Rahul (film)
2001 film by Prakash Jha
Rahul is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Prakash Jha and produced by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Neha Bajpai, Jatin Grewal, Rajeshwari Sachdev and Yash Pathak.
Synopsis
Mira comes from a wealthy family consisting of her parents and a brother, Rohit. She is in love with Akash Sharma, who is less wealthy, and wants to marry him. Akash, a handsome young man who seems to have neither family nor friends, runs his own small business of travel and tourism. Against the wishes of Mira's family, the couple gets married and begins a life full of love. They soon become the parents of a boy, and the birth of Rahul brings about a partial and insincere reconciliation: Mira's family is barely civil to Akash, but they help Mira to deal with pregnancy and early infant care.
To celebrate Rahul's first birthday, the couple hosts a party of their friends and invites Mira's family to join in the festivities. At the party, Mira's brother Rohit insults Akash to the core. This infuriates Akash, and he hits Rohit.
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