Tridev (1989)

A honest but disgraced Police Inspector's attempts to clear his name pits him against terrorists and the brother of his sweetheart.

Director:

Rajiv Rai

Writers:

Arshad Parvez (dialogue director), Rajiv Rai (screenplay),

Stars:

Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Jay Singh
Sunny Deol	...	Inspector Karan Saxena
Jackie Shroff	...	Ravi Mathur
Madhuri Dixit	...	Divya Mathur
Sonam	...	Renu
Sangeeta Bijlani	...	Natasha Tejani (as Sangita Bijlani)
Anupam Kher	...	Commissioner Mathur
Amrish Puri	...	Bhujang / Bhairav Singh
Raza Murad	...	Mantriji
Dalip Tahil	...	Don
Sharat Saxena	...	Inspector Suraj Singh (as Sharad Saxena)
Tej Sapru	...	Goga
Dan Dhanoa	...	Ganga / Ram Avtar
Rajesh Vivek	...	Raghav
Anjana Mumtaz	...	Sudha Saxena

Storyline

Honest, diligent and brave Police Inspector Karan Saxena while carrying out his investigations against gangster and smuggler Bhujang is mysteriously framed and transfer to a remote area called Madhavpur. While residing there Karan sets to put things right and gets into confrontations with a bandit, Jai Singh who is good at heart and always ready to fight for the oppressed because his own dad, a brave Martyr has been killed by Bhujang, he too join with Karan to wreak vengeance against Bhujang. Ravi the son of the Mumbai Police Commissioner, Mathur joins Bhujang gang secretly wanting to get his own revenge from Bhujang. These three men Ravi, Karan and Jai manage to gather evidence against Bhujang and his gang and sets out on a dangerous road of crime, without the laws help in order to liberate the country from Bhujang / Bhairav Singh and his gang.

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Plot Keywords:

police inspector | bandit | judge | transfer | court | 

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Taglines:

A Volcanic Saga of Three Angry Men

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

7 July 1989 (India)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

173 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sanjay Dutt was originally offered the role of Ravi Mathur but refused it as he felt the role was too minor for him.

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Connections

Featured in Bollywood Bound (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Tirchi Topi Wale"
Performed by Amit Kumar, Sadhana Sargam
Lyrics by Anand Bakshi
Music by Kalyanji Veerji Shah, Anandji Veerji Shah
Music on T-Series

User Reviews

Unadulterated fun

Rajiv Rai was one of the prominent directors who used to direct entertaining masala movies in the late 80s and early 90s. This movie and Mohra are the pinnacle of his achievements. Sunny Deol is at his badass best as the honest cop. I personally can't think of any other actor who could play a better action hero( maybe Sanjay Dutt). Nasseruddin Shah treads into the unfamiliar territory of commercial movies and does a bravura job (in-spite of the tacky dialogues ). Jackie Shroff completes the trinity. The ladies provide great eye candy and the soundtrack brings back pleasant memories from a long lost childhood. Viju Shah is at his phenomenal best. I do hope they remake this classic soon.