Jagannath(1996)

Storyline

A poor blacksmith named Jagan kills a rich man who murdered his son and escaped justice. After this, he becomes known as Jagannath. He then confronts the failures of the legal system in a place called Ranigadh.

“A father's revenge against a broken justice system.”

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Sangeeta BijlaniActor

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Mukesh KhannaActor

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Rami ReddyActor

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Trivia

• The film's title 'Jagannath' is a reference to a Hindu deity, symbolising the protagonist's transformation into a force of divine retribution.
• This was one of the few 1990s Bollywood films to directly critique judicial corruption and class inequality as its central theme.
• Actor Mukesh Khanna, famous for TV's 'Shaktimaan', played the lead role of Jagan/Jagannath, a departure from his superhero image.
• The movie was not a major commercial success, which limited its wider theatrical release and subsequent home video availability.
• Director Shyam Ramsay, known for horror films, shifted genres to direct this social revenge drama.
• The climactic courtroom scenes were noted for their intense dialogue highlighting the failure of the legal system.
• The film's setting in the fictional town of 'Ranigadh' was created to represent a generic Indian city plagued by systemic injustice.