Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- warm
- aspirational
- witty
- romantic movie night
- bollywood nostalgia
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Raju leaves his village for Bombay and rapidly rises from an unemployed engineering graduate to a chief engineer.
Renu helps Raju obtain employment at Chhabria Builders, where their friendship and romance unfold alongside his career.
The bridge collapse under Raju's supervision turns his career ascent into a crisis involving job loss, culpability, and possible incarceration.
Raju relocates to Bombay seeking meaningful engineering work and confronts repeated obstacles before entering the construction industry.
Films like Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, and why
Yes Boss
Shared romantic drama, aspirational rise from modest circumstances, and tension between career ambition and personal integrity.
Dil To Pagal Hai
Shared Bollywood romance, workplace ambition, class mobility, and an emotionally direct feel-good register.
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
Shared Shah Rukh Khan-led romantic drama centered on social mobility, professional pressure, and moral conflict.
Movie Details
- Director
- Aziz Mirza
- Release Date
- 1992-11-13
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (33)
Cast
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Juhi Chawla Mehta
- Amrita Singh
- Nana Patekar
- Sameer Chitre
- Navin Nischol
- Achyut Potdar
- Neeraj Vora
- Chander Mohan Khanna
- Ajit Vachani
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- AsianCrush
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman about?
- An ambitious village engineer climbs Bombay’s corporate ladder, only to have romance, responsibility, and a catastrophic construction failure test his newfound success.
- What is Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman as mild.
- Which films are like Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman?
- Films with a similar feel include Yes Boss, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa.
- How long is Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman?
- Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman runs 161 minutes.
- Where can I watch Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman?
- In United States, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman streams on AsianCrush.
