Mashaal (1984)

After being dismissed from his employment as a newspaper editor, for writing against S.K. Vardhan, a influential politician and underworld don, Vinod Kumar, re-locates to the slums of ... See full summary »

Director:

Yash Chopra

Writers:

Javed Akhtar (dialogue), Javed Akhtar (screenplay),

Stars:

Dilip Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dilip Kumar	...	Vinod Kumar
Anil Kapoor	...	Raja
Waheeda Rehman	...	Sudha Kumar
Amrish Puri	...	S.K. Vardhan
Rati Agnihotri	...	Geeta
Saeed Jaffrey	...	Kishorilal
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mohan Agashe	...	Keshav
Vikas Anand	...	Inspector
Avtar Gill	...	Mohan
Gulshan Grover	...	Munna
Iftekhar	...	Doctor
Annu Kapoor	...	Nagesh (Cameo)
Harish Magon	...	Damodar
Alok Nath	...	Dinesh (Editor)
Nilu Phule	...	Vithal Rao

Storyline

After being dismissed from his employment as a newspaper editor, for writing against S.K. Vardhan, a influential politician and underworld don, Vinod Kumar, re-locates to the slums of Bombay, and starts his own publication. He soon runs into problems with the local street-gangs, one of which is headed by the notorious Raja. Vinod adopts a positive approach, and this brings out the best in Raja, who even manages to take Vinod's wife, Sudha, to hospital, risking his life, during a Bombay Bandh. Raja then decides to go straight, give up his gang, and study further, encouraged by girlfriend, Geeta. He leaves the slums to upgrade. Several months later, he returns back, anxious to get working with Vinod and his publication, only to find that Vinod is now a criminal don, who has no interest whatsoever in any publication, nor in Raja.

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

12 January 1984 (India)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Yash Raj Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

162 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of Raja was written with Amitabh Bachchan in mind. Also, it was first offered to Kamal Hassan before Javed Akhtar recommended Anil Kapoor.

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Connections

Referenced in Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986)

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Soundtracks

"O Holi Aayee, Holi Aayee Dekho"
Performed by Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar and Mahendra Kapoor
Lyrics by Javed Akhtar
Music by Hridaynath Mangeshkar

User Reviews

Dilip Kumar shines again.

Dilip Kumar with his mind-blowing performance proved again that he is unmatchable and undoubtedly the legend of Indian cinema. All the characters, such as of Waheeda Rehman, Anil Kapoor, Amrish Puri fit perfectly in their roles. Another great film from Yash Chopra, recommended to everyone.