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'''''Darr: A Violent Love Story''''' ({{Translation}} '''''Fear''''') is a 1993 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[psychological thriller|psychological romantic thriller]] film directed and produced by [[Yash Chopra]] under his banner [[Yash Raj Films]]. The film stars [[Sunny Deol]], [[Juhi Chawla]] and [[Shah Rukh Khan]], with [[Annu Kapoor]], [[Tanvi Azmi]] and [[Anupam Kher]] in supporting roles, and [[Dalip Tahil]] in a special appearance. In the film, Rahul (Khan) is obsessed with Kiran (Chawla) and stalks her constantly. However, Rahul goes berserk when she gets engaged to Sunil (Deol), a navy officer, and he decides to forcefully claim Kiran for himself. |
'''''Darr: A Violent Love Story''''' ({{Translation}} '''''Fear''''') is a 1993 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[psychological thriller|psychological romantic thriller]] film directed and produced by [[Yash Chopra]] under his banner [[Yash Raj Films]]. The film stars [[Sunny Deol]], [[Juhi Chawla]] and [[Shah Rukh Khan]], with [[Annu Kapoor]], [[Tanvi Azmi]] and [[Anupam Kher]] in supporting roles, and [[Dalip Tahil]] in a special appearance. In the film, Rahul (Khan) is obsessed with Kiran (Chawla) and stalks her constantly. However, Rahul goes berserk when she gets engaged to Sunil (Deol), a navy officer, and he decides to forcefully claim Kiran for himself. |
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''Darr'' released on 24 December 1993, coinciding with the [[Christmas]] weekend, and was a major commercial success and declared a blockbuster at the box-office, and was the third-highest grossing film of the year in India |
''Darr'' released on 24 December 1993, coinciding with the [[Christmas]] weekend, and was a major commercial success and declared a blockbuster at the box-office, and was the third-highest grossing film of the year in India with a [[Cult film|cult status]] and the highest-grossing Indian film of the year in the overseas markets. It received critical acclaim from critics and audiences upon release, with praise for the direction, screenplay, soundtrack, cinematography, costumes and the performances of the cast, with particular praise directed towards Chawla and Khan's performances. |
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For Chawla, this was her fourth consecutive box-office hit of the year, thus solidifying her career as a leading lady in the 1990s. Khan's portrayal of an obsessive lover, was applauded by critics and the audiences alike. |
For Chawla, this was her fourth consecutive box-office hit of the year, thus solidifying her career as a leading lady in the 1990s. Khan's portrayal of an obsessive lover, was applauded by critics and the audiences alike. |
Revision as of 11:11, 30 August 2023
Darr: A Violent Love Story | |
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Directed by | Yash Chopra |
Written by | Honey Irani Javed Siddiqui |
Produced by | Yash Chopra |
Starring | Sunny Deol Juhi Chawla Shah Rukh Khan |
Cinematography | Manmohan Singh |
Edited by | Keshav Naidu |
Music by | Shiv-Hari |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 177 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹3.25 crore[1] |
Box office | est. ₹21.3 crore[1] |
Darr: A Violent Love Story (transl. Fear) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language psychological romantic thriller film directed and produced by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. The film stars Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan, with Annu Kapoor, Tanvi Azmi and Anupam Kher in supporting roles, and Dalip Tahil in a special appearance. In the film, Rahul (Khan) is obsessed with Kiran (Chawla) and stalks her constantly. However, Rahul goes berserk when she gets engaged to Sunil (Deol), a navy officer, and he decides to forcefully claim Kiran for himself.
Darr released on 24 December 1993, coinciding with the Christmas weekend, and was a major commercial success and declared a blockbuster at the box-office, and was the third-highest grossing film of the year in India with a cult status and the highest-grossing Indian film of the year in the overseas markets. It received critical acclaim from critics and audiences upon release, with praise for the direction, screenplay, soundtrack, cinematography, costumes and the performances of the cast, with particular praise directed towards Chawla and Khan's performances.
For Chawla, this was her fourth consecutive box-office hit of the year, thus solidifying her career as a leading lady in the 1990s. Khan's portrayal of an obsessive lover, was applauded by critics and the audiences alike. It won National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 41st National Film Awards. The film received 10 nominations at the 39th Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Chopra), and Best Villain (Khan), and won 2 awards, including Best Comedian (Kher).
Plot
Beautiful college student Kiran Awasthi visits her brother Vijay and his wife Poonam upon her return home. Rahul Mehra, a student who is in love with her but hasn't told her, is relentlessly following her. An officer in the Indian Navy named Sunil Malhotra is the love of Kiran's life. Rahul's father is Avinash Mehra, his captain.
Rahul makes an effort to get along with Sunil in order to be near Kiran. Rahul keeps calling her when she gets home and orders her to avoid Sunil, but despite her fear, she rejects Rahul's authority over her. She and her family are frightened when he visits her on both her birthday and Holi. Kiran and Sunil become engaged thanks to Vijay and Poonam, who thought the stalker would never bother Kiran again.
Upon learning this, a furious Rahul attempts to murder Sunil but is unsuccessful. When Sunil is chasing Rahul, the stalker he doesn't know is Rahul, he has an accident and is taken to the hospital. Kiran chooses to flee the city so that the stalker won't harm her beloved any longer but is apprehended by Sunil, who marries her that very night. Rahul is enraged by this and vows to take Kiran for himself. He kills the police officers sent to protect the pair and defaces the couple's new home with graffiti reading "Shaadi mubarak Kiran" and "Tum meri ho Kiran" (You are mine, Kiran).
This horrifies Kiran, who worries that she might lose her mind. Sunil books extra tickets to Goa so the stalker thinks the pair is in Goa and travels there in place of Switzerland, which serves to divert and soothe the woman. Rahul falls for the ruse and looks everywhere in Goa in vain. Instead, he meets Vikram "Vicky" Oberoi, a friend from college, who is ill. Rahul then makes an effort to get to know Kiran's brother and sister-in-law by paying them daily visits in an effort to learn where Kiran is.
Vicky calls Rahul and invites him to meet with him. When he does, he discovers him on his deathbed, pleading with Rahul to kill him since he can no longer bear the anguish. After a brief pause, he kills his companion while creating the illusion that someone else was the stalker. Kiran's family believes the stalker committed suicide after failing to find Kiran and relaxing. Rahul is informed of her true whereabouts, and he shows up at her hotel.
He is acknowledged by Kiran and Sunil, who invite him to join their celebrations. Sunil later learns that Rahul was Kiran's stalker all along. As Rahul begs for compassion, he confronts Rahul and beats him up before sending Kiran off on a boat. When Sunil hesitates, Rahul stabs him and then abandons him to perish. Later, as Rahul arrives at the boat, he tries to marry Kiran without her will and informs her that Sunil has passed away. Despite her pleading and begging, he hands her his mother's old saree and orders her to wear it.
Kiran locks herself in a room in the boat and When the boat's door is smashed and Kiran is yanked back out by Rahul and agree’s to marry Rahul, then it is discovered that Sunil didn't actually pass away and he returns to save Kiran. Sunil fights Rahul and ends up killing him. Kiran and Sunil visit their relatives once more in India.
Cast
- Sunny Deol as Sunil Malhotra, an Indian Navy officer, Kiran's husband, and Rahul’s enemy (the main protagonist)
- Juhi Chawla as Kiran Malhotra (Nee' Awasthi), Sunil's wife and Rahul's love interest and stalker
- Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul Mehra, An obsessive lover of Kiran and a psychotic serial killer (the main antagonist)
- Annu Kapoor as Vikram "Vicky" Oberoi, Rahul's friend
- Tanvi Azmi as Poonam Awasti, Kiran's sister-in-law
- Dalip Tahil as Avinash Mehra, Rahul's father and Sunil's superior in the Indian Navy
- Anupam Kher as Vijay Awasti, Kiran's brother
- Piloo J. Wadia as the irritating hotel manager
- Vikas Anand as the psychiatrist
Production
Sridevi, who had previously worked with Chopra in Chandni (1989) and Lamhe (1991), was the original choice for the role of Kiran. The role was crafted and planned much like her previous roles in Chandni and Lamhe. Chopra too admitted dressing Kiran like Chandni and Pallavi/Pooja, which can be observed in the film as well. However, Sridevi refused to accept the role, as she wanted Kiran's character to be the obsessed lover instead of the victim, but Chopra refused this change of plot. After Sridevi, the role went to Madhuri Dixit who also chose to decline the role.[2] Aishwarya Rai was also considered for the role and did a look test but because she was going for Miss World, she was not finalised. Divya Bharti was then roped in.
Sanjay Dutt was the original choice of the role of antagonist Rahul, but Chopra was unable to finalise him because of his jail sentence due to illegal possession of arms. Sudesh Berry was then considered for the role, but was rejected after a screen test. Rishi Kapoor was offered the role, but rejected it as he did not think he was right for a villainous role. After he rejected the part of Rahul, Chopra offered him the part of Sunil. However, Kapoor was unwilling to take that either, as he thought the role was not as strong as that of Rahul.[3] Ajay Devgn was also offered the role of Rahul, but he could not accept due to other commitments.[4][5]
Mithun Chakraborty and Jackie Shroff were offered the role of Sunil, but they refused. Nitish Bharadwaj was then approached for Sunil's role, due to his popularity as Lord Krishna's role in B. R. Chopra's Mahabharat. Bharadwaj however rejected the role claiming that the role was not challenging enough.
Post his refusal, the role was offered to Sunny Deol. Initially, writer Honey Irani requested Deol to play the antagonist. However, Deol refused to play a negative character due to the career risk involved with it, and hence ended up playing the role of Sunil.
Aamir Khan, who had worked with Chopra on Parampara (1993), was then signed as Rahul. Chopra reportedly replaced Bharti with Juhi Chawla at Khan's request.[6] However, problems arose when Khan asked Chopra for a joint narration of the script with him and Sunny Deol. Khan's reasoning for this was that since he and Deol were two leading actors, they could hear their roles and if they were both satisfied, no ego hassles would happen henceforth. However, Chopra refused to heed to such a request. Khan was also unhappy with the way Deol's character beat Rahul up in the film's climax. Khan was then removed from the project. Ironically, after the release of the film, Deol was miffed as he felt that the other male lead role was stronger than his, thus pledging to never work with Chopra and his banner again.
After Aamir Khan left the film, Shah Rukh Khan was cast as Rahul after Chopra's son Aditya who worked as an assistant director on the film saw Shah Rukh's debut in Deewana (1992) and suggested his name. Darr ended up catapulting him to stardom, and he went on to star in all of Chopra's future directorial ventures.
The film's title Darr was suggested to Chopra by his younger son Uday Chopra (who was also an assistant director on the film) and actor Hrithik Roshan.[7]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for Darr was composed by the duo Shiv-Hari (Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia) and written by Anand Bakshi.
It was the second best-selling Bollywood soundtrack album of the year, being surpassed only by Baazigar (which also starred Khan).[8] The soundtrack album sold about 4.5 million units in India,[9] earning at least ₹10.8 crore (equivalent to ₹78 crore or US$9.4 million in 2023).[10] Rakesh Budhu of Planet Bollywood in his review gave the album 8.5 stars out of 10.[11]
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 1993 | |||
Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
Length | 42:12 | |||
Label | HMV Records | |||
Shiv-Hari chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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All lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Jaadu Teri Nazar" | Udit Narayan | 4:41 |
2. | "Darwaaza Band Karlo" | Lata Mangeshkar & Abhijeet | 6:05 |
3. | "Tu Mere Saamne" | Lata Mangeshkar & Udit Narayan | 6:07 |
4. | "Ishq Da Bura Rog (not in the film)" | Lata Mangeshkar & Vinod Rathod | 5:43 |
5. | "Solah Button" | Lata Mangeshkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy & Pamela Chopra | 7:35 |
6. | "Likha Hai Ye In Hawaaon Pe" | Lata Mangeshkar & Hariharan | 5:12 |
7. | "Ang Se Ang Lagana" | Vinod Rathod, Sudesh Bhosle, Alka Yagnik & Devki Pandit | 6:49 |
Box office
At the domestic Indian box office, Darr became the third highest-grossing film of 1993, after Aankhen and Khalnayak, and was declared a blockbuster.[12] In India, it was released on 190 screens, with 19.96 million tickets sold. Its domestic gross was ₹15.73 crore, including a net income of ₹10.74 crore, which is equivalent to ₹184.4 crore (US$28.32 million) when adjusted for inflation as of 2017[update].[1] Its domestic gross is equivalent to ₹339 crore (US$52.06 million) when adjusted for inflation as of 2017[update].[a]
At the overseas box office, Darr was the year's highest-grossing Indian film of 1993, grossing $500,000 (₹5.58 crore).[13] Worldwide, it grossed ₹21.31 crore (US$6.78 million),[1] equivalent to ₹366 crore (US$56.2 million) when adjusted for inflation as of 2017[update].[a]
Awards
Award | Category | Nominee | Result | References |
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National Film Awards 1993 | National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Yash Chopra | Won | [14] |
39th Filmfare Awards | Best Comedian | Anupam Kher | Won | [15] |
Best Cinematography | Manmohan Singh | Won | ||
Best Film | Yash Chopra | Nominated | ||
Best Director | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Juhi Chawla | Nominated | ||
Best Villain | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominated | ||
Best Music Director | Shiv-Hari | Nominated | ||
Best Lyricist | Anand Bakshi for "Jaadu Teri Nazar" | Nominated | ||
Best Male Playback Singer | Udit Narayan for "Jaadu Teri Nazar" | Nominated |
Remakes
Darr was remade in Hollywood as Fear starring William Petersen as Steven Walker (Sunil), Reese Witherspoon as Nicole Walker (Kiran), and Mark Wahlberg as David McCall (Rahul). It was also remade in Kannada as Preethse, starring Upendra as Chandu (Rahul), Shiva Rajkumar as Surya (Sunil) and Sonali Bendre playing Kiran.[16] The film also partially inspired the 2005 Tamil film Chinna. The Telugu film Tapassu also borrowed some scenes from Darr.
The teaser trailer for an intended five-part web series Darr 2.0 was released on YouTube on August 30, 2016. It was set to be a retelling of the film in a contemporary setting, portraying cyber-stalking and digital crimes. The web series was set to be produced by Ashish Chopra under the banner of Y-Films and directed by Vikash Chandra. Screenplay and dialogues are by Nikhil Taneja and Shubham Yogi.[17][18] The series was later postponed.
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e "Darr – Movie – Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Banerjee, Shreshtha (18 November 2021). "10 Superhit Bollywood Movie Offers Rejected By Madhuri Dixit". www.postoast.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Khullam Khulla. India: HarperCollins. 2017. p. 96. ISBN 978-93-5277-797-6.
- ^ "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: The Preethse review". Rediff. 31 January 2000. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ Chintamani, Gautam (12 March 2016). "After 'Darr', Shah Rukh Khan channels Robert De Niro again in 'Fan'. Will it help?- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost.
- ^ "Did You Know: Aamir Khan got Divya Bharti replaced with Juhi Chawla in Darr due to THIS reason?". 12 April 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020.
- ^ "24 years of Darr: We bet you didn't know these 7 unknown facts about Shah Rukh Khan's film". India TV. 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Music Hits 1990–1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Making Music Like Ne'er Before". Outlook. 13 March 1996. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "India Today". India Today. 19: iv. 1994.
DARR
Music Director: Shiv-Harl
Lyricist: Anand Bakshi
Sales: 40 lakh tapes
Value: Rs 10.8 crore - ^ a b "Darr Music Review". Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Box Office 1993". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Top Overseas Grossers 1993". Box Office India. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Gopalakrishnan, K.; Aggarwal, Semugha. 41st National Film Festival (PDF). Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. pp. 18–19.
- ^ "Filmfare Awards (1994)". IMDb. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ Rajitha (8 December 1999). "Sonali takes over from Juhi". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Dixit, Mini. "Shah Rukh's Darr is getting a creepy, stalker-ish, web series makeover". India Today. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (30 August 2016). "Early Shah Rukh Khan Film 'Darr' Revived as Indian Web Series". Variety. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
Further reading
- Chowdhury, Purna (2010). "Bollywood Babes: Body and Female Desire in the Bombay Films Since the Nineties and Darr, Mohra and Aitraaz: A Tropic Discourse". In Mehta, Rini Bhattacharya; Pandharipande, Rajeshwari V. (eds.). Bollywood and Globalization: Indian Popular Cinema, Nation, and Diaspora. Anthem Press. pp. 56–60. ISBN 978-1-84331-833-0.
External links
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- 1990s Hindi-language films
- 1990s psychological thriller films
- 1990s chase films
- 1990s romantic thriller films
- Films scored by Shiv-Hari
- Films directed by Yash Chopra
- Hindi films remade in other languages
- Indian romantic thriller films
- Indian psychological thriller films
- Indian chase films
- Yash Raj Films films
- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award winners
- Films shot in Switzerland
- Films about fear
- Films about stalking
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