Evil must and will be punished. It's an undeniable truth. I love this movie. And most importantly, now he's the voiceover. When I first saw it, Sunny Deola's filmography, it was subtitled. Then a couple of years later, when I came across the filmography of Rakhi Gulzar, the film already had a voiceover, though one-voice and female voice, but solid and high-quality. Then I watched it a couple of times, and yesterday I watched it from the filmography of Suresh Oberoy.
This film is one of the best Bollywood action films of the 80s, in the history of cinema. Activity and directing of high quality. Director Rahul Rawail is extraordinary, every work he does is always very strong and thought-provoking. Directing is like the best American westerns. Acting Bollywood stars: Sunny Deola and Minakshi Sheshadri - this is perhaps the pinnacle of their skill. But the most pleasant and respected character for me in this film is Ahmed, Arjuna’s best friend (actor Satyajit, he is not even in the credits, although he was very little, I have seen him in only three films). Everything he did for Arjuna can be summed up in one short phrase: true friendship and mountains will roll. There is nothing that one true friend cannot do for another.
At the time of the release of the film, it was very underestimated by both critics and audiences, but Sunny deserved the award for this role. Strong story. A stunning depiction of tragedy, pain, longing and at the same time the belief that everything will be fine and all will be well, faith in the triumph of justice and a happy future. It doesn’t matter if it’s never going to happen.
It was the first Indian film to depict the excesses perpetrated on ordinary people by the British corrupt Indian police system, which subsequent free India governments deliberately failed to reform. One of the best negative roles of Paresh Raval, as a corrupt and corrupt police inspector. There's more to look for. He's like a lousy dog, licking Thakura's heels for a pitiful handout, and he's ready to do whatever his master wants. A disgusting and disgusting type who wanted to strangle and hang on a tree for everyone to see.
Playing the evil Thakura, Raza Murad in principle played as always in those years. This role is not new to him, how much he outplayed such scoundrels and villains.
Rakhi Gulzar was incomparable, as the mother of Arjuna, who had lost her husband to Thakura and raised three children, two sons and a daughter alone. Her eyes burned with such righteous fire that it could be felt even through a laptop screen. And how realistically she portrayed her mother's insanity when she saw her daughter suffer misfortune. Rakhi looked very unsightly at that moment, and even with this terrible hairstyle. But it is in this unsightlyness that her strength and even beauty lies. Yes, it is the beauty of an unhappy woman and mother who lost her whole family, but managed to find the strength to live. Beauty, from which the heart hurts and tears flow in the stream themselves.
Suresh Oberoi is insanely good as Amrita, Arjuna's older brother. He has long wanted to restore justice, to avenge Thakura for the death of his father and the ruined life of his mother, but he cannot do so because he is bound by an oath given to his mother that he will never take up arms. He is a peasant working on the land and the eldest man in the family, who must work in the fields, grow crops and support the family. But this oath burdens him, tortures him, does not allow him to sleep peacefully. His soul craves revenge and justice. All this is perfectly reflected in Suresh’s eyes, in his gestures and words. I love him in this movie, in this role, and in all these roles. And once again it became clear where Vivek has such a powerful acting potential.
Played here and very young Urmila Matondkar. The first time I saw it, I didn't even recognize it until I had a good look. She is probably 16 years old here, and the role is episodic, the younger sister of Arjuna, who suffered from the atrocities of the cruel Thakura. But, even this episode played perfectly, everything in the spirit of Urmila. Good girl.
I also liked Minakshi Sheshadri, in the role of Chavali, beloved of Arjuna. Minakshi is as good as ever. All her love, all her devotion to her lover, and then to her husband, is shown very naturally. I cried with her at the end. Sincerely, purely female, very sorry for her character.
And of course, Sunny Deol, in the role of Arjuna. Good, oh how good, just no words. Sunny I love always, in any role, in any film, especially he is brilliant in action films, in such roles as arbiters of justice with fists and weapons. There was a lot of pain in his eyes, especially when he saw his mother like that. His tears were real. Mine too. It is impossible to look at these moments without tears.
The music in the film is great, very exciting. The songs are very beautiful and sensual, my favorite song from this film is Mere Yaar Ko Mere Allah.
Elegant underrated drama directed by Rahul Rawail, which, unfortunately, did not receive proper attention. She is one of the best roles of Sunny Deola. His fans should not miss this! The film is well made, has almost no shortcomings (with some exceptions, but they are so small that only the most attentive and inquisitive viewer will notice them), which actually does not harm the film itself. In general, a hit film, which in those days was the return of Sunny to the screens, after several failures in a row. I highly recommend it.
10 out of 10