Vijay (1988 film)
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| Directed by | Yash Chopra |
| Written by | Sachin Bhowmick Akhtar ul Iman |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra |
| Starring | Rajesh Khanna Hema Malini Rishi Kapoor Anil Kapoor Meenakshi Seshadri Raj Babbar Moushmi Chatterjee Anupam Kher Sonam Saeed Jaffrey |
| Cinematography | Manmohan Singh |
| Music by | Shiv-Hari |
| Distributed by | Yashraj Films |
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Running time | 180 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Vijay (English: Victory) is a 1988 Indian Hindi romantic action film directed by Yash Chopra. It features an ensemble star cast consisting of Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Seshadri, Raj Babbar, Moushmi Chatterjee and Anupam Kher in pivotal roles. Anupam Kher won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance. The role played by Anil Kapoor was written originally for Mithun Chakraborty.[citation needed]
The plot of the film was inspired by Chopra's previous film Trishul. This was the last action film Yash Chopra directed and the last action film produced under Yash Raj Films for 16 years until Dhoom released in 2004.
Synopsis
Widowed Lala Yodhraj Bhalla (Anupam Kher) lives in a palatial house with his daughter, Suman (Hema Malini), and son, Shashiraj (Raj Babbar). Both of his children are of marriageable age. He gets a shock when he finds out that Suman is in love with a lowly employee by the name of Ajit Bhardwaj (Rajesh Khanna), and refuses to give his consent for their marriage. Suman and Ajit get married in a simple ceremony, and Suman moves to Ajit's house, where she soon gets pregnant and gives birth to a son who they name Vikram alias Vicky (Rishi Kapoor). Yodhraj gets another shock when Shashiraj tells him that he would like to marry Rita (Moushmi Chatterjee), who comes from a poor family. Yodhraj asks Shashiraj to go for a trip out of town in his private air-plane. With Shashiraj out of the way, Yodhraj goes to a pregnant Rita and asks her never to see Shashiraj again and leaves a blank cheque with her. The very same day, Shashiraj is killed when his plane crashes; a guilt-ridden Suman moves back into her father's house along with Vikram, leaving Ajit alone and devastated; and a lone Rita gives birth to a young son named Arjun (Anil Kapoor). Twenty five years later, Yodhraj still lives in his palatial house with Suman and Vikram. A grown-up Arjun lives with his adopted father Inder Sen (Saeed Jaffrey) after the death of his mother Rita. He meets and befriends Vikram but is completely unaware that they are cousins. What happens when he discovers Vikram is his cousin?, What revenge has he got planned for his grandfather Yodhraj? and what happens to Ajit Bharadwaj who has also lost his wife Suman and son to Yodhraj.
Cast
- Rajesh Khanna as Ajit Bharadwaj
- Hema Malini as Suman Bhalla / Suman Ajit Bharadwaj
- Anil Kapoor as Arjun Gujral / Arjun Bhalla
- Rishi Kapoor as Vikram Bhalla / Vikram Bharadwaj
- Meenakshi Seshadri as Sapna (Arjun's girlfriend)
- Anupam Kher as Yodhraj Bhalla
- Raj Babbar as Shashiraj Bhalla
- Moushmi Chatterjee as Rita Bhalla (Arjun's mother)
- Sonam as Nisha Mehra (Vikram's girlfriend)
- Saeed Jaffrey as Inder S. Gujral (Arjun's adopted father)
- Gulshan Grover as Ujaagar Singh
- Shakti Kapoor as Suresh
- Parikshat Sahni as Mr. Mehra (Nisha's father)
- Anant Mahadevan as Bank Manager
- Vikas Anand as Bank Manager who's bank is Robbed
- Arjun Sablok as Cameo appearance as Young Arjun Bhalla
- Neil Nitin Mukesh as Cameo appearance as Young Vikram Bharadwaj
- Anjana Mumtaz as Mrs. Inder S. Gujral
- Anju Mahendru as Bela
- Manmohan Krishna as Judge
- Bharat Bhushan as Church Pastor
- Tinu Verma as Guy who tries to shoot Anil Kapoor at beach
- Parijat as Meena Gujral, Arjun's Foster Sister
Soundtrack
The music of Vijay was composed by Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia, known together as Shiv-Hari. The song lyrics were provided by Nida Fazli. Most of the songs were shot in Switzerland, Chopra's trademark and almost all the songs were picturised on film's lead actress Meenakshi Seshadri.
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Zindagi Har Janam" | Suresh Wadkar, Vinod Rathod, Lata Mangeshkar | 04:21 |
| 2 | "Badal Pe Chalke Aa" | Suresh Wadkar, Lata Mangeshkar | 06:05 |
| 3 | "Tera Karam Hi Teri Vijay Hai" - I | Asha Bhosle | 06:09 |
| 4 | "Akkad Bakkad Bambe Bo" | Anupam Kher, Pooja Chopra | 02:24 |
| 5 | "Meri Ankhen Hain Aap Ki Ankhen" | Lata Mangeshkar | 04:40 |
| 6 | "Rakhna Athanni Sambhalke" | Asha Bhosle | 04:54 |
| 7 | "Tera Karam Hi Teri Vijay Hai" - II | Mahendra Kapoor | 03:37 |
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