Synopsis
किशन कन्हैया
Leela and Bholaram are a childless couple. Leela works as a midwife, and one day assists Sunderdas' wife to give birth to twin boys. She decides to keep one baby for herself, and tells Sunderdas that his wife has given birth to one child. There are complications for the mother, and she passes away without seeing her children. Leela and Bholaram bring up Kanhaiya, while Sunderdas attempts to bring up Kishen, but is unable to do a good job. So he marries Kamini, who comes along with her brother, Ghendamal, to live at the estate. She has an illegitimate child named Ramesh from another man, and when Sunderdas comes to know of this, he is threatened and attacked, and as a result of which he is paralyzed, unable to move.
The 1989–1991 India Window
41 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Kishen Kanhaiya sits at position #32.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kishen Kanhaiya premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,080 of 1,983 India films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Drama productions specifically: #703 of 1,132 (top 62%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Runtime | 2h 40m |
| Release Date | March 9, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0099943 |