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'''''Rakshak''''' ({{translation|Protector}}) is 1996 Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi]] [[action thriller]] film directed by Ashok Honda, starring [[Sunil Shetty]], [[Karisma Kapoor]], [[Raghuvaran]], [[Sonali Bendre]], [[Alok Nath]] and [[Aruna Irani]]. It is a remake of the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Honest Raj]]''. |
'''''Rakshak''''' ({{translation|Protector}}) is 1996 Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi]]-language [[action thriller]] film directed by Ashok Honda, starring [[Sunil Shetty]], [[Karisma Kapoor]], [[Raghuvaran]], [[Sonali Bendre]], [[Alok Nath]] and [[Aruna Irani]]. It is a remake of the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Honest Raj]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/media/story/19961231-movie-review-rakshak-starring-sunil-shetty-karisma-kapoor-sonali-bendre-833344-1996-12-30|title=Movie review: Rakshak, starring Sunil Shetty, Karisma Kapoor, Sonali Bendre|website=India Today}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
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Raj and his mother come to visit village. Raj meets his best friend Raghu, and love interest Suman. They eventually marry and Raj becomes an IPS officer. Raj’s mother considers Raghu too like her own son and even helps him financially in his time of distress, when he was actually about to commit suicide. |
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Raghavan, alias Raghu, has been ignored and demeaned all his life. He decides to teach the world a lesson, by printing the best ever fake currency notes. This does get him some conditional recognition by a gangster named Bardha. But Raghavan's goal is much higher than getting some recognition, and his plans materialize when he is able to get Bardha killed, and takes over as the unchallenged leader of the underworld. Raghavan decides to put a temporary halt to all criminal operations when he learns that his brother-in-law, Asst. Superintendent of Police, Raj Sinha, along with his wife, Suman, her mother, and his young son, Bunty, are coming for a visit. Raghavan's instructions are not followed, and Raj realizes that Raghavan is the head of the crime syndicate. Raghavan then decides to use his position and abducts Suman, her mother, and Bunty, and uses them as a shield against Raj. But Raj is bent upon capturing Raghavan by any means possible, and as a result, Suman and her mother are killed. Now the only one left alive from the Sinha family is Bunty, but if Raj continues to pursue Raghavan, it does not look like Bunty will be alive for very long. Raj's revenge against Raghavan forms the crux of the film. |
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Raj and his family travel back to the city whereas Raghu starts printing fake currency to get rid of his loans and credits and becomes the mafia boss of the village. |
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Raj, in their next trip to the village, finds out Raghu’s secret but is attacked severely by Raghu's goons, who also kill his mother and Suman. Dr. Pooja Malhotra treats him to recover and take revenge on his friend turned enemy Raghu. |
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==Cast== |
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*[[Suniel Shetty]] as ASP Raj Sinha |
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*[[Karishma Kapoor]] as Suman Sinha |
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*[[Shiv Kumar Subramaniam]] as The photographer |
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*[[Raveena Tandon]] in a special appearance in the song 'Shehar Ki Ladki' |
*[[Raveena Tandon]] in a special appearance in the song 'Shehar Ki Ladki' |
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*Zeeshan Shaikh as Bunty |
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==Reception== |
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[[Box office India]] called the film an ″average″ grosser.<ref name="boxofficeindia_2734"/> |
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Latest revision as of 06:21, 17 May 2024
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| Rakshak | |
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| Directed by | Ashok Honda |
| Written by | Naeem - Ejaz (dialogues) K. S. Ravi (Story-Screenplay) |
| Based on | Honest Raj by K. S. Ravi |
| Produced by | Ashok Honda |
| Starring | Suniel Shetty Karisma Kapoor Sonali Bendre Raghuvaran |
| Cinematography | Teja |
| Edited by | Ashok Honda |
| Music by | Anand–Milind |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹11.2 crore[1] |
Rakshak (transl. Protector) is 1996 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Ashok Honda, starring Sunil Shetty, Karisma Kapoor, Raghuvaran, Sonali Bendre, Alok Nath and Aruna Irani. It is a remake of the Tamil film Honest Raj.[2]
Plot
[edit]Raj and his mother come to visit village. Raj meets his best friend Raghu, and love interest Suman. They eventually marry and Raj becomes an IPS officer. Raj’s mother considers Raghu too like her own son and even helps him financially in his time of distress, when he was actually about to commit suicide.
Raj and his family travel back to the city whereas Raghu starts printing fake currency to get rid of his loans and credits and becomes the mafia boss of the village.
Raj, in their next trip to the village, finds out Raghu’s secret but is attacked severely by Raghu's goons, who also kill his mother and Suman. Dr. Pooja Malhotra treats him to recover and take revenge on his friend turned enemy Raghu.
Cast
[edit]- Suniel Shetty as ASP Raj Sinha
- Karishma Kapoor as Suman Sinha
- Sonali Bendre as Dr. Pooja Malhotra
- Raghuvaran as Raghavan "Raghu"
- Aruna Irani as Raj's mother
- Mushtaq Khan as Bhola
- Dinesh Hingoo as Suman's father
- Pramod Moutho as Bardha Seth
- Ponnambalam as Danyaal
- Alok Nath as Commissioner of Police
- Harish Patel as Rokde
- Deepak Shirke as ACP Shirke
- Arun Bakshi as Advocate
- Shiv Kumar Subramaniam as The photographer
- Raveena Tandon in a special appearance in the song 'Shehar Ki Ladki'
- Zeeshan Shaikh as Bunty
Soundtrack
[edit]| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Shehar Ki Ladki" | Abhijeet, Chandana Dixit |
| 2 | "Sundara Sundara" | Vinod Rathod, Sapna Mukherjee |
| 3 | "Zaalim Jahan Berang Hai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| 4 | "Parody" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Aditya Narayan, Poornima |
| 5 | "Ooiiyan Ooiiyan" | Udit Narayan, Poornima |
| 6 | "Kuchi Kuchi" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
After average success with the movie Anth (which was a semi-hit at the box-office), producer-director Ashok Honda again employed music directors Anand–Milind for Rakshak. Lyricist Sameer was also re-hired, but for only one song (Kuchi Kuchi). New lyricist Deepak Chowdhary wrote the remaining songs. With almost no expectations from the music of a Sunil Shetty-starrer, the music of Rakshak arrived rather quietly on the stands. But the moment Shahar Ki Ladki hit the TV channels, the song caught on with youthful listeners, and the music topped the charts. Kuchi Kuchi was another song that soon climbed the charts. With this new interest in the film's music, Ashok Honda picturised another song Sundara Sundara. The music of Rakshak topped the charts for several weeks, and Shehar Ki Ladki and Sundara Sundara still enjoy popularity.
The song "Shehar Ki Ladki" was recreated for Khandaani Shafakhana, the recreated version is sung by Tulsi Kumar and Badshah on the music of Tanishk Bagchi who has also rewritten the new song.[3]
Awards
[edit]For this film, choreographers Chinni Prakash and Rekha Prakash won the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography for the song "Shehar Ki Ladki" at the Filmfare Awards 1997.
Reception
[edit]Box office India called the film an ″average″ grosser.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rakshak - Movie". Box Office India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Movie review: Rakshak, starring Sunil Shetty, Karisma Kapoor, Sonali Bendre". India Today.
- ^ "Raveena Tandon, Suniel Shetty to make an appearance in Diana Penty's Sheher Ki Ladki remake for Khandaani Shafakhana". Hindustan Times. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.