Anjaam (1994)

Vijay Agnihotri is a wealthy, spoilt man who lives with his mother in the city of Mumbai. His mother has allowed him everything and more than that he wants. One day on a mishap Vijay ... See full summary »

Director:

Rahul Rawail

Writers:

Sutanu Gupta (screenplay), Sutanu Gupta (story),

Stars:

Madhuri Dixit, Shah Rukh Khan, Tinnu Anand

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Madhuri Dixit	...	Shivani Chopra
Shah Rukh Khan	...	Vijay Agnihotri
Tinnu Anand	...	Mohanlal
Johnny Lever	...	Champa Chameli
Kalpana Iyer	...	Prison Warden
Himani Shivpuri	...	Nisha
Sudha Chandran	...	Shivani's sister
Beena Banerjee	...	Mrs. Padma Agnihotri (as B E E N A)
Kiran Kumar	...	Inpsector Arjun Singh
Deepak Tijori	...	Ashok Chopra
Rumi Jaffery	...	(as Rumi Jafri)
Darshan Sandhar	...	(as Darshan Sandher)
Pradeep Suri
Baby Gazala	...	Pinky Chopra
Kamaldeep	...	Mr. Saxena (as Kamal Deep)

Storyline

Vijay Agnihotri is a wealthy, spoilt man who lives with his mother in the city of Mumbai. His mother has allowed him everything and more than that he wants. One day on a mishap Vijay manages to reach up with an air-hostess named Shivani Chopra, he immediately falls head over heels in love with Shivani. He tells his mother about his love, and his mother agrees to get him married, on there way to Shivani's house they get a nasty shock for Shivani had get married to Ashok Chopra, an air-line pilot. Vijay is unable to accept this proposal and continues to persuade Shivani to marry him. He even destroys Shivani's family and has her sent to jail. When Shivani is released from jail she plans to take revenge from Vijay and to make him account for all his sins.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | obsession | revenge | imprisonment | vengeance | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

22 April 1994 (India)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

170 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Shivani: Tu samne jab ahta hai, dil dhak se dhadak jata hai... When you come near, my heart starts beating faster...

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Connections

Referenced in Dulha Mil Gaya (2010)

User Reviews

Madhuri is sensuous, alluring and enchanting...

This film is perhaps one of the better films to have come out of "Bollywood" in the mid 90s. Bearing in mind that Hum Aapke Hain Koun came out in the same year it showed the versatility of one of India's finest actresses... I am of course talking about Madhuri Dixit! So the plot may be a little far stretched and the sub plots may be a little distracting (referring to the transvestites) but all in all what a powerful film! "Bollywood" is accustomed to certain codes and conventions so lets not forget we are watching a film from a completely different arena (compared to Hollywood).

Now to the songs (a key feature of any "Bollywood" film)... Badi Mushkil Hai, Channe Ke Khet mein, Tu samne jab aata hai and Barson ki baad - all top notch! Maybe its become common knowledge now but Barson ki baad was taken in one single shot! That doesn't happen often now does it?! Madhuri is sensuous, alluring and enchanting in her seduction...nothing is vulgar about this - can't say that about the heroines of today!

I don't think you have to be a fan of either Shah Rukh or Madhuri to appreciate this unique film... However, one does ponder if their performances were the real pull for this film - I can't imagine anyone else in their place!

Final thought: if you are sick of the stuff "Bollywood" is churning out these days - go back to the 90's and make sure you pay Anjaam a visit!