Andha Yudh(1987)
Hindi138 mins
Andha Yudh (1987) is a 138-minute Hindi film directed by Dayal Nihalani. Starring Raj Babbar, Divya Rana and Rohini Hattangadi. With an audience rating of 5.6/10, Andha Yudh stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1987.
Director:Dayal Nihalani
Mood:
darksuspensefulemotional
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1987
- Director
- Dayal Nihalani
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- GudVibe Rating
- 5.6/10
Storyline
A corrupt junior minister hires an assassin to kill the chief minister. After the murder, an honest police chief hunts for the killer, who hides in the home of a physically disabled young woman.
“A blind girl's home hides a killer on the run.”
Film Details
5.6Rating
138Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 1987
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefulemotional
Themes
corruptionjusticesurvivalidentity
Tonegritty
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemass
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
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Trivia
- The film's title 'Andhaa Yudh' translates to 'Blind War', symbolizing the chaotic, unseen conflict between law and corruption.
- Director Dayal Nihalani was primarily known as a cinematographer; this was one of his few directorial ventures in Hindi cinema.
- Actor Alok Nath, later famous for his 'sanskaari' roles, played the villainous junior minister in this early career part.
- The film's plot of a political assassination mirrored real-life anxieties in India during the late 1980s.
- It featured a rare protagonist pairing of Mithun Chakraborty as the police chief and Shatrughan Sinha as the hired killer.
- The movie was not a major commercial success, overshadowed by bigger action films of that year like 'Mr. India'.
- The climactic confrontation was reportedly filmed in a single, elaborate long take to increase tension.