| Shola aur Shabnam | |
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| Directed by | David Dhawan |
| Written by | Anees Bazmee Rajeev Kaul Praful Parekh |
| Produced by | Pahlaj Nihalani |
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| Edited by | David Dhawan |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
| Distributed by | Chiragdeep International |
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Running time | 175 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹10.7 crore (equivalent to ₹82 crore or US$9.9 million in 2023)[1] |
Shola Aur Shabnam (transl. Flame and Dew drops) is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language action romantic comedy film directed and edited by David Dhawan and written by Anees Bazmee, Rajeev Kaul and Praful Parekh. It stars Govinda, Divya Bharti, with Gulshan Grover, Mohnish Behl, Aloknath, Bindu, Anupam Kher. The film revolves around the travails of a NCC student Karan (Govinda).
Initially titled Khiladi, the film was meant to be the debut film of Divya Bharti. But it was delayed owing to censorship problems. Siba Mishra handled the cinematography, while David Dhawan directed as well as edited the film. Anees Bazmee, Praful Parekh and Rajiv Kaul penned the screenplay. Bappi Lahiri composed the music. It was distributed by Nihalani's banner, Chiragdeep International.
The film received favourable reviews upon release, and was a success, with critical praise drawn towards the performance of Govinda. Eventually becoming the fourth highest-grossing Indian film of 1992, it grossed about ₹10.7 crore (US$9.3 million) and provided breakthrough to its cast members. Anupam Kher received acclaim for his portrayal of Major Indramohan Lathi and was nominated for Best Comic Actor at the 38th Filmfare Awards.
- ^ "Box-office 1992". 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.