REQUEST FOR TOP HINDI FILMS LIST OF 1993

[Aggi Ramudu]

In <2rtir3$f...@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, rr...@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Raja R Roy) writes:
>>4. Anari
>
> I seem to have completely missed out this movie. I have seen all other
> movies. Was it really a hit? Who is the hero, heroine and director?
>
This movie has Venkatesh (who is popular in telugu films and is the son of
D Rama Naidu who is the producer of this movie and others like Prem Quaidi,
Rakhwala, Mayor Saab etc) and Karishma Kapoor. It is a remake of Venkatesh's
telugu movie 'Chanti' (which was remade from the tamil movie chinnathambi).
Anari has some very good music by Anand-Milind.

Anari story is set in a rural background and IMO has a overdose of sentiments.
Acting by Venkatesh and Karishma is decent but nothing great. I think Karishma
did quite well compared to her previous films. I did not like the film but
what do I know considering that the film did very well at the box office.

To all the Anand-Milind haters I think even if A-M lift tunes from South Indian films,
many of their songs are as good as or better than the original. The only song he copied
completely was 'Dhak Dhak' from the Chiranjeevi-Sridevi film 'Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka
Sundari'. Incidentally this film was later dubbed into hindi as 'Aadmi aur Apsara'.
A-M usually copies only the pallavi and not the whole song. Some of his
songs have been copied into telugu for some films remade from Hindi.

Jagadish Chowdary

> Raja
>
>>5. Baazigar
>>6. Damini
>>7. Gummrah
>>8. ??
>>9. Roja
>>10. ??
>>
>>> Amit
>>_Mahesh_
>>
>
>

[Raja R Roy]

In article <2rteln...@umbc8.umbc.edu>,
Mahesh Chaubal <cha...@umbc.edu> wrote:
>In article <1994May24.122249.7600@ucbeh>, <gogw...@ucbeh.san.uc.edu> wrote:
>
>>the Top 10 Hindi films of last year. I read in a Indian newspaper (printed
>>here; I think India Today) which had this list. What I can remember is that
>>Ankhen was #1 (a major hit), and the others (numbers I don't recall): Khal
>>Nayak, Gumrah, Darr, and Damini. Please send the list (numerical order would be
>Lemme try and remember...
>1. Aankhen
>2. Khalnayak
>3. Hum hai rahi pyar ke
>4. Anari

I seem to have completely missed out this movie. I have seen all other
movies. Was it really a hit? Who is the hero, heroine and director?

Raja

[gogw...@ucbeh.san.uc.edu]

If anyone knows, can you please e-mail or post (e-mail would be great) me

the Top 10 Hindi films of last year. I read in a Indian newspaper (printed
here; I think India Today) which had this list. What I can remember is that
Ankhen was #1 (a major hit), and the others (numbers I don't recall): Khal
Nayak, Gumrah, Darr, and Damini. Please send the list (numerical order would be

fine) ASAP. Thanks in forward.
Amit

[Mahesh Chaubal]

In article <1994May24.122249.7600@ucbeh>, <gogw...@ucbeh.san.uc.edu> wrote:

>the Top 10 Hindi films of last year. I read in a Indian newspaper (printed
>here; I think India Today) which had this list. What I can remember is that
>Ankhen was #1 (a major hit), and the others (numbers I don't recall): Khal
>Nayak, Gumrah, Darr, and Damini. Please send the list (numerical order would be

Lemme try and remember...
1. Aankhen
2. Khalnayak
3. Hum hai rahi pyar ke
4. Anari

[amit agarwal]

From FILMFARE Jan 1994 :

TEN TOP BOX OFFICE HITS:

1. Aankhen - Dir: David Dhawan Prod: Pahlaj Nihalani -
sold at Rs 30-35 lakhs per territory - film of two wacky brothers and a genius
'bandar' - a business of Rs 2.5 crores.

2. Anari - super hit in South - Hindi remake starring Venkatesh, Karishma, Raakhee,
Suresh Oberoi - Prod. D. Rama Naidu

3. Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke - laugh riot from producer Tahir Hussain registered 97 %
collections in the first week, making it dir. Mahesh Bhatt's biggest hit yet -
assembled on a modest budget and sold for only Rs 20 lakhs/territory.

4. Khalnayak - Prod.-dir. Subhash Ghai - costs totalled a lavish Rs. 1 crore - sold for
Rs 75 Lakhs in each of the major territories - done business of almost
2.5 crores - choli craze swept the nation.

5. Baazigar - musical thriller - started out a top favorite even before its release - sold
for a modest Rs 40-45 lakhs/territory - grossed almost a crore in the first
3 weeks.

6. Tirangaa - unusual 'jodi' Raaj Kumar and Nana Patekar - Mehul Kumar's action adventure -
sold for Rs 30-35 lakhs/teritorry - touched the 1 crore mark - surprise
super hit.

7. Rang - Dir. Mansoor A. Siddiqui's first film - promoted as Divya Bharati's last film -
evoked the sympathy of viwers - musical melodrama - sold for just Rs 20-25 lakhs/
territory.

8. Damini - Rajkumar Santoshi's labour of love - sold for Rs 40-45 lakhs/territory - opened
to a lukewarm reception - Sunny Deol picked up the national award for best
supporting actor - producers were rewarded with a tax exemption benefit boosting
ticket sales instantly.

9. Gumrah - remake of Bangkok Hilton - prod. Yash Johar - Dir. Mahesh Bhatt - sold for
Rs 45 lakhs/territory.

10. Roja - for the first time a Tamil film dubbed in Hindi has made it to the top-ten list -
was released only in 2 territories Bombay and Delhi - immediately registered
near 100 % business in Bombay - now the dubbed Roja is to released all over the
country.

TEN TOP FLOPS

Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja - Anil Kapoor, Sridevi
Anmol - Rishi Kapoor, Manisha Koirala - Dir. Ketan Desai
Chandramukhi - Salman Khan
Chor Aur Chand - Pooja Bhatt, Aditya Pancholi
Dhartiputra - Mammooty (Malayalam superstar)
Ghar Aaya mera Pardesi - Bhagyashree, Himalaya
Jaanam - Rahul Roy, Pooja Bhatt
Pehla nasha - Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bhatt, Raveena Tandon
Santaan - Jeetendra
Sahibaan - Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit
Tum Karo Vaada -

---------------------------
Amit Agarwal

[devakumar mannemela]

In article <2rtp8l$p...@watnews1.watson.ibm.com> ram...@vnet.ibm.com

(Aggi Ramudu) writes:
>>>4. Anari
>>
>> I seem to have completely missed out this movie. I have seen all other
>> movies. Was it really a hit? Who is the hero, heroine and director?
>>
>This movie has Venkatesh (who is popular in telugu films and is the son of
>D Rama Naidu who is the producer of this movie and others like Prem Quaidi,
>Rakhwala, Mayor Saab etc) and Karishma Kapoor. It is a remake of Venkatesh's
>telugu movie 'Chanti' (which was remade from the tamil movie chinnathambi).
>Anari has some very good music by Anand-Milind.
>
>Anari story is set in a rural background and IMO has a overdose of sentiments.
>Acting by Venkatesh and Karishma is decent but nothing great. I think Karishma
>did quite well compared to her previous films. I did not like the film but
>what do I know considering that the film did very well at the box office.
>

>Jagadish Chowdary

I haven't seen Anari. The telugu version 'Chanti' was excessively sentimental
and crude; and so unrealistic. I usually feel bored while watching badly
made movies. But this movie was down right repulsive.

Ilaiyaraaja's soundtrack was the only saving grace of the movie.
Can any one tell me what are all the songs AM lifted in the hindi version?

Dev

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In <CqD60...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>, hsi...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (Harpreet Singh) writes:
>>> 4. Khalnayak - Prod.-dir. Subhash Ghai - costs totalled a lavish Rs. 1 crore - sold for
>> Rs 75 Lakhs in each of the major territories - done business of almost
>> 2.5 crores - choli craze swept the nation.
>>

>KHALNAYAK MADE 8.5 CRORES IN ITS FIRST 3 WEEKS OF RELEASED. CERTAINLY NOT 2.5 CRORES. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE FAVOURITE NUMBER HERE.

2.5 crores, I think, refers to the money made in the Bombay territory. Also
if I remember correctly the list was sorted according to the collections/selling rate
for the Bombay territory. I think just counting collections khalnAyak was
next only to Ankhen.

jagadIsh

[Aggi Ramudu]

In <CqDv0...@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>, mann...@CS.ColoState.EDU (devakumar mannemela) writes:
>
>I haven't seen Anari. The telugu version 'Chanti' was excessively sentimental
>and crude; and so unrealistic. I usually feel bored while watching badly
>made movies. But this movie was down right repulsive.
>
>Ilaiyaraaja's soundtrack was the only saving grace of the movie.
>Can any one tell me what are all the songs AM lifted in the hindi version?
>

I remember it as two songs that resembled songs from 'Chanti'. They were
'Idi Tailam Petti' and the song which is repeated in the movie (I think it
is Jabiliki Vennalaki). As usual only the pallavi was copied.

Jagadish Chowdary

[Harpreet Singh]

In article <2rtlni$h...@nntp2.Stanford.EDU>, aaga...@leland.Stanford.EDU (amit agarwal) writes:
> From FILMFARE Jan 1994 :
>
> TEN TOP BOX OFFICE HITS:
>
> 1. Aankhen - Dir: David Dhawan Prod: Pahlaj Nihalani -
> sold at Rs 30-35 lakhs per territory - film of two wacky brothers and a genius
> 'bandar' - a business of Rs 2.5 crores.

>IN INDIA TODAY IT SYS THAT AANKHEN HAS DONE A BUSINES S OF 16 CRORES AND THAT ONLY HALF WAY THROUGHT ITS RELEASE. ITS IS THE BIGGEST BOX OFFICE GROSSER EVER IN THE INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY. IT HAS BROKEN THE RECORD OF SHOLAY AND MAINE PYAR KIYA AND DIL. DIL MADE 12 CRORE .

2. Anari - super hit in South - Hindi remake starring Venkatesh, Karishma, Raakhee,
> Suresh Oberoi - Prod. D. Rama Naidu
>
> 3. Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke - laugh riot from producer Tahir Hussain registered 97 %
> collections in the first week, making it dir. Mahesh Bhatt's biggest hit yet -
> assembled on a modest budget and sold for only Rs 20 lakhs/territory.
>

I DOUBT THAT, SINCE AASHIQUI AND DIL HAI KE MANTA NAHI WERE BIGGER HITS THAN
HHRPK. HOW MUCH HHRPK MADE BY THE MOVIE AASHIQUI JUST MADE THAT IN ITS AUDIO SALES.

> 4. Khalnayak - Prod.-dir. Subhash Ghai - costs totalled a lavish Rs. 1 crore - sold for
> Rs 75 Lakhs in each of the major territories - done business of almost
> 2.5 crores - choli craze swept the nation.
>

KHALNAYAK MADE 8.5 CRORES IN ITS FIRST 3 WEEKS OF RELEASED. CERTAINLY NOT 2.5 CRORES. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE FAVOURITE NUMBER HERE.

> 5. Baazigar - musical thriller - started out a top favorite even before its release - sold

> for a modest Rs 40-45 lakhs/territory - grossed almost a crore in the first
> 3 weeks.
>
> 6. Tirangaa - unusual 'jodi' Raaj Kumar and Nana Patekar - Mehul Kumar's action adventure -
> sold for Rs 30-35 lakhs/teritorry - touched the 1 crore mark - surprise
> super hit.
>
> 7. Rang - Dir. Mansoor A. Siddiqui's first film - promoted as Divya Bharati's last film -
> evoked the sympathy of viwers - musical melodrama - sold for just Rs 20-25 lakhs/
> territory.
>
> 8. Damini - Rajkumar Santoshi's labour of love - sold for Rs 40-45 lakhs/territory - opened
> to a lukewarm reception - Sunny Deol picked up the national award for best
> supporting actor - producers were rewarded with a tax exemption benefit boosting
> ticket sales instantly.
>
> 9. Gumrah - remake of Bangkok Hilton - prod. Yash Johar - Dir. Mahesh Bhatt - sold for
> Rs 45 lakhs/territory.
>

IT MADE 1 CRORE ON OPENING DAY. THANKS TO KHALNAYAK. IT WAS RELEASED RIGHT AFTER KHALNAYAK.

> 10. Roja - for the first time a Tamil film dubbed in Hindi has made it to the top-ten list -
> was released only in 2 territories Bombay and Delhi - immediately registered
> near 100 % business in Bombay - now the dubbed Roja is to released all over the
> country.
>

ROJA HAS CELEBERATED SILVER JUBLEE IN INDIA . ITS STILL GOING STRONG.

WHAT ABOUT AAINA?? IT WAS A HIT IN INDIA. DIDN'T START OUT TO WELL BUT COLLECTIONS PICKED UP IN THE SECOND AND THIRD WEEKS.

> TEN TOP FLOPS
>
> Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja - Anil Kapoor, Sridevi
> Anmol - Rishi Kapoor, Manisha Koirala - Dir. Ketan Desai
> Chandramukhi - Salman Khan

THE WORST MOVIE OF 93 FOR SURE. SALMAN KHAN IS FINISHED. THE WORST ACTOR EVER.
I MAYBE PUSHING THAT A BIT OK RAHUL ROY IS WORSE THAN SALMAN KHAN.

> Chor Aur Chand - Pooja Bhatt, Aditya Pancholi
> Dhartiputra - Mammooty (Malayalam superstar)
> Ghar Aaya mera Pardesi - Bhagyashree, Himalaya
> Jaanam - Rahul Roy, Pooja Bhatt
> Pehla nasha - Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bhatt, Raveena Tandon
> Santaan - Jeetendra
> Sahibaan - Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit
> Tum Karo Vaada -
>
> ---------------------------
> Amit Agarwal

HARPREET SINGH
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