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Also known as Fear

Darr: A Violent Love Story (; Fear) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed and produced by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. It stars Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan in the lead roles, along with Anupam Kher, Tanvi Azmi, Annu Kapoor, and Dalip Tahil in supporting roles.

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Darr is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Yash Chopra, who also produced the movie. The screenplay was written by Honey Irani and Javed Siddiqui. The cast includes Juhi Chawla, Sunny Deol, Shah Rukh Khan, and Tanvi Azmi. The music was composed by Shiv-Hari, with choreography by Saroj Khan. The film was produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films, with additional distribution by Netflix.

The film has been described as a psychological thriller and romance. Its tagline is "A Violent Love Story," and it explores themes of a love triangle, forbidden love, and a stalker. It received the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, as well as Filmfare Awards for Best Performance in a Comic Role and Best Cinematographer. It was also nominated for awards for Best Music Director, Best Director, and Best Performance in a Negative Role.

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Film · TMDB

6.9

A woman is caught between one man's love and another man's obsession. She fears one and fears for the other. One stands for love and the other for life. Who will she choose?

Released: 1993-09-01179 minDir: Yash ChopraThriller, Action, Romance

Cast

  • Sunny Deol as Sunil Malhotra
  • Juhi Chawla Mehta as Kiran Awasti
  • Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul Mehra
  • Anupam Kher as Vijay Awasti
  • Dalip Tahil as Captain Mehra
  • Tanvi Azmi as Poonam Awasthi

Themes

  • love triangle
  • forbidden love
  • stalker

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Ratings

IMDb

7.6/10

27,127 votes

Year
1993
Runtime
178 min
Genres
Action, Drama, Romance

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Key facts

Film.name
Darr: A Violent Love Story
Film.image
Darr poster.jpg
Film.caption
Theatrical release poster
Film.director
Yash Chopra
Film.writer
Honey Irani
Film.producer
Yash Chopra
Film.cinematography
Manmohan Singh
Film.editing
Keshav Naidu
Film.music
Shiv–Hari
Film.studio
Yash Raj Films
Film.distributor
Yash Raj Films
Film.runtime
177 minutes
Film.country
India
Film.language
Hindi
Album.name
Darr
Album.type
soundtrack
Album.artist
Shiv-Hari
Album.released
1993

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
India
Original language
Hindi
Director
Yash Chopra
Screenwriter
Javed Siddiqui
Cast member
Dalip Tahil
Composer
Shiv-Hari
Producer
Yash Chopra
Production company
Yash Raj Films
Cinematographer
Manmohan Singh
Duration
178
FilmAffinity ID
742957
Performer
Shiv-Hari
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1993-12-24
title
डर
distributed by
Netflix
choreographer
Saroj Khan
box office
3480000
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Plot
  • Cast
  • Production
  • Development
  • Casting
  • Soundtrack
  • Box office
  • Awards and nominations
  • Remakes
  • Legacy
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Darr: A Violent Love Story (; Fear) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed and produced by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. It stars Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan in the lead roles, along with Anupam Kher, Tanvi Azmi, Annu Kapoor, and Dalip Tahil in supporting roles.

Darr released on 24 December 1993, coinciding with the Christmas weekend, and emerged as a major commercial success. It was declared a blockbuster at the box-office and went on to become the third highest-grossing Hindi film of the year and the highest-grossing Indian film of the year. It received widespread critical acclaim upon release, with praise towards the direction, story, screenplay, soundtrack, cinematography, costumes and the performances of the cast.

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