Pyaar Ka Saaya (English: The Shadow of love) is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Vinod Verma and starring Rahul Roy, Sheeba Akashdeep Sabir in lead roles.[1] It is an uncredited remake of the 1990 American movie, Ghost.
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| Directed by | Vinod Verma |
| Written by | Mushtaq Merchant (screenplay) Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogue) |
| Produced by | Babbar Subhash |
| Starring | Rahul Roy Sheeba Akashdeep Sabir Amrita Singh |
| Cinematography | Aloke Dasgupta |
| Edited by | Mangesh Chavan |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot edit
Avinash Saxena lives with his uncle and cousin, Vimal. His uncle passes away, leaving the estate to him, as he is aware that Vimal is a wastrel and alcoholic. Nevertheless, the two cousins get along quite well. When Avinash goes to visit one of his houses in the country side, he finds out that his servant, Ram Prasad, had let his bedroom to a young woman, Gloria, without his permission. After he meets Gloria both of them fall in love with each other and get married in a simple temple ceremony. They then return to the city, where Gloria, who is now Pooja, is introduced to Vimal. Then one night while returning home from a late night movie, the couple are attacked and Avinash is killed, leaving Pooja widowed and devastated. Then a few months later, Pooja is approached by a fortune-teller, Maya Gangadhami, who informs her that Avinash has been in touch with her and would like to console her as well as warn her that the man who killed him is also going to kill her also. Pooja ridicules this, and tells Vimal about this. What Pooja does not know is that Vimal himself was responsible for hiring the killer to kill Avinash so that he could inherit the estate and wealth as the sole surviving relative, and with no proof available of Pooja's marriage, all he has to do is arrange her "death" at the hands of the same killer.
Cast edit
- Rahul Roy as Avinash Saxena "Avi" / Rakesh Saxena (Double Role)
- Sheeba Akashdeep Sabir as Pooja Saxena / Gloria
- Amrita Singh as Maya Saxena / Gangadhami
- Mohnish Behl as Vimal Saxena
- Avtar Gill as Raghav
- Brij Gopal as Robert
- Anant Mahadevan
- Johnny Whisky
- Babbanlal Yadav as Ram Prasad
- Ghanshyam Rohera as Maya's Client
- Ramesh Goyal as Inspector who refused to take Pooja's report against Vimal
- Dilip Sinha
Soundtrack edit
| Pyaar Ka Saaya | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Venue | Bombay | |||
| Studio | Sunny Super Sound | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 37 Min 26 Sec | |||
| Label | Venus Records & Tapes | |||
| Producer | Nadeem-Shravan | |||
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The soundtrack of the movie was composed by the duo Nadeem-Shravan. The lyrics were written by Sameer. The soundtrack was released in 1991 on Audio Cassette, Vinyl & Compact Disc in Venus Records & Tapes and Melody International Limited, which consists of 7 songs. Songs are sung by Kumar Sanu, Asha Bhosle, Vijay Benedict and Alisha Chinoy.[2]
| Song | Singer |
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| "Pyaar Ka Saaya" | Kumar Sanu |
| "Pyaar Ka Saaya" | Kumar Sanu, Asha Bhosle |
| "Tumse Thoda Sa" | Kumar Sanu, Asha Bhosle |
| "Teri Dosti Se Mila" | Kumar Sanu, Asha Bhosle |
| "Aaja Aaja" | Kumar Sanu, Alisha Chinoy |
| "Tu Chahat Hai" | Vijay Benedict, Alisha Chinoy |
| "Phool Sa Chehra" | Vijay Benedict |
Reception edit
The film was said to be a remake of the Hollywood film Ghost (1990).[3]
References edit
- ^ "Pyaar Ka Saaya Movie Review". Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1991 - 2000. Mavrix Infotech Private Limited. p. 118. ISBN 978-81-938482-1-0.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Diptakirti (2014). Bollybook: The Big Book of Hindi Movie Trivia. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-93-5118-799-8.
