Army (1996 film)

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Army
ArmySRK.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Raam Shetty
Written by Anees Bazmee
Produced by Mukul Anand
Nitin Manmohan
Starring Sridevi
Shah Rukh Khan
Danny Denzongpa
Harish Kumar
Ronit Roy
Ravi Kishan
Mohnish Behl
Cinematography
  • Rajeev Jain
  • Rajiv Jain
Music by Anand–Milind
Distributed by Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Release date
  • 28 June 1996 (1996-06-28)
Running time
2:55
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget 4 crore [1]
Box office 11.3 crore [1]

Army is an 1996 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Karan Horgan. The film stars Sridevi and Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role.The movie was reported to be inspired by Sholay . [2]

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Plot

The story follows Face Flashback Major Arjun Singh (Shah Rukh Khan), a dutiful army officer and Friend of acclaimed Jailer Raghuvir Singh (Kiran Kumar). He is in love with Geeta (Sridevi), and they get married, and Geeta gets pregnant. Arjun soon gets involved in the bad books of a notorious gangster named Naagraj (Danny Denzongpa). Arjun starts working undercover in Nagraj's gang, but soon enough, Nagraj is informed about Arjun's real identity, and Arjun is brutally killed face off. When Geeta finds out, she decides to avenge Arjun's murder. When Naagraj finds out that Geeta is out for vengeance, he scoffs at her, refusing to believe that a lone defenseless widow can do him any harm. But Naagraj is in for a surprise when he comes face to face with Geeta and a group of young convicted men on the run who are dedicated to bringing him down - even if they die trying.

Cast

Soundtrack

Army
Studio album by
Label United Music
#TitleSinger(s)Length
1"Main To Hoon Pagal Munda" Vinod Rathod & Alka Yagnik 05:41
2"Dil Mein Kuch Hone Laga" Kumar Sanu & Sadhana Sargam 06:10
3"De Taali"Vinod Rathod, Abhijeet, Jolly Mukherjee & Sadhana Sargam07:03
4"Ek Beeti Hui Kahani"Alka Yagnik05:18
5"Achiko Bachiko" Udit Narayan, Aditya Narayan & Sadhana Sargam05:23
6"Ho Gayee Tiyar Hamari Army"Vinod Rathod, Abhijeet, Jolly Mukherjee & Alka Yagnik06:39

Box office

Army grossed 11.04 crore (US$1.3 million) in India and $85,000 (29.96 lakh) in other countries, for a worldwide total of 11.33 crore (US$1.4 million), against its 4 crore (US$480,000) budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of 2.92 crore (US$350,000), and grossed 5.03 crore (US$600,000) in its first week. It is the 18th-highest-grossing film of 1996 worldwide. [1]

India

It opened on Friday, 28 June 1996, across 190 screens, and earned 63 lakh (US$75,000) nett on its opening day. It grossed 1.74 crore (US$210,000) nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of 2.99 crore (US$360,000) nett. The flm earned a total of 6.58 crore (US$790,000) nett. [1] It is the 19th-highest-grossing film of 1996 in India. [3]

Overseas

It earned $85,000 (29.96 lakh) outside India. [1] Overseas, It is the 18th-highest-grossing film of 1996. [4]

'Army' worldwide collections breakdown
TerritoryTerritory wise Collections break-up
IndiaNett Gross:
6.58 crore (US$790,000)
Distributor share:
3.34 crore (US$400,000)
Total Gross:
11.04 crore (US$1.3 million)
International
(Outside India)
$85,000 (29.96 lakh)
Worldwide20 crore (US$2.4 million)

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