''Aaj Ka Ravan'' () is a 2000 Indian

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action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by Imran Khalid and produced by Surendra Srivastava. It is a revenge drama, with

Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ...

in the lead role. The film was released on 29 September 2000.

Plot

A journalist who is investigating arms deals and other crimes against the state is shot and killed, so Shanti (Indira Krishna), who is also a journalist, swears that she will bring the culprit Vishtar Nath

Mohan Joshi Mohan Joshi is an Indian film, television and theater actor. He has worked in Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri films. Early life Joshi was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. He made his acting debut in Pune, Maharashtra. For better career prospects, ...

to justice. One night Shanti gets molested, but a man, Shankar (Mithun Chakraborty) comes to her rescue. She tells him everything and makes him her brother by tying a Raakhee. One day Shanti gives Shankar a roll of film which implicates Vishtar Nath directly in his illegal arms deals. Shankar immediately takes the roll of film to the police commissioner who subsequently destroys it and gets Shankar arrested for having RDX in his car by a rogue and despicable police inspector (Tej Sapru). Shankar is beaten black and blue back at the police station and then in the guise of giving him bail is told he can leave. As he leaves the police station he is confronted by rogue police officers and Nath's men, tied up and is shot several times and left for dead. He is saved by his now sister Shanti, but then he gets attacked in the hospital by Naths goon Bakra (Kasam Ali). Shankar beats him mercilessly and kills him brutally. This is witnessed by inspector Vikram (Siddarth Dhawan) who tells him that he a “Raavan” (A Devil), and that he's now a killer. Shankar says he's tried being an angel and a law abiding citizen, but got nothing but humiliation and death threats- so now he's going to be the devil and take down the underworld kingpin Nath. The rest of the film depicts how Shankar takes down the underworld singlehandedly with inspector Vikram hot on his trail, who also loves his sister Shanti. In all this time taking down the underworld and killing the bad guys, Shankar also has time for falling in love, singing and dancing with his love interest Mona (Meenakshi).

Cast

as Shankar *

Gajendra Chauhan Gajendra Singh Chauhan known professionally as Gajendra Chauhan, is a former television actor known for his work on Indian television, especially his portrayal of Yudhishthira in the historical television series ''Mahabharat'' (1988–90). He h ...

as A.C.P. Rathore * Siddharth Dhawan as Inspector Vikram Singh *

as Vishdhar Nath *

Shakti Kapoor Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 600 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teame ...

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as Ramkali *Kasam Ali as Babbar Bakhra *Javed Khan *

Mushtaq Khan Mushtaq Khan is an Indian film and television actor and comedian who has worked in several Hindi films in a career spanning three decades. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' (1993), '' Jodi No.1'' (2001) an ...

as Gul Gulewala (Gullu Malwani) *Indira Krishnan as Shanti *

Vinod Kulkarni Vinod Kulkarni (''Vinōda Kulakarṇī'') is an Indian actor, director, voicing artiste and voice co-ordinator, who specialises in dubbing International productions into the Hindi language. He can speak English, Hindi and Marathi. He has voiced ...

as Subhash *Meenakshi as Mona *Anil Nagrath as Khilawan *Master Rashid as Munna — Subhash & Saraswathi's son *

Tej Sapru Tej Sapru (born 5 January 1955) is an Indian actor. He is the son of D. K. Sapru and Hemvati, both of whom were actors in the Hindi film industry. He has appeared in a number of Bollywood films of between the 1980s and 2010s, including ''Gupt'' ...

as Inspector Raman Khatri *O.P. Sharma *Ashok Verma *Zubeda as Saraswathi — Subhash's wife

Songs

#"Haathon Ki Mehendi" -

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Vibha Sharma Alyssia Vibha Sharma is an Indian singer who released her first album in the 1990s. She made her foray into Indian pop domain with her debut album ''Mehndi'' (2000), HMV SaReGaMa Records, which was well received and was one of the top three be ...

#"Ho Raja Khele Mera Paan Chaila" -

Vinod Rathod Vinod Rathod (born 12 September 1962) is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Bollywood films. Rathod is the son of late classical musician, Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod. Music career His career started when Usha Khanna after listeni ...

Madhushree Madhushree (born Sujata Bhattacharya, 2 November 1969) is an Indian playback singer who sings in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu films. A familiar voice in A. R. Rahman's compositions, Madhushree hails from a musically inclined family ...

#"Jaane Jaa Janam Tu Janeman" -

Babul Supriyo Babul Supriyo (born 15 December 1970) is an Indian playback singer, live performer, television host, actor and politician who currently serves as Cabinet Minister of Information Technology and Electronics and Tourism of the Government of Wes ...

Kavita Krishnamurthy Sharada Krishnamurthy, popularly known as Kavita Krishnamurthy or Kavita Subramaniam, is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded 50,000 songs in 45 various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojp ...

#"Khanka Re Khanka Khangana" -

Anuradha Paudwal Anuradha Paudwal (born 27 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. She has been described in media as one of the most prominent Bhajan singer and also as one of the most successful playback singers ...

#"Khidki Khule Ya Band" -

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#"Ladki Tu Kamal Hai" -

References

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