Karan(1994)
Karan is a 1994 Hindi-language action drama film directed by Shiv Kumar. The lead cast includes an actor portraying the titular role, alongside supporting actors who play his mother, love interest, and the villainous father-son duo. The story follows a young college athlete whose widowed mother runs a small motel. A local politician's son frames her for drug possession, leading to her suicide. The son then embarks on a violent quest to expose the real criminals and clear his mother's name. The film is notable for its emotional core centered on a mother-son bond and its depiction of corruption in small-town India. It was released in 1994 and received moderate attention for its action sequences and dramatic performances.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1994
- Director
- Shiv Kumar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rating
- 4.1/10
Storyline
A young college athlete named Karan lives happily with his widowed mother. When a powerful politician's son frames her for drug possession, she commits suicide. Karan must fight the corrupt system and the criminals to prove her innocence and bring them to justice.
“A son's love. A mother's honor.”
Film Details
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Vibe & Tags
Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Karan
Cast reunions in this film: Anupam Kher & Prem Chopra (7 films together).
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.