Mohra (English:The exponent) is a 1994 bollywood, socio-political action thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai starring Naseeruddin Shah, Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Raveena Tandon in the lead roles while Paresh Rawal, Gulshan Grover, Raza Murad and Sadashiv Amrapurkar in supporting roles. The film was released on 1 July 1994 and went on to become the second highest grossing Indian film of 1994. The film got 9 Filmfare nominations in 1995. It was the first time where the trio of Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal worked together. Originally Divya Bharti was considered for the female lead and she also completed shooting for many scenes of the film, but after her death Raveena Tandon was roped into the project as her replacement.
The film is especially remembered for its music which became chartbusters in that year. The popularity of the song "Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast", which was picturised on Raveena Tandon led to her being nicknamed "The mast mast girl".
Plot
Vishal Agnihotri (Sunil Shetty), a convict, is imprisoned for the murder of a group of four criminals who had brutally raped and killed his sister-in-law. Vishal tries to get justice in court but is unsuccessful and the men are let out free with the help of a corrupt lawyer. They then visit Vishal's home for trying to file a case on them, and try to rape Vishal's wife Priya (Poonam Jhawer), but she kills herself with a knife. Angered at all this Vishal decides to take the matter into his own hands and murders the four criminals himself. He is sentenced for life in prison for the crimes.
A mohra is a necklace made of gold coins worn by the bride at a Sikhwedding. The mohra is given to the groom by the bride's father, who places it around the bride's neck after the wedding ceremony.
As Indian cities struggle with dwindling supplies of water, prompting even Leonardo DiCaprio, the man who died from too much water in Titanic, to tweet about the dangers of too little, it is worth remembering the great film Mohra... Mohra is a cinematic milestone, the kind of movie that not influences a genre but who you choose to become.
Claiming she never wanted to feature in ‘provocative songs’, Raveena Tandon insists her Mohra song Tip Tip Barsa Paani was ‘never suggestive or vulgar’ ... Speaking to Asian Age in an interview, ,.“Mohra had other hit numbers, notably Tu cheez badi hai mast.
Almost 25 years after he gave Bollywood one of its most sizzling numbers Tip Tip Barsa Paani from Mohra (1994), Akshay Kumar is ready to revisit the song for Sooryavanshi ... '90s — Bholi Bhali Ladki from Sabse Bada Khiladi [1995], but finally zeroed in on the Mohra track.".
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