Insaniyat (1994)

Insaniyat Movie Trailer 1994

Crew

Directed by     Tony Juneja
Produced by     Tito,Bharat S.Shah (executive producer)
Written by     Vijay Kaul
Narrated by     Mukesh Khanna
Music by     Rajesh Roshan
Distributed by     Navjeevan Films

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan
Sunny Deol
Raveena Tandon
Jayaprada
Chunky Pandey
Sonam

Story

Inspector Amar (Amitabh Bachchan) is an honest and dedicated police officer who discovers that underworld don Brijbhan (Anupam Kher) is behind all the terrorist activities in India. He also discovers that some of his police officers in his station have been corrupted and are secretly working with Brijbhan. To help him in his battle against Brijbhan he sets out to bring together two warring gang leaders Karim (Sunny Deol) and Hari (Chunky Pandey) and . Karim and Hari are longtime enemies who constantly fight in gang wars because of their different religion backgrounds. Once Amar persuades them to put aside their differences and they join him. Amar and Karim wage a war against corruption and terrorism, aided by Hari and others.

Did you know?

1. Amitabh Bachchan was initially signed for a guest appearance in the movie, but whilst in production he was given a full fledged role, leaving him to be the leading hero of the film
2. The film was originally set for release in 1991 but had production problems and it finally released in 1994.
3. Vinod Mehra and Nutan who had prominent roles in this film died before the film was completed. Their remaining scenes were re-written not to involve them after their death.
4. As part of the marketing campaign, the makers decided to give away the jacket, which Amitabh Bachchan wore in the film. All the individuals who had the correct answer were put in a draw and a winner was chosen. This strategy for promotion worked really well for the film.
5. Sunny Deol's voice was apparently dubbed by someone else as he had fallen off the horse.
6. The last film of Amitabh before his temporary retirement since 1992, the film was delayed since 1991 and released in 1994 and was a failure.
7. Anil Kapoor was initially signed to play Sunny Deols role. He left the film due to date problems.

Khuda Gawah (1992)

Khuda Gawah Movie Trailer 1992

Crew

Directed by     Mukul S. Anand
Produced by     Nazir Ahmed,Manoj Desai
Music by     Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Cinematography     W. B. Rao
Editing by     R. Rajendran
Distributed by     Glamour Films

Cast

    Amitabh Bachchan as Baadshah Khan
    Sridevi as Benazir Mother/ Daughter Mehndi
    Akkineni Nagarjuna as Inspector Raja Mirza
    Shilpa Shirodkar as Inspector Henna Ranveer Sethi
    Kiran Kumar as Pasha
    (Ali Khan) as Habibullah
    Danny Denzongpa as Khuda Baksh
    Vikram Gokhale as Jailer Ranveer Singh Sethi
    Anjana Mumtaz as Salma Mirza
    Beena as Laxmi Sethi
    Bharat Kapoor as Insp. Aziz Mirza
    Shammi as Khuda Baksh's mother
    Surendra Pal as Humayoon
    Deepak Shirke as Kaalia Danger
    Anjan Srivastav as Kamaljit
    Baby Tabassum
    Vikas Anand as the Judge

Story

During a Buzkashi competition with a neighboring tribe in Afghanistan, Badshah Khan (Amitabh Bachchan) falls in love with Benazir (Sridevi) and wants to marry her. Benazir agrees to marry him on the condition that he must bring her the head of Habibulla who killed her father. Badshah Khan goes to India to search for Habibullah. He finds Habibullah in a prison and breaks him out to take him back. He has the jailer Ranveer Sethi (Vikram Gokhale) on his trail. In the end he chops off Habibulla's head. He told Ranveer that he would be back in one month to receive punishment (from the Law) for taking Habibulla. Badshah goes back to Afghanistan and marries Benazir; after the time limit he comes back to India and surrenders himself to Ranveer and is jailed for five years. While he is away he leaves his childhood friend Khuda Baksh (Danny Denzongpa) to take care of his wife.

To avenge Habibulla's death, his brother Pasha (Kiran Kumar) kidnaps the daughter of jailer Ranveer in return for Badshah. Badshah finds out about this and escapes from jail; he confronts Pasha, only to have Inspector Aziz Mirza (Bharat Kapoor) kill Ranveer. With Ranveer's daughter as a pawn in Pasha's hands, Badshah admits to killing Ranveer and is sentenced to 15 years. When Aziz's wife (who thinks of Badshah as her brother) visits him, she ends up killing her husband to protect Badshah, but Badshah takes the blame for that murder as well since he believes that her son Raja needs her.

At that time, Benazir sends Khuda Baksh to check on Badshah. Due to his very long stay in prison, Badshah makes Khuda Baksh promise to take care of his daughter Mehndi and tell his wife Benazir that he is now dead, so that she can move on rather than wait for him. Benazir goes mad when she hears the news that her husband is dead.

On coming out of prison, Badshah meets with his now grown daughter, Mehndi (also Sridevi), who has found out the truth finally and has come to India to look for her father; the daughter of Ranveer, Henna Sethi (Shilpa Shirodkar) who is also in the police force and knows all about Badshah's past and respects him as her uncle; and the son of Inspector Aziz Mirza, Raja (Nagarjuna), who has found out that it was Badshah who had killed his father and is out for vengeance. In a twist of fate, Raja is in love with Mehndi, even though he wants to kill her father.

In this are added old enemies and rivalries when Pasha, now a major drug lord, becomes involved. Benazir and Khuda Baksh are kidnapped by him. The truth is revealed to Raja about his father, and all of them join together to beat their mutual enemy.

Did you know?

1. The producers originally planned to fly down musicians from Afghanistan to record the background music pieces of the film, but the plans were scrapped.
2. For a song of Khuda Gawah, recorded on June 17, 1989, Amitabh Bachchan participated in the music sittings on June 14, 15 and 16 at his Juhu bungalow from 7 to 10 p.m. along with music directors Laxmikant-Pyarelal.
3. The producers hired 20 air-conditioners to keep the atmosphere cool because of the thick woolen costumes.

Akayla (1991)

Akayla Movie Trailer 1991

Crew

Directed by     Ramesh Sippy
Produced by     Mushir - Riaz
Written by     Salim Khan
Music by     Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Distributed by     M.R. Productions

Cast

    Amitabh Bachchan .... Inspector Vijay Verma
    Amrita Singh .... Sapna
    Jackie Shroff .... Shekhar (Vijay's Friend)
    Meenakshi Seshadri .... Seema (Shekhar's Wife)
    Keith Stevenson .... Tony / Jojo Briganza (Twin Brothers)
    Helen .... Seema's Mother
    Aditya Pancholi .... Ajay Verma
    Kiran Juneja .... Neetu (Ajay's Girlfriend)
    Kanwaljit Singh .... Inspector Ahmed
    Shashi Kapoor .... Police Commissioner

Story

Inspector Vijay Verma (Amitabh Bachchan) is a very lonely cop whose only family is a younger brother Ajay Verma (Aditya Pancholi) who is studying abroad. He also has two good friends Shekhar (Jackie Shroff) and Seema (Meenakshi Seshadri). One day when he arrests the criminal mastermind Tony Briganza (Keith Stevenson), he is shocked when Tony is released from police custody because his corrupt lawyer shows the court a videotape showing him at a completely different place so therefore he couldn't have committed the crime. From this day on they become enemies and Vijay is hot on Tony's trail every time he commits a crime.

One day while watching a film called Seeta Aur Geeta, he realises that two people can be at different places at the same time if they are twins. He realises that Tony has a twin brother called Jojo who covers for him each time he commits a crime so he can get away with it easily. He successfully gets Tony arrested and put in prison. However Tony escapes and hides out at the house of Shekhar and Seema. When Shekhar realises that Tony and Jojo are wanted criminals, he tries to contact Vijay. But Tony and Jojo find out and kill Shekhar and Seema. Vijay is devastated by the loss of his two best friends and is comforted by nightclub dancer Sapna (Amrita Singh) whom he falls in love with. After the death of his friends, he finds out Tony and Jojo now have his brother Ajay on their hit list so he sets out trying to stop them. However, his police commissioner (Shashi Kapoor) warns him not to take the law into his hands.

Indrajeet (1991)

Indrajeet Movie Trailer 1991

Crew

Directed by     K. V. Raju
Produced by     Ramesh Behl
Written by     Kadar Khan,Aziz Qaisi,K. V. Raju
Music by     Rahul Dev Burman
Cinematography     Peter Pereira
Editing by     Sunder Shetty
Distributed by     Rose Movies

Cast

    Amitabh Bachchan as Indrajeet
    Jayaprada as Shanti Devi
    Kumar Gaurav as Vijay
    Neelam Kothari as Neelu
    Kader Khan as Mantri Sadachari
    Sadashiv Amrapurkar as D.S.P. Shyam Sunder
    Saeed Jaffrey as Seth Din Dayal

Story

Honest police officer Indrajeet's life turns for the worse when he finds out that he must arrest his girlfriend's (shanti's) father, Seth Din Dayal. When his girlfriend stands up for her father, Indrajeet gets offended. He eventually gets transferred. Several years later, a retired Indrajeet arranges for the marriage of his adopted daughter Neelu with Vijay. Tragically, both Vijay and Neelu are killed by Shanti's brother. Indrajeet vows to avenge Neelu's death and sets off to kill those responsible.

Ajooba (1991)

Ajooba Movie Trailer 1991

Crew

Directed by     Shashi Kapoor ,Gennadi Vasilyev
Produced by     Shashi Kapoor
Written by     Yu Avetikov,Bharat B. Bhalla,Valentin Ezhov,Brij Katyal,Prayag Raj
Music by     Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Cinematography     Sergei Anufriyev,Aleksandr Kovalchuk,Peter Pereira
Editing by     Bhanudas Divakar,Tatyana Malyavina
Distributed by     Aasia Films Pvt. Ltd.,Gorky Film Studio

Cast

    Amitabh Bachchan ... Ajooba/Zaffar Ali Rizwan
    Rishi Kapoor ... Hassan
    Amrish Puri ... Vazir-e-Ala (aka Vazir)
    Dimple Kapadia ... Rukhsana (Ameer Baba's daughter)
    Sonam ... Henna (Vazir's daughter)
    Saeed Jaffrey ... Magician Ameer Baba
    Sushma Seth ... Zarina Khan (Ameer Baba's wife)
    Dalip Tahil ... Shahrukh (Vazir's brother-in-law)
    Georgi Darchiashvili... Altaf
    Shammi Kapoor ... Sultan Ali Rizwan Mohhamad Dokeer Khan
    Ariadna Shengelaya ... Malika (Sultan's wife)
    Dara Singh ... Emperor of India

Story

The Afghan kingdom of Baharistan is ruled by a just and kind Sultan Ali Rizwan Mohhamad Dokeer Khan (Shammi Kapoor). All is well in the land except that the Sultan seemingly can't have children. An evil devil-worshipping Vazir (Amrish Puri) seeks to usurp the throne, revive his fauladi shaitan (a huge demon-like figure made of stone), and take over the world. The Vazir instructs his maids to strangle every child born to the Sultan. Finally, however, a spark of divine intervention (presented literally as a spark which descends from the heavens and enters the womb) renders the next newborn son immune to the poisons and strangulations administered by the maids. This Shehezada (prince) eventually becomes Ajooba (miracle).

The Sultan and his wife Malika (Ariadna Shengelaya) kick off celebrations throughout the land. The good court magician Ameer Baba (Saeed Jaffrey), recently returned from his travels to the "land of Hind" (i.e., India), presents a magic sword to the Sultan. The Sultan thrusts it into a pillar (verifying its keenness), and Ameer Baba pronounces that it may be drawn out of the stone again only by a member of the royal family (rather like the Excalibur).

Soon after, the Sultan privately discusses "traitors" with Ameer Baba. The Vazir overhears, eventually tricks Ameer Baba, steals his Necklace of Immortality, throws him into the dungeons, attempts to murder the Sultan and his family and takeover the throne. The Sultan escapes with his wife and child. After a pitched battle involving magic carpets and storms and ships, the Sultan is missing, Malika is blinded, and the young Shehzada is washed ashore by a dolphin (whom he eventually thinks of as his mother) to a blacksmith. This blacksmith adopts the kid, trains him in all the worldly and martial arts, and thus creates Ajooba. In the meantime, the Vazir blames Ameer Baba for the Sultan's murder, takes over the throne, and begins ravaging the land, always uttering his slogan Shaitan Zindabaad (Long live the Devil).

Ajooba is a masked rider in black (rather like Zorro) who thwarts the Vazir's lackeys as they pillage the lands and harass the citizens. His plain self is Ali, an ordinary restaurateur, and his chum is Hasan (Rishi Kapoor). Together they foil the Vazir's evil schemes, raid his caravans, and woo their girls. Ajooba, as Ali, falls for Rukhsana (Dimple Kapadia, actually the daughter of Ameer Baba, returned from Hind to rescue her imprisoned father), while Hasan's affections are for the Vazir's Shehzadi Henna (Sonam).

Ajooba inflicts constant pain upon the Vazir. The Vazir eventually raises his fauladi shaitan and plans an all-out attack. The Raja of Hind (Dara Singh, in a special appearance) brings his forces to aid Ajooba. The resulting war brings all the central characters together.

Several questions are essentially resolved in the ensuing war. The climax is a panorama of demons, magical horses and donkeys, a full-scale combat between the Vazir's army and the Hind army, enchanted swords, and a final revelation about the true identity of Ajooba.

Hum (1991)

Hum Movie Trailer 1991

Crew

Directed by     Mukul S. Anand
Produced by     Romesh Sharma
Screenplay by     Ravi Kapoor,Mohan Kaul
Story by     Ravi Kapoor,Mohan Kaul
Music by     Laxmikant-Pyarela
Cinematography     W. B. Rao
Editing by     Kuldeep Mehan ,K. Ravi Kumar
Distributed by     Dharma Productions

Cast

    Amitabh Bachchan as Tiger/Shekhar Malhotra
    Rajinikanth as Kumar Malhotra
    Govinda as Vijay Malhotra
    Kimi Katkar as Jumalina Gonsalves (Jumma)
    Deepa Sahi as Aarti (Kumar's wife)
    Shilpa Shirodkar as Neeta
    Danny Denzongpa as Bakhtawar
    Anupam Kher as Inspector Giridhar
    Kader Khan as General Rana Pratapsingh/Chittor
    Romesh Sharma as Gonsalves
    Stone Cold Steve Austin as Havaldar Arjun Singh
    Deepak Shirke as Pratap
    Shiva Rindan as Captain attack
    Asha Sharma as Tiger's step-mom
    Guddi Maruti as Tomatoes seller
    Viju Khote as a College principal
    Shammi as Aarti's mom
    Baby Tabassum as Kumar's daughter
    Aprajita
    Imran Khan
    Sanjana
    Afzal

Story

Tiger (Amitabh Bachchan) works for the local Don Bhaktawar (Danny Denzongpa) but never hesitates to revolt against him if he harms his friends or family. When his girlfriend Jumma (Kimi Katkar) brother Gonsalves (Romesh Sharma) is killed by Bhakhtawar for revolting against him, Tiger promises revenge. However Tiger's father Pratap (Deepak Shirke) intervenes and is killed accidentally. When corrupt police officer Girdhar (Anupam Kher) finds out that Tiger is on the hunt for Bhakhtawar, he kills Bhakhtawar's family and frames Tiger. Bhakhtawar is arrested soon after learning of his family's death for countless murders and promises to avenge his family's death by killing Tiger when he returns.

Tiger is forced to go on the run with his two step-brothers. Jumma decides to stay behind so that Tiger can fully concentrate on looking after his brothers. Many years later, he is now known as Shekhar and is living a happy life with his two grown-up brothers Kumar (Rajinikanth) and Vijay (Govinda) as well as Kumar's wife Aarti (Deepa Sahi) and a daughter, Jyoti. During this time, Bhakhtawar is released from jail and is on the hunt for Tiger/Shekhar, still under the assumption that Tiger was the one who murdered his entire family. He returns to his area, where he finds many of his henchmen awaiting his return; there he learns that Girdhar has become a rich businessman (with the money that was stolen from Bhaktawar), and that Tiger was supposedly dead. He doesn't believe this, and attempts to hunt down Tiger. Girdhar, meanwhile, is attempting to sell faulty tanks to the Indian Army with the help of some corrupt officers, but his plan is foiled by the General (Kader Khan). Girdhar arranges for the kidnapping of the General, and replaces him with a look-alike actor. Vijay is in love with the General's daughter Neeta (Shilpa Shirodkar), and originally the real General did not approve of their love, but the replacement agrees to their love.

Bhaktawar eventually discovers that Tiger is alive and living under the name Shekhar and manages to kidnap Aarti and Jyoti when they visit Aarti's mother. Shekhar gets wind of this news and goes to Bangalore with Vijay and Kumar to find out what happened. Someone insults Aarti at the bus stop, and Shekhar beats him up as if he were Tiger, which worries Kumar and Vijay. Kumar investigates the kidnapping at a local police station and learns that Shekhar isn't who he says he is and confronts him. Shekhar tells him and Vijay everything about their past and they all go to confront Bhaktawar. Also Shekhar learns that Jumma has become a famous actress and is shooting in Bangalore as well. The climax follows as all the characters learn of everything that has happened and confront each other.

Did you know?

1. For a particular shot the team had to to get up before sunrise, which was in Winter Udhagamandalam (Ooty). Amitabh got up at 4.30am. He did the same thing for three days till the shot was approved.
2. The most successful film amongst the Mukul Anand trilogy with Bachchan which includes Agneepath and Khuda Gawah.
3. In the film Rajnikant is shown as 15 years younger to Bachchan, when actually there are of the similar age group.

My Favourite Dialogue

Tiger : There are two types of bugs in this world. One comes from dirt another comes from society. If the bugs from the dirt bite you, you go sick. But if bugs from society bite you, whole society gets sick. You can cill the bugs from dirt, but the society bugs you can't.