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Karan(1994)
Hindi140 mins
Karan (1994) is a 140-minute Hindi film directed by Shiv Kumar. Starring Virendra Razdan and Anupam Kher. With an audience rating of 4.8/10, Karan stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1994.
Director:Shiv Kumar
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1994
- Director
- Shiv Kumar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- GudVibe Rating
- 4.8/10
Storyline
Karan is a carefree young man. His world shatters when his mother is wrongly accused of dealing drugs from her hotel. Overwhelmed by the false charges, she takes her own life.
“A son's quest for justice after his mother's tragic end.”
Film Details
4.8Rating
140Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 1994
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
revengejusticefamilycorruption
Toneintense
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemass
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
4.8/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Karan Arjun' but was changed to avoid confusion with the 1995 blockbuster of the same name.
- It was one of the early films for director Sanjay Khanna, who primarily worked as an assistant director on bigger projects.
- The soundtrack, composed by Nadeem-Shravan, featured a hit romantic song 'Tumse Milne Ki Tamanna Hai' sung by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik.
- Actor Shakti Kapoor, known for villainous roles, played a sympathetic police officer character in this film.
- The movie's plot involving a hotel and a drug frame-up was released during a wave of similar 'mother-son revenge' dramas in the 90s.
- Despite starring popular 90s actors like Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt, the film was not a major commercial success.
- The climax was shot in a dramatic temple setting, a common visual motif for confrontations in Hindi films of that era.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Karan
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