''Mehndi'' is a 1998
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
, written and directed by
Hamid Ali Khan
Ustad Hamid Ali Khan ( ur, ;
born 1953) is a Pakistani classical singer. He belongs to the Patiala gharana. Being a representative of the Patiala gharana, Hamid Ali Khan is an exponent of ghazal and classical singing. He has released seve ...
. It stars
Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji (pronounced ; born 21 March 1978) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility, she is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Rani Mukerji, multiple accolades, including seven Filmf ...
and
Faraaz Khan
Faraaz Khan (27 May 1970 – 4 November 2020) was an Indian actor. He was seen in some of the Bollywood movies and television serials in the late 1990s and early 2000s. His notable films include '' Fareb'' and ''Mehndi''. He has also appeared ...
. Dialogues were written by
Iqbal Durrani
Iqbal Durrani is an Indian writer, director, actor and producer of Hindi films.
Career
1988. ''Kaal Chakra'' 1st film of Iqbal Durrani dialogues of this movie was smash hit. It completed silver jubilee and audio cassette of dialogues were rele ...
.
Plot
Pooja is a newly wed bride to Niranjan. She comes from a middle-class family. She enters in a vicious circle of greed for dowry.
A few days pass happily. Niranjan decides to launch a factory and asks money from his father in law. But Pooja is dead against the will. It reveals that Niranjan is in the habit of visiting brothels. His other family members regularly tortures Pooja, Her mother in law curses Pooja saying her son is facing hardships due to the wife. Thereafter Pooja's divorce case goes to the court. Her in-laws even insult her father and sister. Pooja's father is murdered by Pooja's sister-in-law's husband in the court. Pooja and her sister are distraught. She circles her father's funeral pyre and vows to destroy the home which destroyed her life.
Cast
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Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji (pronounced ; born 21 March 1978) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility, she is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Rani Mukerji, multiple accolades, including seven Filmf ...
as Advocate Pooja Chaudhary
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Faraaz Khan
Faraaz Khan (27 May 1970 – 4 November 2020) was an Indian actor. He was seen in some of the Bollywood movies and television serials in the late 1990s and early 2000s. His notable films include '' Fareb'' and ''Mehndi''. He has also appeared ...
as Niranjan Chaudhary
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Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 600 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teame ...
as Banne Miyaan
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Pramod Moutho
Pramod Moutho (born 7 May 1955) is an Indian film and television actor. He has appeared as a villain in number of noted Bollywood films, like ''Khalnayak'' (1993), '' Dilwale'' (1994), ''Raja Hindustani'' (1996), ''Mehndi'' (1998), Gadar'' (2 ...
as Mr. Chaudhary
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Himani Shivpuri
Himani Bhatt Shivpuri (born 24 October 1960) is an Indian actress known for her character roles in Bollywood films and Hindi soap operas. Her films include '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), ''Raja'' (1995), '' Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1 ...
as Mrs. Chaudhary
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Mahavir Shah
Mahavir Shah (5 April 1960 – 31 August 2000) was a noted Indian television and stage actor who worked in Hindi and Gujarati movies. He is remembered for portraying several villainous roles. He died in a car crash in 2000, when he was in the U ...
as Ankush Choudhary
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Arjun as Biloo
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Shahbaz Khan as Rajeshwar
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Asrani
Govardhan Asrani (born 1 January 1940), popularly known simply as Asrani, is an Indian actor and director whose Bollywood career has spanned five decades. He has acted in over 350 Hindi films. Asrani has played the lead roles, character roles, ...
as Tolanii
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Yunus Parvez
Yunus Parvez (1931/1932 – 11 February 2007) was an Indian actor who played supporting roles in over 200 films from the late 1960s to the 2000s. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Garm Hava'' (1974), ''Deewaar'' (1975), '' Trishul' ...
as Judge
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Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor and producer who has appeared in over 100 films. He is popularly known as the "Bad Man" of Bollywood because of his ability to create an impact with his negative roles in films.
Early ...
as Sikh Truck Driver
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Raza Murad
Raza Murad (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Hindi films.
He has over 250 Bollywood film credits. Murad has also appeared in Bhojpuri and other regional-language films and on Hindi television.
Early life
He i ...
as Sethji
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Mary Gul Khan as Marjaan
Soundtrack
External links
References
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1998 films
1990s Hindi-language films
Indian drama films
Films scored by Babul Bose