Dil (1990 film)

Plot

Miserly and greedy Hazari Prasad wants a rich woman's marriage proposal for his son Raja, a college student and spendthrift interested in spending money on wild parties. Raja meets the beautiful and arrogant Madhu Mehra. Enraged by her, he misleads her into believing that he is blind. He mocks her when she finds out, and they quickly prank each other.

Hazari looks for a bride with a large dowry for Raja. He finds his involvement in the wastepaper business makes Raja a less-than-stellar marriage prospect. Accidentally, he runs into Madhu's rich father, Durgesh. Hazari gives beggars large amounts of money to masquerade as wealthy acquaintances. He befriends Durgesh, deciding on an alliance for Raja and Madhu, but when the two find the truth, they disagree with their fathers' plan.

On a weekend college retreat, Madhu falsely accuses Raja of trying to rape her. With his reputation ruined, he reprimands her for her dishonesty, saying many take revenge, but he is different. Madhu instantly falls for Raja, who now develops love for her too. Durgesh discovers Hazari's true circumstances; he insults him, who takes offense. Raja and Madhu are forbidden to see each other again. Nevertheless, Raja and Madhu secretly meet.

When Durgesh finds this, he pays thugs to beat Raja, who manages to sneak into the Mehra house and marry Madhu. Durgesh banishes her from the house. Hazari also disowns Raja, who moves into a small shack with Madhu and works as a constructionist. Despite their poverty, they live happily until Raja is hurt at a construction site. Madhu leaves to beg Hazari for money to pay for an emergency operation.

He agrees, but only if she divorces Raja. Hazari removes her wedding necklace. Madhu returns to Durgesh and is forgiven, but he orders her to never see Raja. When he recovers, Hazari lies that Madhu never visited him at the hospital. Believing Madhu deserted him, Raja returns to his home.

His mother, Savitri, reveals that Madhu was blackmailed by Hazari. Raja rushes to stop Madhu from taking a plane to London, but is late as it takes off. Luckily, she didn't take the plane and met him. They reunite, and everyone lives happily as Hazari and Durgesh repent for their deeds.

Cast

• Aamir Khan as Raja Prasad
• Madhuri Dixit as Madhu Mehra Prasad
• Anupam Kher as Hazari Prasad
• Saeed Jaffrey as Durgesh Mehra
• Padmarani as Savitri Prasad
• Shammi as Malini Mehra
• Adi Irani as Shakti
• Deven Verma as Inspector Ghalib
• Satyen Kappu as Girdhari Laal
• Rajesh Puri as Pandit Ji
• Kishore Bhanushali as Dev
• Dinesh Hingoo as Pandu Prakashan
• Ajit Vachani as Potential in law of Hazari Prasad

Soundtrack

The lyrics of all songs were written by Sameer, and the music was composed by Anand-Milind. The song "O Priyaa Priyaa" was originally composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and originally sung by Chithra & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam in the Telugu film Geethanjali.

Vocals for Khan and Dixit were performed by their then-frequent collaborators, Udit Narayan and Anuradha Paudwal in five and four songs, respectively. Sadhana Sargam lent her voice for the other two songs.

The Song "Mujhe Neend Na Aaye" was also recorded by Alka Yagnik, which was likely scrapped and replaced with Anuradha Paudwal. However, it has surfaced online.

The soundtrack was very popular. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 2,000,000 units sold, the soundtrack became the fourth highest-grossing album of the year.

Awards and nominations

At the 36th Filmfare Awards, the film won one award out of eight nominations.

References

References

1. "Box Office 1990". Box Office India.
2. (22 June 2021). "31 years of Dil: When Madhuri Dixit ran after Aamir Khan with a hockey stick". [[The Indian Express]].
3. "Dil : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Dil (1990)".
4. (2010-01-02). "BoxOffice India.com".