At a party, Ganga is shocked to see Rajiv smoking, drinking, flaunting his wealth and being verbally abusive. Isolated, she increasingly seeks out Arjun for support and comfort. There, she faces hostility from the westernized Sinhas.
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.Īfter a brief courtship, Rajiv and Ganga get engaged and fly off together to the US. Rajiv, the son of wealthy NRI Kishori Lal Sinha, arrives in India to meet Ganga Kashyap, for an arranged marriage. It was released on the eve of celebration of 50th anniversary of the Indian independence.
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The movie was remade in Telugu as Pelli Kanuka (1998) starring Jagapati Babu, Lakshmi & Banumathi Ramakrishna. It won three awards: Best Female Debut for Chaudhry, Best Screenplay for Ghai, and Best Female Playback Singer for Yagnik for "Meri Mehbooba". It received 12 nominations at the 43rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Ghai, and Best Actress for Chaudhry. 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).
Pardes grossed over ₹409 million (US$5.4 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.
It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with praise for Khan, Chaudhry, and Agnihotri's performances. The film was theatrically released in India on 8 August 1997. 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. Foreign land) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Subhash Ghai.
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