Tridev (1989)

A honest but disgraced Police Inspector's attempts to clear his name pits him against terrorists and the brother of his sweetheart.

Director:

Rajiv Rai

Writers:

Arshad Parvez (dialogue director), Rajiv Rai (screenplay)

Stars:

Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Jay Singh
Sunny Deol	...	Inspector Karan Saxena
Jackie Shroff	...	Ravi Mathur
Madhuri Dixit	...	Divya Mathur
Sonam	...	Renu
Sangeeta Bijlani	...	Natasha Tejani (as Sangita Bijlani)
Anupam Kher	...	Commissioner Mathur
Amrish Puri	...	Bhujang / Bhairav Singh
Raza Murad	...	Mantriji
Dalip Tahil	...	Don
Sharat Saxena	...	Inspector Suraj Singh (as Sharad Saxena)
Tej Sapru	...	Goga
Dan Dhanoa	...	Ganga / Ram Avtar
Rajesh Vivek	...	Raghav
Anjana Mumtaz	...	Sudha Saxena

Storyline

Honest, diligent and brave Police Inspector Karan Saxena while carrying out his investigations against gangster and smuggler Bhujang is mysteriously framed and transfer to a remote area called Madhavpur. While residing there Karan sets to put things right and gets into confrontations with a bandit, Jai Singh who is good at heart and always ready to fight for the oppressed because his own dad, a brave Martyr has been killed by Bhujang, he too join with Karan to wreak vengeance against Bhujang. Ravi the son of the Mumbai Police Commissioner, Mathur joins Bhujang gang secretly wanting to get his own revenge from Bhujang. These three men Ravi, Karan and Jai manage to gather evidence against Bhujang and his gang and sets out on a dangerous road of crime, without the laws help in order to liberate the country from Bhujang / Bhairav Singh and his gang.

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Plot Keywords:

police inspector | judge | bandit | transfer | village | 

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Taglines:

A Volcanic Saga of Three Angry Men

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

7 July 1989 (India)

Also Known As:

Трое разгневанных мужчин

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

173 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mithun Chakraborthy was first offered Naseeruddin Shah's role but declined it as he was too busy with other films.

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Goofs

Near the end when Sunny, Jackie and Naseer are being exchanged for the hostages, the three heroes hold their hands behind their back, pretending that they are tied when in fact they are holding grenades. As the trio are walking, in one shot Jackie's hands appear by his side and they are empty.

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Quotes

Inspector Karan Saxena: Wait and watch, how terrifying death is when it slowly creeps up on you.

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Connections

Referenced in Ghayal (1990)

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Soundtracks

Gali Gali Mein Phirta Hai, Tu Kyun Banke Banjara
Performed by Manhar Udhas, Alka Yagnik
Lyrics by Anand Bakshi
Music by Kalyanji Veerji Shah, Anandji Veerji Shah
Music on T-Series

User Reviews

A nostalgic action flick with wonderful music.

I watched this film many times as a kid, and it always kept me on the edge of me seat. This of course is not an example of great filmmaking or storytelling, but it still works as a masala flick, and is actually quite slick for a movie of its sort. The action scenes are typical for the times but are quite fun to watch. There are three heroes in this film, and all three are very good: Jackie Shroff doing the nonchalant guy in search of himself, Sunny Deol playing the angry-young-man, while obviously Naseeruddhin Shah steals the show in a ceaselessly amusing role, which he plays with a great deal of humour and seems to have no qualms about ridiculing himself. Then there are the three hot ladies - the pretty Sonam, the impossibly stunning Madhuri Dixit, while actually it is the beautiful Sangeeta Bijlani who gets the meatiest part in what is possibly her best role, and does the most of it in addition to having a very nice chemistry with Shroff. And there's the music, and what an amazing soundtrack it is. Each song is a gem and holds such great nostalgic value for me. "Tirchi Topiwale" and "Main Teri Mohabbat Main" are great numbers, but it is "Gali Gali" which is one of my all-time favourite songs. A true gem of a song - soulful, melodious, and wonderfully written, composed and arranged with a rare touch of psychedelia. This number was one of the first that shot the phenomenal Alka Yagnik to fame, and her rendition is flawless. Other than that, Tridev works as a nice thriller which should not be taken too seriously but enjoyed, and there's plenty to enjoy here.