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{{short description|1992 Indian film directed by Aziz Mirza}} | |||
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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Raju Ban Gaya | | name = Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman | ||
| image = Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman.jpg | | image = Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = Theatrical release poster | ||
| | | director = [[Aziz Mirza]] | ||
| | | producer = [[G. P. Sippy]]<br/>[[Vivek Vaswani]] (co-producer) | ||
| starring = [[Shah Rukh Khan]]<br/>[[ | | writer = Manoj Lalwani | ||
| music = [[ | | starring = [[Shah Rukh Khan]]<br/>[[Amrita Singh]]<br/>[[Juhi Chawla]]<br />[[Nana Patekar]] | ||
| editing = Javed Sayyed | | music = [[Jatin–Lalit]] | ||
| cinematography = Binod Pradhan | | editing = Javed Sayyed | ||
| cinematography = [[Binod Pradhan]] | |||
| studio = Sippy Films | |||
| | | released = {{film date|df=y|1992|11|13}} | ||
| released = {{film date|df=y|1992|11|13}} | | runtime = 152 minutes | ||
| | | country = India | ||
| | | language = Hindi | ||
| | | budget = | ||
| gross = {{INR|3.44 [[crore]]|link=yes}} (India) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman''''' ({{ | '''''Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman''''' ({{translation|Raju became a Gentleman}}) is a 1992 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic comedy]]-[[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Aziz Mirza]] starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Amrita Singh]], [[Juhi Chawla]] and [[Nana Patekar]]. Khan plays Raju, a young Diploma Holder in Civil Engineering from [[Darjeeling]] who comes to [[Mumbai|Bombay]] hoping to become a successful engineer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Happy birthday, Shahrukh Khan: His 5 most iconic roles of all times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/entertainment/happy-birthday-shahrukh-khan-his-5-most-iconic-roles-of-all-times/photo2-ML4wlBBnSbVOYjab4pXT3K.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807212049/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/entertainment/happy-birthday-shahrukh-khan-his-5-most-iconic-roles-of-all-times/photo2-ML4wlBBnSbVOYjab4pXT3K.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 August 2016|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=7 May 2016|date=11 November 2014}}</ref> The film emerged as a commercial success. The movie plot is loosely inspired by the 1987 movie ''[[The Secret of My Success (1987 film)|The Secret of My Success]]'', ''[[Shree 420]]'' (1955)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman movie plot |url=https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/raju-ban-gaya-gentleman-movie-108742}}</ref> and ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]'' (1959).{{cn|date=February 2026}} | ||
At the [[38th Filmfare Awards]], ''Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman'' won [[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] (Mirza and Lalwani), in addition to a [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] nomination for Patekar. | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Raj Mathur | Raj Mathur is a young diploma holder in civil engineering from Darjeeling who comes to Bombay with only one ambition — to become a big engineer. In Bombay, he arrives in a lower-middle-class locality in search of a distant relative, only to discover the relative has left years ago. He spends the night at a temple, where he meets a philosophical streetside performer Jai, who becomes a close friend and gives him a place to stay. | ||
With no connections and no experience, he finds it hard to get a job in the city until a beautiful girl Renu | With no connections and no experience, he finds it hard to get a job in the city until a beautiful girl Renu, finds him a job as a trainee with the construction company where she works as a secretary to Chabbria. They eventually fall in love with each other. | ||
As he becomes successful he gets the attention of Chhabria's daughter Sapna | As he becomes successful, he gets the attention of Chhabria's daughter Sapna. They spend more and more time together and he soon gets caught up in the rich and glamorous lifestyle. Sapna has fallen in love with Raju, but when she finds out that he loves Renu, she is heartbroken. | ||
In the meantime, Raju's enemies are conspiring against him and they collapse a bridge which was under Raju's supervision. He gets the blame and soon realizes that the glamorous world of the rich is not what he wants. In the end, Raju decides to leave. Most people were asking Jai when Raju would come back. Jai told them when | In the meantime, Raju's enemies are conspiring against him, and they collapse a bridge which was under Raju's supervision. He gets the blame and soon realizes that the glamorous world of the rich is not what he wants. In the end, Raju decides to leave. Most people were asking Jai when Raju would come back. Jai told them when Raju turns his head around and looks at Renu, he will have no choice but to come back. Just a second later, Jai says "Palat" (meaning turn) then Raju turns and looks at Renu. He and Renu are finally reunited. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[ | *[[Nana Patekar]] as Jai | ||
* [[ | *[[Shahrukh Khan]] as Raju "Raj" Mathur | ||
* [[ | *[[Amrita Singh]] as Sapna L. Chhabria, Lalkishan's daughter. | ||
* [[ | *[[Juhi Chawla]] as Renu Singh | ||
* [[ | *[[Navin Nischol]] as Lalkishan Chhabria, Sapna's father. | ||
* Sameer Chitre as Deepak Malhotra | *Sameer Chitre as Deepak Malhotra | ||
* [[Achyut Potdar]] as | *[[Achyut Potdar]] as Joshi | ||
* [[Neeraj Vora]] as Abdul | *[[Neeraj Vora]] as Abdul | ||
*[[Ajit Vachani]] as Malhotra | |||
*[[Anjan Srivastav]] as Saxena | |||
*[[Amrit Patel]] as Gullu Dada | |||
*[[Lalit Tiwari]] as Rafique | |||
*[[Vivek Vaswani]] as Lovechand Kukreja | |||
*[[Ravi Patwardhan]] as Prosecuting Lawyer | |||
*[[Pramod Moutho]] | |||
== Soundtrack == | == Soundtrack == | ||
The entire composition and background score was composed by [[Jatin Lalit | The entire composition and background score was composed by [[Jatin–Lalit]]<ref>{{Citation |title=Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman by Jatin-Lalit on Apple Music |date=1992-11-13 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/raju-ban-gaya-gentleman/1536820044 |access-date=2026-03-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>. Audio is available on [[Tips Music Films]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman – Music – Tips |url=https://tipsfilms.in/album-details/Raju-Ban-Gaya-Gentleman/ |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=Tips Industries Limited |language=en-US}}</ref>. The music of this album was a hit with songs like "Loveria Hua", "Dil Hai Mera Deewana" and "Seene Mein Dil Hai". The film's [[soundtrack album]] sold 1.8 million units in India, making it the eleventh top-selling [[Bollywood music]] album of 1992. Most of the songs are sung by [[Kumar Sanu]], along with [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Sudesh Bhonsle]], [[Sadhana Sargam]] and [[Jolly Mukherjee]]. | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" | ||
! # !! Title !! Singer(s) | ! # !! Title !! Singer(s) || Lyricist | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| "Kya Hua" | | "Kya Hua-Loveria Hua" | ||
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Jolly Mukherjee]], [[Alka Yagnik]] | | [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Jolly Mukherjee]], [[Alka Yagnik]] | ||
| Mahendra | | Vinod Mahendra | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2 | | 2 | ||
| "Dil Hai Mera Deewana" | | "Dil Hai Mera Deewana" | ||
| Kumar Sanu | | Kumar Sanu | ||
| Dev Kohli | | [[Dev Kohli]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 3 | ||
| "Kehti Hai Dil Ki Lagi" | | "Kehti Hai Dil Ki Lagi" | ||
| Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | ||
| Vinod Mahendra | | Vinod Mahendra | ||
|- | |||
| 4 | |||
| "Seene Mein Dil Hai" | |||
| Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | |||
| Madan Pal | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 5 | | 5 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 6 | | 6 | ||
| "Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman" | |||
| Kumar Sanu, Jolly Mukherjee, [[Sudesh Bhonsle]], [[Sadhana Sargam]] | |||
| Dev Kohli | |||
|- | |||
| 7 | |||
| "Tham Tham Tham" | | "Tham Tham Tham" | ||
| Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | ||
| Manoj Darpan | | Manoj Darpan | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 8 | | 8 | ||
| "Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman" (Sad) | | "Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman" (Sad) | ||
| Sadhana Sargam | | Sadhana Sargam | ||
| Dev Kohli | | Dev Kohli | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Production == | == Production == | ||
[[G. P. Sippy]] initially wanted to cast a better-known actor than [[Shah Rukh Khan]] who was still a newcomer at the time. Original choices for the male lead included [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Vivek Mushran]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |title=First Day First Show |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |isbn= |pages=87}}</ref> But the co-producer [[Vivek Vaswani]] eventually convinced him. However, Sippy decided to cap the budget of the film at only ₹0.6 crore. Vaswani talked to [[Juhi Chawla]] into playing the female lead. Chawla was an established actress at the time. Vaswani convinced her to take the role by promising that Khan was the "next Aamir Khan". Chawla had heard of Khan but had never met or seen him. She was taken aback by his skinny frame and untidy hair when they first met on the sets. That night, she called Vaswani and yelled, "Eeek! Is this the next Aamir?!"<ref name="Chopra">{{cite book |last1=Chopra |first1=Anupama |title=King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema |date=2007 |publisher=Grand Central Publishing |edition= 1st}}</ref> | |||
Khan got married during the making of the film. Still struggling financially, he borrowed suits from the film's costume department for the wedding. [[Aziz Mirza]] and Vaswani attended the ceremony.<ref name="Chopra"/> | |||
== Box office == | |||
In India, the film grossed {{INR|3.44 [[crore]]|link=yes}}. This made it 1992's 22nd highest-grossing film in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Box Office 1992 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=198&catName=MTk5Mg== |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=15 March 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131152332/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=198&catName=MTk5Mg== |archive-date=31 January 2009}}</ref> | |||
''Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman'' was released in [[Japan]] on 17 May 1997. While Indian [[parallel cinema]], including [[Satyajit Ray]]'s [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali films]] such as ''[[The Apu Trilogy]]'', was known in Japan, ''Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman'' introduced the commercial [[masala film]] style, which was well received by Japanese audiences, with the film becoming a commercial success in the country. This sparked a short-lived boom in Indian films released in Japan, for the next two years, paving the way for the Japanese success of [[Rajinikanth]]'s ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' (1995) in 1998.<ref name="Japan">{{cite book | url=http://ir.minpaku.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/10502/1140/1/SES71_011.pdf | title=Asia to Watch, Asia to Present: The Promotion of Asian/Indian Cinema in Japan | publisher=Senri Ethnological Studies, Reitaku University | last=Matsuoka | first=Tamaki | year=2008 | page=246 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722073202/http://ir.minpaku.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/10502/1140/1/SES71_011.pdf | archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref> | |||
== Awards | == Awards == | ||
'''[[38th Filmfare Awards]]''': | |||
'''Won''' | |||
* | *[[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] – [[Aziz Mirza]] and Manoj Lalwani | ||
* | '''Nominated''' | ||
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Nana Patekar]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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* {{IMDb title|id=0173102}} | * {{IMDb title|id=0173102}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1992 Hindi-language films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1992 Indian films]] | ||
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]] | [[Category:Films set in Mumbai]] | ||
[[Category:1992 films]] | [[Category:1992 films]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Jatin–Lalit]] | [[Category:Films scored by Jatin–Lalit]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by Aziz Mirza]] | [[Category:Films directed by Aziz Mirza]] | ||
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:38, 6 March 2026
| Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Aziz Mirza |
| Produced by | G. P. Sippy Vivek Vaswani (co-producer) |
| Written by | Manoj Lalwani |
| Starring | Shah Rukh Khan Amrita Singh Juhi Chawla Nana Patekar |
| Music by | Jatin–Lalit |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
| Edited by | Javed Sayyed |
Production company | Sippy Films |
Release date |
|
Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹3.44 crore (India) |
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (transl. Raju became a Gentleman) is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Aziz Mirza starring Shah Rukh Khan, Amrita Singh, Juhi Chawla and Nana Patekar. Khan plays Raju, a young Diploma Holder in Civil Engineering from Darjeeling who comes to Bombay hoping to become a successful engineer.[1] The film emerged as a commercial success. The movie plot is loosely inspired by the 1987 movie The Secret of My Success, Shree 420 (1955)[2] and Anari (1959).[citation needed]
At the 38th Filmfare Awards, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman won Best Screenplay (Mirza and Lalwani), in addition to a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Patekar.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Raj Mathur is a young diploma holder in civil engineering from Darjeeling who comes to Bombay with only one ambition — to become a big engineer. In Bombay, he arrives in a lower-middle-class locality in search of a distant relative, only to discover the relative has left years ago. He spends the night at a temple, where he meets a philosophical streetside performer Jai, who becomes a close friend and gives him a place to stay.
With no connections and no experience, he finds it hard to get a job in the city until a beautiful girl Renu, finds him a job as a trainee with the construction company where she works as a secretary to Chabbria. They eventually fall in love with each other.
As he becomes successful, he gets the attention of Chhabria's daughter Sapna. They spend more and more time together and he soon gets caught up in the rich and glamorous lifestyle. Sapna has fallen in love with Raju, but when she finds out that he loves Renu, she is heartbroken.
In the meantime, Raju's enemies are conspiring against him, and they collapse a bridge which was under Raju's supervision. He gets the blame and soon realizes that the glamorous world of the rich is not what he wants. In the end, Raju decides to leave. Most people were asking Jai when Raju would come back. Jai told them when Raju turns his head around and looks at Renu, he will have no choice but to come back. Just a second later, Jai says "Palat" (meaning turn) then Raju turns and looks at Renu. He and Renu are finally reunited.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Nana Patekar as Jai
- Shahrukh Khan as Raju "Raj" Mathur
- Amrita Singh as Sapna L. Chhabria, Lalkishan's daughter.
- Juhi Chawla as Renu Singh
- Navin Nischol as Lalkishan Chhabria, Sapna's father.
- Sameer Chitre as Deepak Malhotra
- Achyut Potdar as Joshi
- Neeraj Vora as Abdul
- Ajit Vachani as Malhotra
- Anjan Srivastav as Saxena
- Amrit Patel as Gullu Dada
- Lalit Tiwari as Rafique
- Vivek Vaswani as Lovechand Kukreja
- Ravi Patwardhan as Prosecuting Lawyer
- Pramod Moutho
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The entire composition and background score was composed by Jatin–Lalit[3]. Audio is available on Tips Music Films[4]. The music of this album was a hit with songs like "Loveria Hua", "Dil Hai Mera Deewana" and "Seene Mein Dil Hai". The film's soundtrack album sold 1.8 million units in India, making it the eleventh top-selling Bollywood music album of 1992. Most of the songs are sung by Kumar Sanu, along with Alka Yagnik, Sudesh Bhonsle, Sadhana Sargam and Jolly Mukherjee.
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kya Hua-Loveria Hua" | Kumar Sanu, Jolly Mukherjee, Alka Yagnik | Vinod Mahendra |
| 2 | "Dil Hai Mera Deewana" | Kumar Sanu | Dev Kohli |
| 3 | "Kehti Hai Dil Ki Lagi" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | Vinod Mahendra |
| 4 | "Seene Mein Dil Hai" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | Madan Pal |
| 5 | "Tu Mere Saath Saath" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | Mahendra Dehlvi |
| 6 | "Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman" | Kumar Sanu, Jolly Mukherjee, Sudesh Bhonsle, Sadhana Sargam | Dev Kohli |
| 7 | "Tham Tham Tham" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | Manoj Darpan |
| 8 | "Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman" (Sad) | Sadhana Sargam | Dev Kohli |
Production[edit | edit source]
G. P. Sippy initially wanted to cast a better-known actor than Shah Rukh Khan who was still a newcomer at the time. Original choices for the male lead included Aamir Khan and Vivek Mushran.[5] But the co-producer Vivek Vaswani eventually convinced him. However, Sippy decided to cap the budget of the film at only ₹0.6 crore. Vaswani talked to Juhi Chawla into playing the female lead. Chawla was an established actress at the time. Vaswani convinced her to take the role by promising that Khan was the "next Aamir Khan". Chawla had heard of Khan but had never met or seen him. She was taken aback by his skinny frame and untidy hair when they first met on the sets. That night, she called Vaswani and yelled, "Eeek! Is this the next Aamir?!"[6]
Khan got married during the making of the film. Still struggling financially, he borrowed suits from the film's costume department for the wedding. Aziz Mirza and Vaswani attended the ceremony.[6]
Box office[edit | edit source]
In India, the film grossed ₹3.44 crore. This made it 1992's 22nd highest-grossing film in India.[7]
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman was released in Japan on 17 May 1997. While Indian parallel cinema, including Satyajit Ray's Bengali films such as The Apu Trilogy, was known in Japan, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman introduced the commercial masala film style, which was well received by Japanese audiences, with the film becoming a commercial success in the country. This sparked a short-lived boom in Indian films released in Japan, for the next two years, paving the way for the Japanese success of Rajinikanth's Muthu (1995) in 1998.[8]
Awards[edit | edit source]
Won
- Best Screenplay – Aziz Mirza and Manoj Lalwani
Nominated
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Happy birthday, Shahrukh Khan: His 5 most iconic roles of all times". Hindustan Times. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman movie plot".
- ↑ Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman by Jatin-Lalit on Apple Music, 13 November 1992, retrieved 6 March 2026
- ↑ "Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman – Music – Tips". Tips Industries Limited. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ Chopra, Anupama. First Day First Show. Penguin Books. p. 87.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chopra, Anupama (2007). King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema (1st ed.). Grand Central Publishing.
- ↑ "Box Office 1992". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ↑ Matsuoka, Tamaki (2008). Asia to Watch, Asia to Present: The Promotion of Asian/Indian Cinema in Japan (PDF). Senri Ethnological Studies, Reitaku University. p. 246. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011.