Khoon Bhari Maang

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Khoon Bhari Maang
File:KhoonBhariMaang.jpg
Movie Poster
खून भरी मांग
Directed by Rakesh Roshan
Produced by Rakesh Roshan
Written by Mohan Kaul
Ravi Kapoor
Starring Rekha
Kabir Bedi
Sonu Walia
Shatrughan Sinha
Kader Khan
Music by Rajesh Roshan
Edited by Sanjay Verma
Distributed by Film Craft
Release dates
 12 August 1988
Running time
 172 mins
Country India
Language Hindi

Khoon Bhari Maang is an Indian Bollywood movie released on 12 August 1988, directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. It is a remake of the Australian mini-series Return to Eden (1983), and is about a wealthy widow who is almost killed by her lover (throwing her to crocodiles)and sets out for revenge. The film was a comeback venture for Rekha and was a critical and commercial success.

Synopsis

Aarti Verma (Rekha) is a widow with two children. She is an unattractive woman with a large birthmark on her face. Aarti's husband died in a car accident under mysterious circumstances, and her father (Saeed Jaffrey) is one of the richest and most famous businessmen in the city. However, when Aarti's father is murdered by his worker Hiralal (Kader Khan), Aarti's world is completely destroyed. She does not find any sense for her life, except bringing up her children. Hiralal pretends to be a friend, and takes care of her like a father. He brings his poor nephew Sanjay (Kabir Bedi) from abroad, who is also the lover of Aarti's best friend Nandini (Sonu Walia). Although Nandini loves Aarti, she is intensely in love with Sanjay, and after he requests her to help him, she finally agrees to help him rob Aarti of her wealth.

Slowly, Sanjay gets close to Aarti's children. Nandini and the rest of the family convince Aarti to marry Sanjay and finally, she marries him. The day after the wedding, Aarti, Sanjay and Nandini go on a short trip, in which Sanjay pushes Aarti from the rowboat into crocodile-infested waters, so that she dies, and he inherits her wealth. The crocodile mauls Aarti and mutilates her body and face. However, Aarti's body is not found and Sanjay cannot inherit the legacy until her body is found and her death is established beyond any doubt. As a result, the family is in a serious situation. Sanjay, out of frustrations becomes abusive to the children and Aarti's pets. While all of this is occurring, Aarti is found adrift by an old farmer, who rescues her.

A few months later, the horribly-disfigured Aarti decides to return to her city and avenge herself and her family. She exchanges her expensive diamond earrings for a huge amount of money, using the money to pay for extensive plastic surgery, and becomes a stunningly beautiful woman, very different from her earlier self. Aarti then changes her name to Jyoti and finds a job as a model in the same agency where Nandini works as well. Now a new person with a new identity, her goal is to conquer Sanjay as a stranger, and kill him in the same way as he had tried to kill her. Aarti, now "reincarnated" as Jyoti, goes on a dangerous journey of murder and revenge, and she will not be satisfied until she regains her home, family and dignity.

Cast

Crew

Music

The film has four songs composed by Rajesh Roshan:

Main Teri Hoon Jaanam borrows heavily from Vangelis' Chariots of Fire[1]

Reception

Reviews towards Khoon Bhari Maang were positive, with most of the critics' praise being directed towards Rekha's performance. In a 2000 article reviewing the last two decades in Hindi cinema, Bhawana Somaaya from The Hindu wrote, "Rakesh Roshan offers Rekha the role of a lifetime in Khoon Bhari Maang."[2] M.L. Dhawan from The Tribune, while documenting the famous Hindi films of 1988, argued, "With Khoon Bhari Maang, Rakesh Roshan destroyed the myth that it was essential to have a hero as the protagonist and that heroines were there just to serve as interludes and mannenquins." Dhawan further noted, "This fast-paced movie was a crowning glory for Rekha, who rose like a phoenix in this remake of Return to Eden, and bedazzled the audience with her daredevilry."[3] Akshay Shah from Planet Bollywood wrote, "a perfect female oriented... [which] demands repeat viewing."[4]

Filmfare Awards 1988

Winner

Nominated

References

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