Anth
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Anth was a 1994 Indian action film starring Sunil Shetty as Vijay, Somy Ali
as Priya, Paresh Rawal
as Dabala, and Deepak Shirke as Inspector Shirke. Mohan Joshi, Makrand Deshpande
, Alok Nath
and Vijendra Ghaat are also featured in the film. The film was directed by Sanjay Khanna, and produced by Ashok Honda. The film's music was provided by Anand-Milind
.
Kali rapes Pooja, and then the corrupt inspector Shirke (Deepak Shirke) puts the blame on Pooja's fiancee, and has him killed while in custody. This enrages Vijay and he embarks upon a bloody and violent fight to cleanse the city of ruffians like Kali and Dabala and Shirke. Mohan Joshi shows up in a cameo as an honest ACP.
The film won the Filmfare Award for the Best Action Choreography.
Somy Ali
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as Priya, Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal is an Indian actor of Gujarati background.Making his film debut in 1984, he mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comic roles.- Family and early life :...
as Dabala, and Deepak Shirke as Inspector Shirke. Mohan Joshi, Makrand Deshpande
Makrand Deshpande
Makarand Deshpande is an Indian actor, writer, and director in Hindi and Marathi films and theatre. He is often seen in supporting and pivotal roles in various films like Jungle, Sarfarosh, Swades, Makdee, and Darna Zaroori Hai where he often plays drunkard, wayfarer roles. He has directed over 5...
, Alok Nath
Alok Nath
Alok Nath is an Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood movies. He is most notable for playing the role of Haveli Ram in Ramesh Sippy's television series, Buniyaad.-Early life:...
and Vijendra Ghaat are also featured in the film. The film was directed by Sanjay Khanna, and produced by Ashok Honda. The film's music was provided by Anand-Milind
Anand-Milind
Anand and Milind are an Indian music directors duo consisting of Anand Shrivastav and his younger brother Milind. They have composed music for over 200 Bollywood films and are the sons of 60s music director, Chitragupta.-Career:...
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Plot
Kali (played by Markand Deshpande) is a local ruffian who harasses students in his college. The principal Satyaprakash (played by Alok Nath) is helpless to stop him because Kali is the son of Dabala (played by Paresh Rawal) who is one of the biggest gangsters in town. The principal has two sons and a daughter - Vikas (Vijendra Ghaat), Vijay (Sunil Shetty) and Pooja. Vijay is in love with Priya (Somi Ali) a colleague of his in his engineering company.Kali rapes Pooja, and then the corrupt inspector Shirke (Deepak Shirke) puts the blame on Pooja's fiancee, and has him killed while in custody. This enrages Vijay and he embarks upon a bloody and violent fight to cleanse the city of ruffians like Kali and Dabala and Shirke. Mohan Joshi shows up in a cameo as an honest ACP.
Reception
The film was a success at the box office; that was mostly due to the action sequences featuring Sunil Shetty. One particular long action sequence features Shetty and Ali on a motorcycle, with Shetty clenching a stun-gun in his hand. Also the raunchy song "Aa Ja Jaane Jaa", gained popularity among the masses, thanks to some steamy shots between the leads (Sunil Shetty and a wet Somy Ali).The film won the Filmfare Award for the Best Action Choreography.