Ab Ke Baras(2002)
'Ab Ke Baras' is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action romance film directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Arya Babbar and Amrita Rao in dual roles as lovers across two lifetimes. The story spans from the British Raj to modern-day India, following a revolutionary and his beloved who are betrayed and killed, then reincarnated. The cast also includes Ashutosh Rana as the villainous Tejeshwar Singhal, with Shakti Kapoor and Danny Denzongpa in supporting roles. The film was produced by Inderjit Films Combine and features music composed by Anu Malik. It marked the debut of both lead actors in Bollywood. The film received mixed reviews and was not a major box office success, but it gained a cult following for its emotional reincarnation plot. It was released on May 10, 2002, in India.
Quick Facts
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- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2002
- Director
- Raj Kanwar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Rating
- 3.7/10
Storyline
A young woman named Anjali has recurring dreams of a past life in colonial India. She travels to India to uncover the truth. There, she meets a thief named Karan who might be her soulmate from that previous life. But the man who killed them in their past life is still alive and now a powerful minister. He will stop at nothing to destroy them again.
“Love that defies death itself.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Ab Ke Baras
Cast reunions in this film: Vidhya & Ashish Vidyarthi (20 films together), Vidhya & Ashutosh Rana (3 films together), and Shweta Menon & Ashutosh Rana (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Ab Ke Baras' translates to 'This Year' in English, hinting at a cyclical or fated event.
- Amrita Rao made her film debut with this movie after being discovered in a college festival.
- Director Raj Kanwar originally planned a more elaborate past-life sequence but scaled it down due to budget constraints.
- The movie features a rare double role for Arya Babbar, playing both a modern-day car thief and a historical freedom fighter.
- Shakti Kapoor, known for comic roles, played a supportive uncle character instead of his typical villainous parts.
- The film underperformed at the box office, ending director Raj Kanwar's streak of commercial successes in the early 2000s.
- Some scenes were shot in real heritage locations in Rajasthan to depict the past-life sequences authentically.