Vardi (film)

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Vardi
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Directed by Umesh Mehra
Produced by Karim Morani
Starring Sunny Deol
Jackie Shroff
Kimi Katkar
Madhuri Dixit
Music by Anu Malik
Production
company
Release date
  • 24 November 1988 (1988-11-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office10.20 crore (equivalent to 117 croreorUS$15 million in 2023) [1]

Vardi (trans: Uniform) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Umesh Mehra. It stars Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Kimi Katkar, Madhuri Dixit in pivotal roles. [2] The film was a box office hit. [3]

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Plot

When Inspector Verma arrests the criminal Lalchand, the latter exacts his revenge by kidnapping Verma's only son, Anil. He later informs Verma that he has killed the boy. While trying to apprehend Lalchand, Verma's loyal accomplice and friend, Havaldar Bhagwan Singh is killed by the criminal. Verma and his wife Shanti then decide to raise Bhagwan Singh's son Ajay as their own. Many years pass and Ajay grows up to be an honest and brave police inspector while Verma has become the Commissioner of Police. Their main goal is to arrest Lalchand, who by now has become the kingpin of the underworld. In the process, Ajay learns that Verma's son is actually alive but has turned to a life of crime. Now it is up to Ajay to not only capture the crime lord Lalchand but also to reunite Commissioner Verma with his long lost son.

Cast

Soundtrack

This film music by Anu Malik and featured the first major Bollywood song of the singer Kumar Sanu, while the songs are written by Anand Bakshi.

SongSinger
"Teri Hifazat, Meri Hifazat" - 1 Kumar Sanu
"Teri Hifazat, Meri Hifazat" - 2Kumar Sanu
"Main Aansoo Aaj Bahaoongi" Sadhana Sargam
"Wah Wah, Kya Kamar Hai" Amit Kumar
"Oye, Rab Ne Tujhe Husn Diya Mere Liye, Mere Liye" Shabbir Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Maine Kitne Dil Liye"Asha Bhosle

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References

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  2. "Vardi Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. https://ksboxoffice.com/vardi-1989-movie-box-office-collection-budget-and-unknown-facts/movies-facts/