Shahrukh and Deewana: how the industry got a new superstar 30 years ago

Deewana is also the story of Rishi Kapoor, through whom the story progresses. Both last from the initial frame of the film to almost the end.

The role of the second hero who was Armaan Kohli, this character was the third angle in the story … somewhere after Rishi Kapoor and Divya. (The same Armaan Kohli who entered Big Boss.)

Well, luckily or unfortunately, Armaan Kohli left the film and the role was for a new hero. No film of this hero has yet been released, although it has given many successful series on television.

Deewana film of two hours and 35 minutes in which it concentrates totally in Rishi and Divya.

Four romantic songs have reached both of them in the film. Ishq, Mohabbat, Shaadi, Death … etc, everything has happened in the film.

The film follows a similar track, only after an hour and 20 minutes the entry of the second hero, that is, after half of the film.

If you’ve seen this movie in theaters or with your friends, like I saw on VHS during my school trip, the moment is like a frozen frame when the other hero rides his bike through the streets of Bombay. There was an entrance. Bicycle number Yamaha A7755.

The second hero, singing ‘Koi or Koi Chahiye’ with the voice of Vinod Rathod, takes a fearless and carefree bike through the streets of Bombay and stops near a hoard.

Posters have been put up for many films: Jaan Se Pyara and Ae Meri Bekhudi. Then everyone didn’t know that in the next few times, the posters of this bike boy’s movies would be put up on these posters in real life.

The name of this hero was Shahrukh Khan, Deewana was his first film to be released on June 25, 1992. The film that passed from the hand of Arman Kohli gave to the film industry his new superstar.

No one knew that the hero with the second protagonist was about to become the number one Bollywood hero.

Although Deewana might have been the first to be released, but when Shahrukh signed for this film, after the initial fight, he had signed four or five films: Dil Aashna Hai, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Miracle, King Uncle. .

The first film he got was Dil Aashna Hai by Hema Malini. In this film also Divya Bharti was the heroine and in this one also Shahrukh did not have a main paper.

In an interview with the Times of India, producer Guddu Dhanoya had said that he agreed to meet with Shahrukh only after Shekhar Kapoor insisted a lot and Shahrukh had given his dates for four or five films and only had appointments for Deewana.

But Shahrukh liked the story and the producer liked the hero. The film was signed after a yes by both parties. Ittefaqan among all the signed films, the filming of Deewana finished first and premiered first.

When this film hit theaters in 1992, the film was a hit and the songs were a huge hit: Rishi Kapoor was already a star, the villain in the movie Amrish Puri was also famous , but Divya Bharti and Shahrukh Khan became stars overnight and Raj Kanwar made his film debut. film. settled down.

What did you say about the success of the film? They were Shahrukh

From a stubborn, rich, careless and ignorant child to a heartfelt and passionate lover, Raja’s role is …

Well, there was nothing new about it. Neither Shahrukh was the main hero in this role, nor did he have full screen time, nor did he see any tremendous acting skills in this role.

At the time, what Shahrukh Khan himself said in an interview with Filmfare, he just said, “I’m very happy for the director, producer that the film is going well. But I don’t think it has contributed anything to that success. my job.It’s very good.It was bad: strong, vulgar, rebellious, overacting and I take full responsibility for it.That’s what happens if you don’t give up on your preparation.

I didn’t even have the script. In fact, the shooting of Deewana was supposed to start much later, but the shooting of some other movies was canceled, so I gave those dates to Deewana. When I saw myself on screen, I felt uncomfortable. It’s amazing that people like me in the movie. Maybe because I’m a new face. But I don’t want to remember or repeat the work I did at Deewana.

But there was still something in Deewana that came in 1992 that people liked Shahrukh. People probably found something new, something fresh, something different in Shahrukh. At a time when Hindi films were looking for a new king after Amitabh Bachchan.

In 1992, film critic Nikht Kazmi wrote: Shahrukh’s role is the same as always and exhausted, but he was able to give it new energy. The way he portrayed the role of an angry, rebellious and confused but touching lover was like a breath of fresh air. A new talent has emerged from Deewana.

The tenderness, relationships and romance that was later recognized in Shahrukh on screen, his first vision was seen in Deewana herself.

When Raja (Shahrukh), the stubborn vagabond son of a rich father, falls madly in love with a girl (Divya Bharti) who has lost her first husband and has no place for anyone in her heart, the restless king sleeps at night. he hits his head against the walls and says this – “Every time his image comes out in front of my eyes and I tell him that image every time, go, don’t follow me but every time his face comes out like that. In front of … “how the moon came out of the clouds. I fell in love.”

The first vision of Shahrukh’s “ability,” which is in Shahrukh’s name, was also seen in Deewana, for the love of everyone with both arms outstretched. Remember the song ‘Aisi Deewangi Dekhi Nahi’ in which Shahrukh has been doing acrobatic performances and speaks to the heart with outstretched arms.

At that time, these outstretched arms make you feel like expressing love, now for some people they have become a repetitive mode posture.

Along with Shahrukh, Divya also became very famous from Deewana. Although Divya was more or less new to the film Deewana, she doesn’t fall anywhere in front of Rishi Kapoor.

From a smiling girl studying in college, a girlfriend in love, a woman, a widow and then remarried, Divya has played the role of a woman who is at the crossroads of life as a new heroin.

His presence on screen was amazing. Both Shahrukh and Divya received the Filmfare Debut Award that year.

It is a strange coincidence that both Divya Bharti and the film’s director Raj Kanwar died at a young age. Divya Bharti died on April 5, 1993, less than a year after Deewana was released on June 25, 1992. He was only 19 years old.

Divya Bharti was a teenager when she first worked with Venkatesh on a Telugu film and a Tamil film in 1990.

Vishwatma and Shola and Shabnam surprised in Hindi in 1992 and a few months later Deewana arrived.

After 30 years, Deewana and her songs are still famous. In fact, his music is considered an important reason for the film to be a success. It’s a matter of that era when movies used to be successful even without their music.

In a previous interview with Filmfare, Shahrukh had also said, “Deewana’s music has played an important role in the success of the film. I wish people could say that the music in the film is good. , but Shah Rukh is better than that.But the truth is that it is The film overshadowed the rest.Raj Kanwar shot the songs very well, Rishi Kapoor, Divya, Amrish Puri, Deven Verma did a great job.But if the film will be remembered, it is by Nadeem Shravan “.

The songs written by Sameer were decorated with music by Nadeem Shravan. This was the time of Nadeem Shravan’s Urooj. He received the Filmfare Award for Aashiqui in 1990, Saajan in 1991 and Deewana in 1992 for the third time in a row.

Singer Kumar Sanu won the Filmfare Award for “Sochenge Tumhe Pyaar Karein Ki Nahi” and Sameer won the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for “Teri Umeed Tera Intezaar”.

Aisi Deewangi Dekhi Nahi Kahin – This was the only song filmed in Shahrukh and Divya Bharat. By the way, if you’re trying to listen to music, listen to the 1976 Kannada song that was sung in the movie Byalu Dari.

As soon as you listen to this song, you will see a variation in its melody and the melody of ‘Aisi Deewangi Dekhi Nahi Kahin’.

Deewana looks like a simple movie when I see her again today. Looking at the scale today, in the film, the harassment of Shahrukh without the consent of Divya Bharti, coming to his house, painting it, and so on. looks like a half sock. But it was a film at the time of the sensibility of the 90s. The drama and suspense of the film keeps you hooked until the end.

It is a tradition in Hindi films that if there are two heroes, one dies and the other lives. There are probably three scenes in the film between Shahrukh Khan and Rishi Kapoor. In one scene, Shahrukh brings Rishi Kapoor to his party and hugs her.

There were two heroes in this setting: a romantic hero of the 70s and 80s and what would be called the King of Romance in the coming times. His followers not only come from India, but also from Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Dubai, Qatar, Afghanistan and where.

Deewana gave the world Shahrukh Khan: the Shahrukh who after his first successful entries is now in a professional stage where both fans and critics expect the same freshness, the same freshness as the king of cycling in ‘Deewana’ Came or the novelty. of ‘Maya Memsaab’, Sunil’s innocence of ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na’, ‘Baazigar’ panic, Chak De India passion, Om Shanti Om swag or above all a new craze.

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