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Taaqatwar (1989)

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  • Municipal officer Vijay Sharma takes it upon himself to cleanse the city of all illegal constructions. Most of these sabotage constructions belongs to the famous builder, Munjal Khurana who is given a time span to disregard from these illegal practices. Munjal then offers to bribe Vijay albeit unsuccessful which prompts him to take matters into his own hands by killing Vijay; Munjal then frames Peter D'Mello for this killing. The case is called up in court whereby Peter is sentenced to be hanged; leaving behind an only son, John who is adopted by Sharma's wife, unable to bear the daily taunts of people John run far away from the Sharmas. Years later he grows up to lead a life of crime while Sharma's son, Amar grows up to be a police inspector with a motive of avenging his dad's death by killing Khurana. Khurana's business have materialize into drugs and unlawful activities - with Amar defeating him in every step - he now become a thrown in Khurana's side who hires John to kill him. John accept the job along with a fat fee - this then re-unite him with the Sharmas which prompts him to join hands with Amar to bring Munjal Khurana to justice.—gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com)
  • Peter D'Mello is arrested by the police for the brutal killing of the local municipal officer, Sharma. Peter is tried in court, and found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. Peter leaves behind a young son, John, who is orphaned. Mrs. Sharma, who lives with her young son, finds out that Peter had not killed her husband, feels sorry for John and decides to adopt him. She also finds out that Munjal Khurana, a powerful and influential builder was the one behind her husband's death, but is afraid of reporting this to the police. Unable to bear the taunts from his schoolfriends about his dad, John runs away. Years later, Mrs. Sharma's son is a police inspector, while John is a career criminal. Fed-up of Inspector Sharma's interference, Munjal hires John to kill Sharma, for a hefty fee, to which John agrees to. When John goes to kill Sharma, he finds out that the Sharmas are the very family who had shown some affection and understanding for him, and he confesses to them. Both Sharma and John team up to confront Munjal, only to find out that they, as well as Mrs. Sharma, have stepped into a trap, and Munjal is all set to make history repeat itself by destroying those who dare to oppose him.—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

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