The Gentleman | |
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Directed by | Mahesh Bhatt |
Produced by | Allu Aravind |
Screenplay by | Shankar (Original Screenplay) Mahesh Bhatt (Screenplay Adapted) |
Story by | Shankar |
Based on |
Gentleman by Shankar |
Starring |
Chiranjeevi Juhi Chawla Roja (actress) Paresh Rawal Laxmikant Berde Heera Rajagopal |
Music by | Anu Malik & A.R. Rahman |
Cinematography | Jeeva |
Edited by | Sanjay Sankla |
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Distributed by | Geetha Arts |
Release date
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18 November 1994 |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
The Gentleman is a 1994 Bollywood Vigilante film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Allu Aravind, starring Chiranjeevi, Juhi Chawla, Harish Kumar and Paresh Rawal.
It is a remake of the Tamil film Gentleman in the year 1993, which starred Arjun Sarja and Madhoo in the lead roles. Three of the songs were re-used without any change in tune or instrumentation, from A. R. Rahman's original compositions for the original Tamil version.
Vijay (Chiranjeevi) owns a little agarbathi making business. When he is not busy with this, he is a master thief who steals crores and crores of money in order to build and run a school where students can freely study to become doctors, lawyers, etc. The police led by Paresh Rawal are always on his tail but he is ever elusive. Finally he is identified as the thief and then is confronted by Juhi Chawla's character, who loves him. He tells her what his intentions are and how his brother (Harish Kumar), because he couldn't pay the donations for medical school committed suicide along with his mother. Vijay is finally caught and convicted and when he is released from prison, his dream school opens. He Marries Juhi Chawla, who waits for him from a long time.
Anu Malik and A.R. Rahman