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Yudh (film)
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| Yudh | |
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| File:Yudh poster.jpg Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Rajiv Rai |
| Produced by | Gulshan Rai |
| Written by | K.A. Narayan Rajiv Rai Naeem Shah |
| Starring | Jackie Shroff Anil Kapoor Tina Munim Nutan Danny Denzongpa |
| Music by | Kalyanji Anandji |
| Cinematography | Romesh Bhalla |
| Edited by | Naresh Malhotra |
| Distributed by | Trimurti Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Yudh (transl. War) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film, produced by Gulshan Rai and marks the directorial debut of his son Rajiv Rai. The film features a large star cast including Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor (in dual role), Tina Munim, Pran, Danny Denzongpa, Nutan, Shatrughan Sinha and Hema Malini.
Synopsis[edit]
Savitri's twin baby sons are snatched by notorious criminal Gama Mateen, who demands a ransom in exchange for returning the sons to Savitri. Inspector Bhargav comes to the aid of Savitri but is himself killed in the process while trying to save Savitri's twin sons. Gama goes on the run taking one of the twins with him while the other is missing. After Inspector Bhargav's death, Savitri brings up Bhargav's son, Vikram, as her own son.
Many years later, Vikram has grown up to be a police inspector like his dad. And Savitri's two children who Savitri has not seen since they were babies have grown up to be Public Prosecutor Avinash and an underworld criminal named Junior. Junior was brought up by Gama to become a sharpshooter hitman and Gama uses him to kill off whoever he wants and Avinash is blamed each time for the killings. Avinash is also coincidentally the best friend of Vikram. Vikram begins to suspect that Avinash is not all he seems when a witness identifies Avinash as one of the men involved in a heist. Avinash protests his innocence and after many misunderstandings, it is discovered that his twin brother Junior is behind all the killings and heists. Vikram also discovers that his father had been killed by Gama Mateen when he was just a child so he sets out to avenge his father and reunite Savitri with her two sons but unfortunately junior gets killed by gama Mateen when he comes to know that he had sent to kill his own mother. Gama Mateen kidnapps Avinash and bring him to his cage. Avinash was shocked to see his lookalike, Junior. Gama replaces Junior to Avinash's place to kill Savitri Devi. when junior came to know that Savitri Devi his mother junior scolds Gama. Gama sends his goon to kill junior and he succeeded to kill him. when they found junior is dead they thought that Avinash is dead but they comes to know that Avinash is alive and he is under with Gama Mateen.
Cast[edit]
- Jackie Shroff as Police Inspector Vikram 'Vicky'
- Anil Kapoor as Avinash Rathod/Junior (double role)
- Shatrughan Sinha as Moinuddin Khan
- Hema Malini as Nafisa Khatun
- Tina Munim as Anita / Rita
- Nutan as Savitri Devi
- Danny Denzongpa as Chinoy/Gama Mateen
- Deven Verma as Police Inspector Sawant
- Pran as Deputy Commissioner Saxena
- Arun Govil as Inspector Bhargav
- Mahavir Shah as Defence Lawyer of Moinuddin Khan
- Manmohan Krishna as Judge
- Iftekhar as Commissioner
- Sharat Saxena as Baburao
- Satyendra Kapoor as Jaichand
- Praveen Kumar as Xaca
- Jagdish Raj as Bhatnagar (Special appearance)
Soundtrack[edit]
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Yeh Hai Mujre Ki Raat Aakhiri" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Doston Tum Sabko" | Sadhana Sargam, Amit Kumar, Shailendra Singh |
| "Kya Hua, Kya Nahin" | Amit Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
| "Main Kya Aise Pyar Karoongi" | Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor |
| "Yudh Kar" (Fast) | Alka Yagnik, Amit Kumar |
| "Zindagi Ae Zindagi" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Yudh Kar" (Slow) | Amit Kumar |