Mehandi Laga Ke Rakhna
| Mehandi Laga Ke Rakhna | |
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| Directed by | Rajnish Mishra |
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| Story by | Rajnish Mishra |
| Produced by | Ananjay Raghuraj |
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| Edited by | Jeetendra Singh (Jitu) |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bhojpuri |
Mehandi Laga Ke Rakhna is a 2017 Indian Bhojpuri-language film written and directed by Rajnish Mishra and produced by Ananjay Raghuraj under the banner of "Ananya Craft And Visions" and presented by "Om Sai Ram Entertainment" with the association of "Trimurti Entertainment Media". It is a remake of the 2007 Telugu film Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule. The stars are Khesari Lal Yadav and Kajal Raghwani with Ritu Singh, Awdhesh Mishra, Sanjay Pandey, Sanjay Mahanand, Karan Pandey, Deepak Sinha, Anand Mohan and others in supporting roles.[1][2][3][4][5] Choreographers from the Bhojpuri Cinema industry Kanu Mukharjee and Glori Mohanta make a special appearance in the song "Sakhi Re Var Pa Gaini".[6]
The film spawned two sequels, Mehandi Laga Ke Rakhna 2 released in 2018 and Mehandi Laga Ke Rakhna 3 release in 2020.[7]
Plot
[edit]The film begins with the venture of Raja, who is unemployed. But like every father, Raja's father Narayan wants the Raja to do some work, but the Raja messes up all the work with his wrong activities, all of which expel him from his job, Narayan is very upset with these activities.
One day Raja finds a beautiful girl named Kajal and learns that he is a music teacher at school. Raja starts working with Kajal in school as a peon, and Narayan is pleased with Raja's improvement and job. After a few days, the entire school goes to the "Swachhata Abhiyan" where Raja expresses his love to Kajal, who feels bad and slaps Raja.
Narayan gets to know the whole thing and takes him to a friend's house for entertaining Raja, where the friend's (Mahendra Babu) daughter marriage, Raja meets all the family members of Mahendra Babu. But his surprise does not remain when he sees that the girl who has come to the wedding is no other girl she is Kajal, whom he loves.
After that, the Raja stops at Kajal's home, and helps in the preparation of his wedding. Then slowly, Kajal gets so impressed by the goodness of Raja that she starts loving him, and the day after Kajal expresses her love to Raja, her wedding procession will come only two days later. This is the story of how the Raja and Kajal decide between love and rituals.
Cast
[edit]- Khesari Lal Yadav as Raja
- Kajal Raghwani, as Kajal
- Ritu Singh as Babli[3]
- Awdhesh Mishra, as Narayan (Raja's Father)
- Sanjay Mahanand as Raja's Friend
- Sanjay Pandey as Main Villain
- Karan Pandey as Sanaku
- Param Hans Singh as Mahendra Babu (Kajal's Father)
- Anand Mohan as Fufaji (Babli's Father)
- Deepak Sinha
- Dhama Verma
- Sweaty Singh
- Dhiraj Singh
- Gopal Rai
- Glory Mohanta as Special Appearance in song "Sakhi Re Var Pa Gaini"
- Kanu Mukharjee as Special Appearance in song "Sakhi Re Var Pa Gaini"
Production
[edit]Filming for this film was done in Lucky Studio, Halol, Gujarat with some scenes shot in Nandan Van, Mumbai.[8]
The cinematography has been done by Rafiq Latif Shaikh while choreography is by Kanu Mukharjee and Ricky Gupta. it was edited by Jeetendra Singh (Jitu) and its action director is Bajirao. Dress designed by Badshah Khan. Background music scored by Aslam Surty while sound designed by Satish Poojary (Audio Lab) . Post-production done by Audio Lab Studio.[8]
Release
[edit]The film was theatrically released on 2 February 2017 in All over India with positive public reviews. It has broken all records on box office and it is all time blockbuster of Bhojpuri cinema.[1]
Soundtrack
[edit]| Mehandi Laga Ke Rakhna | |
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| Released | 2017 |
| Venue | Mumbai |
| Studio | Worldwide Records Bhojpuri |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 41:16 |
| Language | Bhojpuri |
| Label | Worldwide Records Bhojpuri |
The music for "Mehandi Laga Ke Rakhna" was composed by Rajnish Mishra with lyrics penned by Pyare Lal Yadav, Rajnish Mishra and Shyam Dehati. Background music scored by Aslam Surty. The soundtrack included an unusually large number of songs at 10. It was produced under the "Worldwide Records Bhojpuri" label, who also bought his satellite rights.
His first song "Kawna Devta Ke Garhal Sawarl" released on 27 May 2017 and crossed over 99 million views on YouTube[9] and second song "Laga Ke Fair Lovely" released on 4 June 2017 and crossed over 65 million views on YouTube.[10][11] Third song "Sarso Ke Sagiya" released on 13 June 2017 on official YouTube handle of "Worldwide Records Bhojpuri" and he crossed over 166 million views on YouTube.[12]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kawna Devta Ke Garhal Sawarl" | Shyam Dehati | Khesari Lal Yadav | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Laga Ke Fair Lovely" | Shyam Dehati | Khesari Lal Yadav, Khushboo Jain | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Balamuwa Ho Tohre Se Pyar" | Rajnish Mishra | Khesari Lal Yadav, Kalpana Patowary | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Sarso Ke Sagiya" | Pyare Lal Yadav | Khesari Lal Yadav, Priyanka Singh | 3:25 |
| 5. | "E Ka Humke Piyawle Re" | Pyare Lal Yadav | Khesari Lal Yadav, Khushboo Jain | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Fatkat Rahni Chawur" | Shyam Dehati | Indu Sonali | 3:17 |
| 7. | "Kaddu Katayi T Sab Me Batayi" | Pyare Lal Yadav | Rajnish Mishra, Anand Mohan | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Jan Gayini Ye Ho Jaan" | Rajnish Mishra | Khesari Lal Yadav, Kalpana Patowary | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Sakhi Re Bar Paa Gayini" | Pyare Lal Yadav | Indu Sonali, Khesari Lal Yadav | 5:05 |
| 10. | "Jayi Jaroor Jeke Jaye Ke Ba Jahiya" | Pyare Lal Yadav | Alok Kumar | 4:35 |
| Total length: | 41:16 | |||
Marketing
[edit]The film was streamed online on 29 July 2017 at online video platform site YouTube and create a record of the third Bhojpuri film to get 40 million views on YouTube after "Nirahua Rikshawala 2" and "Nirahua Hindustani 2" till April 2018.[6] He got over 122 million views on YouTube.[13][8]
Award and nominations
[edit]| Ceremony | Venue | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Sabrang Film Awards 2018 | Mumbai | Best Actor (Male) | Khesari Lal Yadav | Won | [14][15] |
| Best Actor (Female) | Kajal Raghwani | Won | |||
| Most Popular Singer | Priyanka Singh | Won | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Khesari Lal Yadav | Nominated | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music Director | Rajnish Mishra | Won | |||
| Best Debutant Director | Won | ||||
| Best Story | Won | ||||
| Best Film | Mehandi Laga Ke Rakhna | Won | |||
| Best Choreography | Kanu Mukharjee | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor In Supporting Role | Awadhesh Mishra | Won | |||
| Best Actor In Comic Role | Sanjay Mahanand | Nominated | |||
| Best Lyrics | Pyare Lal Yadav | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "प्रमोशन के लिए पहुंचा ये भोजपुरी एक्टर, कहा- ये है मेरे करियर की बेस्ट फिल्म". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Khesari Lal Yadav and Kajal Raghwani's sizzling chemistry in Sarso ke Sagiya is a must watch". Zee News. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Ritu Singh is busy with the shoot of 'Mehendi Laga ke Rakhna'". Times Of India. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "एक बार फिर नए अंदाज़ में सामने आएगा 'मेहंदी लगा के रखना'!". Fimlibeat. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "दिल के करीब है 'मेहंदी लगा के रखना' : खेसारी लाल यादव". Webdunia. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Khesari Lal Yadav and Kajal Raghwani's Mehandi Laga Ke Rakhna garners over 40 million views on YouTube". Zee News. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "खेसारी लाल की फिल्म 'मेहंदी लगा के रखना 3' ने मचाई धूम, यूट्यूब पर देख रहे हैं फैन्स". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). 25 April 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Worldwide Records Bhojpuri (29 July 2017). "MEHANDI LAGA KE RAKHNA | Full HD | Khesari Lal Yadav, Kajal Raghwani | Super HIT FILM". YouTube (Video). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "भोजपुरी गाना 'कौना देवता के गढ़ल संवारल बड़ू'". navbharattimes.indiatimes.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "6 करोड़ से ज्यादा बार देखा गया खेसारी लाल का भोजपुरी गाना 'लगा कर फेयर लवली'". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Khesari Lal Bhojpuri Song: खेसारी लाल और ऋतु सिंह का भोजपुरी गाना 'लगा के फेयर लवली' हुआ वायरल, देखें वीडियो". Hindi Rush (in Hindi). 26 January 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "सरसो के सगिया: खेसारी और काजल राघवानी का बेजोड़ सॉन्ग, देखकर झूम जाएंगे आप". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "अब देखें, खेसारी लाल की सुपरहिट भोजपुरी फिल्म 'मेंहदी लगा के रखना'". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "सबरंग भोजपुरी फ़िल्म अवार्ड 2018 सम्पन्न". Bhojpuri XP. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "जब Sabrang Award Show के स्टेज पर जमकर नाचे रवि किशन, खेसारी लाल और संभावना सेठ". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 May 2020.