Indian (2001 film)
Indian is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by N. Maharajan and produced by Dharmendra. It stars Sunny Deol, and also features Shilpa Shetty, Danny Denzongpa, Raj Babbar, Mukesh Rishi and Rahul Dev in other roles. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Vallarasu and was released on 26 October 2001 with excellent box office reports,[1] grossing a domestic nett of ₹18.0 million on its opening day. Made on a budget of ₹150 million, it was successful at the box office, earning over ₹540 million worldwide. The film tells the story of a strong, brave policeman who is falsely blamed for the mysterious murder of his father-in-law. It was the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year in India with a nett gross of ₹280 million.
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| Directed by | N. Maharajan |
| Produced by | Dharmendra |
| Screenplay by | N. Maharajan |
| Story by | N. Maharajan |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Shilpa Shetty Danny Denzongpa Raj Babbar Mukesh Rishi Rahul Dev |
| Music by | Anand Raj Anand |
| Cinematography | A. Ramesh Kumar |
| Edited by | B. S. Vasu Saleem |
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| Distributed by | Eros International |
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Running time | 178 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹150 million |
| Box office | ₹540 million |
Plot
Raj Shekhar Azad (Sunny Deol) is an honest Deputy Commissioner of Police whose sole intention is to wipe out corruption. From his name to his aim, emerges unflinching patriotism. But for every such patriot, there is an equally motivated terrorist.
Waseem Khan (Mukesh Rishi), a dreaded terrorist, is aided in his mission by Raj's father-in-law (Raj Babbar), an influential industrialist (Danny Denzongpa) and several police officers.
Raj's path is laden with hurdles, but he leaves no stone unturned, within the realm of law, to wage a war against the evil doers. The film is notable for the Sunny Deol's portrayal DCP Azad. The sublime toughness and solidity that the acclaimed actor manages to bring to the character of Rajshekhar Azad in his trademark sedate style is the high point of the film. Raj Babbar too comes of in with a powerful performance though his role disappears within the first hour. The peerless Danny Dengzongpa, is powerful in his portrayal of Singhania Saab in the film.
Cast
- Sunny Deol as DCP Rajshekhar “Raj” Azad
- Shilpa Shetty as Anjali Singh Azad
- Danny Denzongpa as Shankar Singhania
- Mukesh Rishi as Wasim Khan/Allah Baksh (Double role)
- Rahul Dev as Pratap Sinha
- Raj Babbar as DGP Surya Pratap Singh
- Surendra Pal as Police Commissioner
- Om Puri as Joginder Singh
- Rana Jung Bahadur as Havaldar Mushtaq Singh
- Deepak Shirke as Uttar Pradesh minister Veer Bahadur Singh
- Rajat Bedi as Sanjay Singhania
- Suresh Bhagwat as B.E.S.T. employee
- Salim Ghouse as Francis
- Avtar Gill as Advocate Gill
- Dinesh Hingoo as Jewellery shop owner
- Sanjay Narvekar as Rahim
- Shakti Kapoor as Rahim's father
- Reema Lagoo as Mrs. Suryapratap Singh
- Viju Khote as Inspector Deshmukh
- Shiva Rindani as Inspector Patil
- Pramod Muthu as Inspector Moutho (as Pramod Moutho)
- Dhananjay Mandrekar as Inspector
- Dharmesh Tiwari as Imam Saab
- Sophiya Haque as an item number "Yeh Pyar"
- Malaika Arora as an item number "Yeh Pyar"
Soundtrack
All songs are written by Anand Bakshi.
| Title | Singer(s) |
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| "Waton Walo" | Roop Kumar Rathod |
| "Deewane" | Shaan, Alka Yagnik |
| "Yeh Pyar" | Richa Sharma, Sunidhi Chauhan |
| "Rab Di Kasam" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik |
| "Jaana Maine" | Abhijeet, Sadhana Sargam |
| "Thaath Nawabi" | Anand Raj Anand, Alka Yagnik |