Taraazu(1997)

Storyline

A dedicated police inspector lives with his family. A young thief admires him, moves into his home pretending to be a maid, and later claims to be pregnant with his child, leading to their marriage. His investigation into a powerful man, Appa Rao, escalates when Appa Rao's son commits a public murder, and the inspector arrests him.

“Honesty faces a city's most powerful evil.”

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Akshay KumarActor

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Sonali BendreActor

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Trivia

• The film's title 'Tarazu' means 'scales' in Hindi, symbolizing justice and balance.
• Actor Mohnish Behl, who played the villain, was known for mostly playing gentle roles before this film.
• The movie was shot in Hyderabad and Mumbai, using real locations for the police station scenes.
• It was one of the few 1990s action films where the hero's love interest is introduced as a petty thief.
• The director Vimal Kumar had previously worked mostly on romantic dramas before making this crime thriller.
• The film's soundtrack was composed by Anand-Milind, who were popular for their music in family dramas.
• Despite its action genre, the movie includes a subplot about false pregnancy, which was uncommon in such films.

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Frequent partnerships reunited in Taraazu

Sonali Bendre&Akshay Kumar

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