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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Sadak
| name = Sadak
| director = [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
| director = [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
| producer = [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
| producer = [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
| image = sadakhindifilm.jpg
| image = Sadak poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Robin Bhatt]]
| writer = [[Robin Bhatt]]
| starring = [[Sanjay Dutt]]<br>[[Pooja Bhatt]]<br>[[Deepak Tijori]]<br>[[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]]<br>[[Avtar Gill]]<br>[[Neelima Azeem]]
| starring = [[Sanjay Dutt]]<br />[[Pooja Bhatt]]<br />[[Deepak Tijori]]<br />[[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]]<br />[[Avtar Gill]]<br />[[Neelima Azeem]]
| released ={{Film date|df=y|1991|12|20}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1991|12|20}}
| country = [[India]]
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| language = Hindi
| runtime = 134 minutes
| runtime = 134 minutes
| music = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]
| music = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]
| studio = [[Vishesh Films]]
| cinematography = [[Pravin Bhatt]]
| cinematography = [[Pravin Bhatt]]
| editing = A Muthu
| editing = A Muthu
| budget = {{INR|2.70 crore}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-08-27 |title=Rs 160 crore! This would have been Sadak's box office numbers if Sanjay Dutt, Pooja Bhatt film released today |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/bollywood/box-office/article/rs-160-crore-this-would-have-been-sadak-s-box-office-numbers-if-the-sanjay-dutt-pooja-bhatt-film-released-to/643532 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=www.zoomtventertainment.com |language=en}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}11.8 [[crore]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office 1991|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=197&catName=MTk5MQ==|website=Box Office India|access-date=10 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115230117/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=197&catName=MTk5MQ==|archive-date=15 January 2013}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|10.8 crore}}<ref name=":0" />
}}
}}


'''''Sadak''''' ({{trans|Road}}) is a 1991 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic thriller]] film directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]]. It stars [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Pooja Bhatt]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sadak Movie Overview|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/54579|access-date=31 March 2012}}</ref> The film is the one of the highest-grossing movies of the year 1991. The film is also fondly remembered for the late [[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]]'s award-winning performance as the film's villain, Maharani.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Earners of 1991, Boxoffice India|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=197&catName=MTk5MQ==|access-date=31 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131152326/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=197&amp;catName=MTk5MQ==|archive-date=31 January 2009}}</ref> The film was inspired by the 1976 American movie ''[[Taxi Driver]]''.<ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/1090524/jsp/7days/story_11011453.jsp</ref> This film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Appu (2000 film)|Appu]]'' (2000), directed by Vasanth and stars [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]] and [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] in lead roles, with [[Prakash Raj]] as the antagonist. A sequel, ''[[Sadak 2]]'' was released on 28 August 2020 in [[Hotstar|Disney+ Hotstar]]. The film is also known for its blockbuster soundtracks <ref>{{Cite web|last=TUTEJA|first=JOGINDER|title=Nadeem-Shravan: Top 20 soundtracks|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/nadeem-shravan-top-20-soundtracks/20210423.htm|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref> The movie was hit at box office.
'''''Sadak''''' ({{IPA|hi|sə.ɽək}}; {{Translation|''Road''}}) is a 1991 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Romance film|romantic]] [[action thriller]] film directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]]. It stars [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Pooja Bhatt]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sadak Movie Overview|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/54579|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520193649/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/54579|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2012|access-date=31 March 2012}}</ref> The film is one of the highest-grossing movies of the year 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Earners of 1991, Boxoffice India|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=197&catName=MTk5MQ==|access-date=31 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131152326/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=197&amp;catName=MTk5MQ==|archive-date=31 January 2009}}</ref> It is an unofficial remake of 1976 American film ''[[Taxi Driver]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1090524/jsp/7days/story_11011453.jsp |title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) {{!}} 7days {{!}} No ripoffs, please |website=www.telegraphindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528084045/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090524/jsp/7days/story_11011453.jsp |archive-date=2009-05-28}}</ref> This film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Appu (2000 film)|Appu]]'' (2000). A sequel, ''[[Sadak 2]]'', was released on 28 August 2020 on [[Disney+ Hotstar]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=TUTEJA|first=JOGINDER|title=Nadeem-Shravan: Top 20 soundtracks|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/nadeem-shravan-top-20-soundtracks/20210423.htm|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Rediff|language=en|archive-date=29 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629034533/https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/nadeem-shravan-top-20-soundtracks/20210423.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Maharani ([[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]]) is an evil transgender pimp that runs a brothel. She employs many girls such as Pooja ([[Pooja Bhatt]]) and Chanda ([[Neelima Azeem]]). Ravi Kishore Verma ([[Sanjay Dutt]]), a taxi driver, meets Pooja before she is bought by Maharani, and his friend Gotya ([[Deepak Tijori]]) is in love with Chanda. Ravi previously witnessed his sister Roopa ([[Soni Razdan]]) plunge to death after being diagnosed with [[Sexually transmitted infection|STD]]. She had eloped with her lover who sold her off at a brothel and forced her to become a prostitute. This violent incident left Ravi traumatised and scared. He becomes an insomniac who keeps having disturbing visions of his sister's death and is restless and violent on occasions. On one of his taxi-plying days, he meets Inspector Irani ([[Pankaj Dheer]]), who Ravi recognises from an article that was published about the cop when he had won a medal. Ravi drops him off to his destination, refuses to take any money from him and the cop tells him to come to him if he ever needs help of any kind.
Maharani is an evil transgender pimp who runs a brothel. She employs many girls such as Pooja and Chanda. Ravi Kishore Verma, a taxi driver, meets Pooja before she is bought by Maharani, and his friend Gotya is in love with Chanda. Ravi previously witnessed his sister Roopa plunge to death after being diagnosed with [[Sexually transmitted infection|STD]]. She had eloped with her lover who sold her off at a brothel and forced her to become a prostitute. This violent incident left Ravi traumatized and scared. He becomes an insomniac who keeps having disturbing visions of his sister's death and is restless and violent on occasion. On one of his taxi-plying days, he meets Inspector Irani, who Ravi recognizes from an article published about the cop when he had won a medal. Ravi drops him off at his destination, refuses to take any money from him, and the cop tells him to come to him if he ever needs any help.


Ravi meets Pooja again as she tries to flee the brothel of Maharani and tries to help her in vain. He procures his life's savings, a meagre sum of thirty thousand rupees from Salim Bhai ([[Avtar Gill]]), his taxi's owner and takes out Pooja for one night, posing as her customer. He does so with the help of his friend Gotya and a pimp Gullu ([[Mushtaq Khan]]). Gotya, however, is held as collateral under Maharani's orders in case Pooja is not safely returned. They roam around Bombay, spend some romantic time with each other, during which Ravi tells Pooja that he loves her and would keep on coming back to the brothel for her every night (presumably—so that she is not sold to other customers).
Ravi meets Pooja again as she tries to flee the brothel of Maharani and tries to help her in vain. He procures his life's savings, a meager sum of thirty thousand rupees from Salim Bhai, his taxi's owner and takes out Pooja for one night, posing as her customer. He does so with the help of his friend, Gotya, and a pimp, Gullu. Gotya, however, is held as collateral under Maharani's orders in case Pooja is not safely returned. They roam around Bombay and spend some romantic time with each other, during which Ravi tells Pooja that he loves her and will keep on coming back to the brothel for her every night (presumably—so that she is not sold to other customers).


The next night, Ravi mortgages the taxi and goes back to the brothel. He is, however, chided by Maharani who suspects he's either mad or in love with Pooja for offering high sums of money for her on consecutive nights. She also tells Ravi that since he has been running this business for the past thirty years, he knew when Pooja came back in the morning that Ravi did not sleep with her. After much argument, and requests from Ravi and Gotya, Maharani agrees to let him spend the night with Pooja under the condition that he have sex with her in front of her. Ravi agrees, but stabs Maharani, escaping with Pooja in the ensuing chaos. Gotya also grabs his girlfriend Chanda and escapes. They run away to a distant location where Gotya and Chanda get married in a temple with the blessings of Ravi and Pooja. All four come back and take refuge with Salim Bhai.
The next night, Ravi mortgages the taxi and goes back to the brothel. He is, however, chided by Maharani who suspects he's either mad or in love with Pooja for offering high sums of money for her on consecutive nights. She also tells Ravi that since she has been running this business for the past thirty years, she knew when Pooja came back in the morning that Ravi did not sleep with her. After much argument and requests from Ravi and Gotya, Maharani agrees to let him spend the night with Pooja under the condition that he has sex with Pooja in front of her. Ravi agrees, but stabs Maharani, escaping with Pooja in the ensuing chaos. Gotya also grabs his girlfriend Chanda and escapes. They run away to a distant location where Gotya and Chanda get married in a temple with the blessings of Ravi and Pooja. All four come back and take refuge with Salim Bhai.


In the meantime, Maharani's henchmen find the pimp and break his legs. Salim Bhai advises Ravi and Gotya to enlist police protection and Ravi decides to approach Inspector Irani. He assures them of his help and asks them to meet him in the parking lot of an apartment complex at a scheduled time. However, when the four reach there, Maharani and her henchmen are already waiting and attack them with firearms. As the four try to escape, Gotya and Chanda are both shot and Ravi manages to escape with Pooja in Irani's police jeep. Once they reach safety, he calls up Irani and warns him that he will have to pay heavily for his betrayal.
In the meantime, Maharani's henchmen find the pimp and break his legs. Salim Bhai advises Ravi and Gotya to enlist police protection and Ravi decides to approach Inspector Irani. He assures them of his help and asks them to meet him in the parking lot of an apartment complex at a scheduled time. However, when the four reach there, Maharani and her henchmen are already waiting and attack them with firearms. As the four try to escape, Gotya and Chanda are both shot and Ravi manages to escape with Pooja in Irani's police jeep. Once they reach safety, he calls up Irani and warns him that he will have to pay heavily for his betrayal.


Pooja is, however, captured again by Maharani, after Ravi is tortured and left for dead. Ravi, remembering that the fate of his sister and Pooja are the same, regains his lost strength. He fights his way back to Maharani by killing Inspector Irani and setting ablaze to Maharani's brothel finally killing Maharani and rescuing Pooja. Ravi is jailed for taking law in hands. After his release from jail, Pooja and Ravi are united again forever.
Pooja is, however, captured again by Maharani, after Ravi is tortured and left for dead. Ravi, remembering that the fate of his sister and Pooja are the same, regains his lost strength. He fights his way back to Maharani by killing Inspector Irani and setting ablaze Maharani's brothel, finally killing Maharani and rescuing Pooja. Ravi is jailed for taking law into his hands. After his release from jail, Pooja and Ravi are united again.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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*[[Gavin Packard]] as Maharani's Henchman
*[[Gavin Packard]] as Maharani's Henchman
*[[Mushtaq Khan]] as Gullu
*[[Mushtaq Khan]] as Gullu
*[[Manohar Singh]]
*[[G.P. Singh]]
*[[Arun Govil]]
*[[Javed Khan Amrohi]] as Pakya
*[[Javed Khan Amrohi]] as Pakya
*[[Soni Razdan]] as Roopa
*[[Soni Razdan]] as Roopa
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==Crew==
*[[Film director|Director]] – [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
*[[Music director|Music]] - [[Nadeem–Shravan|Nadeem Shravan]]
*[[Screenplay|Story]] – [[Robin Bhatt]]
*[[Cinematography]] – [[Pravin Bhatt|Praveen Bhatt]]
*[[Film producer|Producer]] – [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
*[[Editor]] – A Muthu
*[[Art director]] – M.S.Shinde
*[[Costume design]] – [[Anna Singh]]


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Sadak
| name = Sadak
| type = Soundtrack
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Nadeem Shravan]]
| artist = [[Nadeem Shravan]]
| cover =
| cover =
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 1991
| released = 1991
| recorded =
| recorded = 1991
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Music of Bollywood|Bollywood feature film soundtrack]]
*[[Music of Bollywood|Bollywood feature film soundtrack]]
*[[Filmi-ghazal]]
*[[Filmi-ghazal]]
}}
}}
| length = 51:32
| length = 60:09
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = [[Nadeem Shravan]]
| producer = [[Nadeem Shravan]]
| prev_title = [[Pyaar Ka Saaya]]
| prev_title = [[Pyaar Ka Saaya]]
| prev_year = 1991
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = [[Dil Ka Kya Kasoor]]
| next_title = [[Dil Ka Kya Kasoor]]
| next_year = 1992
| next_year = 1992
}}
}}
The soundtrack of the movie is composed by the music duo [[Nadeem Shravan]]. All songs were sung by Anuradha Paudwal along with [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Manhar Udhas]], Debashish Dasgupta, Junaid Akhtar & [[Babla Mehta]].
The soundtrack of the movie is composed by the music duo [[Nadeem Shravan]]. All songs were sung by Anuradha Paudwal along with [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Manhar Udhas]], Debashish Dasgupta, Junaid Akhtar & [[Babla Mehta]].


The film's [[soundtrack album]] sold 5{{nbsp}}million units, becoming one of the top three best-selling [[Bollywood soundtrack]]s of the year.<ref name="boi90s">{{cite web|title=Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units)|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=2 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102010439/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5|archive-date=2 January 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The song "Tumhein Apna Banaane Ki" is a popular number till date. In turn, a remade version of the song was used for 2015 film ''[[Hate Story 3]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tumhe Apna Banane Ki: Old vs New! Which one would you pick? |url=https://www.india.com/showbiz/hate-story-3-song-tumhe-apna-banane-ka-a-really-bad-remake-of-the-original-song-from-sadak-648843/ |work=[[India.com]] |date=21 October 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
The film's [[soundtrack album]] sold 5{{nbsp}}million units, becoming one of the top three best-selling [[Bollywood soundtrack]]s of the year.<ref name="boi90s">{{cite web|title=Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units)|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=2 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102010439/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5|archive-date=2 January 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The song "Tumhein Apna Banaane Ki" is a popular number till date. However, it was a remake of the famous song ''Chale To Kat Hi Jayega Safar'' by [[Pakistani]] singer [[Musarrat Nazir]]. In turn, a remade version of the song was used for the 2015 film ''[[Hate Story 3]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tumhe Apna Banane Ki: Old vs New! Which one would you pick? |url=https://www.india.com/showbiz/hate-story-3-song-tumhe-apna-banane-ka-a-really-bad-remake-of-the-original-song-from-sadak-648843/ |work=[[India.com]] |date=21 October 2015 |language=en |access-date=24 December 2018 |archive-date=9 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409045155/https://www.india.com/showbiz/hate-story-3-song-tumhe-apna-banane-ka-a-really-bad-remake-of-the-original-song-from-sadak-648843/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The soundtrack was #51 on the list of "100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks of All Time", as compiled by ''Planet Bollywood''.


{| class=wikitable
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! #
! #
! Title
! Title
! Singer(s)
! Singer(s)
! Lyricist
! Duration
|-
|-
|1
|1.
|"Tumhein Apna Banaane Ki" (Duet)(Copied from Chale To Kat by Mussarat Nazir) <sup>#</sup>
|"Tumhein Apna Banane Ki"
|[[Kumar Sanu]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]]
|[[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Kumar Sanu]]
|[[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]]
|05:38
|-
|-
|2
|2.
|"Hum Tere Bin Kahi Rah"
|"Hum Tere Bin Kahin"
|Anuradha Paudwal, [[Manhar Udhas]]
|Anuradha Paudwal, [[Manhar Udhas]]
|Sameer
|08:08
|-
|-
|3
|3.
⚫
|"Jab Jab Pyar Pe Pehra"
|"Zamaane Ke Dekhe" (Duet)
|Anuradha Paudwal, [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]]
|Anuradha Paudwal, Kumar Sanu
|Surendra Sathi
|04:19
|-
|-
|4
|4.
|"Zamane Ke Dekhein Hain Rang Hazaar" (Female)
|"Jab Jab Pyar Pe" (Duet)
|Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal
|Anuradha Paudwal
|Sameer
|06:19
|-
|-
|5
|5.
⚫
|"Mohabbat Ki Hai Tumhare Liye"
⚫
|"Rehne Ko Ghar Nahi"
⚫
|Anuradha Paudwal, Kumar Sanu
|Kumar Sanu, Debashish Dasgupta, Junaid Akhtar
|Sameer
|05:28
|-
|-
|6
|6.
|"Tumhein Apna Banaane Ki" (Female)
|"Tumhein Apna Banane Ki" (Female)
|Anuradha Paudwal
|Anuradha Paudwal
|Sameer
|05:42
|-
|-
|7
|7.
⚫
|"Tak Dhin Dhin Tak"
⚫
|"Jab Jab Pyar Pe Pehra" (Female)
|Anuradha Paudwal
|Anuradha Paudwal, [[Babla Mehta]], Kumar Sanu
⚫
|-
|Sameer
|8.
|06:21
|"Zamane Ke Dekhein Hain Rang Hazaar"
|Anuradha Paudwal, [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]]
|-
|-
|8
|9.
⚫
|"Jab Jab Pyar Pe Pehra Hua Hai" (Female)
⚫
|"Kya Socha Hai Ae Dil"
|Anuradha Paudwal
|Anuradha Paudwal
|Rani Malik
|04:57
|-
|-
|9
|10.
⚫
|"Rehne Ko Ghar Nahin"
⚫
|"Mohabbat Ki Hai"
|Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal
|Kumar Sanu, Debashish Dasgupta, Junaid Akhtar
|Sameer
|06:33
|-
|-
|10
|11.
⚫
|"Kya Sochta Hai Ae Dil"
|"Zamaane Ke Dekhe" (Female)
|Anuradha Paudwal
|Anuradha Paudwal
|Surendra Sathi
|04:23
⚫
|-
|11
⚫
|"Tak Dhin Dhin Tak"
⚫
|Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal, Babla Mehta
|Sameer
|05:01
|-
|-
|12
|12.
|"Tumhein Apna Banaane Ki" (Male)
|"Tumhein Apna Banane Ki" (Male)
|Kumar Sanu
|Kumar Sanu
|Sameer
|05:41
|}
|}


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
* [[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]] won Filmfare Award for [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role]].
* [[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]] won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role]].


== Sequel ==
== Sequel ==
{{main article|Sadak 2}}
{{main article|Sadak 2}}
A sequel, ''[[Sadak 2]]'', was planned in September 2018. The principal photography of the film began on 18 May 2019,<ref>{{cite web|title= 'Sadak 2': Alia Bhatt kick-starts the shooting of the much-awaited sequel|url= https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sadak-2-alia-bhatt-kick-starts-the-shooting-of-the-much-awaited-sequel/articleshow/69388030.cms|publisher=Times of India|access-date=18 May 2019|date=18 May 2019}}</ref> & was released on 28 August 2020 on [[Disney+Hotstar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Alia Bhatt announces Sadak 2 premiere on August 28 on Disney+ Hotstar|date=6 August 2020|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/alia-bhatt-announces-sadak-2-premiere-on-august-28-on-disney-hotstar/|publisher=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> The sequel starring [[Alia Bhatt]] and [[Aditya Roy Kapur]] alongside [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Pooja Bhatt]] reprising their original roles is directed by Mahesh Bhatt.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sadak-2-release-date-pooja-bhatt-sanjay-dutt-5285246/|title=Sadak 2 to release on November 15, 2019|date=2018-07-31|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref> The film is produced by [[Mukesh Bhatt]] and is presented by [[Mahesh Bhatt]] and [[Vishesh Films]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/VisheshFilms/status/1042604138813693955|title=Vishesh Films on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-10-20|language=en}}</ref> The script will be penned by [[Shagufta Rafique]] and [[Robin Bhatt]].
A sequel, ''[[Sadak 2]]'', was planned in September 2018. The principal photography of the film began on 18 May 2019,<ref>{{cite web|title='Sadak 2': Alia Bhatt kick-starts the shooting of the much-awaited sequel|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sadak-2-alia-bhatt-kick-starts-the-shooting-of-the-much-awaited-sequel/articleshow/69388030.cms|publisher=Times of India|access-date=18 May 2019|date=18 May 2019|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518152225/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sadak-2-alia-bhatt-kick-starts-the-shooting-of-the-much-awaited-sequel/articleshow/69388030.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> & was released on 28 August 2020 on [[Disney+ Hotstar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Alia Bhatt announces Sadak 69 premiere on August 28 on Disney+ Hotstar|date=6 August 2020|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/alia-bhatt-announces-sadak-2-premiere-on-august-28-on-disney-hotstar/|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=11 August 2020|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809234639/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/alia-bhatt-announces-sadak-2-premiere-on-august-28-on-disney-hotstar/|url-status=live}}</ref> The sequel starring [[Alia Bhatt]] and [[Aditya Roy Kapur]] alongside [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Pooja Bhatt]] reprising their original roles is directed by Mahesh Bhatt.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sadak-2-release-date-pooja-bhatt-sanjay-dutt-5285246/|title=Sadak 2 to release on November 15, 2019|date=2018-07-31|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-US|archive-date=10 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810033805/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sadak-2-release-date-pooja-bhatt-sanjay-dutt-5285246/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film is produced by [[Mukesh Bhatt]] and is presented by [[Mahesh Bhatt]] and [[Vishesh Films]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/VisheshFilms/status/1042604138813693955|title=Vishesh Films on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-10-20|language=en|archive-date=2 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802153013/https://mobile.twitter.com/VisheshFilms/status/1042604138813693955|url-status=live}}</ref> The script was penned by [[Shagufta Rafique]] and [[Robin Bhatt]].


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Latest revision as of 09:12, 8 December 2024

This article is about the film. For other uses, see Sadak (disambiguation).

Sadak
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMahesh Bhatt
Written byRobin Bhatt
Produced byMukesh Bhatt
StarringSanjay Dutt
Pooja Bhatt
Deepak Tijori
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Avtar Gill
Neelima Azeem
CinematographyPravin Bhatt
Edited byA Muthu
Music byNadeem-Shravan
Production
company
Release date
  • 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹2.70 crore[1]
Box office₹10.8 crore[1]

Sadak (Hindi pronunciation: [sə.ɽək]; transl. Road) is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic action thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. It stars Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt.[2] The film is one of the highest-grossing movies of the year 1991.[3] It is an unofficial remake of 1976 American film Taxi Driver.[4] This film was remade in Tamil as Appu (2000). A sequel, Sadak 2, was released on 28 August 2020 on Disney+ Hotstar.[5]

Plot

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Maharani is an evil transgender pimp who runs a brothel. She employs many girls such as Pooja and Chanda. Ravi Kishore Verma, a taxi driver, meets Pooja before she is bought by Maharani, and his friend Gotya is in love with Chanda. Ravi previously witnessed his sister Roopa plunge to death after being diagnosed with STD. She had eloped with her lover who sold her off at a brothel and forced her to become a prostitute. This violent incident left Ravi traumatized and scared. He becomes an insomniac who keeps having disturbing visions of his sister's death and is restless and violent on occasion. On one of his taxi-plying days, he meets Inspector Irani, who Ravi recognizes from an article published about the cop when he had won a medal. Ravi drops him off at his destination, refuses to take any money from him, and the cop tells him to come to him if he ever needs any help.

Ravi meets Pooja again as she tries to flee the brothel of Maharani and tries to help her in vain. He procures his life's savings, a meager sum of thirty thousand rupees from Salim Bhai, his taxi's owner and takes out Pooja for one night, posing as her customer. He does so with the help of his friend, Gotya, and a pimp, Gullu. Gotya, however, is held as collateral under Maharani's orders in case Pooja is not safely returned. They roam around Bombay and spend some romantic time with each other, during which Ravi tells Pooja that he loves her and will keep on coming back to the brothel for her every night (presumably—so that she is not sold to other customers).

The next night, Ravi mortgages the taxi and goes back to the brothel. He is, however, chided by Maharani who suspects he's either mad or in love with Pooja for offering high sums of money for her on consecutive nights. She also tells Ravi that since she has been running this business for the past thirty years, she knew when Pooja came back in the morning that Ravi did not sleep with her. After much argument and requests from Ravi and Gotya, Maharani agrees to let him spend the night with Pooja under the condition that he has sex with Pooja in front of her. Ravi agrees, but stabs Maharani, escaping with Pooja in the ensuing chaos. Gotya also grabs his girlfriend Chanda and escapes. They run away to a distant location where Gotya and Chanda get married in a temple with the blessings of Ravi and Pooja. All four come back and take refuge with Salim Bhai.

In the meantime, Maharani's henchmen find the pimp and break his legs. Salim Bhai advises Ravi and Gotya to enlist police protection and Ravi decides to approach Inspector Irani. He assures them of his help and asks them to meet him in the parking lot of an apartment complex at a scheduled time. However, when the four reach there, Maharani and her henchmen are already waiting and attack them with firearms. As the four try to escape, Gotya and Chanda are both shot and Ravi manages to escape with Pooja in Irani's police jeep. Once they reach safety, he calls up Irani and warns him that he will have to pay heavily for his betrayal.

Pooja is, however, captured again by Maharani, after Ravi is tortured and left for dead. Ravi, remembering that the fate of his sister and Pooja are the same, regains his lost strength. He fights his way back to Maharani by killing Inspector Irani and setting ablaze Maharani's brothel, finally killing Maharani and rescuing Pooja. Ravi is jailed for taking law into his hands. After his release from jail, Pooja and Ravi are united again.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Sadak
Soundtrack album by
Nadeem Shravan
Released1991
Recorded1991
Genre
Length60:09
LabelT-Series
ProducerNadeem Shravan
Nadeem Shravan chronology
Pyaar Ka Saaya
(1991) 		Sadak
(1991) 		Dil Ka Kya Kasoor
(1992)

The soundtrack of the movie is composed by the music duo Nadeem Shravan. All songs were sung by Anuradha Paudwal along with Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Manhar Udhas, Debashish Dasgupta, Junaid Akhtar & Babla Mehta.

The film's soundtrack album sold 5 million units, becoming one of the top three best-selling Bollywood soundtracks of the year.[6] The song "Tumhein Apna Banaane Ki" is a popular number till date. However, it was a remake of the famous song Chale To Kat Hi Jayega Safar by Pakistani singer Musarrat Nazir. In turn, a remade version of the song was used for the 2015 film Hate Story 3.[7] The soundtrack was #51 on the list of "100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks of All Time", as compiled by Planet Bollywood.

# Title Singer(s)
1. "Tumhein Apna Banane Ki" Anuradha Paudwal, Kumar Sanu
2. "Hum Tere Bin Kahin" Anuradha Paudwal, Manhar Udhas
3. "Jab Jab Pyar Pe Pehra" Anuradha Paudwal, Kumar Sanu
4. "Zamane Ke Dekhein Hain Rang Hazaar" (Female) Anuradha Paudwal
5. "Mohabbat Ki Hai Tumhare Liye" Anuradha Paudwal, Kumar Sanu
6. "Tumhein Apna Banane Ki" (Female) Anuradha Paudwal
7. "Tak Dhin Dhin Tak" Anuradha Paudwal, Babla Mehta, Kumar Sanu
8. "Zamane Ke Dekhein Hain Rang Hazaar" Anuradha Paudwal, Abhijeet
9. "Jab Jab Pyar Pe Pehra Hua Hai" (Female) Anuradha Paudwal
10. "Rehne Ko Ghar Nahin" Kumar Sanu, Debashish Dasgupta, Junaid Akhtar
11. "Kya Sochta Hai Ae Dil" Anuradha Paudwal
12. "Tumhein Apna Banane Ki" (Male) Kumar Sanu

Awards

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Sequel

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Main article: Sadak 2

A sequel, Sadak 2, was planned in September 2018. The principal photography of the film began on 18 May 2019,[8] & was released on 28 August 2020 on Disney+ Hotstar.[9] The sequel starring Alia Bhatt and Aditya Roy Kapur alongside Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt reprising their original roles is directed by Mahesh Bhatt.[10] The film is produced by Mukesh Bhatt and is presented by Mahesh Bhatt and Vishesh Films.[11] The script was penned by Shagufta Rafique and Robin Bhatt.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rs 160 crore! This would have been Sadak's box office numbers if Sanjay Dutt, Pooja Bhatt film released today". www.zoomtventertainment.com. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Sadak Movie Overview". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Top Earners of 1991, Boxoffice India". Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  4. ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | 7days | No ripoffs, please". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009.
  5. ^ TUTEJA, JOGINDER. "Nadeem-Shravan: Top 20 soundtracks". Rediff. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Tumhe Apna Banane Ki: Old vs New! Which one would you pick?". India.com. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  8. ^ "'Sadak 2': Alia Bhatt kick-starts the shooting of the much-awaited sequel". Times of India. 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Alia Bhatt announces Sadak 69 premiere on August 28 on Disney+ Hotstar". Bollywood Hungama. 6 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Sadak 2 to release on November 15, 2019". The Indian Express. 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Vishesh Films on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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