Akhiyon Se Goli Maare () is a 2002 Indian

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-language

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, directed by Harmesh Malhotra, starring

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and

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. The film was released on 2 August 2002. The name of the film is taken from the song of the same name from the 1998 movie ''

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'', also starring the same cast.

Plot

Akelinder or Bhangari Dada has a shop at Chor bazaar which he runs illegally, he lives with his wife and only daughter Kiran. Bhangari wants his daughter to be married to a

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, so he begins his search. He finds Shakti dada and wants him to be married to Kiran, but Kiran already loves Raj, a wealthy man who has no links to

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. But in order to satisfy her dad, she persuades Raj to pose as a gangster for the time being. For this, they search for a trainer called Subramaniam, who teaches Raj to act as a gangster. Finally Raj becomes successful in posing as a gangster, but Bhangari's dad somehow appears and doesn't want Kiran to marry to a gangster. Will Raj be able to clean up his image?

Cast

as Raj Oberoi / Bobdeya Dada *

as Kiran Kapoor (Fake Name) / Kiran Bhangari *

as Aklinder "Topichand" Bhangari / Rana Bheeshmbar Pratap Bhangari (Bhangari's father) *

as Topichand's brother-in-law *

as Master Subramaniam *

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as Thomson *

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as Shaadilal *

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as Faiyaz Takkar Pehelwan *

Satyen Kappu Satyendra Kappu (born Satyendra Sharma; also credited as Satyen Kappu; 7 February 1931 – 27 October 2007), was an Indian character actor in Bollywood films. He has acted in 390 films. His most remembered role is Ramlal in the movie ''Sholay'' ...

as Magistrate Kapoor *

as Shakti Dada *

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as Mr. Oberoi *

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as Chorge *

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as Babu Chhapri * Beena as Mrs. Oberoi *

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as Constable Dhanche *

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as Jerry *

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as Sulekha Bhangari *

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Soundtrack

Music composed by Anand-Milind,

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and Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen.

Box office

The movie was a

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, collecting only 3.1 crores.

Reception

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'' gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 calling it "a very average film" with no department of filmmaking standing out, except for some funny dialogues.

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of ''

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'' said, "Harmesh Malhotra's ''Akhiyon Se Goli Maare'' falls in the genre of light entertainers", giving it a 1.5 out of 5 stars. ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

'' says, "While provision has to be made for suspension of disbelief in popular entertainment, this one stretches beyond belief and endurance too".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0331421 2002 films 2000s Hindi-language films Films scored by Anand–Milind Films scored by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen Films scored by Daboo Malik Films scored by Sanjoy Chowdhury Films directed by Harmesh Malhotra