Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
Movie Poster
Directed by Mansoor Khan
Produced by Nasir Hussain
Written by Nasir Hussain
Starring Aamir Khan
Juhi Chawla
Dalip Tahil
Alok Nath
Music by Anand-Milind
Cinematography Kiran Deohans
Edited by Zafar Sultan
Production
company
Nasir Hussain Films
Release date
  • 29 April 1988 (1988-04-29)[1]
Running time
 163 mins
Country India
Language Hindi
Box office ₹5 crore[2]

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (English: From Doom till Doom), also known by the initialism QSQT, is a 1988 Indian Hindi romantic film, directed by Mansoor Khan, written and produced by his father Nasir Hussain, and starring his cousin Aamir Khan with Juhi Chawla in the lead roles. The film was released on 29 April 1988 to critical acclaim, and was a major commercial success,and was a Blockbuster turning Khan and Chawla into hugely popular stars.[3] The plot was a modern-day take on classic tragic romance stories such as Layla and Majnun, Heer Ranjha,[4] and Romeo and Juliet.[5] QSQT was a milestone in the history of Hindi cinema, setting the template for Bollywood musical romance films that defined Hindi cinema in the 1990s.[6][7]

Composed by Anand-Milind, the soundtrack of the film was equally successful and popular. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the "Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films".[8] It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, and eight Filmfare Awards from eleven nominations including Best Film, and Best Director for Mansoor Khan.

Plot

Dhanakpur village farmer Thakur Jaswant Singh (Alok Nath) and Dhanraj Singh (Dalip Tahil) are brothers. They have a younger sister Madhumati, who was impregnated and dumped by Ratan Singh (Arjun), the son of Thakur Raghuveer Singh from a rich Rajput family. The family refuses Jaswant Singh's request to get his sister married to Ratan and refuses Ratan's role in Madhu's current situation as they are interested in their status.

Insulted, Jaswant leaves the village. Unable to tolerate the events, Madhumati commits suicide. Frustrated, Dhanraj kills Ratan at his wedding and gets imprisoned. The two families are now bitter enemies. Jaswant moves to Delhi, develops his business, and reaches good status; he also raises Dhanraj's kids. Years later, Dhanraj gets released from the prison and receives a letter from his son, Raj (Aamir Khan), an ardent music lover, who completes his education in Rajput College. An emotional Dhanraj sneaks into Raj's college farewell party and is glad to see his son fulfill his dreams.

In a twist of fate, Raj and his cousin go to Dhanakpur to clear his family's land deal. While returning home, Raj falls for Rashmi (Juhi Chawla), a relative of Raghuveer Singh. Raj sneaks into Rashmi's birthday bash. The two meet again at a holiday spot. They become lost in the forest and fall in love while finding a way out. Raj finds out about Rashmi's family but is unable to tell her the truth. When Randhir Singh, Rashmi's father, finds out about the affair, he immediately arranges Rashmi's wedding to another man. The lovers take on their families and elope, dreaming of an idyllic life together.

Furious, Randhir hires a contract killer to target Raj. The lovers have a brief interval of happiness. They stay in a deserted fort, happy in their own paradise. When Randhir learns their whereabouts, he goes there to bring Rashmi home and ensure that Raj is killed. Randhir's mother does not wish for this so she goes to Dhanraj and tells him to save the love birds. Raj leaves the fort to bring firewood for their house. While Raj is away, Randhir meets Rashmi and tells her to come home, assuring her he has "accepted their love". Rashmi is overjoyed at her father's words, not knowing the truth. In the forest, Raj is chased by the henchmen.

Dhanraj reaches the fort and repeatedly asks about his son's whereabouts. They get in a fight and a gunshot is heard. Rashmi leaves the scene to make sure that Raj is okay. He is about to be shot but, on seeing Rashmi, the henchman shoots her instead. She is shot twice and rolls down the hill. Raj overpowers the henchman and reaches Rashmi's side, crying. They promise never to leave each other. On saying this, Rashmi breathes her last in Raj's arms. A grief-stricken Raj is devastated by Rashmi's death, and says that nothing can separate them. He commits suicide with a dagger given to him by Rashmi and dies with his head on her chest.

The final scene is both families running toward them; the lovers are together, never to be separated, as the sun sets behind them.

Cast

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Mansoor Khan, son of Nasir Hussain and his cousin Aamir Khan. The film was a tale of unrequited love and parental opposition, with Khan portraying Raj, a "clean-cut, wholesome boy-next-door".[5] The plot was a modern-day take on classic tragic romance stories such as Layla and Majnun, Heer Ranjha,[4] and Romeo and Juliet.[5]

Mansoor recalled that his father Nasir wanted to launch Aamir as a leading actor and got convinced that Mansoor would direct the film after watching his telefilm.[9][10] The film was initially titled Nafrat Ke Waaris before returning to original title.[11]

For the film's marketing, Aamir Khan was involved in promoting the film. He set up an outdoor ad campaign, which was a faceless poster that said, “Who is Aamir Khan? Ask the girl next door.” With the help of his brother-in-law Raj Zutshi, Khan also went around putting up posters on auto-rickshaws across Mumbai.[12]

Music

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
Studio album by Anand-Milind
Released 1988
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label T-Series
Producer Anand-Milind
Anand-Milind chronology
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
(1989)		 Shiv Shakti
(1989)Shiv Shakti1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Planet Bollywood [13]

Pancham (R.D. Burman) was to compose the soundtrack, but director Mansoor Khan wanted a young music director. That's how Anand-Milind, who had worked with him earlier on this tele-film, secured this project.[9] Mansoor selected Udit to sing all songs because he felt that his voice would suit Aamir.[9] The soundtrack contains five songs composed by duo Anand-Milind and songs written by veteran Majrooh Sultanpuri. All the tracks were sung by Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik. Majroosh saab (as he is fondly known) wrote the song "Papa Kehte Hain" at the age of 70. Anand-Milind won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award while Udit Narayan won best male playback singer for "Papa Kehte Hain".

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak was the best-selling Bollywood music soundtrack album of 1988. It was also the eighth best-selling Indian soundtrack album of the 1980s.[14]

The hit "Papa Kehte Hain":

The song became successful in Binaca Geetmala.[15]

The song "Aye Mere Humsafar" was recreated by Mithoon and sung by Mithoon and Tulsi Kumar for the 2015 film All Is Well. Amitabh Verma wrote additional lyrics for this version.[16]

The song "Gazab Ka Hai Din" was used in 2015 film Masaan. The song "Gazab Ka Hai Din" was also recreated by Tanishk Bagchi and sung by Jubin Nautiyal & Prakriti Kakar for the 2018 film Dil Juunglee. Tanishk Bagchi wrote additional lyrics for this version.

No. Song Singer(s) Length
1. "Papa Kehte Hain" Udit Narayan 05:55
2. "Ae Mere Humsafar" Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik 05:53
3. "Akele Hain To Kya Gum Hai" Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik 05:59
4. "Gazab Ka Hai Din" Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik 04:26
5. "Kahe Sataye" Alka Yagnik 02:19
6. "Papa Kehte Hain" (Sad) Udit Narayan 04:01

Box office

In 1988, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak earned a domestic net collection of ₹5 crore,[2] and was Blockbuster making it the year's third highest-earning film, after Tezaab and Shahenshah.[17] Adjusted for inflation, the domestic net collection of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak is equivalent to more than ₹90 crore (US$13 million) in 2016.[lower-alpha 1]

Accolades

Award Date of Ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
Filmfare Awards 34th Filmfare Awards Best Film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Won [19]
Best Director Mansoor Khan Won
Best Male Debut Aamir Khan Won
Best Female Debut Juhi Chawla Won
Best Music Director Anand-Milind Won
Best Male Playback Udit Narayan Won
Best Screenplay Nasir Hussain Won
Best Cinematography Kiran Deohans Won
Best Actor Aamir Khan Nominated
Best Actress Juhi Chawla Nominated
Best Lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri Nominated
National Film Awards 36th National Film Awards Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Won [20]
Special Mention Aamir Khan Won

Remakes

The film was remade in Telugu as Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi, which marked the debut for Telugu super star Pawan Kalyan. It was also remade in Bangladesh as Keyamat Theke Keyamat in 1993, marking it as the debut film for Bangladeshi superstar Salman Shah and Moushumi.

Legacy

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak proved to be a major commercial success, catapulting both Khan and Chawla to stardom.[21] It received seven Filmfare Awards including a Best Male Debut trophy for Khan.[22] The film has since attained cult status.[23] Bollywood Hungama credits it as a "path-breaking and trend setting film" for Indian cinema.[24]

Gautam Chintamani's book Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak: The Film That Revived Hindi Cinema (2016) credits the film with revitalizing Hindi cinema.[7] In the late 1980s, Hindi cinema was experiencing a decline in box office turnout, due to increasing violence, decline in musical melodic quality, and rise in video piracy, leading to middle-class family audiences abandoning theaters. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak's blend of youthfulness, wholesome entertainment, emotional quotients and strong melodies is credited with luring family audiences back to the big screen.[24][7] Chintamani credits it as one of the most important films of the last three decades. It was a milestone in the history of Hindi cinema, setting the template for Bollywood musical romance films that defined Hindi cinema in the 1990s.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1993 inflation rate was 17.18 times: Darr's domestic net of ₹10.73 crore in 1993 is equivalent to ₹184.37 crore in 2016.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak release date". NDTV. 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  2. 1 2 "Fifty shades of K". The Times of India. 22 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Domestic Box Office". 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Panjwani, Narendra (2006). Emotion pictures: cinematic journeys into the Indian self. Rainbow Publishers. p. 112. ISBN 9788186962725.
  5. 1 2 3 Tejaswini Ganti (2004). Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema. Psychology Press. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-0-415-28854-5.
  6. 1 2 Ray, Kunal (18 December 2016). "Romancing the 1980s". The Hindu.
  7. 1 2 3 Chintamani, Gautam (2016). Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak: The Film That Revived Hindi Cinema. HarperCollins. ISBN 9789352640980.
  8. ↑ Kanwar, Rachna (3 October 2005). "25 Must See Bollywood Movies". Indiatimes movies. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  9. 1 2 3 http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/27khan.htm
  10. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/silver-lining/article4684859.ece
  11. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/the-majrooh-sultanpuri-of-writers/article9311345.ece
  12. ↑ "The marketing genius – Aamir Khan". Filmfare. 14 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "QSQT Music Review". Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  14. ↑ "Music Hits 1980-1989". Box Office India. 5 February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010.
  15. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/on-a-nostalgia-trip-with-the-vividh-bharti-app/article9036224.ece
  16. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/recreating-a-cult-number/article7482778.ece
  17. ↑ "Box Office 1988". Box Office India. 31 January 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009.
  18. ↑ "Darr". Box Office India. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Filmfare Nominees and Winners" (PDF). Filmfare. pp. 91–93. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "36th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 14 February 2016d.
  21. ↑ Derek Bose (1 January 2006). Everybody Wants a Hit: 10 Mantras of Success in Bollywood Cinema. Jaico Publishing House. p. 29. ISBN 978-81-7992-558-4.
  22. ↑ Verma, Sukanya (29 April 2013). "Celebrating 25 years of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak". Rediff.com. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  23. ↑ Chatterjee, Rituparna (5 August 2011). "Holi to Munna Bhai: Aamir Khan, Bollywood's evolving genius". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  24. 1 2 Vijaykar, Rajeev (18 June 2012). "Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak: Turning-point". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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