Deewana (1992 film)

Deewana (English: Crazy) is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language action romantic drama film directed by Raj Kanwar in his directorial debut and produced by Guddu Dhanoa and Lalit Kapoor. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Divya Bharti and debutant Shah Rukh Khan in leading roles, with Amrish Puri, Mohnish Behl, Alok Nath and Sushma Seth in supporting roles.[2] Initially, Khan's debut film was to be Dil Aashna Hai, but Deewana was released first. It was released worldwide on 26 June 1992.

Deewana
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaj Kanwar
Produced byGuddu Dhanoa
Lalit Kapoor
Written bySagar Sarhadi
Story byRanbir Pushp
StarringRishi Kapoor
Divya Bharti
Shah Rukh Khan
Amrish Puri
Music byScore:
Surinder Sodhi
Songs:
Nadeem Shravan
Production
company
Bhagwan Chitra Mandir
Distributed byDEI
Release date
  • 26 June 1992 (1992-06-26)
Running time
185 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹16.21 crore[1]

Budgeted at ₹28 million, Deewana went on to become the second highest-grossing film of 1992 behind Beta, earning over ₹162.1 million worldwide. The film was a major box-office success and launched Khan's Bollywood career. It was later dubbed into Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali languages. Additionally, Deewana won a five leading accolades at the 38th Filmfare Awards.

Plot

Kajal, a beautiful young lady falls in love with and happily marries Ravi, a rich famous singer whose greedy uncle Dhirendra and cousin Narendra want his wealth. Narendra tries to rape Kajal but is caught and beaten by Ravi. Dhirendra hires hoodlums to murder Ravi. Narendra and Ravi fall off a cliff as Ravi kills him before his death.

Widowed and depressed, Kajal moves to another city with Ravi's mother Laxmi who motivates her to begin a new life. Raja, a handsome guy accidentally hits Laxmi and meets Kajal. He falls in love with her and confesses it but she reveals about being a widow.

Raja's rich father Ramakant who dislikes Kajal tries to get rid of her after which Raja cuts all ties with him and begs Laxmi for marriage with Kajal. Laxmi persuades Kajal who marries Raja, but he tells him he will not touch her until she accepts him.

Raja now looks for a job. His friends open a garage with him. He meets with an accident and is hospitalised. Kajal rushes to see and realises her love for him. They begin a new life. Eventually, Raja saves a man and befriends him who turns out to be an alive Ravi.

When Raja introduces Ravi to Kajal, she is shocked by learning that Ravi survived Dhirendra's attempt to murder him. However, she stays with Raja. Dhirendra learns about Ravi. He kidnaps Kajal and Raja, demanding Ravi's property in exchange.

Raja escapes and beats Dhirendra along with Ravi. They find Kajal tied up with a bomb strapped around her. Ravi manages to switch off it. Dhirendra returns only to kill Raja. Ravi pushes him and sets the bomb off, causing a large explosion that kills the two for all. Kajal and Raja honour Ravi's sacrifice.

Cast

Production

Madhuri Dixit was offered Kajal's role but she declined it due to her busy schedule. Divya Bharti was later finalized to play Kajal. Originally, Armaan Kohli was signed to play the role of Raja, but later walked out of the film during the first shooting schedule due to creative differences. The role then went to Shah Rukh Khan, who was shooting for his debut film Dil Aashna Hai at the time, which also co-starred Bharti. However, as Dil Aashna Hai got delayed to late-1992, Deewana released in June 1992 and became Khan's debut film. After Kohli walked out of the film, Sunny Deol was approached. Raza Murad was the initial choice for Dhirendra's role.

Reception

Deewana was the second highest grossing Indian film of 1992 after Beta, grossing ₹140 million.[3] It was the highest sold music album of the year 1992. It became the only Bengali as well as Kannada film of actress Divya Bharti , although they were dubbed versions.

The performance of senior actor Rishi Kapoor and newcomers Shah Rukh Khan & Divya Bharti were highly appreciated. Divya's portrayal first as a young girl & later as a widow was even applauded, which led her to achieve the Lux New Face of the Year Award.

Soundtrack
Deewana
Soundtrack album by
Nadeem-Shravan
Released1992
GenreFilm soundtrack
LabelVenus Music
ProducerGlenn Dewaynus
Nadeem-Shravan chronology
Paayal
(1992)		 Deewana
(1992)		 Bekhudi
(1992)

The soundtrack and background score were composed by Nadeem-Shravan and all the lyrics were penned by Sameer. Nadeem-Shravan's soundtrack won them their third Filmfare Award and Kumar Sanu won Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer in a row after Aashiqui (1990) and Saajan (1991). Shah Rukh's silver screen career began with the song "Koi Na Koi Chahiye" along with singer Vinod Rathod.

The film's soundtrack album sold between 7 million and 8 million units,[4] making it the best-selling Bollywood soundtrack album of 1992.[5]

The song Aisi Deewangi was the re-used version of the Kannada song Kanasalu Neene Manasalu Neene from the 1976 Kannada movie Bayalu Daari.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aisi Deewangi"Vinod Rathod, Alka Yagnik06:59
2."Sochenge Tumhe Pyar"Kumar Sanu06:03
3."Teri Umeed Tera Intezar"Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam06:19
4."Payaliya"Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik07:57
5."Tere Dard Se Dil"Kumar Sanu04:51
6."Teri Isi Ada Pe Sanam"Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam05:12
7."Koi Na Koi Chahiye"Vinod Rathod06:23
8."Teri Umeed Tera Intezar (2)"Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam02:13
Total length:46:57

Awards and nominations
Award Category Recipients and Nominees Results
38th Filmfare Awards Best Debut Shahrukh Khan Won
Sensational Debut Divya Bharti
Best Music Nadeem Shravan
Best Lyrics Sameer for "Teri Umeed Tera Intezaar"
Best Male Playback Singer Kumar Sanu for "Sochenge Tumhe Pyar"
Best Actress Divya Bharti Nominated
Best Lyrics Sameer for "Aisi Deewangi"
Best Male Playback Singer Vinod Rathod for "Aisi Deewangi"
Best Female Playback Singer Alka Yagnik for "Aisi Deewangi"

Sequel

A sequel to the film was planned by the producers and directors of the movie and is reported to be different from the original film.[7] Casting is on for the film and it has been announced that Nadeem-Shravan may return to compose for the sequel.

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References
  1. "Boxofficeindia.com". 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  2. "Deewana (1992) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. "Box Office 1992". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  4. "Bollywood hinges on Hindi film music industry, fans soak up wacky new sounds". India Today. 15 November 1994. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  5. "Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  6. https://www.songsofyore.com/similar-songs-in-hindi-and-kannada/
  7. "Can Deewana remake recreate Shahrukh Khan's magic?". July 16, 2013. The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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