Mehndi (1998)

Mehndi is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Hamid Ali Khan. It stars Rani Mukerji and Faraaz Khan.

Plot

Pooja is Niranjan's new wife. She comes from a middle-class family. The first days pass happily. Niranjan decides to launch a factory and asks money from his father-in-law. But Pooja opposes the will. It reveals that Niranjan is in the habit of visiting brothels. His other family members regularly torture Pooja, Her mother-in-law curses Pooja saying her son faces hardships due to her. Niranjan is arrested by the police on the charge of murder and sentenced to death. That night a mysterious man visits their house and says he will stop Niranjan's hanging only if Pooja agrees to spend a night with him. To save her husband's life, Pooja unwillingly agrees but the man does nothing with her. Niranjan is released from jail and his mother turns him against Pooja. Niranjan and his family expel Pooja from the house, calling her "characterless" for spending the night with the unknown man. Thereafter Pooja's divorce case goes to the court. Her in-laws even insult her father and sister. Pooja's father is murdered by Pooja's sister-in-law's husband in the court. Pooja and her sister are distraught. She circles her father's funeral pyre and vows to destroy the home which destroyed her life. She provokes her sister-in-law's husband in court and he tries to shoot her but she kills him. Pooja gradually destroys her in-laws. Niranjan and his family try to burn Pooja alive but Pooja saves herself and shoots Niranjan. Her in-laws and a dying Niranjan ask her for forgiveness.

Cast

Rani Mukerji as Advocate Pooja Chaudhary

Faraaz Khan as Niranjan Chaudhary

Shakti Kapoor as Banne Miyaan

Pramod Moutho as Mr. Chaudhary

Himani Shivpuri as Mrs. Chaudhary

Mahavir Shah as Ankush Choudhary

Arjun as Biloo

Shahbaz Khan as Rajeshwar

Asrani as Tolanii

Yunus Parvez as Judge Mrityujay Saxena

Gulshan Grover as Sikh Truck Driver Rakesh Singh

Raza Murad as Seth Vikram Das

Mary Gul Khan as Marjaan

Soundtrack

References

External links

Mehndi at IMDb