Jaanwar (1999 film)
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| Directed by | Suneel Darshan |
| Produced by | Suneel Darshan |
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Robin Bhatt K.K. Singh |
| Starring |
Akshay Kumar Karisma Kapoor Shilpa Shetty Mohnish Bahl |
| Music by | Anand-Milind |
| Cinematography | Sameer Reddy |
| Edited by | Sanjay Sankla |
| Distributed by | Shree Krishna International |
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161 minutes (Theatrical cut) 187 minutes (Uncensored cut) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹4.5 crore (equivalent to ₹14 crore or US$2.0 million in 2016) |
| Box office | ₹12.4 crore (equivalent to ₹37 crore or US$5.5 million in 2016) |
161 minutes (Theatrical cut)
Jaanwar (English language: Animal) is a Bollywood gangster drama film directed by Suneel Darshan, released on 24 December, 1999. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor and Shilpa Shetty in pivotal roles. The film was a commercial success and it revived Kumar's career when he was suffering a professional setback. The movie was remade in 2004 in Bengali as Mastan.
Orphaned when his mother dies of hunger, Babu (Akshay Kumar) is corrupted by Sultan, an ambitious criminal mastermind. He grows up to become "Badshah", a professional criminal working for Sultan. The story starts with Badshah and Abdul robbing a jewellery store and being chased by the police but the police lose track of them. The next day Badshah sees Sapna (Karishma Kapoor) singing and dancing for money. Badshah notices her ripped clothes and gives her money for new clothes and she says that he was the first person to realise that. Inspector Pradhan comes to Badshah and tells him that he knows that Badshah committed the robbery from the previous night. When Badshah and Abdul go to exchange weapons for money with other gangs, the police interrupts. Immediately, Badshah and Abdul run away and a car chase ensues between Inspector Pradhan, and Baadshah and Abdul. In the process, Badshah is shot in the arm and both their vehicles end up falling off a cliff and crashing to the ground. With Inspector Pradhan trapped in his vehicle, which is near exploding, Badshah helps Pradhan get out but Pradhan, whom is resolved to his duty, in his injured state tries to put him under arrest. Badshah knocks Pradhan out but the car explodes injuring Badshah.
Abdul leaves Badshah to a nearby river and goes to get help. Sapna finds Badshah injured on the river and takes him to her home. She looks after Badshah and cures him. Soon Sapna's greedy, drunk uncle finds about Badshah. He doubts Sapna and asks her about him. Sapna argues and tells him the truth. Abdul visits and tells Badshah to rest. Sapna's uncle comes and tells her about a job that will earn her more money but when she goes with him, he tricks her instead and trades her for a bottle of liquor to a man, who attempts to rape her. Badshah shows up in time and saves her. Badshah tells Sapna everything and explains her that she probably hates him but that doesn't make any difference to her because she was lonely, too. Badshah makes another deal with the same person and unknownst to him, that person is working with the police and gets Abdul arrested. Despite being surrounded by cops on a building rooftop, Badshah manages to jump off the roof, and luckily he lands on top of a passing truck and escapes. Pradhan tries to beat out answers from Abdul but he keeps quiet. Meanwhile, the people and Sapna's Mama are talking about what her relationship with Badshah is. Badshah comes and says to Sapna that they will get married the next day.
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