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Doli Saja Ke Rakhna

For the 2022 Bhojpuri film, see Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (2022 film). For for the 1995 song, see Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna.

Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
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Directed byPriyadarshan
Screenplay byNeeraj Vora
Story byFazil
Based onAniyathipraavu
by Fazil
Produced byXavier Marquis
Raman Maroo
Rajkumar Santoshi (presenter)[1]
StarringAkshaye Khanna
Jyothika
CinematographyK. V. Anand
Ravi K. Chandran
Edited byN. Gopalakrishnan
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Distributed byShemaroo Entertainment
Release date
  • 27 November 1998 (1998-11-27)
Running time
168 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (transl. "Keep the  palanquin decorated") is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Priyadarshan, with Akshaye Khanna and Jyothika in lead roles. The film is an adaption of the 1997 Malayalam film Aniyathipraavu. A. R. Rahman composed the music. This is Jyothika's debut film.[3]

Plot

Inder moves to a new town to pursue higher studies, in spite of the pressure from his parents to marry and settle down. He meets a beautiful girl Pallavi and it is love at first sight, at least for him. When an opportunity presents itself, his friends convince him to talk to her, while she tries to avoid the conversation. This is seen by her brother, who mistakes Inder for a stalker and so do her two other brothers, who thrash and leave him with a warning. Pallavi is the apple of the eye of her family. She lives with her mother and three elder brothers. They are overprotective of her and she does not do anything against their wish. Inder's family is not that different, except him being the only son.

The thought of Pallavi now burdens Inder's mind, and he sets out to find out how she feels about him. He asks her to give him an answer, even if it is a no.

Pallavi on the other hand, is unable to make a decision — further aggravating the situation. When Pallavi's brother finds out that Inder is still after her, he turns furious and beats him up, warning him to back off . Pallavi, now realizing that she had always loved Inder, feels that her timidity worsened the situation. She confesses her feelings to Inder and they kindle their relationship. They believe that their families will agree to their relationship. Within days. Pallavi's brother sees them together, while Inder is chasing Pallavi playfully. He mistakes it to be an attempt to assault her and tries to brutally attack him. Pallavi with her newfound courage, openly declares her love for Inder. The news devastates her family, leading them to reject her as a part of their family.

They search for Inder, forcing the desolate couple to elope. Pallavi's brothers search for Inder in his family home, verbally abusing his parents. Inder's parents are convinced that the girl is no good for their son, considering the behavior of her brothers.

With their beliefs broken and without a place to go to, the couple go to one of their two close friends who takes them home to his small village. They are welcomed by his father who is the leader of the village and the villagers. Her brothers trace them to the village that evening and are met with resistance from the villagers. They go home, and the villagers plan to get the couple legally married the next morning.

Pallavi and Inder, now seeing the situation that they put their families in and the sorrow that they have brought upon themselves and their families, decide to back out from the relationship and return to their families. They realize that the best thing they can do to prove their love, is to go back to their families. Although initially insulted with their decision to separate, the village leader appreciates their choice once he understands their reason. Their families, on seeing them return, forgive them right away and accept them back.

Both the families now feel indebted to their children and recognize their pain they try so hard to hide. They search for better matches for them both - Pallavi's family arrange a marriage for her. Inder finds with him a necklace belonging to Pallavi. His parents decide to go along with him to return the necklace, partially due to Inder's mother's wish to meet Pallavi. Both the families apologize for the happenings earlier and Inder apologizes to Pallavi's mother. The situation being depressing, they decide to leave early, but Inder's mother breaks into tears and requests to get Pallavi married to her son. Everyone, having felt the same way, agree on their marriage and apologize to their children, for the pain that they put them through.

Cast

Soundtrack

Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
Soundtrack album by
A. R. Rahman
Released1997
RecordedPanchathan Record Inn
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelT-Series
ProducerA. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
1947: Earth
(1998) 		Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
(1997) 		En Swasa Kaatre
(1999)

The soundtrack for the film was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Mehboob. Rahman later reused five of the songs in the 1999 Tamil film Jodi, which in turn were used in the 2007 remake of Jodi, Sajni, after the producers bought the rights to the songs.

The song "Kissa Hum Likhenge" was shot in the Greek islands of Mykonos and Melos.

No Song Artist(s) Length
1 "Taram Pum" Babul Supriyo & Srinivas 04:30
2 "Kissa Hum Likhenge" Anuradha Paudwal & M. G. Sreekumar 04:54
3 "Chal Kehva Re Kheva" Sukhwinder Singh & Ranu Mukherjee 05:31
4 "Jhula Bahon Ka" Part 1 Sadhana Sargam & Srinivas 05:58
5 "Bol Sajni Mori Sajni" Sonu Nigam & Kavita Krishnamurthy 06:28
6 "Jhula Bahon Ka" Part 2 Sadhana Sargam 05:57
7 "Taram Pum Taram Pum (Instrumental)" A.R. Rahman 04:31
8 "Bol Sajni Mori Sajni (Instrumental)" A.R. Rahman 06:22

Reception

Anish Khanna of Planet Bollywood gave the film 8.5 out of 10.[6] Faisal Shariff of Rediff wrote, "The film plays on traditional family values, and that isn't very convincing. And the way it was carried off could have been a trifle subtler, we thought".[4]

The film was commercially unsuccessful.[7][8]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipients and Nominees Results Ref.
1999 Filmfare Awards Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut Jyothika Nominated [citation needed]
Zee Cine Awards Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut Nominated [9]

References

  1. ^ "The star test". Rediff.com. 9 January 1999. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ "DOLI SAJA KE RAKHNA". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Jyothika made her debut in Bollywood". The Times of India. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b Shariff, Faisal (27 November 1998). "It kind of grows on you". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2003.
  5. ^ Da Costa, Fausto V. (24 September 2023). "Has the Tiatr Fraternity disowned Mike Mehta?". The Goan Review. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  6. ^ Anish Khanna (27 November 2008). "Doli Saja Ke Rakhna". Archived from the original on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  7. ^ "The hits and misses of 1998". Rediff.com. 8 January 1999. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Priyadarshan: "People expect a lot from a commercial director"". India Today. 13 November 2000. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2009. I was so sure Doli Saja Ke Rakhna would do well, but when it didn't I lapsed into depression.
  9. ^ Zee Cine Awards 1999 | Best Debut Female - Preity Zinta. Zee Cine Awards. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024 – via YouTube.
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