Jigar
Jigar is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language martial arts action film directed by Farogh Siddique. It was released during the Diwali weekend and proved to be a successful hit.[1] The film's plot is inspired by the 1988 American martial arts film Bloodsport.[2]
| Jigar | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Farouq Siddique |
| Produced by | Saba Akhtar Salim Akhtar Samad Akhtar Shama Akhtar |
| Written by | Tanveer Khan Naeem-Ejaz (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Farooque Siddiqui Lalit Mahajan |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Karisma Kapoor |
| Music by | Anand-Milind |
| Cinematography | Akram Khan |
| Edited by | Suresh Chaturvedi |
Production company | Aftab Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 174 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Raju and Duryodhan are very good friends. Suman is Raju's love interest and is like a sister to Duryodhan. Duryodhan is a wrestler and works at a martial arts training school owned by Lal Bihari. Due to some misunderstanding between Raju, Duryodhan and Raju's sister, she is raped by Duryodhan. This angers Raju but he fails in avenging his sister because Duryodhan is a wrestler. Raju starts training as a fighter under Baba Thakur. After being fully trained he avenges all of his enemies. Duryodhan is killed in the ring itself and Lal Bihari is killed by Suman.
Cast
- Ajay Devgn as Raj verma "Raju"
- Karisma Kapoor as Suman
- Arjun as Duryodhan (Raju's friend)
- Ishrat Ali as Manish Pandey
- Salim Khan as Roshan Gupta
- Gulshan Grover as Inspector Pradhan
- Aruna Irani as Raju's Mother
- Jamuna as Doctor Ganga
- Yunus Parvez as Seth
- Goga Kapoor as Kaalia
- Paresh Rawal as Lal Bihari
- Shashi Kiran as Inspector Khan
- Ajit Khan as Baba Thakur
- Cheetah Yagnesh Shetty Baba Thakur Assistant
- Khosrow Khaleghpanah known as (Hussain khan) as Arjun
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Anand-Milind while Sameer penned the songs. The song Pyar Ke Kagaz proved to be the biggest hit of the album. The album managed to feature in the top selling albums of 1992. Singers Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet, Pankaj Udhas, Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam, Mohammad Aziz & Kavita Krishnamurthy contributed their voice. [3] After the dispute of Dil (1990) between Anand-Milind and Alka Yagnik, she stopped working with the for two years, but otherwise all these song sung by Sadhna and Kavita was supposed to sing by Yagnik. After 1992, she and Anand-Milind reunited and gave so many superhits.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pyar Ke Kagaz Pe" | Abhijeet, Sadhana Sargam |
| 2 | "Tujhko Bahon Mein Bhar" | Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam |
| 3 | "Ek Pal Ek Din" | Pankaj Udhas, Sadhana Sargam |
| 4 | "Mere Dil Ko Karrar" | Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam |
| 5 | "Log Barson Juda" | Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 6 | "Mohabbat Hai Khushboo" | Mohammad Aziz |
| 7 | "Aaye Hum Barati" | Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
References
- "Ranbir, SRK, Akshay: When actors turned boxers". Rediff.com. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- Gupta, Rachit (2 April 2019). "Ajay Devgn's 10 Best Action Movies". Filmfare. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- "Jigar among most sold music albums of 1992". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012.