Anari(1993)
'Anari' is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao and produced by D. Rama Naidu under Suresh Productions. The film stars Venkatesh in his Hindi film debut alongside Karisma Kapoor, with Raakhee Gulzar, Suresh Oberoi, and Gulshan Grover in supporting roles. The story follows a sheltered young woman from a wealthy family who falls in love with her simple, kind-hearted bodyguard, leading to conflict with her overprotective brothers. The film is a remake of the 1991 Tamil film 'Chinna Thambi' and was also remade in Telugu as 'Chanti' in 1992. 'Anari' was a major commercial success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 1993, and Filmfare listed it as Karisma Kapoor's best film of that year. The film was released on 26 March 1993.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1993
- Director
- K. Muralimohana Rao
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 51m
- Rating
- 5.3/10
Storyline
A rich young woman named Nandini is locked away by her three brothers. They hire a poor, naive villager named Rama as her bodyguard. Nandini falls in love with him. But her brothers will do anything to keep them apart.
“Love cannot be locked away.”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Anari
Cast reunions in this film: Venkatesh & Daggubati Venkatesh (29 films together), Gulshan Grover & Karisma Kapoor (7 films together), Gulshan Grover & Suresh Oberoi (7 films together), Suresh Oberoi & Rakhee Gulzar (7 films together), Gulshan Grover & Laxmikant Berde (5 films together), and Karisma Kapoor & Suresh Oberoi (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director K. Murali Mohana Rao was a well-known Telugu filmmaker, and this was one of his few Hindi directorial ventures.
- The movie was a remake of the 1992 Telugu film 'Chanti', which also starred Nagarjuna in the lead role.
- Actor Nagarjuna, who played the simpleton Rama, was a major star in Telugu cinema but had a limited number of Hindi film releases.
- The soundtrack by composer Anand-Milind included the hit song 'Kya Khoob Lagti Ho', sung by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik.
- Despite being a family drama, the film performed modestly at the box office compared to other Hindi films of that year.
- Actress Juhi Chawla, who played the rich girl Rajnandini, was one of the top heroines of the early 1990s.
- The film's plot of a rich girl falling for her bodyguard was a popular trope in Indian cinema during that era.