Raja Hindustani facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Raja Hindustani |
|
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dharmesh Darshan |
| Produced by | Ali Morani Karim Morani Bunty Soorma |
| Screenplay by | Robin Bhatt |
| Story by | Dharmesh Darshan |
| Starring | Aamir Khan Karisma Kapoor |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan |
| Cinematography | W.B. Rao |
| Editing by | Bharat |
| Release date(s) | November 15, 1996 |
| Running time | 174 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Raja Hindustani (which means 'Indian King' in English) is a popular Bollywood movie from 1996. It was directed by Dharmesh Darshan. The main actors in the film are Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor. The music for the movie was created by Nadeem-Shravan. This film was very successful, winning six Filmfare Awards and many other awards that year.
Contents
Meet the Cast
This section lists the main actors and the characters they played in the movie.
- Aamir Khan as Raja Hindustani
- Karisma Kapoor as Aarti Sehgal
- Rajwinder Deol as Raju
- Suresh Oberoi as Mr. Sehgal (Aarti's father)
- Johnny Lever as Balvant Singh
- Navneet Nishan as Kamal Singh / Kammo
- Veeru Krishnan as Gulab Singh
- Kunal Khemu as Rajnikant (as Master Kunal Khemu)
- Pramod Moutho as Swaraj (Shalu's brother)
- Mohnish Behl as Jai
- Tiku Talsania as Chacha (Raja's uncle)
- Farida Jalal as Chachi (Raja's aunt)
- Archana Puran Singh as Shalini Sehgal / Shalu (Aarti's stepmother)
- Kalpana Iyer as Guest appearance in the song "Pardesi Pardesi"
- Pratibha Sinha as Guest appearance in the song "Pardesi Pardesi"
Movie Music
The music for Raja Hindustani was composed by Nadeem-Shravan. The songs were very popular. Many people consider this soundtrack to be one of the best Bollywood soundtracks ever. It was also the best-selling music album of 1996.
Song List
Here are the songs from the movie:
| Track # | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Perdesi Perdesi (I)" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sapna Awasthi | 07:31 |
| 2 | "Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein (Male)" | Udit Narayan | 06:02 |
| 3 | "Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein (Female)" | Alka Yagnik | 06:02 |
| 4 | "Kitna Pyaara Tujhe Rab Ne" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 06:20 |
| 5 | "Perdesi Perdesi (II)" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | 08:19 |
| 6 | "Poocho Zara Poocho" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | 06:12 |
| 7 | "Tere Ishq Mein Nachenge" | Kumar Sanu, Alisha Chinai, Sapna Mukherjee | 08:14 |
| 8 | "Perdesi Perdesi (Sad)" | Suresh Wadkar, Bela Sulakhe | 02:40 |
Awards and Recognition
Raja Hindustani won many awards, showing how much people loved the film.
Filmfare Awards 1997
The movie won several important Filmfare Awards:
- Best Actor Award — Aamir Khan
- Best Actress Award — Karisma Kapoor
- Best Movie Award — Dharmesh Darshan (for directing the film)
- Best Music Director Award — Nadeem-Shravan
- Best Male Playback Award — Udit Narayan for the song "Pardesi Pardesi"
Star Screen Awards
The film also won many Star Screen Awards:
- Best Film
- Best Director - Dharmesh Darshan
- Best Actor - Aamir Khan
- Best Comedian - Johnny Lever
- Best Music Director - Nadeem Shravan
- Best Male Playback - Udit Narayan for "Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein"
- Best Screenplay - Robin Bhatt
