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==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Mahima Chaudhry]] as Kusum Ganga
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*[[Apurva Agnihotri]] as Rajiv
*[[Shahrukh Khan]] as Arjun Saagar
*[[Shahrukh Khan]] as Arjun Saagar
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*[[Mahima Chaudhry]] as Kusum Ganga
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*[[Apurva Agnihotri]] as Rajiv
*[[Amrish Puri]] as Kishorilal
*[[Amrish Puri]] as Kishorilal
*[[Alok Nath]] as Suraj Dev, Ganga's father
*[[Alok Nath]] as Suraj Dev, Ganga's father

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Pardes
File:Pardes.jpg
Poster
Directed bySubhash Ghai
Written by
Produced bySubhash Ghai
Starring
CinematographyKabir Lal
Edited byRenu Saluja
Music byNadeem-Shravan
Distributed byMukta Arts
Release date
  • 8 August 1997 (1997-08-08)
Running time
191 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹10 crore[1]
Box office₹40.95 crore[1]

Pardes (transl. Foreign land) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Subhash Ghai. Distributed by Mukta Arts, it stars Shah Rukh Khan, newcomers Mahima Chaudhry and Apurva Agnihotri, Alok Nath, Amrish Puri and Himani Shivpuri in leading roles. The film was theatrically released in India on 8 August 1997. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with praise for Khan, Chaudhry, and Agnihotri's performances. Pardes grossed over ₹409 million (US$4.9 million) worldwide, emerging as a commercial success, and was the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1997, behind Dil To Pagal Hai (also starring Khan), Border, and Ishq.

The film was shot at various locations in the United States (Los Angeles, Las Vegas), Canada (British Columbia, including Vancouver) and India (Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, including Agra). It received 12 nominations at the 43rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Ghai, and Best Actress for Chaudhry. It won three awards: Best Female Debut for Chaudhry, Best Screenplay for Ghai, and Best Female Playback Singer for Yagnik for "Meri Mehbooba".

The movie was remade in Telugu as Pelli Kanuka (1998) starring Jagapati Babu, Lakshmi & Banumathi Ramakrishna. It was released on the eve of celebration of 50th anniversary of the Indian independence.

Plot

Rajiv, the son of wealthy NRI Kishori Lal Sinha, arrives in India to meet Ganga Kashyap, for an arranged marriage. Having lived his entire life in the US, he is unaware of Indian traditions but is helped by his foster brother, Arjun Sagar who plays the role of matchmaker for them, helping them fall in love and becoming friends with Ganga.

After a brief courtship, Rajiv and Ganga get engaged and fly off together to the US. There, she faces hostility from the westernized Sinhas. Isolated, she increasingly seeks out Arjun for support and comfort. At a party, Ganga is shocked to see Rajiv smoking, drinking, flaunting his wealth and being verbally abusive. Later, she finds out about his ex-girlfriends and premarital affairs.

Angry, Ganga confronts Arjun for hiding facts about Rajiv. Arjun talks to him, but his growing closeness with Ganga is noticed by Sinhas. Instead, he is relocated within the US on excuse of business. Rajiv and Ganga reach Las Vegas. He insists on getting physical with her. She wishes to abstain until marriage, but Rajiv is unwilling to wait and disrespects Ganga. Outraged, Ganga slaps him and subsequently discards her ring indicating a fraud symbol of their relationship. This causes Rajiv to try to rape her, and Ganga fights back and escapes.

The following day, Arjun finds her crying in the train station and escorts her back to India; everyone believes they've an affair. In India, Ganga's father Suraj throws Arjun out of the house when the two arrive, and locks her up in a room. Ganga's friends and grandmother make her realize her friendship with Arjun is indicative of love, and free her so she can find him. Arjun is headed to his village but is intercepted by Rajiv, who wants revenge.

Kishori Lal questions Arjun; he confesses he loves Ganga, but never intentionally acted to separate her and Rajiv. Ganga reveals about the incident in Las Vegas. Furious, Kishori Lal slaps Rajiv and orders him to return to the US. He offers to take Ganga back to the US so she can marry Arjun instead. She marries him and lives a happy life in the US.

Cast

Soundtrack

Pardes
Soundtrack album
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelTips Zee Music Company

The soundtrack was composed by Nadeem-Shravan and the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. For their work, Nadeem-Shravan received a Filmfare Award for Best Music Director nomination and won a Screen Award for Best Music Director. This was the only album where K.S. Chithra sung a Hindi song for Nadeem-Shravan.

Ghai wanted A. R. Rahman to compose the music of this film, but he was too expensive and didn't fit the budget of the film.[2] However, they collaborated on Ghai's next, Taal (1999).

Track list

No Title Singer(s)
1 "Nahin Hona Tha" Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Hema Sardesai, Sabri Bros.
2 "Meri Mehbooba" Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
3 "Yeh Dil Deewana" Sonu Nigam, Vocals by Hema Sardesai, Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani
4 "I Love My India" Kavita Krishnamurthy, Hariharan, Aditya Narayan & Shankar Mahadevan
5 "My First Day in USA" Hema Sardesai
6 "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" Kumar Sanu
7 "Jahan Piya Wahan Main" K. S. Chithra
8 "I Love My India" (Part 2) Kavita Krishnamurthy
9 "Title Music" Sapna Awasthi, Shankar Mahadevan

Reception

Planet Bollywood started their review by saying, "The music of Pardes is one of Nadeem-Shravan's best ever."[citation needed]

Box office

Pardes grossed ₹34.83 crore in India and $1.7 million (₹6.12 crore) overseas, for a worldwide total of ₹40.95 crore ($11.4 million), against its ₹10 crore budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of ₹3.4 crore, and grossed ₹6.19 crore in its first week.[3] It is the 4th-highest-grossing film of 1997 worldwide.[4]

India

It opened on Friday, August 8, 1997, across 210 screens, and earned ₹61 lakh nett on its opening day. It grossed ₹2 crore nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of ₹3.64 crore nett. The film earned a total of ₹22.83 crore nett, and was declared a "super-hit" by Box Office India.[3] It is the 4th highest-grossing film of 1997 in India.[5]

Overseas

It earned $1.7 million (₹6.12 crore in 1997) outside India.[3] Overseas, it is the 2nd highest-grossing film of 1997 after Dil To Pagal Hai, which grossed $3.3 million (₹12.04 crore in 1997).[6]

Pardes worldwide collections breakdown
Territory Territory wise Collections break-up
India Nett income:
₹31.83 crore
Entertainment tax:
₹12 crore
Total gross:
₹43.83 crore
International
(outside India) 		$1.7 million (₹6.12 crore in 1997)
Worldwide ₹49.95 crore ($11.4 million)[3]

Critical reception

Pardes received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. Praise was given to the music and the cast's performances; however the story and screenplay of the film received criticism.[7][8][9]

India Today cites it as one of the first major Bollywood pictures to succeed in the United States.[10]

In their book, New Cosmopolitanisms: South Asians in the US, Gita Rajan and Shailja Sharma view the film as a dichotomous depiction of the good NRI versus bad NRI, with Khan depicting the good immigrant, who assists the rowdy Indian American playboy Rajiv (Apurva Agnihotri), the bad. Khan's character of Arjun is perceived as a metaphor for cosmopolitanism or Indian cultural nationalism in the wider sense, in direct contrast to Rajiv who represents wealthy Westernization and all its negative vices and connotations.[11]

Accolades

Award[a] Date of ceremony[b] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Filmfare Awards 31 January 1998 Best Film Subhash Ghai Nominated [12]
[13]
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Won
Best Actress Mahima Chaudhry Nominated
Best Female Debut Won
Best Music Director Nadeem–Shravan Nominated
Best Lyricist Anand Bakshi for "I Love My India" Nominated
Anand Bakshi for "Meri Mehbooba" Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Hariharan for "I Love My India" Nominated
Kumar Sanu for "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Alka Yagnik for "Meri Mehbooba" Won
Kavita Krishnamurthy for "I Love My India" Nominated
Screen Awards 17 January 1998 Best Film Pardes Nominated [14]
[15]
[16]
[17]
Best Director Subhash Ghai Nominated
Most Promising Newcomer – Male Apurva Agnihotri Nominated
Most Promising Newcomer – Female Mahima Chaudhry Nominated
Best Music Director Nadeem–Shravan Won
Best Lyricist Anand Bakshi for "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" Nominated
Anand Bakshi for "I Love My India" Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Kumar Sanu for "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" Nominated
Best Cinematography Kabir Lal Won
Zee Cine Awards 14 March 1998 Best Film Subhash Ghai Nominated [18]
[19]
[20]
[21]
Best Director Nominated
Best Story Nominated
Best Cinematography Kabir Lal Nominated
Best Actor – Male Shah Rukh Khan Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Apurva Agnihotri Nominated
Best Male Debut Nominated
Best Female Debut Mahima Chaudhry Won
Best Music Director Nadeem–Shravan Nominated
Best Background Score Vanraj Bhatia Won
Best Lyricist Anand Bakshi for "I Love My India" Nominated
Best Playback Singer – Male Kumar Sanu for "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" Nominated
Best Playback Singer – Female Kavita Krishnamurthy for "I Love My India" Nominated
Best Editing Renu Saluja Nominated
Best Make Up Artist Kiran R. Naik Nominated
Best Sound Recording Rakesh Ranjan Won
Best Re-Recording Anup Dev Nominated
Best Song Recording Hassan Sheikh Nominated
Best Special Effects (Visual) Ramesh Meer Nominated

Notes

  1. ^ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
  2. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

  1. ^ a b "Pardes - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.
  2. ^ "21 Years of Pardes: When the music triumphed over the film's story!". 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Pardes". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Top Worldwide Grossers 1997". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Top India Total Nett Gross 1997". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Top Overseas Gross 1997". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Planet Bollywood: Film Review: Pardes". planetbollywood.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Pardes". ApunKaChoice. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013.
  9. ^ Maheshwari, Laya (25 September 2017). "How Bollywood Stereotypes the West". BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Pardes (1997)". India Today. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  11. ^ Sharma & Rajan 2006, p. 126.
  12. ^ "43rd Filmfare Awards 1998 Nominations". Indian Times. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  13. ^ "43rd Filmfare Awards 1998 Winners". Indian Times. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 8 May 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  14. ^ "The 4th Screen Awards Nominations: Bollywood's best to vie for Screen-Videocon awards". The Indian Express. 9 January 1998. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  15. ^ "The 4th Screen Awards: And the nominees for 1997 are…". The Indian Express. 9 January 1998. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Screen Award winners for the year 1997 are". Screen India. Indian Express Limited. Archived from the original on 27 January 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2021. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 7 January 2004 suggested (help)
  17. ^ "Star Screen Videocon Awards Winners". Screen India. Indian Express Limited. Archived from the original on 20 October 2002. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  18. ^ "1st Zee Cine Awards 1998 Popular Award Categories Nominations". Zee Television. Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Archived from the original on 19 February 1998. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  19. ^ "1st Zee Cine Awards 1998 Technical Award Categories Nominations". Zee Television. Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Archived from the original on 19 February 1998. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  20. ^ "1st Zee Cine Awards 1998 Popular Award Categories Winners". Zee Television. Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Archived from the original on 2 July 1998. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  21. ^ "1st Zee Cine Awards 1998 Technical Award Categories Winners". Zee Television. Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Archived from the original on 2 July 1998. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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