Legacy Īccording to the Bengali author Suman Sen, Nagina was the main inspiration to write his novel Sarpa Manav: Nagmoni Rohosyo.
This movie was followed by a sequel in 1989 called Nigahen: Nagina Part II. India (1987) to recognise her work at that time. In 2013, Sridevi was given the Filmfare Special Award for her performances in Nagina as well as Mr. that still gives fans goose bumps" and iDiva describing it as " the stuff of movie legends".
Sridevi's climax dance number "Main Teri Dushman" also remains one of the best snake dances in Bollywood with Desi Hits calling it " one of Sridevi's most iconic dance numbers. Named one of the best snake fantasy films by Yahoo, Times of India ranked Nagina as one of the 'Top 10 Snake Films of Hindi Cinema'. The movie was appreciated for its screenplay, dialogues and direction. "Manthrala Yamuda (Main Teri Dushman Dushman Tu)"Īccording to Taran Adarsh, Nagina turned out to be the biggest blockbuster of the year, with Box Office India stating that Sridevi remained " the undisputed No.1". "Prema Prema (Balma Tum Balma Ho Mere Khali)" "Rare Raja (Rara Raja) - (Bhooli Bisri Ek Kahani)" "Murise Bangaru (Tune Bechain Itna Ziada Kiya)" Lyrics were written by Rajashri and Gona Vijayaratnam. The film's music was provided by Laxmikant–Pyarelal.Īll lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi.
When Rajiv informs his mother of his intent to marry Rajni, she refuses to give her blessings, but relents after a favourable meeting with Rajni. Rajiv, however, is in love with Rajni, who is an orphan without connections. He returns to India from London after studies and lives in a palatial home with his mother, who would like him to marry a beautiful young woman named Vijaya Singh, the only daughter of Thakur Ajay Singh. Rajiv comes from a wealthy land-owning family. Today, Nagina is considered one of Sridevi's finest performances.
A sequel to the film was released Nigahen: Nagina Part II (1989), but failed commercially. And major watershed moment in Indian cinema, as the film, despite being a woman-centric movie became a massive commercial success. The success of the film proved to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. Upon its release, it was a widespread success grossing over ₹13 crore at the box office, becoming the second-highest-grossing Indian film of 1986. Nagina was theatrically released on 28 November 1986. It also stars Rishi Kapoor, Komal Mahuvakar, Amrish Puri, Sushma Seth and Prem Chopra. The film stars Sridevi as Rajni, a Nāginī who marries a civilian to avenge the death of her spouse at the hands of an evil saint. Nagina is a 1986 Indian fantasy romance film, produced and directed by Harmesh Malhotra, with a screenplay written by Ravi Kapoor and story by Jagmohan Kapoor. ₹13 crore (equivalent to ₹150 crore or US$20 million in 2020)