''Ghulam-E-Mustafa'' () is a 1997
Hindi
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-language
crime drama film
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directed by
Partho Ghosh
Partho Ghosh is an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood. He has also directed Bengali films. His successful films include '' 100 Days'' with Jackie Shroff and Madhuri Dixit and '' Teesra Kaun'' with Mithun Chakraborty. But he is kno ...
, Starring
Nana Patekar
Vishwanath Patekar (born 1 January 1951), better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film maker, and a former Indian Territorial Army officer, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He is regarded as one of the finest an ...
and
Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon (born 26 October 1972) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. The daughter of director Ravi Tandon, she made her acting debut in the 1991 action film '' Patthar Ke Phool'', which won her the Filmfare Award for New Face ...
, it was produced by P.G. Shrikanth and Dinesh Gandhi under the S.G.S. Cinearts International and
Eros International
Eros International Media Ltd (also known as Eros India) is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company, based and originated in Mumbai, India. Founded by Arjun Lulla in 1977, it is one of the leading production and distribut ...
banners. Set in early 1996, ''Ghulam-e-Mustafa'' is an action, crime and sad-love story centering on the turbulent and tragic relationship between Gangster Mustafa and Dancer Kavita, a relationship which come to an end with the death of Kavita due to his field. The film was a remake of the Tamil film ''
Musthaffaa
''Musthaffaa'' is a 1996 Tamil language action drama film directed by R. Aravindraj. The film stars Napoleon and Ranjitha, with Goundamani, Mansoor Ali Khan, K. Prasanna, Lakshmi, Kazan Khan, Alex, Sooriya, Rajeshkumar, Babloo Prithiveeraj, G ...
'' (1996).
This film was also remade in
Bangladesh
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as ''Abbajan'' (Father).
Plot
The film revolves around a gangster named Mustafa (
Nana Patekar
Vishwanath Patekar (born 1 January 1951), better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film maker, and a former Indian Territorial Army officer, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He is regarded as one of the finest an ...
), who is a
contract killer
Contract killing is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or persons. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of payment, monetary or otherwise. Either party may be ...
, can go to any length to satisfy his superiors and offers 5 times
Namaz
(, plural , romanized: or Old Arabic ͡sˤaˈloːh, ( or Old Arabic ͡sˤaˈloːtʰin construct state) ), also known as ( fa, نماز) and also spelled , are prayers performed by Muslims. Facing the , the direction of the Kaaba w ...
(obeisance). He was adopted by a powerful don Shanta Prasad (
Paresh Rawal) when he was a child. He calls Shanta as Abba (an
term for father). Abba taught him the crime tactics and made Mustafa his weapon for his illicit goals. Mustafa's only aide is Sudama, his childhood best friend. Abba shares enmity with the Verma brothers Mahesh and Rohan (
Pradhan Pradhan (Devanagari: प्रधान) is generally ministerial title of Sanskrit origin in cultures of Hindu tradition, mainly used in the Indian subcontinent. The Sanskrit ''pradhāna'' translates to "major" or "prime"; however, the more modern ...
and
Joshi
Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmin (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word ''Jyotishi'' meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices ''jyotisha''. ''Jyotisha'' refers ...
), who want to kill Abba. Meanwhile, a dancer Kavita (
Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon (born 26 October 1972) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. The daughter of director Ravi Tandon, she made her acting debut in the 1991 action film '' Patthar Ke Phool'', which won her the Filmfare Award for New Face ...
) works in Verma's dance club. Mustafa falls for her, which heats up the enmity of the Vermas and Mustafa. Kavita meets Mustafa and he tells his life's history, to which Kavita develops a soft core for Mustafa. He marries her and starts to live a peaceful life. But this happiness does not last long as Kavita gets killed in a car blast (a plan hatched by the Vermas to kill Abba instead). Her death made Mustafa realise his mistakes and he wants to give up crime. He kills Mahesh's son by planting a bomb on his forehead. He goes to Dixit's house, where he is disliked by them, but his heart warming nature wins the Dixit family's heart. Abba is happy that Mustafa is recovering from his trauma and helps Vikram (
Joshi
Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmin (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word ''Jyotishi'' meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices ''jyotisha''. ''Jyotisha'' refers ...
) for his education and job, bails out Dayanand Dixit (
Satam
Satam or Sattam (Arabic: سطام) is an Arabic male given name. It may refer to:
People First name
*Satam al-Suqami (1976–2001), Saudi Arabian terrorist
* Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1941–2013), Saudi Arabian politician and governor
* Sat ...
) who was jailed in a fake bribery case by Bipin (
Bahl) and helps Vidya to marry Arun (
Behl). Meanwhile, Bipin's lustful eyes falls on Vidya and teams up with the Vermas to exact revenge on Mustafa. During elections, Mustafa gets involved in a brawl where he kills Mahesh and his brother in a bomb blast and helps the politician Imtiaz to win. Mustafa now wants to surrender himself to the police and refuses to work for Imtiaz and Abba anymore. Imtiaz orders Abba to kill Mustafa in fear that in future he will confess the crimes of Imtiaz and Abba. On the wedding night, Bipin enters the house and tries to
rape
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Vidya, but Mustafa slits him with a mirror piece. Police arrive and Mustafa is about to surrender, but first, he wants the marriage ceremony to be completed. Abba arrives and offers Mustafa to continue his work again, but he refuses. Mustafa offers Namaz for thanking Allah. Helpless, Abba has no other option but to obey the orders of Imtiaz and finally orders his men to shoot Mustafa and kill him. A heartbroken and angered Sudama then kills Abba.
Cast and characters
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Nana Patekar
Vishwanath Patekar (born 1 January 1951), better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film maker, and a former Indian Territorial Army officer, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He is regarded as one of the finest an ...
as Ghulam-E-Mustafa. Husband of Kavita.
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Ravi Behl
Ravi Behl (born 10 May 1966) is an Indian actor and television producer belonging to Behl family of Hindi films. He is better known for the 1991 film Narsimha and co-host of dance show ''Boogie Woogie'', that he co-produced with Naved Jaffe ...
as Arun. Husband of Vidya Dixit, Brother in law of Vikram, Son in law of Bhagyalaxmi and Dayanand.
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Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon (born 26 October 1972) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. The daughter of director Ravi Tandon, she made her acting debut in the 1991 action film '' Patthar Ke Phool'', which won her the Filmfare Award for New Face ...
as Kavita. Wife of Ghulam E Mustafa.
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Paresh Rawal as Shanta Prasad/Abba. Foster father of Ghulam E Mustafa.
*
Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani (born 3 May 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She has won two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Ac ...
as Bhagya Laxmi (Mrs. Dixit). Wife of Dayanand Dixit, Mother of Vikram and Vidya , Mother in law of Arun.
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Shivaji Satam
Shivaji Satam (born 21 April 1950), is an Indian television and film actor. He is best known for his role as ACP Pradyuman on the TV series '' C.I.D.'' on SET India. A former bank official and Inspection Officer, he has appeared in Hindi and ...
as Dayanand Dixit.Husband of Bhagyalaxmi Dixit, Father of Vikram and Vidya, Father in law of Arun.
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Swapnil Joshi as Vikram Dixit.Son of Dayanand and Bhagyalaxmi Dixit, Brother of Vidya, Brother - in - law of Arun.
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Keerthi Chawla
Keerthi Chawla is an Indian actress, who is working in Tamil, Telugu , Hindi and Kannada film industry. She has appeared in some well-known films, such as ''Aadi
Aadi or Aadhi or AADI may refer to:
Calendars
* Aadi, the fourth month of th ...
as Vidya Dixit. Wife of Arun and daughter of Dayanand and Bhagyalaxmi Dixit, Sister of Vikram.
*
Mohnish Bahl as Bipin Verma
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Mohan Joshi as Mahesh (Club Owner)
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Sulabha Deshpande as Kavita's Mother (uncredited)
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Vishwajeet Pradhan
Vishwajeet Pradhan (born 11 September 1965) is an Indian and television actor who has worked in Hindi films and television.
Incidents on sets
A major fire broke out on the sets of '' No Problem'' while the unit was shooting in the middle of ...
as Rohan (Mahesh's Brother)
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Imtiyaz Husain
Imtiyaz Husain is an Indian film writer. He wrote the 2000 film '' Astitva'' with Mahesh Manjrekar.
Filmography As an actor
* Vaastav: The Reality (1999)
* Ghulam-E-Mustafa (1997) as Minister Imtiyaz
* Parinda (1989) as Dara
As a writer
* ...
as Minister Imtiyaz
*
Tiku Talsania
Tiku Talsania (born 7 June 1954) is an Indian actor, who works in the Bollywood industry. Apart from acting in films and television serials, he also performs as a freelance theatre artist, working for Gujarati theatre.
Career Television
Tiku h ...
as Qawwali singer
*
Satish Shah
Satish Shah (born 25 June 1951) is an Indian actor. He is best known for his comic roles in films like '' Jaane bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983), '' Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' (1984), '' Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' (2004), '' Main Hoon Na'' (2004), ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' ...
as Qawwali singer
*Ashwin Kaushal as (Mahesh's Son)
*Asha Sharma as Arun's mother
Production
Development
In early 1996 ''P.G Srikanth'' and ''Dinesh'' decided to make the film, on the script which is given by Tamil writer Prasanna Kumar. Before that,
Subhash Ghai was approached to direct the film, but later on, due to unknown reasons, Partho signed for directing the film, under the banners of Dinesh Gandhi's, S.G.S. Cinearts international studio and with the collaboration of marketing partner
Eros International
Eros International Media Ltd (also known as Eros India) is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company, based and originated in Mumbai, India. Founded by Arjun Lulla in 1977, it is one of the leading production and distribut ...
production house.
Casting
As things were clear, both producers hunt for an actor for the character of Ghulam-e-Mustafa, many options were on the list, but both of them decided to take the role of Mustafa to Nana Patekar without any screening test, first
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla (born 13 November 1967) is an Indian actress, film producer and entrepreneur. She established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema from the late 1980s through the early 2000s. Recognised for her comic timing and v ...
was approached for the role of Kavita, but Juhi walked out due to her already lined up filming schedules, later on, Raveena gave the screen test for Kavita and got the role.
Filming
Principal photography
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Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...
for the film began in January 1997 with the film's lead cast. The film was shot in
Chennai
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,
Tamil Nadu
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, India, at studios
Film City Film City may refer to
* Film City, Mumbai
* Noida Film City
* Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad
* Prayag Film City
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, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra,
Kamalistan Studios, Andheri, Mumbai, Najabhai Jewellers, Mumbai, Polachi, Kerala, Vauhini Studios, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Vijaya Studios, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Although due to bombing and explosive shooting scenes the film was shot in an abandoned area, of Tamil Nadu. The film was only shot in South India due to the South Indian cast and crew of the film. It was also dubbed in Tamil and Telugu for South Indian audiences.
Soundtrack
The music of the movie was released under the label ''Time Audio''.
Rajesh Roshan
Rajesh Roshan Lal Nagrath (born 24 May 1955) is an Indian Hindi cinema music director and composer. He is the son of music director Roshan and singer Ira Roshan.
Personal life
Rajesh Roshan has a Punjabi Hindu father and Bengali Brahmin m ...
composed the music for the film and the background score was given by
Amar Haldipur
Amar Haldipur is a noted music director or composer of Indian music industry. He composed music for number of Bollywood as well as Punjabi movies including Shaheed-E-Mohabbat and Channa Sachi Muchi. His sons Siddharth Haldipur and Sangeet Haldip ...
, with lyrics by
Anand Bakshi.
Reception
''Ghulam-e-Mustafa'' was a commercial success and received mixed to positive reviews,
Bollywood Hungama
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The website provide ...
rate the film with 6 points out 10, while on
Rotten Tomatoes
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film aggregate is 55% and on
IMDb
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film earns 6.4 ratings based on 201 critics.
Remakes
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=0185335, title=Ghulam-E-Musthafa
1997 films
Films scored by Rajesh Roshan
1990s Hindi-language films
Hindi remakes of Tamil films
Indian action drama films
Indian gangster films
1997 crime drama films
Indian films about revenge
Indian interfaith romance films
Indian vigilante films
Films shot in Chennai
1990s action drama films
Indian crime action films
1990s crime action films
1990s vigilante films
Films shot in Mumbai
Films shot in Kerala
Films directed by Partho Ghosh
Films about Islam