''Zulmi'' is an Indian
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action
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drama
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directed by
Kuku Kohli
Kuku Kohli (born Avtar Kohli) is a director, writer, editor and screenwriter of Bollywood Films. He was born in Peshawar. He is known to give Ajay Devgan his first break in Bollywood in the movie ''Phool Aur Kaante''.
Career
Early in his caree ...
, released on 16 April 1999. It stars
Akshay Kumar
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian-born naturalised Canadian Quote: "(Former prime minister Stephen) Harper campaigned in 2011 alongside one of Modi's biggest celebrity backer ...
and
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna (also known as Tina Jatin Khanna; born on 29 December) is an Indian author, columnist, interior designer, film producer and a former film actress.
In 2015, she released her first non-fiction book, " Mrs Funnybones" which was decl ...
.
Plot
Balraj Dutt is a bodyguard of Baba Thakur, who, while dying, makes Balraj promise to take care and protect his grandson Nihal.
Years later, Raj Malhotra and his sister are dining in a restaurant, after which they are attacked by the unknown man. The man tries to rape Raj's sister before she commits suicide.
Heartbroken by this incident, Raj sees a similar incident and saves a girl from molesters. This is observed by Balraj, who is impressed by Raj, who hires Raj as a bodyguard for his daughter Komal. She initially dislikes Raj and tries repeatedly to get him fired, but slowly she starts liking him after he saves her life from an attack. Things get complicated when he recognizes Nihal as the person who molested his sister. Now, Raj tries to kill Nihal.
Cast
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Akshay Kumar
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian-born naturalised Canadian Quote: "(Former prime minister Stephen) Harper campaigned in 2011 alongside one of Modi's biggest celebrity backer ...
as Raj Malhotra
*
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna (also known as Tina Jatin Khanna; born on 29 December) is an Indian author, columnist, interior designer, film producer and a former film actress.
In 2015, she released her first non-fiction book, " Mrs Funnybones" which was decl ...
as Komal Dutt
*
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 actors ...
as Balraj Dutt
*
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 Act ...
as Sumitra Dutt
*
Dalip Tahil
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as Zoravar
*
Deep Dhillon
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as Bakhtavar
*
Arun Bakshi
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as Inspector Vikram
*
Dara Singh
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as Baba Thakur
*
Milind Gunaji
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as Nihal Thakur
* Rakhee Malhotra as Pooja Malhotra
* Ghanshyam Rohera as Pilot
Soundtrack
The music is composed by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen and
R. D. Burman
Rahul Dev Burman (27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994) was an Indian music director who is considered one of the most influential composers of India. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Burman composed musical scores for 331 films. Burman did major work w ...
, while the lyrics are penned by
Gulshan Bawra
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.
* 01 - "Teri Badmashiyan Aur Meri" -
Asha Bhosle
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and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the ...
&
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*Udit Patel (born 1984 ...
* 02 - "Bhool Se Humne Bhool Ki" (Happy)-
Kumar Sanu
Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), better known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer. He is known as the King of Melody in Bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of Bollywood Hindi songs. Apart from Hindi, he has al ...
& Asha Bhosle
* 03 - "Shalu Ya Sheela" -
Amit Kumar
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* 04 - "Mere Liye To Fit Hai Tu" - Amit Kumar & Asha Bhosle
* 05 - "Sapne Mein Aake Loot Gaya" - Asha Bhosle *Music by: R. D. Burman
* 06 - "Zulmi Toone Zulm Kiya" - Asha Bhosle
* 07 - "Bhool Se Humne Bhool Ki" (Sad)- Asha Bhosle
* 08 - "Bhool Se Humne Bhool Ki" - Instrumental
Reception
Collecting 37 lack nett on opening day, and a total of 2.74cr nett, the film failed to do well at the box office.
References
External links
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1990s Hindi-language films
1999 films
Films scored by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
1999 action films
Indian action films
Films set in Mumbai
Yash Raj Films films
Hindi-language action films
Films directed by Kuku Kohli
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