Synopsis
फूल और काँटे
Phool Aur Kaante (English: Flowers and Thorns) is a Hindi action romance film released in 1991. It stars Ajay Devgn, Madhoo, Aruna Irani, Jagdeep and Amrish Puri among others. The film marked the debut of Ajay Devgn, son of stunt and action choreographer Veeru Devgan, and Madhoo, niece of actress Hema Malini. The film won Ajay Devgn, the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for 1991. Phool Aur Kaante was a Super Hit at the box office in India, and was noted for its soundtrack. the movie is loosey based on a Malayalam film Parampara (1990) starting Mammootty and Suresh Gopi. Phool Aur Kaante clashed with Yash Chopra directed Lamhe at the box office. However Phool Aur Kante proved to be a super hit, on the other hand Lamhe which starred Anil Kapoor bombed at the box office. Ajay Devgan's entry in the film became very popular where he appeared standing, balancing on two moving motorcycles. Similar stunts have been repeated in a number of films since.
Action + Romance in Other Asia
14 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Action and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Phool Aur Kaante itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 4 other Other Asia films in 1991.
The 70th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 10% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity (59th percentile) outruns review volume (10th) — a trending, discussed title among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #330 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Action productions specifically: #36 of 70 (top 51%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Runtime | 3h 0m |
| Release Date | November 22, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0254683 |