Amrish Puri hijacks a bus, Dharmendra brings the chaos, and EVERYONE chews scenery. 1987 masala at its unhinged finest.
Inspectors Amar (Dharmendra) and Dayal (Raza Murad) in their attempt to arrest bandit Sher Singh (Amrish Puri),, get injured, Amar survives, but Dayal gets his legs crushed and becomes wheelchair-bound. Later, Amar arrests local politician Jagannath Prasad (Kader Khan), who gets released without being charged while Amar gets reprimanded, and decides to resign. Later, Sher Singh hijacks a bus and holds the passengers as hostages in exchange for 25 of his jailed associates. Dayal's granddaughter, Seema (Mandakini), is amongst them, and Dayal asks Amar for assistance. Amar, along with ex-convict, Qasim Ali (Shatrughan Sinha), and Karan (Karan Kapoor), a drug-dealer, does manage to rescue them but differences crop up among the trio and they part ways. Then Amar finds out that Qasim and Karan have masterminded a plan to facilitate the escape of the 25 convicts, and decides to confront them.
Acting
Amrish Puri's Sher Singh: villainy so theatrical it needs its own stage.
Stunts
Bus hijack sequence that defines 'hold my chai' action cinema.
Director
Raj N. Sippy
Dharmendra
Senior Police Inspector Amar
Shatrughan Sinha
Qasim Ali Barkat Ali Jung Shamsher Bahadur
Karan Kapoor
Karan
Amrish Puri
Sher "Shera" Singh
Kader Khan
Jagannath Prasad
Mandakini
Seema
Madhavi
Anita
Jugal Hansraj
Hassan Ali
Raza Murad
Dayal
Tej Sapru
Bhima
Jagdish Raj
Police Commissioner
Goga Kapoor
Kundan Singh
Mac Mohan
Prisoner
Roopesh Kumar
Prisoner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Loha arrived at peak 1980s masala era when multi-starrers ruled and every film needed at least three heroes, two villains, and one unnecessary romantic subplot.
Karan Kapoor, son of Shashi Kapoor, was attempting a Bollywood career that never quite launched—making his villainous turn here a fascinating what-could've-been footnote.
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