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In a Rajasthan village, Durga Singh's husband was a son of Thakur Sangram Singh, who married her despite his father's disapproval. Durjan Singh, a relative of the Thakur, killed him so that he or his family could not inherit the estate. Durga raises their two sons, Karan and Arjun, in poverty. Learning that the Thakur means to sign the estate over to the boys, Durjan kills the Thakur and then has Karan and Arjun murdered as well. Durga prays to Goddess Kali for her sons to come back. They are reborn into different families and grow up apart, with no memory of their former lives. Durga does not know what has happened, yet she holds on to the belief that her sons will come home.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Karan Arjun (1995)
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- Director Rakesh Roshan originally wanted Ajay Devgn and Shah Rukh Khan as the titular characters, but both wanted different roles: Khan wanted Karan and Devgn wanted Arjun. Roshan refused, so both backed out.
- After Aamir Khan could not do the film, Salman Khan agreed and Shah Rukh Khan asked to return to the project.
- Karan Arjun brought Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan together onscreen for the first time, when both were prominent actors of that time.
