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Bade Dilwala(1999)
Hindi152 mins
Bade Dilwala (1999) is a 152-minute Hindi film directed by Shakeel Noorani. Starring Chander Mohan Khanna, Dinesh Telkar and Archana Puran Singh. With an audience rating of 4.5/10, Bade Dilwala stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1999.
Director:Shakeel Noorani
Mood:
emotionalfunnyuplifting
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1999
- Director
- Shakeel Noorani
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 32m
- GudVibe Rating
- 4.5/10
Storyline
A police officer named Ram is a man of his word. His wife, Manthara, is obsessed with money and neglects their family while chasing get-rich-quick schemes.
“A man of honor, a wife of greed.”
Film Details
4.5Rating
152Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 1999
Release Typetheatrical
Also Known Asबड़े दिलवाला
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalfunnyuplifting
Themes
familylovecorruptionjustice
Toneserious
Pacingepisodic
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor3
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
4.5/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1
Sunil ShettyActor
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Priya GillActor
→#3Paresh RawalActor
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#5C
Chander Mohan KhannaActor
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Shakeel NooraniDirector
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#7D
Dinesh TelkarCrew
→Archana Puran SinghActor
→#8Satish KaushikActor
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Suniel ShettyActor
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Trivia
- The film's title 'Bade Dilwala' was originally used for a 1983 Rajesh Khanna film, but this 1999 version is a completely different story.
- Actor Mukesh Khanna, famous as TV's 'Shaktimaan', played the supporting role of Police Commissioner Dharamraj.
- The movie was a major box office failure, ending director Shakeel Noorani's brief directorial career in the 1990s.
- Actress Rami Reddy, who played the greedy wife Manthara, was primarily known for her work in South Indian cinema.
- The soundtrack by music director Anand Raj Anand included a song picturised on a young Kim Sharma before her Bollywood debut.
- A subplot involves a comedy track with popular character actors like Asrani and Paintal.
- The film's release coincided with a wave of bigger-budget romantic films, which overshadowed it.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Bade Dilwala
Actor-Actor14 films →
Actor-Police Inspector Iqbal Shaikh12 films →
Actor-Manthara, Ram's wife5 films →
Actor-Manthara, Ram's wife3 films →
Manthara, Ram's wife-Police Inspector Iqbal Shaikh2 films →