Megha (1996 film)

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1996 Indian film

Megha

Directed by| Mohanji Prasad
Written by| Mohanji Prasad (story)
Achala Nager (screenplay)
Produced by| B. K. Jaiswal
Mohanji Prasad
Starring| Shammi Kapoor
Karishma Kapoor
Rahul Roy
Cinematography| Pratap Sinha
Edited by| B. S. Glaad
Music by| Raamlaxman

Release date

* 29 March 1996 (1996-03-29)[1]

Running time

| 200 minutes
Country| India
Language| Hindi
Budget| ₹80 lakh[2]
Box office| ₹61,85 lakh[2]

Megha is a 1996 Hindi film directed by Mohanji Prasad,[3] starring Shammi Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor and Rahul Roy in the lead roles. Supporting casts include Mohnish Bahl, Pankaj Dheer, Saeed Jaffrey, Ronit Roy, Rakesh Bedi, Aparajita, Satyendra Kapoor, Dinesh Hingoo, Rajendranath, Paintal, Tiku Talsania. The film was a box office failure.[4][5]

## Plot

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Pretty collegian Megha has three admirers. The first one is Akash, who is in love with her and will do anything for her; Vinod, who is also in love with her, and wants to possess and marry her at any cost; and finally Prakash who admires her secretly, and will do anything to please and protect her. While Prakash lives alone, Akash is the son of a wealthy industrialist, Bhanupratap, who will not let his son marry someone from a middle-class family; while Vinod is wealthy beyond imagination, and quite capable of using this wealth to obtain anything or anyone he chooses. Megha has to decide who she wants to spend her life with.

## Cast

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* Shammi Kapoor as Bhanupratap
* Karishma Kapoor as Megha
* Rahul Roy as Akash
* Mohnish Behl as Vinod
* Ronit Roy as Prakash
* Pankaj Dheer as Shankar
* Saeed Jaffrey as Jaikishan
* Padma Khanna as Warden Sonia Rustomji
* Rakesh Bedi as Kaushik Rathod ,College Student
* Paintal as Suraj Bhopali
* Aparajita as Mrs. Bhanupratap
* Satyendra Kapoor as Ram Pawar , College Principal
* Rajendranath as Professor Dayaluram
* Dinesh Hingoo as Professor Hingorani
* Tiku Talsania as Professor Kalidas

## Production

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The film was shot on a 35 mm movie film.[6] This film has Karishma Kapoor starring along with her grand uncle, Shammi Kapoor.[7] Rahul Roy and Karishma Kapoor previously costarred in Sapne Sajan Ke (1992).[8]

## Music

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The music was composed by Raamlaxman.[9]

#  | Song | Singer

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1\.  | "Baja Ke Bansi"  | Lata Mangeshkar, Nitin Mukesh
2\.  | "Dilbar Jab Tak Na Mile"  | Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy
3\.  | "Mohabbat Zindabad"  | Kavita Krishnamurthy
4\.  | "Kuch Log Jeeti Baazi"  | Lata Mangeshkar
5\.  | "Suna Hai Jijaji"  | Asha Bhosle
6\.  | "Banke Chudiwala"  | Surinder Kohli
7\.  | "Button Daba Denge"  | Kumar Sanu, Poornima

## References

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1. ^ Hindi Filmography: 1981-1999 - Volume 2. Satinder Kaur. 2000. p. 414\. "21.03.96 [...] Shammi Kapoor , Karishma Kapoor , Rahul"
2. ^ a b "Megha – Movie". Box Office India.
3. ^ "85 वर्ष की उम्र में निधन:हिंदी और भोजपुरी सिने जगत के प्रसिद्ध निर्माता-निर्देशक मोहन प्रसाद नहीं रहे". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2020.
4. ^ Agnihotri, Ram Awatar (1998). Film Stars in Indian Politics. Commonwealth Publishers. p. 10\. ISBN 9788171695065. "Flop 24. Megha March 1996 B.K. Jaiyaswal Mohan G. Prasad"
5. ^ Rashtriya Sahara - Volume 4, Issues 7-12. Sahara India Mass Communication. 1996. p. 120\. "the year 1996 could be called the year of Karisma . ... Three of them – Megha , Paapi Gudia and Bal Brahmachari — were box - office duds"
6. ^ Ojha, Rajendra (2002). Filmography, 1994-2000: A Complete Filmography of All Hindi Films Released Between 1994-2000, Along with Cast, Credit, Year of Release between and Category with Alphabetical Index. Screen World Publication. p. 39\. "MEGHA- 35mm, Colour, Social"
7. ^ Arunachalam, Param. BollySwar: 1991 - 2000. Mavrix Infotech Private Limited. p. 728\. ISBN 9788193848210. "This was the only film featuring Karishma Kapoor with her grand uncle Shammi Kapoor"
8. ^ "Kareena Kapoor Khan calls Rahul Roy her first crush. I am speechless, says Aashiqui actor". India Today. 30 August 2019.
9. ^ "Lata Mangeshkar: 'Queen of Melody' who redefined music in India". Deccan Herald. 6 February 2022.

## External links

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* Megha at IMDb

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