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Rangeela
Poster
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Written byRam Gopal Varma (Story & Screenplay)
Neeraj Vora
Sanjay Chhel
(Dialogues)
Produced byJhamu Sughand
Ram Gopal Varma
StarringAamir Khan
Urmila Matondkar
Jackie Shroff
CinematographyW. B. Rao
Edited byEeshwar Nivas
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Varma Creations
Release date
  • 8 September 1995 (1995-09-08)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget4.5 crore[1]
Box office33.4 crore[1]

Rangeela (transl. 'Colourful') is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film co-written, directed and produced by Ram Gopal Varma. It stars Aamir Khan, Urmila Matondkar and Jackie Shroff. The film was A. R. Rahman's first Hindi film with an original score and soundtrack, as his previous Hindi releases were dubbed versions of his Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films.[2]

Rangeela released on 8 September 1995, and proved to be a major box office success. The film received critical acclaim upon release, with particular praise directed towards the film's soundtrack and Matondkar's performance, thus proving to be a breakthrough for her. It was screened at the mainstream section of the International Film Festival of India.[3]

At the 41st Filmfare Awards, Rangeela received a leading 14 nominations, Best Film, Best Director (Varma), Best Actor (Khan) and Best Actress (Matondkar), and won 7 awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Shroff), Best Music Director (Rahman) and Special Jury Award (Asha Bhosle for "Tanha Tanha").[3]

Plot

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A street-toughened orphan by the name of Munna (Aamir Khan) is befriended by some kind folks, whose effervescent daughter Mili (Urmila Matondkar) soon grows to be his best buddy. Both gravitate toward the Mumbai movie industry. While Mili finds occupation as a movie extra, Munna earns his livelihood selling movie tickets in the black market.

Mili has ambitions of becoming an actress. Fortune glances her way when she dances her way into a movie star's attention. This actor, Raj Kamal (Jackie Shroff), arranges for her to be auditioned for the heroine's role in his upcoming film called Rangeela. Mili's shortcomings amount to distractions, but thanks in no small way to Munna and Raj, she lands the role.

Raj and Munna both fall for Mili, but Mili is too busy making the movie to notice any of this. She starts spending a lot of time with Raj during the filming. Munna tries many times to tell Mili that he loves her, but he is unable to, or Raj gets in the way. Eventually, feeling inferior, Munna decides to leave Mili to Raj, who can give her a better life than he can. The matter is not resolved though, as Mili hears of this on the film's opening night reading the letter that Munna left for her. After learning that Munna is even leaving the town, she emotionally runs out of the function to find Munna. Raj is initially angry at Mili for leaving the function midway. Mili tells Raj that Munna has written in the letter that he loves her but has misunderstood their relationship and left the town for good. Raj is taken aback when Mili tearfully tells him that she too loves Munna and can't think of a life without him. Having realized his mistake, Raj decides to reunite Mili and Munna.

Mili and Raj manage to stop Munna midway. All the misunderstandings get cleared up. Finally, Mili and Munna reunite with a hug.

Cast

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Production

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Ram Gopal Varma once loved a woman named Satya Polavarapu, who he claims did not love him back since she preferred a wealthier, better looking man; this inspired him to write Rangeela.[4]

Soundtrack

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Rangeela
Soundtrack album by
Released14 May 1995
RecordedPanchathan Record Inn
GenreSoundtrack
Length44:02
LabelTips Music
ProducerA. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Indira
(1995)
Rangeela
(1995)
Muthu
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Planet Bollywood[5]

The soundtrack featured 7 songs composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Mehboob and an instrumental theme song. The audio was released in 14 May 1995 by Rahman's mother Kareema. It is listed in almost all lists of best Bollywood soundtracks.[6]

The soundtrack fetched Rahman two filmfare awards, Filmfare Award for Best Music Director and Filmfare R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent. Mehboob got two nominations for Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist, for the tracks "Kya Kare" and "Tanha Tanha". Swarnalatha, Shweta Shetty and Kavita Krishnamurthy were nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for their respective tracks.

Asha Bhosle received the Filmfare Special Award that year for her rendition of the song "Tanha Tanha".

The song "Yaaro Sun Lo Zara" was originally composed for a Telugu film Super Police (1994) as "Baabu Love Cheyyara". The soundtrack was also released in Tamil, with title Rangeela itself and lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. However, the reused track "Yaaro Sun Lo Zara" was not included in the Tamil version. The soundtrack rights are now acquired by Tips Music Company.

Hindi

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All lyrics are written by Mehboob

Original Hindi version
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Rangeela Re"Asha Bhosle, Aditya Narayan5:25
2."Hai Rama"Hariharan, Swarnalatha5:14
3."Kya Kare Kya Na Kare"Udit Narayan5:42
4."Tanha Tanha Yahan Pe Jeena"Asha Bhosle5:36
5."Pyar Ye Jaane Kaisa"Kavita Krishnamurthy, Suresh Wadkar4:59
6."Yaaro Sun Lo Zara"Udit Narayan, K.S. Chithra5:53
7."Mangta Hai Kya"Shweta Shetty, A. R. Rahman6:45
8."Spirit of Rangeela"instrumental, Annupamaa3:02

Tamil (dubbed version)

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All the tracks were written by Vairamuthu.

Tamil track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Rangeela Rangeela"Sujatha Mohan5:25
2."Aiyayo Kanava"A. R. Rahman, Anupama6:45
3."Ai Raama"Hariharan, Swarnalatha5:14
4."Taniye Taniye"S. Janaki5:36
5."Kadhali Nee Enna Seivai"Unnikrishnan, Kavita Krishnamurthy4:59
6."Kamban Shelly"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:42
7."Spirit of Rangeela"Instrumental, Annupamaa3:02

Telugu (dubbed version)

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All tracks are written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry

Telugu track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yaayire"S. Janaki5:25
2."Aiyayo"A. R. Rahman, Anupama6:45
3."Yemito Yemo"Hariharan, Kavita Krishnamurthy4:59
4."Yepudokapudu Kalanthu"S. Janaki5:36
5."Yemi Cheyyavachu"Mano5:42
6."Hai Rama"Hariharan, Swarnalatha5:14
7."Dinakatha"Anupama3:02
8."Spirit of Rangeela"Instrumental , Annupamaa3:02

Reception

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Rangeela opened to critical acclaim and was declared a “blockbuster” at the box office, grossing 334 million.[7] It was also the fourth biggest grosser of 1995. Urmila Matondkar became an overnight sensation and a superstar. Her fame and star status were bolstered by hits like "Tanha Tanha" and "Rangeela Re". The costume designer of the film Manish Malhotra also received instant fame. The film proved to be a turning point for Khan's career, whose chemistry with Urmila was also appreciated. The choreography of Rangeela also deserves a special mention. The amazing dance sequences led by choreographers Ahmed Khan and Saroj Khan were considered classic and appealing. Rangeela's music was also highly successful and that helped the film achieve victory at the box office. Film's music was noted for beating all time blockbuster Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge at almost all the award ceremonies. While Ahmed Khan took trophy for best choreographer for "Rangeela Re", many critics and Saroj Khan herself considered that she should have won it for "Tanha Tanha". Saroj Khan also had to battle with producers who showed her as guest choreographer in the movie credits, whereas she choreographed 4 songs.

Cultural significance

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Despite the film's huge success, It was still regarded as a film ahead of its time as the films made during the early 1990s had dated plots and storylines. Shekhar Kapur called it 'The film of the 21st Century with great music and visuals' at the screening of the film.[citation needed] The look and presentation of Urmila Matondkar in the film became the talk of the town as it re-invented the image of the Bollywood Heroine. Aamir Khan played an unusual character of a Mumbaiya Tapori and that proved to be the milestone for him. A. R. Rahman's music of the film became such a rage that it topped the charts for almost a decade. The songs still remain popular as they have a fresh feel. The film established careers of so many technicians and the people who worked behind the camera.

Awards

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41st Filmfare Awards:

Won

Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rangeela – Movie – Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Box Office 1995". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Filmfare Winners 1995". IndiaTimes.Com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Ram Gopal Varma shares pics of woman who inspired Rangeela and Satya's title: 'My first ever love'". Hindustan Times. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Music Review: Rangeela". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  6. ^ "100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks Ever – Part 2 – Planet Bollywood Features". Planetbollywood.com. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Rangeela – Movie – Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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