Angrakshak

Angrakshak
Directed by	Ravi Raja Pinisetty
Written by	Anees Bazmee (dialogues)
Story by	Padam Kumar
Produced by	Vivek Kumar
Starring	Sunny Deol Pooja Bhatt Kulbhushan Kharbanda Saeed Jaffrey
Cinematography	P. S. Prakash
Edited by	M. Vellaisamy
Music by	Anand–Milind
Production companies	Smita Films International, Vicky Films
Release date	17 November 1995 (1995-11-17)
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹11.25 crore (equivalent to ₹110 croreorUS$13 million in 2023) [1]

Angrakshak (Bodyguard) is a 1995 Indian action thriller film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty, starring Sunny Deol, Pooja Bhatt and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. Originally, Divya Bharti signed up for the female lead role. After her sudden death, Pooja was roped in for the role. ^{[2] [3]}

Plot

Priyanka a.k.a. Priya is a teenager who lives a very wealthy lifestyle with her widower politician father, Satyendra Pal Choudhary. Satyendra owes his allegiance to the Bharatiya Ekta Party. As Satyendra's popularity rises, he fears for his life and that of his daughter's and, as a result, hires an Angrakshak (Bodyguard) named Ajay for Priyanka. Gradually, Priyanka and Ajay fall in love with each other. With the elections approaching, and Satyendra's growing popularity creates some uncertainty with other political parties; as a result, Priyanka is kidnapped, and Ajay is seriously wounded while trying to protect her and is hospitalized. When the news is made public, a wave of sympathy moves in Satyendra's favor, and he is sure to win the election. Priyanka's abductors demand two crore rupees, but before Satyendra could respond, the police find a body of a young woman, who is presumed to be that of Priyanka. A grieving Satyendra is shown on national television before a shocked nation, and he wins the election hands down. How Ajay rescues his love from the kidnappers and solves the mystery, form the rest of the story.

Cast

• Sunny Deol as Ajay (Priya's bodyguard and boyfriend)
• Pooja Bhatt as Priyanka "Priya" Choudhary (Ajay’s girlfriend)
• Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Satyendra Pal Choudhary (Priya’s father)
• Saeed Jaffrey as Sanghvi (Priya’s uncle)
• Rami Reddy as Velu Bhai
• Mohan Agashe as Khare
• Amita Nangia as Asha (Ajay's sister)
• Mohnish Bahl as Vijay (special appearance)
• Nassar as Deva

Production

Actress Divya Bharti was originally signed for the female lead. But due to her sudden death, she was replaced by Pooja Bhatt.

Soundtrack

Anand–Milind composed the music of this film. Sameer wrote the lyrics. The song "Dil Mera Churane Laga" was quite popular when the album released, especially for Sunny Deol's dance moves. The tune of "Haule Haule Dil Dole" was inspired from the Telugu song "Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju" from the film Rakshasudu (1986), which was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The tune of "Dil Mera Udaas Hai" was inspired from the Tamil song "Aasaiya Kathula" from the film Johnny (1980), which also was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Haule Haule Dil Dole"	Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
2	"Dil Mera Churane Laga"	Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
3	"Dil Mera Udaas Hai" (Male)	Kumar Sanu
4	"Padhna Likhna Chhodo"	Poornima
5	"Aa Ab Aa Sun Le Sada Dil Ki"	Alka Yagnik
6	"Suno Suno Pyar Hua" Not in the film	Abhijeet, Poornima
7	"Dil Mera Udaas Hai" (Female)	Poornima

References

1. "Archived copy". www.boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
2. "Remembering Divya Bharti on her 43rd birth anniversary; Top 5 iconic movies".
3. "Angrakshak Movie". Times of India. 17 November 1995. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

External links

• Angrakshak at IMDb