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: Fear) is a 1993 Bollywood
psychological thriller
film directed by Yash Chopra
. It is the story of an obsessed lover (Shahrukh Khan
) and the lengths he goes to get his girl (Juhi Chawla
) who is already happily married to Sunil Malhotra (Sunny Deol
). It is the second film in which Shahrukh Khan played the role of a villain. It is considered to be one of his best performances and earned him a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Villain.
In 1993, Khan won acclaim for his performances in villainous roles as an obsessive lover and a murderer, respectively, in the box office hits, Darr and Baazigar
. In Khan's entry in Encyclopædia Britannica's "Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema" it was stated that "he defied the image of the conventional hero in both these films and created his own version of the revisionist hero." Darr marked his first collaboration with renowned film-maker Yash Chopra and his banner Yash Raj Films, the largest production company in Bollywood.
) and Kiran Ashwanti (Juhi Chawla
) are deeply in love with one another and plan to get married. Sunil works in the Indian Navy
under Captain Mehra (Dalip Tahil
) and is good friends with Captain Mehra's son Rahul (Shahrukh Khan
). Unknown to Sunil and Kiran, Rahul is the obsessed lover of Kiran and will do anything to get her. He telephones her house threatening to do bad things if she continues to meet Sunil and breaks into her house on a number of occasions. Rahul one day attempts to shoot Sunil, Sunil survives but whilst chasing Rahul is run over by a car and is unconscious for some time (during the chase Sunil is unable to identify Rahul as the attempted murderer). When he is better, Kiran's brother (Anupam Kher
) and his wife suggest that Kiran marries Sunil in order to prevent Rahul from continuing to pursue her, which Kiran and Sunil agree to. However, even after they marry, Rahul continues to pursue Kiran.
Kiran become mentally scared, so Sunil takes her away to Switzerland, making her brother and his wife promise not to tell anybody where they went. Meanwhile, Rahul visits Kiran's house repeatedly, still managing to hide the fact that he is the one who had telephoned Kiran. When a good friend of Rahul's, Vicky, is dying, Rahul makes it look as though he (Vicky) had committed suicide and then places letters Rahul had written to Kiran around him - this makes Kiran's family believe that Vicky was the one who telephoned Kiran. In their sigh of relief, they accidentally reveal to Rahul the whereabouts of Kiran and Sunil.
Rahul makes his way to Switzerland where he meets Kiran and Sunil, who are very delighted to see him - Kiran reveals that she and Rahul knew each other from college. One day on the phone, Sunil learns from Kiran's brother about Rahul's visits to their house and becomes very suspicious. The next day, he lures Rahul into the Forest, making him reveal everything he did and then beats him up. Rahul, however manages to stab Sunil and after believing him to be dead, runs to find Kiran. He finds her on a boat (Sunil had previously told her to go there) and reveals that he was the one who stalked Kiran and furthermore, confesses that he has killed Sunil and then forces her to marry him. However, Sunil arrives that night on the boat and he and Rahul engage in a fight - eventually Sunil pulls out a gun and shoots Rahul 3 times. As Rahul dies, he confesses his love for Kiran and begs her not to hate him despite the bad things he did to her. Kiran and Sunil then travel back to India where they are welcomed delightly by Kiran's family.
: Best Director
, Best Villain
, Best Comedian
and Best Music Director
. The film also won a National Film Award
Indian English
Indian English is an umbrella term used to describe dialects of the English language spoken primarily in the Republic of India.As a result of British colonial rule until Indian independence in 1947 English is an official language of India and is widely used in both spoken and literary contexts...
: Fear) is a 1993 Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
psychological thriller
Psychological thriller
Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the broad ranged thriller with heavy focus on characters. However, it often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre, along with the typical traits of the thriller genre...
film directed by Yash Chopra
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra is an Indian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, and a highly successful Bollywood producer. Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara are some of his highly popular movies...
. It is the story of an obsessed lover (Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
) and the lengths he goes to get his girl (Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...
) who is already happily married to Sunil Malhotra (Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol often credited as "Action King of Bollywood" is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting...
). It is the second film in which Shahrukh Khan played the role of a villain. It is considered to be one of his best performances and earned him a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Villain.
In 1993, Khan won acclaim for his performances in villainous roles as an obsessive lover and a murderer, respectively, in the box office hits, Darr and Baazigar
Baazigar
Baazigar is a 1993 Indian Hindi film directed by Abbas-Mustan. Inspired by the novel A Kiss Before Dying, it is a contemporary thriller about a young man who stops at nothing to get what he wants. The film shocked its Indian audience with an unexpected violation of the standard Bollywood formula,...
. In Khan's entry in Encyclopædia Britannica's "Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema" it was stated that "he defied the image of the conventional hero in both these films and created his own version of the revisionist hero." Darr marked his first collaboration with renowned film-maker Yash Chopra and his banner Yash Raj Films, the largest production company in Bollywood.
Synopsis
Sunil Malhotra (Sunny DeolSunny Deol
Sunny Deol often credited as "Action King of Bollywood" is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting...
) and Kiran Ashwanti (Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...
) are deeply in love with one another and plan to get married. Sunil works in the Indian Navy
Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
under Captain Mehra (Dalip Tahil
Dalip Tahil
Dalip Tahil is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He did his schooling from the elite Sherwood College in Nainital, India and later graduated from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.-Films:...
) and is good friends with Captain Mehra's son Rahul (Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
). Unknown to Sunil and Kiran, Rahul is the obsessed lover of Kiran and will do anything to get her. He telephones her house threatening to do bad things if she continues to meet Sunil and breaks into her house on a number of occasions. Rahul one day attempts to shoot Sunil, Sunil survives but whilst chasing Rahul is run over by a car and is unconscious for some time (during the chase Sunil is unable to identify Rahul as the attempted murderer). When he is better, Kiran's brother (Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
) and his wife suggest that Kiran marries Sunil in order to prevent Rahul from continuing to pursue her, which Kiran and Sunil agree to. However, even after they marry, Rahul continues to pursue Kiran.
Kiran become mentally scared, so Sunil takes her away to Switzerland, making her brother and his wife promise not to tell anybody where they went. Meanwhile, Rahul visits Kiran's house repeatedly, still managing to hide the fact that he is the one who had telephoned Kiran. When a good friend of Rahul's, Vicky, is dying, Rahul makes it look as though he (Vicky) had committed suicide and then places letters Rahul had written to Kiran around him - this makes Kiran's family believe that Vicky was the one who telephoned Kiran. In their sigh of relief, they accidentally reveal to Rahul the whereabouts of Kiran and Sunil.
Rahul makes his way to Switzerland where he meets Kiran and Sunil, who are very delighted to see him - Kiran reveals that she and Rahul knew each other from college. One day on the phone, Sunil learns from Kiran's brother about Rahul's visits to their house and becomes very suspicious. The next day, he lures Rahul into the Forest, making him reveal everything he did and then beats him up. Rahul, however manages to stab Sunil and after believing him to be dead, runs to find Kiran. He finds her on a boat (Sunil had previously told her to go there) and reveals that he was the one who stalked Kiran and furthermore, confesses that he has killed Sunil and then forces her to marry him. However, Sunil arrives that night on the boat and he and Rahul engage in a fight - eventually Sunil pulls out a gun and shoots Rahul 3 times. As Rahul dies, he confesses his love for Kiran and begs her not to hate him despite the bad things he did to her. Kiran and Sunil then travel back to India where they are welcomed delightly by Kiran's family.
Cast
- Shahrukh KhanShahrukh KhanShahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
as Rahul Mehra - Juhi ChawlaJuhi ChawlaJuhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...
as Kiran Awasthi - Sunny DeolSunny DeolSunny Deol often credited as "Action King of Bollywood" is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting...
as Sunil Malhotra - Anupam KherAnupam KherAnupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
as Vijay Awasthi - Tanvi AzmiTanvi Azmi-Early life and family:Her maiden name before marriage was Saunhita Kher. She is the daughter of famous Marathi-Hindi actress Usha Kiran and Dr. Manohar Kher...
as Poonam Awasthi - Dalip TahilDalip TahilDalip Tahil is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He did his schooling from the elite Sherwood College in Nainital, India and later graduated from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.-Films:...
as Captain Mehra - Annu KapoorAnnu KapoorAnnu Kapoor is an Indian film actor and television presenter, best remembered for hosting the singing reality show Antakshari.-Career:Annu Kapoor made his debut in the film Mandi directed by Shyam Benegal in 1979. His career has spanned nearly 31 years including a distinctive presence in...
as Vikram "Vicky" Oberoi (Special Apperance)
Soundtracks
| Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| Tu Mere Saamne | Udit Narayan Udit Narayan -Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B... , Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... |
| Ang Se Ang Lagana | Vinod Rathod Vinod Rathod Vinod Rathod, the son of singer Pandit Chhaturbhuj Rathod, is a Bollywood playback singer. He has sung in numerous popular Bollywood films including Chal Mere Bhai, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Mission Kashmir and Baazigar.... , Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... , Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards... , Sudesh Bhosle |
| Jaadu Teri Nazar | Udit Narayan Udit Narayan -Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B... |
| Darwaja Band Karlo | Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... , Abhijeet |
| Likha Hai Ye | Hariharan Hariharan (singer) Hariharan , born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity... , Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... |
| Meri Maa Ne Laga Diye | Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... , Kavita Krishnamurthy, Pamela Chopra |
Awards
The film received four nominations at the Filmfare AwardsFilmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...
: Best Director
Filmfare Best Director Award
The Filmfare Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented given by the annual Filmfare Awards to recognise directors working in the Hindi film Industry. It was first presented in 1954 in the inaugural year.-Superlatives:...
, Best Villain
Filmfare Best Villain Award
The Filmfare Best Villain Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a negative role...
, Best Comedian
Filmfare Best Comedian Award
The Filmfare Best Comedian Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role....
and Best Music Director
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad was the first recipient of this award for his song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj"...
. The film also won a National Film Award
- Best ComedianFilmfare Best Comedian AwardThe Filmfare Best Comedian Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role....
- Anupam KherAnupam KherAnupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well... - Filmfare Best Cinematographer AwardFilmfare Best Cinematographer AwardThe Filmfare Best Cinematography Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.The awards started in 1953-Superlatives:Most AwardsKamal Bose - 5Radhoo Karmakar - 4Fali Mistry - 3Jal Mistry - 3...
- Manmohan Singh - National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome EntertainmentNational Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome EntertainmentThe National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment winners:1981 to 1984 and 1992, 1986 & 1977 No Award was given....