Kabhie Ajnabi The (lit. 'Were once strangers') is a 1985 Indian
musical romantic drama film directed, edited and produced by Vijay
Singh. The story was written by Rohini Patwardhan. Screenplay was
written by Ravindra Peepat. The cinematographer of the film is Debu
Deodhar. It revolves around a young cricketer who has lost his
ladylove and when he again falls in love with another woman, his
former ladylove returns. The film stars Sandeep Patil as the
protagonist and Syed Kirmani as one of the antagonists. Poonam Dhillon
and Debashree Roy star as the heroines of the film. The film also
features Sachin Tendulkar in a small part. The music of the film was
also composed by Vijay Singh with lyrics by Dev Kohli and Ravindra
Peepat.The film was much discussed in media and over-hyped regarding
the Bollywood debut of two Indian cricketers Sandeep Patil and Syed
Kirmani, who were at that time basking in the glory of the 1983
Cricket World Cup victory. The film was highly publicised on the
sequence of fight between the two cricketers as well as Roy's sensuous
enacting with Patil in the song sequence Geet Mere Hothon Ko De Gaya
Koi as the actress was at that time, having a love affair with the
cricketer. Filmfare wrote on the presentation of Debashree Roy in the
song sequence, "With those cohl eyes and her figure scantily covered
with, she looked enthralling yet she looked coy enough." Filmsack
wrote on Roy's look in the song sequence, "She reminisced the amorous
avatar of Sharmila Tagore in Aradhana." The film earned Roy the
Calcutta and National Unity Award for Best Supporting Actress in Hindi
Cinema of 1985. The film was presumed to be a huge hit at box office.
It opened with 80% seat occupancy, but ultimately proved itself to be
a major debacle at box office due to its weak screenplay. The Tribune
wrote: "In contrast to their heroics in the 1983 World Cup, Patil and
Kirmani were clean bowled on the big screen." In 1986, Filmfare named
it in the list of Ten Most Disappointing Films of 1985.Sandeep is a
famous cricketer who is in love with Asha the beautiful daughter of a
famous industrialist. Asha's father is not much up on his feet to have
a cricketer as his son-in-law, rather he wants Asha to marry Shakti.
But he eventually agrees when he learns that Asha will not marry
anyone but Sandeep. Sandeep meets Asha's father who says that he wants
to talk to Sandeep's father to fix their date of wedding. On hearing
this, Sandeep remains silent and Asha's father concludes that his
father is no more in this world. He tells that he would like to talk
to Sandeep's mother. Shakti learns that Asha's father is planning an
appointment with Sandeep's mother as he wants to fix his daughter's
wedding to Sandeep. Shakti informs Sandeep's father all about this.
Sandeep along with his mother comes to visit Asha's father and they
have a hearty conversation. Suddenly Sandeep's father arrives there.
It is revealed that his father is a fool and Sandeep's mother is
married to someone else to get rid of her bibulous, contemptible
husband. Asha's father declares that he will not approve his daughter
to get married in an obnoxious pedigree like Sandeep's. Later on Asha
tells Sandeep that he should have informed her all about his family so
that she could have taken precautions to keep things right. Shakti
meets Asha and learns that his plan is not a success yet. She still
wants to marry Sandeep. He hires a powerful swashbuckler who along
with his gang attacks Sandeep one night and fractured one of his legs
severely. As a result, his career comes to halt.
musical romantic drama film directed, edited and produced by Vijay
Singh. The story was written by Rohini Patwardhan. Screenplay was
written by Ravindra Peepat. The cinematographer of the film is Debu
Deodhar. It revolves around a young cricketer who has lost his
ladylove and when he again falls in love with another woman, his
former ladylove returns. The film stars Sandeep Patil as the
protagonist and Syed Kirmani as one of the antagonists. Poonam Dhillon
and Debashree Roy star as the heroines of the film. The film also
features Sachin Tendulkar in a small part. The music of the film was
also composed by Vijay Singh with lyrics by Dev Kohli and Ravindra
Peepat.The film was much discussed in media and over-hyped regarding
the Bollywood debut of two Indian cricketers Sandeep Patil and Syed
Kirmani, who were at that time basking in the glory of the 1983
Cricket World Cup victory. The film was highly publicised on the
sequence of fight between the two cricketers as well as Roy's sensuous
enacting with Patil in the song sequence Geet Mere Hothon Ko De Gaya
Koi as the actress was at that time, having a love affair with the
cricketer. Filmfare wrote on the presentation of Debashree Roy in the
song sequence, "With those cohl eyes and her figure scantily covered
with, she looked enthralling yet she looked coy enough." Filmsack
wrote on Roy's look in the song sequence, "She reminisced the amorous
avatar of Sharmila Tagore in Aradhana." The film earned Roy the
Calcutta and National Unity Award for Best Supporting Actress in Hindi
Cinema of 1985. The film was presumed to be a huge hit at box office.
It opened with 80% seat occupancy, but ultimately proved itself to be
a major debacle at box office due to its weak screenplay. The Tribune
wrote: "In contrast to their heroics in the 1983 World Cup, Patil and
Kirmani were clean bowled on the big screen." In 1986, Filmfare named
it in the list of Ten Most Disappointing Films of 1985.Sandeep is a
famous cricketer who is in love with Asha the beautiful daughter of a
famous industrialist. Asha's father is not much up on his feet to have
a cricketer as his son-in-law, rather he wants Asha to marry Shakti.
But he eventually agrees when he learns that Asha will not marry
anyone but Sandeep. Sandeep meets Asha's father who says that he wants
to talk to Sandeep's father to fix their date of wedding. On hearing
this, Sandeep remains silent and Asha's father concludes that his
father is no more in this world. He tells that he would like to talk
to Sandeep's mother. Shakti learns that Asha's father is planning an
appointment with Sandeep's mother as he wants to fix his daughter's
wedding to Sandeep. Shakti informs Sandeep's father all about this.
Sandeep along with his mother comes to visit Asha's father and they
have a hearty conversation. Suddenly Sandeep's father arrives there.
It is revealed that his father is a fool and Sandeep's mother is
married to someone else to get rid of her bibulous, contemptible
husband. Asha's father declares that he will not approve his daughter
to get married in an obnoxious pedigree like Sandeep's. Later on Asha
tells Sandeep that he should have informed her all about his family so
that she could have taken precautions to keep things right. Shakti
meets Asha and learns that his plan is not a success yet. She still
wants to marry Sandeep. He hires a powerful swashbuckler who along
with his gang attacks Sandeep one night and fractured one of his legs
severely. As a result, his career comes to halt.
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