1994 film by Kuku Kohli
Suhaag (transl. Alive husband of a married women) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Kuku Kohli starring Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor and Nagma in lead roles. Suhaag was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 1994 and was the first film where actors Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar shared screen space. The duo went on to appear in Khakee (2004), Insan (2005) and in Rohit Shetty's Cop Universe films Sooryavanshi (2021) and Singham Again (2024).
Plot
The story is about Ajay Malhotra and Raj Sinha, two best friends studying in the same college. Pooja and Madhu are their respective girlfriends. Raj is from a rich family. He stays with his uncle as his father lives in another town. Ajay Sharma lives in Bombay with his widowed mother Asha. Raj treats Ajay's mother as his own and they have a brotherly relationship. After graduating from college, Raj's maternal uncle asks Ajay to bring his birth certificate so that he can make his passport and find work for him in Canada. Ajay goes home to look for his birth certificate and finds out that his real name is Ajay Malhotra and his father, Dr. Ravi Malhotra, is still alive, serving a life sentence in prison for stealing a patient's organs. Ajay questions his mother and discovers that his father was framed by the hospital owner, Rai Bahadur. Upon discovering the truth, Raj and Ajay go to fight Rai Bahadur & release his father. During their investigation, it is revealed that Raj's father Dr. Sanjay Sinha, is also a key member of the Rai Bahadur's hospital & was involved in framing Ajay's father. Rai Bahadur counterattacks by killing Raj's father before he could go to court. Then Raj and Ajay bring the corpse of Dr. Sanjay Sinha in the courtroom just before the deadline of time of the case. They create an illusion that Dr. Sanjay Sinha is still alive and by that, they make the corpse point a finger at Rai Bahadur. Angry Rai tries to shoot at him in court. Then Ajay and Raj throw him off the building where he dies.
Cast
Box office
According to Boxoffice-India, Suhaag grossed ₹12.14 crore and was a hit.[2] It was also the seventh highest grossing Bollywood film of 1994.[3]
Soundtrack
The album was one of the best selling albums of 1994.[4] Lyrics authored by Sameer. The song, "Tere Liye Jaanam", song is heavily inspired by the song, "Roja Janeman" (Kaadhal Rojave in Tamil), from the critically acclaimed and cult classic Roja (1992).
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