Prem (film)

Prem
Directed bySatish Kaushik
Written byJaved Akhtar
Produced byBoney Kapoor
StarringSanjay Kapoor
Tabu
CinematographyBaba Azmi
Chota K. Naidu
Edited byWaman Bhonsle
Gurudutt Shirali
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Production
company
Narsimha Enterprises
Release date
  • 5 May 1995 (1995-05-05)
Running time
167 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Prem (transl. Love) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Satish Kaushik. It stars Sanjay Kapoor and Tabu in dual roles, and deals with the concept of reincarnation. Shekhar Kapoor was initially attached to direct the film before Kaushik was contracted.[1] The film was a box office failure.[2]

Plot

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Sanjay varma 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 Sanjana Sharma 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 Sanjana Sharma.

Cast

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Production

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Mani Ratnam and Shekhar Kapur both turned down the chance to direct the film before Satish Kaushik was finalised.[3][4] This film marked the debut of Sanjay Kapoor.[5] This was Tabu's first Hindi film that she signed as a lead actress although Pehla Pehla Pyar (1994) released first.[6] The film apparently took eight years to complete owing to several delays and the film had been in production since 1989.[7] According to some media sources and reports, speculations erupted over possibilities of a deep chemistry between lead actors Sanjay and Tabu that was largely gossiped in film circles to have been unfolded during the film shooting.[8] In an interview, actress Tabu revealed that it was Shekhar Kapur who convinced her to sign up for Prem and she said it was one of the worse decisions that she took in her life as she regretted taking up a role in the film.[9]

Songs

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  1. "Maine Jee Liya Mar Liya Prem Kar Liya" - Nalin Dave, Alka Yagnik
  2. "Ye Dharti Ye Ambar Jab Se" (Duet) - Alka Yagnik, Nalin Dev
  3. "Saat Janam Saat Vachan Saat Samandar" - Nalin Dave
  4. "Ye Dharti Ye Ambar Jab Se" (Male) - Nalin Dave
  5. "Ye Dharti Ye Ambar Jab Se" (Female) - Alka Yagnik
  6. "Ho Meree Chudiya Bajee Chhan Chhan" - Alka Yagnik, Nalin Dev
  7. "Tum Khubsurat Ho Tum Haseen Ho" - Nalin Dave
  8. "Do Teri Akhiya Do Meri Akhiya" - Alka Yagnik, Nalin Dave
  9. "Ek Baat Hui Kal Rat Hui" - Nalin Dave, Alka Yagnik
  10. "Hai Meri Ankhiyo Ne Sapna Dekha Re" - Alka Yagnik
  11. "Hai Meri Ankhiyo Ne Sapna Dekha Re" (2) - Alka Yagnik

References

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  1. ^ Shah, Kunal M. (27 August 2011). "Satish Kaushik, Shekhar Kapoor patch up". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ Swarup, Harihar (29 April 2007). "Tabu, an actor who does not need make-up". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Interview with Mani Ratnam". Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Shekhar Kapur's shelved projects over the years".
  5. ^ https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/tabu-and-sanjay-kapoors-film-prem-completes-25-years-read-the-actors-post-2223738
  6. ^ "First of Many: Tabu revisits Hum Naujawan". Indian Express. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Happy Birthday, Sanjay Kapoor: A Look At The Actor's Film Career And OTT Innings". News18. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  8. ^ "This film was completed in 8 years, was a super flop, lead hero is still struggling to find work, lead actress was..." www.india.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Tabu regretted doing 'Prem' as Shekhar Kapur 'ran away' after convincing her". India Today. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
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