Prem (film)
| Prem | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Satish Kaushik |
| Written by | Javed Akhtar |
| Produced by | Boney Kapoor |
| Starring | Sanjay Kapoor Tabu |
| Cinematography | Baba Azmi Chota K. Naidu |
| Edited by | Waman Bhonsle Gurudutt Shirali |
| Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
Production company | Narsimha Enterprises |
Release date | 5 May 1995 |
Running time | 167 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Prem (transl. Love) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Satish Kaushik and cinematography by Baba Azmi and Chota K. Naidu. It stars Sanjay Kapoor and Tabu in dual roles, and deals with the concept of reincarnation. Shekhar Kapoor was initially attached to direct the film before Kaushik was contracted.[1] The film was a box office failure.[2]
Plot[edit]
Sanjay Verma is an eligible young man, who has been having hallucinations of a past life as Shantanu. He travels to a small community and meets with Sonia Verma, and recognizes her as the girl named Lachi in his hallucinations. Convinced, that they were lovers from a past life, he attempts in vain to impress this upon Sonia, who is engaged, and is to be married to Vikram Minocha. However Sanjay finally wins her over and united at the end.
Cast[edit]
- Sanjay Kapoor as Shantanu / Sanjay 'Sanju' Verma
- Tabu as Lachi / Sonya Jaitley
- Aruna Irani as Panna
- Amrish Puri as Vanraja
- Deepak Tijori as Vikram Minocha
- Saeed Jaffrey as R. K. Jaitley,Sonya's father
- Dalip Tahil as Ratan Minocha
- Akash Khurana as S.P. Verma,Sanju's father
- Beena Banerjee as Sumitra Verma,Sanju's mother
- Sunita Dhingra as Rumila Gupta aka Bubly,Sanju's friend
- Navneet Nishan as Vanrani
- Govind Namdev as Chacha Sher Ali
- Raju Kher as Mr.Wilson, British Commanding Officer
- Bob Christo as British Senior Officer
- Chandrakant Gokhale as Old bangharu baba
- Yusuf Khurram as tribal Damaru
- Sudhir
Production[edit]
Mani Ratnam and Shekhar Kapur both turned down the chance to direct the film before Satish Kaushik was finalised.[3][4] This was Tabu's first Hindi film that he signed as a lead actress although Pehla Pehla Pyar (1994) released first.[5]
Songs[edit]
- "Maine Jee Liya Mar Liya Prem Kar Liya" - Nalin Dave, Alka Yagnik
- "Ye Dharti Ye Ambar Jab Se" (Duet) - Alka Yagnik, Nalin Dev
- "Saat Janam Saat Vachan Saat Samandar" - Nalin Dave
- "Ye Dharti Ye Ambar Jab Se" (Male) - Nalin Dave
- "Ye Dharti Ye Ambar Jab Se" (Female) - Alka Yagnik
- "Ho Meree Chudiya Bajee Chhan Chhan" - Alka Yagnik, Nalin Dev
- "Tum Khubsurat Ho Tum Haseen Ho" - Nalin Dave
- "Do Teri Akhiya Do Meri Akhiya" - Alka Yagnik, Nalin Dave
- "Ek Baat Hui Kal Rat Hui" - Nalin Dave, Alka Yagnik
- "Hai Meri Ankhiyo Ne Sapna Dekha Re" - Alka Yagnik
- "Hai Meri Ankhiyo Ne Sapna Dekha Re" (2) - Alka Yagnik
References[edit]
- ^ Shah, Kunal M. (27 August 2011). "Satish Kaushik, Shekhar Kapoor patch up". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ Swarup, Harihar (29 April 2007). "Tabu, an actor who does not need make-up". The Tribune. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Interview with Mani Ratnam".
- ^ "Shekhar Kapur's shelved projects over the years".
- ^ "First of Many: Tabu revisits Hum Naujawan". Indian Express. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019.
External links[edit]
- Prem at Bollywood Hungama
- Prem at IMDb
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