Mehndi (film)
| Mehndi | |
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| Directed by | Hamid Ali |
| Produced by |
Salim Merchant, Shama Akhtar |
| Written by | Iqbal Durrani (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Iqbal Durrani |
| Story by | Iqbal Durrani |
| Music by |
Babul Bose Rani Malik (Lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Akram Khan |
| Edited by | Waman Bhosle |
| Distributed by | Aftab Pictures Pvt. Ltd. |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Mehndi is an Indian film released on 13 November 1998. It was written and directed by Hamid Ali Khan. It stars Rani Mukerji. The movie is a typical melodrama teaching moral values. Arbaaz Khan is also in the cast. Dialogues were written by Iqbal Durrani and it became quite successful at that time.
Synopsis
Pooja (Rani Mukerji) is a newly wed bride to Niranjan (Faraz Khan). She comes from a middle-class family. She loves him with all her heart and is happy to be wed into a home where her in-laws are like her parents and her sisters-in-law are her friends. Unfortunately the family make her life a living hell when the dowry is not received.
However when Niranjan is convicted of murder, the whole family try everything to secure his release. Unfortunately it is Pooja who will have to pay the price. A photographer Rajeshwar (Shahbaz Khan) has photos which can prove him innocent, but in return he wants to spend one night with Pooja. She reluctantly agrees. She spends the night at his house but he does not even touch her. When Niranjan is released he questions her chastity and her mother-in-law (played by Himani Shivpuri) beats her and throws her out of the house. Unfortunately, she loses Niranjan's baby.
When her father is murdered by her sister-in-law's husband she is distraught. Just like her marriage when she took her wedding vows, she circles her father's funeral pyre and vows to destroy the home which destroyed her life. How she destroys their home with the help of Rajeshwar form the crux of the rest of the film.
Cast
- Rani Mukerji as Pooja
- Faraz Khan as Niranjan
- Shakti Kapoor as Banne Miyaan
- Pramod Moutho as Mr. Chaudhary
- Himani Shivpuri as Mrs. Chaudhary
- Arjun as Biloo
- Shahbaz Khan as Rajeshwar
- Asrani as Tolanii
Soundtrack
All lyrics written by Rani Malik, all music composed by Babul Bose.
| Songs | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Playback | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Baba Ki Bitiya" | Anuradha Paudwal | ||||||||
| 2. | "Dulhan Koi Jab" | Sadhana Sargam | ||||||||
| 3. | "Mohabbat Main Duniya" | Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam | ||||||||
| 4. | "Parody" | Mohammed Aziz, Poornima | ||||||||
| 5. | "Sach Puchho" | Kumar Sanu | ||||||||
| 6. | "Tum To Pardesi Ho" | Kavita Krishnamurthy | ||||||||
External links
Mehndi at the Internet Movie Database