Jeevan Daata(1991)
Jeevan Daata is a 1991 Hindi action film directed by Swaroop Kumar. The cast includes Chunky Pandey, Aditya Pancholi, Kimi Katkar, and Sonu Walia. The story follows a young boy named Guddu who loses his sister in a temple and grows up to become a criminal searching for her. The film features a love triangle and a violent conflict with a powerful gangster. It was released on December 27, 1991, with a runtime of 120 minutes. The film received mixed reviews and has a rating of 4.9/10 on IMDb.
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- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1991
- Director
- Swaroop Kumar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 4.8/10
Storyline
A young boy named Guddu loses his little sister Guddiya when he leaves her alone in a temple to buy medicine. Years later, he becomes a petty criminal called Shankar. He must fight a ruthless gangster and his own dark past to find his sister and build a new life.
“A brother's love never dies”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Jeevan Daata
Cast reunions in this film: Chunky Pandey & Chunky Panday (22 films together), Gulshan Grover & Raza Murad (9 films together), Gulshan Grover & Chunky Panday (9 films together), Kiran Kumar & Raza Murad (9 films together), Gulshan Grover & Aditya Pancholi (7 films together), and Gulshan Grover & Kimi Katkar (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, Swaroop Kumar, was primarily known as a cinematographer and this was one of his few directorial ventures.
- Actor Mithun Chakraborty, who played the lead, was at a career peak in the early 90s, often starring in multiple action films released the same year.
- The movie features a cameo by veteran actor Kader Khan, who was a prolific writer and performer in Hindi cinema during that era.
- The plot's theme of separated siblings was a common melodramatic trope in Indian cinema of the 1980s and early 1990s.
- The soundtrack, composed by Bappi Lahiri, included several popular dance numbers typical of the composer's disco-influenced style.
- The film was part of a wave of early 90s action dramas where the hero often had a dual identity as both a criminal and a vigilante.
- Actress Kimi Katkar, who played the female lead, took a break from films shortly after this movie's release.