Paap Ki Duniya(1988)
Paap Ki Duniya (1988) is a Hindi action drama film directed by Shibu Mitra. The cast includes Sunny Deol, Chunky Panday, Neelam Kothari, Pran, and Danny Denzongpa. The story follows a police officer whose son is kidnapped by a criminal and raised as a thief, while the officer raises the criminal's son as a cop. The film explores themes of identity, revenge, and redemption. It was a commercial blockbuster, earning ₹9.5 crore at the box office. The music by Bappi Lahiri includes the hit song 'Chori Chori Yun Jab Ho'. The film was released on March 18, 1988.
Paap Ki Duniya is streaming on Prime Video and Airtel Xstream Play.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, Airtel Xstream Play, YouTube, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 18 March 1988
- Director
- Shibu Mitra
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- Rating
- 4.7/10
Storyline
An honest police officer's son is kidnapped by a vengeful criminal. The criminal raises the boy as a master thief. Meanwhile, the officer raises the criminal's son as a police inspector. Years later, the two brothers, unaware of their true identities, become rivals. One must choose between crime and love.
“Two brothers, one destiny, a world of sin”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Paap Ki Duniya
Cast reunions in this film: Neelam & Neelam Kothari (17 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Pran (10 films together), Danny Denzongpa & Pran (10 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Shibu Mitra (7 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Danny Denzongpa (6 films together), and Shakti Kapoor & Neelam Kothari (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director Shibu Mitra was primarily known as a cinematographer, having shot over 50 films before directing this one.
- Actor Shakti Kapoor, who played the villain Pasha, was often typecast in similar negative roles during the late 1980s.
- The movie's soundtrack was composed by Bappi Lahiri, who was at the peak of his popularity for disco-style music at the time.
- Despite being an action-adventure film, it was released during a period when romantic and family dramas were more dominant at the box office.
- The title 'Paap Ki Duniya' translates to 'World of Sin', reflecting the film's central theme of crime and redemption.
- Lead actor Mithun Chakraborty performed his own stunts in several action sequences, as was common in his films from that era.
- The film's plot of a criminal reforming for love was a recurring theme in many Hindi movies of the 1980s.