Laadla (1994 film)

Laadla
Release poster
Directed by	Raj Kanwar
Screenplay by	Anees Bazmee
Based on	Anuraga Aralithu
Produced by	Nitin Manmohan
Starring	Sridevi Anil Kapoor
Cinematography	Harmeet Singh
Edited by	A. Muthu
Music by	Anand–Milind
Release date	25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹2.50 crore (equivalent to ₹16 crore or US$2.0 million in 2023)
Box office	₹13.43 crore (equivalent to ₹88 crore or US$11 million in 2023)[1]

Laadla (transl. Beloved Son) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Raj Kanwar, based on a screenplay written by Anees Bazmee. The film stars Sridevi and Anil Kapoor while Raveena Tandon, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal, Shakti Kapoor, Prem Chopra, Aruna Irani, Mohnish Bahl and Paresh Rawal play supporting roles.

The film initially starred Divya Bharti as the female lead and she had shot most of the film. However, due to her sudden death in 1993, the film was reshot with Sridevi replacing her. The film is the remake of Kannada film Anuraga Aralithu (1986).^[2] In the film, a headstrong factory owner marries the union leader of her 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 25 March 1994 and became one of the highest-grossing films of the year.^[3] Sridevi's performance in a negative role as Sheetal Jaitley was widely acclaimed and earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, while Tandon's performance fetched her a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.