Raja Babu
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Raja Babu is a 1994 Bollywood
movie directed by David Dhawan
.
The film stars Karisma Kapoor
(credited in the film's English titles as Karishma Kapoor), Govinda
, Shakti Kapoor
, Kadar Khan, Aruna Irani
, Prem Chopra
and Gulshan Grover
, with music by Anand-Milind
and lyrics by Sameer. It is a remake of K. Bhagyaraj's Tamil comedy movie Raasu Kutti.
) is a poor orphan adopted by a wealthy village couple (Kader Khan
and Aruna Irani
). He is a typical country bumpkin, good-hearted but lacking in urban manners. He falls for Madhu (Karishma Kapoor) when he sees her photograph in a studio and chases her on his bike decorated with plastic flowers with his sidekick, played by Shakti Kapoor
. Taken in by his smart appearance and impressive talks, she reciprocates his love but walks out on him with all villagers watching when she learns that he is no match to her urbane, well-educated self. It was particularly humilitating for his father as it happened in front of villagers who respected him highly. The movies takes several twists with a typical Bollywoodesque happy ending. Villains are nabbed by police but not before being beaten black and blue by the hero, boy gets his girl and parents are reunited with their son.
, David Dhawan
and Karishma Kapoor. They gave other hits like Hero No. 1
and Coolie No. 1
in 90s. Govinda and Dhawan were especially considered sultans of comedies as they gave one blockbuster after another in Shola aur Shabnam, Aankhein
, Deewana Mastana
, Saajan Chale Sasural
among others. Raja Babu is a slapstick fun catering to the vast countryside of Indian film market. This film came at a time when Bollywood was still on search for its No. 1 star and Govinda, whose career was on an ascendency since Shola aur Shabnam, seemed to be the most appropriate choice. But that was not to be. Khan troika of Shahrukh
, Aamir
and Salman
with their wider repertoire and adaptability were the most preferred stars while Govinda's brand of comedy lost favour with increasing urban landscape of Bollywood market. Anand-Milind's music played a major role in making the film the success it is. The song Sarkaiylo Khatiya proved to be a major chartbuster. Sameer Khakkar of famous tv serial Nukkad contributed to the comedy by his memorable role of Amavas, the younger son of Prem Chopra. He gave a twist in the climax of the film by showing his inner feelings for his bad father (Prem Chopra) and elder brother Banke (Gulshan Grover).
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 directed by David Dhawan
David Dhawan
David Dhawan is an Indian film director. He has studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.-Career:Dhawan started off as an editor and then took the plunge into directing...
.
The film stars Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor , often informally referred to as Lolo, is an Indian actress who made her debut in 1991, and appears in Bollywood films. During her career, she has been part of many commercially and critically successful films, Raja Hindustani being the most notable of them, as it was her biggest...
(credited in the film's English titles as Karishma Kapoor), Govinda
Govinda (actor)
Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...
, Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
, Kadar Khan, Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani is an Indian actress. An accomplished actress and dancer of her time, Aruna Irani has acted in about 300 movies, with many memorable acting performances to her credit...
, Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
and Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover is an Indian actor, who has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 30 years.Gulshan Grover is one of the first Indian actors to have made a successful transition from Bollywood into Hollywood and international Cinema....
, with music by Anand-Milind
Anand-Milind
Anand and Milind are an Indian music directors duo consisting of Anand Shrivastav and his younger brother Milind. They have composed music for over 200 Bollywood films and are the sons of 60s music director, Chitragupta.-Career:...
and lyrics by Sameer. It is a remake of K. Bhagyaraj's Tamil comedy movie Raasu Kutti.
Plot
Raja Babu (GovindaGovinda (actor)
Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...
) is a poor orphan adopted by a wealthy village couple (Kader Khan
Kader Khan
Kader Khan is an Indian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer. He graduated from Ismail Yusuf College affiliated to Mumbai University .-Early life:...
and Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani is an Indian actress. An accomplished actress and dancer of her time, Aruna Irani has acted in about 300 movies, with many memorable acting performances to her credit...
). He is a typical country bumpkin, good-hearted but lacking in urban manners. He falls for Madhu (Karishma Kapoor) when he sees her photograph in a studio and chases her on his bike decorated with plastic flowers with his sidekick, played by Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
. Taken in by his smart appearance and impressive talks, she reciprocates his love but walks out on him with all villagers watching when she learns that he is no match to her urbane, well-educated self. It was particularly humilitating for his father as it happened in front of villagers who respected him highly. The movies takes several twists with a typical Bollywoodesque happy ending. Villains are nabbed by police but not before being beaten black and blue by the hero, boy gets his girl and parents are reunited with their son.
Cast
- GovindaGovinda (actor)Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...
as Raja Singh aka Raja Babu - Karishma Kapoor as Madhubala
- Shakti KapoorShakti KapoorShakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
as Nandu - Kader KhanKader KhanKader Khan is an Indian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer. He graduated from Ismail Yusuf College affiliated to Mumbai University .-Early life:...
as Kishen Singh - Aruna IraniAruna IraniAruna Irani is an Indian actress. An accomplished actress and dancer of her time, Aruna Irani has acted in about 300 movies, with many memorable acting performances to her credit...
as Janki Singh - Prem ChopraPrem ChopraPrem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
as Lakhan - Gulshan GroverGulshan GroverGulshan Grover is an Indian actor, who has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 30 years.Gulshan Grover is one of the first Indian actors to have made a successful transition from Bollywood into Hollywood and international Cinema....
as Banke - Yunus ParvezYunus ParvezYunus Parvez was a Bollywood character actor who played supporting roles in over 200 films from the late 1960s to the 2000s. He appeared in the 1996 film Chhote Sarkar.He died on 11 February 2007 at the age of 75...
as Lala - Kanchan as Madhu's Sister
- Sameer KhakharSameer KhakharSameer Khakkar is an Indian actor remembered for his infamous role as Khopdi, the drunk, in popular serial Nukkad. Another important role that he is most remembered for is that of the rich man in the globally acclaimed silent movie Pushpak.-External links:...
as Amavas - Vikas Anand as Madhu's Dad
- Arun Bakshi as Chandra Mohan
- Beena Banerjee as Mrs. Chandra Mohan
- Babbanlal Yadav as Publisher
- Shashi Kiran as Photographer
- Dina PathakDina PathakDina Pathak or Deena Pathak was a veteran actor and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was also a woman activist and remained the President of the 'National Federation of Indian Women'...
as Bansi's Mother - Mahavir Shah as Police Inspector
- Sudhir as Police Inspector
- Javed KhanJaved KhanJaved Khan is an Indian actor who has acted in minor roles in more than 150 films.He is best known for his role in movie Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, Andaz Apna Apna as Anand Akela, and TV series Mirza Ghalib & Nukkad.-Films:...
as Postman
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Aa E Ee Mera Dil Na Todo (Male)" | Abhijeet |
| 2 | "Aaja Aaja Yaad Sataye" | Udit Narayan Udit Narayan -Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B... , Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 3 | "Sarkai Lo Khatiya" | Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu (alias Kedarnath Bhattacharya , born in Kolkata, is a leading Indian Bollywood playback singer. He was awarded the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award over five consecutive years. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2009.... , Poornima Sushma Shrestha Sushma Shrestha also known as Poornima, is a noted Nepali singer who has sung many Nepali, Hindi and Marathi songs in the Nepali and Indian music industry. Sushma started her career as a child singer in the Ramesh Sippy directed, 1971 film Andaz... |
| 4 | "Ui Amma Ui Amma Kya Karata Hai" | Poornima |
| 5 | "Pak Chik Pak Raja Babu" | Vinod Rathod Vinod Rathod Vinod Rathod, the son of singer Pandit Chhaturbhuj Rathod, is a Bollywood playback singer. He has sung in numerous popular Bollywood films including Chal Mere Bhai, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Mission Kashmir and Baazigar.... , Jolly Mukherjee Jolly Mukherjee Jolly Mukherjee is an Indian singer/songwriter. Known as India's "King of Strings", Mukherjee specializes in the music of Bollywood, or the Indian film industry. He started his career as a backup singer for commercials, then moving on to writing music for airline on-flight introductions, where he... |
| 6 | "A Aa E Ee Mera Dil Na Todo (Female)" | Poornima |
Success
Raja Babu was yet another super-successful comedy from the trio of GovindaGovinda (actor)
Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...
, David Dhawan
David Dhawan
David Dhawan is an Indian film director. He has studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.-Career:Dhawan started off as an editor and then took the plunge into directing...
and Karishma Kapoor. They gave other hits like Hero No. 1
Hero No. 1
Hero No.1 is a 1997 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Govinda and Karishma Kapoor in lead roles. Most of the film's story is inspired by Bawarchi, a comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.Half of the film story is copy from 1995 Tamil hit film Ullathai...
and Coolie No. 1
Coolie No. 1
Coolie No. 1 is a 1995 Hindi language movie directed by David Dhawan.The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Govinda, Shakti Kapoor, Kadar Khan, Sadashiv Amrapurkar with music by Anand-Milind. This movie was one of the first successful movie of Karisma Kapoor. Actor Govinda got Star Screen Award Special...
in 90s. Govinda and Dhawan were especially considered sultans of comedies as they gave one blockbuster after another in Shola aur Shabnam, Aankhein
Aankhen (1993 film)
Aankhen is a 1993 Bollywood comedy directed by David Dhawan and starring Govinda in a double role and Chunky Pandey. It is a remake of the hit Kannada movie Kittu Puttu, starring Vishnuvardhan which is copied from hit Hindi movie Do Phool, starring Vinod Mehra and Mehmood, released in 1973...
, Deewana Mastana
Deewana Mastana
Deewana Mastana is a 1997 Bollywood romantic comedy directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Govinda, Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla in pivotal roles. Johnny Lever, Anupam Kher, Reema Lagoo, Shakti Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey, Kader Khan have supporting roles, while Salman Khan makes a special appearance....
, Saajan Chale Sasural
Saajan Chale Sasural
Saajan Chale Sasural is a 1996 Bollywood comedy starring Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Kader Khan and Satish Kaushik. The film was directed by David Dhawan. It is based on the Mohan Babu starrer 1992 Telugu film Allari Mogudu...
among others. Raja Babu is a slapstick fun catering to the vast countryside of Indian film market. This film came at a time when Bollywood was still on search for its No. 1 star and Govinda, whose career was on an ascendency since Shola aur Shabnam, seemed to be the most appropriate choice. But that was not to be. Khan troika of Shahrukh
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
, Aamir
Aamir Khan
Aamir Hussain Khan is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema....
and Salman
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
with their wider repertoire and adaptability were the most preferred stars while Govinda's brand of comedy lost favour with increasing urban landscape of Bollywood market. Anand-Milind's music played a major role in making the film the success it is. The song Sarkaiylo Khatiya proved to be a major chartbuster. Sameer Khakkar of famous tv serial Nukkad contributed to the comedy by his memorable role of Amavas, the younger son of Prem Chopra. He gave a twist in the climax of the film by showing his inner feelings for his bad father (Prem Chopra) and elder brother Banke (Gulshan Grover).
Trivia
- In Raja Babu, Gulshan GroverGulshan GroverGulshan Grover is an Indian actor, who has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 30 years.Gulshan Grover is one of the first Indian actors to have made a successful transition from Bollywood into Hollywood and international Cinema....
's character is named Banke. David DhawanDavid DhawanDavid Dhawan is an Indian film director. He has studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.-Career:Dhawan started off as an editor and then took the plunge into directing...
used the same name for Shakti KapoorShakti KapoorShakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
's character in his 1995 film, YaraanaYaraana (1995 film)Yaraana is a 1995 Bollywood film which stars Rishi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Raj Babbar, Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor. The film is a remake of the American film Sleeping with the Enemy starring Julia Roberts...
.