A bandit falls for the girl who'd rather reform him than rob with him. Classic 80s masala chaos.
Shakti and Shaitan Singh are two brothers who belong to a gang of bandits, headed by the their dad, Bahadur Singh. One day while on a looting rampage in Jamalpur Village, Shakti is wounded and takes shelter with Harkishen and his daughter, Lali. He loses consciousness for several days, while the rest of the bandits think he is dead. When Shakti regains his senses he and Lali fall in love with each other, but Lali wants him to lead a honest life, and it is only then that he can marry her.
Acting
Shatrughan Sinha and Smita Patil — unlikely chemistry that somehow works.
Direction
Raj Khosla's final film, still staging dramatic confrontations like it's 1965.
Director
Raj Khosla
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Raj Khosla's final directorial venture — the man who gave us classics like 'CID' and 'Mera Saaya' bowing out with dacoit melodrama.
The 'noble bandit' trope here draws directly from 1970s 'Sholay'-era fascination with rural outlaws, but Khosla treats it with more romantic tragedy than spaghetti western cool.
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