Raja Hindustani

Raja Hindustani
Film poster
Directed by	Dharmesh Darshan
Produced by	Ali Morani Karim Morani Bunty Soorma
Written by	Dharmesh Darshan, Javed Siddiqui (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Robin Bhatt
Story by	Dharmesh Darshan
Starring	Aamir Khan Karisma Kapoor Suresh Oberoi Johnny Lever Navneet Nishan Veeru Krishnan Kunal Khemu Pramod Moutho Mohnish Behl Tiku Talsania Farida Jalal Archana Puran Singh
Music by	Songs: Nadeem-Shravan Background score: Surinder Sodhi
Cinematography	W.B. Rao
Edited by	Bharat
Production company	Cineyug
Distributed by	Tips Films
Release date	15 November 1996
Running time	174 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	est.₹57.5 million
Box office	est.₹763.4 million

Raja Hindustani (translation: Indian King) is a 1996 Indian blockbuster Hindi-language drama romance film directed by Dharmesh Darshan. It tells the story of a cab driver hailing from a small town, who falls in love with a rich girl.Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor play the lead roles. Juhi Chawla was first offered the lead actress role but she refused the film. Released on 15 November 1996, it is a remake of the 1965 Hindi film Jab Jab Phool Khile starring Shashi Kapoor and Nanda. The film's music is composed by Nadeem-Shravan with lyrics by Sameer. The film went on to win five Filmfare Awards including the awards for Best film and Best Actors, and seven Screen Awards.

Raja Hindustani was the third most commercially successful Hindi film of the 1990s. Made on a budget of ₹57.5 million, the film went on to gross ₹763.4 million worldwide, becoming the highest grossing film of the year. The film's music became popular and was successful especially in central and eastern states of India. Karisma Kapoor was complimented for her looks and performance as Aarti, a rich beautiful sensitive young girl full of dreams and desires. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role. The film was remade in Kannada as Naanu Naane in 2002 starring Upendra and Sakshi Shivanand in lead roles.