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Joshilaay
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Wikipedia article
'Joshilaay' is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Sibte Hassan Rizvi. The film stars Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Rajesh Vivek. The music was composed by R. D. Burman.
Plot
The film revolves around two men - Dara (Sunny Deol) and Karan (Anil Kapoor) . Both were wronged by Jogi Thakur (Rajesh Vivek) and his partner Raja Singh (Kulbhushan Kharbanda). Dara was separated from his family and left near a circus where he was brought up and Karan's family was murdered in front of him. After Jogi and Raja rob a village, they are nabbed by the police. In the chase, Raja betrays Jogi and hands him over to the police, running away with the loot himself.
Twenty years later, Raja Singh has become Raja Saab, a dreaded ruler of many villages and a respected man. Dara and Karan are both grown men now thirsting for revenge. Where Dara is the fun and witty type, Karan is the silent and angry type. They are helped in their quest by Gulabo (Sridevi) who is Dara's girlfriend and Mangala (Meenakshi Sheshadri) who is Karan's girlfriend. Jogi Thakur is also released from jail and thirsts for revenge against Raja. The twists occurs when Dara wants Jogi Thakur alive to find who his parents were and Karan wants Jogi Thakur dead.
Dara and Karan eventually become friends. They confront Jogi Thakur and Raja Saab and drag them to death.
Production
The film was mostly directed by Shekhar Kapur, who left the movie mid-way. Sibte Hasan Rizvi took over and completed the film. The film has some of the best locations and photography and it was shot in Leh and Ladakh.
Cast
* Sunny Deol as Dara
* Anil Kapoor as Karan
* Sridevi as Gulabo
* Meenakshi Sheshadri as Mangala
* Satish Kaushik as Bachchu Lal
* Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Raja Singh / Raja Sahib
* Rajesh Vivek as Jogi Thakur
* Bharat Bhushan as Mangala's Father
* Hemant Mishra as Surkhiya
* Anirudh Agarwal as Damroo
* Satyen Kappu as Circus Manager
* Pradeep Rawat as Goon
* Deep Dhillon as Goon
Soundtrack
R. D. Burman composed the music for the film, and the lyrics were given by Javed Akhtar. "'Joshilaay Woh Shehzade Hain Zameen Ke'" was the last song by the duo of Kishore Kumar and R. D. Burman.
References
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