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Raja (1995 film)
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| Directed by | Indra Kumar |
| Produced by | Indra Kumar Ashok Thakeria |
| Written by | Tanveer Khan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Rajeev. Kaul Praful Parekh |
| Story by | Naushir Khatau (story advisor) |
| Starring | Sanjay Kapoor Madhuri Dixit Mukesh Khanna Paresh Rawal Himani Shivpuri |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan |
| Cinematography | Baba Azmi |
| Edited by | Hussain A. Burmawala |
Production company | Maruti International |
Release date |
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Running time | 168 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | est.₹4.25 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹34.68 crore[1] |
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Raja (transl. King) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Indra Kumar and starring Sanjay Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit. Paresh Rawal, Mukesh Khanna, Dalip Tahil, Rita Bhaduri and Himani Shivpuri appear in supporting roles. The film was released on 23 June 1995.[2]
The success of the film was attributed to Dixit for her performance, earning her the Screen Award for Best Actress. The film received eleven nominations at the 41st Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Kumar), Best Actress (Dixit), Best Supporting Actor (Rawal) and Best Supporting Actress (Bhaduri).
Synopsis[edit]
Rana Mahendra Pratap is a businessman and Vishwa is his brother. They are good friends with Brijnath (Birju), who is initially rich but loses all his wealth in a fire in his factory
Rana and Vishwa initially propose the marriage of Rana's younger sister Madhu and Birju's younger brother Raja (both are young; their brothers are adults). They break the marriage off.
Shocked and saddened at the rejection, Birju is mad and electrocuted by accident. Raja stays in the city outskirts with Madhu taking care of him by doing petty jobs.
13 years later[edit]
Madhu mistakenly kisses and falls in love with Raja. After Raja reveals they saw them in their childhood, their love deepens. Rana and Vishwa soon find out and are determined to keep Madhu away from Raja.
They continually humiliate and insult Raja. Eventually, Rana pretends to accept Raja into the family. When Raja leaves for a few days, Rana invites Birju to stay at the Garewal mansion.
While he is there, they have one of their assistants dress up like Birju and break into Madhu's room at night and pretend to attempt to rape her. She duly screams that Birju is trying to rape her.
The assistant quickly escapes; the room is only dimly lit before Madhu can see his face. Rana and Vishwa call mental hospital and force Birju into it. Raja is forced to choose between believing Madhu's and Birju's words.
He chooses to believe Birju's protestations of innocence and breaks up with Madhu. However, he still deeply loves her. It is now up to him to dig for truth and figure out what happened to Madhu on that fateful night.
Raja gets hold of the assistant who dressed up as Birju and extracts a confession from him. In the process, he is critically injured in an accent. Birju begs Madhu to save him, but she insults him.
Rana's wife Sumitra tells the truth to Madhu who is so shocked that her own brothers set up her rape that she leaves them and is on the verge of going to Raja. Rana realises his mistake and begs forgiveness.
But Vishwa doesn't accept and attacks Madhu and Rana. Raja comes and saves everyone. He marries Madhu in front of everybody. Vishwa begs for forgiveness. Raja and Madhu forgive all only if they bless their marriage.
Cast[edit]
- Sanjay Kapoor as Raja Patangwala
- Madhuri Dixit as Madhu Garewal Patangwala, Raja's wife
- Paresh Rawal as Brijnath "Birju" Patangwala, Raja's elder brother
- Mukesh Khanna as Rana Mahendra Pratap Garewal, Madhu's brother
- Dalip Tahil as Vishwa Garewal, Madhu's brother
- Rita Bhaduri as Sumitra Garewal, Madhu's sister in law
- Tiku Talsania as Neta
- Himani Shivpuri as Kaki
- Dinesh Hingoo as Rongala
- Veeru Krishnan as neighbour
- Mushtaq Khan as Banwarilal Sanyal
- Adi Irani
Awards and nominations[edit]
Filmfare Awards[edit]
| Category | Recipient's & Winner | for | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Indra Kumar | Best Movie | Nominated |
| Best Director | Indra Kumar | Best Direction | |
| Best Actress | Madhuri Dixit | Best actress in lead role | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paresh Rawal | Best actor in supporting role | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rita Bhaduri | Best actress in supporting role | |
| Best Music Director | Nadeem-Shravan | Best music direction | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Alka Yagnik | "Akhiyaan Milaun Kabhi" |
Screen Awards[edit]
| Category | Recipient's & Winner | for | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Actress | Madhuri Dixit | Best actress in lead role | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paresh Rawal | Best actor in supporting role |
Soundtrack[edit]
The songs were composed by Nadeem-Shravan, while the lyrics were penned by Sameer. The album went on to become the second most sold Bollywood album of 1995.[3] Nadeem-Shravan, for this album also received the Special Award London (UK).[4][circular reference] The song "Nazrein Mili Dil Dhadka" was inspired from Sealed with a kiss Brian Hyland version copied from the soundtrack of the 1961 Rock Hudson movie, Come September. And the same tune was in 1967 film Humraaz
| Track # | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Phool Mangoo Naa Bahaar" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 05:21 |
| 2 | "Akhiyaan Milaoon Kabhi" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 06:16 |
| 3 | "Kisi Din Banoongi Main Raja" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 07:20 |
| 4 | "Nazrein Mili Dil Dhadka" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 05:32 |
| 5 | "Ja Sajna Tujhko Bhula" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 06:15 |
| 6 | "Tumne Agar Pyar Se Dekha" | Alka Yagnik | 05:43 |
| 7 | "Tumne Agar Pyar Se Dekha" | Udit Narayan | 05:43 |
| 8 | "Aankh Teri Chhalke To" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 07:10 |
| 9 | "Aankh Milate Darr Lagta" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 07:20 |
| 10 | "Wada Jo Kiya" | Roop Kumar Rathod | 02:10 |
| 11 | "Chot Lage Tujhko" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 05:00 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Raja - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ "Box Office 1995". box office. india. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Raja second most sold music album of 1995". Archived from the original on 28 May 2011.
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadeem%E2%80%93Shravan.
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