Dilwale (1994 film)

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Dilwale
Dilwale poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed by Harry Baweja
Written by Karan Razdan
Produced by Paramjeet Baweja
Starring Ajay Devgn
Suniel Shetty
Raveena Tandon
CinematographyDamodar Naidu
Edited byKuldip K. Mehan
Music by Nadeem-Shravan
Production
company
Distributed byGoldmines Telefilms
Release date
  • 4 February 1994 (1994-02-04)
Running time
172 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Dilwale (transl. The big-hearted) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Harry Baweja .starring Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty, Raveena Tandon in lead roles while Gulshan Grover and Paresh Rawal appears as the main antagonists. Originally Divya Bharti signed for the lead, but due to her sudden demise, she was replaced by Tandon. It was released on 4 February 1994 and had a runtime of 180 minutes. Dilwale was declared a superhit at the box office and went on to become one of the highest grossing films of 1994. Suniel Shetty got nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award

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Plot

Arun Saxena is detained in a mental hospital. He attempts to escape but is stopped by the doctors. Arun's mother, Jamuna, sits in front of a temple every day with her back turned to God, vowing to only face God when Arun returns.

Inspector Vikram Singh, a young and honest police officer, is asked to visit Arun along with his superior to assess Arun's condition. Arun becomes aggressive when Sapna is mentioned. The doctors administer a shock treatment to make Arun unconscious. Vikram is moved by Arun's behaviour and believes that Arun is not insane, but deeply in love. Arun's mother visits him and pleads for him to wake up, as he needs to seek revenge against Mama Thakur. Vikram overhears this and becomes curious. Later, Vikram meets Jamuna at the temple to learn about Arun's story, and the film delves into the past.

Arun used to be a happy and carefree young poet. At a party, he falls in love with Sapna. Her uncle, Rangeen "Mama" Thakur, has been hiding his true motives, as he aims to seize her wealth. Arun openly expresses his love for Sapna and even confronts Shankar Bihari, a goon hired by Mama to marry Sapna for her wealth. Arun's actions show his deep affection for Sapna. Sapna initially rejects Arun’s advances but eventually falls for him after witnessing his willingness to sacrifice his life for her. Shankar sends Jyoti to seduce Arun, which Sapna misunderstands. Arun and Sapna reconcile, but Mama attempts to harm Arun and sends goons to kill him.

Arun and Jamuna are attacked, prompting Arun to fight back and defeat the goons. He then pursues Sapna. Mama tricks Jyoti into going to Arun's house under false pretences and murders her. Arun is framed for the murder due to his association with Jyoti. Mama brutally tortures Jamuna to force Arun to confess. Arun eventually confesses, leading Sapna to believe that he is guilty and she breaks up with him. Unable to bear this news, Arun loses his sanity and is subsequently admitted to a mental asylum after being found guilty.

Vikram makes a promise to Jamuna that he will fight for justice for Arun. Natwar reveals that he has secretly taken pictures of the murder and is blackmailing Mama. He arranges for Natwar to be killed by hitmen. Arun witnesses this while trying to escape from the mental asylum van, but he is captured by the doctors before the hitmen can reach him. Arun draws the murder on his cell wall. Vikram overhears Natwar's wife mentioning that Natwar worked for Mama Thakur. The hitmen try to kill Arun by bribing a guard at the mental asylum, but Arun survives and is captured by the doctors. The hitmen escape. Vikram arrives to see the drawing in Arun's cell. To protect Arun, Vikram offers him accommodation at his home as his life is in danger. Vikram finds a photo of Sapna in Arun's suitcase. It is revealed that Vikram also fell in love with Sapna, but he keeps this information from Arun.

Vikram tracks down Sapna and asks her to meet Arun, but under the condition that Arun doesn't see her. Sapna agrees. Vikram then tells Sapna the truth about Mama's crimes and Ram Singh tells Sapna the truth about Arun’s situation After Vikram confronts Mama Thakur and tells him his days are over. Arun almost gets killed by the men who killed Natwar at a bar.

However, he receives an electric shock that brings back his memories and restores his sanity. The police arrive to arrest Arun, but with Vikram's help, he escapes to reunite with Sapna. Arun embarks on a brutal vengeance mission, burning all of Mama Thakur's businesses. The commissioner is unable to persuade Arun to surrender, which angers him. Arun captures Mama Thakur from a police protection van, and Vikram and Sapna arrive at the scene after Vikram rescues her from Shankar Bihari. All the goons are killed, and Arun's revenge is complete with Mama Thakur dead and Sapna back with him.

Cast

Soundtrack

Dilwale
Soundtrack album by
Released1994
Recorded1993
VenueMumbai
StudioSunny Super Sound
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length41Min 29Sec
Language Hindi
Label Venus Records & Tapes
Producer Nadeem-Shravan
Nadeem-Shravan chronology
Tadipaar
(1993)
Dilwale
(1994)
Salaami
(1994)

The music of the film was composed Nadeem-Shravan, and the lyrics were penned by Sameer Anjaan. The soundtrack was released in 1994 on Audio Cassette, LP & Audio Cds in Venus Records & Tapes Music, which consists of 7 songs. The album is recorded by Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan. The Soundtrack album sold 5.5 million units according to the figures of box office India making it one of the best selling Bollywood soundtracks of all time

#TitleSinger(s)Duration
1"Kitna Haseen Chahra" Kumar Sanu 05:53
2"Jeeta Hoon Jis Ke Liye"Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik 06:09
3"Mauka Milega To Hum Bata Denge" Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik05:28
4"Jeeta Tha Jis Ke Liye"Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik08:18
5"Jo Tumhe Chahe"Kumar Sanu05:29
6"Saaton Janam Mein Tere"Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik05:52
7"Ek Aisi Ladki Thi"Kumar Sanu04:05

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