Deewaanapan
Encyclopedia
Deewaanapan is a Bollywood
movie, released on 16 November 2001. It stars Arjun Rampal
and Dia Mirza
and is directed by Ashu Trikha
. Om Puri
and Vinod Khanna
have supporting roles.
) lives in a remote hill station in India with his dad (Om Puri
), mom (Smita Jaykar
), and sister, Asha (Amita Nangia). One day he meets with Kiran Choudhary (Diya Mirza), who has come on holiday trip with a group of girls. He offers to show her around and they fall in love with each other. Suraj is unable to see her home by the train as his dad has chest pains and has to be rushed to hospital. But Suraj is unable to get Kiran out of his mind and heart. After his sister gets married, the family decide to relocate to Bombay, where Suraj enlists in College and makes several new friends, as well as becomes a popular football player. He eventually meets Kiran and both renew their romance. Ranvir Choudhary (Vinod Khanna
) does not appreciate the attentions of a poor man like Suraj on his daughter, and has Suraj brought up before him and introduced to his many friends, which include prominent lawyers, politicians, high ranking civil and municipal employees, the police commissioner as well as the state chief minister. Suraj is warned of dire consequences if he and his family do not leave town immediately. Suraj does not leave town, and hell descends on his family and himself. His mother is unable to purchase food and is publicly humiliated; his father is followed around by Ranvir's goons, harassed, and robbed, and then faces the ultimate humiliation of being publicly arrested, handcuffed, and imprisoned on charges of conspiring against the country and loses his job; and some of Suraj's friends exile him. With so much pressure, will Suraj relent and leave the city, or will he let his dad rot in prison? Ranvir has sworn to kill Suraj, and if he does so, what will happen to Suraj's mom?
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
movie, released on 16 November 2001. It stars Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal , born 26 November 1972, is an award-winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.- Film career :...
and Dia Mirza
Dia Mirza
Dia Mirza Handrich nicknamed Dee and more popularly known as Dia Mirza, is a Indian model and actress who appears in Bollywood films...
and is directed by Ashu Trikha
Ashu Trikha
Ashu Trikha is an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood. He started his career with Mithun Chakraborty movie Zindagi Tere Naam which also saw the return of Ranjeeta Kaur to Bollywood. But for unknown reasons, the movie is still unreleased. His second venture Baabarr had Mithun and Om Puri...
. Om Puri
Om Puri
Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
and Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna
-Early life:Khanna was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman of Hindu Punjabi Khatri origin, on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India . He has three sisters and one brother...
have supporting roles.
Synopsis
Suraj Saxena (Arjun RampalArjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal , born 26 November 1972, is an award-winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.- Film career :...
) lives in a remote hill station in India with his dad (Om Puri
Om Puri
Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
), mom (Smita Jaykar
Smita Jaykar
Smita Jaykar is an Indian actress known in her native country for frequently playing supporting roles in Bollywood movies and TV shows.A native of the Thakurdwar neighbourhood in South Mumbai, she is a Maharashtrian whose husband, Mohan Jaykar, is the son of esteemed Marathi barrister Barr Jaykar...
), and sister, Asha (Amita Nangia). One day he meets with Kiran Choudhary (Diya Mirza), who has come on holiday trip with a group of girls. He offers to show her around and they fall in love with each other. Suraj is unable to see her home by the train as his dad has chest pains and has to be rushed to hospital. But Suraj is unable to get Kiran out of his mind and heart. After his sister gets married, the family decide to relocate to Bombay, where Suraj enlists in College and makes several new friends, as well as becomes a popular football player. He eventually meets Kiran and both renew their romance. Ranvir Choudhary (Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna
-Early life:Khanna was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman of Hindu Punjabi Khatri origin, on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India . He has three sisters and one brother...
) does not appreciate the attentions of a poor man like Suraj on his daughter, and has Suraj brought up before him and introduced to his many friends, which include prominent lawyers, politicians, high ranking civil and municipal employees, the police commissioner as well as the state chief minister. Suraj is warned of dire consequences if he and his family do not leave town immediately. Suraj does not leave town, and hell descends on his family and himself. His mother is unable to purchase food and is publicly humiliated; his father is followed around by Ranvir's goons, harassed, and robbed, and then faces the ultimate humiliation of being publicly arrested, handcuffed, and imprisoned on charges of conspiring against the country and loses his job; and some of Suraj's friends exile him. With so much pressure, will Suraj relent and leave the city, or will he let his dad rot in prison? Ranvir has sworn to kill Suraj, and if he does so, what will happen to Suraj's mom?
Cast
| Actor/actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Arjun Rampal Arjun Rampal Arjun Rampal , born 26 November 1972, is an award-winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.- Film career :... |
Suraj Saxena |
| Dia Mirza Dia Mirza Dia Mirza Handrich nicknamed Dee and more popularly known as Dia Mirza, is a Indian model and actress who appears in Bollywood films... |
Kiran Choudhary |
| Vinod Khanna Vinod Khanna -Early life:Khanna was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman of Hindu Punjabi Khatri origin, on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India . He has three sisters and one brother... |
Ranvir Choudhary |
| Om Puri Om Puri Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:... |
Prakash Saxena |
| Smita Jaykar Smita Jaykar Smita Jaykar is an Indian actress known in her native country for frequently playing supporting roles in Bollywood movies and TV shows.A native of the Thakurdwar neighbourhood in South Mumbai, she is a Maharashtrian whose husband, Mohan Jaykar, is the son of esteemed Marathi barrister Barr Jaykar... |
Mrs. Saxena |
| Sharat Saxena Sharat Saxena Sharat Saxena is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. He has acted in nearly 160 Bollywood films.Saxena started his career in the early 70s and has mainly played either supporting roles of a father, uncle or villainous roles.... |
Shankar Deshpande |
| Rakesh Bedi Rakesh Bedi Rakesh Bedi is an Indian film actor and television personality. He started his career as a supporting actor in the 1979 film Hamare Tumhare starring Sanjeev Kumar, and then went on to act in over 150 films and a couple of TV serials. Some of his most memorable roles were in the 1981 film Chashme... |
Raju |
| Amita Nangia Amita Nangia Amita Nangia is a TV actress and Character artist in Bollywood.Got popularity form her role as Sheena in TV Serial Tara telecasted on Zee TV in 1993.Worked in many A , B and c grade Bollywood Movies.... |
Asha Saxena |
| Vikas Sethi Vikas Sethi Vikas Sethi is an Indian actor on the hit Indian soap opera Kasautii Zindagii Kay where he plays the role of Prem. He appeared in the fourth season of Nach Baliye performing along with his wife, Amita.-Filmography:... |
Rocky |
Crew
- Director: Ashu TrikhaAshu TrikhaAshu Trikha is an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood. He started his career with Mithun Chakraborty movie Zindagi Tere Naam which also saw the return of Ranjeeta Kaur to Bollywood. But for unknown reasons, the movie is still unreleased. His second venture Baabarr had Mithun and Om Puri...
- Screenplay: Ashu TrikhaAshu TrikhaAshu Trikha is an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood. He started his career with Mithun Chakraborty movie Zindagi Tere Naam which also saw the return of Ranjeeta Kaur to Bollywood. But for unknown reasons, the movie is still unreleased. His second venture Baabarr had Mithun and Om Puri...
- Story: Ashu TrikhaAshu TrikhaAshu Trikha is an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood. He started his career with Mithun Chakraborty movie Zindagi Tere Naam which also saw the return of Ranjeeta Kaur to Bollywood. But for unknown reasons, the movie is still unreleased. His second venture Baabarr had Mithun and Om Puri...
- Dialogue: Ashu TrikhaAshu TrikhaAshu Trikha is an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood. He started his career with Mithun Chakraborty movie Zindagi Tere Naam which also saw the return of Ranjeeta Kaur to Bollywood. But for unknown reasons, the movie is still unreleased. His second venture Baabarr had Mithun and Om Puri...
- Producers: Vashu BhagnaniVashu BhagnaniVashu Bhagnani is one of the most prominent Sindhi producers from Bollywood . His notable films include Coolie No. 1 , Hero No. 1 , Bade Miyan Chote Miyan , Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai , Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein , Om Jai Jagadish , Shaadi No. 1 . He launched Puja Entertainment India Ltd. in 1995 with the...
- Music: Aadesh Shrivastav
- Cinematography: Samir ChandaSamir ChandaSamir Chanda was an Indian art director and production designer across Indian cinema, including Hindi, Bengali and Tamil, most known for his work in films like Dil Se , Guru , Omkara , Rang De Basanti , and Raavan .He also directed a Bengali film, Ek Nadir Galpo starring Mithun...
- Production Designer: Samir ChandaSamir ChandaSamir Chanda was an Indian art director and production designer across Indian cinema, including Hindi, Bengali and Tamil, most known for his work in films like Dil Se , Guru , Omkara , Rang De Basanti , and Raavan .He also directed a Bengali film, Ek Nadir Galpo starring Mithun...
- Lyrics: SameerSameer (lyricist)Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
- Chereographer: Ganesh Acharya, Longines Fernandes, Ahmed Khan
Trivia
- When Suraj and Kiran meet for the first time, he is wearing a grey jacket. Later on, she is wearing the grey jacket without any explanation and gives it to him. He later wants to return it to her, explaining it belongs to her, though he was the first to wear it in the movie.