Singhasan
| Singhasan सिंहासन | |
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| Directed by | Krishna |
| Written by | Kader Khan (dialogues) Indeevar (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | Krishna |
| Story by | Krishna |
| Based on | Simhasanam (1986) |
| Produced by | Krishna |
| Starring | Jeetendra Jaya Prada Radha Mandakini |
| Cinematography | V. S. R. Swamy |
| Edited by | Krishna |
| Music by | Bappi Lahari |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Singhasan (transl. Throne) is a 1986 Hindi-language action film, produced and directed by Krishna under his Padmalaya Studios banner. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Radha, Mandakini in the lead roles and music composed by Bappi Lahiri.[1][2][3] The film is a remake of the Telugu movie Simhasanam (1986); both the movies are made simultaneously by the same banner and director and some of the scenes and artists are the same in both versions.[4][5]
Plot
The story is a tale of two kingdoms Avanthi and Gandhar, Chief Commander Syenadhipathi of Gandhar Vikram Singh (Jeetendra) and Prince of Avanthi Aditya Vardhan (again Jeetendra) look alike. Aditya is a drunkard and womanizer who doesn't feel any responsibility about his Kingdom, Vikram is a great and solid warrior who expands the Gandhar dynasty on four sides, but he comes into the trap of Gandhar Maha Mantri Bhanu Pratap (Kader Khan), that he has done a murder attempt of the Princess and future Queen of Gandhar, Alakananda (Jayaprada), who loves Vikram a lot, Vikram has been sent away from the kingdom because Bhanu Pratap wants to capture the dynasty. Therein Avanthi also goes to the same situation. Avanthi Raj Guru Acharya Abhagadev (Pran) elder brother of Bhanu Pratap and leader of all the negative aspects in both the kingdoms, wants to kill Prince Aditya and make his son Urgarahu (Shanthi Kapoor) as a king who has authority to become king after Aditya. To kill him, he arranges a poisonous girl Chandana (Mandakini), who lives in the forest, whom Aditya loves at first sight while hunting. People in both kingdoms suffer due to Abhagadev's trick. To overcome this problem, Vikram establishes a revolutionary team in the forest. One day, the Golden Crown of Gandhar is stolen by the enemy's team, which is very powerful and protector of the kingdom. To stop Alaknanda becoming Queen, Vikram destroys this trap saves the crown from the enemies and makes Alakananda the Queen. One day, Chandana comes to know she is a poisonous girl by killing Bhanu Pratap's son Kal Kethu, so she wants to get away from Aditya's life. To save him, she attempts suicide, but Vikram saves her, and Aditya becomes mad of Chandana and roams around the forest in search of her. When he is in the forest, Abhagdev's gangsters try to kill him, but Vikram saves him, Aditya sends Vikram in his place and asks him to become king to set right the problems in the kingdom. Vikram obeys his order and goes in his place, becomes King and sets right all the problems in the kingdom, after some time, Vikram keeps Aditya in his place and goes back, Aditya marries Chandana, who becomes normal with Vikram's help. But after some time, Aditya comes into the trap of Abhagdev and Bhanu Pratap; they say that he is Vikram and he killed Aditya and became king and he should be hanged. Vikram comes to know this and he destroys all the enemies, saves Aditya, marries Alakananda and "Protects Peace in Both Kingdoms".
Cast
- Jeetendra as Vikram Singh / Aditya Vardhan (Dual role)
- Jaya Prada as Queen Alakananda
- Radha as Jasvanthi
- Mandakini as Chandana Gandhi
- Pran as Achraya Abhangadev
- Waheeda Rehman as Rajmata Katyayini Devi
- Kader Khan as Mahamantri Bhanu Pratap
- Shakti Kapoor as Ugrarahu
- Amjad Khan as Kukuteswar
- Bharat Bhushan as Maharaja Sharminder Bhupathi
- Shreeram Lagoo as Mahamantri Srikanthji
- Sujit Kumar
- M. Balayya as Commander Veer Varma
- Kanta Rao as Sampurnacharya
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Thyagaraju
- Praveen Kumar as Kaal Bhairav
- Gurbachchan Singh as Katari Kataiya
- Raj Varma as Kala Kethu
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kismat Likhnewale Par" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
| 2 | "Wah Wah Kya Rang Hai" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
| 3 | "Booba Booba Meri Booba" | Asha Bhosle, Bappi Lahiri |
| 4 | "Tere Liye Maine Janam Liya" | Kishore Kumar, P. Susheela |
| 5 | "Takatu Taka Tai" | Kishore Kumar, P. Susheela |
Box office
There was also a Telugu version. The Hindi remake was a hit at the box office. Critics praised the performance of Jeetendra and Jaya Prada.
References
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- ^ "Heading-3". Bollywood hungama.
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- ^ "Heading-5". IBOS.