Dushman(1990)
Dushman is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Shakti Samanta. It stars Mithun Chakraborty as Rakesh, a small-town boy forced into crime, and Mandakini as Lakshmi, his love interest. The supporting cast includes Sadashiv Amrapurkar as the gangster Kalicharan, Alok Nath as Rakesh's father, Deepa Sahi as his sister Geeta, and Tanuja as his mother. The story follows Rakesh, who changes his name to Bullet after his father is falsely imprisoned, and his struggle to reunite his broken family while trapped in a criminal underworld. The film is based on a story by Shaktipada Rajguru and features music composed by R. D. Burman. It was simultaneously made in Bengali as Andha Bichar. The Hindi version was not a commercial success, but the Bengali version performed well. The film is known for its emotional family drama and action sequences.
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- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1990
- Director
- Tanuja Chandra
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- Rating
- 5.1/10
Storyline
Rakesh's father is framed and sent to jail. His family falls apart. To survive, Rakesh becomes a criminal named Bullet. He falls in love with Lakshmi, but his violent life pushes her away. He must fight the gangster Kalicharan and find a way to reunite his family before he loses everything.
“When the enemy is within.”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Dushman
Cast reunions in this film: Mithun Chakraborty & Mandakini (10 films together), Mithun Chakraborty & Sadashiv Amrapurkar (6 films together), Mithun Chakraborty & Sanjay Dutt (5 films together), Rajesh Khanna & Mithun Chakraborty (4 films together), Rajesh Khanna & Shakti Samanta (3 films together), and Ashutosh Rana & Sanjay Dutt (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Dushman' means 'enemy', but the story focuses more on family separation and reunion than a traditional villain.
- Director Shakti Samanta was better known for romantic films and musicals, making this intense drama a slight departure from his usual style.
- This was one of the few films where actress Mandakini, famous for her role in 'Ram Teri Ganga Maili', played a leading romantic part.
- The movie was filmed in the late 1980s but faced delays, finally releasing in 1990, which affected its promotional schedule.
- Composer Bappi Lahiri, known for upbeat disco songs, created the film's music, including the melancholic track 'Tujhe Pyar Karte Karte'.
- Actor Mithun Chakraborty was at the peak of his 'disco dancer' fame, yet this role required a more serious and dramatic performance from him.
- The film's plot of a family torn apart by false legal cases mirrored a common theme in popular Hindi cinema of the 1980s.