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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Dilwale
| name          = Dilwale
| image          = Dilwale poster.jpg
| image          = Dilwale poster.jpg
| caption        = Promotional poster
| caption        = Promotional poster
| director      = [[Harry Baweja]]
| director      = [[Harry Baweja]]
| producer      = [[Pammi Baweja|Paramjeet Baweja]]
| producer      = Paramjeet Baweja
| writer        = [[Karan Razdan]]
| writer        = [[Karan Razdan]]
| starring      = [[Ajay Devgn]]<br />[[Suniel Shetty]]<br /> [[Raveena Tandon]]
| starring      = [[Ajay Devgn]]<br />[[Sunil Shetty]]<br /> [[Raveena Tandon]]
| narrator      =
| narrator      =
| music          = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]
| music          = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]
| cinematography = Damodar Naidu
| cinematography = Damodar Naidu
| editing        = Kuldip K. Mehan
| editing        = Kuldip K. Mehan
| studio        = [[Baweja Movies|S.P. Creations]]
| studio        = [[Baweja Movies|S. P. Creations]]
|distributor    = [[Shemaroo Entertainment]]
|distributor    =  
| released      = {{Film date|1994|02|04|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|1994|02|04|df=y}}
| runtime        = 165 minutes
| runtime        = 165 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Hindi
| language      = Hindi
| budget        = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.-->
| budget        = {{INR}}20.1 million<ref name="Dilwale"/>
| gross          = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.-->
| gross          = {{INR}}119 million<ref name="Dilwale"/>
}}
}}
'''''Dilwale''''' ({{Translation|''Big-Hearted''}}) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language [[Action (genre)|romantic action film]] directed by [[Harry Baweja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dilwale|title=Dilwale (1994)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> It stars [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Sunil Shetty]], [[Raveena Tandon]], and [[Paresh Rawal]]. Originally [[Divya Bharti]] signed for the lead, but due to her sudden demise, Tandon was cast.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 June 2013 |first1=Rachit |last1=Gupta |title=Flashback Friday: Forever young - Divya Bharti |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/flashback-friday-forever-young-divya-bharti-3370.html |access-date=14 June 2016 |work=Filmfare.com |archive-date=9 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209124042/https://www.filmfare.com/features/flashback-friday-forever-young-divya-bharti-3370.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |author1=Anjali Muthanna |title=What happens to incomplete films when actors die? |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/What-happens-to-incomplete-films-when-actors-die/articleshow/26794860.cms |access-date=14 June 2016 |work=The Times of India |date=4 December 2013 |archive-date=9 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209124041/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/What-happens-to-incomplete-films-when-actors-die/articleshow/26794860.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>


'''''Dilwale''''' ({{Translation}} The big-hearted) is a 1994 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic film|romantic]] [[action film]] starring [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Suniel Shetty]] and [[Raveena Tandon]] with [[Paresh Rawal]]. Originally [[Divya Bharti]] signed for the role of Sapna, but because of her sudden demise, Tandon was selected for the role. It was released on 4 February 1994<ref name=BHDilwale>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201719|title=Dilwale|author=Bollywood Hungama|work=bollywoodhungama.com|accessdate=8 September 2015}}</ref> and had a runtime of 180 minutes. ''Dilwale'' went on to become one of the highest grossing Indian films of 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=200&catName=MTk5NA== |title=Box Office 1994 |accessdate=8 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017072451/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=200&catName=MTk5NA== |archivedate=17 October 2013 }}</ref> [[Suniel Shetty]] got nominated for the [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]].
Released on 4 February 1994, the film took an excellent opening and emerged as a superhit as well as one of the [[List of Hindi films of 1994|top-grossing films of the year]].<ref name="Dilwale">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3178|title=Dilwale (1994)}}</ref> At the [[40th Filmfare Awards]], Shetty received a nomination in the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] category.


==Plot==
==Plot==
The film opens at a [[mental asylum]], where doctors discuss the strange case of Arun Saxena. His behaviour is very different from all the other mental patients. Arun tries to escape from the hospital but is stopped just in the nick of time by the doctors. Arun's mother sits in front of a temple every day with her back turned to God, only vowing to face God when hope comes. Enter Inspector Vikram Singh, a tough, no-nonsense hot-headed young honest cop who has been assigned the case of Arun. At first, Vikram refuses, thinking he will go mental, but during a visit to Arun, he is touched by seeing his behaviour towards his former flame Sapna, because of whom he became mental.
Arun Saxena is detained in a mental hospital. He attempts to escape but is stopped by the doctors. Arun's mother, Jamuna, sits in front of a temple every day with her back turned to God, vowing to only face God when Arun returns.


Vikram demands answers as to how a person like Arun could commit a murder. so he visits Arun's mum, where the story goes into a flashback: Arun was a happy free-spirited young poet who was always jovial in his life. Whilst attending his college's friend birthday party, Arun is love struck when he sees Sapna and immediately falls in love with her, despite her not knowing this. Sapna's evil uncle Mama Thakur has been holding a facade for the last 20 years as his hidden motive is to usurp Sapna's wealth. Arun makes it clear to everyone in the college how much he loves Sapna and will go to any lengths for her when he bashes up Shankar Bihari, a goon hired by Mama Thakur to marry Sapna, so that he can get her wealth. Sapna at first thinks Arun is a flirt, but later confesses her love for Arun after seeing Arun almost commit suicide for her.
Inspector Vikram Singh, a young and honest police officer, is asked to visit Arun along with his superior to assess Arun's condition. Arun becomes aggressive when Sapna is mentioned. The doctors administer a shock treatment to make Arun unconscious. Vikram is moved by Arun's behaviour and believes that Arun is not insane, but deeply in love. Arun's mother visits him and pleads for him to wake up, as he needs to seek revenge against Mama Thakur. Vikram overhears this and becomes curious. Later, Vikram meets Jamuna at the temple to learn  Arun's story, and the film delves into the past.


Shankar sends Jyoti to Arun to go intimate with him. When Sapna sees this, she mistakes this as an affair. Arun reaches Sapna's mansion and clears the confusion, however, Mama sees this and tries to attack Arun. Arun stands up to Mama Thakur's fear tactics and installs that fear in Mama. Mama, feeling insulted due to his false pride and ego, sends goons to kill Arun. Arun is tied up and taken home, where he and his mother are assaulted, which sparks Arun into action, and he single-handedly beats all of Mama Thakur's goons. Despite receiving death threats, Arun continues to pursue Sapna. Joyti is falsely invited by Mama Thakur to click nude pictures at Arun's house and is murdered. Arun is framed for the murder due to his acquaintance with her. Arun's mum is brutally tortured by Mama Thakur when she comes to visit him in jail. Arun is thus forced to accept the murder in the court. When he pleads falsely guilty, Sapna starts hating him, and Arun is unable to take this shock which drives him insane. One final attempt to kill Mama Thakur fails in the court, and he is then taken to a mental asylum.
Arun used to be a happy and carefree young poet. At a party, he falls in love with Sapna. Her uncle, Rangeen "Mama" Thakur, has been hiding his true motives, as he aims to seize her wealth. Arun openly expresses his love for Sapna and even confronts Shankar Bihari, a goon hired by Mama to marry Sapna for her wealth. Arun's actions show his deep affection for Sapna. Sapna initially rejects Arun’s advances but eventually falls for him after witnessing his willingness to sacrifice his life for her. Shankar sends Jyoti to seduce Arun, which Sapna misunderstands. Arun and Sapna reconcile, but Mama attempts to harm Arun and sends goons to kill him.


Back to the present day, Vikram promises Arun's mum that he will fight for Arun's justice. Vikram slowly becomes a thorn to Mama Thakur's illegal activities. Mama Thakur is in more trouble because Natwar had secretly clicked pictures of the murder and keeps blackmailing Mama, therefore Natwar is killed by [[Contract killing|contract killers]]. Arun, whilst running away from a mental hospital van, witness this. He reaches back to the mental hospital and draws evidence of the murderer in his hospital room wall. Vikram now realizes he has to catch Mama Thakur and starts to gather evidence against him. He also has to protect Arun by giving him accommodation at his home as his life is in danger. Mama Thakur tries to humiliate Vikram after he refuses to accept a bribe, but he and his brother are given a taste of their own medicine when they become smartasses to Vikram. Later, Vikram gets to know that the girl that he loved was actually Sapna, but she is Arun's now. Vikram has to reunite Arun with his love. He painfully makes Ram Singh tell the truth to Sapna as he was present when he and Arun's mum were tortured, but he was helpless due to Mama Thakur's fear, and Sapna is very resentful due to the mistake she gravely made.
Arun and Jamuna are attacked, prompting Arun to fight back and defeat the goons. He then pursues Sapna. Mama tricks Jyoti into going to Arun's house under false pretences and murders her. Arun is framed for the murder due to his association with Jyoti. Mama brutally tortures Jamuna to force Arun to confess. Arun eventually confesses, leading Sapna to believe that he is guilty and she breaks up with him. Unable to bear this news, Arun loses his sanity and is subsequently admitted to a mental asylum after being found guilty.


Arun becomes better under Vikram's care. He almost gets killed by the men who killed Natwar after Vikram visited the mansion and told Mama Thakur his days were over. Arun gets an electric shock, however, that shock brings back all his memories and makes him sane again. Arun is now discharged from the hospital. Arun is sentenced to be hanged as soon as he is better but escapes to reunite with Sapna with Vikram's help. Arun then goes on a brutal vengeance mission and burns almost every godown (warehouse) of Mama Thakur, which angers the commissioner as he cannot persuade Arun to surrender. Arun then captures Mama Thakur from a police protection van and bashes him up badly. Vikram and Sapna arrive at the scene after Vikram rescues her from Shankar Bihari. All the goons are then killed. Arun's revenge is complete with Mama Thakur dead and Sapna back with him again.
Vikram makes a promise to Jamuna that he will fight for justice for Arun. Natwar reveals that he has secretly taken pictures of the murder and is blackmailing Mama. He arranges for Natwar to be killed by hitmen. Arun witnesses this while trying to escape from the mental asylum van, but he is captured by the doctors before the hitmen can reach him. Arun draws the murder on his cell wall. Vikram overhears Natwar's wife mentioning that Natwar worked for Mama Thakur. The hitmen try to kill Arun by bribing a guard at the mental asylum, but Arun survives and is captured by the doctors. The hitmen escape. Vikram arrives to see the drawing in Arun's cell. To protect Arun, Vikram offers him accommodation at his home as his life is in danger. Vikram finds a photo of Sapna in Arun's suitcase. It is revealed that Vikram also fell in love with Sapna, but he keeps this information from Arun.


Arun's mum and the commissioner arrive at the scene and tell Arun he is innocent as Advocate Sinha became the state witness, otherwise, he knows Arun would kill him for the role he played in getting Arun a death sentence. Arun forgives Sinha, and because he killed Mama Thakur, he has to go to jail. The commissioner promise Arun a short sentence in jail due to the physical and mental stress he has gone through. Vikram drives Arun and Sapna away in his van, secretly putting a brave smile on his face as he loved Sapna, as he sacrificed his own love for the happiness of Arun and Sapna, he justifies the name Dilwale.
Vikram tracks down Sapna and asks her to meet Arun, but under the condition that Arun doesn't see her. Sapna agrees. Vikram then tells Sapna the truth about Mama's crimes and Ram Singh tells Sapna the truth about Arun’s situation After Vikram confronts Mama Thakur and tells him his days are over. Arun almost gets killed by the men who killed Natwar at a bar.


== Cast ==
However, he receives an electric shock that brings back his memories and restores his sanity. The police arrive to arrest Arun, but with Vikram's help, he escapes to reunite with Sapna. Arun embarks on a brutal vengeance mission, burning all of Mama Thakur's businesses. The commissioner is unable to persuade Arun to surrender, which angers him. Arun captures Mama Thakur from a police protection van, and Vikram and Sapna arrive at the scene after Vikram rescues her from Shankar Bihari. All the goons are killed, and Arun's revenge is complete with Mama Thakur dead and Sapna back with him.
{|class="wikitable"
The film ends with Arun and Sapna together, with Vikram driving them as his face expresses sadness that he too once loved Sapna and joy that Arun is united with her.
|-
 
!Actor
==Cast==
!Character
*[[Suniel Shetty]] as Inspector Vikram Singh
!Role
*[[Ajay Devgan]] as Arun Saxena
!Notes
*[[Raveena Tandon]] as Swapna Puri, Arun's love interest.
|-
*[[Reema Lagoo]] as Jamuna Saxena
|[[Ajay Devgan]]  
*[[Saeed Jaffrey]] as Police Commissioner Suryadhar Jaisingh
|Arun Saxena  
*[[Gulshan Grover]] as Shankar Bihari
| Poet/Mental Patient
*[[Paresh Rawal]] as Mama Thakur
|
*[[Pramod Moutho]] as Yashpal Thakur
|-
*[[Himani Shivpuri]] as Vandita Thakur
| [[Suniel Shetty]]
*[[Navneet Nishan]] as Jyoti Bhatia
|Vikram Singh
*[[Tej Sapru]] as Inspector Rudranil Venkatraman
|Police Inspector
*[[Javed Khan Amrohi]] as Constable Ram Singh
|
*[[Avtaar Gill]] as Natwarlal Yadav
|-
*[[Ajit Vachani]] as Public Prosecutor Jagmohan Sinha
|[[Raveena Tandon]]
*[[Vikas Anand]] as Judge Anupam Sharma
|Sapna Dhingra
*[[Rami Reddy (actor)|Rami Reddy]] as Banshul Singh
|Arun's love interest  
*[[Achyut Potdar]] as Dr. Abhijeet Sonkar
|
*[[Anang Desai]] as Dr. Rakvansh Deshpande
|-
*[[Virendra Saxena]] as Ward boy
|[[Gulshan Grover]]  
*[[Subbiraj]] as Former-Army Major Vidvaan Singh
|Shankar Bihari
*[[Anil Dhawan]] as Vedaksh Singh
|
*[[Sarala Yeolekar]] as Shraddha Singh
|
*[[A. K. Hangal]] as Mental Hospital Patient
|-
*[[Anjan Srivastav]] as Mental Hospital Patient
|[[Paresh Rawal]]  
*[[Rajesh Puri]] as Mental Hospital Patient
|Mama Thakur
*[[Dinesh Kaushik]] as Mental Hospital Patient
|Rowspan="2"|Uncles of Sapna
*[[Sameer Khakhar]] as Ward Boy
|Rowspan="3"| Paternal Relatives of Sapna
|-
|[[Pramod Moutho]]
|Harpal Thakur, Younger Brother of Mama Thakur
|-
|[[Himani Shivpuri]]
|Babita Thakur
|Wife of Harpal Thakur and aunt of Sapna
|-
| [[Reema Lagoo]]
|Jamuna Devi
|Mother of Arun
|
|-
|[[Navneet Nishan]]
|Jyoti
|Arun's Lover
|
|-
|[[Saeed Jaffery]]
|Suryaveer Jaisingh
|Commissioner
|Rowspan="3"|Police Staffs
|-
|[[Tej Sapru]]
|
|Inspector
|-
|[[Javed Khan Amrohi]]
|Ram Singh
|Constable
|-
|[[Avtaar Gill]]
|Natwar
|Photographer/ Blackmailing to Mama Thakur
|
|-
|[[Ajit Vachani]]
|Sinha
|Advocate, Public Prosecutor
|
|-
|[[Vikas Anand]]
|
|Judge
|
|-
|[[Rami Reddy (actor)|Rami Reddy]]
|
|Mama Thakur Henchman
|
|-
|[[Achyut Potdar]]
|
| Doctor Supervisor Head
|Rowspan="4"|Mental Hospital Staff
|-
|[[Anang Desai]]
|Deshpande
|Doctor
|-
|[[Virendra Saxena]]
|
|Rowspan="2"|Ward Boys
|-
|[[Sameer Khakhar]]
|
|-
|[[Subbiraj]]
|
|Retd Army Major/Vikram father
|Rowspan="3"| Vikram Singh's Family Members
|-
|[[Anil Dhawan]]
|
|Younger Brother of Vikram
|-
|[[Sarala Yeolekar]]
|
|Sister in law of Vikram
|-
|[[A K Hangal]]
|
|Rowspan="4""|Mental Hospital Patients
|Rowspan="4"|Guest role /Special Appearances
|-
|[[Anjan Srivastav]]
|
|-
|[[Rajesh Puri]]
|
|-
|[[Dinesh Kaushik]]
|
|-
|}Shivam yadav :


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name       = Dilwale
| name         = Dilwale
| type       = Soundtrack
| type         = soundtrack
| artist     = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]
| artist       = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]
| cover     =
| cover       =  
| alt       =
| alt         =  
| released   = 1994
| released     = July 1993
| venue     = Mumbai
| recorded    = 1993
| studio     = Sunny Super Sound
| venue       = [[Mumbai]]
| genre     = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| studio       = Sunny Super Sound
| length     = 41Min 29Sec
| genre       = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| language   = [[Hindi]]
| length       = 41:29
| label     = [[Venus Records & Tapes]]
| language     = [[Hindi]]
| producer   = Nadeem-Shravan
| label       = [[Venus Records & Tapes]]
| prev_title = [[Tadipaar]]
| producer     = Nadeem-Shravan
| prev_year = 1993
| prev_title   = [[Tadipaar]]
| next_title = [[Salaami]]
| prev_year   = 1993
| next_year = 1994
| next_title   = [[Salaami]]
| next_year   = 1994
}}
}}
The music of the film was composed [[Nadeem-Shravan]], and the lyrics were penned by [[Sameer Anjaan]]. The soundtrack was released in 1994 on [[Audio Cassette]], LP & Audio Cds in Venus Records & Tapes Music, which consists of 7 songs. The album is recorded by [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Alka Yagnik]] and [[Udit Narayan]].
The music was composed by [[Nadeem-Shravan]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Sameer Anjaan|Sameer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/special/nadeem-shravan-top-20-soundtracks/20210423.htm|title=Nadeem-Shravan: Top 20 soundtracks|date=23 April 2021}}</ref> Two of the songs, "Kitna Haseen Chehra" and "Jeeta Tha Jiske Liye" dominated the musical charts and were highly popular among the masses. According to [[Box Office India]], with around 55,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack was one of the best-selling Hindi film albums of the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-01-02 |title=BoxOffice India.com |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |access-date=2024-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102010439/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |archive-date=2 January 2010 }}</ref>
{| class=wikitable  
 
! #
'''Track list'''
! Title
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Singer(s)
|-
! Duration
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
![[Raga]]
|-
|-
|1
|1
|"Kitna Haseen Chahra"
| "Kitna Haseen Chehra"
|[[Kumar Sanu]]
| [[Kumar Sanu]]
|05:53
|
|-
|-
|2
|2
|"Jeeta Hoon Jis Ke Liye"
| "Jeeta Tha Jiske Liye"
|Kumar Sanu, [[Alka Yagnik]]
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|06:09
|[[Shivaranjani]]
|-
|-
|3
|3
|"Mauka Milega To Hum Bata Denge"
| "Mauka Milega To Hum"
|[[Udit Narayan]], Alka Yagnik
| [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|05:28
|
|-
|-
|4
|4
|"Jeeta Tha Jis Ke Liye"
| "Jeeta Hoon Jiske Liye"
|Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|08:18
|
|-
|-
|5
|5
|"Jo Tumhe Chahe"
| "Jo Tumhe Chahe Usko"
|Kumar Sanu
| [[Kumar Sanu]]
|05:29
|
|-
|-
|6
|6
|"Saaton Janam Mein Tere"
| "Saaton Janam Main Tere"
|Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|05:52
|
|-
|-
|7
|7
|"Ek Aisi Ladki Thi"
| "Ek Aisi Ladki Thi"
|Kumar Sanu
| [[Kumar Sanu]]
|04:05
|
|-
|-
|}
|}
==Awards and nominations==
[[40th Filmfare Awards]]
*Nominated - [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award|Best Supporting Actor]] - [[Sunil Shetty]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 05:00, 4 March 2026

This article is about the 1994 film. For the 2015 film, see Dilwale (2015 film).

Dilwale
Promotional poster
Directed byHarry Baweja
Produced byParamjeet Baweja
Written byKaran Razdan
StarringAjay Devgn
Sunil Shetty
Raveena Tandon
Music byNadeem-Shravan
CinematographyDamodar Naidu
Edited byKuldip K. Mehan
Production
company
Release date
  • 4 February 1994 (1994-02-04)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹20.1 million[1]
Box office₹119 million[1]

Dilwale (transl. Big-Hearted) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Harry Baweja.[2] It stars Ajay Devgn, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon, and Paresh Rawal. Originally Divya Bharti signed for the lead, but due to her sudden demise, Tandon was cast.[3][4]

Released on 4 February 1994, the film took an excellent opening and emerged as a superhit as well as one of the top-grossing films of the year.[1] At the 40th Filmfare Awards, Shetty received a nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Arun Saxena is detained in a mental hospital. He attempts to escape but is stopped by the doctors. Arun's mother, Jamuna, sits in front of a temple every day with her back turned to God, vowing to only face God when Arun returns.

Inspector Vikram Singh, a young and honest police officer, is asked to visit Arun along with his superior to assess Arun's condition. Arun becomes aggressive when Sapna is mentioned. The doctors administer a shock treatment to make Arun unconscious. Vikram is moved by Arun's behaviour and believes that Arun is not insane, but deeply in love. Arun's mother visits him and pleads for him to wake up, as he needs to seek revenge against Mama Thakur. Vikram overhears this and becomes curious. Later, Vikram meets Jamuna at the temple to learn Arun's story, and the film delves into the past.

Arun used to be a happy and carefree young poet. At a party, he falls in love with Sapna. Her uncle, Rangeen "Mama" Thakur, has been hiding his true motives, as he aims to seize her wealth. Arun openly expresses his love for Sapna and even confronts Shankar Bihari, a goon hired by Mama to marry Sapna for her wealth. Arun's actions show his deep affection for Sapna. Sapna initially rejects Arun’s advances but eventually falls for him after witnessing his willingness to sacrifice his life for her. Shankar sends Jyoti to seduce Arun, which Sapna misunderstands. Arun and Sapna reconcile, but Mama attempts to harm Arun and sends goons to kill him.

Arun and Jamuna are attacked, prompting Arun to fight back and defeat the goons. He then pursues Sapna. Mama tricks Jyoti into going to Arun's house under false pretences and murders her. Arun is framed for the murder due to his association with Jyoti. Mama brutally tortures Jamuna to force Arun to confess. Arun eventually confesses, leading Sapna to believe that he is guilty and she breaks up with him. Unable to bear this news, Arun loses his sanity and is subsequently admitted to a mental asylum after being found guilty.

Vikram makes a promise to Jamuna that he will fight for justice for Arun. Natwar reveals that he has secretly taken pictures of the murder and is blackmailing Mama. He arranges for Natwar to be killed by hitmen. Arun witnesses this while trying to escape from the mental asylum van, but he is captured by the doctors before the hitmen can reach him. Arun draws the murder on his cell wall. Vikram overhears Natwar's wife mentioning that Natwar worked for Mama Thakur. The hitmen try to kill Arun by bribing a guard at the mental asylum, but Arun survives and is captured by the doctors. The hitmen escape. Vikram arrives to see the drawing in Arun's cell. To protect Arun, Vikram offers him accommodation at his home as his life is in danger. Vikram finds a photo of Sapna in Arun's suitcase. It is revealed that Vikram also fell in love with Sapna, but he keeps this information from Arun.

Vikram tracks down Sapna and asks her to meet Arun, but under the condition that Arun doesn't see her. Sapna agrees. Vikram then tells Sapna the truth about Mama's crimes and Ram Singh tells Sapna the truth about Arun’s situation After Vikram confronts Mama Thakur and tells him his days are over. Arun almost gets killed by the men who killed Natwar at a bar.

However, he receives an electric shock that brings back his memories and restores his sanity. The police arrive to arrest Arun, but with Vikram's help, he escapes to reunite with Sapna. Arun embarks on a brutal vengeance mission, burning all of Mama Thakur's businesses. The commissioner is unable to persuade Arun to surrender, which angers him. Arun captures Mama Thakur from a police protection van, and Vikram and Sapna arrive at the scene after Vikram rescues her from Shankar Bihari. All the goons are killed, and Arun's revenge is complete with Mama Thakur dead and Sapna back with him. The film ends with Arun and Sapna together, with Vikram driving them as his face expresses sadness that he too once loved Sapna and joy that Arun is united with her.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Dilwale
Soundtrack album by
Nadeem-Shravan
ReleasedJuly 1993
Recorded1993
VenueMumbai
StudioSunny Super Sound
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length41:29
LanguageHindi
LabelVenus Records & Tapes
ProducerNadeem-Shravan
Nadeem-Shravan chronology
Tadipaar
(1993) 		Dilwale
(1993) 		Salaami
(1994)

The music was composed by Nadeem-Shravan and the lyrics were penned by Sameer.[5] Two of the songs, "Kitna Haseen Chehra" and "Jeeta Tha Jiske Liye" dominated the musical charts and were highly popular among the masses. According to Box Office India, with around 55,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack was one of the best-selling Hindi film albums of the 1990s.[6]

Track list

# Title Singer(s) Raga
1 "Kitna Haseen Chehra" Kumar Sanu
2 "Jeeta Tha Jiske Liye" Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik Shivaranjani
3 "Mauka Milega To Hum" Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
4 "Jeeta Hoon Jiske Liye" Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
5 "Jo Tumhe Chahe Usko" Kumar Sanu
6 "Saaton Janam Main Tere" Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
7 "Ek Aisi Ladki Thi" Kumar Sanu

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

40th Filmfare Awards

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dilwale (1994)".
  2. ↑ "Dilwale (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes.
  3. ↑ Gupta, Rachit (7 June 2013). "Flashback Friday: Forever young - Divya Bharti". Filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Anjali Muthanna (4 December 2013). "What happens to incomplete films when actors die?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nadeem-Shravan: Top 20 soundtracks". 23 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "BoxOffice India.com". 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

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