''Nigahen: Nagina Part II'' is an Indian

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film directed by

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, released in 1989. The movie stars

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, Anupam Kher, and

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. It is the sequel to the Sridevi-lead

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Nagina Nagina is a town and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. History Nagina is the word for ''"Jewel"'' (See Negin), it was named by Syed's who received this place as jagir by the Mughals. During the British ...

''.

Plot

Following the events in ''

'', ''Nigahen'' is the story of Neelam, the daughter of Rajiv and Rajni. After the tragic car accident of her parents, Neelam is raised by her grandfather Lambodar ( Pran) in the city and is finally brought back to her ancestral home in the country, as a young adult (who bears a striking resemblance to her mother Rajni, also played by

). There, Neelam encounters and falls in love with Anand (

) who, as a child, was kidnapped by Gorakh Nath, a powerful Tantrik who is revealed to be the disciple of Bhairon Nath, who tried to reveal Rajni's identity in ''Nagina''. Claiming to have amnesia of the events, Anand woos Neelam, and she falls in love with him. Little does Neelam know that Anand does not have amnesia and is working for Gorakh Nath: the Tantrik has set his eyes on a powerful gem (Mani), which grants the one who possesses it, great powers. The only person who knows its whereabouts is Neelam, who unbeknownst to her, was hypnotized by her late mother's guardian snakes into going to the old temple from the original story and locating the gem (an event witnessed by Gorakh Nath). Ultimately, Anand inadvertently falls in love with Neelam and reveals that he is cursed by Gorakh Nath: If Gorakh Nath ever catches him, he will turn him into a snake and entrap him. — hence, Neelam will never be safe with Anand. The story culminates with Neelam inheriting the powers of her late mother. Neelam saves Anand from gorakhnath. Anand reveals his truth to Neelam. They get married. Neelam and Anand fight with and defeat Gorakh Nath once and for all and live happily ever after.

Cast

Main cast

in a dual rule: as Rajni, and as Neelam - Rajni and Rajiv's Daughter *

as Anand - Neelam's love and husband * Anupam Kher as Gorakh Nath - Bhaironath's disciple

Supporting cast

* Pran as Raja sahab - Rajiv's uncle *

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as Shanti Devi - Anand's Mother *

as Kumar - Vijaya's Son, Ajay Singh's Grandson *

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 Gayatri - Ajay Singh's Sister *

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as Munshiji *

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as Bhaironath's voice

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed

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and the lyrics were penned by

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. The soundtrack was released in 1989 on

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, LP & Audio Cds in T-Series, which consists of 5 songs. The full album is recorded by

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and

Suresh Wadkar Suresh Ishwar Wadkar (born 7 August 1955) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans and in Konkani films. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Aka ...

References

External links

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