''Prem Pratigyaa'' () is a 1989 Indian

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

-language

romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

film starring

Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, film producer, screenwriter, entrepreneur and politician who predominantly works in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. In a career spa ...

and

Madhuri Dixit Madhuri Dixit Nene (Maiden and married names, née Dixit, ; born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress and television personality. She has appeared in Madhuri Dixit filmography, over 70 Hindi films. Praised by critics for her performances and danc ...

. The film is directed by Bapu and written by Jainendra Jain. The film was a remake of the Tamil film '' Vandichakkaram'' and was a commercial success. At the 35th Filmfare Awards, Dixit received a nomination for Best Actress for her performance in the film.

Plot

Raja and his friend Charan come to a city to make a living. After failing to secure a job, one day they are teased and ragged by Kallu Dada. The quarrel gets physical and Raja wins. As a result, Raja becomes the local underworld don and starts collecting protection money from shopkeepers. He also becomes an alcoholic. Raja meets with Laxmi and is attracted to her, he comes to her assistance when her father, Mohan, passes away, by helping to cremate him; he comes to her aid again when Kallu and his goons attempt to molest her; and when the municipality tears down her hut, he decides to let her live with him. Due to her influence, he gives up his bad habits. As things go well, they both decide to get married. But on the wedding day, Laxmi's old beau, a Professor, shows up and proposes marriage with her. Meanwhile, Raja is also arrested and held for killing Kallu. The court sentences Raja to 5 years imprisonment. At the end of 5 years , Raja exits the jail. He finds Professor ,Laxmi and Charan waiting for him. He gestures to Laxmi , asking if she is married to Professor. She slaps him lightly. Then kisses him and they reunite

Cast

as Raja *

as Laxmi *

Vinod Mehra Vinod Mehra (13 February 1945 – 30 October 1990) was an Indian actor in Bollywood, Hindi films. He started out as a child actor in the mid 1950s before starting his film career as an adult in 1971. He acted in over 100 films from the 1970s thr ...

as Professor * Satish Kaushik as Charan *

Deven Verma Deven Verma (23 October 1937 – 2 December 2014) was an Indian film and television actor, particularly known for his comic roles, with Bollywood directors like Basu Chatterji, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar. He also produced and directed fi ...

as Hair Oil Salesman / Burglar *

Aruna Irani Aruna Irani (born 18 August 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She received two Filmfare Awards for Best Support ...

as Thief *

Ranjeet Ranjeet (born as Gopal Bedi; 12 September 1942) is an Indian actor and film director. He has mostly played villain roles in over 200 Hindi films. He has also played a positive character in the TV series '' Aisa Des Hai Mera''. He has also ...

as Kallu Dada *

Nilu Phule Nilu Phule (Marathi pronunciation: iɭuː pʰuleː 4 April 1930 – 13 July 2009) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Marathi movies and Marathi theatre. Nilu Phule acted in around 250 Marathi and Hindi movies during his film career. ...

as Mohan "Daddu"

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by

Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da, was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...

on lyrics written by Indeevar.

Awards

35th Filmfare Awards:35th Filmfare Awards
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Nominated * Best Actress – Madhuri Dixit

References

External links

* {{Bapu (film director) 1989 films Films scored by Bappi Lahiri 1980s Hindi-language films Films directed by Bapu Hindi remakes of Tamil films