What is "mohra"

Mohra is a 1994 Indian political action thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon and Naseeruddin Shah in the lead roles with Paresh Rawal, Gulshan Grover, Raza Murad and Sadashiv Amrapurkar in supporting roles. The film was released on 1 July 1994 and went on to become the second highest grossing Indian film of 1994.

The film got nine Filmfare nominations in 1995. It was the first time where the trio of Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal worked together. Originally Divya Bharti was considered for the female lead and she also completed shooting for many scenes of the film, but after her death, Raveena Tandon was roped into the project as her replacement.

The film is also remembered for its songs which became chartbusters in that year. The popularity of the song "Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast", which was picturised on Raveena Tandon led to her being nicknamed "The mast mast girl".

A mohra is a necklace made of gold coins worn by the bride at a Sikh wedding. The mohra is given to the groom by the bride's father, who places it around the bride's neck after the wedding ceremony.