Yaar Gaddar(1994)
Yaar Gaddar is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Umesh Mehra. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty as Inspector Shankar Verma, Saif Ali Khan as Jai Verma, Somy Ali as Shashi, and Prem Chopra as Raghunath Singh. The story follows Shankar, an honest police officer, who is forced to hunt his own younger brother Jai after a gang frames him for a bank robbery. Jai goes on the run to prove his innocence while Shankar struggles between his duty and his love for his brother. The film features a soundtrack composed by Anu Malik with songs sung by Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, and Udit Narayan. Yaar Gaddar was released in 1994 and is available for streaming on Netflix.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1994
- Director
- Umesh Mehra
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Rating
- 4.2/10
Storyline
Inspector Shankar Verma's world turns upside down when his younger brother Jai is framed for a bank robbery. Shankar must arrest Jai, but he believes his brother is innocent. Jai goes on the run to find the real criminals. Can Shankar catch Jai before it's too late?
“Brotherhood tested by betrayal.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Yaar Gaddar
Cast reunions in this film: Gulshan Grover & Prem Chopra (20 films together), Gulshan Grover & Mithun Chakraborty (18 films together), Prem Chopra & Mithun Chakraborty (18 films together), Gulshan Grover & Umesh Mehra (9 films together), Gulshan Grover & Anjana Mumtaz (8 films together), and Puneet Issar & Mithun Chakraborty (8 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Yaar Gaddar' translates to 'Friend, Traitor,' hinting at the central conflict between the brothers.
- This was one of the early films where actor Mithun Chakraborty played a police officer, a role he would become famous for.
- Director Umesh Mehra frequently collaborated with Mithun Chakraborty on action films in the 1990s.
- The movie was released during a wave of popular 'brother vs. brother' action dramas in Bollywood.
- The soundtrack featured music by Bappi Lahari, known for his disco-style scores in the 80s and 90s.
- It is considered a typical example of the gritty, violent action films that were common in Hindi cinema in the mid-1990s.
- The film's synopsis shares similarities with the plot of the 1991 Hollywood film 'One Good Cop.'