Henna (film)

Henna
Original poster
Directed byRandhir Kapoor
Written byKhwaja Ahmad Abbas
Jainendra Jain
Hasina Moin
V. P. Sathe
Produced byRandhir Kapoor
Rajiv Kapoor
StarringRishi Kapoor
Zeba Bakhtiar
Ashwini Bhave
Narrated byShammi Kapoor
CinematographyRadhu Karmakar
Edited byJethu Mundal
Music byRavindra Jain
Production
company
R. K. Studios Chembur
Distributed byR. K. Films Ltd.
Digital Entertainment
Eros Entertainment
H.M.V.
Release date
  • 28 June 1991 (1991-06-28)
Running time
184 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesHindi
Urdu
Budget₹4 crore[1][2]
Box office₹12 crore[2]

Henna is a 1991 Indian romance 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. This film was planned and started by director Raj Kapoor, but due to his death during the filming, the remaining portions were directed by his eldest son Randhir.[1] It is considered as the last film of Raj Kapoor. The dialogues of the film were written by the Pakistani writer Haseena Moin. The film was a critical and a commercial success and was also India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]

  1. ^ a b Jain, Madhu (31 July 1991). "Raj Kapoor's dream film Henna releases". India Today. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "How Pakistani Writer Haseena Moin Contributed To Raj Kapoor's Henna". News18. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences