Baadshah(1999)
Baadshah is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Abbas-Mustan. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Raj Babulal Rai, a struggling detective who calls himself Baadshah, and Twinkle Khanna as Seema Malhotra, a CBI agent. The supporting cast includes Amrish Puri as the villain Suraj Singh Thapar, Johnny Lever as Raj's assistant Ramlal, and Rakhee Gulzar as Chief Minister Gayatri Bachchan. The story follows Raj as he gets mistaken for a secret agent and becomes entangled in a plot to assassinate the Chief Minister. The film is loosely based on the 1995 American film Nick of Time. Shah Rukh Khan earned a Filmfare nomination for Best Performance in a Comic Role for his performance. The soundtrack, composed by Anu Malik, was well received. The film was released on 27 August 1999 and grossed ₹31.60 crore worldwide.
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- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1999
- Director
- Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Rating
- 5.8/10
Storyline
Raj is a small-time detective in Bombay. He dreams of a big case. He gets mistaken for a secret CBI agent. Now he must stop a rich businessman from killing the Chief Minister of Goa. He has no training and no backup. But he has a lot of luck and a good heart. Can he save the day and win the girl he loves?
“The king of confusion is here.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Baadshah
Cast reunions in this film: Amrish Puri & Sharat Saxena (8 films together), Abbas-Mustan & Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla (8 films together), Shahrukh Khan & Amrish Puri (6 films together), Amrish Puri & Rakhee Gulzar (5 films together), Shahrukh Khan & Sharat Saxena (4 films together), and Amrish Puri & Abbas-Mustan (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title song 'Baadshah O Baadshah' was shot in South Africa, a rare location for a Hindi film at the time.
- Actor Shah Rukh Khan performed many of his own stunts, including a risky zip-line sequence over a waterfall.
- The character 'Baadshah' was partly inspired by the Hollywood film 'The Mask of Zorro', which also released in 1998.
- This was the first film where Shah Rukh Khan and director duo Abbas-Mustan collaborated, leading to later hits like 'Race'.
- The movie's plot involves a fictional 'CBI', but the Central Bureau of Investigation in India does not handle personal protection duties.
- Composer Anu Malik reused the tune of the song 'Haiya Ho' from his own earlier film 'Aatish: Feel the Fire' (1994).
- Despite its later popularity on television, the film was not a major box office success when it was first released.