Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | |
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क़यामत से क़यामत तक | |
Directed by | Mansoor Khan |
Produced by | Nasir Hussain |
Written by | Nasir Hussain |
Based on |
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare |
Starring |
Aamir Khan Juhi Chawla Dalip Tahil Alok Nath |
Music by | Anand-Milind |
Cinematography | Kiran Deohans |
Edited by | Zafar Sultan |
Production
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Nasir Hussain Films
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Running time
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163 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
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Studio album by Anand-Milind | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Label | T-Series | |||
Producer | Anand-Milind | |||
Anand-Milind chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Planet Bollywood |
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (From Doom to Doom), also known by the initialism QSQT, is a 1988 Indian romantic drama film directed by Mansoor Khan. Written and produced by Nasir Hussain, the film is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It stars Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles. The film was released on 29 April 1988 to positive acclaim, and was a major success, turning Khan and Chawla into hugely popular stars.
Composed by Anand-Milind, the soundtrack of the film was equally successful and popular. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the "Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films". It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, and seven Filmfare Awards from eleven nominations including Best Film, and Best Director for Mansoor Khan. It was also remade in Bengali (Bangladesh) as Keyamat Theke Keyamat obtaining copyright licence starring Salman Shah, Moushumi, Ahmed Sharif, Wasimul Bari Rajib in lead role and directed by Sohanur Rahman Sohan. The remake film was released on March 1993 on Eid vacation to positive acclaim and was a major success, turning Salman Shah and Mousumi into hugely popular stars also like Aamir Khan & Juhi .
Dhanakpur village farmer Thakur Jaswant Singh (Alok Nath) and Dhanraj Singh (Dalip Tahil) are brothers. They have a younger sister Madhumati, who was used, made pregnant and ditched by Ratan Singh (played by Arjun), the son of Thakur Raghuveer Singh from a big Rajput family. The family refuses Jaswant Singh's request to get his sister married to Ratan. Ratan's family refuses to accept that he is guilty, as they are interested in their status.