A young boy's father is lynched before his eyes; fifteen years later he returns home for revenge.
Acting
Bachchan's Vijay is volcanic grief wearing a white suit.
Cinematography
Mandwa's burning sunsets—visual poetry of doom.
Score
Laxmikant-Pyarelal bangers that slap harder than the punches.
Director
Mukul Anand
Amitabh Bachchan
Vijay Dinanath Chauhan
Mithun Chakraborty
Krishnan Iyer MA
Danny Denzongpa
Kancha Cheena
Madhavi
Mary Matthew
Neelam Kothari
Siksha Chauhan
Rohini Hattangadi
Suhasini Chauhan
Alok Nath
Master Dinanath Chauhan
Goga Kapoor
Dinkar Rao
Manjunath
Young Vijay
Tinnu Anand
Nathu (Kaka)
Archana Puran Singh
Shanti / Laila
Vikram Gokhale
Commissioner M. S. Gaitonde
Sharat Saxena
Terelin
Avtar Gill
Usman
Aanjjan Srivastav
Police Constable
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bachchan developed a real stutter for Vijay's dialogue that became iconic. The original 1990 film flopped commercially but became a cult classic.
The name 'Vijay Dinanath Chauhan' is now permanently associated with Bachchan's delivery—referenced endlessly in Indian pop culture. The 2012 remake with Hrithik Roshan exists in parallel universe.
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