Trimurti (1995 film)
Trimurti (transl. Trinity) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action drama film starring Anil Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Anjali Jathar, Priya Tendulkar and Jackie Shroff. It was the last completed film for director Mukul S. Anand, who died while filming Dus in 1997 The Film Was a Flop Movie, It earned a record opening weekend of around ₹3.07 crore (equivalent to ₹15 crore or US$2.1 million in 2019) net, and becoming the "first film to record a ₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹4.8 crore or US$670,000 in 2019) net opening day."[4][5]
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Directed by | Mukul Anand |
Produced by | Subhash Ghai |
Written by | Karan Razdan |
Starring | Anil Kapoor Shah Rukh Khan Anjali Jathar Priya Tendulkar Gautami Mohan Agashe Saeed Jaffrey Himani Shivpuri Jackie Shroff |
Music by | Songs: Laxmikant–Pyarelal Score: Koti |
Cinematography | Ashok Mehta Rajiv Jain[1][2] |
Release date | 22 December 1995 |
Running time | 181 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹11 crore (equivalent to ₹53 crore or US$7.4 million in 2019)[3] |
Box office | ₹15.56 crore (equivalent to ₹75 crore or US$10 million in 2019) |
Plot
The notorious Kooka Singh entraps dedicated police inspector Satyadevi Singh (Priya Tendulkar). She has three extraordinary, powerful children Shakti (Jackie Shroff), Anand (Anil Kapoor) and Romi (Shah Rukh Khan), the last of whom was born while she was in jail. They are her Trimurti, who she hopes will assist her in avenging her humiliation. What she doesn't know is that Anand and Shakti had a fight when they were kids. Anand left the house, started working for Peter (One of the Kooka's Blackmarket businessman) and is assumed dead.
After 18 years, Shakti and Romi live together and think their mother is dead. Their uncle tells them she is hoping that the brothers will once again become their mother's Trimurti. Shakti works for the military. Romi is in love with a higher class girl named Radha. They love each other so much that they decide to die when they cannot get married. After pleading with his brother and almost drinking poison, he and Shakti go to Radha's house to ask for her hand, but Shakti is humiliated.
Romi runs away from home and becomes successful. He starts working for Kooka without knowing the issues between Kooka and his mother. Romi meets Sikander, a rich man working in the black market; he feels sympathy for Romi because he is a romantic at heart. He helps Romi become rich.
Sikander goes to Romi's village after hearing some religious music from there. He sees a picture of his mother — who is Shakti and Romi's mother. He slowly tries to rekindle his relationship with Shakti, but once again they have a fight and Shakti learns that he is Anand. After 18 long years, Satyadevi is released from jail due to good behavior. She learns from her brother, Bhanu, that all is not well with her sons. Shakti is an emotional wreck; Anand aka Sikander and Romi are working for Kooka, who has assigned him the task of abducting and killing Satyadevi. In the end, after a lot of hardship, the three brothers come together, kill Kooka Singh, and save their mother.
Cast
- Jackie Shroff as Shakti Singh
- Anil Kapoor as Anand Kumar Singh/ Sikander
- Shah Rukh Khan as Romi Singh
- Anjali Jathar as Radha Chaudhary
- Priya Tendulkar as Satyadevi Singh
- Mohan Agashe as Kooka
- Tinnu Anand as Himmat Singh
- Saeed Jaffrey as Bhanuwala
- Gouthami Tadimalla as Jyoti
- Himani Shivpuri as Janki Singh
- Satyen Kappu as Sikander's mentor
Production
The film began production in 1994 with a release set for December 1994 and originally the three main lead roles were set to be played by Jackie Shroff, Shahrukh Khan and Sanjay Dutt. Sanjay Dutt had shot some scenes for the film before being sentenced to a prison term. To avoid any further delays, producer Subhash Ghai decided to recast his role with Anil Kapoor replacing him. The film was eventually completed for release in December 1995.[6] The role of Sanjay Dutt was also offered to Aditya Pancholi and Sunny Deol before Subhash Ghai's frequent collaborator Anil Kapoor got the role.
Music
The film score was composed by Koti while the songs were composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | 1995 |
Language | Hindi |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Singers | Length |
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1. | "Very Good Very Bad" | Udit Narayan, Vinod Rathod | 06:23 | |
2. | "Very Good Very Bad" | Instrumental | 06:23 | |
3. | "Sadiyan Saal" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 08:09 | |
4. | "Mujhe Pyar Karo" | Vinod Rathod, Manhar Udhas, Alka Yagnik | 07:21 | |
5. | "Mujhe Pyar Karo" | Instrumental | 07:20 | |
6. | "Mata Mata" | Kader Khan | Vinod Rathod, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 07:39 |
7. | "Bol Bol Bol" | Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhosale, Ila Arun | 07:55 | |
8. | "Ae Ri Sakhi" | Kavita Krishnamurthy | 05:28 |
Box office
Trimurti grossed ₹14.24 crore (US$2.0 million) in India and $375,000 (₹1.32 crore) in other countries, for a worldwide total of ₹15.56 crore (US$2.2 million), against its ₹11 crore (US$1.5 million) budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of ₹5.09 crore (US$710,000), and grossed ₹8.36 crore (US$1.2 million) in its first week.[7]
India
It opened on Friday, 22 December 1995, across 310 screens, and took a record opening of ₹1.06 crore (US$150,000) net, becoming the first film to record ₹1 crore (US$140,000) net on opening day. It grossed ₹3.07 crore (US$430,000) in its opening weekend, and had a first week of {{INRConvert|5.04| and earned a total of ₹8.57 crore (US$1.2 million) net. It was declared a "Flop" by Box Office India.[7]
Overseas
It earned $375,000 (₹1.32 crore) outside India.[7]
Territory | Territory wise Collections break-up |
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India | Net: ₹8.57 crore (US$1.2 million) |
Total Gross: ₹14.24 crore (US$2.0 million) | |
International (Outside India) |
$375,000 (₹1.32 crore)the PG |
Worldwide | ₹15.56 crore (US$2.2 million) |
References
- "Trimurti (1995) Full Cast & Crew". IMDB. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- "Ashok Mehta". cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- "Trimurti Budget". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "Trimurti - Box office Note". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "Trimurti". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.
- http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/subhash-ghais-trumpeted-film-trimurti-back-on-track-with-anil-kapoor/1/288289.html
- "Trimurti Box office". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.