Laadla (1994 film)
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| Directed by | Raj Kanwar |
| Produced by | Nitin Manmohan |
| Written by | Anees Bazmee |
| Starring |
Anil Kapoor Sridevi Raveena Tandon |
| Music by | Anand-Milind |
| Cinematography | Harmeet Singh |
| Edited by | A. Muthu |
Release dates | 25th March 1994 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹87.5 million (US$1.3 million)[1] |
Laadla (translation: The Beloved Son) is a Bollywood film released on 17 April 1994, starring Sridevi, Anil Kapoor and Raveena Tandon. The film was notable because Divya Bharti was to star as the lead role Sheetal, filming most of the film. However, due to her untimely death in 1993, Laadla was re-filmed with Sridevi in the lead role. Footage of late Divya Bharti as Sheetal is available on the internet.[2] Laadla is the remake of Rajkumar's blockbuster Kannada movie called Anuraga Aralithu (1986).
Plot
Raju (Anil Kapoor) lives with his disabled mom (Farida Jalal). One day Raju on his way to a job interview saves the life of a rich textile mill owner (Anupam Kher) who offers him a job in his factory which is run by his ambitious daughter Sheetal (Sridevi). Sheetal's competitive attitude and open insults result in her making several enemies in the industry. Raju works as a mechanic in the mill and confronts Sheetal several times for the proper treatment of workers. He is also elected as the union leader. Raju meets Kaajal (Raveena Tandon), who also works in the textile mill, and they fall in love.
A competing textile mill owner Suryadev (Prem Chopra) tries to eliminate Sheetal. Raju saves her by pushing her. Though he saves her, Sheetal is enraged as Raju touches her and slaps him in front of all workers. Later Raju goes to Sheetal's cabin and slaps her for five times. Sheetal cannot fire Raju as then she has to tell all of her workmen she was slapped by Raju. For taking revenge, Sheetal makes an offer to marry him. When Raju turns her down she forces his mom to agree to the marriage. Raju accepts his mom's wishes and decides to sacrifice his love for Kaajal. Sheetal expects Raju to move in with her after their marriage and live in luxury, but Raju refuses and continues to work in the mill. Raju starts to live in Sheetal's house upon his mother's order though he continues his job as a mechanic in the mill which is now his own.
Slowly Raju starts to like Sheetal and starts loving her. He again saves her when some henchmen of Suryadev try to kill her. However tensions arise between Raju and Sheetal when she fires Kajaal out of jealousy as Sheetal sees Kajaal visiting Raju's house frequently, though Kajaal goes there to take care of Raju's lonely mother.
Labor issues cause the workers to go on strike. The competing mill owner plans to take advantage of the situation and hires hoods to set the mill on fire. Raju in his attempt to stop the fire is mistakenly arrested. Raju's mom goes to Sheetal's house to clear matters but is insulted and taunted by Sheetal, and collapses until Raju arrives to save his mother and slaps Sheetal and breaks his ties with her. A guilty Sheetal who truly is in love with Raju decides to kill herself until the rival mill owners kidnap and decide to kill her themselves, until Raju arrives to save her life. Sheetal is remorseful for her behaviour towards her husband and family. She makes Kaajal managing director of the company and stops working to become a good wife to Raju and both of them lives happily ever after with each other love in Raju's house.
Cast
- Anil Kapoor as Raj Verma (Raju)
- Sridevi as Sheetal Jetley or Verma
- Divya Bharti as Sheetal (80% filmed)
- Raveena Tandon as Kaajal
- Farida Jalal as Gayetri Verma
- Aruna Irani as Bannobi (Sheetal's nanny)
- Prem Chopra as Suryadev
- Paresh Rawal as Hiravat (Suryadev's brother)
- Mohnish Behl as Vikram (Suryadev's son)
- Anupam Kher as Laxminarayan Jetley
- Shakti Kapoor as Tilak Bhandari
- Alok Nath as Kaajal's dad
- Kalpana Iyer as Kamini
- Arun Bakshi as Mehtu
- Shawn Jhajj as Customs Officer
- Vaishnavi as Special Appearance in Item Song
Divya Bharti's Death
Late Divya Bharti was scheduled to play the role of Sheetal Jaitely in this movie but due to her sudden demise on 5 April 1993 she could not complete the movie. Later, Sri Devi was signed to play the role. Some footage of Divya's role were later played on TV for her fans.
Soundtrack
Producer Nitin Manmohan repeated music directors Anand-Milind and lyricist Sameer after hits like Baaghi, Maha Sangram, Adharm and Bol Radha Bol. The music topped the charts when released. It was among the best selling albums of 1994.[3]
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ladki Hai Kya Re Baba" | Udit Narayan |
| 2 | "Teri Ungli Pakad Ke Chala" | Udit Narayan, Jyotsna Hardikar |
| 3 | "Meri Dhadkan Suno" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik |
| 4 | "Mere Ghulam Tera" | Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan |
| 5 | "Mere Ghulam Tera" (Female) | Alka Yagnik |
| 6 | "Dhik Ta Na Na" | Udit Narayan, Poornima |
| 7 | "Dhik Ta Na Na" (Female) | Poornima |
| 8 | "Boi Boi" | Vinod Rathod, Arun Bakshi |
Original Soundtrack label[4]
Awards
The film's actresses Sridevi and Raveena Tandon were nominated for the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards respectively at the Filmfare Awards held in 1995.
Character map of remakes
| Anuraga Aralithu (1986) (Kannada) | Mannan (1992) (Tamil) | Gharana Mogudu (1992) (Telugu) | Laadla (1994) (Hindi) |
| Rajkumar | Rajinikanth | Chiranjeevi | Anil Kapoor |
| Madhavi | Vijayashanti | Nagma | Sridevi |
| Geetha | Khushboo Sundar | Vani Viswanath | Raveena Tandon |
References
External links
- Laadla at the Internet Movie Database