Vinashak - Destroyer is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Ravi Dewan[1] starring Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon and Danny Denzongpa.[2]
| Vinashak - Destroyer | |
|---|---|
 Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | Ravi Dewan |
| Written by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Produced by | Xavier Marquis |
| Starring | Sunil Shetty Raveena Tandon Danny Denzongpa |
| Cinematography | Peter Pereira |
| Edited by | Prashant Khedekar |
| Music by | Viju Shah |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editPolice Inspector Arjun Singh is a brave and honest police inspector stationed in Khandala. He is a very strict police officer and uses harsh ways against all the criminals. His colleague and friend is Inspector Khan who always supports him. Arjun is in love with Kaajal who is the daughter of a senior police officer, ACP Amar Agnihotri. Arjun's father does not agree with the harsh ways he uses against the criminals. Near Mumbai, in the Central Jail, Jailer Lankeshwar uses his jail as a trade center for weapons and narcotics. ACP Amar is suspicious of Lankeshwar's actions. He requests the higher authorities to let Arjun go into the jail and gather evidence about Lankeshwar's evil deeds. The plan is that Arjun will fire a blank bullet on ACP Amar. Arjun pleads guilty in court and is sentenced to jail. In jail Arjun learns that arms, drugs and explosives are smuggled from the jail. He reports it secretly to the Home Minister and the New Police Commissioner through constable Hariram. But the fact is that ACP Amar was really killed inside the ambulance and Arjun is trapped. Hariram is killed in jail, Arjun's sister is gang-raped and father is also killed by Lankeswar's goon Azgar.
Inspector Khan learns of Arjun's plight and decides to help him. He sneaks into the jail and breaks Arjun's chains. Arjun destroys the jail's office with the help of Khan. However, Khan is fatally shot by the police. Soon he approaches Kaajal, who is furious with him for killing her father; however, after hearing the whole story, she forgives him and decides to help him.
Arjun plans to take his revenge in a systematic way. He becomes a one-man army and kills many of Lankeshwar's henchmen. Lankeshwar, Home Minister and Police Commissioner are afraid as Arjun has set upon a killing spree. Arjun kills the Police Commissioner, Home Minister and Azgar, the main henchman of jailer. In fright Lankeshwar pleads guilty in court and is sentenced to be a prisoner in his own jail. Arjun sensing his motive also pleads guilty and is imprisoned the same jail. However Lankeshwar, along with his fellow officers, decides to escape and become terrorists. When they escape Arjun starts a killing spree. Lankeshwar and Arjun have a final showdown in the jail. Arjun beats Lankeshwar, then drags Lankeshwar to the gallows and hangs him. The film ends with Arjun clad in a police uniform saluting with Kaajal and the Indian flag in the background.[3]
Cast
edit- Suniel Shetty as Arjun Singh
- Raveena Tandon as Kaajal
- Danny Denzongpa as Jailer Lankeshwar
- Alok Nath as Police Commissioner Rawat
- Tinnu Anand as Home Minister Deendayal
- Om Puri as Inspector Abdul Rehman Khan
- Mohan Joshi as A.C.P. Amar Agnihotri
- Mukesh Rishi as Ajgar, Lankeshwar's henchman.
- Shivaji Satam as Hariram
- Satyen Kappu as Arjun's father
- Harish Patel as General Store, convict
Soundtrack
edit| Vinashak | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1997 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Tips Music |
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kho Diye" | Roop Kumar Rathod, Sadhana Sargam | Deepak Chaudhary |
| 2 | "Godhna Godh" | Poornima, Sudesh Bhosle | Kishore Shastri |
| 3 | "Rooba Rooba" | Kavita Krishnamurthy | Deepak Chaudhary |
| 4 | "Chal Chal" | Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy | Deepak Chaudhary |
| 5 | "Vinashak" | Amit Kumar | Deepak Chaudhary |
| 6 | "Moriya Moriya | Udit Narayan, Sapna Mukherjee | Dinesh Parihaar |
References
edit- ^ "Vinashak - Destroyer (1998)". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (30 January 1998). "Vinashak – Destroyer Box Office Collection | India | Day Wise | Box Office - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Vinashak - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.