Dand Nayak

Dand-Nayak
Directed by	Sikandar Bharti
Written by	Madan Joshi (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Dharamveer Ram
Story by	Pritam Parkash Bali
Produced by	Sanjay Bali Lokesh Bali
Starring	Naseeruddin Shah Manek Bedi Inder Kumar
Cinematography	Anil Dhanda
Edited by	Nand Kumar
Music by	Rajesh Roshan
Production company	Mateswari Films
Release date	17 April 1998 (1998-04-17)
Running time	149 min.
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Dand-Nayak is a 1998 Bollywood action drama film directed by Sikandar Bharti. ^[1] The film stars Naseeruddin Shah, Manek Bedi, Inder Kumar, Shilpa Shirodkar, Ayesha Jhulka, Priya Arora and Paresh Rawal. ^{[2] [3]}

Plot

Bankelal Chaurasia comes to Bombay from Uttar Pradesh and starts a business of raising and keeping buffalos and selling their milk. He then advances into petty crime and works his way up to major crimes, such as dealing drugs, land grabbing, smuggling and murder. He soon becomes the Bombay underworld as the kingpin. ACP Vishal Chaudhary want to punish Bankelal by hook or by crook, and he also has a reputation in succeeding no matter what the consequences are. A lady journalist who always prints Bankelal's underworld dealings is also threatened and happens to be Inspector Vishal's wife Asha.

Cast

• Naseeruddin Shah as ACP Vishal Chaudhary "Dand-Nayak"
• Manek Bedi as Suraj
• Inder Kumar as Karan
• Shilpa Shirodkar as Asha Chaudhary
• Ayesha Jhulka as Naina
• Priya Arora as Priya
• Paresh Rawal as Bankelal Chaurasia / Bhaiyaji
• Satyen Kappu as College Principal Ahluwalia
• Arun Bali as Police Commissioner Bakshi

Soundtrack

Dand Nayak
Soundtrack album by Rajesh Roshan
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Time Audio

Lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi.

Track#	Song Title	Singer(s)
1	"Bahut Dur Jane Ko Dil Chahta Hai"	Sonu Nigam, Sadhana Sargam
2	"Happy Birthday To You"	Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik
3	"Aa Piya Aa Piya Meri Gali Aaja"	Udit Narayan, Asha Bhosle
4	"Memsab Dil Mera Dhadke" (Memsab)	Kumar Sanu
5	"Tera Bhi Ye Haal Huya"	Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
6	"Ek Sau Do Ek Sau Teen"	Alka Yagnik, Vinod Rathod

External links

• Dand Nayak at IMDb

References

1. "Dand-Nayak (1998) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
2. "Dand - Nayak - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
3. "Free Music Download". Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.