Baadshah (1999)

K. Jhunjhunwala would like to locate his missing/runaway daughter, Seema Malhotra, so that he can get her married to Nitin Dharampal; Prominent businessman, Mahindra, would like to ... See full summary »

Directors:

Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla

Writers:

Shyam Goel (screenplay), Neeraj Vora

Stars:

Rakhee Gulzar, Shah Rukh Khan, Twinkle Khanna

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rakhee Gulzar	...	Chief Minister Gayetri Bachchan
Shah Rukh Khan	...	Raj 'Baadshah'
Twinkle Khanna	...	Seema Malhotra
Amrish Puri	...	Suraj Singh Thaper
Johnny Lever	...	Ram Lal
Prem Chopra	...	CBI Chief
Shashikala	...	Baadshah's Mother
Deepak Tijori	...	CBI Agent Deepak Malhotra
Sharat Saxena	...	Moti
Sachin Khedekar	...	Tyagraj Bachchan
Pankaj Dheer	...	Chief Security Officer Khanna
Deepshika	...	Rani
Saurabh Shukla	...	Saxena
Avtar Gill	...	K. Jhunjhunwala
Razak Khan	...	Manikchand (as Razzak Khan)

Storyline

K. Jhunjhunwala would like to locate his missing/runaway daughter, Seema Malhotra, so that he can get her married to Nitin Dharampal; Prominent businessman, Mahindra, would like to negotiate with his daughter, Sonu's kidnappers, and secure her release. And the Central Bureau of Investigation would like to protect the life of Chief Minister Gayetri Bachchan under the mission code-named "Maa", and the CBI Officer in Charge to be code-named "Baadshah". Now Baadshah happens to be a bumbling and out of work Private Investigator, who has agreed to assist Jhunjhunwala and Mahindra, and while doing so is mistaken for the CBI Agent, ends up working for the assassins, and must assassinate Gayetri or end up losing his team of four fellow-bumblers, and Mahindra's daughter. What results is hilarious chaos, with no one knowing what the other is doing, and each one being each other's suspect(s). To make matters worse Jhunjhunwala is not really Seema's dad, but someone else with an ulterior motive.

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Plot Keywords:

politician | mistaken identity | conspiracy | airport | exploding car | 

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Taglines:

World's most favorite detective

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Musical

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Details

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

27 August 1999 (India)

Filming Locations:

Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£97,236 (UK) (27 August 1999)

Gross:

£217,418 (UK) (3 September 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Venus Records & Tapes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

175 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the filming of "Hum to Deewane Huye," while Twinkle Khanna was dancing in the rain in a sari, she tripped and fell down and was drenched in mud.

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Goofs

During the fight scene with Sharat Saxena, Srk suddenly has a bandage round his index finger which disappears soon.

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Quotes

Raj: The amalgamation before the fluctuation and ramification of the constitutional ambiguity and the judicial paradoxical position can be a verbal turmoil.
Casino manager: He's right!

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Connections

References Nick of Time (1995)

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Soundtracks

"O Baby"
Written by Sameer
Composed by Anu Malik
Performed by Anu Malik
Courtesy of Venus Records and Tapes Ltd.

User Reviews

Seen it before...now see it new

Okay, let's face it, we've all seen this before. Every single scene. But Shah Rukh Khan adds such a refreshing and believable twist to the story that you'll be seeing it again for the first time. I was roaring with laughter the whole movie. No one knows what anyone else is doing in this movie, everything is a case of mistaken identity. But the humor is it's strength. I absolutely recommend, it's not intended to be taken seriously, just enjoyed. Fun songs, cute dances. Wow, I liked it! Am I biased because I'm a Shah Rukhaholic? You bet! You will find yourself singing "Baadshah" in the supermarket the next day, remembering a scene and chuckling to yourself out loud.