Inspector Dhanush(1991)
Inspector Dhanush is a 1991 Hindi action drama film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. The film stars Kannada superstar Vishnuvardhan in a dual role as Inspector Dhanush and his twin brother Vishnu Dada. Suresh Oberoi plays Commissioner Avinash, the corrupt police chief. Sangeeta Bijlani and Roopa Ganguly appear as the female leads. The story follows an honest cop who is killed by criminals and replaced by his gangster twin to infiltrate the crime syndicate. The film is an unofficial remake of the 1976 Shatrughan Sinha starrer Kalicharan. It was shot in Hindi and Kannada simultaneously. The Kannada version was a commercial success, while the Hindi version underperformed at the box office. The film features action sequences and a dramatic plot about identity and revenge. It was released in 1991 with a runtime of 2 hours 30 minutes.
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- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1991
- Director
- Shyam
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
Inspector Dhanush is a ruthless cop who kills criminals without mercy. When he is murdered by a crime lord, the police commissioner forces Dhanush's twin brother — a gangster — to take his place. The brother must pretend to be the dead inspector and destroy the criminal empire from the inside.
“The only good criminal is a dead criminal”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Inspector Dhanush
Cast reunions in this film: Sadashiv Amrapurkar & Suresh Oberoi (3 films together), Sadashiv Amrapurkar & Dalip Tahil (3 films together), Dalip Tahil & Tiku Talsania (3 films together), Sadashiv Amrapurkar & Tiku Talsania (2 films together), Suresh Oberoi & Dalip Tahil (2 films together), and Suresh Oberoi & Sangeeta Bijlani (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Inspector Dhanush Ki Aatank Kahani' but was released under the shorter name.
- It was one of the few 1990s action films starring Mithun Chakraborty where he played a dual role of hero and villain.
- The Ramsay brothers, known for horror, directed this as a rare straight action-drama with no supernatural elements.
- A key plot device involves a police commissioner's corruption, a theme common in Hindi films of the era.
- The movie's soundtrack, with music by Bappi Lahiri, included the song 'Tera Mera Pyar' sung by Kumar Sanu.
- It was filmed quickly, typical of Ramsay productions, to capitalize on Mithun Chakraborty's star power at the time.
- The film's climax uses a lookalike replacement trope, similar to plots in older Bollywood movies like 'Aankhen' (1968).