Harmesh Malhotra

Parijatha is the story of a young and cheerful man, Diganth who is jobless and lives his life as it comes neglecting his career and future prospects. When he meets his match in Aindrita Ray, he decides to change his casual lifestyle to be able to marry her.

Akendra alias Topichand Bhangare runs an antique store as a front for illegal activities. He lives near the notorious Chor Bazaar (thieves market) area with his wife, Sulekha, and only daughter, Kiran. He would like Kiran to get married to the mother of all gangsters, and picks gangster Shakti Dada, who is currently undergoing a lengthy prison sentence, to be his prospective son-in-law. But Kiran already loves Raj Oberoi, who belongs to a wealthy family, and has no links with any gangsters. Kiran convinces Raj in order to meet with her dad's requirements, he must first become a gangster. Raj reluctantly agrees, and is introduced to a gangster-trainer called Subramaniam. After a number of misadventures, Raj finally accomplishes his goal, and qualifies to be a suitable groom for Kiran. Then things change abruptly with the arrival of Topichand's dad, a wealthy man, Thakur Rana, who strongly opposes Kiran's marriage with any gangster. A hapless Raj now decides to cleanse himself of his gangster image, with hilarious and unpredictable results. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

A new version of the popular love story of Heer (Sridevi) and Deedho (Anil Kapoor), who calls himself Ranjha after leaving home and living incognito in Heer's village as a labourer in her father's (Shammi Kapoor) house. Heer and Deedho were childhood sweethearts, separated because of family animosities which have grown over the years, kept on the boil by Kaheda (Anupam Kher), whose leg was irreparably fractured by Deedho's family and friends. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

A rich guy falls in love with a girl who has the ability to transform into a snake whenever she wants. Unaware of this fact, the guy marries the girl. The story takes a turn when a snake charmer comes to their home and reveals the truth about her.