Action thriller

Karan Arjun (1995): Cast, Box Office & Plot

Name: Karan Arjun
Genre: Thriller, Action
Released: 1995-01-13
Duration: 2 h 55 min
Cast: Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun, Amrish Puri, Rakhee Gulzar

Karan Arjun is a 1995 action thriller directed by Rakesh Roshan, starring Salman Khan as Karan Singh / Ajay, Shah Rukh Khan and Arjun. It runs 2 hours 55 minutes and earned $2,381 worldwide.

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Released: January 13, 1995
Runtime: 2h 55m (175 min)
Director: Rakesh Roshan
Genres: Thriller , Action
Original language: Hindi
Studio: Film Kraft
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Karan Arjun About?

The premise of Karan Arjun without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

After being murdered, brothers Karan and Arjun are reborn in different regions of India. Their devoted mother, unaware of their new identities, continues to pray for their return. Guided by her unwavering faith, the brothers reunite and set out to exact revenge on the criminals who killed them.

Karan Arjun Themes & Keywords

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Cast & crew

Karan Arjun Cast & Characters

Salman Khan leads the cast as Karan Singh / Ajay, with Shah Rukh Khan as Arjun Singh / Vijay and Arjun as Nahar Singh. Directed by Rakesh Roshan; 10 actors are credited in all.

Director Rakesh Roshan

Salman Khan as Karan Singh / Ajay
Shah Rukh Khan as Arjun Singh / Vijay
Arjun as Nahar Singh
Amrish Puri as Thakur Durjan Singh

Also Starring in Karan Arjun

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Rakhee Gulzar Durga Singh
Aasif Sheikh Suraj Singh
Mamta Kulkarni Bindiya Singh
Jack Gaud Shamsher Singh
Kajol Sonia Saxena
Ranjeet Bedi Mr. Saxena

From the director

More from Rakesh Roshan

More films directed by Rakesh Roshan, best-rated first: There's No One Like You, Krrish 3, Krrish and Karobaar.

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Plot

Karan Arjun Plot Summary

What happens in Karan Arjun from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 10 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

In a village in Rajasthan, Durga Singh [Rakhee Gulzar], a poor widow, raises her two beloved sons Karan Singh [Salman Khan] and Arjun Singh [Shah Rukh Khan]. Durga’s husband was the Thakur Sangram Singh’s son, a marriage kept secret from his father, and Durjan Singh [Amrish Puri], a relative of the Thakur, killed him to keep the family from inheriting the estate. When Durga learns that the Thakur plans to sign over the estate to Karan Singh and Arjun Singh, Durjan kills Thakur, then brutally murders Karan and Arjun with his brothers-in-law Nahar Singh [Arjun] and Shamsher Singh [Jack Gaud]. Durga, overwhelmed by loss, turns to devotion and prays to Goddess Kali to bring her sons back.

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