Prem Granth

Prem Granth
DVD cover
Directed byRajiv Kapoor
Written byJainendra Jain
Based onTess of the d'Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy
Produced byRandhir Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor
Rajiv Kapoor
StarringShammi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor
Madhuri Dixit
Anupam Kher
CinematographyJal Mistry
Edited byRajiv Kapoor
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Production
company
Distributed byFilmkraft
Release date
  • 24 May 1996 (1996-05-24)
Running time
156 min.
LanguageHindi

Prem Granth (transl. Scripture of love) is an Indian Hindi-language film which was released in India on 24 May 1996. Directed by Rajiv Kapoor, the movie stars Rishi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit and deals with the subject of rape.[1][2] It serves as an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's English novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles.[3]

  1. ^ "Film review: Prem Granth, starring Rishi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Shammi Kapoor". India Today. 15 June 1996.
  2. ^ "Box Office 1996". boxofficeindia. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  3. ^ Ghosh, Oindrila. "Bollywood's Long Love Affair with Thomas Hardy's Novels: Adaptations and Cultural Appropriations". Victorian Web.