Sidharth (Aamir Khan), is a Mumbai 'Tapori' and a boxing champion. His elder brother, Jai (Rajat Kapoor) works with Raunak Singh (Sharad Saxena), who now rules their "Basti" through terrorising its people and collecting 'Hafta' from local merchants. Sidharth idolized his father, a freedom fighter, whom he saw falling to his death as a child. This effects Sidharth through his adult life. Sidharth meets a young girl, Alisha (Ranee Mukherjee), who rides with a motorcycle gang and Charlie (Deepak Tijori), the gang leader. Sidharth also meets Hari, whose idealism reminds him of his father. Hari's social work in the community possess a threat to Raunak Singh's evil empire. What happens to Hari changes Sidharth's life forever. How Sidharth breaks Raunak Singh's chains of 'Ghulami' around the community forms the crux of the story. Featuring the superhit song "Aati Kya Khandala" sung by Aamir Khan.
Acting
Aamir's full-commitment tapori physicality pre-Lagaan
Score
Aati Kya Khandala — you know you're singing it now
Stunts
That train stunt — practical effects, zero CGI, pure chaos
Director
Vikram Bhatt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a licensed remake of 1954's 'On the Waterfront' — yes, THAT Marlon Brando film — relocated to Mumbai's mill-worker politics of the '90s.
Aamir Khan sang 'Aati Kya Khandala' himself after producers couldn't afford a playback singer; it became his only hit as a vocalist.
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