Sangram (संग्राम)
Sangram (संग्राम) is a 1993 Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Lawrence D'Souza, starring Ajay Devgn, Karisma Kapoor, Ayesha Jhulka, and Amrish Puri, and released in India on 18 June 1993.1 • 2 D'Souza also produced the film through his own company, 3R Films, with Suresh Grover as co-producer.3 • 4
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 18 June 1993 (India), Hindi language1 |
| Director and producer | Lawrence D'Souza; production company 3R Films, co-producer Suresh Grover2 • 3 |
| Lead cast | Ajay Devgn as Raja S. Singh Kanwar, Karisma Kapoor as Madhu S. Singh, Ayesha Jhulka as Pallavi K. Singh5 |
| Supporting cast | Amrish Puri as Thakur Surajbhan Singh Kanwar, Danny Denzongpa as Thakur Shamsher Singh Rana, Reema Lagoo, Laxmikant Berde, Asrani2 |
| Music | Nadeem-Shravan; soundtrack of 7 tracks released 13 February 1993 on Ishtar Music6 |
| Runtime | 2h 36m (156 min) per IMDb and Gadgets360; the Times of India lists 2h 25m5 • 3 • 1 |
| Box office | Average grosser; completed a combined fifty-day run at two Mumbai cinemas4 |
Spoilers
Plot
The film is set around a feud between two wealthy businessmen, Thakur Surajbhan Singh Kanwar and Thakur Shamsher Singh Rana. According to the plot summary circulated with the film's digital releases, Surajbhan drove Shamsher's sister to suicide, making the two men enemies.10 Years later their children, Raja and Madhu, meet at college and become friends, and their fathers agree to end the enmity by marrying them to each other.11
The arrangement collapses when Raja announces that he loves Pallavi, a poor woman, which enrages Madhu's family and drives Madhu to attempt suicide.10 A fuller plot account adds that Shamsher threatened to kill Raja unless he married Madhu, prompting Pallavi to tell Raja she never loved him and wanted him only for his money; Surajbhan then had Pallavi's hut set ablaze, killing her father, though Pallavi survived and was carried away by Surajbhan's men.12 Raja finds her and the two marry, but Shamsher and his men assault the couple during the ceremony; in the ensuing fight Shamsher accidentally shoots Madhu, who dies asking Raja for forgiveness and urging her father to end the feud.12
Cast and crew
Ajay Devgn plays Raja S. Singh Kanwar, the son of Thakur Surajbhan Singh Kanwar (Amrish Puri). Karisma Kapoor plays Madhu S. Singh, daughter of Thakur Shamsher Singh Rana (Danny Denzongpa), and Ayesha Jhulka plays Pallavi K. Singh, a poor girl living on Surajbhan's estate.5 • 2 The supporting cast includes Reema Lagoo as Mrs. Shamsher Rana, Laxmikant Berde as Teji, Asrani as Hindi professor Bishveshwar Trivedi, Dinesh Hingoo as principal V.M.K. Shastri, Avtar Gill as collector P.K. Dandhoo, Anjana Mumtaz, Satyendra Kapoor, and Tej Sapru.2 • 5 • 7
The story and screenplay are credited to Rajeev Kaul and Praful Parekh, with dialogues by Jalees Sherwani; D'Souza also handled cinematography and R. Rajendran edited the film.8 Moviebuff notes that Mamta Kulkarni was offered the film but was replaced by Ayesha Jhulka.9
Music
The soundtrack was composed by the duo Nadeem-Shravan, who were among the leading Hindi film composers of the period, with lyrics by Sameer.6 The album was released on 13 February 1993 by Ishtar Music and contains seven tracks with a total length of 41 minutes 45 seconds. Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik sing most of the songs; the track list includes "Bheegi Huyee Hai Raat" (Kumar Sanu and Kavita Krishnamurthy), "I Am Sorry", "Sajana Ban Ke Phiru", "Dil Mein Mohabbat Hai", "Jeetega Wohi Jisme Hai Dam", "Tum Meri Mohabbat Ho", and "Udte Badal Se Poochho".6 • 3 A retrospective review described the compositions as among the duo's strong work of that period.4
Reception
The film was an average performer at the box office. It opened at Dreamland Cinema in Mumbai on 18 June 1993, ran for a couple of weeks in regular shows, then shifted to the neighboring Swastik Cinema in matinee shows, completing a combined fifty-day run at the two theaters.4 The same retrospective notes that 1993 was a weak year for Devgn commercially, with most of his films that year underperforming.4 On IMDb the film holds a rating of 3.8/10 from about 298 users.5
Censor classifications differ across databases: Gadgets360 and Moviebuff list a U (universal) certificate, the Times of India lists UA, and the British listing service Digiguide classifies it PG.3 • 9 • 1 • 13 IMDb records a Bengali-dubbed version released under the title Sesh Sangram.14
Context in D'Souza's career
Sangram followed Lawrence D'Souza's musical love triangle Saajan (1991), and it returned to the same triangle structure, adding the familiar device of two feuding families, a premise the retrospective compares with Saudagar (1991) and Sanam Bewafa (1991).4 D'Souza launched his own production company with this film.4
References
- Sangram Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos, eTimes (Times of India)
- Sangram Cast List, Bollywood Hungama
- Sangram Movie (1993), Gadgets 360
- #ThisWeekThatYear series: featuring Ajay Devgn's Sangram, SNRatings (18 June 2022)
- Sangram (1993), IMDb
- Sangraam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Nadeem-Shravan, Qobuz
- Sangram, Cinegraph
- Sangram (1993), Rotten Tomatoes
- Sangram (1993), Moviebuff
- SANGRAM - Full Hindi Action Movie, DRJ Records Now (YouTube)
- Sangram (1993), IMDb (Hindi interface)
- Sangram (1993) Plot Summary & Story Explained, Plot Explained
- Sangram (1993), Digiguide
- Sangram (1993) - Release info, IMDb
Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Indian films (individual works) › Hindi films of the 1990s › Romance and drama films
Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026
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