Lootere
| Lootere | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dharmesh Darshan |
| Written by | Dharmesh Darshan Kamlesh Pandey (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Rajiv Kaul Praful Parekh |
| Produced by | Suneel Darshan |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Juhi Chawla Chunky Pandey Naseeruddin Shah Anupam Kher |
| Cinematography | W. B. Rao |
| Edited by | A. Muthu |
| Music by | Anand–Milind |
| Distributed by | Shree Krishna International |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹9 crore |
Lootere (Translation: Robbers) is a 1993 Bollywood action movie, written and directed by Dharmesh Darshan and produced by Suneel Darshan.[1] The film stars Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla in lead roles, along with Chunky Pandey, Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher in supporting roles. The film was one of the highest-grossing films of the year.[2]
Plot
The film opens with the apparent death of Anjali. The movie is a love story of Karan and Anjali. Karan, a decorated police officer is given the duty to protect Anjali, who is the only witness against one of the underworld bosses known as Chengez Lala. In order to safeguard Anjali, Karan has to take her far away in the wilderness so that no one gets to know where she is. During this escapade, Karan and Anjali fall in love and desire to get married against all odds. How the hero fights all the villains and saves his girl forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Sunny Deol as Karan
- Juhi Chawla as Anjali
- Chunky Pandey as Ali
- Naseeruddin Shah as Sikandar
- Anupam Kher as Changez Lala
- Pooja Bedi as Devyani
- Sharat Saxena as Lala's Henchman
- Anang Desai as Inspector Rane
- Mahesh Anand as Deadly Henchman
- Dinesh Anand as Lala's Henchman
- Jack Gaud as Lala's Henchman
- Mushtaq Khan as Joshi
- Subbiraj as Police Commissioner
- Ajit Vachani
- Dan Dhanoa
Soundtrack
Actor Manoj Kumar penned a song in the film along with lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri. Director Dharmesh Darshan also penned the song "Main Teri Rani". The music was a big hit when released. Lata Mangeshkar sang 2 songs, a duet each with Manhar Udhas and Suresh Wadkar. Despite the success of the music of this film, Dharmesh Darshan never repeated Anand–Milind for any of his future projects. Original background music from Viju Shah. Multiple playback singers contributed their voices: Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Suresh Wadkar, Mohammed Aziz, Manhar Udhas, Pankaj Udhas, Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Sukhwinder Singh, Anupama Deshpande & Sapna Mukherjee The songs featured in the top 10 albums of the year.[3]
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Aaja Aanewale Aaja" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Ae Sawan Baras Zara" | Lata Mangeshkar, Suresh Wadkar |
| "O Lootere O Lootere" | Lata Mangeshkar, Manhar Udhas |
| "Mujhe Le Chal Mandir" | Pankaj Udhas, Alka Yagnik |
| "Meri Barbaad Mohabbat Pukare" | Mohammad Aziz, Alka Yagnik |
| "Main Teri Rani Tu Raja" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
| "Jis Dil Ne Tujh Ko" | Kumar Sanu, Anupama Deshpande |
| "Oye Pape" | Sukhwinder Singh, Sapna Mukherjee |
References
- ^ "Lootere Movie Overview". Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Chintamani, Gautam (21 August 2016). "Creating a new wave". The Hans India. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Lootere among most sold music albums of 1993". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012.
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