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Benam Badshah(1991)
Hindi164 mins
Benam Badshah (1991) is a 164-minute Hindi film directed by K. Ravi Shankar. With an audience rating of 4.0/10, Benam Badshah stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1991.
Director:K. Ravi Shankar
Mood:
darkemotionaldisturbing
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Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Disney+ Hotstar
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1991
- Director
- K. Ravi Shankar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 44m
- GudVibe Rating
- 4.0/10
Storyline
A man abandoned as a baby grows up to become a violent criminal. After he rapes a woman named Jyoti, she decides to change him by moving into his life and convincing him to marry her. She begins to transform him, giving him the name Deepak, just as he gets a contract to kill someone.
“A victim seeks revenge by marrying her rapist.”
Film Details
4.0Rating
164Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 1991
Original Titleबेनाम बादशाह
Parental Guide
Violence
Moderate
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionaldisturbing
Themes
revengesurvivalidentitycorruption
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audienceniche
Best Withalone
Violence4
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability2
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
4/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film's title 'Benaam Badsha' translates to 'Nameless King', reflecting the protagonist's lack of a given name until Juhi Chawla's character names him.
- This was one of the rare films where Anil Kapoor played a villainous character with no redeeming qualities at the start.
- Director K. Ravi Shankar was primarily known for directing Telugu films, and this was one of his few Hindi directorial ventures.
- The movie's plot, involving a rape victim marrying her attacker, was highly controversial and criticized for its problematic theme.
- Despite starring popular actors like Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla, the film was a major box office failure.
- The soundtrack by Laxmikant-Pyarelal included a hit song 'Tumse Milne Ko Dil Karta Hai' sung by Alka Yagnik and Mohammed Aziz.
- Actor Amrish Puri, who played the antagonist Jaikal, was filming this simultaneously with his iconic role as Mogambo in 'Mr. India' (1987), though this film released later.