Darr
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| Directed by | Yash Chopra |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra |
| Written by | Honey Irani Javed Siddiqui |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Juhi Chawla Shahrukh Khan |
| Music by | Shiv-Hari |
| Cinematography | Manmohan Singh |
| Editing by | Keshav Naidu |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
| Release date(s) | 24 December 1993 |
| Running time | 179 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | INR 2 Crore |
Darr: A Violent Love Story (Hindi: डर, translation: Fear) is a 1993 Bollywood psychological thriller film directed by Yash Chopra. It is the story of an obsessed lover (Shahrukh Khan) and the lengths he goes to get his girl (Juhi Chawla) who is already happily married to Sunil Malhotra (Sunny Deol). It is the second film in which Shahrukh Khan played the role of a villain. It is considered to be one of his best performances and earned him a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Villain.
In 1993, Khan won acclaim for his performances in villainous roles as an obsessive lover and a murderer, respectively, in the box office hits, Darr and Baazigar. In Khan's entry in Encyclopædia Britannica's "Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema" it was stated that "he defied the image of the conventional hero in both these films and created his own version of the revisionist hero."[1] Darr marked his first collaboration with renowned film-maker Yash Chopra and his banner Yash Raj Films, the largest production company in Bollywood.
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[edit] Synopsis
Kiran Ahwasti (Juhi Chawla) studies at a college in Shimla. She is one day serendaded by an unseen man. She thinks that her lover Sunil Malhotra (Sunny Deol) a brave navy officer, had done this. However, when she returns home and is reunited with Sunil, she learns that in fact he was not in Shimla. One night, the strange man flashes a torch in her face and says "I love you, K-K-K-Kiran." Then on a number of ocassions, he telephones her house threatening to do bad things to Sunil should Kiran continue to meet him. This strange man is none other than Sunil's friend Rahul (Shahrukh Khan). Rahul hears that Sunil and Kiran are to be married so attempts to shoot Sunil. Sunil survives and marries Kiran, hoping that their troubles will end.
However, even after Sunil and Kiran marry, Rahul continues to pursue Kiran and she eventually becomes mentally scarred. Kiran and Sunil decide to take their honeymoon in Switzerland, only telling Kiran's brother (Anupam Kher), sister-in-law (Tanvi Azmi) and Sunil's boss (Dalip Tahil) who is in fact Rahul's father. Whilst Sunil and Kiran are honeymooning, Rahul visits Kiran's family on a number of ocassions attempting to hoax information from them. Rahul's friend Vicky dies and Rahul makes it look as though Vicky committed suicicde. He also leads Kiran's family into believing that Vicky was Kiran's stalker by placing pictures of Kiran and a suicicde note around Vicky's dead body. Rahul now hears from them that Kiran and Sunil are in Switzerland.
Rahul arrives in Switzerland and manages to find Sunil and Kiran, telling them he is doing some work for his father. Sunil becomes suspicous when he learns from Kiran's brother on the phone about Rahul's constant visiting to Kiran's house. He lures Rahul into the forest and beats him but Rahul eventually stabs Sunil. Rahul arrives on a boat and finds Kiran. He confesses the truth and forces her to marry him. Sunil arrives that night and shoots Rahul. Rahul dies confessing his love for Kiran. Sunil and Kiran return back to India where they are welcomed by Krian's family who state their relief about the mystery finally being solved.
[edit] Cast
- Shahrukh Khan as Rahul Mehra
- Sunny Deol as Sunil Malhotra
- Juhi Chawla as Kiran Awasthi
- Anupam Kher as Vijay Awasthi
- Tanvi Azmi as Poonam Awasthi
- Dalip Tahil as Captain Mehra
- Annu Kapoor as Vikram "Vicky" Oberoi (Special Apperance)
[edit] Soundtracks
The soundtrack for this film was a major hit in India. The songs "Tu Mere Samne" and "Jaadu Teri Nazar" were especially popular and was repeatedly requested on the radio at the time of the release of the film.
| Title | Singer(s) |
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| Tu Mere Saamne | Udit Narayan, Lata Mangeshkar |
| Ang Se Ang Lagana | Vinod Rathod, Asha Bhosle, Alka Yagnik, Sudesh Bhosle |
| Jaadu Teri Nazar | Udit Narayan |
| Darwaja Band Karlo | Lata Mangeshkar, Abhijeet |
| Likha Hai Ye | Hariharan, Lata Mangeshkar |
| Meri Maa Ne Laga Diye | Lata Mangeshkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Pamela Chopra |
[edit] Awards
The film received four nominations at the Filmfare Awards: Best Director, Best Villain, Best Comedian and Best Music Director. The film also won a National Film Award
- Best Comedian - Anupam Kher
- Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award - Manmohan Singh
- National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
[edit] References
- ^ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. (Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd), Popular Prakashan. p. 574. ISBN 81-7991-066-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&lpg=PT598&ots=rwPv6aCoe3&pg=PT598#v=onepage&f=false.
[edit] External links
- Darr at the Internet Movie Database
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