Shehzaade Explained

Shehzaade
Director:Raj N. Sippy
Producer:Rajan Sippy
Starring:Dharmendra
Shatrughan Sinha
Moushumi Chatterjee
Jaya Prada
Dimple Kapadia
Kimi Katkar
Dara Singh
Danny Denzongpa
Vinod Mehra
Music:Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Runtime:135 minutes
Country:India
Language:Hindi

Shehzaade (transl. Princes) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Raj N.Sippy. The film stars Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Jaya Prada, Dimple Kapadia, Kimi Katkar, Dara Singh, Danny Denzongpa and Vinod Mehra.

Shehzaade released worldwide on 20 October 1989, coinciding with the Diwali weekend. The film underperformed at the box office.

Plot

Suraj Singh (Shatrughan Sinha) lives with his widowed mother Padmini (Moushumi) in a small hut in a Bombay city slum. He cannot stand injustice in any form, and this places him in the bad books of Police Inspector Shankar (Dharmendra). One day Suraj comes across an older man Zorawar (Dharmendra in a double role) and brings him home. What Suraj does not know is that Zorawar is a former jailbird, who has completed his sentence, for multiple murders and alleged rape of a woman named Gauri (Jayaprada). Although Gauri is no longer alive, the vow to avenge her rape and death is kept alive by her Police Inspector brother (Vinod Mehra). To complicate matters further, Suraj finds out that his mother is having an affair with Zorawar. What does Suraj do under these circumstances?

Cast

ActorCharacter in the movieNotes
DharmendraSubedhar Zorawar Singh/Inspector Shankar Double role (father/son)
Shatrughan SinhaSuraj SinghZorawar's other son
Moushumi ChatterjeePadmini SinghSuraj's Mother
Dimple KapadiaAartiShankar's Love Interest
Jaya PradhaGauriShankar's Mother
Vinod MehraInspector Shankar ShrivastavGauri's Brother
Kimi KatkarBijliSuraj's Love Interest
Danny DenzongpaThakur Rai Bahadur Roshan SinghMain Antagonist
Dara SinghJailorShankar's Mentor
JoginderThakur Hakim SinghRoshan Singh's Cousin
Surendra PalThakur Laakhan SinghRoshan Singh's Cousin
Puneet IssarArjun SinghRoshan Singh's Son
Dan DhanoaThakur Kundan SinghRoshan Singh's Son
Mahesh AnandThakur Naresh SinghRoshan Singh's Son
Tej SapruThakur Pratap SinghRoshan Singh's Son
Sharat SaxenaBheemaRoshan Singh's Henchman
Jack GaudJai
Bob ChristoBob
Praveen KumarPehalwaanStreet Gambler
Vikas AnandPolice Chief
Sudhir DalviPujari KakaTemple's Priest
Ahmed KhanThe Judge
Ram MohanSarpanch Ram SinghAarti's Father
ShammiZorawar's Mother
SubbirajShaanti Bhaai
Tun TunHitler's BrideCameo
Sameer KhakharSuraj's Friend
Mehmood Jr.Suraj's Friend
PaintalSuraj's Friend
Ghanshyam RoheraSuraj's Friend
Master Maruf khanChild actor Shankarin song with Gauri

Soundtrack

Lyrics: Anand Bakshi

Title Singer(s)
1"Shehzaade"Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha
2"Main Hoon Tere Naam Ki Chitthi"Anuradha Paudwal
3"Dheere Dheere Howle Howle"Kavita Krishnamurthy
4"Ek Chhora Ek Chhori"Shabbir Kumar, Amit Kumar, Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy
5"Mere Munne Tujhko Ye Kissa" (part 1)Anuradha Paudwal
6"Mere Munne Tujhko Ye Kissa" (part 2)Anuradha Paudwal

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