Phool Aur Kaante

Phool Aur Kaante
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Directed by	Kuku Kohli
Written by	Iqbal Durrani
Produced by	Dinesh Patel
Starring	Ajay Devgan Madhoo Aruna Irani Jagdeep Amrish Puri
Cinematography	Thomas. A. Xavier
Edited by	Suresh Chaturvedi
Music by	Nadeem-Shravan
Release date	22 November 1991 (1991-11-22)
Running time	180 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹3 crore
Box office	est. ₹12 crore[1]

Phool Aur Kaante (transl. Flowers and Thorns) is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action-romance film directed by Kuku Kohli. It stars Ajay Devgan, Madhoo, Aruna Irani, Jagdeep and Amrish Puri among others. The film marked the debut of Devgan, son of late stunt and action choreographer Veeru Devgan, and Madhoo, niece of actress Hema Malini. The film was a superhit and won Devgan the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for 1991. This film was remade in Telugu as Varasudu and in Odia as Dhire Dhire Prema Hela.^[2] The film is loosely based on the Malayalam film Parampara directed by Sibi Malayil where Mammootty plays dual roles as Johnny, the protagonist and Lawrence, his father.

Phool Aur Kaante was noted for its soundtrack and action sequences. Devgn's entry in the film became very popular where he appeared standing, balancing on two moving motorcycles. Similar stunts have been repeated in a number of films since, sometimes by Devgn himself.^[3][4][5][6]

Some scenes of the film were shot at Vanganga Lake near Silvassa (capital of the then union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli).^[7][8]

Upon release, the film received positive response both from critics and audience. Despite released along with a much bigger star studded Lamhe, it emerged as a major success at box office and was the fifth highest-grossing film of that year.