Bahurani (1989 film)
Bahurani is a 1989 family-drama Indian Hindi film directed by Manick Chatterjee[1][2] and produced by Mohan Lalwani and Prem Lawani. It starred Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Utpal Dutt, Usha Kiran, Deven Verma and Rakesh Bedi in lead roles.[3][4] Music for the film was scored by well known music director, R. D. Burman.[5][6] The film was a moderate success at the box office, though Rekha's performance was much praised.
Bahurani | |
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Directed by | Manick Chatterjee[1][2] |
Produced by | Mohan Lalwani Prem Lawani |
Written by | Gyandev Agnihotri |
Starring | Rekha Rakesh Roshan Utpal Dutt Usha Kiran Deven Verma Rakesh Bedi[3][4] |
Music by | Rahul Dev Burman |
Cinematography | Shashi Kabre |
Edited by | Sudhanshu Chakravorty |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Plot
Amit (Rakesh Roshan) is a modern guy, raised in Bombay (present day Mumbai) and educated in USA. He wants to marry a compatible woman who is educated like him and shares his views. To the contrary, his parents fix his marriage with a beautiful, intelligent and traditional village girl, Madhuri (Rekha). Amit tries to reject but his father (Utpal Dutt) adamantly demands that he should marry Madhuri or leave the house. Having no choice, Amit waits for an opportunity.
Madhuri lives along with her widowed mother and her brother Shrikant (Rakesh Bedi). Shrikant comes to Amit's house before marriage and Amit's father demands dowry in the form of gold just to make fun of him. He takes that seriously and thinking that the wedding will not take place if he can't get the gold, gets fake jewellery. During the wedding ceremony, Amit observes that and takes that opportunity to reject the bride despite the fact that the wedding has already taken place and Madhuri is his wife now. Amit's parents request Madhuri to wait for some time for Amit to correct his behavior.
But after a year, still Amit wouldn't come back to take Madhuri to her in-laws house. Madhuri wants to get a job in Bombay and goes to an interview. There, she comes to know that Amit is the boss and gets the job anyway. She changes her name to Malathi Choudhury and as Amit hasn't seen her face previously, doesn't recognize her. He develops feelings for Malathi and after some time she reciprocates them too. He wants to marry her, hiding the fact that he is a married man.
Amit's parents still waiting for Madhuri, come to know about Malathi and try to confront her. They recognize Madhuri and want to continue the game. At last, Madhuri's mother reveals Malathi's real identity to Amit and he plays a little drama too. At last, Amit asks for forgiveness and invites Madhuri as daughter-in-law (Bahurani) to his house.
Cast
- Rekha as Madhuri/Malti Choudhury
- Rakesh Roshan as Amit
- Utpal Dutt as Amit's father
- Usha Kiran as Amit's mother
- Rakesh Bedi as Shrikant, Madhuri's brother
- Deven Verma Kumar, Madhuri's colleague
Music
- "Chhora Chhori Se Bhi Gora" - Asha Bhosle, Kavita Krishnamurthy
- "Duniya Ki Nazaron" - Asha Bhosle, Shailendra Singh
- "Ek Haseena Jab Se Mili" - Asha Bhosle, Shailendra Singh, Amit Kumar
- "Woh Kya The Aur Humne Unhe Kya Samajh Liya" - Asha Bhosle
- "Shloka" - Mohd Aziz
References
- "Bahurani, 1989 hindi film". fridaycinemas.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- "Director of Bahurani (1989)". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- "Casting of hindi film Bahurani". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- "Casting of the film Bahurani". Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- Donald Clarke (1998). The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music. Penguin Books. p. 186. OCLC 682030743.
- "Music and details of Bahurani hindi film". Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2014.