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Pardes
1997
· Movie
· 191 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Every rating
61–81
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Letterboxd on 61, highest is Kinopoisk on 81.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Kishorilal wants an Indian bride for his westernised son. He gets him engaged to Ganga, his friend's daughter, and brings her to USA. But she shares a deeper bond with Arjun, Kishorilal's foster son.
Details
- Director
- Subhash Ghai
- Writers
- Neeraj Pathak, Subhash Ghai
- Studio
- Mukta Arts Ltd
- Released
- 8 August 1997
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 191 min
- Awards
- 8 wins, 32 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 40 →8 wins from 40 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Filmfare Awards 1998 | Best Film | Subhash Ghai | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards 1998 | Best Director | Subhash Ghai | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards 1998 | Best Screenplay | Subhash Ghai | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards 1998 | Best Actress | Mahima Chaudhry | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards 1998 | Best Female Debut | Mahima Chaudhry | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards 1998 | Best Music Director | Nadeem–Shravan | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards 1998 | Best Lyricist | Anand Bakshi for "I Love My India" | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards 1998 | Best Lyricist | Anand Bakshi for "Meri Mehbooba" | Nominee |
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Zee Cine Awards
19 nominations, 3 won
| Best Background Score | Vanraj Bhatia | Winner |
| Best Female Debut | Mahima Chaudhry | Winner |
| Best Sound Recording | Rakesh Ranjan | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male | Apurva Agnihotri | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Male | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Kabir Lal | Nominee |
| Best Director | Subhash Ghai | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Renu Saluja | Nominee |
| Best Film | Subhash Ghai | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Anand Bakshi for "I Love My India" | Nominee |
| Best Make Up Artist | Kiran R. Naik | Nominee |
| Best Male Debut | Apurva Agnihotri | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Nadeem–Shravan | Nominee |
| Best Playback Singer – Female | Kavita Krishnamurthy for "I Love My India" | Nominee |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Kumar Sanu for "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" | Nominee |
| Best Re-Recording | Anup Dev | Nominee |
| Best Song Recording | Hassan Sheikh | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects (Visual) | Ramesh Meer | Nominee |
| Best Story | Subhash Ghai | Nominee |
Filmfare Awards
12 nominations, 3 won
| Best Female Debut | Mahima Chaudhry | Winner |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Alka Yagnik for "Meri Mehbooba" | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Subhash Ghai | Winner |
| Best Actress | Mahima Chaudhry | Nominee |
| Best Director | Subhash Ghai | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Kavita Krishnamurthy for "I Love My India" | Nominee |
| Best Film | Subhash Ghai | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Anand Bakshi for "I Love My India" | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Anand Bakshi for "Meri Mehbooba" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Hariharan for "I Love My India" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Kumar Sanu for "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Nadeem–Shravan | Nominee |
Screen Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Kabir Lal | Winner |
| Best Music Director | Nadeem–Shravan | Winner |
| Best Director | Subhash Ghai | Nominee |
| Best Film | Pardes | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Anand Bakshi for "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Anand Bakshi for "I Love My India" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Kumar Sanu for "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" | Nominee |
| Most Promising Newcomer – Female | Mahima Chaudhry | Nominee |
| Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Apurva Agnihotri | Nominee |