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| name          = Karan Arjun
| name          = Karan Arjun
| image          = Karan Arjun.jpg
| image          = Karan Arjun.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| caption        = Film Poster
| director      = [[Rakesh Roshan]]
| director      = [[Rakesh Roshan]]
| producer      = Rakesh Roshan
| producer      = Rakesh Roshan
| writer        = [[Sachin Bhowmick]]<br/>Ravi Kapoor<br/>Anwar Khan
| writer        = [[Sachin Bhowmick]]<br />Ravi Kapoor<br />Anwar Khan
| starring      = [[Rakhee Gulzar]] <br /> [[Salman Khan]] <br> [[Shah Rukh Khan]] <br>[[Kajol]]<br>[[Mamta Kulkarni]]<br>[[Amrish Puri]]
| starring      = [[Rakhee Gulzar]] <br /> [[Salman Khan]] <br /> [[Shah Rukh Khan]] <br />[[Kajol]]<br />[[Mamta Kulkarni]]<br />[[Amrish Puri]]
| music          = [[Rajesh Roshan]]
| music          = [[Rajesh Roshan]]
| cinematography = Kaka Thakur
| cinematography = Kaka Thakur
| editing        = Sanjay Verma
| editing        = Sanjay Verma
| studio        = Film Kraft
| studio        = Film Kraft
| distributor    = Digital Entertainment (DEI)<br/>[[Eros Entertainment]]<br/>Rapid Eye Movies
| distributor    = Digital Entertainment (DEI)<br />[[Eros Entertainment]]<br />Rapid Eye Movies
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1995|01|13|}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1995|01|13|}}
| runtime        = 175 minutes
| runtime        = 175 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Hindi
| language      = Hindi
| budget        = {{INR|5.50 crores}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Karan Arjun - Movie |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3032 |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref>
| budget        = {{INR|5.50 crores}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Karan Arjun – Movie |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3032 |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref>
| gross          = {{Estimation}} {{INR|45 crores}}<ref name="boi95"/> <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->
| gross          = {{Estimation}} {{INR|45 crores}}<ref name="boi95" /> <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->
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'''''Karan Arjun''''' is a 1995 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed and produced by [[Rakesh Roshan]], starring [[Rakhee Gulzar]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Salman Khan]], [[Kajol]] and [[Mamta Kulkarni]] in lead roles, with [[Amrish Puri]] portraying the main antagonist and [[Johnny Lever]], [[Arjun (Firoz Khan)|Arjun]], [[Jack Gaud]], [[Ranjeet]] and [[Aasif Sheikh]] in supporting roles. It tells the story of the titular two brothers who seek revenge from their greedy uncle for murdering their father, but are killed by him and are reincarnated to complete the revenge.
'''''Karan Arjun''''' is a 1995 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[action film]] directed and produced by [[Rakesh Roshan]], starring [[Rakhee Gulzar]], [[Salman Khan]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Kajol]] and [[Mamta Kulkarni]] in lead roles. [[Amrish Puri]] portrays the main antagonist, while [[Johnny Lever]], [[Arjun (Firoz Khan)|Arjun]], [[Jack Gaud]], [[Ranjeet]] and [[Aasif Sheikh]] appear in supporting roles. The film revolves around the story of the two titular brothers who seek revenge from their greedy uncle for murdering their father, but are killed by him and are reincarnated to complete the revenge.


''Karan Arjun'' was theatrically released in India on 13 January 1995. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed {{INR|450 million|link=yes}}<ref name="boi95"/> ({{US$|{{#expr:640/32.418074 round 0}} million|long=no}}),<ref name="exchange95"/> emerging as a "blockbuster" and the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1995, behind ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'', which also featured Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Amrish Puri.
''Karan Arjun'' was theatrically released in India on 13 January 1995. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed {{INR|450 million|link=yes}}<ref name="boi95" /> ({{US$|{{#expr:640/32.418074 round 0}} million|long=no}}),<ref name="exchange95" /> emerging as a "blockbuster" and the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1995, behind ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'', which also featured Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Amrish Puri.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
In a village in [[Rajasthan]], Durga Singh ([[Rakhee Gulzar]]) is a poor woman raising her two beloved sons Karan ([[Salman Khan]]) and Arjun ([[Shah Rukh Khan]]). When Munshiji ([[Ashok Saraf]]) of Thakur Sangram Singh, comes to talk to Durga, Durga reveals that their father was the Thakur's son, who had married her against his father's wishes. Durjan Singh ([[Amrish Puri]]), a relative of Thakur, killed Durga's husband to prevent him or his family from inheriting the Thakur's estate.
In a village in [[Rajasthan]], Durga Singh is a poor woman raising her two beloved sons Karan and Arjun. When Munshiji of Thakur Sangram Singh, comes to talk to Durga, she tells her husband was the Thakur's son who married her against his father's wishes. Durjan Singh, a relative of Thakur killed Durga's husband to prevent him or his family from inheriting the Thakur's estate.


Durjan kills Thakur and when he learns of his plans to sign over the estate to Karan and Arjun, he brutally murders both with the help of his brothers-in-law, Nahar ([[Arjun (Firoz Khan)|Arjun]]) and Shamsher ([[Jack Gaud]]). Durga prays to Goddess Kali to bring her sons back. Miraculously, her prayers are heard and her sons are reincarnated, but are separated and grown into different families with no knowledge of their past lives – Durga is unaware of this miracle.
Durjan kills Thakur and when he learns of his plans to sign over the estate to Karan and Arjun, he brutally murders both with his brothers-in-law Nahar and Shamsher. Durga worships Goddess Kali to bring her sons back. Miraculously, her prayers are heard and the two are reincarnated, but are separated and grown into different families unaware of their past lives – Durga is unaware of this miracle.


20 years pass. Arjun is grown up as Vijay. He falls in love with the wealthy Sonia ([[Kajol]]), but doesn't know that Sonia will be married with Durjan Singh's son, Suraj ([[Aashif Sheikh]]). Meanwhile, Karan is grown up as Ajay. He is chased upon by tomboy Bindiya ([[Mamta Kulkarni]]) who loves him. He soon works for Saxena ([[Ranjeet]]), Sonia's father and Durjan's partner in his illegal arms trading business. Knowing that Sonia loves Vijay, Suraj attempts to kill him but ends up burning the farm of Vijay's Uncle. At Sonia and Suraj's engagement party, Vijay arrives and attacks Suraj. Ajay is sent to kill Vijay and the two start to fight, which is suddenly interrupted after a bolt of lightning strikes in between them. Saxena tries to shoot Vijay, but Ajay stops him whilst shouting for Arjun to run. This is something that Ajay had said to Vijay in their previous life when he was being attacked. Ajay is sent to prison while Vijay escapes. Sonia is forcibly taken to Durjan's house to marry Suraj.
=== 20 years later ===
Arjun is reincarnated as Vijay and falls in love with the wealthy Sonia Saxena; she also loves him but her wedding is fixed to Durjan's son Suraj. Meanwhile, Karan is reborn as Ajay. He is chased upon by tomboy Bindiya who loves him, and soon works for Govind—Sonia's father and Durjan's partner in his illegal arms trading business. Knowing that Sonia loves Vijay, Suraj attempts to kill him.


Vijay and his friend Linghaiyya ([[Johnny Lever]]) travel to save Sonia. Everybody in the village who sees him is stunned and calls him Arjun. He finally remembers his past life and reunites with Durga, where he gets to know about his brother Karan, who is now Ajay. Vijay saves Ajay and explains the whole situation that they were brothers named Karan and Arjun. Meanwhile, Bindiya joins them. Durjan hears about Karan and Arjun's return but refuses to believe it, so his brothers-in-law attempted to bring them before him but instead they were killed by Karan and Arjun in a similar way as they killed the two brothers.
Vijay attacks him. Ajay is sent to kill Vijay; they start to fight, that is suddenly interrupted after a bolt of lightning strikes in between them. Govind tries to shoot Vijay; Ajay stops him whilst shouting for Vijay to run. This is something that Ajay said to Vijay in their past when he was attacked. Ajay is prisoned; Vijay escapes. Sonia is forcibly taken to Durjan's house to marry Suraj.


At the village temple of Goddess Kali, rituals are held for Sonia and Suraj's wedding. Karan/Ajay and Arjun/Vijay frighten Durjan by convincing him that they are back. Soon, Saxena and Durjan have a falling out, in which Saxena tells Sonia to run away with Arjun, but it's revealed to be a trap. Karan succeeds in creating chaos, letting Arjun and Sonia escape from the trap. Arjun managed to kill Suraj in a closed-range shot, upon which Durjan kills Saxena in a fit of rage.
Vijay and his friend Linghaiyya travel to save Sonia. Everybody is stunned and calls him Arjun. He finally remembers his past life and reunites with Durga, where he gets to know about his brother Karan who is now Ajay. Vijay saves Ajay and explains the whole situation that they were brothers named Karan and Arjun. Meanwhile, Bindiya joins them.


After all his henchmen were killed, Durjan attempted to kill Karan and Arjun but instead they overpowered him and beat him up. He runs to Durga and asks for forgiveness but she declines it and orders her sons to complete their revenge by killing him. Later, Arjun marries Sonia and Karan marries Bindiya with the whole family reunited.
Durjan hears about Karan and Arjun's return but refuses to believe it. Nahar and Shamsher attempt to bring them before him but instead get killed by Ajay and Vijay in a similar way as they killed the two brothers. Karan (Ajay) and Arjun (Vijay) frighten Durjan by convincing that they're back. Govind and Durjan have a falling out, in which Govind tells Sonia to run away with Vijay, but it's actually a trap.


==Cast==
Ajay succeeds in creating chaos, letting Vijay and Sonia escape from the trap. Vijay shoots Suraj to death, and Durjan kills Govind in a fit of rage. He attempts to shoot Ajay and Vijay but instead they beat him up. He begs forgiveness from Durga but Ajay and Vijay take their revenge by killing him on her order. Later, Vijay marries Sonia, Ajay marries Bindiya and the whole family is united.
Credits adapted from [[IMDb]]
{{div col begin}}
* [[Rakhee Gulzar]] as Durga Parag Pratap Singh
*[[Salman Khan]] as Karan Singh and Ajay Singhania
*[[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Arjun Singh and Vijay Singh Sharma
* [[Kajol]] as Sonia Saxena Singh, Vijay's love-interest
* [[Mamta Kulkarni]] as Bindiya Singh, Ajay's love-interest
* [[Amrish Puri]] as Thakur Durjan Singh
* [[Johnny Lever]] as Linghaiyya
* [[Ranjeet]] as Soojam Saxena, Sonia's father
* [[Aasif Sheikh]] as Suraj Singh, Durjan's son
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Bhaktish Munshi
* [[Jack Gaud]] as Shamsher Singh
* [[Arjun (Firoz Khan)|Arjun]] as Nahar Singh
* [[Gavin Packard]] as the fighter with red pants
*[[Ila Arun]] as Rajasthani Dancer (segment Gup Chup)
*[[Kishore Bhanushali]] as Ranjesh
*[[Suresh Chatwal]] as Girdhari Singh
*Salim Khan Ding-Dong as Fight Organiser
*John Gabriel as Peter
*[[Dinesh Hingoo]] as Peston
*Raj Kishore as Jugal
*Anil Nagrath as Fight Organiser
*Ghanshyam Rohera as Ashuveer Bakshi
*Babbanlal Yadav as Manjesh
{{div col end}}


==Production==
== Cast ==
===Casting===
 
* [[Shahrukh Khan]] as Arjun Singh / Vijay
* [[Salman Khan]] as Karan Singh / Ajay
* [[Mamta Kulkarni]] as Bindiya
* [[Kajol]] as Sonia Saxena
* [[Raakhee Gulzar]] as Durga Singh
* [[Amrish Puri]] as Thakur Durjan Singh, the main antagonist
* [[Johnny Lever]] as Linghaiyya Tripuri, Vijay's best friend
* [[Ranjeet]] as Mr. Govind Saxena, Sonia's father and Durjan's crime partner
* [[Aasif Sheikh]] as Suraj Singh, Sonia's former fiancé and Durjan's son
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Badal Munshi a.k.a. Munshiji
* [[Jack Gaud]] as Shamsher Singh, Durjan's brother-in-law
* [[Arjun (Firoz Khan)|Arjun]] as Nahar Singh, Durjan's brother-in-law
* [[Gavin Packard]] as Surakwal Rishmore, the fighter with red pants
* [[Ila Arun]] in "Gup Chup" song as Sunehrika Kalwani,Rajasthani Dancer
* [[Kishore Bhanushali]] as Zakir Sahmed, Bindiya's lover
* [[Suresh Chatwal]] as Girdhari Singhania, Ajay's alcoholic father
* [[Salim Khan]] Ding-Dong as Fight Organiser
* [[John Gabriel (actor)|John Gabriel]] as Peter
* [[Dinesh Hingoo]] as Peston
* [[Raj Kishore]] as Jugal
* [[Anil Nagrath]] as Fight Organiser
* [[Ghanshyam Rohera]] as Ashu Bakshi
* [[Babbanlal Yadav]] as Deepak Shukla
 
== Production ==
=== Casting ===
[[Rakesh Roshan]] originally wanted to make the film with [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Ajay Devgn]] as the titular characters. However, both wanted to play different roles to the ones offered to them; Khan wanted to play Karan, while Devgn wanted to play Arjun. Roshan did not agree, and, as a result, both backed out of the film. Roshan's next choices for the leads were [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Salman Khan]]. While Salman agreed to do the film, Aamir could not do it. Shah Rukh then told Roshan that he wanted to do the film.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Seta|first=Fenil|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|title=25 Years Of Karan Arjun EXCLUSIVE: "Shah Rukh came back to me when he found out that Salman and Aamir Khan have shown interest" – Rakesh Roshan|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/25-years-karan-arjun-exclusive-shah-rukh-came-back-found-salman-aamir-khan-shown-interest-rakesh-roshan/|access-date=2020-07-23|website=Republic World}}</ref> Thus, the casting of the film brought together Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan for the first time onscreen, two prominent actors of that time.
[[Rakesh Roshan]] originally wanted to make the film with [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Ajay Devgn]] as the titular characters. However, both wanted to play different roles to the ones offered to them; Khan wanted to play Karan, while Devgn wanted to play Arjun. Roshan did not agree, and, as a result, both backed out of the film. Roshan's next choices for the leads were [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Salman Khan]]. While Salman agreed to do the film, Aamir could not do it. Shah Rukh then told Roshan that he wanted to do the film.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Seta|first=Fenil|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|title=25 Years Of Karan Arjun EXCLUSIVE: "Shah Rukh came back to me when he found out that Salman and Aamir Khan have shown interest" – Rakesh Roshan|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/25-years-karan-arjun-exclusive-shah-rukh-came-back-found-salman-aamir-khan-shown-interest-rakesh-roshan/|access-date=2020-07-23|website=Republic World}}</ref> Thus, the casting of the film brought together Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan for the first time onscreen, two prominent actors of that time.


[[Hrithik Roshan]] assisted his father during this film, having assisted him in his previous movies .<ref name="production2">{{cite web|title=Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan & Hrithik Roshan on the sets of Karan Arjun in 1995|url=http://www.oneshotoneplace.com/2011/09/13/shah-rukh-khansalman-khan-and-hrithik-roshan-in-1995/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102005032/http://www.oneshotoneplace.com/2011/09/13/shah-rukh-khansalman-khan-and-hrithik-roshan-in-1995/|archive-date=2 January 2012|work=One Shot One Place|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
[[Hrithik Roshan]] assisted his father during this film, having assisted him in his previous movies .<ref name="production2">{{cite web|title=Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan & Hrithik Roshan on the sets of Karan Arjun in 1995|url=http://www.oneshotoneplace.com/2011/09/13/shah-rukh-khansalman-khan-and-hrithik-roshan-in-1995/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102005032/http://www.oneshotoneplace.com/2011/09/13/shah-rukh-khansalman-khan-and-hrithik-roshan-in-1995/|archive-date=2 January 2012|work=One Shot One Place|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


===Filming===
=== Filming ===
The whole film was shot in [[Rajasthan]]. More specifically, the village which is portrayed in the film is one of the villages of [[Alwar]] District of Rajasthan, named [[Bhangarh]].<ref name="production">{{cite web|title=Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan & Hrithik Roshan on the sets of Karan Arjun in 1995|url=http://www.oneshotoneplace.com/2011/09/13/shah-rukh-khansalman-khan-and-hrithik-roshan-in-1995/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102005032/http://www.oneshotoneplace.com/2011/09/13/shah-rukh-khansalman-khan-and-hrithik-roshan-in-1995/|archive-date=2 January 2012|work=One Shot One Place|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Durga temple where Karan Arjun pray in the song is located at [[Pushkar]] near [[Ajmer]].<ref name=production/> Sariska Palace was used as Thakur Durjan Singh's house.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollylocations.com/movies/Karan-Arjun|title=Bollywood Movie Karan Arjun Shooting Location|website=www.bollylocations.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-05-25}}</ref>
The whole film was shot in [[Rajasthan]]. More specifically, the village which is portrayed in the film is one of the villages of [[Alwar]] District of Rajasthan, named [[Bhangarh]].<ref name="production2" /> The Durga temple where Karan Arjun pray in the song is located at [[Pushkar]] near [[Ajmer]].<ref name="production2" /> Sariska Palace was used as Thakur Durjan Singh's house.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollylocations.com/movies/Karan-Arjun|title=Bollywood Movie Karan Arjun Shooting Location|website=www.bollylocations.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-05-25}}</ref>
 
== Box office ==
''Karan Arjun'' was the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|second-highest-grossing Indian film of 1995]], before ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'', which also starred [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Kajol]] and [[Amrish Puri]].<ref name="boi95">{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ==|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130220613/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ==|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 January 2009|title=Box Office 1995|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref> Worldwide ''Karan Arjun'' grossed {{INR|450 million}}.<ref name="boi95" /><ref name="exchange95">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |title=32.418074 INR per USD in 1995 |access-date=3 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |archive-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Overseas, the film grossed $500,000 ({{INR|15.8 million}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=TOP OVERSEAS GROSSERS 1995|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-total-gross.php?year=1995|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=2 November 2017}}</ref>


==Box office==
== Home Media ==
''Karan Arjun'' was the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|second-highest-grossing Indian film of 1995]], before ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'', which also starred [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Kajol]] and [[Amrish Puri]].<ref name="boi95">{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ==|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130220613/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ==|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 January 2009|title=Box Office 1995|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref> Worldwide ''Karan Arjun'' grossed {{INR|450 million}}<ref name="boi95"/>.<ref name="exchange95">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |title=32.418074 INR per USD in 1995 |access-date=3 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |archive-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Overseas, the film grossed $500,000 ({{INR|15.8 million}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=TOP OVERSEAS GROSSERS 1995|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-total-gross.php?year=1995|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=2 November 2017}}</ref>
The film has also been released on VHD, VCD and DVD formats for home media. It has not seen a release on Blu-ray Disc or subsequent media formats, apart from YouTube.


==Awards==
== Awards ==
{{unreferenced section|date=January 2021}}
 
;[[Filmfare Awards]]
=== [[Filmfare Awards]] ===
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Action|Best Action]] – Bhiku Varma
{|class="wikitable"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] – Sanjay Varma
! Category || Recipient's and Winners || For || Results
* Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Movie|Best Movie]] - [[Rakesh Roshan]]
|-
* Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – Rakesh Roshan
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
* Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[Salman Khan]]
|Sanjay Varma
* Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – [[Rajesh Roshan]]
|Best Editor
* Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]] – [[Johnny Lever]]
|rowspan="2"{{won}}
* Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role]] – [[Ashok Saraf]]
|-
* Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] – [[Rakhee Gulzar|Rakhee]]  
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Action|Best Action]]
* Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Performance in a Negative Role]] – [[Amrish Puri]]
|Bhiku Varma
|Best Actions
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Movie|Best Movie]]
|[[Rakesh Roshan]]
|Best movie
|rowspan="8"{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|[[Rakesh Roshan]]
|Best film director
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Salman Khan]]
|Best Actor in lead role
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Rajesh Roshan]]
|Best music direction
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]]
|[[Johnny Lever]]
|Best actor in comic role
|-
|Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role]]
|[[Ashok Saraf]]
|Best actor in comic role
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[Rakhee Gulzar|Rakhee]]
|Best actress in supporting role
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Performance in a Negative Role]]
|[[Amrish Puri]]
|Best actor in nagative role
|-
|}


;[[Screen Awards]]
=== [[Screen Awards]] ===
* [[Screen Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – Rajesh Roshan
{|class="wikitable"
* Nominated—[[Star Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – Salman Khan
! Category || Recipient's and Winners || For || Results
|-
|[[Screen Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Rajesh Roshan]]
|Best film direction
|rowspan="2"{{won}}
|-
|[[Star Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Salman Khan]]
|Best actor in lead role
|-
|}


==Music==
== Music ==
The music and background score were composed by [[Rajesh Roshan]] and lyrics for all the songs were penned by [[Indeevar]]. The music rights were originally bought by Time Magnetics (now [[Tips Industries|Tips Music]]). Song "Bhangra Paale" remake 2020's movie [[Bhangra Paa Le]]
The music and background score were composed by [[Rajesh Roshan]] and lyrics for all the songs were penned by [[Indeevar]]. The music rights were originally bought by Time Magnetics (now [[Tips Industries|Tips Music]]). Song "Bhangra Paale" remake 2020's movie [[Bhangra Paa Le]]
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Additionally, the themes from ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day|The Terminator 2]]'' and ''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]'' were featured throughout the film, especially during fight & jail scenes.
Additionally, the themes from ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day|The Terminator 2]]'' and ''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]'' were featured throughout the film, especially during fight & jail scenes.


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0113526}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0113526}}


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Karan Arjun
Film Poster
Directed byRakesh Roshan
Produced byRakesh Roshan
Written bySachin Bhowmick
Ravi Kapoor
Anwar Khan
StarringRakhee Gulzar
Salman Khan
Shah Rukh Khan
Kajol
Mamta Kulkarni
Amrish Puri
Music byRajesh Roshan
CinematographyKaka Thakur
Edited bySanjay Verma
Production
company
Film Kraft
Distributed byDigital Entertainment (DEI)
Eros Entertainment
Rapid Eye Movies
Release date
  • 13 January 1995 (1995-01-13)
Running time
175 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹5.50 crores[1]
Box officeest. ₹45 crores[2]

Karan Arjun is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language fantasy action film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan, starring Rakhee Gulzar, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Mamta Kulkarni in lead roles. Amrish Puri portrays the main antagonist, while Johnny Lever, Arjun, Jack Gaud, Ranjeet and Aasif Sheikh appear in supporting roles. The film revolves around the story of the two titular brothers who seek revenge from their greedy uncle for murdering their father, but are killed by him and are reincarnated to complete the revenge.

Karan Arjun was theatrically released in India on 13 January 1995. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed ₹450 million[2] ($20 million),[3] emerging as a "blockbuster" and the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1995, behind Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, which also featured Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Amrish Puri.

Plot

In a village in Rajasthan, Durga Singh is a poor woman raising her two beloved sons Karan and Arjun. When Munshiji of Thakur Sangram Singh, comes to talk to Durga, she tells her husband was the Thakur's son who married her against his father's wishes. Durjan Singh, a relative of Thakur killed Durga's husband to prevent him or his family from inheriting the Thakur's estate.

Durjan kills Thakur and when he learns of his plans to sign over the estate to Karan and Arjun, he brutally murders both with his brothers-in-law Nahar and Shamsher. Durga worships Goddess Kali to bring her sons back. Miraculously, her prayers are heard and the two are reincarnated, but are separated and grown into different families unaware of their past lives – Durga is unaware of this miracle.

20 years later

Arjun is reincarnated as Vijay and falls in love with the wealthy Sonia Saxena; she also loves him but her wedding is fixed to Durjan's son Suraj. Meanwhile, Karan is reborn as Ajay. He is chased upon by tomboy Bindiya who loves him, and soon works for Govind—Sonia's father and Durjan's partner in his illegal arms trading business. Knowing that Sonia loves Vijay, Suraj attempts to kill him.

Vijay attacks him. Ajay is sent to kill Vijay; they start to fight, that is suddenly interrupted after a bolt of lightning strikes in between them. Govind tries to shoot Vijay; Ajay stops him whilst shouting for Vijay to run. This is something that Ajay said to Vijay in their past when he was attacked. Ajay is prisoned; Vijay escapes. Sonia is forcibly taken to Durjan's house to marry Suraj.

Vijay and his friend Linghaiyya travel to save Sonia. Everybody is stunned and calls him Arjun. He finally remembers his past life and reunites with Durga, where he gets to know about his brother Karan who is now Ajay. Vijay saves Ajay and explains the whole situation that they were brothers named Karan and Arjun. Meanwhile, Bindiya joins them.

Durjan hears about Karan and Arjun's return but refuses to believe it. Nahar and Shamsher attempt to bring them before him but instead get killed by Ajay and Vijay in a similar way as they killed the two brothers. Karan (Ajay) and Arjun (Vijay) frighten Durjan by convincing that they're back. Govind and Durjan have a falling out, in which Govind tells Sonia to run away with Vijay, but it's actually a trap.

Ajay succeeds in creating chaos, letting Vijay and Sonia escape from the trap. Vijay shoots Suraj to death, and Durjan kills Govind in a fit of rage. He attempts to shoot Ajay and Vijay but instead they beat him up. He begs forgiveness from Durga but Ajay and Vijay take their revenge by killing him on her order. Later, Vijay marries Sonia, Ajay marries Bindiya and the whole family is united.

Cast

Production

Casting

Rakesh Roshan originally wanted to make the film with Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn as the titular characters. However, both wanted to play different roles to the ones offered to them; Khan wanted to play Karan, while Devgn wanted to play Arjun. Roshan did not agree, and, as a result, both backed out of the film. Roshan's next choices for the leads were Aamir Khan and Salman Khan. While Salman agreed to do the film, Aamir could not do it. Shah Rukh then told Roshan that he wanted to do the film.[4] Thus, the casting of the film brought together Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan for the first time onscreen, two prominent actors of that time.

Hrithik Roshan assisted his father during this film, having assisted him in his previous movies .[5]

Filming

The whole film was shot in Rajasthan. More specifically, the village which is portrayed in the film is one of the villages of Alwar District of Rajasthan, named Bhangarh.[5] The Durga temple where Karan Arjun pray in the song is located at Pushkar near Ajmer.[5] Sariska Palace was used as Thakur Durjan Singh's house.[6]

Box office

Karan Arjun was the second-highest-grossing Indian film of 1995, before Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, which also starred Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Amrish Puri.[2] Worldwide Karan Arjun grossed ₹450 million.[2][3] Overseas, the film grossed $500,000 (₹15.8 million).[7]

Home Media

The film has also been released on VHD, VCD and DVD formats for home media. It has not seen a release on Blu-ray Disc or subsequent media formats, apart from YouTube.

Awards

Filmfare Awards

Category Recipient's and Winners For Results
Best Editing Sanjay Varma Best Editor Won
Best Action Bhiku Varma Best Actions
Best Movie Rakesh Roshan Best movie Nominated
Best Director Rakesh Roshan Best film director
Best Actor Salman Khan Best Actor in lead role
Best Music Director Rajesh Roshan Best music direction
Best Performance in a Comic Role Johnny Lever Best actor in comic role
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role Ashok Saraf Best actor in comic role
Best Supporting Actress Rakhee Best actress in supporting role
Best Performance in a Negative Role Amrish Puri Best actor in nagative role

Screen Awards

Category Recipient's and Winners For Results
Best Music Director Rajesh Roshan Best film direction Won
Best Actor Salman Khan Best actor in lead role

Music

The music and background score were composed by Rajesh Roshan and lyrics for all the songs were penned by Indeevar. The music rights were originally bought by Time Magnetics (now Tips Music). Song "Bhangra Paale" remake 2020's movie Bhangra Paa Le

Title Singer(s) Featuring Length
"Yeh Bandhan Toh" Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik Rakhee Gulzar, Salman Khan & Shah Rukh Khan 05:40
"Yeh Bandhan Toh" (2) Udit Narayan Rakhee Gulzar, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan & Mamta Kulkarni 01:38
"Bhangra Paale" Sadhana Sargam, Mohammed Aziz & Sudesh Bhosle Rakhee Gulzar, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Mamta Kulkarni & Johnny Lever 07:07
"Ek Munda" Lata Mangeshkar Salman Khan & Mamta Kulkarni 07:38
"Jai Maa Kaali" Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik & Amrish Puri Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Mamta Kulkarni, Kajol & Amrish Puri 07:07
"Gup Chup Gup Chup" For Mink Singh Alka Yagnik & Ila Arun Mamta Kulkarni & Sheela R. 06:02
"Jaati Hoon Main" Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik Shah Rukh Khan & Kajol 06:24

Additionally, the themes from The Terminator 2 and The Last of the Mohicans were featured throughout the film, especially during fight & jail scenes.

References

  1. ↑ "Karan Arjun – Movie". Box Office India. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Box Office 1995". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "32.418074 INR per USD in 1995". Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Seta, Fenil. "25 Years Of Karan Arjun EXCLUSIVE: "Shah Rukh came back to me when he found out that Salman and Aamir Khan have shown interest" – Rakesh Roshan". Republic World. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan & Hrithik Roshan on the sets of Karan Arjun in 1995". One Shot One Place. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Bollywood Movie Karan Arjun Shooting Location". www.bollylocations.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "TOP OVERSEAS GROSSERS 1995". Box Office India. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

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