Krantiveer(1994)
Krantiveer is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed and produced by Mehul Kumar. The cast includes Nana Patekar, Dimple Kapadia, Atul Agnihotri, Mamta Kulkarni, Paresh Rawal, and Danny Denzongpa. The story follows Pratap Tilak, a young man who becomes a revolutionary after his grandfather's death and the corruption he witnesses in Mumbai. He takes violent action against corrupt officials and is sentenced to death, but is pardoned at the last moment. The film was the third highest-grossing Hindi film of 1994 and was declared a blockbuster by Box Office India. Nana Patekar won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance. The film was remade in Telugu and Kannada, and a sequel was released in 2010.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Zee5, Amazon Prime Video, Eros Now, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1994
- Director
- Mehul Kumar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 54m
- Rating
- 5.0/10
Storyline
Pratap Tilak is thrown out of his village after his gambling leads to his grandfather's death. He moves to Mumbai, where he sees corruption and violence everywhere. When the system fails to punish the criminals, Pratap decides to become judge, jury, and executioner. But his path of revenge leads him to the gallows.
“One man. One revolution.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Krantiveer
Cast reunions in this film: Tinnu Anand & Paresh Rawal (8 films together), Nana Patekar & Paresh Rawal (7 films together), Tinnu Anand & Danny Denzongpa (7 films together), Paresh Rawal & Dimple Kapadia (7 films together), Paresh Rawal & Danny Denzongpa (5 films together), and Paresh Rawal & Farida Jalal (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Krantiveer' was inspired by a popular Marathi play of the same name.
- Nana Patekar won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his intense performance as Pratap.
- Director Mehul Kumar initially considered other actors before finalizing Nana Patekar for the lead role.
- The film's climax courtroom scene was shot in a single long take to maintain emotional intensity.
- It was a major box office success and spawned a sequel, 'Krantiveer: The Revolution', in 2010.
- Actress Dimple Kapadia, who played Megha, was praised for performing many of her own stunts.
- The script was partly influenced by real-life social issues and corruption cases in the early 1990s.