Sharda vows vengeance when her husband is murdered by his two evil cousins, Bhishamber and Bhanu, and she and her two young sons are thrown out on the street. Years after their father's murder, Ram and Lakhan grow up to become policemen. Their personalities are like day and night: while one strives to do what is right, the other often makes poor choices.
Acting
Anil Kapoor's unhinged energy vs. Jackie Shroff's stoic simmer.
Direction
Subhash Ghai's maximalist vision — more is ALWAYS more.
Director
Subhash Ghai
Rakhee Gulzar
Sharda
Jackie Shroff
Inspector Ram Pratap Singh
Anil Kapoor
Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh
Madhuri Dixit
Radha Shastri
Amrish Puri
Bhishambar Nath
Dimple Kapadia
Geeta Kashyap
Gulshan Grover
Kesariya Vilayati, 'Bad Man'
Paresh Rawal
Bhanu Nath
Anupam Kher
Deodhar Shastri
Saeed Jaffrey
Police Commissioner Arun Kashyap
Dalip Tahil
Thakur Pratap Singh
Raza Murad
Sir John
Annu Kapoor
Shiv Charan Mathur
Satish Kaushik
Kashiram
Sonika Gill
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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Subhash Ghai originally wanted Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar as the brothers. When that collapsed, he built the entire film around Anil Kapoor's comic timing and Jackie's quiet intensity.
The 'My Name Is Lakhan' song became Anil Kapoor's signature identity, performed at every awards show for decades. It's not just a song — it's a personality.
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