Shola Aur Shabnam (1992 film)

Shola Aur Shabnam (transl. Fire 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 and Divya Bharti, with Gulshan Grover, Alok Nath, Mohnish Behl, Bindu and Anupam Kher. The film revolves around the travails of a NCC student Karan (Govinda).

Shola aur Shabnam
Poster
Directed byDavid Dhawan
Written byAnees Bazmee
Rajeev Kaul
Praful Parekh
Produced byPahlaj Nihalani
Starring
Edited byDavid Dhawan
Music byBappi Lahiri
Distributed byChirangdeep International
Release date
23 January 1992
Running time
175 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹10.7 crore (equivalent to ₹82 crore or US$10 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 I. M. Lathi, and was nominated for Best Comic Actor at the 38th Filmfare Awards.

Plot

The 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

Soundtrack

The 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
No.TitleLyricsPerformer(s)Length
1."Bole Bole Dil Mera Bole"AnjaanAbhijeet Bhattacharya & Chorus6:49
2."Gori Gori O Baanki Chhori"GovindaGovinda7:12
3."Jane De Jane De Mujhe Jane De"AnjaanAmit Kumar & Kavita Krishnamurthy5:36
4."Tere Mere Pyar Mein"AnjaanAlka Yagnik, Debashish Dasgupta & Shailendra Singh7:08
5."Tu Pagal Premi Awara"AnjaanShabbir Kumar & Kavita Krishnamurthy8:31

Release

Box office

Shola Aur Shabnam released on 31 January 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

The film received mixed reviews upon release. Sukanya Verma from Rediff.com praised the performances of Govinda, Bharti and 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
38th Filmfare Awards:

Nominated

Notes

    References
    1. "Box-office 1992". 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
    2. "Shola Aur Shabnam cast information". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
    3. "Shola Aur Shabnam track information". Retrieved 14 May 2011.
    4. "Shola Aur Shabnam music information". Retrieved 14 May 2011.
    5. 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.
    6. "Shola Aur Shabnam (1992)–Box Office Collection, Budget and Facts". 13 August 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
    7. VERMA, SUKANYA. "10 David Dhawan Movies YOU Must Watch". Rediff. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
    8. Gupta, Rachit (15 December 2014). "Know your actor: Divya Bharti". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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