Mahaanta
Mahaanta (transl. Eminence) is a 1997 Hindi-language action film, produced by Ayub Khan under the Ayesha Film banner and directed by Afzal Khan. It stars Jeetendra, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Shakti Kapoor and Danny Denzongpa in the lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Filming began in 1991 and was delayed for 6 years due to Dutt’s arrests in 1993 and Dutt and Dixit breaking up their relationship.
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| Directed by | Afzal Khan |
| Produced by | Ayub Khan |
| Written by | Talat Rekhi (dialogues) Anand Bakshi (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | Afzal Khan |
| Story by | Afzal Khan |
| Starring | Jeetendra Sanjay Dutt Madhuri Dixit Shakti Kapoor Paresh Rawal Danny Denzongpa |
| Music by | Laxmikant Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | Anwar Siraj |
| Edited by | Prashant Khedekar Vinod Nayak |
Production company | Ayesha Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 174 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Young Vijay studies in Good Shepherd High School and lives a wealthy lifestyle in a small scenic town along with his uncle, who is the Inspector General of Police in Bombay and has a close friend in Raj Malhotra. When both mature, Vijay gets married, while Raj marries Shanti. On his uncle's insistence, Vijay departs to live in Bombay, where he eventually becomes the Police Commissioner. Subsequently, Raj, Shanti, and Raj's brother, Sanjay, also re-locate to Bombay, where they are united with Vijay. Then Sanjay falls in love with Jenny and both want to get married, much to the chagrin of Mahesh, who wants to marry her at any and all costs. Mahesh is the only son of wealthy and influential Kedar, who manages to convince Edward that it will be in Jenny's and Sanjay's best interest if Jenny weds Mahesh. The marriage is arranged, but on that very day, Sanjay steps in, humiliates Kedar and marries Jenny. That night Sanjay is arrested by none other than Vijay himself and placed in a cell. The next morning he is released and returns home to find that his brother and Bhabhi are both dead. Sanjay swears to avenge their deaths as well as find out why Vijay betrayed Raj and arrested him on his wedding night.
Cast
- Jeetendra as Police Commissioner Vijay Kapoor
- Sanjay Dutt as Sanjay Malhotra
- Madhuri Dixit as Jenny Malhotra
- Mohsin Khan as Raj Malhotra
- Poonam Dhillon as Vijay's wife
- Saeed Jaffrey as Inspector General of Police
- Satyendra Kapoor as Edward Pinto
- Shakti Kapoor as Inspector Dubey
- Raza Murad as The Narrator
- Amrish Puri as Seth. Kedar Nath
- Paresh Rawal as Nanubhai Chathewala
- Sumalatha as Shanti Malhotra
- Kishore Anand Bhanushali as Sanjay's friend
- Tej Sapru as Mahesh Nath
- Snehal Dabi as Sanjay's friend
- Brij Gopal as Kelkar (Informer)
- Shashi Kiran as Sanjay's friend
- Mehmood Jr. as Sanjay's friend
- Tariq Shah as Inspector Aslam Sher Khan
- Gurbachchan Singh as Ujagar
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Choole Choole" | Alka Yagnik |
| 2 | "Ek Taraf Akeli" | Mohammad Aziz, Alka Yagnik |
| 3 | "Tapka Re Tapka" | Mohammad Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 4 | "Loji Sunoji" | Mohammad Aziz, Alka Yagnik |
| 5 | "Deva O Deva" | Alka Yagnik |
| 6 | "Tere Bin Main Hu Kya" | Amit Kumar, Mohammad Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sadhana Sargam |
| 7 | "Mere Yaaron Tum" | Amit Kumar |
| 8 | "Tapka Re Tapka (Duet)" | Mohd Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 9 | "Tapka Re Tapka v2" | Mohd Aziz |
| 10 | "Tapka Re Tapka v3" | Mohd Aziz |