Yaraana (1995 film)

Yaraana is a 1995 Bollywood romantic thriller film directed by David Dhawan and starring Rishi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Raj Babbar, Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor.[1] It is loosely based on the American film Sleeping with the Enemy, starring Julia Roberts.[2] The film is known for the hit song "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya", which was copied from Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[3]

Yaraana
Poster
Directed byDavid Dhawan
Produced byYusuf Bhatt
Reema Rakeshnath
Written byReema Rakeshnath
StarringRishi Kapoor
Madhuri Dixit
Raj Babbar
Kader Khan
Music byAnu Malik
CinematographyRajan Kinagi
Edited byA. Muthu
Distributed bySamna Films
Release date
  • 20 October 1995 (1995-10-20)
Running time
126 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Synopsis

Lalita (Madhuri Dixit) catches the eye of JB (Raj Babbar) and he immediately falls in love with her and decides that he must have her. Her uncle Madhi (Tej Sapru) 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 (Rishi Kapoor) who at first she uses him as a cover but they both fall in love with each other. She uses the name Shikha instead. Raj's grandfather, Rai Saheb (Kader Khan) 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

Awards and nominations

Won:

  • Best Playback Singer- Kavita Krishnamurthy for Mera Piya Ghar Aaya

Nominations:

Trivia

Govinda was first approached as the lead opposite Madhuri Dixit, but things didn't work out. After Govinda rejected 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.

Songs

The song "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya" was copied from Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[3] The film's soundtrack album sold 2 million units, making it the year's 11th best-selling Bollywood soundtrack album.[4]

Song Singer Picturised on Lyricist
"Jaadu Jaadu" Udit Narayan & Sapna Mukherjee Rishi Kapoor & Madhuri Dixit Rani Malik
"Mera Piya Ghar Aaya" Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shankar Mahadevan Madhuri Dixit Maya Govind
"Rabbi Re Ralli" Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan Rishi Kapoor & Madhuri Dixit Rahat Indori
"Loye Loye" Kavita Krishnamurthy Madhuri Dixit Rahat Indori
"Noorani Chehrewale" Kavita Krishnamurthy Rishi Kapoor & Madhuri Dixit Anwar Sagar
"Mohabbat Ki Nazrein Karam" Kavita Krishnamurthy, Vinod Rathod Rishi Kapoor & Madhuri Dixit Rani Malik
"Jaane Woh Kaisa Chor Tha" Kavita Krishnamurthy Madhuri Dixit & Raj Babbar Anwar Sagar

References
  1. "Yaraana (1995)". Yahoo movies.
  2. Bose, Sushmita (10 September 2010). "Hollywood Bollywood". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  3. Amit Baruah, R. Padmanabhan (6 September 1997). "The stilled voice". The Hindu, Frontline.
  4. "Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
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