Lootere
1993 · India
- Director
- Dharmesh Darshan
- Screenplay
- Dharmesh Darshan
- Producer
- Suneel Darshan
- Music
- Anand-Milind
Cast
What it is about
Karan is an honest police inspector assigned to protect Anjali, the only witness who can testify against Changez Lala, a powerful crime boss. With the criminal's henchmen hunting her down, he must take her far from the city to a secluded place. The forced closeness and shared life on the run bring them together, but their romance grows under the constant threat of assassins determined to silence her.
How it was made
Lootere was written and directed by Dharmesh Darshan and produced by Suneel Darshan, a project that mixes action filmmaking with a love story. Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla lead the cast, supported by Naseeruddin Shah, Chunky Pandey, Pooja Bedi and Anupam Kher. The songs were composed by Anand-Milind, while Viju Shah wrote the background score. Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote the lyrics for almost all of the songs.
Reception and legacy
The film was a box-office hit and one of the highest-grossing titles of its year in India. Its songs were featured among the top ten albums of the year.
Stills
Trivia
Who wrote the lyrics
Although Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote almost all the lyrics, "O Lootere O Lootere" was penned by Manoj Kumar, and "Main Teri Rani Tu Raja Mera" was written by director Dharmesh Darshan himself.
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