''Phool Aur Kaante'' () is a

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directed by

Kuku Kohli Kuku Kohli (born Avtar Kohli; 4 June 1949) is a director, writer, editor and screenwriter of Bollywood Films. He was born in Peshawar. He gave Ajay Devgan his first break in Bollywood film '' Phool Aur Kaante''. Career Early in his career, h ...

. It stars

Ajay Devgan Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director, and producer. One of the most prolific actors of Hindi cinema, Devgn has appeared in over 100 films and has won numerous accola ...

, Madhoo,

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and

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among others. The film marked the debut of Devgan, son of late stunt and action choreographer

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, and Madhoo, niece of actress

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. The film was a superhit and won Devgan the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for 1991. This film was remade in Telugu as '' Varasudu'' and in Odia as ''Dhire Dhire Prema Hela''. The film is loosely based on the

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film ''Parampara'' directed by

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where

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plays dual roles as Johnny, the protagonist and Lawrence, his father. ''Phool Aur Kaante'' was noted for its soundtrack and action sequences. Devgn's entry in the film became very popular where he appeared standing, balancing on two moving motorcycles. Similar stunts have been repeated in a number of films since, sometimes by Devgn himself. Some scenes of the film were shot at Vanganga Lake near

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(capital of the then

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). Upon release, the film received positive response both from critics and audience. Despite released along with a much bigger star studded

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, it emerged as a major success at box office and was the fifth highest-grossing film of that year.

Synopsis

Nageshwar, also known as 'Don' (played by

), is the head of a vast criminal empire. He has one child, a son named Ajay (played by

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). Ajay's wife Pooja (played by Madhoo) is also an only child and would like to put an end to all these criminal activities. When Nageshwar starts to show signs of ageing, he decides that the time has come for Ajay to take over from him. However, a number of Nageshwar's associates are unhappy with this choice and, under the leadership of Shankar Dhanraj, they kidnap Ajay's infant son, Gopal. Will Nageshwar negotiate his grandson's release, or will he become another sacrifice to his 'empire'? How will Ajay and his wife react?

Cast

as Ajay Salgaonkar * Madhoo as Pooja Salgaonkar (née Singh), Ajay's wife. *

as Nageshwar "Don" Salgaonkar, Ajay's father. * Arif Khan as Rocky college student *

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as Shankar Dhanraj *

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as College Principal *

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as Lakshmi Salgaonkar, Nageshwar's late wife and Ajay's late mother. * Aparajita Bhushan as Mrs. Singh, Pooja's mother. * Goga Kapoor as Jagga Dhanraj, Shankar's brother. *

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as Brijlal Tiwari *

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as Drug Dealer *

as Professor Batliwala *

as Professor Bihari *

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as Dhanraj *

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as Mrs. Salgaonkar, Don's mother and Ajay's grandmother. *

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as Ajay's college friend (cameo appearance) * Brahmachari as Police Inspector * Rana Jung Bahadur as Shankar's henchman * Ghanshyam Rohera as College Office Peon

Awards

;

37th Filmfare Awards The 37th Filmfare Awards were held in 1992. ''Lamhe'' led the ceremony with 13 nominations, followed by ''Saajan'' with 11 nominations, Saudagar (1991 film), ''Saudagar'' with 9 nominations, Henna (film), ''Henna'' with 8 nominations and Hum ( ...

: Won * Best Male Debut –

Nominated * Best Supporting Actor –

* Best Music Director –

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Soundtrack

The soundtrack of ''Phool Aur Kaante'' was composed by the music duo

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. The lyrics were written by Sameer and Rani Malik. The album was a all time blockbuster and the songs "Tumse Milne Ko Dil Karta Hai", "Dheere Dheere Pyar Ko Badhana Hai", "Maine Pyaar Tumhi Se Kiya Hai" were very popular. Singers

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and

Alisha Chinai Alisha Chinai (born 18 March 1965) is an Indian pop singer known for her Indi-pop albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema. She began her singing career with the album ''Jadoo'' in 1985, and by the 1990s she had become known as the ' ...

rendered their voices in this album.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0254683, Phool Aur Kaante 1991 films 1990s Hindi-language films 1990s Indian films Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan 1990s action drama films Hindi remakes of Malayalam films 1990s masala films Indian action drama films 1991 drama films Hindi films remade in other languages Silvassa Films directed by Kuku Kohli Films shot in Daman and Diu