Laadla Movie is a 1994 Bolliwood drama film directer is Raj Kanwar, from a screenplay writer is Anees Bazmee. The film stars Sridevi and Anil Kapoor in the lead roles. Raveena Tandon, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Alok Nath, Mohnish Bahl and Prem Chopra appear in supporting roles. The film initially starred Divya Bharti as the female lead and she had shot most of the film. However, due to her untimely death in 1993, the film was reshot with Sridevi replacing her. The film is the remake of Kannada film Anuraga Aralithu (1986). In the film, a headstrong factory owner marries the union leader of the factory, to quell his spirit and teach him a lesson. In the process, she ends up learning a few lessons herself.
Laadla was released theatrically on March 25, 1994. The film, upon release, was a commercial success grossing ₹11 crore domestically, becoming the seventh highest grossing Indian movie of 1994. Sridevi’s performance as Sheetal Jaitly was widely acclaimed and earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
- Directer: Raj Kanwar
- Producer: Nitin Manmohan
- Screenplay: Anees Bazmee
- Story: Based on kannada novel Anuraga Aralithu by H.G. Radha Devi
- Starring: Sridevi,Anil Kapoor,Raveena Tandon,Anupam Kher,Farida Jalal,Aruna Irani,Paresh Rawal,Prem Chopra,Shakti Kapoor,Mohnish Bahl
- Music: Anand-Milind
- Cinematography: Harmeet Singh
- Editor: A. Muthu
- Art Direction: R. Verman Shetty
- Costume Design: Anand Kamble
- Makeup Department: Pradeep Pemgirikar
- Production Management: Amar Karmakar,Nitesh Mogre
- Action Director: Raam Shetty
- Genres: Drama,Family
- Release date: 25 March 1994
- Country: India
- Language: Hindi
- Box office 11.8 crore rs
Laadla Movie Story:
Raj “Raju” Verma lives with his disabled and paralyzed mother Gayatri. While on his way to a job interview one day, he saves textile mill owner Laxminarayan Jetley who offers him a job in his factory run by his ambitious daughter Sheetal.Sheetal’s competitive attitude and open insults result in several enemies including her henchman Tilak, whom she often slaps and insults. As a mechanic in the mill, Raju confronts Sheetal several times for proper treatment of workers.
Sheetal is enraged when Raju is elected as union leader. He meets a modest worker in the mill namely Kajal and falls in love with her. Suryadev, a competing owner or rival tries to eliminate Sheetal. Charismatic, Raju guides Sheetal on how to handle the rival and the workers.Egoistic and angered, Sheetal slaps Raju in front of all the other workers. He retaliates this reaching her cabin and slaps her too. Sheetal cannot fire Raju as then she would have to admit being slapped by him. To take revenge, she convinces Gayatri to get her married to him.Reluctantly, Raju agrees to wed Sheetal as Gayatri orders him. He sacrifices his love for Kajal and marries Sheetal. Instead of moving into her luxurious house, Raju lives in his house and works as a mechanic but eventually moves to her house upon Gayatri’s request.
Slowly, Raju starts falling for Sheetal. Tensions arise between them when she fires Kajal from her job seeing her visiting his house frequently. Kajal becomes caretaker of Gayatri. Later, labour issues cause the workers to go on strike.The competing mill owner to take advantage of the situation hires people to set it on fire. To stop them, Raju is mistakenly arrested. Gayatri visits Sheetal’s house to clarify matters. Insulted and taunted, she collapses but Raju saves her and slaps Sheetal.Guilty, Sheetal who now has feelings for Raju too is kidnapped by Suryadev. Luckily, Raju rescues her. Sheetal improves herself. Kajal is made managing director of her company, as Sheetal quits her job and now becomes a housewife. Everyone live happily ever after.
Star Cast Of The Movie :
- Sridevi as———- Sheetal Jetley Verma
- Anil Kapoor as—— Raj “Raju” Verma
- Raveena Tandon as—– Kajal Bansal
- Farida Jalal as——- Gayatri Verma
- Aruna Irani as——- Banobi Jetley
- Prem Chopra as——- Suryadev Singh
- Paresh Rawal as——— Hiravat Singh
- Mohnish Behl as——- Vikram Singh
- Anupam Kher as——– Laxminarayan Jetley
- Shakti Kapoor as ——Tilak Bhandari
- Alok Nath as——— Swaraj Bansal
- Kalpana Iyer as——– Kamini
- Arun Bakshi as—— Mehtu
- Shawn Jhajj as ——Customs Officer
- Vaishnavi Mahant in item song
Music/Song Of The Film:
- “Ladki Hai Kya Re Baba”………. Udit Narayan
- “Teri Ungli Pakad Ke Chala” ……… Udit Narayan, Jyotsna Hardikar
- “Meri Dhadkan Suno”……… Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
- “Mere Ghulam Tera” ………. Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan
- “Mere Ghulam Tera” (Female)…….. Alka Yagnik
- “Dhik Ta Na Na”……. Udit Narayan, Poornima
- “Dhik Ta Na Na” (Female)……….. Poornima
- “Boi Boi”……… Vinod Rathod, Arun Bakshi
“Ladki Hai Kya Re Baba” Song:
- Singer : Udit Narayan
- Music : Anand-Milind
Awards and Nominations:
- At the 40th Filmfare Awards, Sridevi and Raveena Tandon received nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.
Laadla Movie Box Office Collection:
- First Day 0.39 crores
- Saturday 0.32 crores
- Sunday 0.39 crores
- First Weekend 1.11 crores
- Monday 0.30 crores
- Tuesday 0.25 crores
- First Week 2.01 crores
- Second Week 1.40 crores
- Third Week 0.85 crores
- Lifetime India (net) 7 crores
- Worldwide Gross 14 crores
- Box office verdict: Hit
