Aa Gale Lag Jaa (transl. Come, embrace me) is a 1994 Indian Hindi language romantic thriller film directed by Hamid Ali Khan[1] and starring Jugal Hansraj, Urmila Matondkar, Paresh Rawal, Ashok Saraf, Ajit, Reema Lagoo, Raza Murad, Arjun and Gulshan Grover.[2]
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| Directed by | Hamid Ali Khan |
| Written by | Salim Akhtar Santosh Saroj (Dialogue) |
| Produced by | Salim Akhtar |
| Starring | Jugal Hansraj Urmila Matondkar Paresh Rawal Ashok Saraf Ajit Arjun |
| Cinematography | Anwar Siraj |
| Edited by | Waman Bhonsle Gurudutt Shirali |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
Production company | Aftab Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The film marked the first leading role for Jugal Hansraj, who previously was a child artist in several films in the 1980s. Coincidentally, he was paired with Urmila Matondkar who had played his sister in his debut film Masoom (1983).[3]
Plot
editSuraj (Jugal Hansraj) is a poor boy raised by his uncle Mamtaram (Paresh Rawal). Roshni (Urmila Matondkar) is a rich girl raised by her widowed aunt Shakuntala Devi (Reema Lagoo). Roshni & Suraj fall in love, but Shakuntala opposes the marriage on knowing that Suraj is the son of the driver of Roshni's father, who also happened to be his murderer. Mamtaram confirms that his real father was indeed in prison, but he was killed on release by a speeding truck.
Suraj's dreams are shattered. Suddenly, someone starts killing Roshni's father's business partners. Suspicion points towards Suraj. The murder cases are assigned to a weird Police Inspector Ram Bhajan Singh (Gulshan Grover). After realizing that killer is some third person nobody knows about, the Inspector arranges a trap for him.
It is found that the killer is Suraj's supposedly dead father. He tells everybody that the real killers were Roshni's father's business partners who were afraid that her father would expose their frauds. They framed Suraj's father who tried to remove the knife out of his masters body. Before the Inspector can arrest him, Suraj's father finds the last partner in the hospital and kills him. He cut face off Plasic surgery. Suraj's father surrenders to the police and the film ends.[4]
Cast
edit- Jugal Hansraj as Suraj
- Urmila Matondkar as Roshni
- Paresh Rawal as Mamtaram, Suraj's uncle
- Ashok Saraf as Dhaniram
- Ajit as Kalka Singh
- Reema Lagoo as Shakuntala Devi, Roshni Mother
- Arun Bali as Seth Mohanlal
- Raza Murad as Advocate Jagatpal Sharma
- Ranjeet as Dr. Avinash Mathur
- Roopesh Kumar as Satish Khanna
- Arjun as Sikander Khanna
- Gulshan Grover as Police Inspector Ram Bhajan Singh
- Dinesh Hingoo as Police Constable Baakelal
- Ishrat Ali as Rakabh Singh
- Kunika as Mrs. Jagatpal Sharma
Soundtrack
editThe film is remembered for its melodious songs by Anu Malik.[5]
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aa Gale Lag Jaa" | Abhijeet, Kavita Krishnamurthy | Nawab Arzoo |
| 2 | "Aaj Humein Malum Hua" | Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy | Anwar Sagar |
| 3 | "Hum Na Honge Juda" | Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam | Anwar Sagar |
| 4 | "Jis Jeevan Mein" | Udit Narayan, Sujatha Goswami | Zameer Kazmi |
| 5 | "Tere Baghair" | Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam | Gauhar Kanpuri |
| 6 | "Yaad Teri Aati Hai" | Kumar Sanu | Anwar Sagar |
| 7 | "Main Aashiq Hoon" | Kumar Sanu, Sujatha Goswami | Rani Malik |
References
edit- ^ "Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1994) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Aa Gale Lag Jaa - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Madan, D. B. (2020). Movies, Cricket & Politics. Blue Rose Publishers.
- ^ "MX Player". www.mxplayer.in. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Arunachalam, Param. BollySwar: 1991 - 2000. Mavrix Infotech Private Limited. ISBN 978-81-938482-1-0.
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