''Himmatwala'' is a 1998 Indian
Hindi
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-language
action film
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directed by Jayant Gilatar, starring
Mithun Chakraborty
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and
Ayesha Jhulka
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Career
She has starred in films including '' Kurbaan'' (1991), ''Jo Jeeta Wohi ...
. Other important roles were portrayed by
Shakti Kapoor
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,
Dina Pathak
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A doyenne of Hindi a ...
,
Tiku Talsania
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Career Television
Tiku h ...
and
Tinnu Anand
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. The film introduces
Rajesh Sharma and Radhika.
Synopsis
Kishan (
Mithun Chakraborty
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) lives a happy life with his wife (
Ayesha Jhulka
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Career
She has starred in films including '' Kurbaan'' (1991), ''Jo Jeeta Wohi ...
) and sister Kiran (
Radhika
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) in a quaint village. When Kishan finds out that his sister has fallen in love with the head of the village, Chandra Prakash's (
Shakti Kapoor
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) brother Suraj (
Mukul Dev
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He received t ...
), he goes to Chandra Prakash's house with his sisters proposal.
This makes Chandra Prakash really angry and he throws Kishan out of his house after humiliating and belittling him.
Suraj arrives to tell Kishan he will marry Kiran, come hell or high water and with or without his brothers permission. As Kiran and Suraj are getting married, Chandra Prakash arrives and murder's both Kiran and Suraj in front of everyone.
Kishan is struck on the head which causes him to lose his sanity and he returns to a mental age of 7.
When another eloped couple Raja (Rajiv Verma) and Kajal (
Keerthi Chawla
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''Uliyin Osai'' () is a 2 ...
), who is a lookalike of his sister Kiran, come to him for help, he helps them and in turn regains his sanity. Will he be able to reunite Kajal with her lover, which he failed to do with his sister??
Cast
*
Mithun Chakraborty
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as Kishan
*
Ayesha Jhulka
Ayesha Jhulka (born 28 July 1972) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She has also worked in Odia, Kannada and Telugu languages films.
Career
She has starred in films including '' Kurbaan'' (1991), ''Jo Jeeta Wohi ...
as Radha
*
Shakti Kapoor
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as Chandra Prakash Kanyal
*
Mukul Dev
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He received t ...
as Suraj
*
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'', ''Aalwar'', '' Naan Avanillai'' and ''Uliyin Osai
''Uliyin Osai'' () is a 2 ...
as Kiran/ Kajal (Dual Role)
*
Reema Lagoo
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as aunt of Raja
*
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 Bakra
*
Tinnu Anand
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Early life
He is the son of veteran writer Inder Raj Anand, brother of producer Bittu Ana ...
as Banki
*
Rajeev Verma
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Early life
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Verma was born in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, India. He ob ...
as Durgesh Maheshwari Kajal's Father
* Rajesh Sharma as Raja
*
Dina Pathak
Dina Pathak (née Gandhi; 4 March 1922 – 11 October 2002) was an Indian actress and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was an activist and President of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW).
A doyenne of Hindi a ...
as grandmother Kajal
*
Beena Banerjee
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Biography
Beena Banerjee was born as Beena Batabyal on 19 February 1943, the daughter of film actor Pradeep ...
as Kajal's Mother
* Amitesh Koccher as Chintu Child Artist
Soundtrack
References
External links
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1998 films
1990s Hindi-language films
Mithun's Dream Factory films
Films shot in Ooty
Indian action films
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