Raja Hindustani
1996 film by Dharmesh Darshan
Raja Hindustani (English: 'Indian King') is a 1996 Bollywood movie directed by Dharmesh Darshan. The movie has Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor playing the main roles. The music were done by Nadeem-Shravan. The movie won six Filmfare awards and also many other several awards that year.
| Raja Hindustani | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dharmesh Darshan |
| Screenplay by | Robin Bhatt |
| Story by | Dharmesh Darshan |
| Produced by | Ali Morani Karim Morani Bunty Soorma |
| Starring | Aamir Khan Karisma Kapoor |
| Cinematography | W.B. Rao |
| Edited by | Bharat |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan |
Release date | November 15, 1996 |
Running time | 174 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Cast
change- Aamir Khan as Raja Hindustani
- Karisma Kapoor as Aarti Sehgal
- Rajwinder Deol as Raju
- Suresh Oberoi as Mr. Sehgal (Aarti's father)
- Johnny Lever as Balvant Singh
- Navneet Nishan as Kamal Singh / Kammo
- Veeru Krishnan as Gulab Singh
- Kunal Khemu as Rajnikant (as Master Kunal Khemu)
- Pramod Moutho as Swaraj (Shalu's brother)
- Mohnish Behl as Jai (as Mohnish Behl)
- Tiku Talsania as Chacha (Raja's uncle)
- Farida Jalal as Chachi (Raja's aunt)
- Archana Puran Singh as Shalini Sehgal / Shalu (Aarti's stepmother)
- Kalpana Iyer as Guest appearance in the song "Pardesi Pardesi"
- Pratibha Sinha as Guest appearance in the song "Pardesi Pardesi"
Soundtrack
changeThe music was composed by Nadeem-Shravan. Plannet Bollywood ranks the movie soundtracks at 56 in its all time top 100 Greatest Bollywood soundtracks.[1] The music album was also the most sold album of 1996.[2]
Tracklist
change| Track # | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Perdesi Perdesi (I)" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sapna Awasthi | 07:31 |
| 2 | "Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein (Male)" | Udit Narayan | 06:02 |
| 3 | "Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein (Female)" | Alka Yagnik | 06:02 |
| 4 | "Kitna Pyaara Tujhe Rab Ne" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 06:20 |
| 5 | "Perdesi Perdesi (II)" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | 08:19 |
| 6 | "Poocho Zara Poocho" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | 06:12 |
| 7 | "Tere Ishq Mein Nachenge" | Kumar Sanu, Alisha Chinai, Sapna Mukherjee | 08:14 |
| 8 | "Perdesi Perdesi (Sad)" | Suresh Wadkar, Bela Sulakhe | 02:40 |
Awards
change1997 Filmfare Awards
change- Won
- Filmfare Best Actor Award — Aamir Khan
- Filmfare Best Actress Award — Karisma Kapoor
- Filmfare Best Movie Award — Dharmesh Darshan
- Filmfare Best Music Director Award — Nadeem-Shravan
- Filmfare Best Male Playback Award — Udit Narayan for "Pardesi Pardesi"
Star Screen Awards
change- Won
- Star Screen Award for Best Film
- Star Screen Award for Best Director - Dharmesh Darshan
- Star Screen Award for Best Actor - Aamir Khan
- Star Screen Award for Best Comedian - Johnny Lever
- Star Screen Award for Best Music Director- Nadeem Shravan
- Star Screen Award for Best Male Playback - Udit Narayan for "Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein"
- Star Screen Award for Best Screenplay - Robin Bhatt
References
change- ↑ "Raja Hindustani on the list of top 100 music albums". Retrieved 2012-09-23.
- ↑ "Music Hits 1990-1999". Boxoffice India. Web.archive.org. 2009-01-22. Archived from the original on 2008-02-15. Retrieved 2012-09-23.