Vijeta (1996) User Reviews

Hurriedly completed misadventure.

[nadkarnisumeet · 4/10 · 13 August 2021]

Vijeta review :

A much delayed film due to Sanjay Dutt's jail term from 1994 to '96, Vijeta was a hushed up release with an almost incomplete climax. The filmmakers got Sanjay's voice dubbed by someone else (Chetan Sashital probably) and released the movie 'as is'. A song was filmed on Amrish Puri instead of Sanju Baba and the much old villain romancing Raveena Tandon on screen looked utterly ridiculous. " Sherry Main Ho Gaya Deewana" was leftover song from JP Dutta's shelved Chooriyan which was later added to this movie as the main leads were same.

Despite appearing incomplete and compromised effort, Vijeta took a fabulous start at the box office as Sanju Baba's fans flocked to the theatres. I still remember the first Saturday afternoon show at Citylight Cinema, Matunga was housefull and I purchased my ticket in black.

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.

Sanju's bad days

[silvan-desouza · 2/10 · 22 February 2016]

After Sanju's arrest in 1993 and his subsequent chases with the court and cops(his bail and re-arres) which lasted till 1996, many of his films were stuck, while some were released incomplete like Andolan,Namak with Sanju's voice dubbed by Chetan Shashital. Vijeta too was one of those films, it started in 1992 but released in 1996. The film has Sanju's voice dubbed by Chetan Shashital, contrary to what people have written in trivia of IMDb. The film has a decent story, it starts with Sanju who alongwith his buddies hve a good time, Sanju is a lawyer who treats Alok Nath and Reema Lagoo as his gurus, due to some fight with Paresh Rawal(with a Hitler moustache) both get killed and then Sanju becomes a rebel. Sounds very typical and ordinary The film is nothing great, also several parts of the film seem hasty like perhaps due to the delay several scenes had not been shot, not sure though The climax however reportedly was left incomplete, as it was about to be shot in 1995 but it was never shot. Direction by KR Murli Mohan Rao is nothing great Music is decent, Sherry Main Ho Gaya Deewana which was recorded for JP Dutta's Chooriyan but which got shelved was used for this film and it is superb, rest songs are okay

Sanjay Dutt is good in his role,thankfully not much hairstyle changes but his dubbed voice ruins the impact Raveena Tandon is okay, but doesn't suit the cop part Amrish Puri is typical as the villain, Paresh Rawal annoys with his repetitive Prabhu dialogue and south Indian style. rest are all okay

Rare Sanjay Dutt movie

[superindrajit · 8/10 · 19 October 2011]

Sanjay Dutt was arrested after the super success of Khalnayak for keeping weapons in his house. During this time, several Sanjay Dutt films were on hold and some weren't even completed. Films like Namak came and failed miserably and most people(including me) thought that Sanjay Dutt had no good movies between 1994 and 1997 but boy was I surprised when I came across this rare Sanjay Dutt film which looked unpolished but was so worth it.

Vijeta(1996) released and flopped at the box office but the film was good and most of the movie was entertaining. The film started in 1990 and finally released unfinished in 1996. However, the shocking part was that the only unfinished part of the film was the climax which was abrupt.

The film starts of well with Alok Nath and his family of advocates and the film holds well through most of the first half. The romance is side lined and this is one of the best things about the film. The heroine is shown as a tough cop and this makes this film extremely unique(the film probably flopped because people couldn't accept Raveena as a cop). The second half is even better and despite the predictability, the action scenes stand out and the dialogues get better. Each action scene is different and Amrish Puri's character changes the film because of some plot twists and this is where the predictability fades away. The film's only problem is the villain who is shown as a joker.

Direction by K Murlimohan Rao is surprisingly good, he handles the first half well and focuses more on the main story. The dialogues are well written with and there are several moments where the movie makes you laugh out loud because of hilarious dialogues. It was so funny when Alok Nath was getting threatened by Paresh Rawal and suddenly Sanjay Dutt takes the phone and says "kyun pagal kutte ki tara bhok ra hai". The court room scenes are good but it is the confrontations amongst Sanjay and each of the bad guys which stand out the most.

Sanjay Dutt is good and surprisingly, his hairstyle doesn't change, his mullet is adorable and his expressions are good. In my opinion, Dutt's best hairstyle was the mullet mane from the 90s. Raveena Tandon is brilliant as the cop and she steals the show. I have never seen Raveena play a cop and she is good. Amrish Puri is good and he is the only villain who doesn't disappoint for the most part. Paresh Rawal disappoints big time with his monotonous acting and this was his first weak villain performance. The small villains like Deep Dhillion do a good job but their roles are short. The rest provide good support.

Music is good mainly because of the brilliant Abhijeet song Sherry Main Ho Gaya Deewana. The rest of the songs are good but this one stands out the most and Abhijeet should've received an award for this one. Action is good and the stunts aren't unrealistic, Raveena's stunts are pretty good too.

On the whole, Vijeta(earlier titled Mera Kartavya)is a good movie and Sanjay Dutt's only good movie during his jail term. It is a rare Sanjay Dutt movie which stands out amongst all his other crass movies like Namak, Zamane Se Kya Darna, Insaaf Apne Lahoo Se, and Jai Vikraanta.