Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat

CountryIndiaLanguageHindi

Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat (transl.  The King's Entourage Will Arrive) is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Ashok Gaikwad. The film stars Shadaab Khan and Rani Mukerji. The film marked the Hindi film debut of Mukerji and the lead debut of Khan.^[1] Starting in 1995, principal photography took place in Gangtok and was coordinated with the filming of Biyer Phool, another home production of Ram Mukherjee, Rani's father, which Rani was simultaneously shooting in the area.^[2]

Mala, a young school teacher, has idealistic dreams for her future. She hopes for a grand love affair with a large, extravagant wedding and a dashing bridegroom who will arrive on a horse. One day, Mala's friend confides in her about her relationship with the son of a wealthy man, with whom she has been intimate, but he is now marrying someone else. Mala accompanies her friend to the man's wedding and successfully manages to disrupt it and reveal the truth. The groom's friend, Raj, is enraged and insults Mala. In response, Mala slaps him. Looking for revenge, Raj seeks out Mala and, in the presence of her pupils, beats and rapes her. Mala is distraught and ashamed. She gets home to her shocked family with the help of her students. The police get involved and arrest Raj. The issue goes to court.

Raj's powerful father, Rai Bahadur, attempts to cover up the situation by bribing Mala's guardian Karthar Singh, who refuses to accept the money. Raj's sister and brother-in-law support Mala and defend her in the case. The judge finds Raj guilty. He is ordered to marry Mala in the next twenty-four hours, as her honor has been ruined and likely no other man would be willing to marry her, in her eyes. Raj tries to kill Mala and fails. The two get married without great pomp and ceremony. After the wedding, Mala moves into Raj's home, and his family begins to treat her badly. Rai Bahadur travels abroad and instructs his family to belittle and torture Mala with the ultimate goal of driving her from their house. Raj's elder sister-in-law Sharda is especially tough on Mala, since she had plotted for her own sister to marry Raj and gain access to his wealth.

Sharda and her siblings lie to Raj about Mala, telling him that she asked them to leave the house. Raj angrily tries to beat Mala but is stopped by Karthar Singh. Raj's uncle makes plans for the couples' honeymoon and promises to protect Mala. However, it is revealed that he is also trying to kill her.

Raj's uncle leaves a snake in the house while Mala is showering. While getting dressed, she sees the snake and faints out of fear. The men believe that the snake bit her. While Raj checks Mala's vital signs, the snake bites his leg. Mala wakes up and saves him, but she is poisoned in the process. Raj is shocked at Mala's actions and realizes that his treatment of her was wrong. His uncle tells Raj that he should leave Mala to die. Instead, Raj calls a doctor, and Mala recovers from the snake venom. His attitude towards her softens, and he stands up to his uncle, who tries to influence him against Mala. The couple gradually fall in love.

Seeking revenge, Raj's uncle and Sharda plot to kill Mala via a gas explosion in the house. Raj's sister and brother-in-law arrive in the house unexpectedly. His sister goes into the kitchen to light the stove, which results in her death. Rai Bahadur returns to India for his daughter's funeral, and he argues with Raj about Mala. When Raj decides to leave, an altercation breaks out. Mala is badly wounded. Raj takes her to the hospital. She is in critical condition.

The family realize the folly of their terrible treatment of Mala. They tell Rai Bahadur that they do not want to have anything to do with him. Rai Bahadur comes to apologize. When the police arrive to investigate the matter, Raj tries to spare his father and implicate himself, but Rai Bahadur accepts the fault for the explosion. Mala regains consciousness, and she saves her father-in-law by lying about the incident. After seeing Mala's kind character, she is formally accepted into Raj's family. Mala and Raj are remarried in a grand ceremony similar to Mala's dreams.

• Shadaab Khan as Raj Bahadur Diwanchand
• Rani Mukerji as Mala (credited as Ranee)
• Gulshan Grover as Gyani Kartar Singh, Mala's foster father.
• Saeed Jaffrey as Rai Bahadur Diwanchand
• Mohnish Behl as Ramesh
• Shashi Sharma as Sharda, Rai Bahadur's elder daughter-in-law.
• Divya Dutta as Sharda's sister
• Asrani as Sharda's brother
• Sulabha Deshpande as Kaushalya, Maid servant.
• Yunus Parvez as Judge
• Javed Khan as Pratap, Mala's lawyer.
• Gajendra Chauhan as Pratap, Prosecutting attorney.
• Arjun as Police Inspector Khan
• Dinesh Hingoo as Mechanic Kartar's autoservice
• Raza Murad as Raj's Uncle "Mama"
• Goga Kapoor as Yanand Prakash
• Javed Khan Amrohi as Mechanic Kartar's autoservice
• Ghanshyam Rohera as Mechanic Kartar's autoservice
• Jennifer Winget as School kid

1. "Aankhein Ladi Tumse" - Kumar Sanu, Asha Bhosle
2. "Chanda Ki Chori Karke Chakori" - Aditya Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sababat Akhtar
3. "I Love You" - Vinod Rathore, Poornima
4. "Kya Roop Hai Tera Kya Rang Hai Tera" - Udit Narayan, Poornima
5. 'Love Bird Kehte Hai Mujhko" - Vijay Benedict
6. "Palkon Mein Sapne Chamke Ahista" - Poornima
7. "Rab Ka Hoon Banda" - Mangal Singh
8. "Raja Ki Aayi Hai Baraat" - Vijayta Pandit

• Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat at IMDb