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Kartavya(1995)
Hindi158 mins
Kartavya (1995) is a 158-minute Hindi film directed by Raj Kanwar. Starring Mohnish Behl, Alok Nath and Aruna Irani. With an audience rating of 5.8/10, Kartavya stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1995.
Director:Raj Kanwar
Mood:
emotionalsuspensefuldark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1995
- Director
- Raj Kanwar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 38m
- GudVibe Rating
- 5.8/10
Storyline
A young man named Karan is happily living with his mother and planning to marry Kajal. On the day of his engagement, he learns a shocking secret: the woman who raised him is not his birth mother.
“A happy life shattered by a shocking family secret.”
Film Details
5.8Rating
158Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 1995
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalsuspensefuldark
Themes
familyidentityjusticerevenge
Toneintense
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemass
Best Withfamily
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
5.8/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Trivia
- The film's title 'Kartavya' means 'duty' in Hindi, reflecting the main character's moral conflict.
- This was one of the earliest major films for actor Saif Ali Khan, who played the lead role of Karan.
- Director Raj Kanwar and actor Saif Ali Khan would collaborate again on the hit film 'Main Khiladi Tu Anari'.
- The movie features a soundtrack by music director Nadeem-Shravan, who were very popular in the 1990s.
- Actress Shilpa Shetty, who played Kajal, was also early in her career and had a breakthrough the same year.
- A key plot twist involves a hidden letter, a common dramatic device in family melodramas of that era.
- The film's climax and action sequences were compared by some critics to typical 1990s revenge thrillers.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Kartavya
Inspector Tribhuvan-Gayetridevi Singh19 films →
Inspector Tribhuvan-Thakur Ugranarayan Singh16 films →
Thakur Ugranarayan Singh-Gayetridevi Singh16 films →
Thakur Ugranarayan Singh-Ghulam Rasul12 films →
Thakur Ugranarayan Singh-Dr. Neelkanth11 films →
Actor-Inspector Tribhuvan10 films →
Gayetridevi Singh-Dr. Neelkanth8 films →
Inspector Tribhuvan-Ghulam Rasul7 films →
Inspector Tribhuvan-Dr. Neelkanth7 films →
Gayetridevi Singh-Sharda Varma7 films →
Actor-Dr. Neelkanth5 films →
Thakur Ugranarayan Singh-Director5 films →
Inspector Tribhuvan-Sharda Varma4 films →
Inspector Tribhuvan-Roop Sundari4 films →
Actor-Ghulam Rasul3 films →
Actor-Gayetridevi Singh3 films →
Thakur Ugranarayan Singh-Sharda Varma3 films →
Dr. Neelkanth-Director3 films →
Actor-Thakur Ugranarayan Singh2 films →
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