Suhaag (1994 film)

Suhaag
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kuku Kohli
Written by	Honey Irani Tanveer Khan
Produced by	Balraj Irani Anil Sharma
Starring	Ajay Devgn Akshay Kumar Karisma Kapoor Nagma
Cinematography	Sameer Arya
Edited by	Kuldip K. Mehan
Music by	Anand–Milind
Distributed by	Shweta International
Release date	4 November 1994 (1994-11-04)
Running time	162 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹3 crore
Box office	₹12.14 crore

Suhaag (transl. Alive husband of a married women) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Kuku Kohli starring Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor and Nagma in lead roles. Suhaag was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 1994 and was the first film where actors Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar shared screen space. The duo went on to appear in Khakee (2004), Insan (2005) and in Rohit Shetty's Cop Universe films Sooryavanshi (2021) and Singham Again (2024).

Plot

The story is about Ajay Malhotra and Raj Sinha who are best friends studying in the same college. Pooja and Madhu are their respective girlfriends. Raj is from a rich family. He stays with his uncle as his father lives in another town. Ajay Sharma lives in Bombay with his widowed mother Asha. Raj treats Ajay's mother as his own mother and they share a brotherly relationship. After graduating from college, Raj's maternal uncle asks Ajay to bring his birth certificate so that he can make his passport and find work for him in Canada. Ajay goes home to look for his birth certificate and finds out that his real name is Ajay Malhotra and his father, Dr. Ravi Malhotra, is still alive, serving a life sentence in prison for stealing a patient's organs. Ajay questions his mother and finds out that his father was framed by the hospital owner, Rai Bahadur. Upon discovering the truth, Raj and Ajay go to fight Rai Bahadur & release his father. In the course of their investigation, it is revealed that Raj's father whose name is Dr. Sanjay Sinha also a key member of the Rai Bahadur's hospital & was involved in framing Ajay's father. Rai Bahadur counterattacks by killing Raj's father before he could go to court. Then Raj and Ajay bring the corpse of Dr. Sanjay Sinha in the courtroom just before the deadline of time of the case. They create an illusion that Dr. Sanjay Sinha is still alive and by that, they made a corpse pointing a finger at Rai Bahadur. Angry Rai tries to shoots at him into the court. Then Ajay and Raj throw him off the building in which he dies.

Cast

• Ajay Devgn as Ajay Malhotra
• Akshay Kumar as Raj Sinha
• Karisma Kapoor as Pooja
• Nagma as Madhu
• Aruna Irani as Asha Malhotra
• Dalip Tahil as Dr. Sinha
• Suresh Oberoi as Rai Bahadur
• Adi Irani as Dr. Jagdish
• Romesh Sharma as Dr. Ravi Malhotra
• Tiku Talsania as Publisher
• Gufi Paintal as Raj's Maternal Uncle
• Jack Gaud as Rai Bahadur's Henchman

Box office

According to Boxoffice-India, Suhaag grossed ₹12.14 crore and was a hit. It was also the seventh highest grossing Bollywood film of 1994.

Soundtrack

The album was one of the best selling albums of 1994. Lyrics authored by Sameer. The song, "Tere Liye Jaanam", song is heavily inspired by the song, "Roja Janeman" (Kaadhal Rojave in Tamil), from the critically acclaimed and cult classic Roja (1992).

#	Song	Singer
1.	"Gore Gore Mukhde"	Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
2.	"Tere Liye Jaanam"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
3.	"Kagaz Kalam"	Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
4.	"Pyar Pyar Pyar Pyar"	Udit Narayan, Bela Sulakhe
5.	"Yeh Nakhra Ladki Ka"	Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu
6.	"Tana Tana Tana Nana"	Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam
7.	"Main Dekhu Tumhein"	Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik

External links

• Suhaag at IMDb