''Prem'' ( Love) is a 1995 Indian

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-language

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

film directed by

Satish Kaushik Satish Chandra Kaushik (born 13 April 1956) is an Indian actor, director, producer, comedian and screenwriter. Early life Satish was born on 13 April 1956 in Mahendragarh, Haryana. He graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi in 1972. He is an ...

and cinematography by

Baba Azmi Sayyid Baba Azmi is an Indian film cinematographer and member of the Akhtar-Azmi film family.Chota K. Naidu Chota K. Naidu (born 1962) is an Indian cinematographer, best known for his distinct style of cinematography for films like, ''Matru Devo Bhava'', ''Choodalani Vundi'', and ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam''. Naidu is part of the Indian Society of Cinemat ...

. It stars

Sanjay Kapoor Sanjay Surinder Kapoor (born 17 October 1965) is an Indian actor and film producer. He works in Hindi cinema, Indian television and web series. He is a member of the Surinder Kapoor family. Kapoor is the founder and director of Sanjay Kapoor ...

and

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in dual roles, and deals with the concept of

reincarnation Reincarnation, also known as rebirth or transmigration, is the philosophical or religious concept that the non-physical essence of a living being begins a new life in a different physical form or body after biological death. Resurrection is a ...

Shekhar Kapoor Shekhar Kulbhushan Kapur (born 6 December 1945) is an Indian filmmaker and actor. Born into the Anand-Sahni family, Kapur is the recipient of several accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a National Film Award, a National Board of Review Award a ...

was initially attached to direct the film before Kaushik was contracted. The film was a box office flop.

Plot

Sanjay Verma is an eligible young man, who has been having hallucinations of a past life as Shantanu. He travels to a small community and meets with Sonia Verma, and recognizes her as the girl named Lachi in his hallucinations. Convinced, that they were lovers from a past life, he attempts in vain to impress this upon Sonia, who is engaged, and is to be married to Vikram Minocha. However Sanjay finally wins her over and united at the end.

Cast

as Shantanu / Sanju Verma *

as Lachi / Sonya Jaitley *

Aruna Irani Aruna Irani (born 3 May 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 has won two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Act ...

as Panna *

Amrish Puri Amrish Puri (22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005) was an Indian actor, who was one of the most notable and important figures in Indian cinema and Theatre. He acted in more than 450 films, established himself as one of the most popular actors ...

as Vanraja *

Deepak Tijori Deepak Tijori (born 28 August 1961) is an Indian film director and actor who works in Bollywood and Gujarati films and is well known for his supporting roles in ''Aashiqui'' (1990), '' Khiladi'' (1992), ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' (1992), ''Kab ...

as Vikram Minocha *

Saeed Jaffrey Saeed Jaffrey (8 January 1929 – 15 November 2015) was a British-Indian actor. His career covered film, radio, stage and television roles over six decades and more than 150 British, American, and Indian movies. During the 1980s and 1990s he wa ...

as R. K. Jaitley,Sonya's father *

Dalip Tahil Dalip Tahil (born as Dalip Tahilramani; 30 October 1952) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He studied at Sherwood College in Nainital, India. After attending Aligarh Muslim University for a year, he graduated from St. Xavier's Co ...

as Ratan Minocha *

Akash Khurana Akash Khurana is an Indian actor, screenwriter, theatre artist and entrepreneur. His first screen appearance was in Shyam Benegal's '' Kalyug''. He has appeared in nearly 60 films, including ''Ardh Satya'', ''Saaransh'', ''Naam'', ''Beta'', ' ...

as S.P. Verma,Sanju's father *

Beena Banerjee Beena Banerjee (born 19 February 1943), also known as Beena or Bina, is an Indian actress in Bengali and Hindi films and television. Biography Beena Banerjee was born as Beena Batabyal on 19 February 1943, the daughter of film actor Pradeep ...

as Sumitra Verma,Sanju's mother * Sunita Dhingra as Rumila Gupta aka Bubly,Sanju's friend *

Navneet Nishan Navneet Nishan (also known as Navnit Nishan, Navnit or Navnit Singh) (born 25 October 1965) is an Indian actress. She is best known for her role as Tara in the soap opera '' Tara'', and '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay''. She has also worked in the TV ...

as Vanrani *

Govind Namdev Govind Namdev (born 3 September 1954) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Namdev made his debut as a corrupt cop in David Dhawan's ''Shola Aur Shabnam (1992 film), Shola Aur Shabnam'' (1992). He has acted in numerous movies, often as ...

as Chacha Sher Ali *

Raju Kher Raju Kher is an Indian actor and director. He directed the television serial Sanskaar in 1999. Filmography Kher appeared in the following films and television serials: Films * Ghulam as Alisha's father * Jungle as Mr. Malhotra * Bub * Om ...

as Mr.Wilson, British Commanding Officer *

Bob Christo Robert John Christo, was an Australian-Indian civil engineer and actor in Hindi films. Starting with Sanjay Khan's ''Abdullah'' (1980), he went on to act in over 200 Hindi films in the 1980s and 1990s, including '' Qurbani'' (1980), ''Kaalia'' ( ...

as British Senior Officer *

Chandrakant Gokhale Chandrakant Raghunath Gokhale (7 January 1921 – 20 June 2008) was a well-known veteran Marathi film and stage actor and singer. Gokhale's mother, Kamlabai Gokhale (nee Kamlabai Kamat) was the first female child actor of the Indian cinema. Gok ...

as Old bangharu baba * Yusuf Khurram as tribal Damaru *

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Production

Mani Ratnam Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six Nat ...

and

Shekhar Kapur Shekhar Kulbhushan Kapur (born 6 December 1945) is an Indian filmmaker and actor. Born into the Anand-Sahni family, Kapur is the recipient of several accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a National Film Award, a National Board of Review Award a ...

both turned down the chance to direct the film before

was finalised.

Songs

#"Maine Jee Liya Mar Liya Prem Kar Liya" - Nalin Dave,

Alka Yagnik Alka, AlkA or ALKA may refer to: People * Alka Ajith (born c. 1997), Indian multilingual playback singer * Alka Amin (active from 2011), Indian television actress * Alka Balram Kshatriya, Indian politician, Member of the Parliament of India repr ...

#"Teraa Meraa Prem Hai Tab Se" - Alka Yagnik, Nalin Dev #"Saat Janam Saat Vachan Saat Samandar" - Nalin Dave #"Ye Dharti Ye Ambar Jab Se" (Male) - Nalin Dave #"Ye Dharti Ye Ambar Jab Se" (Female) - Alka Yagnik #"Ho Meree Chudiya Bajee Chhan Chhan" - Alka Yagnik, Nalin Dev #"Tum Khubsurat Ho Tum Haseen Ho" - Nalin Dave #"Do Teri Akhiya Do Meri Akhiya" - Alka Yagnik, Nalin Dave #"Prem Kar Liya" - Nalin Dev, Alka Yagnik #"Log Isiko Kahate Hain Ishk Mohabbat Pyaar" - Alka Yagnik #"Ek Baat Hui Kal Rat Hui" - Nalin Dave, Alka Yagnik #"Hai Meri Ankhiyo Ne Sapna Dekha Re" - Alka Yagnik #"Hai Meri Ankhiyo Ne Sapna Dekha Re" (2) - Alka Yagnik

References

External links

* * 1995 films 1990s Hindi-language films Films about reincarnation Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub