Darr

Darr: A Violent Love Story (Hindi pronunciation: [ɖər]; transl. Fear) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language romantic psychological thriller film directed and produced by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. It stars Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan in lead roles, with Annu Kapoor, Tanvi Azmi and Anupam Kher in supporting roles, and Dalip Tahil in a special appearance. In the film, Kiran (Chawla) is stalked by her obsessive lover Rahul (Khan), who goes berserk when she gets engaged to Sunil (Deol), a navy officer, and decides to forcefully claim Kiran for himself.

Darr was released on 24 December 1993, coinciding with the Christmas weekend, and was a major commercial success. The third-highest grossing film of the year in India, and the highest-grossing Indian film of the year in the overseas markets, the film was declared a blockbuster at the box-office. It received critical acclaim upon release, with praise for the direction, screenplay, soundtrack, cinematography, costumes and the performances of the cast, with particular praise directed towards Chawla and Khan.

For Chawla, this was her fourth consecutive box-office hit of the year, thus solidifying her career as a leading lady in the 1990s. Khan's portrayal of an obsessive lover was applauded by critics and the audiences alike. It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 41st National Film Awards. The film received 10 nominations at the 39th Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Chopra), Best Actor (Deol), Best Actress (Chawla) and Best Villain (Khan), and won two awards: Best Comedian (Kher), and Best Cinematography.