Prem Aggan
{{Short description|1998 Indian romantic film}}
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{{Infobox film
|name = Prem Aggan
|image = Prem Aggan.jpg
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|director = Feroz Khan
|producer = Feroz Khan
|writer = Feroz Khan
|starring = Fardeen Khan
Meghna Kothari
Anupam Kher
|released = {{film date|df=y|1998|10|30}}
|music = Anu Malik
|country = India
|language = Hindi
|gross = {{INR|6.05 crore}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/1998/page/1/|title=Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=25 November 2022|archive-date=25 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125042521/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/1998/page/1/|url-status=live}}
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Prem Aggan (meaning:- The fire of love) is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romantic film written and directed by Feroz Khan.{{cite web|last=Mohamed|first=Khalid|date=27 April 2016|title=Letter to Bollywood's Marlboro Man, Feroz Khan, From Reporter Raju|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/letter-to-bollywoods-marlboro-man-feroz-khan-from-reporter-raju|access-date=25 November 2022|website=TheQuint|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511040643/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/letter-to-bollywoods-marlboro-man-feroz-khan-from-reporter-raju|url-status=live}} The film stars Fardeen Khan and Meghna Kothari and Shama Sikander. Fardeen is Feroz's son who made his debut in the film, he got the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his role.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/fardeen-khan-says-he-didn-t-deserve-filmfare-s-best-debut-award-for-prem-aggan-recalls-people-took-their-money-back-101646750727865.html|title=Fardeen Khan says he 'didn't deserve' Filmfare's Best Debut award for Prem Aggan; recalls 'people took their money back'|date=8 March 2022|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=25 February 2023|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225204710/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/fardeen-khan-says-he-didn-t-deserve-filmfare-s-best-debut-award-for-prem-aggan-recalls-people-took-their-money-back-101646750727865.html|url-status=live}} The film bombed at the box office but gained cult status for being so bad it's good.{{cite web|date=17 April 2020|first=Nairita|last=Mukherjee|title=Quarantine Curation: 15 trashy Bollywood films that are so bad, they're good|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/quarantine-curation-15-trashy-bollywood-films-that-are-so-bad-they-re-good-1667717-2020-04-17|access-date=25 November 2022|work=India Today|archive-date=2 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002092807/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/quarantine-curation-15-trashy-bollywood-films-that-are-so-bad-they-re-good-1667717-2020-04-17|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=19 May 2020|title=10 Bollywood films that are so bad that they are hilariously good|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/bollywood-movies-that-are-so-bad-that-they-are-good-6409660/|access-date=25 November 2022|work=The Indian Express|archive-date=23 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123142921/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/bollywood-movies-that-are-so-bad-that-they-are-good-6409660/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Bajeli|first=Diwan Singh|date=17 January 2020|title=Sun is not set on the Parsi theatre|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/sun-is-not-set-on-the-parsi-theatre/article30586516.ece|access-date=25 November 2022|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=3 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403103310/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/sun-is-not-set-on-the-parsi-theatre/article30586516.ece|url-status=live}}
Plot
Sapna is sent to Australia by her father, Jai Kumar, to marry a man of his choice. However, Sapna is in love with Suraj Singh, a musician. Suraj follows her to Australia, determined to win her back.
In Australia, Sapna faces challenges and emotional turmoil as she grapples with her feelings for Suraj. Despite her father’s disapproval, she continues to meet Suraj secretly. The story unfolds with melodrama, misunderstandings, and intense emotions.
As the film progresses, Sapna’s health deteriorates due to her inner conflict. She falls seriously ill, and Suraj is devastated. In a dramatic turn of events, Sapna’s life hangs in the balance, and Suraj must fight to save her.
Cast
- Fardeen Khan as Suraj Singh
- Meghna Kothari as Sapna Kumar
- Sameer Malhotra as Vishal
- Shama Sikander as Pooja
- Sanjay Bhatia
- Anupam Kher as Jai Kumar
- Raj Babbar as Captain Veer Bahadur Singh
- Beena as Sheena Kumar
- Smita Jaykar as Seema Singh
- Kamal Chopra as Sangha
- Satish Shah as Principal Balan
- Rakesh Bedi as Hiralal
- Dinesh Hingoo as Motilal
- Rammi Dhillon
- Geetu Alaxander
- Bobby Saini
- Feroz Khan
Soundtrack
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! # !! Title !! Singer(s)!! Length !! Lyricist(s) |
| 1
|"Khatey Hain Kasam" |06:34 |
| 2
|"Hum Tumse Mohabbat Karte Hain" |Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy |06:29 |
| 3
|"Tere Pyar Ki Aag Mein" |Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam |06:43 |Sudarshan Faakir |
| 4
|"Har Dam Dam Bedam" |Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, Feroz Khan |07:00 |
| 5
|"Har Dam Dam Bedam (duet)" |Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam |07:00 |
| 5
|"Exercise" |Priscilla Corner |02:55 |
| 6
|"Prem Ishwar Ishq Khuda Hai" |Udit Narayan, Sapna Mukherjee |06:30 |Santosh Anand |
| 7
|"Dekh Ke Tujh Ko" |Abhijeet, Priscilla Corner |06:54 |Sudarshan Faakir |
Reception
Syed Firdaus Ashraf of Rediff.com called the film ″Prem Agony″, stating, ″There were a lot of expectations from this film, since Feroz Khan was betting his son's career on it. But the script and the music are ordinary; only the title song, Prem Aggan, is passable. ″Face it, guys and gals, Prem Aggan just isn't worth the trouble.″{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/31prem.htm|title=Rediff On The Net, Movies: Prem agony|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=25 February 2023|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225201731/https://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/31prem.htm|url-status=live}} Deccan Herald wrote, "Stylish villas, breathtaking locales, inimitable music - the hallmark of Feroz Khan`s films are all there, but what`s missing is urbanity which generally suffuses the plot and characters in Feroz`s films."{{cite web|work=Deccan Herald|title=AT THE THEATRES|access-date=15 September 2023|url=http://deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov01/enter.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990506223507/http://deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov01/enter.htm|date=1 November 1998|archive-date=6 May 1999}}
Retrospectively, many reviewers put this film on the list of "worst movie ever made" for being "so bad it's good".{{cite web|date=23 January 2015|last=Banerji|first=Rishabh|title=69 Movies So Bad, They're Actually Damn Good|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/69-movies-so-bad-theyre-actually-damn-good-our-authoritative-bad-movie-list-229582.html|access-date=25 November 2022|website=IndiaTimes|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225210745/https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/69-movies-so-bad-theyre-actually-damn-good-our-authoritative-bad-movie-list-229582.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|title=Are we there yet? When interrupted movie sex is more entertaining than the real thing|url=https://scroll.in/reel/859754/are-we-there-yet-when-interrupted-movie-sex-is-more-entertaining-than-the-real-thing|date=30 November 2017|access-date=25 November 2022|website=Scroll.in|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225210748/https://scroll.in/reel/859754/are-we-there-yet-when-interrupted-movie-sex-is-more-entertaining-than-the-real-thing|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|title=11 Bollywood movies that are so bad that they're actually good|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/11-bollywood-movies-that-are-so-bad-that-theyre-actually-good-28931.html|last=Nihalani|first=Akash|magazine=Filmfare|date=19 June 2018|access-date=8 March 2021|archive-date=5 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005224437/https://www.filmfare.com/features/11-bollywood-movies-that-are-so-bad-that-theyre-actually-good-28931.html|url-status=live}}
Fardeen Khan's performance was not well received yet he was awarded Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance. In 2022, during an interview, Khan stated, ″I don't think I deserve that award. It was a culture and stuff back then, that people got awards like that. I look at my work, I definitely didn't deserve that. The film didn't work, I didn't work, I looked back and I thought I was horrible.″
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