Badal is a victim of the 1984 riots, brought up by a terrorist. Badal aims to kill the treacherous police officer who had killed his parents and his loving sister. He takes shelter in the house of an honest police officer and falls in love with a minister's granddaughter. Will he be able to accomplish his revenge?
Acting
Amrish Puri's mustache deserves its own billing.
Score
Anu Malik soundtrack that slaps harder than the fight scenes.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI explosion work that actually required stunt coordination.
Director
Raj Kanwar
Bobby Deol
Raja / Badal
Rani Mukerji
Rani
Amrish Puri
ACP Ranjeet Singh
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Mantavir
Ashutosh Rana
DIG Jai Singh Rana
Mayuri Kango
Soni
Upasna Singh
Guler Mehndi's wife
Suman Ranganathan
Special Appearance (Song)
Mink Brar
Special Appearance (Song)
Nina Kulkarni
Soni's mother
Dina Pathak
Harish Patel
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Mandira Bedi
Uncredited Role
Alok Nath
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Bobby Deol's attempt to pivot into action-hero territory after Barsaat, with the 1984 riots backdrop adding unearned political gravitas to standard masala fare.
Released when Bollywood was obsessed with cross-border terrorism narratives; the 173-minute runtime was standard for era when intermissions were still expected.
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