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Taaqatwar | |
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Directed by | David Dhawan |
Written by | David Dhawan Anwar Khan |
Produced by | Bholi Jagdish Raaj Bobby Raj Manu Talreja |
Starring | Sanjay Dutt Govinda Anita Raj Neelam |
Cinematography | Shyam Rao Shiposkar |
Edited by | David Dhawan |
Music by | Anu Malik |
Distributed by | Raaj N Raaj International Ultra Pictures |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Taaqatwar (transl.: Powerful) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by David Dhawan (in his directorial debut) and starring Sanjay Dutt, [1] Govinda, Neelam Kothari and Anita Raj. Govinda worked with David Dhawan for the first time in Taaqatwar. He then formed a successful collaboration with David Dhawan and went on to act in 17 films directed by him.
Song | Singer |
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"John D'Mello" | Kishore Kumar |
"Chadh Gayi Chadh Gayi" | Amit Kumar, Alisha Chinai |
"Aaiye Aap Ka Intezar Tha" | Anu Malik, Alisha Chinai |
"Choron Ki Toli Leke" | Shabbir Kumar, Amit Kumar, Anupama Deshpande, Chandrani Mukherjee |
"Dhak Dhak Karti Hai" | Anuradha Paudwal |
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