Rakshak
Rakshak (transl. Protector) is 1996 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Ashok Honda, starring Sunil Shetty, Karisma Kapoor, Raghuvaran, Sonali Bendre, Alok Nath and Aruna Irani. It is a remake of the Tamil film Honest Raj.[2]
| Rakshak | |
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| Directed by | Ashok Honda |
| Written by | Naeem - Ejaz (dialogues) K. S. Ravi (Story-Screenplay) |
| Based on | Honest Raj by K. S. Ravi |
| Produced by | Ashok Honda |
| Starring | Suniel Shetty Karisma Kapoor Sonali Bendre Raghuvaran |
| Cinematography | Teja |
| Edited by | Ashok Honda |
| Music by | Anand–Milind |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹11.2 crore[1] |
Plot
Raj and his mother come to visit village. Raj meets his best friend Raghu, and love interest Suman. They eventually marry and Raj becomes and IPS officer. Raghu starts printing fake currency to get rid of his loans and credits and becomes to mafia boss of the village. Raj finds out his secret but is attacked severely by Raghu's goons and his mother and Suman get killed. Dr. Pooja Malhotra treats him to recover and revenge his friend turned enemy Raghu.
Cast
- Suniel Shetty as ASP Raj Sinha
- Karishma Kapoor as Suman Sinha
- Sonali Bendre as Dr. Pooja Malhotra
- Raghuvaran as Raghavan "Raghu"
- Aruna Irani as Raj's mother
- Mushtaq Khan as Bhola
- Dinesh Hingoo as Suman's father
- Pramod Moutho as Bardha Seth
- Ponnambalam as Danyaal
- Alok Nath as Commissioner of Police
- Harish Patel as Rokde
- Deepak Shirke as ACP Shirke
- Arun Bakshi as Advocate
- Shiv Kumar Subramaniam as The photographer
- Raveena Tandon in a special appearance in the song 'Shehar Ki Ladki'
- Zeeshan Shaikh as Bunty
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Shehar Ki Ladki" | Abhijeet, Chandana Dixit |
| 2 | "Sundara Sundara" | Vinod Rathod, Sapna Mukherjee |
| 3 | "Zaalim Jahan Berang Hai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| 4 | "Parody" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Aditya Narayan, Poornima |
| 5 | "Ooiiyan Ooiiyan" | Udit Narayan, Poornima |
| 6 | "Kuchi Kuchi" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
After average success with the movie Anth (which was a semi-hit at the box-office), producer-director Ashok Honda again employed music directors Anand–Milind for Rakshak. Lyricist Sameer was also re-hired, but for only one song (Kuchi Kuchi). New lyricist Deepak Chowdhary wrote the remaining songs. With almost no expectations from the music of a Sunil Shetty-starrer, the music of Rakshak arrived rather quietly on the stands. But the moment Shahar Ki Ladki hit the TV channels, the song caught on with youthful listeners, and the music topped the charts. Kuchi Kuchi was another song that soon climbed the charts. With this new interest in the film's music, Ashok Honda picturised another song Sundara Sundara. The music of Rakshak topped the charts for several weeks, and Shehar Ki Ladki and Sundara Sundara still enjoy popularity.
The song "Shehar Ki Ladki" was recreated for Khandaani Shafakhana, the recreated version is sung by Tulsi Kumar and Badshah on the music of Tanishk Bagchi who has also rewritten the new song.[3]
Awards
For this film, choreographers Chinni Prakash and Rekha Prakash won the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography for the song "Shehar Ki Ladki" at the Filmfare Awards 1997.
Reception
Box office India called the film an ″average″ grosser.[1]
References
- "Rakshak - Movie". Box Office India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Movie review: Rakshak, starring Sunil Shetty, Karisma Kapoor, Sonali Bendre". India Today.
- "Raveena Tandon, Suniel Shetty to make an appearance in Diana Penty's Sheher Ki Ladki remake for Khandaani Shafakhana". Hindustan Times. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.