Yaraana (1995 film)
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| Yaraana | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | David Dhawan |
| Written by | Reema Rakesh Nath |
| Produced by | Yusuf Bhatt Reema Rakesh Nath |
| Starring | Rishi Kapoor Madhuri Dixit Raj Babbar Kader Khan |
| Cinematography | Rajan Kinagi |
| Edited by | A. Muthu |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
| Distributed by | Samna Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 mins[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹4.75 crore[2] |
| Box office | ₹9.08 crore[2] |
Yaraana (transl. "Friendship") is a 1995 Bollywood romantic thriller film directed by David Dhawan and starring Madhuri Dixit, Rishi Kapoor, Raj Babbar, Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor.[3][4] It is loosely based on the American film Sleeping with the Enemy, starring Julia Roberts.[5] The film is known for the hit song "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya".[6]
At the 41st Filmfare Awards, Yaraana won Best Female Playback Singer (Kavita Krishnamurthy for "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya"), in addition to a Best Actress for Dixit.
Plot[edit]
Lalita catches the eye of JB and he immediately falls in love with her and decides that he must have her. Her uncle Madhi arranges for them to get married but he is only doing this because JB is paying him to. When she refuses, JB kidnaps her and keeps her in his home until the day of the wedding. She is literally watched over by JB every day in case she tries to escape. On the day of the wedding, Lalita faints and uses this to escape. She also moves her mother away and barely escapes JB who assumes that she has been killed after he saw her being hit by a car. In fact, Lalita swapped her wedding dress with someone else, so the person that JB saw being hit by the car was not Lalita.
Lalita escapes the city and meets Raj who at first she uses as a cover but they both fall in love with each other. She uses the name Shikha instead. Raj's grandfather, Rai Saheb is happy that his grandson wants to marry Shikha and he arranges for a wedding. Unfortunately, JB finds out that Lalita is still alive through her mother and quickly traces her. JB tells Raj and his grandfather who Lalita really is with the help of her devious uncle. Lalita is taken away and is forced to be a dutiful wife, which in JB's terms means that she has to stay with him forever. After hiding and frustration, Lalita decides to take matters into her own hands...
Cast[edit]
- Madhuri Dixit as Lalita/Shikha
- Rishi Kapoor as Raj
- Raj Babbar as JB/Inspector Pradhan
- Kader Khan as Rai Saheb
- Shakti Kapoor as Banke
- Tej Sapru as Madhi Mama/Madanlal
- Anil Dhawan as Dr. Rashid
- Satish Kaul as Inspector
- Vikas Anand as Father of Girl Who Dies In Accident
- Brij Gopal as Man Who Brought Mangoes for JB
- Babbanlal Yadav as Father of 6 Kids
- Dina Pathak as Durga
- Sulabha Deshpande as Mrs. De'souza
- Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Beggar/Mungarilal (special appearance)
- Himani Shivpuri as Beggar/Champa (special appearance)
Trivia[edit]
Govinda was first approached as the lead opposite Madhuri Dixit, but things did not work out. Upon Govinda's rejection, Jackie Shroff was approached, but his dates were blocked by other projects. This resulted in Rishi Kapoor being part of the movie.
Kamal Hassan was offered Raj Babbar's role, but declined it because he did not want to play a villain.
Awards[edit]
Won
- Best Female Playback Singer – Kavita Krishnamurthy for "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya"
Nominated
Soundtrack[edit]
| Yaraana | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 20 October 1995[9] |
| Recorded | 1995 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 43:06 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Zee Music Company |
| Official audio | |
| Yaraana- Full Album on YouTube | |
The music was composed by Anu Malik with lyrics written by Rahat Indori, Anwar Sagar, Rani Malik & Maya Govind. The songs are sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan, Sapna Mukherjee, Vinod Rathod and Shankar Mahadevan. This music album is heavily plagiarized from the work of legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's work. "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya" and "Loye Loye" are a complete rip-off of Nusrat's compositions of same title.[10][11]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ""Jaadu Jaadu"" | Rani Malik | Anu Malik | Udit Narayan & Sapna Mukherjee | 5:50 |
| 2. | ""Mera Piya Ghar Aaya"" | Maya Govind | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Uncredited) | Kavita Krishnamurthy | 5:58 |
| 3. | ""Noorani Chehrewale"" | Anwar Sagar | Anu Malik | Kavita Krishnamurthy | 5:22 |
| 4. | ""Mohabbat Ki Nazrein Karam"" | Anu Malik , Rani Malik | Anu Malik | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Vinod Rathod | 5:42 |
| 5. | "Loye Loye" | Rahat Indori | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Uncredited) | Kavita Krishnamurthy | 5:09 |
| 6. | ""Rabbi Re Ralli"" | Rahat Indori | Anu Malik | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan | 5:21 |
| 7. | ""Jaane Wo Kaisa Chor Tha"" | Anwar Sagar | Anu Malik | Kavita Krishnamurthy | 5:36 |
| Total length: | 43.06 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Yaraana". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Yaraana – Movie". Box Office India.
- ^ "Madhuri Dixit recalls working with Rishi Kapoor, Saroj Khan as 'Yaraana' clocks 25 years". timesofindia.Indiatimes.com. 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Yaraana (1995)". Yahoo movies.
- ^ Bose, Sushmita (10 September 2010). "Hollywood Bollywood". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Amit Baruah, R. Padmanabhan (6 September 1997). "The stilled voice". The Hindu, Frontline. Archived from the original on 30 December 2001.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Filmfare winners of the year 1996". filmfare. Com. 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Madhuri Dixit remembers Rishi, dancing to Mere Piya Ghar Aaya with Saroj Khan on 25 YO Yaraana". indiatoday.in. 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Yaraana – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 20 October 1995.
- ^ "Mehfil-e-Sama Vol.29 - Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan". www.emipakistan.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Unki Gali Mein Aana Jana, 9 August 1996, retrieved 20 June 2022
