Khuda Gawah (1993)

Baadshah Khan falls in love with Benazir, a member of a rival clan who has defeated him in a game of buzkashi. Benazir will not marry him unless he brings back the head of her father's ... See full summary »

Director:

Mukul Anand

Writers:

Rajkumar Bedi (dialogue), Santosh Saroj (dialogue),

Stars:

Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Nagarjuna Akkineni

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Baadshah Khan
Sridevi	...	Benazir / Mehndi
Nagarjuna Akkineni	...	Insp. Raja Mirza (as Nagarjuna)
Shilpa Shirodkar	...	Insp. Henna Ranveer Sethi
Kiran Kumar	...	Pasha
Danny Denzongpa	...	Khuda Baksh
Anjana Mumtaz	...	Salma Mirza
Beena Banerjee	...	Laxmi Sethi (as Beena)
Vikram Gokhale	...	Jailer Ranveer Singh Sethi
Bharat Kapoor	...	Insp. Aziz Mirza
Shammi	...	Khuda Baksh's mother
Surendra Pal
Ali Khan	...	Habibulla - Pashan's brother
Mini Tabassum
Bhushan Jeevan

Storyline

Baadshah Khan falls in love with Benazir, a member of a rival clan who has defeated him in a game of buzkashi. Benazir will not marry him unless he brings back the head of her father's killer, Habibullah, from India. He is successful, but he must return to India. He is then tragically separated from Benazir through a series of incidents that are only resolved years later with the arrival of his daughter, Menhdi, and his release from prison.

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Plot Keywords:

jail | afghanistan | muslim | police officer | car race | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Western

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

20 August 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

God Is My Witness

Filming Locations:

Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glamour Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

193 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sanjay Dutt was signed to play the role of Inspector Raja Mirza, but he dropped out of the project after shooting some of his scenes.

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Goofs

When Mehndi comes to India by plane, the car shown coming of plane is Toyota Corona which she was driving earlier. But subsequently, she is driving a Datsun.

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Connections

Referenced in Escape from Taliban (2003)

User Reviews

Amitabh & Sridevi play Pathans well

Great film...thought amitabh bachan did well playing the part of a Muslim pathan (hard to do when every other film he plays a hindu - being one of course). Good traditional plot with emotional twists and some fantastic characters in Sridevi as Benazir (beautiful as always) and best friend Khuda Bugsh (Danny Men..). Scenery also vibrant and adds to tribal effect established in Afghanistan. A film about love, honour, friendship and courage..great combination..leaves you wanting to be a better man. Must give a special word for Sridevi..Benazir was a touching character without having to say much. (cant forget..makes you proud of pathans)