ensure a safe passage for Chand to get back home. The first attempt is foiled, due to one of Henna’s brothers colluding with Shahbaaz Khan. The second attempt succeeds, but Henna ultimately loses her life in the chaos. The film ends with Chandar asking why war must be. Cast Rishi Kapoor as Chandar Prakash Zeba Bakhtiar as Henna Khan Ashwini Bhave as Chandni Kaul Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Devraj Kaul Reema Lagoo as Anuradha Kaul Saeed Jaffrey as Khan Baba Farida Jalal as Gul Bibi Mohnish Behl as Captain Surendra Kiran Kumar as Ashraf Shafi Inamdar as Pak Police Superintendent Iqbal Dilip Dhawan as Razzaq Arun Verma as Zaman Arun Bakshi as Pak Police Constable Nawabdin Raza Murad as Pak Police Daroga Shahbaaz Khan Production The Kashmir part of the film was shot in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. Some parts were shot in Pakistan (Murree, Islamabad), Switzerland and Austria. Soundtrack Lyrics by Ravindra Jain, Naqsh Lyallpuri and Maulana Qudsi. Reception The film was a hit, especially given the locations it was shot in, and for the excellent musical score by Ravindra Jain, which spawned internationally-known hits such as "Main Hoon Khush Rang (I’m Happy)", "Anaaradana (Pomegranate)" and "Der Na Ho Jaaye Kahin (Don’t Be Late)”. Zeba Bakhtiar's performance in the title role was much acclaimed, garnering her a nomination under the Best Actress category at the Filmfare Awards. She, alongside Salma Agha and Saba Qamar, is one of the only Pakistani actresses to be nominated at the Filmfare Awards. Farida Jalal's performance as Bibi Gul was also much appreciated; she won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. The film also picked up several other nominations, including Best Film and Best Director. The movie marked the Hindi film debut of actress Ashwini Bhave, who played one of the prominent roles in the story. She subsequently gained much popularity from the success of the film. Awards 37th Filmfare Awards Won Best Supporting Actress – Farida Jalal Best Cinematography – Radhu Karmakar Nominated Best Film – Randhir Kapoor, Rajiv Kapoor Best Director – Randhir Kapoor Best Actress – Zeba Bakhtiar Best Supporting Actor – Saeed Jaffrey Best Female Debut – Zeba Bakhtiar Best Lyricist – Ravindra Jain for "Main Hoon Khushrang" See also List of submissions to the 64th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links 1991 films