Ayee Milan Ki Raat(1991)
Ayee Milan Ki Raat is a 1991 Hindi musical romantic film directed by K. Pappu and produced by Gulshan Kumar under the T-Series banner. The lead cast includes Avinash Wadhavan as Suraj and Shaheen as Kiran, with supporting performances by Anupam Kher, Aruna Irani, Alok Nath, Paresh Rawal, and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. The story follows a poor young man and a rich woman who fall in love, but an evil tantrik curses them to transform into snakes at alternating times of day. The film is notable for its fantasy romance genre blend and its soundtrack, which became a commercial success with hits like 'Mat Ro Mere Dil' and 'Ishaq Da Rog Laga' sung by Anuradha Paudwal and Mohammed Aziz. It was released on 26 April 1991 and is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Ayee Milan Ki Raat is streaming on Hungama Play and Airtel Xstream Play.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Hungama Play, Airtel Xstream Play, Watcho, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1991
- Director
- K. Pappu
- Language
- Hindi
- Rating
- 4.1/10
Storyline
Suraj, a poor village boy, falls in love with Kiran, the daughter of a wealthy Thakur. Their love faces opposition from her father and a dark tantrik named Yogiraj. Yogiraj curses them to become snakes at different times of day, forcing them to fight for their love and humanity.
“Love that defies a snake curse”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Ayee Milan Ki Raat
Cast reunions in this film: Aruna Irani & Kulbhushan Kharbanda (4 films together), Kulbhushan Kharbanda & K. Pappu (3 films together), and Aruna Irani & K. Pappu (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, Harmesh Malhotra, was known for family dramas but took a supernatural turn here.
- It was one of the few Bollywood films of its time to use a snake-transformation curse as its central plot.
- The movie's music, by Bappi Lahiri, included a hit qawwali song 'Allah Meherbaan' sung by Sudesh Bhosle.
- Lead actress Madhuri Dixit was already a major star, but this film was not a commercial success.
- The special effects for the snake transformations were considered ambitious for early 1990s Hindi cinema.
- The story is loosely inspired by folklore tales about cursed lovers found in various Indian cultures.
- It was released the same year as Madhuri's blockbuster 'Saajan', which overshadowed it completely.