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Khoon Bhari Maang
Theatrical-release poster
Directed by Rakesh Roshan
Written by

Mohan Kaul
Ravi Kapoor

Produced by Rakesh Roshan

Starring

Rekha
Kabir Bedi
Sonu Walia
Shatrughan Sinha
Kader Khan

Cinematography Pushpal Dutta

Edited by Sanjay Verma
Music by Rajesh Roshan
Distributed by Filmkraft Productions
Release date

12 August 1988
Running time
146 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Khoon Bhari Maang (transl. Blood in the hairline) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language
action thriller film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. Based on the
Australian mini-series Return to Eden (1983),[1] it stars Rekha as a wealthy widow
who is almost killed by her second husband and sets out for revenge. The film was a
comeback venture for Rekha, and was a critical and commercial success. It received
seven nominations at the 34th Filmfare Awards, including for Best Film and Best
Director for Roshan, and won Rekha her second Best Actress award. Khoon Bhari Maang
was released on 12 August 1988.[2]
Synopsis

Aarti Verma (Rekha) is a widow with two children. She is considered ‘unattractive’
due to a large birthmark on her face. Aarti's husband (Rakesh Roshan) died in a car
accident under mysterious circumstances, and her father (Saeed Jaffrey) is one of
the richest and most famous businessmen in the city. When her father is suddenly
murdered by his worker Hiralal (Kader Khan), Aarti loses all sense of purpose in
life, except bringing up her children. Hiralal pretends to be a friend, and takes
care of her like a father. He brings his poor nephew Sanjay (Kabir Bedi) from
abroad, who is romantically involved with Aarti's best friend Nandini (Sonu Walia).
Although Nandini is fond of Aarti, she is intensely in love with Sanjay, and agrees
to help him rob Aarti of her wealth. Slowly, Sanjay gets close to Aarti's children.
Nandini and the rest of the family convince Aarti to marry Sanjay. The day after
the wedding, Aarti, Sanjay, and Nandini go on a short trip, during which, Sanjay
pushes Aarti from a rowboat into crocodile-infested waters hoping that she would
die. The crocodile mauls Aarti and mutilates her body and face. However, Aarti's
body is not found; since Sanjay cannot inherit her wealth until death is
established beyond any reasonable doubt, he becomes abusive to Aarti’s children and
pets. Meanwhile, Aarti is rescued by an old farmer who nurses her back to health.

A few months later, the horribly disfigured Aarti decides to return to the city,
and avenge herself and her family. She exchanges her expensive diamond earrings for
a huge amount of money that she uses to pay for extensive plastic surgery. She
transforms into a ‘beautiful’ woman, very different from her earlier self, and
decided to go after Nandini, who is now a successful model. In order to challenge
her popularity, Aarti approaches the same modelling agency (Kraft advertising
agency) that represents Nandini and introduces herself as Jyoti. The photographer
JD (Shatrughan Sinha) spots her beauty and vows to make her the topmost model in
the town, even more successful than Nandini. Soon Jyoti's popularity takes over
Nandini, and out of frustration, she challenges Jyoti for a dance performance in
which she loses. Nandini soon becomes jobless, and Jyoti's first target gets
settled. Meanwhile, Sanjay gets smitten by Jyoti's beauty and is no longer
interested in Nandini. He tries various ways to woo her and seduce her but fails
every time. Later, Jyoti finds out that her children have stopped going to school.
Jyoti lures in Sanjay to invite her to her own home, where she lived with her pets
and children. Although the pets recognize Jyoti as Aarti, the children fail to do
so. Jyoti finds out about all misdeeds of Sanjay and Hiralal through the children,
including the murder of Ramu Kaka, the servant (A K Hangal) and her father.

JD gets suspicious about Jyoti's actions and shows his concern for her. He offers
help as a friend, which Jyoti declines. JD ultimately finds out that Jyoti is none
other than Aarti, who has come back to exact revenge on her wrong doers. Meanwhile,
Jyoti sets her second target, her uncle Hiralal, sneaks into his house at midnight
and kills him. She then calls Nandini and tells her that she is taking Sanjay with
him at Sitapur farm (the same place where Aarti was attacked). JD asks Aarti's
children to tell about Jyoti's whereabouts as her life is in danger. He reveals to
them the secret about Jyoti being their mother. Sanjay brings Jyoti to the
farmhouse. Nandini also reaches there and confronts Sanjay. She threatens to expose
him to Jyoti and will not let her suffer like Aarti. Jyoti confronts them both and
finally reveals herself as Aarti. Aarti vows to take revenge from Sanjay in the
similar fashion to the way he tried to kill her. Aarti fights Sanjay, and in the
process, Nandini sacrifices herself to save Aarti. Aarti, with the help of her pet
horse Raja, drags Sanjay to the same spot with Crocodile infested waters. Aarti
tries her best to knock Sanjay off the cliff, but Sanjay turns around and pushes
her down.

JD reaches the spot, saves Aarti, and fights Sanjay. After a brief fight, he knocks
Sanjay out, and he rolls down the cliff, hanging upside down. He asks Aarti for
forgiveness. Aarti recalls that horrific incident when she was pushed into the lake
and brutally attacked by the crocodile. Aarti knocks Sanjay one last time with a
wooden rod, and he falls down the cliff and gets devoured by the crocodile. Aarti
reunites with her family and pets.
Cast

Rekha as Aarti Saxena / Jyoti Verma

Kabir Bedi as Sanjay Verma
Sonu Walia as Nandini
Kader Khan as Heeralal
Shatrughan Sinha as J.D.
Rakesh Roshan as Vikram Saxena
Saeed Jaffrey as Mr. Saxena
Mangal Dhillon as Advocate
Satyajeet as Baliya
Sulochana Latkar as J.D.'s Mother
Paidi Jairaj as Baba
Tom Alter as Plastic Surgeon
Shubha Khote as Veterinary Animal Doctor
A. K. Hangal as Ramu
Sulabha Deshpande as Leela
Shweta Rastogi as Kavita

Production

Khoon Bhari Maang was announced by Rakesh Roshan in January 1988, with the media
reporting Rekha would star as the film's lead.[3]
Music

The film has four songs composed by Rajesh Roshan:

"Hanste Hanste Kat Jayen Raste" - Nitin Mukesh, Sadhana Sargam

"Jeene Ke Bahane Lakhon Hain" - Asha Bhosle
"Main Haseena Ghazab Ki" - Asha Bhosle, Sadhana Sargam
"Main Teri Hoon Janam" - Sadhana Sargam
"Hanste Hanste Kat Jayen Raste" - Sadhana Sargam, Sonali

The song "Main Teri Hoon Jaanam" is lifted from the theme song of the British film
Chariots of Fire.[4]
Reception

Reviews towards Khoon Bhari Maang were positive, with most of the critics' praise
being directed towards Rekha's performance. In a 2000 article reviewing the last
two decades in Hindi cinema, Bhawana Somaaya from The Hindu wrote: "Rakesh Roshan
offers Rekha the role of a lifetime in Khoon Bhari Maang."[5] M.L. Dhawan from The
Tribune, while documenting the famous Hindi films of 1988, argued: "With Khoon
Bhari Maang, Rakesh Roshan destroyed the myth that it was essential to have a hero
as the protagonist and that heroines were there just to serve as interludes and
mannenquins."

Dhawan further noted: "This fast-paced movie was a crowning glory for Rekha, who
rose like a phoenix in this remake of Return to Eden, and bedazzled the audience
with her daredevilry."[6] An unofficial remake of Return to Eden,[7] the film was
remade in Telugu as Gowthami starring Suhasini , in Tamil as Thendral Sudum
starring Radhika, in Kannada as Jwaalaa starring Mohini and in Odia as Nari Bi
Pindhipare Rakta Sindura starring Rachna Banerjee.[8]
Awards

34th Filmfare Awards:[9][10]

Won

Best Actress – Rekha

Best Supporting Actress – Sonu Walia
Best Editing – Sanjay Verma

Nominated

Best Film – Rakesh Roshan

Best Director – Rakesh Roshan
Best Music Director – Rajesh Roshan
Best Female Playback Singer – Sadhana Sargam for "Main Teri Hoon Jaanam"

References

"The law is catching up but is it enough to deter Bollywood plagiarism?". 26 August

2018.
"Khoon Bhari Maang". The Indian Express. 12 August 1988. p. 4. Retrieved 6 November
2020.
"Guftagu". The Illustrated Weekly of India. 10 January 1988. Retrieved 22 April
2021.
"World Music Day: 10 Hit Songs Bollywood Copied From Abroad". NDTV. 21 June 2014.
Retrieved 14 July 2017.
Somaaya, Bhawana (24 November 2000). "The highs and lows — a recollection". The
Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 January 2004. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
Dhawan, M.L. (18 August 2002). "Year of offbeat films". The Sunday Tribune.
Retrieved 25 September 2011.
Lawrence, Michael (2017). "Glamour and Transformation in the Cross-Cultural
Makeover: Return to Eden, Khoon Bhari Maang and the Avenging Woman in Popular Hindi
Cinema". In Smith, Iain Robert (ed.). Transnational Film Remakes. Edinburgh
University Press. pp. 103–117. ISBN 978-1-4744-0725-0.
Mishra, Bibhuti (12 January 2002). "Doing a remake requires talent". The Times of
India.
"The Winners - 1988". Filmfare. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 4
June 2006.

"The Nominations - 1988". Filmfare. The Times Group. Archived from the original
on 8 July 2007.

External links

Khoon Bhari Maang at IMDb

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Films by Rakesh Roshan
Director

Khudgarz (1987) Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) Kala Bazaar (1989) Kishen Kanhaiya
(1990) Khel (1992) King Uncle (1993) Karan Arjun (1995) Koyla (1997) Kaho Naa...
Pyaar Hai (2000) Karobaar: The Business of Love (2000) Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Krrish (2006) Krrish 3 (2013) Krrish 4 (upcoming)

Producer

Aap Ke Deewane (1979) Kaamchor (1982) Jaag Utha Insan (1984) Bhagwaan Dada
(1986) Khudgarz (1987) Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) Kishen Kanhaiya (1990) King Uncle
(1993) Karan Arjun (1995) Koyla (1997) Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) Koi... Mil Gaya
(2003) Krrish (2006) Krazzy 4 (2008) Krrish 3 (2013) Kaabil (2017) Krrish 4
(upcoming)

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remakes of foreign filmsIndian films about revengeFilms directed by Rakesh
RoshanFilms about women in IndiaHindi films remade in other languagesFilms about
crocodiliansFilms about dogsFilms about pets

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