Rajkumar Details

Rajkumar

An interesting story of court intrigue, Rajkumar presents the vicissitudes faced by the crown prince Rajkumar on his return from studies abroad. While the king prepares to celebrate the occasion, the commander Narpath Singh conspires with the prince's step mother, who is his own sister, to kill the prince. Narpath Singh wants power, is alarmed that Rajkumar's coronation will means his defeat. The assassination plot however leaks out to Rajkumar in time and he tries to counter it in his own way. Feigning to be a half-wit, he comes clowning in the durbar. Narpath Singh even shoots him, but Rajkumar escapes. Narpath then kills a leading tribal chieftain and implicates Rajkumar. As required by custom, Sangita the chieftain's daughter, has to avenge her father's death. But Rajkumar meets her while in disguise of a villager and they fall in love. Rajkumar stages a triumphant entry into the durbar, but is arrested by the commander who has also imprisoned the king. Narpath then asks Sangita to avenge her father by killing Rajkumar. The imprisoned king rises to the occasion. Truth triumphs. The lovers are united. Rajkumar declines the throne and proclaims that power belongs to the people and ushers in a republican order of government.

Starring	Naseeruddin Shah, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Danny Denzongpa, Reena Roy
Director	Pankju Parashar
Studio	ASIAN GOLD
Certificate
Genres	Bollywood
Language	DVD: Hindi
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	To Rent: DVD: 12 Sep 2006