A Violent Love Story|Dec. 23, 1993|India|179 Min.|n/A
Genre: Action;Bollywood;Drama;Romance;Thriller
Description: Kiran Awasthi, a charming college student, returns home to her brother Vijay and his sister-in-law Poonam. Along the way, she becomes the target of obsessive stalking by Rahul Mehra, a classmate deeply infatuated with her. Kiran is in a relationship with Sunil Malhotra, a navy officer whose captain, Avinash Mehra, happens to be Rahul’s father. Rahul pretends to befriend Sunil in an attempt to get closer to Kiran. Upon arriving home, Kiran is bombarded with threatening calls from Rahul, who demands she stay away from Sunil. Though scared, she refuses to let the stalker control her. Rahul escalates his harassment by showing up at her home during her birthday and Holi, terrifying her and her family.
Concerned for Kiran’s safety, her brother and sister-in-law arrange her engagement to Sunil, hoping the stalker will back off once he realizes Kiran has a protector. Enraged by this, Rahul attempts to kill Sunil but fails. Sunil, unaware of Rahul’s identity, chases the stalker and ends up in an accident, leaving him hospitalized. Fearing for Sunil’s life, Kiran decides to leave the city to protect him. However, Sunil stops her and marries her that very night. This sends Rahul into a furious rage, and he vows to claim Kiran as his own. He destroys the couple’s new home, leaving threatening messages and even killing the police officers assigned to protect them. Kiran is horrified, fearing she might lose her sanity from the ordeal.
To help Kiran recover, Sunil takes her on a honeymoon to Switzerland while booking false tickets to Goa to mislead Rahul. Falling for the trick, Rahul searches Goa but finds nothing except his college friend Vikram “Vicky” Oberoi, who is terminally ill. Rahul then visits Kiran’s family daily, pretending to be a friend, in an attempt to uncover her location. Vicky eventually calls Rahul, asking him to end his suffering. Reluctantly, Rahul complies, making it appear as though Vicky was the stalker. Kiran’s family believes the threat is over and inadvertently reveals her location to Rahul. Ultimately, Rahul tracks her down at the hotel, setting the stage for a dramatic confrontation.
Cast director: Yash Chopra
Cast actor: Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla, Shah Rukh Khan, Anupam Kher, Tanvi Azmi, Dalip Tahil, Annu Kapoor, Vikas Anand
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