Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- melodramatic
- heightened
- sincere
- bollywood movie night
- 1990s nostalgia
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Karan and Arjun are reborn in different parts of the country before being drawn back toward their mother and unfinished revenge.
Durga Singh's faith in her murdered sons sustains the quest to avenge their deaths.
The film combines star-driven action, romance, family emotion, reincarnation, and an emphatic villainous antagonist.
The reborn brothers begin apart but are brought together through their mother's faith and a shared unresolved past.
Films like Karan Arjun, and why
Om Shanti Om
shares reincarnation, revenge, family loyalty, and heightened hindi action melodrama
Milan
combines reincarnation mythology with romance, spectacle, and emotionally direct popular hindi cinema
Karan Arjun
features family-centered revenge, larger-than-life villains, and melodramatic action storytelling
Karz
shares reincarnation, fated reunion, romantic melodrama, and popular hindi film spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Rakesh Roshan
- Release Date
- 1995-01-13
- Runtime
- 175 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (123)
Cast
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Salman Khan
- Rakhee Gulzar
- Kajol
- Mamta Kulkarni
- Amrish Puri
- Ranjeet Bedi
- Aasif Sheikh
- Jack Gaud
- Arjun
Common questions
- What is Karan Arjun about?
- Two murdered brothers return in new lives and are drawn together by their mother's faith for a spectacular reckoning with the tyrant who destroyed their family.
- What is Karan Arjun like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Karan Arjun as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Karan Arjun violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Karan Arjun as brutal.
- Which films are like Karan Arjun?
- Films with a similar feel include Om Shanti Om, Milan, Karan Arjun, and Karz.
- How long is Karan Arjun?
- Karan Arjun runs 175 minutes.
