Shola Aur Shabnam (transl. Flame and Dew drops) is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language action romantic comedy film directed and edited by David Dhawan and written by Anees Bazmee, Rajeev Kaul and Praful Parekh. It stars Govinda, Divya Bharti, with Gulshan Grover, Mohnish Behl, Aloknath, Bindu, Anupam Kher. The film revolves around the travails of a NCC student Karan (Govinda).
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| Directed by | David Dhawan |
| Written by | Anees Bazmee Rajeev Kaul Praful Parekh |
| Produced by | Pahlaj Nihalani |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | David Dhawan |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
| Distributed by | Chiragdeep International |
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Running time | 175 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹10.7 crore (equivalent to ₹82 crore or US$9.9 million in 2023)[1] |
Initially titled Khiladi, the film was meant to be the debut film of Divya Bharti. But it was delayed owing to censorship problems. Siba Mishra handled the cinematography, while David Dhawan directed as well as edited the film. Anees Bazmee, Praful Parekh and Rajiv Kaul penned the screenplay. Bappi Lahiri composed the music. It was distributed by Nihalani's banner, Chiragdeep International.
The film received favourable reviews upon release, and was a success, with critical praise drawn towards the performance of Govinda. Eventually becoming the fourth highest-grossing Indian film of 1992, it grossed about ₹10.7 crore (US$9.3 million) and provided breakthrough to its cast members. Anupam Kher received acclaim for his portrayal of Major Indramohan Lathi and was nominated for Best Comic Actor at the 38th Filmfare Awards.
Plot
editThe spoiled and arrogant brother, Bali (Mohnish Behl), of notorious gangster, Kali Baba (Gulshan Grover), enlists in the National Cadet Corp, and wants to have his way with his fellow-students and trainer, Inder Mohan Lathi (Anupam Kher), with comical results. When he meets Divya Thapa (Divya Bharti) for the first time, he is smitten by her, and wants to be with her by hook or by crook. But Divya is in love with Karan (Govinda), and both plan to be with each other. Circumstances act against them, and they flee together, with Kali Baba's men, and Divya's Police Commissioner dad, Yashpal Thapa (Alok Nath), in hot pursuit, to an unknown destination, surrounded by a web of lies, deception, and no known resource to assist them.[2]
Cast
edit- Govinda as Karan
- Divya Bharti as Divya Thapa
- Gulshan Grover as Kalishankar
- Mohnish Behl as Bali
- Aloknath as Police Commissioner Yashpal Thapa
- Reema Lagoo as Sharda Thapa
- Bindu as Girl's Hostel Principal
- Anupam Kher as Major Indramohan Lathi
- Sudha Chandran as Rama
- Madhu Kambikar as Karan's Mother
- Raja Bundela as Raja
- Satyajeet as Satya
- Girish Malik as Girish
- Anil Dhawan as Inspector Anil
- Mahavir Shah as Inspector Mahadev
- Govind Namdeo as Inspector Tiwari
- Harish Patel as Velji
- Guddi Maruti as Guddi
- Shakti Kapoor as Boxer Deva (Special Appearance)
- Archana Puran Singh as Mrs. Deva (Special Appearance)
- Mac Mohan as Jaichand
- Sudhir as Brij
Soundtrack
editThe music of the film was composed by Bappi Lahiri. It consisted of five songs.[3] The music was released on the Venus Music label. Lyrics were penned by Anjaan and Govinda.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bole Bole Dil Mera Bole" | Anjaan | Abhijeet Bhattacharya & Chorus | 6:49 |
| 2. | "Gori Gori O Baanki Chhori" | Govinda | Govinda | 7:12 |
| 3. | "Jane De Jane De Mujhe Jane De" | Anjaan | Amit Kumar & Kavita Krishnamurthy | 5:36 |
| 4. | "Tere Mere Pyar Mein" | Anjaan | Alka Yagnik, Debashish Dasgupta & Shailendra Singh | 7:08 |
| 5. | "Tu Pagal Premi Awara" | Anjaan | Shabbir Kumar & Kavita Krishnamurthy | 8:31 |
Release
editBox office
editShola Aur Shabnam was released on 7 February 1992. It was a blockbuster, eventually becoming one of the highest-grossers in the career of Govinda.[5] It grossed ₹10.7 crore (US$9.3 million) against a minimal budget of ₹3 crore.[6] Adjusted for inflation, its box office gross is equal to ₹70 crore as of 2020.[6]
Reception
editThe film received mixed reviews upon release. Sukanya Verma from Rediff.com praised the performances of Govinda, Divya Bharti and Anupam Kher, but was critical to its story which she addressed to be a "comic-romantic-potboiler" and that in the film "logic is entirely tossed out of the window".[7] Rachit Gupta from Filmfare was appreciative of Divya, stating that she "seemed at ease switching between comedy and romance as she matched Govinda step to step".[8] He also deemed the scenes of conflict between NCC cadet boys headed by Govinda and girl guides headed by Divya as "particularly memorable".[8]
Awards
editNominated
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Box-office 1992". 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
- ^ "Shola Aur Shabnam cast information". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Shola Aur Shabnam track information". Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Shola Aur Shabnam music information". Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ Ashraf, Syed Firdaus (12 October 2018). "FryDay Review: A MUST WATCH for Govinda fans!". Rediff. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Shola Aur Shabnam (1992)–Box Office Collection, Budget and Facts". 13 August 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ VERMA, SUKANYA. "10 David Dhawan Movies YOU Must Watch". Rediff. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b Gupta, Rachit (15 December 2014). "Know your actor: Divya Bharti". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.