Saajan

It stars Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan in lead roles, with Kader Khan, Reema Lagoo and Laxmikant Berde in supporting roles. Nadeem–Shravan composed the film's music whereas Sameer wrote the lyrics of the songs.

Saajan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lawrence D'Souza
Written by	Reema Rakesh Nath
Produced by	Sudhakar Bokade
Starring	Sanjay Dutt Madhuri Dixit Salman Khan Reema Lagoo Kader Khan
Cinematography	Lawrence D'Souza
Edited by	A. R. Rajendran
Music by	Nadeem-Shravan Sameer (lyrics)
Distributed by	Eros Entertainment Goldmines Telefilms Divya Films International
Release date	30 August 1991 (1991-08-30)
Running time	198 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹18 crore (US$7.93 million)

Saajan released on 30 August 1991, and grossed ₹18 crore worldwide, thus becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of 1991. It received positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its soundtrack and performances of the cast. It was unofficially remade in Telugu as Allari Priyudu.

At the 37th Filmfare Awards, Saajan received a leading 11 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (D'Souza), Best Actor (Dutt) and Best Actress (Dixit), and won 2 awards – Best Music Director (Nadeem–Shravan) and Best Male Playback Singer (Kumar Sanu for "Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai").

The plot is inspired by the play Cyrano de Bergerac where a disabled man helps another man write letters for the woman he himself loves.

Rajiv Verma , a wealthy businessman adopts Aman, a boy who has a disability. Rajiv's wife, Kamla and their own son, Akash also accept Aman as their son and elder brother.

12 years later

Grown-up, Akash and Aman bond well but are still at loggerheads. Carefree, flexible and gregarious, Akash becomes a roadside romeo and social worker. More serious, Aman writes shayaris and poems, using the pseudonym "Saagar", due to which his fans increase and he gains millions of fans. A fan of his is the pretty book store owner Pooja Saxena, who frequently writes letters to correspond with Aman, revealing she loves and admires him and his poetic abilities. Aman goes to Ooty for a business project where he meets Pooja and recognizes her, but she fails to identify him. One day, on their way back home, some goons misbehave with Pooja. Aman tries to save her but instead gets beaten up by the goons. On the arrival of a police officer, the goons flee. The police officer points out Aman's disability and says that he is unable to protect himself only then how he will protect Pooja. As a result, Aman considers himself unworthy of Pooja and doesn't reveal that he is Saagar.

Akash comes to Ooty too and falls in love with Pooja, and explains to Aman that he is in love with her, showing him her photo, to Aman's shock. Aman decides to unite Pooja and Akash. Akash is unaware that Aman is the real Saagar and writes shayaris and poems. Aman asks Akash to pose as Saagar infront of Pooja so that she also starts loving him. Aman introduces Aakash as Saagar and Pooja is overjoyed to know that she has met "Saagar" finally, unaware of the truth. Gradually, Akash gets tired of posing as a poet and not only learns that Aman secretly loves Pooja, but also that he is actually "Saagar". He confronts Aman and brings Pooja, and makes Aman admit that he loves her. Pooja meets and tells Aman that she would have loved him if he revealed that he is "Saagar". Eventually, Akash decides to unite Pooja and Aman, and sacrifice his love. Pooja realizes that she truly loves Aman (Saagar) and marries him. Both of them bid adieu to Akash and he leaves, as the movie successfully ends.

• Sanjay Dutt as Poet Sagar / Aman Verma
• Madhuri Dixit as Pooja Saxena
• Salman Khan as Aakash Verma
• Kader Khan as Rajiv Verma
• Reema Lagoo as Kamla Verma
• Ekta Sohini as Menaka
• Laxmikant Berde as Laxminandan
• Anjana Mumtaz as Manyata Saxena
• Dinesh Hingoo as Lalchand
• Yunus Parvez as Anees
• Raju Shrestha as Yashvant Saxena
• Tej Sapru as Veera, local goon in the "Tu Shayaar Hai" song
• Vikas Anand as Inspector Dilip
• Raja Duggal as Babu Lal
• Pankaj Udhas in the song "Jiyen to Jiyen Kaise"
• Lawrence D'Souza in the song "Dekha Hai Pehli Baar"

Aamir Khan was first offered Aman's role in the film. Despite liking the story, he refused the film as he did not connect to the role.

The film was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1991.

The music was composed by Nadeem-Shravan, with lyrics by Sameer and Faiz Anwar (for song "Pehli Bar Mile Hain"). The album was the year's top seller, with around 7 million copies sold. The soundtrack of the film also fetched Nadeem-Shravan their second consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Music Director. Kumar Sanu, who sang for Sanjay Dutt's character won his second Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai". S. P. Balasubramanyam, Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal and Alka Yagnik also rendered their voice for the album. All the singers were nominated for Filmfare Awards. The soundtrack was #16 on the list of "100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks of All Time", as compiled by Planet Bollywood

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Planet Bollywood