Sultan Rahi dies... then doesn't. Pakistan's king of Lollywood pulls the ultimate twin switcheroo.
Inspector Khan (Abid Ali) is in pursuit of crime boss Cobra (Sultan Rahi) and his gang. When Cobra gets killed in a police encounter, Inspector Khan trains his lookalike to pose as gang boss and help nab his gang.
Acting
Sultan Rahi playing against himself with zero subtlety.
Production
1991 Punjabi cinema maximalism: more is always more.
Costume
Cobra's signature look: sunglasses, swagger, and pure menace.
Director
Shahid Rana
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sultan Rahi was Pakistan's biggest box office draw, appearing in over 700 films before his 1996 murder. This dual-role vehicle was peak Lollywood star power.
The 'dead ganglord replaced by lookalike' plot became a subgenre in Pakistani cinema—Rahi starred in at least three variations. This one's the most unhinged.
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