Pardes

Pardes (English: Foreign Land) is a 1997 Bollywood movie directed by Subhash Ghai. Shahrukh Khan, Amrish Puri, Alok Nath, and newcomers Mahima Chaudhry and Apurva Agnihotri play in the title roles. The movie has music made by Nadeem-Shravan and lyrics written by Anand Bakshi. It was released on 8 August 1997.

Pardes
Directed bySubhash Ghai
Produced bySubhash Ghai
Written bySubhash Ghai
Neeraj Pathak
Javed Siddiqui
StarringShahrukh Khan
Amrish Puri
Mahima Chaudhry
Apoorva Agnihotri
Alok Nath
Himani Shivpuri
Aditya Narayan
Music byNadeem-Shravan
CinematographyKabir Lal
Edited byRenu Saluja
Distributed byMukta Arts
Release date
8 August 1997
Running time
191 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
English

Sypnopsis

Emotionally attached to his motherland, a U.S. immigrant sends his son (Apoorva Agnihotri) back to India to seek a bride.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music of the movie went on to become a huge success. It was also the second most-sold music album of 1997.[1]

Track # Title Singer(s)
1 "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" Kumar Sanu
2 "Meri Mehbooba" Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
3 "Yeh Dil Deewana" Sonu Nigam, Hema Sardesai, Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan
4 "I Love My India" Hariharan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shankar Mahadevan, Aditya Narayan
5 "My First Day in USA" Hema Sardesai
6 "Nahin Hona Tha" Alka Yagnik, Hema Sardesai, Udit Narayan, Sabri Bros.(Jaipuri)
7 "Jahan Piya Wahan Main" Shankar Mahadevan, K. S. Chitra
8 "I Love My India (Part 2)" Kavita Krishnamurthy
9 "Title Music" Sapna Awasthi, Shankar Mahadevan

Reception

The movie was hit at the box office.[2]

References

  1. "Pardes, second most sold album of 1997". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. "Box Office India 1997". Retrieved 28 September 2012.

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