Khuddar ( Self-Respecting) is a 1994 Indian

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-language

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directed by Iqbal Durrani and starring

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and

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. Other cast includes

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, Anjana Mumtaz, Raju Shrestha, Mahesh Anand, Vikas Anand, Navneet Nishaan and Anil Dhawan. It includes the controversial number "Sexy Sexy Mujhe Log Bole", which was censored to "Baby Baby Mujhe Log Bole". It is a remake of the Tamil film ''

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'', starring

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. Dialogues of this movie became very popular, and therefore, audio cassettes of dialogues were released.

Plot

Shastri Suri (

) comes from a middle-class yet honest background. He has raised his son, police inspector Siddhant Suri (

) and daughter Bindiya and second son Nandu (

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) in a similar way. But Nandu has fallen into bad company. He is in debt and unable to repay his debt. Therefore, he decides to rob and does so at the house belonging to Pooja (

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). When Pooja confronts him, he attacks her, and as a result, Pooja loses her sight. A blind Pooja subsequently weds Siddhant, not knowing that her assailant is her brother-in-law. Shastriji's employee Kanhaiyalal (

) is greedy and ambitious. When Shastriji stands for election, he is opposed strongly by corrupt and avaricious Adarsh Vardhan (

). By hook and crook, Adarsh wins the election and decides to humiliate the Suri family. He asks that his bodyguard be none other than Siddhant Suri. Siddhant must now choose between staying with the police force and serving his corrupt master. Siddhant chooses to serve, but only so that he can find out more about the corrupt minister and his dealings and to reveal the same to the public. Siddhant finally discloses the same to the public gathered in a rally, and the minister is forced to flee the scene. Pooja's eyes are operated upon, and her vision is restored. She identifies Nandu, and Siddhant takes revenge on his brother.

Cast

as Police Inspector Siddhant Suri, Pooja's husband *

as Pooja Suri, Siddhant's wife *

as Kanhaiyalal *

as Adarsh Vardhan *

as Shastri Suri *

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as Mrs Suri *

as Nandkishore “Nandu” Suri *

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as Bindiya, Siddhant's sister *

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as Babujaan *

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as Doctor * Achyut Potdar as Police Commissioner *

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as Jenny/Tara Sehgal/Seth in Episode 72 Tara TV series. *

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as Press Reporter *

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as Anand * Rami Reddy as Swami *

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as Kapali *

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as Father of Adarsh Vardhan (Uncredited) Seen only in the photo frame

Soundtrack

Govinda's accident

Govinda narrowly escaped death on 5 January 1994 while traveling to a studio for the shooting of ''Khuddar''. The actor's car collided with another car, resulting in him sustaining injuries to his head. Though bleeding profusely, Govinda did not cancel the shooting. After visiting a doctor, he shot for the film till midnight.

References

External links

* 1994 films 1990s Hindi-language films Indian action films Hindi remakes of Tamil films Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police Films scored by Anu Malik Indian police films 1994 action films 1990s police films {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub