Raja (1995 film)
| Raja | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | Indra Kumar |
| Written by | Tanveer Khan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Rajeev. Kaul Praful Parekh |
| Story by | Naushir Khatau (story advisor) |
| Produced by | Indra Kumar Ashok Thakeria |
| Starring | Madhuri Dixit Sanjay Kapoor Paresh Rawal Rita Bhaduri Himani Shivpuri Mukesh Khanna |
| Cinematography | Baba Azmi |
| Edited by | Hussain A. Burmawala |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan |
Production company | Maruti International |
Release date |
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Running time | 168 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹4.25 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹34.68 crore[1] |
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 2 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[]
Rana Mahendra Pratap, a businessman and his brother, Vishwa are good friends with the rich Birju. They fix the marriage of their 9 year-old sister Madhu with Raja, Birju's same-age around younger brother. Madhu and Raja become friends. When Birju loses all his wealth in a fire in his factory, Rana and Vishwa break the marriage off. Shocked and saddened, Birju becomes mad and is electrocuted by accident. Birju stays in the city outskirts with Raja caring for him by doing petty jobs.
13 years later[]
Grown-up, Madhu meets and falls in love with Raja, after they kiss each other. Raja reveals they saw them in their childhood, and their love deepens. Vishwa and Rana are determined to keep Madhu away from Raja. Later, Rana pretends to accept him. When Raja leaves for a few days, Rana invites Birju to stay with him. While he is there, Rana gets one of their assistants dress up like Birju. The assistant enters Madhu's room at night, trying to rape her. She duly screams Birju is trying to rape her.
The assistant quickly escapes; the room is dimly lit before Madhu can see his face. Raja returns, and is asked to believe either Madhu or Birju. He believes Birju's innocence and breaks up with Madhu, despite of his love. It is now up to Raja to dig for truth and figure out what happened to Madhu on night. Raja gets hold of the assistant and extracts a confession from him. However, Raja is critically injured in an accident. Birju begs Madhu to save him but she insults him.
Rana's wife Sumitra tells the truth to Madhu. Shocked that her own brothers set up her rape, she leaves 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 them. He marries Madhu in front of everybody. Vishwa is also sorry for his deeds. Raja and Madhu forgive all only if they bless their marriage.
Cast[]
- Madhuri Dixit as Madhu Garewal
- Sanjay Kapoor as Raja Patangwala
- Paresh Rawal as Brijnath "Birju" Patangwala
- Rita Bhaduri as Sumitra Garewal
- Mukesh Khanna as Rana Mahendra Pratap Garewal
- Dalip Tahil as Vishwanand "Vishwa" Garewal
- Tiku Talsania as Neta
- Himani Shivpuri as Kaki
- Dinesh Hingoo as Rongala
- Veeru Krishnan as neighbour
- Mushtaq Khan as Banwarilal
- Adi Irani as Abhishek Sanyal
- Sudhir as Police Inspector
Awards and nominations[]
| Category | Nominees | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Indra Kumar | Nominated |
| Best Director | ||
| Best Actress | Madhuri Dixit | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paresh Rawal | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rita Bhaduri | |
| Best Music Director | Nadeem-Shravan | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Alka Yagnik for "Akhiyaan Milaun Kabhi" |
1996 Screen Awards:
| Category | Nominees | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actress | Madhuri Dixit | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paresh Rawal |
Soundtrack[]
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[]
- ^ a b "Raja - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Box Office 1995". box office. india.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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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External links[]
- 1995 films
- Hindi-language films
- 1990s Hindi-language films
- Indian films
- Films directed by Indra Kumar
- Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan