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Three brothers, one manipulative villain, and enough family drama to fuel a soap opera factory.
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Daava (1997)

90s Bollywood chaosmelodrama overdosebromance gone wrong

Overview

ActionDramaRomance

Arjun is police officer and he has two stepbrothers, Bhishma and Suraj. Dhaman takes full advantage of this situation, and watches as the brothers go against each other.

Flag of ININHindi
Content warning
fraternal betrayalcorruption and dutymanipulation of family bondsredemption through sacrifice

Standout Aspects

Acting

Naseeruddin Shah elevates trash to treasure with pure commitment.

Direction

Sunil Agnihotri knows exactly which buttons to push for maximum masala.

Best for:Friends: Drinking game: take a shot every time someone dramatically reveals a family secret.·Rewatch: For Akshay Kumar's peak 90s hair and Naseeruddin Shah slumming gloriously.
Heads up:Violence: Copious 90s action with blood squibs and bone-breaking sound effects.
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Director

Sunil Agnihotri

ReleasedJul 18, 1997
Runtime2h 42m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Eklavya Vision

Top Cast

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Inspector Arjun

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Bhishma

Raveena Tandon

Raveena Tandon

Seema

Akshay Anand

Akshay Anand

Suraj

Divya Dutta

Divya Dutta

Deepa

Mohan Joshi

Mohan Joshi

Dhaman Chamunda

Tinnu Anand

Tinnu Anand

Madan Chamunda

Goga Kapoor

Goga Kapoor

Bihari Baadshah

Gufi Paintal

Gufi Paintal

Havaldar

Rajendra Gupta

Rajendra Gupta

Advocate Chamunda Brother

Gufi Paintal

Gufi Paintal

Mangal Singh

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was one of five Akshay Kumar releases in 1997, during his peak action-hero phase before comedy took over.

Cultural

The 'three brothers separated by circumstance' trope dominated 90s Bollywood, from Amar Akbar Anthony to this gritty remix.

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