Karan Arjun (1995)

Director:

Rakesh Roshan

Writers:

Sachin Bhowmick (written by)
Ravi Kapoor (written by)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Plot:

Durga is the mother of two sons Karan and Arjun Singh, who raised them up in a rural Indian village...

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Village | Fire | Mother Son Relationship | Sword

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Arjun	...	Nahar Singh
Ila Arun	...	Rajasthani Dancer (in song "Gup Chup")
Kishore Anand Bhanushali	...	The Guy who wanted to marry Bindiya
Suresh Chatwal	...	Girdhari (Vijay's Father)
Salim Khan Ding-Dong	...	Fight Organiser
John Gabriel	...	Peter
Jack Gaud	...	Shamsher Singh
Rakhee Gulzar	...	Durga Singh
Dinesh Hingoo	...	Pestonji
Kajol	...	Sonia Saxena
Salman Khan	...	Karan Singh
Shahrukh Khan	...	Arjun Singh
Kiron Kher	...	Durjan Singh's Wife (as Kirron)
Raj Kishore	...	Jugal
Mamta Kulkarni	...	Bindiya
Johnny Lever	...	Lenghaiya
Anil Nagrath	...	Fight Organiser
Gavin Packard	...	Boxer
Amrish Puri	...	Thakur Durjan Singh
Ranjeet	...	Mr. Saxena
Ghanshyam Rohera	...	Bindiya's Father
Ashok Saraf	...	Munshiji
Aashif Sheikh	...	Suraj Singh
Babbanlal Yadav	...	Father of the guy who wanted to marry Bindiya

Also Known As:

Karan and Arjun (International: English title)

Runtime:

175 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

India

Company:

Film Kraft

Trivia:

The movie was originally entitled "Kaynaat". Ajay Devgan was the first choice of Karan (Salman Khan).

Movie Connections:

Featured in Afsana Dilwalon Ka (2001)

Soundtrack:

Ek Munda

Pretty silly but still a nice watch throughout

Reincarnation is the one word which can be used to describe Karan Arjun, a film which can easily be a fun watch for the entire family. It is about two brothers who are killed and their mother who expects to see them again for some reason and desperately prays for the day they come back. And her prayers get paid off when her children are reborn in different parts of the country and grow up looking the same as her dead kids. The film has some heartbreaking feel about it, but as a film, it is a bit overdone, melodramatic and cheesy. Yet, it never takes itself too seriously, so it somehow works despite being blown out of proportions. The film may particularly appeal to children - heroes and villains, fights and races, dialogues which don't have much sense, very caricaturish characters. Despite that, there are some emotions that somehow work for others, so I would call it a children's film which may appeal to the rest of the family. Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan work very well together and give the film a certain appeal not warranted by the script. Salman is restrained as never before and Shahrukh is carefree and positive. Raakhee does well as the suffering mom and the moment of unity is such a pleasurable tear-causing scene that nothing else matters. Mamta and Kajol are hardly there, particularly Kajol, who is invisible. Rajesh Roshan's music is as always amazing, with "Yeh Bandhan" leading the list. All in all, go and try this wholesome Bollywood entertainment.