Rishtey

About the film

Rishtey (transl. Relationships) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Indra Kumar. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty and Amrish Puri in lead roles, and is based on the 1987 film Over the Top. The film was released on 6 December 2002, and was declared as an average grosser. The film was remade in Bangladesh as Sontrashi Munna (2005) with Manna and Moushumi.

Synopsis

Suraj Singh (Anil Kapoor), a lower-middle-class amateur fighter falls in love with the beautiful and wealthy Komal (Karishma Kapoor). They dream of a future together, but Komal's controlling father Yashpal Chaudhary (Amrish Puri) does not agree due to Suraj's social and economic status. Komal cuts all ties with her father and chooses to marry Suraj; she is soon pregnant.

Komal and her estranged father meet at a family wedding and they reconcile. Yashpal agrees to meet Suraj at the couple's home, but when they reach, they see a provocative woman (Deepshikha) inside, wearing Komal's gown. Suraj claims that he does not know her whereas the woman states that she is Suraj's mistress. Suraj tries to prove his innocence but Komal is heartbroken and goes into premature labour and gives birth to a baby boy. Yashpal fears that the child will become a lasting link between Komal and Suraj, so he conspires to have the baby killed. Suraj overpowers the hired hit men and takes his son away to safety. Yashpal lies to Komal, telling her that Suraj has kidnapped the child.

Suraj moves to an unknown place where he raises his son Karan, by taking on multiple hard labor jobs. Over time, the father and son forge a strong relationship, and Suraj tells everyone that Karan's mother is dead. One day, Suraj meets Vaijanti (Shilpa Shetty), a quirky and lively fisherwoman who falls in love with him at first sight. She employs many different hilarious gimmicks to woo him, but to no avail. Vaijanti observes a religious fast for Suraj, a ritual which is typically done by married women. Furious, Suraj informs her that his wife is still alive and he is still in love with her. Vaijanti is heart broken but still maintains her friendship with him.

Soundtrack

All track composed by duo Sanjeev-Darshan. Lyrics penned by Abbas Katka except for "Apun Ko Bas" by Sumit. The song "Apna Banana Hai" is based on "Karan Mein Nazara" from the Pakistani film Choorian (1998), "Deewana Deewana" is based on the Egyptian singer Amr Diab's "Albi Ikhtarak", "Dilbar Dilbar" is based on the Moroccan singer Samira Said's "Al Bal", "Har Taraf Tu Hi Tu" is based on Amr Diab's "Baateref" and "Yaara Re" is based on Lebanese singer Diana Haddad's "Amaneh".

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