Guddu (film)
Guddu is a 1995 Indian Hindi romantic drama film written by Abrar Alvi and directed by Prem Lalwani. The movie stars Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Deepti Naval, Mukesh Khanna and Mehmood. Its music was composed by Naushad. Guddu was released on August 11 and clashed with another Shahrukh film Oh Darling Yeh Hai India. Both films did not do as well because it could not last many blockbuster movies like Dilwale Dulhaina Le Jayenge, Rengeela, Baarsat, Raja, Karan Arjun, and more. The movie flopped at the box office despite featuring top actors of the time. Shahrukh was 29 years and Manisha was 25 years old when the movie was released. This film earned 2.25 crore on a budget of 2 crores and flopped while Oh Darling Yeh Hai India was a disaster earning 1 crore on a budget of 2.25 crore.
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| Directed by | Prem Lalwani |
| Produced by | Prem Lalwani |
| Written by | Abrar Alvi |
| Starring | Shah Rukh Khan Manisha Koirala Deepti Naval |
| Music by | Naushad |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹2 crore (US$280,000)[1] |
Plot
He only consisting of Advocate Vikram (Mukesh Khanna) and his wife, Kavita (Deepti Naval). While Kavita is a devout and a religious Hindu, Vikram is an atheist. Guddu (Shahrukh Khan) and Salina Gupta (Manisha Koirala) are in love. One day while driving, they have an accident and Salina loses her sight. Guddu blames himself and so do Salina's parents. Guddu is asked to keep away from Salina. Salina herself knows that the accident was not Guddu's fault, but would not like to meet Guddu and be a burden on him. Guddu overhears a conversation between their family doctor and his dad and he comes to know that he has a brain tumor. He has only a few more months to live. He wants to donate his eyes to the hospital so Salina can benefit from them, but his dad will not even consider this. Things take a turn for the worse, when Guddu decides to go to court to assert his right to donate his eyes, his dad ends in the hospital and so does Guddu. Kavita couldn't bear the trauma of her husband's illness and her son's disease, thus she decides to devote herself to god for five days without drinking a sip of water. Her prayers get answered and her husband's life is saved and her son's operation is successful. She dies at the feet of God while praying and her eyes get donated to Salina. Salina and Guddu get married and are blessed with twins and they live happily ever after.
Cast
- Shahrukh Khan as Guddu Bahadur
- Manisha Koirala as Salina Gupta
- Deepti Naval as Kavita Bahadur
- Mukesh Khanna as Advocate Vikram Bahadur
- Ashok Saraf as Baliya
- Shylendar as Suraj
Music
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
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The soundtrack for the movie was composed by Naushad with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The soundtrack consists of 7 songs, featuring vocals by Lata Mangeshkar, Kumar Sanu, Devki Pandit, Mohammed Aziz, Sadhana Sargam, Majid Shola and Suresh Wadkar.
- "Hum Dono Panchhi" - Kumar Sanu, Devki Pandit
- "Daddy Se Poochh Lena" - Kumar Sanu, Devki Pandit
- "Dil Hai Pyare" - Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam
- "Gulashan-Gulashan Kali-Kali" - Suresh Wadkar, Devki Pandit
- "Mere To Radheshyam" - Lata Mangeshkar
- "Pyar Mera Zindagi" - Kumar Sanu, Devki Pandit
- "Dil Kahe Har Dum" - Suresh Wadkar, Mohammed Aziz, Majid Shola