Karan Arjun

Karan Arjun

Year: 1995

Runtime: 175 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Rakesh Roshan

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After being murdered, brothers Karan and Arjun are reborn in different regions of India. Their devoted mother, unaware of their new identities, continues to pray for their return. Guided by her unwavering faith, the brothers reunite and set out to exact revenge on the criminals who killed them.

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1

Durga's revelation and the estate feud

Durga explains that her husband was Thakur Sangram Singh's son who married her against his father's wishes. Durjan Singh, a Thakur relative, murdered Durga's husband to stop his line from inheriting the estate. The Thakur had planned to sign over the estate to Durga's sons, Karan and Arjun, triggering a deadly feud.

Past Rajasthan village / Thakur's estate
2

Murder and miracle: the brothers' deaths and reincarnation

Durjan murders Thakur and, with his brothers-in-law Nahar and Shamsher, brutally kills Karan and Arjun to prevent the estate from passing to the wrong heirs. Durga prays to Goddess Kali for her sons' return. Miraculously, Karan and Arjun are reincarnated, but they are raised in different families, unaware of their past lives.

Long ago Thakur estate
3

Twenty years later: Vijay and Ajay's lives converge with love and crime

Twenty years after the reincarnation, Arjun has become Vijay and falls in love with Sonia Saxena, a wealthy young woman. Sonia's wedding is fixed to Suraj, Durjan's son, creating a dangerous conflict between love and duty. Meanwhile Karan is reborn as Ajay and begins working for Govind, Sonia's father and Durjan's arms-trade partner, with Bindiya secretly in love with him.

Twenty years later Around Sonia's social circle; Govind's orbit
4

The murder plot, duel, and the past memory

Suraj orders the killing of Vijay to remove the rival, but Vijay fights back with resolve. Ajay, now another version of Karan, is sent to kill Vijay, leading to a tense duel between the brothers. A bolt of lightning interrupts their fight, and Govind's attempt to shoot Vijay is thwarted when Ajay shouts for him to run, echoing a line from their past.

During the early conflict Somewhere during the confrontation
5

Capture and abduction: Sonia's forced betrothal

Ajay is captured and imprisoned while Vijay escapes. Sonia is forcibly brought to Durjan's house to be married to Suraj, further entangling the fates of the lovers. Durga remains unaware of the immediate danger but holds on to hope for her sons' return.

After the abduction Durjan's house
6

Rescue and revelation: Arjun returns as Vijay and reunites with Durga

Vijay, aided by Linghaiyya, travels to rescue Sonia, stunning everyone when he is revealed to be Arjun. In the rescue, Vijay's memories of his past life resurface, and he is reunited with Durga, learning that his brother Karan is now living as Ajay. Bindiya's devotion ties the fates together.

During the rescue Rescue site; Durga's home
7

Return, belief, and revenge: the brothers face Durjan again

Bindiya joins the group, and Durjan, initially unwilling to believe the brothers' return, confronts them. Nahar and Shamsher attempt to seize the reincarnated brothers but are killed by Ajay and Vijay in the same brutal way they killed Karan and Arjun. The brothers' presence finally makes Durjan fear and doubt his own power.

After Arjun's memory Durjan's fortress
8

Intrigue and trap: Govind's betrayal and Sonia's escape plan

Govind and Durjan's alliance fractures, and Govind tries to coerce Sonia to run away with Vijay, presenting it as a love escape but really as a trap to break the lovers apart. Ajay and Vijay incite chaos to shield Sonia and keep their mission alive. The plan intensifies the stakes as Durjan's grip on power weakens.

Climax build-up Govind's circle
9

Final assault: Suraj's death, Govind slain, and Durjan overthrown

In the climactic showdown, Vijay shoots Suraj to prevent him from advancing the marriage. Durjan kills Govind in a fit of rage and then tries to shoot Ajay and Vijay, only to be overpowered by the brothers. Durga witnesses the revenge and, on her orders, the villains are finally defeated.

Climax Durjan's estate
10

Epilogue: A united family

With Durjan defeated, the two brothers marry their loves—Vijay to Sonia and Ajay to Bindiya—and the family is united under Durga's blessing. The long cycle of loss and revenge closes as the siblings reclaim their rightful identities and live in peace.

Ending Family estate

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