Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya(2000)
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic comedy film directed by T.K. Rajeev Kumar. The film stars Arvind Swamy as Mohit, a village dreamer, and Manisha Koirala as Manisha, a city woman he believes is a mermaid princess. The story follows Mohit as he moves to Mumbai to find Manisha, moves in with his estranged brother Rohit, and takes care of his three children. The central conflict involves Mohit balancing his fairy-tale beliefs with the realities of family dysfunction and urban life. The film is known for its lighthearted tone and musical numbers composed by Jatin-Lalit. It was released on December 22, 2000, in India.
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- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2000
- Director
- T. K. Rajeev Kumar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- Rating
- 3.4/10
Storyline
A simple village boy named Mohit believes in fairy tales. He saves a woman named Manisha from drowning and thinks she is a mermaid princess. He follows her to Mumbai to win her heart. But he must also fix his angry brother's broken family. Can a dreamer find real love in a city that does not believe in magic?
“A fairy tale comes to life.”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya
Cast reunions in this film: Manisha Koirala & Sushma (3 films together), Arvind Swamy & Manisha Koirala (2 films together), Manisha Koirala & Rakesh Bedi (2 films together), Sharreth & T. K. Rajeev Kumar (2 films together), Rakesh Bedi & Dilip Dhawan (2 films together), and Rakesh Bedi & Dina Pathak (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, T. K. Rajeev Kumar, is primarily known for his acclaimed work in Malayalam cinema, making this a rare Bollywood venture.
- Actor Arshad Warsi, who plays the lead role of Mohit, was still early in his film career, having gained fame just a few years prior with 'Ishq Vishk'.
- The movie's title is a playful twist on the classic Hindi film 'Raja Hindustani', which also revolves around a romance across social classes.
- Despite its fairy-tale premise, the film was shot extensively on location in Mumbai, capturing the city's urban landscape of the late 1990s.
- The soundtrack, composed by Anu Malik, included a song filmed in Thailand, which was a common practice for Bollywood musical sequences at the time.
- The film's release faced tough competition from several bigger-budget movies, contributing to its relatively low box office performance.
- This was one of the few Bollywood films of its era to blend a rural fantasy setup with a contemporary metropolitan setting throughout the plot.