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Aaj Ka Arjun
Poster
Directed by	K. C. Bokadia
Written by	Santosh Saroj
Produced by	K. C. Bokadia
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Jaya Prada
Music by	Bappi Lahiri
Production company	BMB Productions
Release date	10 August 1990 (1990-08-10)
Running time	166 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Aaj Ka Arjun (transl. Today's Arjun) is a 1990 Hindi-language crime drama film, directed and produced by K. C. Bokadia and starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Prada. The film which was based on the 1988 Tamil film, En Thangachi Padichava follows the crux of the epic Mahabharata, but with its modified storyline through the perspective of Bhima and Arjuna, a deviation from the Vyasa's original version of the epic Mahabharata.^[1]

Upon release, the film took a record opening and was commercially successful at the box office, thus temporarily reviving Bachchan's career who was going through a rough patch at that time.^[2]^[3] At the 36th Filmfare Awards, Aaj Ka Arjun received two nominations, including Best Supporting Actress (Radhika) and Best Music Director (Lahiri).^[4]

Synopsis

Bheema is ostracized for opposing Thakur Bhupendra Singh, a tyrannical landlord. But when his nephew is kidnapped, he has to win over the same cowardly villagers who threw him out.

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan as Bheem Singh "Bheema"
Jaya Prada as Gauri
Radhika as Laxmi Singh
Suresh Oberoi as Mohan
Kiran Kumar as Lakhan
Anupam Kher as Police Inspector
Amrish Puri as Thakur Bhupendra Singh
Rishabh Shukla as Ajit Singh
Asrani as Chikoo
Priti Sapru as Mohan's Wife
Baby Guddu as Kanhaiya Singh
Brahmachari as Himself
Praveen Kumar Sobti as Himself
Anirudh Agarwal as Himself

Soundtrack

Aaj Ka Arjun
Soundtrack album by Bappi Lahiri
Released	1990
Genre	Feature film soundtrack

The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri and the lyrics were penned by Anjaan. The film has a memorable number "Gori Hai Kalaiyan", tune of which was adapted from the original composition of music director duo Shankar–Jaikishan, with voices lent by Lata Mangeshkar and Shabbir Kumar.^[5] According to Box Office India, with around 18,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack was the year's fifth highest-selling album.^[6]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Bahena O Bahena"	Kavita Krishnamurthy, Mohammed Aziz	6:24
2.	"Chali Aana Tu Pan Ki"	Amit Kumar, Alka Yagnik	7:43
3.	"Chhod Babul Ka Ghar"	Kavita Krishnamurthy	3:51
4.	"Gori Hain Kalaiyan"	Lata Mangeshkar, Shabbir Kumar	9:39
5.	"Mashuka Mashuka"	Alka Yagnik, Bappi Lahiri, Amrish Puri	9:22
6.	"Na Ja Re" (Female)	Lata Mangeshkar	6:27
7.	"Na Ja Re" (Male)	Amit Kumar	3:20
Total length:			46:46

References

^ "Do you know these Kannada films are actually named after actors?". Zoom. 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ "Opening Day Records Since 1990 - 34 Films". 9 November 2019.
^ "Trade Guide Classification 1990".
^ "Filmfare Awards (1953–2005)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
^ "Aaj Ka Arjun (Audio Jukebox)".
^ "BoxOffice India.com". web.archive.org. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

External links

Aaj Ka Arjun at IMDb