Tiger works for the local Don Bhaktawar but never hesitates to revolt against him if he harms his friends or family. When his girlfriend Jumma's brother Gonsalves is killed by Bhakhtawar for revolting against him, Tiger promises revenge.
Acting
Bachchan's smoldering intensity meets Rajinikanth's gravity-defying charisma
Score
Laxmikant-Pyarelal bangers that outlive the plot
Production
Mukul Anand's glossy Bombay underworld aesthetic
Director
Mukul Anand
Amitabh Bachchan
Tiger/Shekhar Malhotra
Rajinikanth
Kumar Malhotra
Govinda
Vijay Malhotra
Kimi Katkar
Jumalina Gonsalves
Deepa Sahi
Aarti Kumar Malhotra (Kumar's wife)
Shilpa Shirodkar
Anita Pratap Sinha
Danny Denzongpa
Bhaktawar
Anupam Kher
Inspector Giridhar
Kader Khan
General Rana Pratapsingh / Chittor
Annu Kapoor
Havaldar Arjun Singh
Deepak Shirke
Pratap (Tiger's Father)
Shiva Rindani
Captain Stack Attack
Asha Sharma
Tiger's Step-mom
Guddi Maruti
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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Rajinikanth's first Hindi film collaboration with Amitabh Bachchan; their pairing was so anticipated that distributors paid record prices for territorial rights before a single frame was shot.
The 'Jumma Chumma' song became a national phenomenon despite being a thinly veiled ripoff of Mory Kanté's 'Yé Ké Yé Ké' — Bollywood's international sampling era at its most brazen.
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