Director: David Dhawan; Writer: K. Bhagyaraj; Producer: Nandu G. Tolani; Cinematographer: Rajan Kinagi; Editor: A. Muthu; Cast: Govinda, Karishma Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Gulshan Grover, Prem Chopra, Kader Khan
Summary: The best-known example of the formula
associated with Govinda’s starring roles. He
plays Raja Babu, the spoilt and wayward son of
the rich landlord Kishen Singh (Khan) and a
doting mother (Irani). Raja seeks to seduce
Madhu (K. Kapoor), which involves, among
other stratagems, dressing up like
Dharmendra in Dharam Veer (1977). Just
before they are to marry Madhu discovers that
Raja is illiterate and insults his father by
publicly calling off the marriage. Later, Madhu
changes her mind, but by then Raja has agreed
to marry a girl chosen by his father. Later, Raja’s
illegitimate birth and the ambitions of the evil
Lakhan (Chopra), Raja’s Uncle, assisted by
Lakhan’s son Banke (Grover), trigger the
complicated climax as first Raja and then his
mother get thrown out of the house before
joining forces to defeat the crooks. The film
became notorious for its two song hits Aa ee
oo/mera dil na todo (with Govinda dressed as
a Congress politician and chorus girls who
sexily raise their severe white and blackbordered
sarees associated with the female
workers of the party) and Sarkailo khatiya,
both of which led to a major censorship
controversy following accusations of obscenity,
mainly since they were extensively aired on
satellite TV before being submitted to the
Indian censor board.
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