Mahaanta

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Mahaanta
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byAfzal Khan
Written byTalat Rekhi (dialogues)
Screenplay byAfzal Khan
Story byAfzal Khan
Produced by Ayub Khan
Starring Jeetendra
Sanjay Dutt
Madhuri Dixit
Shakti Kapoor
Paresh Rawal
CinematographyAnwar Siraj
Edited byPrashant Khedekar
Vinod Nayak
Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal
Production
company
Ayesha Film
Release date
  • 23 May 1997 (1997-05-23)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget42.5 million [1]
Box office95 million [1]

Mahaanta (transl.Eminence) is a 1997 Hindi-language action drama film, produced by Ayub Khan under the Ayesha Film banner and directed by Afzal Khan. It stars Jeetendra, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Shakti Kapoor and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Filming began in 1991 and was delayed for 6 years due to Dutt’s arrests in 1993 and Dutt and Dixit breaking up their relationship.

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Plot

Young Vijay studies in Good Shepherd High School and lives a wealthy lifestyle in a small scenic town along with his uncle, who is the Inspector General of Police in Bombay and has a close friend called Raj Malhotra. When both mature, Vijay gets married, while Raj marries Shanti. On his uncle's insistence, Vijay departs to live in Bombay, where he eventually becomes the Police Commissioner. Subsequently, Raj, Shanti, and Raj's brother, Sanjay, also re-locate to Bombay, where they are united with Vijay. Then Sanjay falls in love with Jenny and both want to get married, much to the chagrin of Mahesh, who wants to marry her at any and all costs. Mahesh is the only son of wealthy and influential Kedar, who manages to convince Edward that it will be in Jenny's and Sanjay's best interest if Jenny weds Mahesh. The marriage is arranged, but on that very day, Sanjay steps in, humiliates Kedar and marries Jenny. That night Sanjay is arrested by none other than Vijay himself and placed in a cell. The next morning he is released and returns home to find that his brother and sister-in-law are both dead. Sanjay swears to avenge their deaths as well as find out why Vijay betrayed Raj and arrested him on his wedding night.

After learning that Kedarnath killed Sanjay's brother and sister-in-law, Sanjay confronts and challenges him that he will kill him in same place but will not remove evidence. Despite Jenny and Vijay's attempt to stop him, he goes to kill Kedarnath, his son Mahesh, corrupt Inspector P.K. Dubey and his henchman Nanubhai Chatewala.

Sanjay chases and kills Mahesh in night of New Year Eve. Then chases Inspector Dubey in meat market then chops him and hang him to death by metal hook. Sanjay suddenly learns that Vijay actually put him into jail to save his life and realizes his mistake. He also learns that Kedarnath lured Vijay to get him killed on Ganesh Chaturthi festival so he reaches there and saves him. And he kills Nanunbhai on hand to hand combat.

After killing 3 of them, Sanjay lures Kedarnath to his industry and attempts to kill him in same places and in same manner his brother and sister-in-law were killed, but the police force led by Vijay finally comes to stop him. Sanjay's surrender comes to halt when unconscious Kedarnath wakes up and tries to shoot him. Instead, Vijay gets shot trying to save Sanjay. Sanjay shoots Kedarnath to death. After Vijay recovers, he and Sanjay get emotionally united.

Cast

Soundtrack

Music by: Laxmikant-Pyarelal & Lyricist: Anand Bakshi

#TitleSinger(s)
1"Choole Choole" Alka Yagnik
2"Ek Taraf Akeli" Mohammad Aziz, Alka Yagnik
3"Tapka Re Tapka"Mohammad Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy
4"Loji Sunoji"Mohammad Aziz, Alka Yagnik
5"Deva O Deva"Alka Yagnik
6"Tere Bin Main Hu Kya" Amit Kumar, Mohammad Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sadhana Sargam
7"Mere Yaaron Tum"Amit Kumar
8"Tapka Re Tapka (Duet)"Mohd Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy
9"Tapka Re Tapka v2"Mohd Aziz
10"Tapka Re Tapka v3"Mohd Aziz
11"Haan Main Tujhse Pyaar Karti Hoon"Alka Yagnik, Vinod Rathod

Reception

A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "Sanjay looks smashing, thanks to his body-hugging lycra T-shirts, but there`s definitely a 'what am I doing in this film` look about him. It`s refreshing to see Amrish Puri like he actually looks in real life - minus all those goofy, grotesque getups. Yet, he and the baddies have fallen into a rut. Even the paisa vasool numbers fail to provide relief from booming guns and exploding cars". [2]

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References

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  2. Kavitha K. (26 May 1997). "Reviews: Films". Deccan Herald . Archived from the original on 30 May 1997.