Ek Tha Raja

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Ek Tha Raja
Ek Tha Raja.jpg
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Directed byDayal Nihalani
Screenplay bySanjay Kumar
Produced byRamesh J. Sharma
Starring Aditya Pancholi
Sunil Shetty
Saif Ali Khan
Neelam
Pratibha Sinha
Indrani Banerjee
CinematographyShankar Bardhan
Edited byKuldip Mehan
Music by Anand–Milind
Release date
12 January 1996 (1996-01-12)
Running time
163 mins
Country India
Language Hindi

Ek Tha Raja is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Dayal Nihalani. It stars Aditya Pancholi, Sunil Shetty, Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Pratibha Sinha, Indrani Banerjee in lead roles, with Kader Khan, Aruna Irani, Shakti Kapoor, Aloknath, Mohan Joshi, Avtar Gill in other supporting roles. [1]

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Synopsis

Lalchand Dogra lives in a palatial house with his wife, Anjana, and three sons, Sunny Dogra, Raj Dogra , and Jay Dogra. Due to circumstances beyond their control, all get separated, with Lalchand himself ending up serving time in prison for several years. Years later, Lalchand is released from jail and sets out to find his family and try to put the rest of his life together. What he does not know that Jay has been adopted by the Commissioner of Police, Paramjeet Singh, and is currently looking at ways to get Lalchand back in prison; Sunny has been hired as his bodyguard; and Raj has just received a contract to kill Lalchand at any cost. It looks like the Dogra family is headed for another separation - this time permanent. But, later the Dogra family gets reunited but at loss of Raj in quest to save his father and brothers.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Anand–Milind and the lyrics were penned by Sameer.

#TitleSinger(s)
1"Dekh Zara Paas" Abhijeet, Jyoti
2"Sawan Ki Raaton Mein"Abhijeet, Kavita Krishnamurthy
3"Topi Topi"Abhijeet, Jolly Mukherjee, Poornima
4"Hum Hai Kahan"Abhijeet, Sadhana Sargam
5"Kaun Hai" Usha Uthup
6"Halka Halka Chhaya" Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam
7"Mere Khwabowale Raja" Sunita Rao

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References

  1. "Ek Tha Raja Movie Overview". Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.