Mehndi (film)
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| Directed by | Hamid Ali |
| Produced by |
Salim Merchant, Shama Akhtar |
| Written by | Iqbal Durrani (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Iqbal Durrani |
| Story by | Iqbal Durrani |
| Starring |
Faraaz Khan Rani Mukherji |
| Music by | Babul Bose Rani Malik (Lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Akram Khan |
| Edited by | Waman Bhosle |
| Distributed by | Aftab Pictures Pvt. Ltd. |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Mehndi is a 1998 Bollywood drama film, written and directed by Hamid Ali Khan. It stars Faraaz Khan and Rani Mukerji in the lead roles. The movie is a typical melodrama teaching moral values. Arbaaz Khan is also in the cast. Dialogues were written by Iqbal Durrani It was known to be a disaster at the Box Office.
Pooja (Rani Mukerji) is a newly wed bride to Niranjan (Faraaz Khan). She comes from a middle-class family. She loves him with all her heart and is happy to be wed into a home where her in-laws are like her parents and her sisters-in-law are her friends. But the innocent girl is unaware of the nasty events that would torment her later. Post wedding she arrives to her new home. Unfortunately, the family make her life a living hell when the dowry is not received.
The vicious dowry circle is first revealed when Niranjan's parents and elder sisters grumble about getting very few jewels and less money value items. They even taunt Niranjan saying that his wife has got too much stuff, the house does not have more space. So they would need to borrow their neighbor's house on rent to store the gifts. Niranjan keeps quiet due to his fresh marriage. One day Pooja goes to the temple in the evening with her younger sis-in-law Vandana. She is a modern girl and loves swimming at any time of the day. Vandana tells her Pooja bhabhi about some girls who liked Niranjan very much and says that it is good Niranjan married a girl like her. Pooja asks her the reason and she tells her about a girl, Radhika who committed suicide because she loved Niranjan. Vandana even jokes about Pooja and Niranjan's marriage saving many girls' lives.
Few days pass happily and pooja gets the luxury of the rich lifestyle. Then she goes back to her dad and younger sister along with her husband to stay for few days. Her sister Neha is a college student and playful, kiddish girl. She plays innocent pranks on Niranjan but he looks at her with twisted intentions. Pooja and Diwan saheb, her father remain unaware about this.
One day, Niranjan relates his wish to his father-in-law for owning a factory for construction sites. He is a qualified construction engineer and wants to start his own business. All the loans are approved and he asks Pooja's Dad to give him 10 lakh rupees. But Diwan saheb sadly refuses as he is already indebted over the years. His mansion is also mortgaged with the moneylenders. Niranjan suggests that he borrows from his relatives but seeing his father-in-law helpless, he leaves to return home agitated. He sends Pooja a message about going back through a dancer's musician. Niranjan is in the habit of visiting town side 'Kothas'. Pooja's family is also unaware about that.
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