Henna

Henna (1991)

Beautiful Henna Khan lives the life of a gypsy near the river, Jhelum, in Pakistan with her widowed dad, Khan Baba; three brothers, Ashraf, Razzak, and Zaman; and Razzak's wife, Najma. One day she comes across a male body that has been washed ashore. Khan Baba, Bibi Gul, and Henna take this male in, nurse him back to health, only to find out that he has lost his memory. The male in his sleep cries out the name of "Chand", and everyone starts calling him by that name.

Date of release
1991-06-28
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (12)
Runtime
3h 4m
Genres
Drama, Romance, Music
Director
Randhir Kapoor

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: India, Manali, Murree, Switzerland, and Austria
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Henna is a 1991 Indian musical romantic drama film written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, produced and directed by Randhir Kapoor. It stars Rishi Kapoor, along with Pakistani actress Zeba Bakhtiyar in the title role and Ashwini Bhave. The film was planned and started by director Raj Kapoor, but due to his death before the filming, it was shot by his eldest son Randhir. The dialogues of the film were written by the Pakistani writer Haseena Moin. The film was a major critical and commercial success and was also India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Production

The Kashmir part of the film was shot in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. Some parts were shot in Pakistan (Murree, Islamabad), Switzerland and Austria.

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