Pardes
| Pardes | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Subhash Ghai |
| Written by | Subhash Ghai Neeraj Pathak Javed Siddiqui |
| Produced by | Subhash Ghai |
| Starring | Shahrukh Khan Amrish Puri Mahima Chaudhry Apoorva Agnihotri Alok Nath Himani Shivpuri Aditya Narayan |
| Cinematography | Kabir Lal |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan |
| Distributed by | Mukta Arts |
Release date | 8 August 1997 |
Running time | 191 mins |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Hindi English |
Pardes (English: Foreign Land) is a 1997 Bollywood movie directed by Subhash Ghai. Shahrukh Khan, Amrish Puri, Alok Nath, and newcomers Mahima Chaudhry and Apurva Agnihotri play in the title roles. The movie has music made by Nadeem-Shravan and lyrics written by Anand Bakshi. It was released on 8 August 1997.
Sypnopsis[change | change source]
Emotionally attached to his motherland, a U.S. immigrant sends his son (Apoorva Agnihotri) back to India to seek a bride.
Cast[change | change source]
- Shahrukh Khan as Arjun Sagar
- Amrish Puri as Kishorilal
- Mahima Chaudhry as Kusum Ganga a.k.a. Ganga
- Apurva Agnihotri as Rajiv
- Alok Nath as Suraj Dev
- Padmavati Rao as Narmada, wife of Suraj Dev
- Dina Pathak as Suraj's mother
- Himani Shivpuri as Kulwanti
- Madhuri Bhatia as Neeta
- Smita Jaykar as Paddy
- Richa Pallod
- Prachi Save as Daksha
- Aditya Narayan as Potla (Ganga's little brother)
- Rakesh Thareja as Paul (Rajiv's friend)
Soundtrack[change | change source]
The music of the movie went on to become a huge success. It was also the second most-sold music album of 1997.[1]
| Track # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" | Kumar Sanu |
| 2 | "Meri Mehbooba" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
| 3 | "Yeh Dil Deewana" | Sonu Nigam, Hema Sardesai, Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan |
| 4 | "I Love My India" | Hariharan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shankar Mahadevan, Aditya Narayan |
| 5 | "My First Day in USA" | Hema Sardesai |
| 6 | "Nahin Hona Tha" | Alka Yagnik, Hema Sardesai, Udit Narayan, Sabri Bros.(Jaipuri) |
| 7 | "Jahan Piya Wahan Main" | Shankar Mahadevan, K. S. Chitra |
| 8 | "I Love My India (Part 2)" | Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 9 | "Title Music" | Sapna Awasthi, Shankar Mahadevan |
Reception[change | change source]
The movie was hit at the box office.[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Pardes, second most sold album of 1997". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ "Box Office India 1997". Retrieved 28 September 2012.