Gardish

Naive and easily impressionable Vidya Bhalla (Aishwarya) would like her husband to be a dashing hero, one who is not afraid of anybody, one who can easily jump into a fire to rescue someone, one who is strong and romantic. She sees all of these qualities in Shiva Sathe (Jackie Shroff), the son of Havaldar Purshotam Sathe (Amrish Puri), whose only dream is to see Shiva become a Police Inspector. Vidya informs her dad, Prithviraj, that she has found her dream man; the Bhallas and the Sathes meet and get the couple formally engaged.

Then Purshotam arrests the son of a M.L.A., and as a result he is transferred to the notorious Kala Chowki Police Station in Bombay. Upon arrival, he finds out that the Inspector in charge of the Police Station, Saini, has been severely beaten-up by don Billa Jilani (Mukesh Rishi) and is hospitalized. Purshotam arranges for his entire family to relocate.

The story takes a new twist. Shiva's brother-in-law approaches Prithviraj Bhalla (Shammi Kapoor) and informs him that Shiva has become an underworld don, after beating-up Billa Jilani, and now takes haftas and bribes. Prithviraj finds that Shiva has become a ruffian, and been arrested a number of times, much to the chagrin of his dad. Prithviraj breaks off the alliance and informs Purshotam. Shortly thereafter, another fight breaks out, and this time Shiva is arrested, held in a cell for several days, beaten up by his father and subsequently bailed out by a woman named Shanti (Dimple Kapadia). Eventually, Shiva kills Billa. The film ends with Purshotam declaring to Inspector Saini, that Shiva cannot be recommended to be an inspector, since in the eyes of the law he is a criminal. Shiva's photo is shown on the criminal's display board, and credits roll.

• Jackie Shroff as Shiva Sathe
• Aishwarya as Vidya Bhalla
• Shammi Kapoor as Prithviraj Bhalla (Vidya's Father)
• Amrish Puri as Constable Purushottam Sathe
• Farida Jalal as Laxmi Sathe
• Dimple Kapadia as Shanti
• Raj Babbar as Pratap (Special Appearance)
• Suresh Oberoi as Inspector Saini
• Anant Mahadevan as Constable Sawant
• Rakesh Bedi as Shiva's Friend
• Asrani as Phoolwa's Husband
• Kunika as Phoolwa
• Annu Kapoor as Manish Bhai Harish Bhai
• Mukesh Rishi as Billa Jilani
• Tej Sapru as Billa's Henchman
• Shagufta Ali as an item number "Rang Rangeeli"

Mukul Kesavan from the magazine Manushi lauded Gardish as "a powerful, affecting film"[3] The Indian Express praised the film's "script, vivid characters and powerful dialogues" and noted the actors' performances.[4] Anurag Mathur of The Sunday Telegraph was critical of the film, dismissing it as "not even a film, but a series of action sequences strung together by guest appearances", although he singled out Kapadia for "excelling" in her part.[5]

• Gardish at IMDb