Phool Aur Kaante (1991)

Nageshwar alias "Don" heads a vaste criminal empire. He has an only son, Ajay, who is completely familiar with his dad and his business. So is Ajay's wife, who would like to put an end to ... See full summary »

Director:

Sandesh Kohli

Writer:

Iqbal Durrani

Stars:

Ajay Devgn, Madhoo, Arif Khan

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ajay Devgn	...	Ajay
Madhoo	...	Pooja (as Madhoo Raghunath)
Arif Khan	...	Rocky
Jagdeep	...	Professor Bihari
Aruna Irani	...	Professor Batliwala
Satyendra Kapoor	...	College Principal (as Satyen Kappu)
Raza Murad	...	Shankra
Amrish Puri	...	Nageshwar
Anjana Mumtaz	...	Laxmi
Goga Kapoor	...	Shankra's Brother
Iqbal Durrani
Suresh Chatwal	...	Brijlal Tiwari
Brahmachari	...	Police Inspector
Dan Dhanoa	...	Drug Dealer
Ghanshyam Rohera	...	Clerk (as Ghanshayam)

Storyline

Nageshwar alias "Don" heads a vaste criminal empire. He has an only son, Ajay, who is completely familiar with his dad and his business. So is Ajay's wife, who would like to put an end to all these criminal activities. When Nageshwar starts showing signs of aging, he decides that it is now time for Ajay to take over from him. Ajay does so, however, a number of Nageshwar's associates are unhappy, embittered, and critical of this choice, and as a result they, under the leadership of Shankar Dhanraj kidnap Ajay's son, Gopal, and hold him for ransom. Will Nageshwar negotiate his grandson's release, or will his grandson be another sacrifice of his "empire"? How will Ajay and his wife react to this?

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Plot Keywords:

college | film debut | locker room | underworld don | marriage | 

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Genres:

Thriller | Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

22 November 1991 (India)

Filming Locations:

Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sonu Films International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

173 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The main role was originally offered to 'Akshay Kumar' but as he was committed to Khiladi he was not able to do the film.

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Connections

References The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Tumse Milne Ko Dil Karta Hai"
Music by Nadeem Saifi & Shravan Rathod

User Reviews

Ajay's debut

Ajay Devgan was the dark horse of Bollywood His debut was a low key one and that too pitted against Amitabh's AKAYLA and Anil Kapoor's LAMHE which both flopped and PAK became a hit

The film has a done to death plot but the direction is good and the film manages to keep you engrossed

The film starts off as a routine 1990's college romance which many Hindi films those days started with The first half goes on and on, romance, songs.etc Amrish Puri's entrance gives the film an edge and then the film focuses on the eniemity between father and son which ends in a predictable manner yet the film is well handled There is lot of melodrama and clichés but that is forgiven in Hindi films

Direction by Kuku Kohli is good Music is good

Ajay Devgan lacked the good looks, he had a dull presence yet his eyes were effective and he does a satisfactory job in his debut he is better in the second half Also his stunt over the bike caught everyone by surprise and is still considered popular Madhoo is average Amrish Puri excels in his role, he has played a don many times but here he gets a well written role and he justifies it to the T Raza Murad annoys Satyen Kapuu is adequate Jagdeep and Aruna provide some laughs