Prem Qaidi

{{Infobox film

| name = Prem Qaidi

| image = Prem Qaidi.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

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| director = K. Murali Mohana Rao

| producer = D. Rama Naidu

| writer = Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogue)

| screenplay =

| story = Paruchuri Brothers

| based_on = {{based on|Prema Khaidi|E. V. V. Satyanarayana}}

| narrator =

| starring = Harish
Karisma Kapoor
Dalip Tahil
Paresh Rawal

| music = Anand–Milind

| cinematography = K. Ravindra Babu

| editing = K. A. Marthand
B. Satyam
Krishna Reddy Madhav

| studio = Suresh Productions

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|df=yes|1991|06|21}}

| runtime =

| country = India

| language = Hindi

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Prem Qaidi (Prisoner of Love){{Cite book |last=Derné |first=Steve |title=Movies, Masculinity, and Modernity: An Ethnography of Men's Filmgoing in India |journal=Contributions in Sociology |year=2000 |series=ISSN 0084-9278|issue=129|publisher=GREENWOOD Publishing Group Incorporated|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-LoaAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Prem+Qaidi%22|access-date=25 May 2014|isbn=9780313312878 }} is 1991 Indian Hindi-language musical film written by and directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao. The film stars Karisma Kapoor (in her debut), Harish, along with Dalip Tahil, Paresh Rawal, Asrani, Shafi Inamdar and Bharat Bhushan.

Background

The film is a remake of the 1990 Telugu film Prema Khaidi, by E. V. V. Satyanarayana and marked the feature film debut of actress Karisma Kapoor,{{cite book|author1=Bhawana Sommya |author2=Jigna Kothari |author3=Supriya Madangarli |title=Mother Maiden Mistress |year=2013 |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|isbn=978-9350294857|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dtec0Ykfo1sC&q=%22Prem+Qaidi%22&pg=RA1-PA2002-IA10}}{{cite news|last=Thakkar|first=Mehul S|title=I was confident of Prem Qaidi: Karisma Kapur|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-was-confident-of-Prem-Qaidi-Karisma-Kapur/articleshow/13251364.cms|access-date=24 May 2014|newspaper=Times of India|date=18 May 2012}} the first actress from the Kapoor family.{{cite book |last=Bajaj |first=J.K. |title=On & Behind the Indian Cinema |year=2014 |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd|isbn=978-9350836217 |pages=1994, 2008 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_1UqAwAAQBAJ&q=%22Prem+Qaidi%22&pg=PA2008-IA49}} Karisma was 16 when acting in this film, while her co star Harish was 15.{{cite book|last=Jain|first=Madhu|title=Kapoors: The First Family of Indian Cinema|date=2009|publisher=Penguin UK|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l3heZ8I-k9AC&q=%22Prem+Qaidi%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT313|isbn=9788184758139}}

Plot

While saving his employer Kasturi Prasad's (Dalip Tahil) life, Suryanath (Bharat Bhushan) loses his legs. In appreciation, Kasturi allows Chandramohan (Harish Kumar), Suryanath's son, to work in his home. Kasturi's daughter Neelima (Karisma Kapoor) initially makes fun of and teases Chandra, but soon falls in love with him. Kasturi is against this union and sends henchmen to attack Chandra, which results in their murdering Suryanath during the melee. The young Chandra is convicted of the crime and is sent to a youth detention center as a punishment. The head jailer tortures Chandra, but Superintendent Prabhavati (Rama Vij) understands his emotions and love for Neelima and intercedes. She tries to reunite the two lovers.