Darr

Darr: A Violent Love Story
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Yash Chopra
Written by	Honey Irani Javed Siddiqui
Produced by	Yash Chopra
Starring	Sunny Deol Juhi Chawla Shah Rukh Khan
Cinematography	Manmohan Singh
Edited by	Keshav Naidu
Music by	Shiv-Hari
Production company	Yash Raj Films
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date	24 December 1993 (1993-12-24)
Running time	177 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹32.5 million[1]
Box office	est. ₹213 million[1]

Darr: A Violent Love Story (Hindi pronunciation: [ɖər]; transl. Fear) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language romantic psychological thriller film directed and produced by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. It stars Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan in lead roles, with Annu Kapoor, Tanvi Azmi and Anupam Kher in supporting roles, and Dalip Tahil in a special appearance. In the film, Kiran (Chawla) is stalked by her obsessive lover Rahul (Khan), who goes berserk when she gets engaged to Sunil (Deol), a navy officer, and decides to forcefully claim Kiran for himself.

Darr was released on 24 December 1993, coinciding with the Christmas weekend, and was a major commercial success. The third-highest grossing film of the year in India, and the highest-grossing Indian film of the year in the overseas markets, the film was declared a blockbuster at the box-office. It received critical acclaim upon release, with praise for the direction, screenplay, soundtrack, cinematography, costumes and the performances of the cast.

For Chawla, this was her fourth consecutive box-office hit of the year, thus solidifying her career as a leading lady in the 1990s. Khan's portrayal of an obsessive lover was applauded by critics and the audiences alike. It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 41st National Film Awards. The film received 10 nominations at the 39th Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Chopra), Best Actor (Deol), Best Actress (Chawla) and Best Villain (Khan), and won two awards: Best Comedian (Kher), and Best Cinematography.