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Sanam (1997 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Sanam' is a 1997 Hindi language romantic drama action film directed and produced by Aziz Sejawal. Written by Anees Bazmee, it starred Sanjay Dutt, Manisha Koirala, Vivek Mushran, Anupam Kher, Dalip Tahil, Kader Khan, Anjan Srivastav, Gulshan Grover and Shakti Kapaoor. The music, composed by AnandMilind, was the biggest strength of this film. The movie did average business at the box office.
Plot
Gaurav (Vivek Mushran) lives a wealthy lifestyle, gets everything he wants except the love of his parents and family. Even though he lives with his parents, they love his elder brother Narendra (Sanjay Dutt) more. Narendra is often pronounced by the name of "Hero" by his parents, and goes abroad for his job once a while. When Hero comes back home for a holiday, he goes to a funfair with his family, and witnesses a little girl who is stuck on top of a Ferris wheel, and when Hero gets the chance, he climbs up and rescues her. By the time he jumps off, it is already on fire, which causes it to explode, and blows Hero off with it as well. The whole family is devastated by Hero's death, and since he was the only one who made a name for his family, Gaurav finally feals pity and joins the army to prove to his father that he is worthy to be the Hero's younger brother. While on duty, Gaurav discovers that Angara and General (Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover) are about to plant bombs through the whole of India, and that would just not mean for his parents and friends to die, but also his loving girlfriend, Sanam (Manisha Koirala).
Cast
*Manisha Koirala as Sanam
*Sanjay Dutt as Narendra Anand / Hero (special appearance)
*Vivek Mushran as Gaurav Anand
*Shakti Kapoor as Angara
*Anupam Kher as Seth Yashpal Anand, Gaurav's and Narendra Hero's father
*Kader Khan as Khan Bahadur
*Aanjjan Srivastav as Margat Lal
*Gulshan Grover as General
*Asrani as Police Inspector
*Maya Alagh as Mrs. Meeta Anand, Gaurav's and Narendra Hero's mother
*Razak Khan as Man with broken leg
*Dalip Tahil as Coach
*Harish Patel as Balwant Sinha
*Usha Nadkarni
*Rami Reddy as Shera
*Arun Bakshi as Constable Questing Khan about his vehicle
*Ishrat Ali as Lala, Khan's Landlord
*Harbans Darshan M.Arora as Lalaji Grocer
*Birbal as Traffic Constable
*Sulabha Deshpande
*Dinesh Hingoo as Office Clerk
*Viju Khote as Palmist
*Manmauji as Shamsher Singh
*Achyut Potdar as Datta Leader
*Javed Rizvi as Servant boy
*G.P. Singh as Politician
*Manav Kaul as Militaty Officer
*Surendra Rahi as Police Officer
Controversy
The film was in news because of Dutt's involvement in the 1993 Bombay Bombings.During his statement he said that while he was shooting for the film producers Hanif and Samir arranged the gun from gangster Abu Salem. As a result, Dutt distanced himself from the film and its delayed release.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by AnandMilind, with lyrics by Sameer.
References
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