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Lal Baadshah(1999)
Hindi180 mins
Lal Baadshah (1999) is a 180-minute Hindi film directed by K.C. Bokadia. Starring Shakti Kapoor, Nirupa Roy and Mohan Joshi. With an audience rating of 4.7/10, Lal Baadshah stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1999.
Director:K.C. Bokadia
Mood:
emotionalinspiringdark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1999
- Director
- K.C. Bokadia
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 3h
- GudVibe Rating
- 4.7/10
Storyline
A man grows up separated from his birth parents and becomes a champion for the people. His kind nature and desire to help others eventually push him into a dangerous quest to discover the truth about his real family.
“A lost son fights for justice to find his family.”
Film Details
4.7Rating
180Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 1999
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Moderate
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalinspiringdark
Themes
familyidentityjusticecorruption
Toneintense
Pacingepisodic
Complexitylight
Audiencemass
Best Withfamily
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
4.7/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Trivia
- The film's title 'Lal Baadshah' was a nickname for actor Amitabh Bachchan, who was the original choice for the lead role.
- Director K.C. Bokadia also produced the film, and it was one of several 1990s action movies he made with actor Manoj Kumar's son, Kunal Goswami.
- A subplot involving the hero fighting corrupt politicians mirrored real-life public anger after several political scandals in the 1990s.
- The movie performed poorly at the box office, ending the brief leading-man run for its star, Kunal Goswami.
- It features a cameo by veteran actor Manoj Kumar, the real-life father of the lead actor, playing a judge in a courtroom scene.
- The soundtrack included a song, 'Tujhse Judaa Hokar', that was a cover of a popular 1970s Kishore Kumar melody from another film.
- Action scenes were heavily inspired by South Indian films, with stylized slow-motion sequences uncommon in mainstream Hindi cinema at the time.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Lal Baadshah
Balu-Sultan Singh26 films →
Balu-Thakur Dhayal Singh24 films →
Sultan Singh-Actor14 films →
Balu-Lawyer11 films →
Sultan Singh-Lal's foster mother11 films →
Thakur Dhayal Singh-Sultan Singh10 films →
Thakur Dhayal Singh-Actor10 films →
Balu-Actor9 films →
Balu-Lal's foster mother8 films →
Thakur Dhayal Singh-Lawyer7 films →
Actor-Balu6 films →
S.P Ajit Singh-Balu6 films →
Balu-Director5 films →
Thakur Dhayal Singh-Director5 films →
Lawyer's daughter-Balu4 films →
Actor-Balu4 films →
Sultan Singh-Director4 films →
Actor-Lal's foster mother4 films →
Actor-Sultan Singh3 films →
Actor-Lawyer3 films →