting the award) in a guest role
The film also features Rajdutt, Gick Grewal, Pushpa Verma, Geeta Shankar, Rajesh Singh, Paploo, Bhargava, Dhananjay, and Dilawar Khan.
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Wajood | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 17 August 1998 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Saregama |
All songs are composed by Anu Malik and penned by Javed Akhtar.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aur Hum Tum" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
| 2 | "Kaise Bataaoon Main" | Nana Patekar |
| 3 | "Ki Tut Gayi Tadak Karke" | Sapna Awasthi, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 4 | "Main Kya Karoon" | Alka Yagnik |
| 5 | "Main Sochta Hoon Tumhaari" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
| 6 | "Sanam Tum Hum Pe Marte Ho" | Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Wajood". British Board of Film Classification.
- ↑ "Boxoffice 1998". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Wajood, retrieved 24 December 2021
- ↑ "Wajood (1998) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2021.