Yodha (1991 film)
Yodha is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Rahul Rawail.[2] The film stars Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Sangeeta Bijlani and Danny Denzogpa in lead roles, along with Shilpa Shirodkar in special appearance.[3]
| Yodha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rahul Rawail |
| Written by | K. K. Singh |
| Produced by | Karim Morani Bunty Soorma |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Sanjay Dutt Sangeeta Bijlani Danny Denzongpa Shilpa Shirodkar |
| Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt |
| Edited by | Suresh Chaturvedi |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
Production company | Cineyug Films |
Release date | 22 February 1991 |
Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹28.5 million[1] |
| Box office | ₹129.5 million[1] |
The film released on 22nd February 1991, clashing with Patthar Ke Phool starring Salman Khan and Raveena Tandon. It received mostly average reviews and was a box office Hit.
Plot
Karan Shrivastav, a lawyer crusades for truth, fairness and justice, is the son of Chandrakant Shrivastav, a journalist who uses his journalistic expertise to expose and unmask Justice Dharmesh Agnihotri, who is known as "Daaga" in the underworld. Suraj Singh is a man victimized by Fate. To bear the loss of his love, Shilpa, he gets addicted to drugs. Then in a complete reversal of attitude he turns against drug dealers and vows to bring an end to the deadly drug smuggling which wreaks such havoc in people's lives. Dharmesh's daughter Vidya Agnihotri loves Karan. Karan idolizes Justice Dharmesh Agnihotri, unaware of the man behind the mask of respectability. Daaga hires Suraj and deliberately creates animosity between Suraj and Karan. The enmity between Suraj and Karan is sealed when Karan's father Chandrakant is framed for murder and sent to jail where he is killed. Karan loses complete faith in the judicial system and vows to revenge on Dharmesh.
Cast
- Sunny Deol as Advocate Karan Srivastav
- Sanjay Dutt as Suraj Singh
- Sangeeta Bijlani as Vidya Agnihotri
- Paresh Rawal as Chhaganlal
- Danny Denzongpa as Justice Dharmesh Agnihotri / Daaga
- Shilpa Shirodkar as Shilpa (Special Appearance)
- Shafi Inamdar as Chandrakant Shrivastav
- Anjana Mumtaz as Mrs. Shrivastav
- Abhinav Chaturvedi as Pawan Shrivastav
- Sanam as Bharati Singh
- Jagdish Raj as Inspector Shinde
- Annu Kapoor as Umeed Singh
- Bob Christo as Christo
- Anjan Srivastav as Minister
- Rana Jung Bahadur as Jailor Rana Pratap
Soundtrack
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Duniya Mein Jeena Hai To Sikh Lo Tum Marna" | Amit Kumar, Kumar Sanu, Anupama Deshpande |
| "Pyar Bada Mushkil Hai" | Amit Kumar, Alka Yagnik |
| "Whole Day Whole Night" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
| "Ladka Kunwara" | Asha Bhosle |
The music of songs was composed by Bappi Lahiri and lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi.
References
- "Yodha 1991 Movie Box Office Collection, Budget and Unknown Facts 1990's Box Office Collection". KS Box Office. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Yodha (1991) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- "Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 11 September 2012.