Lal Baadshah(1999)
Lal Baadshah is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by K. C. Bokadia. It stars Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role as Lal Singh and Ranveer Singh, alongside Manisha Koirala, Shilpa Shetty, Amrish Puri, and Raghuvaran. The story follows Lal Singh, a poor man living in a Mumbai slum who fights crime and is called 'Lal Baadshah' by the locals. He later discovers he is the son of a murdered Maharaja and seeks revenge against the killers. The film features a subplot involving a hidden treasure and a corrupt don. Though it underperformed at the box office, it gained popularity in Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh due to Bachchan's Bihari-accented dialogue. The film was released in 1999.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, Amazon MX Player, Airtel Xstream Play, JioTV
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1999
- Director
- K.C. Bokadia
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Rating
- 3.8/10
Storyline
Lal Singh is a poor but fearless man living in a Mumbai slum. The people call him Lal Baadshah because he protects them from criminals. But a powerful don named Vicky Baadshah wants to destroy him. Lal must fight Vicky and also uncover the truth about his own past.
“The man who lives for others.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Lal Baadshah
Cast reunions in this film: Shakti Kapoor & Prem Chopra (26 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Amrish Puri (24 films together), Prem Chopra & Amitabh Bachchan (14 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Mohan Joshi (11 films together), Prem Chopra & Nirupa Roy (11 films together), and Amrish Puri & Prem Chopra (10 films together).
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.