Khoon Bhari Maang is about an avenging woman, who is empowered only after her transformation from ordinary to alluring, modern, and fashionable. It starts like this — the rich father (Saeed Jaffrey) is killed by his house to help Hiralal (Kader Khan). Aarti (Rekha), his only daughter, goes from being widowed to being orphaned too
So, to continue with my spree of escaping reality with movies, I decided to watch Rakesh Roshan’s 1988 film Khoon Bhari Maang, considered a kitschy classic, 35 years after its release (August 12, 1988).
All it needs is to ‘patio ‘ the daughter, marry her and then kill her. And, it is not at all difficult when the daughter is as naïve as Aarti. She takes the word of her two children, who are not even 10, on Sanjay’s ‘sharaafat‘ (good heart). Sigh!
This is a strange movie. But, perfectly timed at 2 hours and 26 minutes. You may have the constant ‘What???’ expression on your face, but you are never bored, as the story moves quickly. Sanjay, in no time, convinces Aarti’s children, and by extension, her, to marry him. He also doesn’t take long to get to work and murders Aarti on their honeymoon.
The newly married couple goes to a farm owned by Aarti’s first husband for their honeymoon. They have the company of her children, the caretaker of the house, a pet horse, and Aarti’s best friend and Sanjay’s secret lover, Nandini (Sonu Walia). Make sense of that if you will.
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