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'''''Darr: A Violent Love Story''''' ({{IPA-hi|ɖər}}; {{translation|''Fear''}}) is a 1993 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[psychological thriller]] film directed and produced by [[Yash Chopra]] under his banner [[Yash Raj Films]]. The film stars [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Juhi Chawla]] and [[Sunny Deol]] in the lead roles, with [[Annu Kapoor]], [[Tanvi Azmi]] and [[Anupam Kher]] in supporting roles, and [[Dalip Tahil]] in a special appearance. In the film, Rahul (Khan) is obsessed with Kiran (Chawla) and stalks her constantly. However, Rahul goes berserk when she gets engaged to Sunil (Deol), a navy officer, and he decides to forcefully claim Kiran for himself.
'''''Darr: A Violent Love Story''''' ({{IPA|hi|ɖər}}; {{lit.}} ''Fear'') is a 1993 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[psychological thriller film]] directed and produced by [[Yash Chopra]] under his banner [[Yash Raj Films]]. It stars [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Juhi Chawla]] in lead roles with [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as a stalker. [[Annu Kapoor]], [[Tanvi Azmi]], [[Anupam Kher]] and [[Dalip Tahil]] play supporting roles. In the film, Kiran Awasthi (Chawla) is stalked by her obsessive lover Rahul Mehra (Khan), who goes berserk when she gets engaged to Sunil Malhotra (Deol), a navy officer, and decides to forcefully claim Kiran for himself.


''Darr'' was released on 24 December 1993, coinciding with the [[Christmas]] weekend, and was a major commercial success. The third-highest grossing film of the year in India, and the highest-grossing Indian film of the year in the overseas markets, the film was declared a blockbuster at the box-office. It received critical acclaim upon release, with praise for the direction, screenplay, soundtrack, cinematography, costumes and the performances of the cast, with particular praise directed towards on Khan's performances. His anti hero character get more love than the hero of the film.
''Darr'' released on 24 December 1993, coinciding with the [[Christmas]] weekend, and emerged as a major commercial success and was declared a blockbuster at the box-office. The film ranked as the [[List of Hindi films of 1993|third highest-grossing Hindi film of the year]] and the highest-grossing Indian film of the year in overseas markets. It received widespread critical acclaim upon release, with high praise for the direction, story, screenplay, soundtrack, cinematography, costumes and the performances of the cast.


For Chawla, this was her fourth consecutive box-office hit of the year, thus solidifying her career as a leading lady in the 1990s. Khan's portrayal of an obsessive lover was applauded by critics and the audiences alike.
''Darr'' proved to be a milestone for both Chawla and Khan's careers, catapulting them to superstardom. The film emerged as Chawla's fourth consecutive commercial success that year, thus solidifying her career as a leading lady in the 1990s, while Khan's portrayal of an obsessive lover was widely applauded by critics and audiences alike.

It won the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] at the [[41st National Film Awards]]. The film received 10 nominations at the [[39th Filmfare Awards]], including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Chopra), and [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Villain]] (Khan), and won two awards: [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] (Kher), and [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]].
''Darr'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] at the [[41st National Film Awards]]. The film received 10 nominations at the [[39th Filmfare Awards]], including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Chopra), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Deol), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Chawla) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Villain]] (Khan), and won two awards: [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] (Kher), and [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Beautiful college student Kiran Awasthi visits her brother Vijay and his wife Poonam upon her return home. Rahul Mehra, a student who is in love with her but hasn't told her, is relentlessly following her. An officer in the Indian Navy named Sunil Malhotra is the love of Kiran's life. Rahul's father is Avinash Mehra, his captain.
Kiran Awasthi, a beautiful college student, visits her brother Vijay and his wife Poonam upon her return home. Rahul Mehra, her classmate who has a crush on her, is relentlessly following her. An [[MARCOS|SF officer]] in the [[Indian Navy]] named [[Lieutenant]] Sunil Malhotra is Kiran's boyfriend. His [[Commanding officer|Commanding Officer]] [[Captain]] Avinash Mehra, is Rahul's father.


Rahul makes an effort to get along with Sunil in order to be near Kiran. Rahul keeps calling her when she gets home and asks her to avoid Sunil, but despite her fear, she rejects Rahul's authority over her. She and her family are frightened when he visits her on both her birthday and [[Holi]]. Kiran and Sunil become engaged thanks to Vijay and Poonam, who think the stalker would never bother Kiran again.
Rahul makes an effort to be friendly with Sunil in order to be near Kiran. Rahul keeps calling her when she gets home and asks her to avoid Sunil, but despite her fear, she rejects Rahul's authority over her. She and her family are frightened when he visits her on both her birthday and [[Holi]]. Kiran and Sunil become engaged thanks to Vijay and Poonam, who think the stalker would never bother Kiran again.


Upon learning this, a furious Rahul attempts to murder Sunil but is unsuccessful. When Sunil is chasing Rahul, the stalker he doesn't know is Rahul, he has an accident and is taken to the hospital. Kiran chooses to flee the city so that the stalker won't harm her beloved any longer but is apprehended by Sunil, who marries her that very night. Rahul is enraged by this and vows to take Kiran for himself. He kills the police officers sent to protect the pair and defaces the couple's new home with graffiti reading "''Shaadi mubarak Kiran''(Congrats on your marriage, Kiran") and "''Tum meri ho Kiran''" (You are mine, Kiran).
Upon learning this, a furious Rahul attempts to murder Sunil but is unsuccessful. When Sunil is chasing Rahul, the stalker he doesn't know is Rahul, he has an accident and is taken to the hospital. Kiran chooses to flee the city so that the stalker won't harm her beloved any longer but is apprehended by Sunil, who marries her that very night. Rahul is enraged by this and vows to take Kiran for himself. He kills the police officers sent to protect the couple and vandalizes their new home with graffiti reading "{{IAST|Śādī Mubārāka Kiraṇa}}" (Congrats on your marriage, Kiran) and "''{{IAST|Tuma mērī hō Kiraṇa}}''" (You are mine, Kiran).


This horrifies Kiran, who worries that she might lose her mind. Sunil books extra tickets to Goa so the stalker thinks the pair is in Goa and travels there in place of Switzerland, which serves to divert and soothe the woman. Rahul falls for the ruse and looks everywhere in Goa in vain. Instead, he meets Vikram "Vicky" Oberoi, a friend from college, who is ill. Rahul then makes an effort to get to know Kiran's brother and sister-in-law by paying them daily visits in an effort to learn where Kiran is.
This horrifies Kiran, who worries that she might lose her mind. Sunil decides to take Kiran on a surprise honeymoon to [[Switzerland]] while booking extra tickets to [[Goa]], so that the stalker goes away by misunderstanding that the couple is in Goa. Rahul falls for the trick and looks everywhere for Kiran in Goa in vain, but couldn't find her. Instead, he meets Vikram "Vicky" Oberoi, a friend from college, who is ill. Rahul then makes an effort to get to know Kiran's brother and sister-in-law by paying them daily visits to learn about Kiran's location.


Vicky calls Rahul and invites him to meet him. When he does, he discovers him on his deathbed, pleading with Rahul to kill him since he can no longer bear the anguish. After a brief pause, he kills his companion while creating the illusion that Vicky was the stalker. Kiran's family believes the stalker committed suicide after failing to find Kiran and relax. Rahul is informed of her true whereabouts, and he shows up at her hotel.
Vicky calls Rahul and invites him to meet him. When he does, he discovers him on his deathbed, pleading with Rahul to kill him since he can no longer bear the anguish. After a brief pause, he kills his companion while creating the illusion that Vicky was the stalker. Kiran's family believes the stalker killed himself after failing to find Kiran and relax. Rahul is informed of her true whereabouts, and he shows up at her hotel.


He is acknowledged by Kiran and Sunil, who invite him to join their celebrations. Sunil later learns that Rahul was Kiran's stalker all along. As Rahul begs for compassion, he confronts Rahul and beats him up before sending Kiran off on a boat. When Sunil hesitates, Rahul stabs him and then abandons him to perish. Later, as Rahul arrives at the boat, he tries to marry Kiran without her will and informs her that Sunil has passed away. Despite her pleading and begging, he hands her his mother's old saree and orders her to wear it.
He is acknowledged by Kiran and Sunil, who invite him to join their celebrations. However, Sunil learns that Rahul was Kiran's stalker when Vijay calls him and says that Rahul had been visiting him and Poonam but not mentioned he was going to Switzerland. Sunil sends Kiran to wait for him at a boat, before luring Rahul to the forest and attacking him. Rahul begs for mercy, stabs Sunil and then abandons him to perish. Later, as Rahul arrives at the boat, he tries to marry Kiran without her will and informs her that Sunil has died. Despite her pleading and begging, he hands her his mother's old saree and orders her to wear it.


Kiran locks herself in a room in the boat. When the boat's door is smashed and Kiran is yanked back out by Rahul and agrees to marry Rahul, then it is discovered that Sunil didn't actually pass away and he returns to save Kiran. Sunil fights Rahul and ends up killing him. Kiran and Sunil visit their relatives once more in [[India]].
Kiran locks herself in a room in the boat. When the boat's door is smashed and Kiran is yanked back out by Rahul and agrees to marry Rahul, then it is discovered that Sunil didn't actually die and he returns to save Kiran. Sunil brutally fights Rahul and ends up killing him. As Rahul dies, he pleads to Kiran not to hate him anymore. Kiran and Sunil return to [[India]] and visit their relatives once again.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
*[[Sunny Deol]] as [[Lieutenant]] Sunil Malhotra, an [[Special forces of India|SF]] Officer in the Indian Navy and Kiran's husband
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*[[Juhi Chawla]] as Kiran Awasthi, Sunil's wife
*[[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Rahul Mehra
*[[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Rahul Mehra
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*[[Juhi Chawla]] as Kiran Awasthi
*[[Sunny Deol]] as Sunil Malhotra
*[[Annu Kapoor]] as Vikram "Vicky" Oberoi, Rahul's friend.
*[[Annu Kapoor]] as Vikram "Vicky" Oberoi, Rahul's friend.
*[[Tanvi Azmi]] as Poonam Awasti, Kiran's sister-in-law.
*[[Tanvi Azmi]] as Poonam Awasti, Kiran's sister-in-law.
*[[Dalip Tahil]] as Avinash Mehra, Rahul's father and Sunil's superior in the Indian Navy.
*[[Dalip Tahil]] as [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] Avinash Mehra, Rahul's father and Sunil's superior in the Indian Navy.
*[[Anupam Kher]] as Vijay Awasti, Kiran's brother
*[[Anupam Kher]] as Vijay Awasti, Kiran's brother
*[[Piloo J. Wadia]] as the irritating hotel manager
*Piloo J. Wadia as the irritated hotel manager
*[[Vikas Anand]] as the psychiatrist
*[[Vikas Anand]] as the psychiatrist


== Production ==
== Production ==
[[Aditya Chopra]], Yash Chopra's eldest son, wanted to make a film similar to the American film ''[[Cape Fear (1991 film)|Cape Fear]]'' (1991) starring [[Robert De Niro]], with [[Raveena Tandon]] playing Kiran, Deepak Malhotra essaying Sunil and Saahil Chadha playing the role which went to Shah Rukh Khan, but Yash Chopra decided to take over the project and eventually changed the casting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2023 |title=Saahil Chadha recalls being replaced from Darr after Yash Chopra took over the film, says Aditya Chopra offered him Shah Rukh Khan's part |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/saahil-chadha-replaced-darr-after-yash-chopra-aditya-chopra-offered-him-shah-rukh-khan-part-8849950/ |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
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[[Sridevi]], who had previously worked with Chopra in ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989) and ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991), was the original choice for the role of Kiran. The role was planned much like her previous roles in ''Chandni'' and ''Lamhe''. However, she wanted Kiran to be the obsessed lover instead of the victim; Chopra refused this change of plot, which caused Sridevi to opt out.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Banerjee |first=Shreshtha |date=2021-11-18 |title=10 Superhit Bollywood Movie Offers Rejected By Madhuri Dixit |url=https://www.postoast.com/bollywood-movie-rejected-by-madhuri-dixit/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=www.postoast.com |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Madhuri Dixit]] was the next choice, but she refused. [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan|Aishwarya Rai]] was screen tested for the role, but did not make the cut. [[Divya Bharti]] was then signed.


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[[Sridevi]], who had previously collaborated with Chopra in ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989) and ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991), was the original choice for the role of Kiran. The role was planned much like her previous roles in ''Chandni'' and ''Lamhe''. However, she wanted Kiran to be the obsessed lover instead of the victim; Chopra refused this change of plot, which caused Sridevi to opt out.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Banerjee |first=Shreshtha |date=2021-11-18 |title=10 Superhit Bollywood Movie Offers Rejected By Madhuri Dixit |url=https://www.postoast.com/bollywood-movie-rejected-by-madhuri-dixit/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=www.postoast.com |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Madhuri Dixit]] was the next choice, but she refused. [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan|Aishwarya Rai]] was screen tested for the role, but did not make the cut. [[Divya Bharti]] was then signed.
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[[Sanjay Dutt]] was the original choice of the role of antagonist Rahul, but Chopra was unable to finalise him because of his jail sentence due to illegal possession of arms. [[Sudesh Berry]] was then considered for the role, but was rejected after a screen test.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Khullam Khulla |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2017 |isbn=978-93-5277-797-6 |location=India |pages=96}}</ref> The role was then offered to [[Ajay Devgn]] who turned the role down due to other commitments.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|date=31 January 2000|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: The Preethse review|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/31preet.htm|access-date=5 April 2014|publisher=Rediff}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Chintamani|first1=Gautam|date=12 March 2016|title=After 'Darr', Shah Rukh Khan channels Robert De Niro again in 'Fan'. Will it help?|url=https://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/after-darr-shah-rukh-khan-channels-robert-de-niro-again-in-fan-will-it-help-2671356.html|website=Firstpost|language=en}}</ref>

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[[Sanjay Dutt]] was the original choice of the role of antagonist Rahul, but Chopra was unable to finalise him because of his jail sentence due to illegal possession of arms. [[Sudesh Berry]] was then considered for the role, but was rejected after a screen test.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Khullam Khulla |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2017 |isbn=978-93-5277-797-6 |location=India |pages=96}}</ref> The role was then offered to [[Ajay Devgn]] who turned the role down due to other commitments.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|date=31 January 2000|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: The Preethse review|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/31preet.htm|access-date=5 April 2014|publisher=Rediff}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Chintamani|first1=Gautam|date=12 March 2016|title=After 'Darr', Shah Rukh Khan channels Robert De Niro again in 'Fan'. Will it help?|url=https://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/after-darr-shah-rukh-khan-channels-robert-de-niro-again-in-fan-will-it-help-2671356.html|website=Firstpost|language=en}}</ref>


[[Aamir Khan]], who had previously worked with Chopra on ''[[Parampara (1993 film)|Parampara]]'' the same year, was signed as Rahul. Chopra replaced Bharti with [[Juhi Chawla]] at Khan's request.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2020 |title=Did You Know: Aamir Khan got Divya Bharti replaced with Juhi Chawla in Darr due to THIS reason? |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/nostalgia/did-you-know-aamir-khan-got-divya-bharti-replaced-juhi-chawla-darr-due-reason-523740 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412115556/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/nostalgia/did-you-know-aamir-khan-got-divya-bharti-replaced-juhi-chawla-darr-due-reason-523740 |archive-date=12 April 2020}}</ref> However, problems arose when Khan asked Chopra for a joint narration of the script with him and [[Sunny Deol]]. Khan's reasoning for this was that since he and Deol were two leading actors, they could hear their roles and if they were both satisfied, no ego hassles would happen henceforth. However, Chopra refused to heed to such a request. Khan was also unhappy with the way Deol's character beat Rahul up in the film's climax. Khan was then removed from the project. Ironically, after the release of the film, Deol was miffed as he felt that the other male lead’s role was given more weightage than his, thus pledging to never work with Chopra and his banner again.
[[Aamir Khan]], who had previously worked with Chopra on ''[[Parampara (1993 film)|Parampara]]'' the same year, was signed as Rahul. Chopra replaced Bharti with [[Juhi Chawla]] at Khan's request.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2020 |title=Did You Know: Aamir Khan got Divya Bharti replaced with Juhi Chawla in Darr due to THIS reason? |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/nostalgia/did-you-know-aamir-khan-got-divya-bharti-replaced-juhi-chawla-darr-due-reason-523740 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412115556/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/nostalgia/did-you-know-aamir-khan-got-divya-bharti-replaced-juhi-chawla-darr-due-reason-523740 |archive-date=12 April 2020}}</ref> However, problems arose when Khan asked Chopra for a joint narration of the script with him and [[Sunny Deol]]. Khan's reasoning for this was that since he and Deol were two leading actors, they could hear their roles and if they were both satisfied, no ego hassles would happen henceforth. However, Chopra refused to heed to such a request. Khan was also unhappy with the way Deol's character beat Rahul up in the film's climax. Khan was then removed from the project. Ironically, after the release of the film, Deol was miffed as he felt that the other male lead’s role was given more weightage than his, thus pledging to never work with Chopra and his banner again.


After Aamir Khan opted out of the film, [[Shah Rukh Khan]] was cast as Rahul. ''Darr'' ended up catapulting him to stardom, and he went on to star in all of Chopra's future directorial ventures.
After Aamir Khan was removed from the film, [[Shah Rukh Khan]] was cast as Rahul. ''Darr'' ended up catapulting him to stardom, and he went on to star in all of Chopra's future directorial ventures.


[[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and [[Jackie Shroff]] were offered the role of Sunil, but they refused. [[Nitish Bharadwaj]] was then approached for Sunil's role, due to his popularity as [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]] in [[B. R. Chopra]]'s ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]''. Bharadwaj rejected the role as he felt the role was not challenging enough. The role eventually went to [[Sunny Deol]], who had earlier been offered the role of the antagonist. Deol had declined it, believing that a negative role would be a risk to his career.
[[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and [[Jackie Shroff]] were offered the role of Sunil, but they refused. [[Nitish Bharadwaj]] was then approached for Sunil's role, due to his popularity as [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]] in [[B. R. Chopra]]'s ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]''. Bharadwaj rejected the role as he felt the role was not challenging enough. The role eventually went to [[Sunny Deol]], who had earlier been offered the role of the antagonist. Deol had declined it, believing that a negative role would be a risk to his career.


The film's title ''Darr'' was suggested to Chopra by his younger son [[Uday Chopra]] (who was also an assistant director in the film) and actor [[Hrithik Roshan]].<ref name="indiatv">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-darr-shah-rukh-khan-lesser-known-facts-418621|title=24 years of Darr: We bet you didn't know these 7 unknown facts about Shah Rukh Khan's film|date=24 December 2017|agency=[[India TV]]|access-date=10 November 2018|archive-date=22 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922153031/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-darr-shah-rukh-khan-lesser-known-facts-418621|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The film's title ''Darr'' was suggested to Chopra by his younger son [[Uday Chopra]] (who was also an assistant director in the film) and actor [[Hrithik Roshan]].<ref name="indiatv">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-darr-shah-rukh-khan-lesser-known-facts-418621|title=24 years of Darr: We bet you didn't know these 7 unknown facts about Shah Rukh Khan's film|date=24 December 2017|agency=[[India TV]]|access-date=10 November 2018|archive-date=22 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922153031/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-darr-shah-rukh-khan-lesser-known-facts-418621|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack for ''Darr'' was composed by the duo [[Shiv-Hari]] (Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia) and written by [[Anand Bakshi]].
The soundtrack for ''Darr'' was composed by the duo [[Shiv-Hari]] ([[Shiv Kumar Sharma]] and [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]]) and written by [[Anand Bakshi]].

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It was the second best-selling [[Bollywood soundtrack]] album of the year, being surpassed only by ''[[Baazigar]]'' (which also starred Shah Rukh Khan).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081552/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce |archive-date=15 February 2008 |title=Music Hits 1990–1999 (Figures in Units) |publisher=Box Office India |date=22 January 2009 |access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref> The soundtrack album sold about 4.5{{nbsp}}million units in India,<ref name="Outlook">{{cite magazine|title=Making Music Like Ne'er Before|magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|date=13 March 1996|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/making-music-like-neer-before/200987|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210071742/www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/making-music-like-neer-before/200987|archive-date=2017-12-10|access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref> earning at least {{INRConvert|10.8|c|year=1993}}.<ref>{{cite journal|title=India Today|journal=[[India Today]]|date=1994|volume=19|page=iv|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LHEZAQAAMAAJ|language=en|quote=DARR <br /> Music Director: Shiv-Harl <br /> Lyricist: Anand Bakshi <br /> Sales: 40 lakh tapes <br /> Value: Rs 10.8 crore}}</ref> Rakesh Budhu of ''Planet Bollywood'' in his review gave the album 8.5 stars out of 10.<ref name="pb" />


''Darr'''s soundtrack marked one of the earliest instances of [[Udit Narayan]] supplying his voice for Shah Rukh Khan. Narayan's voice went on to be featured in the soundtracks of every single one of Khan's collaborations with Yash Raj Films until ''[[Veer-Zaara]]'' (2004).
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It was the second best-selling [[Bollywood soundtrack]] album of the year, being surpassed only by ''[[Baazigar]]'' (which also starred Khan).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081552/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce |archive-date=15 February 2008 |title=Music Hits 1990–1999 (Figures in Units) |publisher=Box Office India |date=22 January 2009 |access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref> The soundtrack album sold about 4.5{{nbsp}}million units in India,<ref name="Outlook">{{cite magazine|title=Making Music Like Ne'er Before|magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|date=13 March 1996|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/making-music-like-neer-before/200987|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210071742/www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/making-music-like-neer-before/200987|archive-date=2017-12-10|access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref> earning at least {{INRConvert|10.8|c|year=1993}}.<ref>{{cite journal|title=India Today|journal=[[India Today]]|date=1994|volume=19|page=iv|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LHEZAQAAMAAJ|language=en|quote=DARR <br /> Music Director: Shiv-Harl <br /> Lyricist: Anand Bakshi <br /> Sales: 40 lakh tapes <br /> Value: Rs 10.8 crore}}</ref> Rakesh Budhu of ''Planet Bollywood'' in his review gave the album 8.5 stars out of 10.<ref name="pb" />


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|[[41st National Film Awards|National Film Awards 1993]] || [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] || [[Yash Chopra]] || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite book|last1=Gopalakrishnan|first1=K.|last2=Aggarwal|first2=Semugha|title=41st National Film Festival|publisher=Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|pages=18–19|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf}}</ref>
|[[41st National Film Awards]] || [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] || [[Yash Chopra]] || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite book|last1=Gopalakrishnan|first1=K.|last2=Aggarwal|first2=Semugha|title=41st National Film Festival|publisher=Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|pages=18–19|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf}}</ref>
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| rowspan="12" |[[39th Filmfare Awards]] || [[Filmfare Best Comedian Award|Best Comedian]] || [[Anupam Kher]] || {{won}} || rowspan="11" |<ref>{{cite web|website=IMDb|title=Filmfare Awards (1994)|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1994/|access-date=12 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Darr (1993) - Awards - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109555/awards/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rowspan="12" |[[39th Filmfare Awards]] || [[Filmfare Best Comedian Award|Best Comedian]] || [[Anupam Kher]] || {{won}} || rowspan="11" |<ref>{{cite web|website=IMDb|title=Filmfare Awards (1994)|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1994/|access-date=12 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Darr (1993) - Awards - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109555/awards/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| date = 8 December 1999
| title= Sonali takes over from Juhi
| title= Sonali takes over from Juhi
|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/08spice.htm|access-date=2023-01-04|website=m.rediff.com}}</ref> The film also partially inspired the 2005 Tamil film ''[[Chinna (2005 film)|Chinna]]''. The Telugu film ''Tapassu'' also borrowed some scenes from ''Darr''.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/08spice.htm|access-date=2023-01-04|website=m.rediff.com}}</ref> The film also partially inspired the 2005 Tamil film ''[[Chinna (2005 film)|Chinna]]''. The Telugu film ''Tapassu'' also borrowed some scenes from ''Darr''.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

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The teaser trailer for an intended five-part web series ''Darr 2.0'' was released on [[YouTube]] on August 30, 2016. It was set to be a retelling of the film in a contemporary setting, portraying cyber-stalking and digital crimes. The web series was set to be produced by Ashish Chopra under the banner of [[Y-Films]] and directed by Vikash Chandra. Screenplay and dialogues are by Nikhil Taneja and Shubham Yogi.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dixit|first1=Mini|title=Shah Rukh's Darr is getting a creepy, stalker-ish, web series makeover|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/darr-reboot-yashraj-shah-rukh-khan-juhi-chawla-internet-stalker-lifest/1/753009.html|access-date=12 September 2016|website=India Today|date=31 August 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Nama |author-link1=Naman Ramachandran |date=30 August 2016 |title=Early Shah Rukh Khan Film 'Darr' Revived as Indian Web Series |url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/asia/shah-rukh-khan-film-darr-indian-web-series-1201847582/ |access-date=21 August 2017 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The series was shelved.


==Legacy==
⚫
The teaser trailer for an intended five-part web series ''Darr 2.0'' was released on [[YouTube]] on August 30, 2016. It was set to be a retelling of the film in a contemporary setting, portraying cyber-stalking and digital crimes. The web series was set to be produced by Ashish Chopra under the banner of [[Y-Films]] and directed by Vikash Chandra. Screenplay and dialogues are by Nikhil Taneja and Shubham Yogi.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dixit|first1=Mini|title=Shah Rukh's Darr is getting a creepy, stalker-ish, web series makeover|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/darr-reboot-yashraj-shah-rukh-khan-juhi-chawla-internet-stalker-lifest/1/753009.html|access-date=12 September 2016|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ramachandran|first1=Naman|author-link1=Naman Ramachandran|date=30 August 2016|title=Early Shah Rukh Khan Film 'Darr' Revived as Indian Web Series|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/asia/shah-rukh-khan-film-darr-indian-web-series-1201847582/|access-date=21 August 2017}}</ref> The series was shelved.
Audience and the critics appreciated Shah Rukh Khan's dialogue ''I love you K-k-k- Kiran'' and it still remains iconic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Himanshu |date=2023-01-02 |title=Favourite Villains: When Shah Rukh Khan Made Us Weep For The Anti-Hero In Darr |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/amp/story/readers-articles/darr-amazon-prime-video-favourite-villains-when-shah-rukh-khan-made-us-weep-for-the-anti-hero-in-darr-juhi-chawla-sunny-deol |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=www.filmcompanion.in |language=en}}</ref>


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For other uses, see Darr (disambiguation).

Darr: A Violent Love Story
Theatrical release poster
Directed byYash Chopra
Written byHoney Irani
Javed Siddiqui
Produced byYash Chopra
StarringSunny Deol
Juhi Chawla
Shah Rukh Khan
CinematographyManmohan Singh
Edited byKeshav Naidu
Music byShiv-Hari
Production
company
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 24 December 1993 (1993-12-24)
Running time
177 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹32.5 million[1]
Box officeest. ₹213 million[1]

Darr: A Violent Love Story (Hindi pronunciation: [ɖər]; lit. Fear) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed and produced by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. It stars Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla in lead roles with Shah Rukh Khan as a stalker. Annu Kapoor, Tanvi Azmi, Anupam Kher and Dalip Tahil play supporting roles. In the film, Kiran Awasthi (Chawla) is stalked by her obsessive lover Rahul Mehra (Khan), who goes berserk when she gets engaged to Sunil Malhotra (Deol), a navy officer, and decides to forcefully claim Kiran for himself.

Darr released on 24 December 1993, coinciding with the Christmas weekend, and emerged as a major commercial success and was declared a blockbuster at the box-office. The film ranked as the third highest-grossing Hindi film of the year and the highest-grossing Indian film of the year in overseas markets. It received widespread critical acclaim upon release, with high praise for the direction, story, screenplay, soundtrack, cinematography, costumes and the performances of the cast.

Darr proved to be a milestone for both Chawla and Khan's careers, catapulting them to superstardom. The film emerged as Chawla's fourth consecutive commercial success that year, thus solidifying her career as a leading lady in the 1990s, while Khan's portrayal of an obsessive lover was widely applauded by critics and audiences alike.

Darr won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 41st National Film Awards. The film received 10 nominations at the 39th Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Chopra), Best Actor (Deol), Best Actress (Chawla) and Best Villain (Khan), and won two awards: Best Comedian (Kher), and Best Cinematography.

Plot

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Kiran Awasthi, a beautiful college student, visits her brother Vijay and his wife Poonam upon her return home. Rahul Mehra, her classmate who has a crush on her, is relentlessly following her. An SF officer in the Indian Navy named Lieutenant Sunil Malhotra is Kiran's boyfriend. His Commanding Officer Captain Avinash Mehra, is Rahul's father.

Rahul makes an effort to be friendly with Sunil in order to be near Kiran. Rahul keeps calling her when she gets home and asks her to avoid Sunil, but despite her fear, she rejects Rahul's authority over her. She and her family are frightened when he visits her on both her birthday and Holi. Kiran and Sunil become engaged thanks to Vijay and Poonam, who think the stalker would never bother Kiran again.

Upon learning this, a furious Rahul attempts to murder Sunil but is unsuccessful. When Sunil is chasing Rahul, the stalker he doesn't know is Rahul, he has an accident and is taken to the hospital. Kiran chooses to flee the city so that the stalker won't harm her beloved any longer but is apprehended by Sunil, who marries her that very night. Rahul is enraged by this and vows to take Kiran for himself. He kills the police officers sent to protect the couple and vandalizes their new home with graffiti reading "Śādī Mubārāka Kiraṇa" (Congrats on your marriage, Kiran) and "Tuma mērī hō Kiraṇa" (You are mine, Kiran).

This horrifies Kiran, who worries that she might lose her mind. Sunil decides to take Kiran on a surprise honeymoon to Switzerland while booking extra tickets to Goa, so that the stalker goes away by misunderstanding that the couple is in Goa. Rahul falls for the trick and looks everywhere for Kiran in Goa in vain, but couldn't find her. Instead, he meets Vikram "Vicky" Oberoi, a friend from college, who is ill. Rahul then makes an effort to get to know Kiran's brother and sister-in-law by paying them daily visits to learn about Kiran's location.

Vicky calls Rahul and invites him to meet him. When he does, he discovers him on his deathbed, pleading with Rahul to kill him since he can no longer bear the anguish. After a brief pause, he kills his companion while creating the illusion that Vicky was the stalker. Kiran's family believes the stalker killed himself after failing to find Kiran and relax. Rahul is informed of her true whereabouts, and he shows up at her hotel.

He is acknowledged by Kiran and Sunil, who invite him to join their celebrations. However, Sunil learns that Rahul was Kiran's stalker when Vijay calls him and says that Rahul had been visiting him and Poonam but not mentioned he was going to Switzerland. Sunil sends Kiran to wait for him at a boat, before luring Rahul to the forest and attacking him. Rahul begs for mercy, stabs Sunil and then abandons him to perish. Later, as Rahul arrives at the boat, he tries to marry Kiran without her will and informs her that Sunil has died. Despite her pleading and begging, he hands her his mother's old saree and orders her to wear it.

Kiran locks herself in a room in the boat. When the boat's door is smashed and Kiran is yanked back out by Rahul and agrees to marry Rahul, then it is discovered that Sunil didn't actually die and he returns to save Kiran. Sunil brutally fights Rahul and ends up killing him. As Rahul dies, he pleads to Kiran not to hate him anymore. Kiran and Sunil return to India and visit their relatives once again.

Cast

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Production

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Aditya Chopra, Yash Chopra's eldest son, wanted to make a film similar to the American film Cape Fear (1991) starring Robert De Niro, with Raveena Tandon playing Kiran, Deepak Malhotra essaying Sunil and Saahil Chadha playing the role which went to Shah Rukh Khan, but Yash Chopra decided to take over the project and eventually changed the casting.[2]

Sridevi, who had previously collaborated with Chopra in Chandni (1989) and Lamhe (1991), was the original choice for the role of Kiran. The role was planned much like her previous roles in Chandni and Lamhe. However, she wanted Kiran to be the obsessed lover instead of the victim; Chopra refused this change of plot, which caused Sridevi to opt out.[3] Madhuri Dixit was the next choice, but she refused. Aishwarya Rai was screen tested for the role, but did not make the cut. Divya Bharti was then signed.

Sanjay Dutt was the original choice of the role of antagonist Rahul, but Chopra was unable to finalise him because of his jail sentence due to illegal possession of arms. Sudesh Berry was then considered for the role, but was rejected after a screen test.[4] The role was then offered to Ajay Devgn who turned the role down due to other commitments.[5][6]

Aamir Khan, who had previously worked with Chopra on Parampara the same year, was signed as Rahul. Chopra replaced Bharti with Juhi Chawla at Khan's request.[7] However, problems arose when Khan asked Chopra for a joint narration of the script with him and Sunny Deol. Khan's reasoning for this was that since he and Deol were two leading actors, they could hear their roles and if they were both satisfied, no ego hassles would happen henceforth. However, Chopra refused to heed to such a request. Khan was also unhappy with the way Deol's character beat Rahul up in the film's climax. Khan was then removed from the project. Ironically, after the release of the film, Deol was miffed as he felt that the other male lead’s role was given more weightage than his, thus pledging to never work with Chopra and his banner again.

After Aamir Khan was removed from the film, Shah Rukh Khan was cast as Rahul. Darr ended up catapulting him to stardom, and he went on to star in all of Chopra's future directorial ventures.

Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty and Jackie Shroff were offered the role of Sunil, but they refused. Nitish Bharadwaj was then approached for Sunil's role, due to his popularity as Lord Krishna in B. R. Chopra's Mahabharat. Bharadwaj rejected the role as he felt the role was not challenging enough. The role eventually went to Sunny Deol, who had earlier been offered the role of the antagonist. Deol had declined it, believing that a negative role would be a risk to his career.

The film's title Darr was suggested to Chopra by his younger son Uday Chopra (who was also an assistant director in the film) and actor Hrithik Roshan.[8]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack for Darr was composed by the duo Shiv-Hari (Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia) and written by Anand Bakshi.

It was the second best-selling Bollywood soundtrack album of the year, being surpassed only by Baazigar (which also starred Shah Rukh Khan).[9] The soundtrack album sold about 4.5 million units in India,[10] earning at least ₹10.8 crore (equivalent to ₹78 crore or US$9.2 million in 2023).[11] Rakesh Budhu of Planet Bollywood in his review gave the album 8.5 stars out of 10.[12]

Darr's soundtrack marked one of the earliest instances of Udit Narayan supplying his voice for Shah Rukh Khan. Narayan's voice went on to be featured in the soundtracks of every single one of Khan's collaborations with Yash Raj Films until Veer-Zaara (2004).

Darr
Soundtrack album by
Shiv-Hari
Released1993
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length42:12
LabelSaregama
Shiv-Hari chronology
Sahibaan
(1993) 		Darr
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Planet Bollywood[12]

All lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Jaadu Teri Nazar"Udit Narayan4:41
2."Darwaaza Band Karlo"Lata Mangeshkar & Abhijeet6:05
3."Tu Mere Saamne"Lata Mangeshkar & Udit Narayan6:07
4."Ishq Da Bura Rog (not in the film)"Lata Mangeshkar & Vinod Rathod5:43
5."Solah Button"Lata Mangeshkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy & Pamela Chopra7:35
6."Likha Hai Ye In Hawaaon Pe"Lata Mangeshkar & Hariharan5:12
7."Ang Se Ang Lagana"Vinod Rathod, Sudesh Bhosle, Alka Yagnik & Devki Pandit6:49
8."Obsession (Dance Music)"Instrumental2:18

Box office

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At the domestic Indian box office, Darr became the third highest-grossing film of 1993, after Aankhen and Khalnayak, and was declared a blockbuster.[13] In India, it was released on 190 screens, with 19.96 million tickets sold. Its domestic gross was ₹15.73 crore, including a net income of ₹10.74 crore, which is equivalent to ₹184.4 crore (US$28.32 million) when adjusted for inflation as of 2017.[1] Its domestic gross is equivalent to ₹339 crore (US$52.06 million) when adjusted for inflation as of 2017.[a]

At the overseas box office, Darr was the year's highest-grossing Indian film of 1993, grossing $500,000 (₹5.58 crore).[14] Worldwide, it grossed ₹21.31 crore (US$6.78 million),[1] equivalent to ₹366 crore (US$56.2 million) when adjusted for inflation as of 2017.[a]

Awards

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Award Category Nominee Result References
41st National Film Awards Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Yash Chopra Won [15]
39th Filmfare Awards Best Comedian Anupam Kher Won [16][17]
Best Cinematography Manmohan Singh Won
Best Film Yash Chopra Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Actor Sunny Deol Nominated
Best Actress Juhi Chawla Nominated
Best Villain Shah Rukh Khan Nominated
Best Music Director Shiv-Hari Nominated
Best Lyricist Anand Bakshi for "Jaadu Teri Nazar" Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Udit Narayan for "Jaadu Teri Nazar" Nominated

Remakes

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It was remade in Kannada as Preethse, starring Upendra as Chandu (Rahul), Shiva Rajkumar as Surya (Sunil) and Sonali Bendre playing Kiran.[18] The film also partially inspired the 2005 Tamil film Chinna. The Telugu film Tapassu also borrowed some scenes from Darr.[citation needed]

The teaser trailer for an intended five-part web series Darr 2.0 was released on YouTube on August 30, 2016. It was set to be a retelling of the film in a contemporary setting, portraying cyber-stalking and digital crimes. The web series was set to be produced by Ashish Chopra under the banner of Y-Films and directed by Vikash Chandra. Screenplay and dialogues are by Nikhil Taneja and Shubham Yogi.[19][20] The series was shelved.

Legacy

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Audience and the critics appreciated Shah Rukh Khan's dialogue I love you K-k-k- Kiran and it still remains iconic.[21]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Inflation rate of 17.17 times: ₹10.74 crore domestic net equivalent to ₹184.4 crore (US$28.32 million).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Darr – Movie – Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Saahil Chadha recalls being replaced from Darr after Yash Chopra took over the film, says Aditya Chopra offered him Shah Rukh Khan's part". The Indian Express. 20 July 2023.
  3. ^ Banerjee, Shreshtha (18 November 2021). "10 Superhit Bollywood Movie Offers Rejected By Madhuri Dixit". www.postoast.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  4. ^ Khullam Khulla. India: HarperCollins. 2017. p. 96. ISBN 978-93-5277-797-6.
  5. ^ "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: The Preethse review". Rediff. 31 January 2000. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  6. ^ Chintamani, Gautam (12 March 2016). "After 'Darr', Shah Rukh Khan channels Robert De Niro again in 'Fan'. Will it help?". Firstpost.
  7. ^ "Did You Know: Aamir Khan got Divya Bharti replaced with Juhi Chawla in Darr due to THIS reason?". 12 April 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ "24 years of Darr: We bet you didn't know these 7 unknown facts about Shah Rukh Khan's film". India TV. 24 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Music Hits 1990–1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Making Music Like Ne'er Before". Outlook. 13 March 1996. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  11. ^ "India Today". India Today. 19: iv. 1994. DARR
    Music Director: Shiv-Harl
    Lyricist: Anand Bakshi
    Sales: 40 lakh tapes
    Value: Rs 10.8 crore
  12. ^ a b "Darr Music Review". Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Box Office 1993". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  14. ^ "Top Overseas Grossers 1993". Box Office India. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  15. ^ Gopalakrishnan, K.; Aggarwal, Semugha. 41st National Film Festival (PDF). Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. pp. 18–19.
  16. ^ "Filmfare Awards (1994)". IMDb. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  17. ^ Darr (1993) - Awards - IMDb, retrieved 12 March 2024
  18. ^ Rajitha (8 December 1999). "Sonali takes over from Juhi". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  19. ^ Dixit, Mini (31 August 2016). "Shah Rukh's Darr is getting a creepy, stalker-ish, web series makeover". India Today. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  20. ^ Ramachandran, Nama (30 August 2016). "Early Shah Rukh Khan Film 'Darr' Revived as Indian Web Series". Variety. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  21. ^ Mishra, Himanshu (2 January 2023). "Favourite Villains: When Shah Rukh Khan Made Us Weep For The Anti-Hero In Darr". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

Further reading

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