Khoon Bhari Maang

Infobox_Film
name = Khoon Bhari Maang


caption = Movie Poster
imdb_id = 0151206
writer = Mohan Kaul,
Ravi Kapoor
starring = Rekha,
Kabir Bedi,
Sonu Walia,
Shatrughan Sinha,
Kader Khan
director = Rakesh Roshan
producer = Rakesh Roshan
distributor = Film Craft
editing = Sanjay Verma
released = August 12, 1988
runtime = 172 mins
language = Hindi
music = Rajesh Roshan
awards = 3
budget =

Khoon Bhari Maang is an Indian Bollywood movie released on August 12, 1988, directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. It is a remake of the Australian miniseries "Return to Eden" (1983). It is about a widow who wants to avenge her enemies. The film stars Rekha in one of her most acclaimed performances, Kabir Bedi, Sonu Walia and Shatrughan Sinha in supporting roles.

ynopsis

Aarti Verma (Rekha) is a widow and a mother of two kids. Her father (Saeed Jaffrey) is one of the richest and most famous businessmen in the city. Aarti's husband dies in a car accident under mysterious circumstances. She is an unattractive, even ugly woman with a disgusting birthmark on her face, which leaves her without any hope in life.

Soon Aarti's father is murdered by his worker Hiralal (Kader Khan) and her 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's patrimony.

Little by little Sanjay gets close to Aarti's Children. Nandini and all the family members convince Aarti to marry Sanjay and finally she marries him. Day after the wedding ceremony, Aarti, Sanjay and Nandini go to a short trip, in which Sanjay pushes Aarti from the rowboat into water infested with crocodiles, so that she dies and he inherits her wealth. The crocodile injures Aarti and mutilates her body and face. However, Aarti's body is not found and fortunately, Sanjay cannot inherit the legacy until her body is found and her death is established beyond any doubt. As a result of this, the family is in a hysterical situation. Sanjay comes to abuse the children and all the family. 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 them to pay for extensive plastic surgery and becomes a gorgeous femme fatale, very different from her earlier self. After becoming a whole new person, Aarti changes her name to Jyoti and finds a job as a model in the same agency where her ex-friend Nandini works as well. Her goal is now to conquer Sanjay as a stranger, and kill him in the same way as he had tried to do. 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

* Rekha - Aarti Verma/Jyoti
* Kabir Bedi - Sanjay
* Sonu Walia - Nandini
* Kader Khan - Hiralal
* Shatrughan Sinha - J.D
* Rakesh Roshan - Vikram (Guest Appearance)
* Saeed Jaffrey - Mr. Saxena (Special Appearance)
* Tom Alter - Plastic surgeon (Special Appearance)

Crew

* Producer: Rakesh Roshan
* Director: Rakesh Roshan
* Story: Mohan Kaul and Ravi Kapoor
* Screenplay: Kader Khan
* Dialogues: Kader Khan
* Lyrics: Indeevar
* Music: Rajesh Roshan
* Choreography: Kamal
* Editing: Sanjay Verma
* Costume Design: Abu Jani, Sandeep Khosla and Leena Daru

Music

The film has for songs composed by Rajesh Roshan:

* "Hanste Hanste Kat Jaayen Raaste" - Sadhana Sargam

* "Jeene Ke Bahaane Lakhon Hain" - Asha Bhosle

* "Main Haseen Ghazab Ki" - Asha Bhosle and Sadhana Sargam

* "Main Teri Hoon Jaanam" - Sadhana Sargam

Filmfare Awards 1988

Awards Won

* Filmfare Best Actress Award - Rekha
* Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award - Sonu Walia
* Filmfare Best Editor Award - Sanjay Verma

Awards Nominated

* Filmfare Best Female Playback Award - Sadhana Sargam
* Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Rajesh Roshan

External links

*imdb title|id=0151206|title=Khoon Bhari Maang