''Tridev'' () is a 1989 Indian

action thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

Rajiv Rai Rajiv Gulshan Rai (born 18 July 1955) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film editor. He is the son of the producer Gulshan Rai. He has directed many films under his father's production company ''Trimurti Films''. He made his debut ...

. It stars Sunny Deol, Naseeruddin Shah, Jackie Shroff,

Madhuri Dixit Madhuri Dixit Nene (née Dixit; born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. A leading actress of Indian cinema, she has appeared in over 70 films. Noted by critics for her beauty, dancing skills, and characters ...

Sangeeta Bijlani Sangeeta Bijlani (born 9 July 1960) is an Indian former Bollywood actress and Miss India winner in 1980.

Sonam Sonam is a given name. It is a Tibetan name meaning "merit" (). Separately, it is also a name in various Indo-Aryan languages (Devanagari script: ). People with this name include: Buddhism * Sönam Choklang, 2nd Panchen Lama (1438–1505) * Son ...

, Anupam Kher and

Amrish Puri Amrish Puri (22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005) was an Indian actor, who was one of the most notable and important figures in Indian cinema and Theatre. He acted in more than 450 films, established himself as one of the most popular actor ...

. The film was critically and commercially successful at the box office and was third highest-grossing film of 1989 behind ''

Maine Pyar Kiya ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya. Produced by Rajshri Productions, the film stars Salman Khan and Bhagyashree. It marked the debuts of Barjatya and Bhagya ...

'' and ''

Ram Lakhan ''Ram Lakhan'' is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language masala film directed by Subhash Ghai and written by Anwar Khan with screenplay by Ram Kelkar. ''Ram Lakhan'' stars an ensemble cast of Raakhee, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Madhuri ...

'' and won three Filmfare Awards at the

35th Filmfare Awards The 35th Filmfare Awards were held in 1990. ''Maine Pyaar Kiya'' led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by '' Chandni'' with 10 nominations, and '' Ram Lakhan'' with 9 nominations. Sooraj Barjatya's ''Maine Pyaar Kiya'' won 6 awards, ...

in 1990. The film was remade in

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as ''Nakshatra Poratam'', with Suman Talwar, Bhanuchander Prasad and

Arun Pandian Arun Pandian is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician. He began his career as an actor as part of the critically acclaimed film ''Oomai Vizhigal'' (1986). After retiring from acting, he took the post of chief producer for the London-based A ...

Plot

Powerful crime lord Bhujang has an honest politician assassinated on behalf of his arms supplier. Inspector Karan, the son of a respected judge is hired for the case. Divya, his fiancé and the daughter of Commissioner Arvind, has a brother Ravi, the hot-headed black sheep of the family. Bhujang kills Karan's father and Ramesh. Arvind knows Karan's honesty, but transfers him to a village due to pressure. At the new post, Karan meets Jai Singh whose father was killed by dacoit Bhairav, who is in fact Bhujang. Bhujang invites Ravi to join his gang. As Arvind plans to bring Karan back, Bhujang sends goons and Ravi to kill him. They trap Karan, but he escapes with a knife's help which Ravi gave him. Ravi later meets Natasha, Ramesh's sister who is collecting proofs of Bhujang's crimes. Renuka, an actress who Jai met earlier, hires him as a bodyguard. She's the daughter of a corrupt politician, who works with Bhujang and plans her marriage to his son. Jai meets and recognizes Bhujang as his father's murderer. Karan and Ravi vow to destroy Bhujang's plans. When he plans to rob a global bank, Ravi informs Karan. Jai takes Renuka to the bank to expose her father's misdeeds too. Foiling the robbery, Karan kills Bhujang's son. He captures Natasha, Renuka, Divya, Arvind and policemen and frames Karan, Ravi and Jai. The three fight and kill Bhujang, after freeing Divya, Natasha, Renuka, Arvind and the policemen. Karan-Divya, Ravi-Natasha and Jai-Renuka finally unite and rejoice.

Cast

* Naseeruddin Shah as Jai Singh * Sunny Deol as Inspector Karan Saxena * Jackie Shroff as Ravi Mathur *

as Divya Mathur *

Sangeeta Bijlani Sangeeta Bijlani (born 9 July 1960) is an Indian former Bollywood actress and Miss India winner in 1980.

as Natasha Tejani * Sonam Rai as Renuka *

Shekhar Suman Shekhar Suman (born 7 December 1962) is an Indian actor, anchor, producer, director, and singer. Personal life Shekhar Suman married Alka Suman on 4 May 1983, and has a son Adhyayan Suman, a Bollywood film actor. An older son, Aayush, died o ...

as Shrikant Verma *

as Bhairav Singh / Bhujang * Anupam Kher as Commissioner Mathur *

Raza Murad Raza Murad (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Hindi films. He has over 250 Bollywood film credits. Murad has also appeared in Bhojpuri and other regional-language films and on Hindi television. Early life He ...

as Mantriji *

Dalip Tahil Dalip Tahil (born as Dalip Tahilramani; 30 October 1952) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He studied at Sherwood College in Nainital, India. After attending Aligarh Muslim University for a year, he graduated from St. Xavier's C ...

as Don *

Sharat Saxena Sharat Saxena (born 17 August 1950) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films along with Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in more than 250 Bollywood films. Saxena started his career in the early 1970s and has mainly played su ...

as Inspector Suraj Singh *

Tej Sapru Tej Sapru (born 5 January 1955) is an Indian actor. He is the son of D. K. Sapru and Hemvati, both of whom were actors in the Hindi film industry. He has appeared in a number of Bollywood films of between the 1980s and 2010s, including ''Gupt'', ...

as Bhujang's Son Goga *

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as Bhujang's Son Ranga *

Rajesh Vivek Rajesh Vivek Upadhyay (31 January 1949 – 14 January 2016) was an Indian actor. He is best known to Hindi film audiences for his role as the astrologer Guran in '' Lagaan'' (2001) and as the postmaster Nivaran in '' Swades'' (2004). He had ...

as Raghav *

Anjana Mumtaz Anjana Mumtaz (born 4 January 1941) is an Indian actress, who is known for her supporting roles in over a hundred Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati-language films. Born as Anjana Manjrekar, she married Sajid Mumtaz, an Air India official. Filmogra ...

as Sudha Mathur *

Yunus Parvez Yunus Parvez (1931/1932 – 11 February 2007) was an Indian actor who played supporting roles in over 200 films from the late 1960s to the 2000s. He is best known for his roles in films like '' Garm Hava'' (1974), '' Deewaar'' (1975), '' Trishu ...

as Film Director * Subbiraj Kakkar as Judge Saxena *

Satyajeet Puri Satyajeet Puri (Hindi: सत्यजीत पूरी; born 25 September 1960) is an Indian actor working in the Hindi film industry. He started his career as a child artist with Satyen Bose-directed ''Mere Lal'', released in 1966. Personal ...

as Inspector Tripathi * Vijayendra Ghatge as Ramesh Tejani * Ajit Vachhani as Don's Lawyer * Sulabha Deshpande as Jai Singh's Aunty, cameo appearance *

Gavin Packard Gavin Packard (9 June 1964 – 18 May 2012) was an Indian actor of Irish American descent, noted for the villainous roles he portrayed in many Bollywood films of the 1990s like Sadak, ''Mohra'', ''Tadipaar'' and '' Chamatkar''. He had also act ...

as Mr Dunhill *

Chandrashekhar Chandrasekhar, Chandrashekhar or Chandra Shekhar is an Indian name and may refer to a number of individuals. The name comes from the name of an incarnation of the Hindu god Shiva. In this form he married the goddess Parvati. Etymologically, the nam ...

as Minister Laxmandas *

Javed Khan Amrohi Javed Khan Amrohi is an Indian film and television actor who has acted in various films, amounting to approx. 150 Hindi films. He is best known for his role in Academy Award-nominated '' Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India'' (2001), '' Andaz Apna ...

as Ramu

Accolades

At the

, Tridev won two awards from six nominations.

Music

The music was given by

Kalyanji–Anandji Kalyanji–Anandji are an Indian composer duo: Kalyanji Virji Shah (30 June 1928 – 24 August 2000) and his brother Anandji Virji Shah (born 2 March 1933). The duo are known for their work on Hindi film soundtracks, with many evergreen songs ...

, arrangements by Viju Shah and the lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The songs of this album like "Main Teri Mohabbat Main", "Tirchi Topiwale", "Gali Gali Main Phirta Hai", "Gajar Ne Kiya Hai Ishara" and "Rat Bhar Jaam Se" were very popular. "Oye Oye" samples 'Rhythm is Gonna Get You' by Miami Sound Machine and the Tridev theme is directly copied from "One More Chance" by Pet Shop Boys. The song "Oye Oye" was used twice in movies

Double Dhamaal ''Double Dhamaal'' (also known as ''Sequel of Dhamaal'') () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language comedy film and a sequel to the 2007 hit film ''Dhamaal'', and the second installment of '' Dhamaal film series''. The film is directed and produced by Ind ...

and Azhar, the song "Gail Gali Main Phirta Hai" is used in Hindi dubbed version of Kannada-language movie K.G.F: Chapter 1.

Reboot

In 2022, it was officially announced that a reboot tentatively "Tridev - Doosra Adhyaay" is in making. On 8 August 2022, it was revealed that Tridev remake with Salman Khan is not happening.

References

External links

* {{Rajiv Rai Trimurti Films 1989 films 1980s Hindi-language films Indian action films Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji Films directed by Rajiv Rai 1989 action films Hindi-language action films