# Himalay Putra

Himalay Putra (transl. Son of the Himalayas) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Pankaj Parashar, starring Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Johnny Lever, Satish Shah, Danny Denzongpa, Amrish Puri and Rocky Grover. It introduced Akshaye Khanna, Anjala Zaveri and Shazia Malik. It was the only time Vinod Khanna and his son Akshaye Khanna appeared in a film together.

## Plot

Himalay Putra (the son of the Himalayas) starts with the love story of Suraj (Vinod Khanna) and Seema (Hema Malini) and the immortal wall of disparity of status standing between themselves and their union. Seema being the daughter of a rich businessman and Suraj being a police inspector with a modest income, are destined to face the objection of Seema's father (Amrish Puri) to their marriage. Amrish creates misunderstanding in Seema's heart for Suraj and she starts looking upon him as a greedy person who discarded her love for the sake of money. But the problem is that she has already got pregnant through him and after the demise of her father, she moves to the region of the Himalayas, giving birth to Abhay (Akshaye Khanna).
Abhay grows up misunderstanding his father by learning his mother's version of the past events. He is a devotee of Lord Shiva and Seema, instead of telling him (and the world) about his father, prefers to call him as Himalay Putra (the son of the Himalayas). He falls in love with Esha (Anjala Zaveri) who is the daughter of their neighbour — Major Mathur (Satish Shah) but love is less important for him. What is more important for him is to locate his father and settle scores with him for his mother's sorrows.
And then one day, he comes across him. Suraj has now become the Assistant Commissioner of Police and is on the trail of a gang of smugglers headed by Rana (Danny Dengzongpa). He saves the life of Suraj and both come on good terms accordingly. When Abhay brings Suraj to his home and introduces him to his mother, both of his parents are stunned to see each other after a long time gap of two decades. However, they prefer not to disclose their relationship to Abhay. But as the destiny has it, the activities of the smugglers' gang create such a situation that Abhay learns that Suraj is his father. The movie ends with the removal of misunderstanding in the hearts of Seema and Abhay about Suraj and the happy union of all.

## Cast

* Vinod Khanna as ACP Suraj Khanna, Abhay's father.
* Hema Malini as Seema Malhotra, Abhay's mother.
* Akshaye Khanna as Abhay Khanna
* Anjala Zaveri as Esha Mathur
* Shazia Malik as Ruby
* Johnny Lever as Joe
* Satish Shah as Major Mathur, Esha's father.
* Danny Denzongpa as Narsingh Rana
* Amrish Puri as Mr. Malhotra, Seema's father (special appearance)
* Rocky Grover as Vicky
* Nandita Thakur as Doctor
* Puneet Vashisht as Abhay’s friend

## Music

The music of the film was composed by Anu Malik. Lyrics are by Dev Kohli, Rahat Indori and Nida Fazli.
* "Bam Bam Bhole": Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan & Shankar Mahadevan Dev Kohli
* "I Am A Bachelor": Vinod Rathod Dev Kohli
* "Ishq Hua Tujhse Janam": Alka Yagnik & Udit Narayan Rahat Indori
* "Kaga Sab Tan Khaiyo": Alka Yagnik & Sonu Nigam Dev Kohli
* "Na Who Inkar Karti Hai": Alka Yagnik & Udit Narayan Nida Fazli
* "Tune Kaisa Jadoo Kiya": Alka Yagnik & Udit Narayan Rahat Indori
* "Kithe Nain Na Jodi": Alka Yagnik & Sonu Nigam Dev Kohli

## Awards and nominations

* Screen Awards for Best Male Debut - Akshaye Khanna

## Reception

A critic wrote "Any sensible, discerning cine buff can see the 'Himalayan" effort, energy, enterprise that's gone into the making of this magnificent movie-including the megabucks! An overwhelming, ostentatious offering, both in terms of production and technical values. Scripted by Honey Irani imaginatively, the direction of Pankaj Parasher carried quite a punch. He has ensured that all the highlights of the screenplay are intact in the visual narrative for all to see. Gripping stuff, really!".