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, directed by Iqbal Durrani, and was the debut Bollywood film of

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in the lead role. The film has

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, Rishi Kapoor and Nagma in supporting roles. It was produced by Dinesh Patel, who earlier produced '' Phool aur Kaante'' and ''

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'', and the music was written by Nadeem-Shravan. The film was declared a semi hit at the box office and was the 24th highest-grossing film of 1993.

Plot

The movie revolves around the fight between the dashing police officer Kapil Dev Singh and corrupted bureaucrats and politicians.

Cast

* Rishi Kapoor as Shiva *

as Kapil Dev Singh, Jailor *

Jaya Pradha Jaya Prada Nahata (born Lalitha Rani; 3 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician. She is hailed as one of the most iconic and influential actresses in both Telugu language, Telugu and Hindi film industries in late '70s, '80s and early ...

as Jeeva * Farah as Karma *

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as Gulab bai * Nagma as Lisa *

Danny Denzongpa Tshering Phintso "Danny" Denzongpa (born 25 February 1948) is an Indian actor, singer and film director who primarily works in Hindi films. He has acted in over 190 films since 1971. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shree, India's fourt ...

as Kripal Singh * Raza Murad as Yashpal Singh (guest appearance) * Suresh Oberoi as Governor (guest appearance) * Shoma Anand as Meena Bai * Shahbaz Khan (actor) as Anwar Khan * Shehzad Khan as Mahipal *

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as Kripal Singh's Henchman. * Amrit Pal as Judge * Vikas Anand as Dr.Sharma

Soundtrack

References

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* 1990s Hindi-language films 1993 films Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan Films set in prison Indian films about revenge Indian pregnancy films Women in prison films Indian action drama films 1993 action films Hindi-language action films {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub