Veergati

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Veergati
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Directed byK.K. Singh
Written byK.K. Singh
Produced byK.K. Singh
Babu Latiwala
Starring Salman Khan
Divya Dutta
Atul Agnihotri
Pooja Dadwal
Akhilendra Mishra
CinematographySanjay Malvankar
Edited byKuku - Cuckoo
Music by Aadesh Shrivastava
Indeevar (lyrics)
Production
company
BK Combines
Distributed byBombino Video
Release date
  • 29 September 1995 (1995-09-29)
Running time
166 minutes
Country India
LanguageHindi
Budget₹3.75 crore [1]
Box office₹8.60 crore [1]

Veergati (Martyrdom) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action film written, produced and directed by K.K Singh, [2] starring Salman Khan, Atul Agnihotri, Divya Dutta and Akhilendra Mishra. [3] [4] This film is only film of Pooja Dadwal. Upon release the film received negative reviews mostly for its action, and was a below average at the, but had a successful DVD release. [5]

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Plot

Hawaldar finds an abandoned newborn baby boy in the gutter of Kamathipura, a red light area of Mumbai. A prostitute, meanwhile gave birth to another baby boy. She decides to educate him and requests Hawaldar to give him a father's name. Hawaldar's wife does not accept the child and leaves for her parents home. Hawaldar adopts the child and names him Ajay while the prostitute's son is named Shlok. Both are admitted to School and become friends. Shlok does well in studies whereas Ajay takes up gambling. Shlok falls in love with Pooja, daughter of J.K - a millionaire. Ajay does not believe in love and is a cynic. Havaldar tries his best to get Ajay a job, but Ajay finds it difficult to work in a corrupt society. Ekka Seth is a terror in the prostitutes' basti, he exploits the innocent girls and forces them into prostitution. Shlok graduates and completes his M.B.A. Ajay wins a crore rupees in gambling and encourages Shlok to pursue his project. Ekka and his men abduct and kill Hawaldar's daughter, Sandhya. Ajay decides to avenge this and proceeds to kill Ekka's men and frees the sex workers from his clutches. He then takes on Ekka and manages to kill him, but is grievously wounded in the fight. The final scene shows Ajay dying in the process of burning Ekka alive and attaining martyrdom. [6]

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Aadesh Shrivastava. All lyrics were written by Indeevar, Dev Kohli, Shyam Raj and Madan Pal.

Veergati
Soundtrack album by
Aadesh Shrivastava
Released1995
Recorded1995
Genre Soundtrack
Length35:13
Label Trimurti Sound
Producer Aadesh Shrivastava
Aadesh Shrivastava chronology
Sauda
(1995)		Veergati
(1995)		 Ram Shastra
(1995)
Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Mausam Ne Badal Se" Kumar Sanu, Bela Sulakhe4:36
2."Meri Nigah Main"Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam 7:18
3."Tum Dil Main Bas Gaye Ho"Mangal Singh, Sadhana Sargam5:27
4."Tu Meethi Hai Tu Namkeen Hai" Aadesh Shrivastava, Vijeta Pandit 6:02
5."Khud Se Har Koi Rootha Hai""Kumar Sanu, Poornima 5:55
6."Jahan Kabhi Dil Ne Khai Thokar" Suresh Wadkar, chorus5:55
Total length:35:13

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References

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  2. ↑ Veergati - Movie Reviews , retrieved 22 June 2022
  3. ↑ "Veergati". Box Office India . Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "When Divya Dutta met her 'ever favourite' Salman Khan, went on to play his sister in Veergati, see pics". The Indian Express. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Atul Agnihotri (Veergati)". Rediff.com . 26 March 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Veergati | Veergati". www.indianfilmhistory.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.


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