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Directed by | Mehul Kumar |
Written by | Iqbal Durrani |
Produced by | Amitabh Bachchan Corporation |
Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Nana Patekar Jaya Prada Tabu Mukul Dev Mukesh Rishi Danny Denzongpa Jackie Shroff Kabir Bedi Ayesha Jhulka |
Cinematography | Rasool Ellore |
Music by | Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | ₹13.28 crore [1] |
Kohram is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Mehul Kumar. [2] It features an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Nana Patekar, Jaya Prada, Tabu, Mukul Dev, Mukesh Rishi, Danny Denzongpa, Jackie Shroff, Kabir Bedi and Ayesha Jhulka.
The film is notable for being the only occasion when Bachchan and Patekar costarred on screen. The film released worldwide on 13 August 1999 to mixed reviews, with praise for the performances of the principal cast, but criticism for the story and screenplay. Commercially the film was an average grosser.
The story starts with the death of an army officer, and it is believed to be the act of a terrorist group headed by Changezi. Colonel Balbir Singh Sodhi is asked to investigate this matter, and he discovers that minister Veerbhadra Singh is involved in this conspiracy. Colonel Sodhi stages his death in an attempt to kill Changezi and starts living as Dadabhai/Devraj Hathoda in Mumbai. Major Ajit Arya is sent in the guise of a Bengali journalist to discover the true identity of Dadabhai/Devraj Hathoda. Once Arya discovers the truth, he joins hands with Colonel Sodhi to bring the minister to justice and terminate the terrorist group.
Kohram | |
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Soundtrack album by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen | |
Released | 1999 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | Universal Music India |
Music by the duo Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen.
Initially the film was slated to release on 6 August, but then Mehul Kumar advanced it to 13 August. [3]
Sharmila Taliculam of Rediff.com criticised the storyline but praised the performances of Patekar and Bchchan. She further wrote, "Kohram would pass for quite an average film, hadn't it been for these two characters. If it's performance you are seeking, go right ahead and see it. If it's a great film, you want, forget it." [4] Anupama Chopra of India Today wrote, "Kohram has Krantiveer-like crude energy and the first half moves at breakneck speed with Amitabh Bachchan and Nana Patekar, both army men, matching wits in a cat-and-mouse game. But proceedings slow to a crawl in the second half and the novelty of watching Bachchan and Patekar palls." [5]