Prem(1995)
Prem is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Satish Kaushik. It stars Sanjay Kapoor in his debut role and Tabu in dual roles. The story follows Sanjay Varma, a man haunted by visions of a past life as Shantanu, who falls in love with Lachi. He travels to a village and meets Sanjana Sharma, whom he believes is Lachi's reincarnation. The film explores reincarnation and love that transcends death. It was a box office failure despite its ambitious theme. The film took eight years to complete due to production delays and changes in directors. It is available on streaming platforms and DVD.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Zee5, Prime Video, Airtel Xstream Play, JioCinema
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1995
- Director
- Satish Kaushik
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- Rating
- 3.5/10
Storyline
Sanjay Varma sees a woman in his dreams every night. He believes she is his lover from a past life. He travels to a village and finds Sanjana, who looks exactly like her. But Sanjana does not remember him. Sanjay must convince her that their love is real and has crossed time.
“Love that never dies.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Prem
Cast reunions in this film: Amrish Puri & Aruna Irani (16 films together), Amrish Puri & Dalip Tahil (14 films together), Amrish Puri & Saeed Jaffrey (8 films together), Tabu & Amrish Puri (7 films together), Satish Kaushik & Dalip Tahil (7 films together), and Aruna Irani & Dalip Tahil (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film's story was inspired by a real-life case of alleged past-life memories reported in Indian media in the 1990s.
- This was one of the few films where actor Sanjay Kapoor played the sole romantic lead early in his career.
- Director Satish Kaushik also played a small role as a doctor in the movie.
- The song 'Mujhe Raat Din' became popular and was later reused in the 2002 film 'Mujhse Dosti Karoge!'.
- The film's climax was shot in the hill station of Shimla, a common location for romantic scenes in that era.
- Despite the star cast, the movie did not perform well at the box office upon its initial release.
- Actress Tabu, who played Sonia, was already an established star when this film was released.