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Raja Hindustani (Hindi: राजा हिंदुस्तानी, Urdu: راجا ہندوستانی, translation: Indian King) is a 1996 Hindi film directed by Dharmesh Darshan. It tells the tale of a cab driver hailing from a small town, who falls in love with a rich girl. Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor play the lead roles. The film was one of the most commercially successful films of the 1990s.
The film's music became popular and was successful especially in central and eastern states of India. The controversial kissing scene added to its publicity. Karisma Kapoor was hugely complimented for her looks and outstanding performance as Aarti, a rich beautiful sensitive young girl full of dreams and desires. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for this film and was then cast by director Yash Chopra for the role of Nisha in his movie Dil To Pagal Hai.
This film is inspired by Suraj Prakash's 1965 Hindi film Jab Jab Phool Khile starring Shashi Kapoor and Nanda.
Raja Hindustani is a story about two people from opposite socio-economic backgrounds who fall in love. The title character, Raja Hindustani (Aamir Khan), is a taxi-driver / tourist guide. He lives by his own simple code and is prone to violence when that code is violated. Aarti Sehgal (Karishma Kapoor) is a wealthy debutante who is seeking to connect with her past. Standing in the way of their love are a disapproving father and a stepmother bent on obtaining total control of the family assets.
Actors: Archana Puran Singh (actress), Javed Siddiqui (writer), Aamir Khan (actor), Mohnish Bahl (actor), Razak Khan (actor), Robin Bhatt (writer), Suresh Oberoi (actor), Tiku Talsania (actor), Kalpana Iyer (actress), Farida Jalal (actress), Karisma Kapoor (actress), Johnny Lever (actor), Pramod Moutho (actor), Archana Puran Singh (actress), Shravan Rathod (composer),
Plot: Raja is a poor man who lives in India. He meets with a very rich girl, and both fall in love with each other. The girl's name is Aarti, who lives with her step-mother, who is very cruel, father and and step-cousin, who oppose her having any contact with Raja. But Aarti is stubborn, and gets married to Raja. After their marriage, her step-mother, father and step-cousin pretend to accept them, but actually are planning to bring an end to their relationship.
Keywords: abandonment, character-name-in-title, child-abduction, childbirth, class-differences, drunkenness, fight, high-society, humiliation, local-blockbuster