Pardes (1997)
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- Not Rated
- 3h 11min
- Drama, Musical
- 08 Dec 1997 (India)
- Movie
- 6 wins & 12 nominations.
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Cast
| Shah Rukh Khan | ... |
Arjun Saagar
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| Mahima Chaudhry | ... |
Kusum Ganga
(as Mahima Chaudhary)
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| Amrish Puri | ... |
Kishorilal
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| Apurva Agnihotri | ... |
Rajiv
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| Alok Nath | ... |
Suraj Dev (Ganga's father)
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| Himani Shivpuri | ... |
Kulwanti
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| Padmavati Rao | ... |
Narmada
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| Madhuri Bhatia | ... |
Neeta
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| Dina Pathak | ... |
Dadi Maa
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Benu Kalsi | ... |
Krishna Maa
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| Smita Jaykar | ... |
Padma (Paddy)
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| Pawan Malhotra | ... |
Sharafat Ali
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Rakesh Thareja | ... |
Paul
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| Ajay Nagrath | ... |
Dabboo
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| Aditya Narayan | ... |
Potla
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Samta Sagar | ... |
Sonali
(as Samata Sagar)
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Prachi Save | ... |
Daksha
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| Deepak Qazir | ... |
Amirchand
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Vinod Raut | ... |
Garibchand
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| Anand Balraj | ... |
Manuchand
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Akash Singh | ... |
Nitin
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Jagdish Punjabi | ... |
Narender
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| Shashi Sharma | ... |
Bhagyshree
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Ruhshad Nariman Daruwalla | ... |
Child Artist
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Heinz Spöhrer | ... |
Tourist at Taj Mahal
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Sooch Bhatti | ... |
Shahrukh's friend (uncredited)
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| Remo D'Souza | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Subhash Ghai | ... |
Singer in a boat (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Subhash Ghai | ||
Written by
| Subhash Ghai | ... | (screenplay) |
| Subhash Ghai | ... | (story) |
| Neeraj Pathak | ... | (screenplay associate) |
| Javed Siddiqui | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Siraj Farooqui | ... | executive producer |
| Subhash Ghai | ... | producer |
Music by
| Vanraj Bhatia | ||
| Shravan Rathod | ... | (as Shravan) |
| Nadeem Saifi | ... | (as Nadeem) |
Cinematography by
| Kabir Lal | ||
| Sethuraman Mangudi | ... | Assistant cinematographer (as Sethu Raman Mangudi) |
Editing by
| Renu Saluja | ||
Editorial Department
| Hemanti Sarkar | ... | associate editor |
| Vinod Sukumaran | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| R. Verman Shetty | ... | (as R. Verman) |
Costume Design by
| Madhav Agasti | ... | (costumes designed by) |
| Shabinaa Khan | ... | (Shah Rukh Khan) |
Makeup Department
| Kiran R. Naik | ... | makeup artist |
| Jaywant Thakre | ... | For Mahima Chaudhari |
Production Management
| Jahan Shah | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Vicky Bahri | ... | second assistant director |
| Shakir Khan | ... | chief assistant director |
Sound Department
| Anup Dev | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Rakesh Ranjan | ... | sound |
| Jahangir Hussain Shaikh | ... | boom operator |
| Mohammed Salim Rajjak Shaikh | ... | sound recordist (as Shaikh Mohammed Salim) |
| Karan Arjun Singh | ... | foley artist |
Special Effects by
| Ramesh Meer | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| Shahid Ali | ... | stunt coordinator: action |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Rohit Sahu | ... | Assistant Cameraman |
Music Department
| Amin Akhtar | ... | music coordinator |
| Anand Bakshi | ... | lyricist |
| K.S. Chithra | ... | playback singer (as K.S. Chitra) |
| Hariharan | ... | playback singer |
| Vikram Joglekar | ... | song recordist |
| Kavita Krishnamurthy | ... | playback singer |
| Shankar Mahadevan | ... | playback singer |
| Aditya Narayan | ... | playback singer |
| Sahajahn Shaikh Sagar | ... | musician: Do dil mill rahe hai / musician: Kisi roz tumse / musician: Nahi hona thaa |
| Kumar Sanu | ... | playback singer |
| Hema Sardesai | ... | playback singer |
| Tabun Sutradhar | ... | music producer |
| Ramesh Sadhuram Taurani | ... | music publisher: Tips (as Kumar Taurani) |
| Alka Yagnik | ... | playback singer |
| Pradip Routray | ... | song recording engineer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Kam Brar | ... | production assistant |
| Ahmed Khan | ... | choreographer |
| Saroj Khan | ... | choreographer |
| Rahul Nanda | ... | Campaign Designer |
| Bharat S. Shah | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- B4U Entertainment
- Digital Entertainment (DEI) (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Eros Worldwide (1998) (United States) (DVD) (as Eros Entertainment)
- Rapid Eye Movies (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. (2002) (India) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Gabbana Fashion (costume design)
- Madhav Men's Mode (costume design)
- Masculine (costume design)
- Tips Cassettes & Records Co. (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This film takes a serious look at the lives of Westernized Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in North America (Whereas Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was about NRIs with Indian hearts, Pardes is about Westernized NRIs.) and hence the meaning of the title - "foreign land". Kishorilal is a successful businessman settled in America but still emotionally attached to his motherland - India. So the pardesi comes to India with his "American" son Rajiv to find a suitable '"Indian" girl for him. Kishorilal hopes his soon-to-be daughter in law will instill some Indian values in his extremely westernized son. He finds his daughter in law in Kusum Ganga (a pet Subhash Ghai name just as Chandni was Yash Chopra's favorite for a long time) in the house of his childhood friend Suraj Dev. Mahima Chaudhary makes her debut as Ganga. To finalize the marriage he sends his son along with his foster son Arjun to India. Arjun plays Cupid and returns to America with Kusum and Rajiv. Arjun comes into the movie to get the American-boy to accept Indian values, and support the Indian-girl to accept American vices. The reverse does not fit into this movie. Arjun is portrayed as an Indian at heart and the hero of the film! All is hunky-dory till the true Bharatiya Nari finds out that her future husband is not a teetotaler. So, the heartbroken Kusum returns to India. Don't conclude that it is the end of the Bollywood fairy tale. It is just the beginning as Arjun falls in love with his would-have-been bhabhi while playing Cupid and leads to a love triangle. Written by Aman Bakhsh |
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| Taglines | American Dreams... Indian Soul See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The lead role of 'Ganga' was exclusively written for 'Madhuri Dixit'but madhuri had some issues with Subhash Ghai during filming of 'Khalnayak' so opted out of the movie. See more » |
| Goofs | When Ganga is throwing the vase at Arjun the door opens and closes between shots. When Arjun is standing up the door is open but when he ducks down the door is closed and then the door goes back to open when he stands up again. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Sonu Nigam (2013). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Deewana Dil See more » |
| Quotes |
Kusum Ganga:
[after learning of Rajeev's ex-girlfriend]
Everything that happened was wrong, everything! And you're the one responsible! Arjun Saagar: Me? Kusum Ganga: Yes, you! Aren't you the one who told me Rajeev is like this, Rajeev is like that. [reveals intimate pictures of Rajeev and Kelly] Kusum Ganga: THIS is what Rajeev is like! Arjun Saagar: Now, Ganaga, you'll have to learn to adjust to these small matters... Kusum Ganga: A smalll matter? This is a small matter? A small matter? THIS is what you call small! Look, I don't want wan't to live is some palace made of gold! I want the love of a human, a human! Arjun Saagar: Everyone loves you, don't they? Kusum Ganga: No one loves me! Amd I don't want this kind of love! Arjun Saagar: [angry] Then what kind of love do you want, huh? What kind of love are you asking for? Kusum Ganga: Ask yourself! The kind of love you give to people, that's the kind of love I want! You've all mistaken me for some innocent little painting that you've framed in gold, and now you want me to hang on these walls in silence and become a part of this false decor! This isn't the dream Ganga came to this foreign land with, is it Arjun? See more » |