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'''''Itihaas''''' ({{trans|History}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Hindi language]] [[romantic film]] produced and directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars [[Ajay Devgn]] and [[Twinkle Khanna]] as the lead protagonists, and [[Raj Babbar]] as the antagonist. [[Amrish Puri]], [[Shakti Kapoor]] and [[Mohnish Bahl]] played supporting roles in the film. The film opened to negative reviews and failed to do well at the box office.
'''''Itihaas''''' ({{translation|History}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Hindi language]] [[romance film|romantic]] [[action thriller]] film produced and directed by [[Raj Kanwar]]. The film stars [[Ajay Devgn]] and [[Twinkle Khanna]] as the lead protagonists, and [[Raj Babbar]] as the antagonist. [[Amrish Puri]], [[Shakti Kapoor]] and [[Mohnish Bahl]] played supporting roles in the film. The film opened to negative reviews and failed to do well at the box office{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Wealthy, powerful, and influential Thakur Digvijay Singh ([[Raj Babbar]]) come to a Village and fall in love with beautiful Naina ([[Twinkle Khanna]]). They are betrothed and are to be married soon. But Naina has fallen in love with the son, Karan ([[Ajay Devgn]]), of Thakur's employee, Balwant ([[Amrish Puri]]). When Thakur finds out about this, he instructs his men to bring in Naina alive, and Karan dead. Karan and Naina run from this community all the way to Bombay. The Thakur announces a hefty reward, and soon bounty hunters are all over Bombay looking for the hapless couple. When Balwant hears about this, he too goes to Bombay and does locate Karan and Naina. Karan is relieved to see his dad, but his relief soon turns to disbelief, as Balwant instructs him to let go of Naina, as he himself has come as an agent of the Thakur, not as his father.
Wealthy, powerful, and influential Thakur Digvijay Singh visits a village and falls in love with beautiful Naina  
. They are betrothed and are to be married soon. But Naina has fallen in love with the son, Karan, of Thakur's employee, Balwant. When Thakur finds out about this, he instructs his men to bring in Naina alive, and Karan dead. Karan and Naina run from this community all the way to Bombay. The Thakur announces a hefty reward, and soon bounty hunters are all over Bombay looking for the hapless couple. When Balwant hears about this, he too goes to Bombay and does locate Karan and Naina. Karan is relieved to see his dad, but his relief soon turns to disbelief, as Balwant instructs him to let go of Naina, as he himself has come as an agent of the Thakur, not as his father.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Ajay Devgn]] as Karan
*[[Ajay Devgan]] as Karan Bakshi
* [[Twinkle Khanna]] as Naina
*[[Twinkle Khanna]] as Naina Singh
* [[Amrish Puri]] as Balwant
*[[Mohnish Behl]] as Inspector Ujagar Pandey
* [[Raj Babbar]] as Thakur Digvijay Singh
*[[Amrish Puri]] as Balwant
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Navlakhi / Dholu
*[[Raj Babbar]] as Thakur Digvijay Singh
* Sapna Bedi as Anjali
*[[Shakti Kapoor]] as Navlakhi / Dholu
* [[Aruna Irani]] as Rukmani
*[[Sapna Bedi]] as Anjali Sharma
* [[Mohnish Bahl]] as Inspector Ujagar Pandey
*[[Aruna Irani]] as Rukmani
* Neelima Azim as Naveli
*[[Neelima Azeem]] as Naveli
*[[Kanchan (actress)]] as Ganga


==Production==
==Production==
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==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
Lyrics by [[Sameer Anjaan]], Music by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen.
Music by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen.
 
{{Tracklist
| all_lyrics = [[Sameer Anjaan]]
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Chori Chori Dil Diya
| extra1= [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| length1 =
 
| title2 = Dil Ke Qalam Se
| extra2 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]]
| length2 =


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
| title3 = Dil Ke Qalam Se" (film version)
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
| extra3 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
| length3 =
| 1
| "Chori Chori Dil Diya"
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
| 2
| "Dil Ke Qalam Se"
| [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]]
|-
| 3
| "Achko Machko"
| [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
| 4
| "Bol Bol Bol Raja"
| [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Alka Yagnik
|-
| 5
| "Ja Re Ja Ud Ja Panchhi"
| Shankar Mahadevan, Alka Yagnik
|-
| 6
| "Pyar Ka Dushman"
| Shankar Mahadevan, Alka Yagnik
|-
| 7
| "Yeh Ishq Bada"
| Pappu A K, Anuradha Paudwal
|-
| 8
| "Saathi Mere Tere Bina"
| Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal
|}


The audio cassette of the film was released at the Sun & Sand Hotel in Juhu.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Audio cassettee of ''Itihaas'' released|journal=Rashtriya Sahara|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8iNuAAAAMAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Sahara India Mass Communication|page=166}}</ref>
| title4 = Achko Machko
| extra4 = [[Alka Yagnik]]
| length4 =
 
| title5 = Bol Bol Bol Raja
| extra5 = [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Alka Yagnik
| length5 =
 
| title6 = Ja Re Ja Ud Ja Panchhi
| extra6 = Shankar Mahadevan, Alka Yagnik
| length6 =
 
| title7 =Yeh Ishq Bada
| extra7 = Pappu A K, Anuradha Paudwal
 
| title8 = Saathi Mere Tere Bina
| extra8 = Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal
 
| title9 = Yeh Ishq Bada" (version 2)
| extra9 = Pappu A K, Alka Yagnik
 
| title10 = Juda Apne Dilbar Se
| extra10 = Alka Yagnik, Shankar Mahadevan, Sukhwinder Singh
}}
 
The audio cassette of the film was released at the Sun & Sand Hotel in [[Juhu]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Audio cassettee of ''Itihaas'' released|journal=Rashtriya Sahara|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8iNuAAAAMAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Sahara India Mass Communication|page=166}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
Reportedly made on the successful pairing of Devgn and Khanna in ''Jaan'', [[Rediff.com]] rated it #8 in its Ten Worst Films of Ajay Devgn list while calling it a "dreadful action romance".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ten Worst Films of Ajay Devgn : ''Itihaas'' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-worst-films-of-ajay-devgn/20121109.htm#7 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=27 March 2020 |date=14 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What made Raj Kanwar A Director To Reckon With : Jaan, 1996 |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-what-made-raj-kanwar-a-director-to-reckon-with/20120203.htm#3 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=27 March 2020 |date=3 February 2012}}</ref>
Supran Verma of [[Rediff.com]] wrote that the film had "turned to be just a rehash of [''Jaan''] and other Kanwar films" which was why maybe it didn’t catch the audience’s attention.<ref name="Rediff" />


Supran Verma of [[Rediff.com]] wrote that the film had "turned to be just a rehash of [''Jaan''] and other Kanwar films" and Khanna and Devgn's pairing was the "film's biggest fault".<ref name="Rediff" /> A review in ''[[India Today]]'' called the film a "clichéd story" and "painfully regressive" "by Bollywood standards" before labelling it a "torturous experience".<ref>{{cite news |title=Latest movie releases |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/19970707-movie-review-of-michael-collins-directed-by-neil-jordan-starring-liam-neeson-aidan-quinn-832598-1997-07-07 |access-date=7 April 2020 |work=[[India Today]]|date=7 July 1997}}</ref>
The film performed poorly at the box office, becoming the first flop of Raj Kanwar. Devgn took the Bombay territory as fees.<ref name="Rediff" /><ref name="Outlook" />


The film performed poorly at the box office, becoming the first flop of Raj Kanwar. Devgn took the Bombay territory as fees.<ref name="Rediff" /><ref name="Outlook" />
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:04, 4 March 2026

Itihaas
Poster
Directed byRaj Kanwar
Produced byRaj Kanwar
Written byKamlesh Pandey (dialogues)
Screenplay by
Story byRaj Kanwar
Starring
Music byDilip Sen-Sameer Sen
CinematographyHarmeet Singh
Edited byA. Muthu
Release date
  • 20 June 1997 (1997-06-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹5 crore (US$700,000)[1]
Box office₹10.88 crore (US$1.5 million)[1]

Itihaas (transl. History) is a 1997 Indian Hindi language romantic action thriller film produced and directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Ajay Devgn and Twinkle Khanna as the lead protagonists, and Raj Babbar as the antagonist. Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor and Mohnish Bahl played supporting roles in the film. The film opened to negative reviews and failed to do well at the box office[citation needed].

Plot[edit | edit source]

Wealthy, powerful, and influential Thakur Digvijay Singh visits a village and falls in love with beautiful Naina . They are betrothed and are to be married soon. But Naina has fallen in love with the son, Karan, of Thakur's employee, Balwant. When Thakur finds out about this, he instructs his men to bring in Naina alive, and Karan dead. Karan and Naina run from this community all the way to Bombay. The Thakur announces a hefty reward, and soon bounty hunters are all over Bombay looking for the hapless couple. When Balwant hears about this, he too goes to Bombay and does locate Karan and Naina. Karan is relieved to see his dad, but his relief soon turns to disbelief, as Balwant instructs him to let go of Naina, as he himself has come as an agent of the Thakur, not as his father.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Itihaas was the first attempt of Kanwar at producing a film and was highly publicised. He repeated the pairing of Devgn and Khanna who had previously starred in his 1996 film Jaan.[2] Outlook noted that the film had been "lavishly produced".[3] Xavier Marquis also helped in the film's finances.[4]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen.

All lyrics written by Sameer Anjaan. 

No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Chori Chori Dil Diya"  Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik  
2. "Dil Ke Qalam Se"  Hariharan, Anuradha Paudwal  
3. "Dil Ke Qalam Se" (film version)"  Hariharan, Alka Yagnik  
4. "Achko Machko"  Alka Yagnik  
5. "Bol Bol Bol Raja"  Vinod Rathod, Shankar Mahadevan, Alka Yagnik  
6. "Ja Re Ja Ud Ja Panchhi"  Shankar Mahadevan, Alka Yagnik  
7. "Yeh Ishq Bada"  Pappu A K, Anuradha Paudwal  
8. "Saathi Mere Tere Bina"  Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal  
9. "Yeh Ishq Bada" (version 2)"  Pappu A K, Alka Yagnik  
10. "Juda Apne Dilbar Se"  Alka Yagnik, Shankar Mahadevan, Sukhwinder Singh  

The audio cassette of the film was released at the Sun & Sand Hotel in Juhu.[5]

Reception[edit | edit source]

Supran Verma of Rediff.com wrote that the film had "turned to be just a rehash of [Jaan] and other Kanwar films" which was why maybe it didn’t catch the audience’s attention.[2]

The film performed poorly at the box office, becoming the first flop of Raj Kanwar. Devgn took the Bombay territory as fees.[2][3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Itihaas". Box Office India. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Verma, Suparn (18 July 1997). "The hit squad". Rediff.com. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chatterjee, Saibal; Akhtar, Shameem (13 April 1998). "Beefcake To Meaty Roles". Outlook. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Suri, Sanjay; Akhtar, Shameem; Menezes, Saira (15 September 1997). "Settling Scores". Outlook. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Audio cassettee of Itihaas released". Rashtriya Sahara. Sahara India Mass Communication: 166. 1997.

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