Dastak is a 1996

1996 in film

Major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:...

 Hindi-language Indian

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 feature film

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 directed

Film director

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 by Mahesh Bhatt

Mahesh Bhatt

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, starring Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former model, Sen was crowned Miss Universe in 1994. She was the first Indian woman to win the contest.-Personal life:Sen was born on 19 November 1975....

 in her debut film supported by Mukul Dev

Mukul Dev

Mukul Dev is an Indian actor known for his Hindi films and TV serials and music albums. He received the 7th Amrish Puri Award, for excellence in acting for his role in Yamla Pagla Deewana. He has also acted in South-Indian films..He is also a trained pilot....

 and Sharad Kapoor

Sharad Kapoor

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 as the psychopath.

Plot

Dastak is the story of a mentally unstable genius (Sharad Kapoor) and his obsession for the Miss Universe (Sushmita Sen). His unparallaled obsession on her makes his life difficulty and of couse giving mental agony to Sushmita.

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• Sushmita Sen
  Sushmita Sen
  Sushmita Sen is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former model, Sen was crowned Miss Universe in 1994. She was the first Indian woman to win the contest.-Personal life:Sen was born on 19 November 1975....
  
   ...... Sushmita Sen
• Mukul Dev
  Mukul Dev
  Mukul Dev is an Indian actor known for his Hindi films and TV serials and music albums. He received the 7th Amrish Puri Award, for excellence in acting for his role in Yamla Pagla Deewana. He has also acted in South-Indian films..He is also a trained pilot....
  
   ...... ACP Rohit
• Sharad Kapoor
  Sharad Kapoor
  Sharad Kapoor is an Indian actor, who works in Hindi movies and television. Having debuted in Mera Pyara Bharat in 1994, Kapoor has acted in many films throughout his career, such as Lakshya and Josh....
  
  ...... Sharad Sule
• Bhavna Datta
• Manoj Bajpai
  Manoj Bajpai
  Manoj Bajpai , also credited as Manoj Bajpayee, is an Indian film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles. He first shot into fame with his breakthrough role in Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 film Satya.-Early life:...
  
  
• Vishwajeet Pradhan
  Vishwajeet Pradhan
  Vishwajeet Pradhan is an Indian Bollywood actor who has worked in many films. Films in which he has acted include Yalgaar, Raaz, Karam, Zeher, Zakhm, Lamhaa. Vishwajeet often plays the role of Inspector or Commissioner. Now he is playing an antagonist role of S.S.P Brahmanand Jakhar in Maryada:...
  
  ...... Inspector
• Tiku Talsania
  Tiku Talsania
  Tiku Talsania is an Indian actor who has acted in supporting roles in more than 100 films and in TV Serials.-Television:*Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi*Zamana Badal Gaya .... Kanhaiya Lal Mathur*Ek Se Badhkar Ek .... Brijbhushan...
  
  
• Sunil Dhawan

Reception

The film could not gain impressive first week collection, eventhough its common review was " engrossing in second half ". The film flopped.