Aag(1994)
Aag is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by K. Ravi Shankar. It stars Govinda, Shilpa Shetty, and debutant Sonali Bendre. The story follows Raju, a poor orphan who loses his love and sister to a corrupt police inspector. He changes his identity to Birju and seeks revenge. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Maruthu Pandi. It features a soundtrack composed by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen with lyrics by Sameer. The film was released in 1994 and is available on streaming platforms.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, ShemarooMe, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1994
- Director
- K. Ravi Shankar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Rating
- 4.0/10
Storyline
Raju is a poor orphan who loves Parul. A corrupt police inspector arrests him and kills Parul. Raju's sister is raped and dies. Raju changes his name to Birju and hides in a village. He falls in love with a woman who is actually a police officer. He must fight for justice and revenge.
“The fire of revenge burns bright.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Aag
Cast reunions in this film: Gulshan Grover & Govinda (21 films together), Gulshan Grover & Dinesh Hingoo (13 films together), Gulshan Grover & Avtar Gill (11 films together), Govinda & Dinesh Hingoo (11 films together), Gulshan Grover & Sadashiv Amrapurkar (10 films together), and Gulshan Grover & Vikas Anand (8 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Aag' means 'fire' in Hindi, but it is not a remake of the classic 1948 film of the same name.
- This was one of the few films where actor Mithun Chakraborty played a character with a hidden, tragic past.
- The movie was shot in the scenic hill stations of North India to create the remote village setting.
- Actress Farheen, who played the young woman, was a former model and this was one of her early film roles.
- Director K. Ravi Shankar was primarily known for directing Telugu films, making this a rare Hindi-language project for him.
- The film's soundtrack, composed by Bappi Lahiri, included a popular romantic song 'Tumse Milne Ko Dil Karta Hai'.
- Despite its dramatic plot, the film did not perform well at the box office upon its release.