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Parvez Mehdi (dialogue)
Aziz Quaisi (dialogue)
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21 October 1988 (India) more
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A tale of near Biblical proportions, telling the story of Dayavan, a heroic do-gooder who dedicates his life to helping those less fortunate then himself. full summary | add synopsis
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Veteran actor, filmmaker Feroz Khan passes away
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Cast

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Amala ... Sarita Velhu
Tinnu Anand ... Ajit Singh
Mangal Dhillon ... Chhote Anna

Madhuri Dixit ... Neela Velhu
Aruna Irani ... Tara
Jainendra
Feroz Khan ... Shankar Waghmare
Imtiaz Khan ... Anna
Vinod Khanna ... Shakti Velhu / Dayavan
Anupam Kher ... Mr. Kohli
Alok Nath ... Karim Baba
Aditya Pancholi ... Assistant Commissioner of Police
Sudhir Pandey ... Manjle Anna

Amrish Puri ... Inspector Ratan Singh
Mahavir Shah ... Chokshi
Anjan Srivastav ... S.P. Raghavan
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Remake of Nayakan (1987) more

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Perhaps Vinod's Best, 26 February 2006
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Author: Sajid Rehmani from Sadiq Abad. Pakistan

It is perhaps Vinod's best movie. Vinod was a talented and real actor but it was pity that he left the film industry for a long interval. This interruption caused much damage to his career otherwise he might be among great heroes. Dayavan is a good movie telling the crude realities of criminal and poor life. Perhaps it is a remake of Kamal Hassan's movie and Vinod is successful in recreating the character of Shakti. Film runs on pace and plot twists grip the watcher but the last part of the movies seems a bit weak. Perhaps discredit goes to Adita Pancholi's weak acting. Overall, movies in a must see for those who want real life action and story.

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