Ajooba (1991)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Directors:

Shashi Kapoor
Gennadi Vasilyev

Writers:

Yu. Avetikov (screenplay)
Bharat B. Bhalla (writer)

Release Date:

12 April 1991 (India)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy

Plot:

This is a story of Ajooba, the masked legend, who was treated as the only protector of the people of Baharistan...

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan	...	Ajooba / Ali
Dimple Kapadia	...	Rukhsana Khan
Rishi Kapoor	...	Hassan
Sonam	...	Shehzadi Heena
Shammi Kapoor	...	Sultan of Bahristan
Ariadna Shengelaya	...	Malika (as Areadna Shengelaya)
Saeed Jaffrey	...	Amir Khan (as Sayeed Jaffery)
Sushma Seth	...	Zarina Khan
Amrish Puri	...	Vazir-E-Alla
Dalip Tahil	...	Shahrukh (Vazir's brother-in-law) (as Dalip Tahhil)
Georgi Darchiashvili	...	Prince Altaf (as Georgi Darchiashvisli)
Zura Qapianidze		(as Zurab Kapianidze)
Abesalom Loria	...	Kadus (as Abe Salam Loria)
Tinnu Anand	...	Anwar Khan
Dara Singh	...	Maharaja Karan Singh

Also Known As:

Chyornyj prints Adzhuba (Soviet Union: Russian title)

Runtime:

178 min

Country:

India | Soviet Union

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Company:

Aasia Films Pvt. Ltd.

Trivia:

Director Shashi Kapoor had initially approached Sridevi to play the leading lady in Ajooba, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor. Dimple Kapadia was signed eventually.

Quotes:

Vazir-E-Allah: Shah Rukh, if you were not my wife's brother, you'd be an ordinary officer! Think of something.

Its not the special effects its the movie.

Out of all the sci-fi / fantasy or superhero type bollywood movies, i say this is the one of the best.

at the beginning just hearing the theme song just gives you chill down your spine and gives you that 'deep down inside your heart' good feeling.

Direction wasn't bad at all and showed some nice angles in the hero scenes with amitabh bachan like when he is riding his horse.

when i first saw this movie when i was about 8 i thought the special effects were awesome and the whole movie was great...now I'm 18 giving this review and compared to todays movies like lotr or king Kong or star wars..the special effect is extremely bad by quite a significant amount.

but its not the special fx that makes this movie great, its the hero and classic acting and bollywood style humor that brings jot to children (and adults) and makes a movie worth while seeing.

i don't know about the hero being like Zorro or superman, ad this hero cant fly or has powers, hes just a normal guy...like the phantom who fights for justice and the good of mankind.

Amrish Puri is truly an incredible actor and does his part as the villain very well here.

the heroine was not bad her self.

this is one of those films which you can watch with your whole family (well the belly dancing scene may put off the younger members and might make the older ones a bit crazy).

So if you want a good family movie, or a traditional style bollywood action movie with amitabhs humor then see this. :)