Taarzan: The Wonder Car
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Taarzan: The Wonder Car is a 2004 thriller film directed by Abbas Burmawalla and Mustan Burmawalla. The film stars Vatsal Sheth, Ajay Devgn and Ayesha Takia
in the lead roles, while Farida Jalal
, Shakti Kapoor
, Amrish Puri
, Pankaj Dheer
, Sadashiv Amrapurkar
, Gulshan Grover
and Mukesh Tiwari
play supporting roles. The film is inspired by the 1983 horror, Christine.
The film was released as a part of launching the car named "Tarzan". Due to a huge failure of the movie at the box office, the car was never launched. Producers of the movie and the car faced a huge loss. Ayesha Takia
won the Filmfare Best Debut Award
for her performance.
) and only son Raj (Vatsal Sheth). He spends considerable time designing the perfect car, calling it DC — which is very futuristic and more advanced than any other car in the market — and registering its patent. He also looks after an older model car, handed over to him by his late father, and calls it "Taarzan".
He meets with Rakesh Kapoor and his partners, who praise his design but are unable to meet with his conditions. Shortly thereafter, Deven finds that Rakesh and his partners conned him and took his design. When Deven is on his way to the police station to report this, he is attacked and locked in Taarzan by Rakesh's men. The car is then pushed into the river; he drowns, leaving his mother to take care of Raj.
Years later Raj and his girlfriend Priya (Ayesha Takia
) come across a car wreck that resembles Taarzan. He borrows money from his grandmother, buys the wreck, and not only restores it, but updates it considerably to make it look shiny and new. The car comes alive as it contains Deven's spirit. It goes after all the people who were involved in his death and, as the car is Raj's, he is the prime suspect. Rakesh Kapoor turns out to be Priya's dad, who is taking Priya out of India. On their way, they receive a shocking surprise when they see Deven's spirit returning one final time to say goodbye to his family and kill Rakesh.
Ayesha Takia
-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...
in the lead roles, while Farida Jalal
Farida Jalal
- Career :Farida Jalal, a native of New Delhi, started her career in the 1960s, when she won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt sponsored by Filmfare. She usually played the sister or rejected fiancée of the male lead, but almost never the female lead...
, Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
, Amrish Puri
Amrish Puri
Amrish Singh Puri , ; 22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005 was an iconic theater and film actor from India, who was a key player in the Indian theater movement that picked up steam in the 1960s. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad...
, Pankaj Dheer
Pankaj Dheer
Pankaj Dheer is an Indian television and film actor originally from Punjab. His best known role was as Karna in epic TV series, Mahabharata , which became a famous Indian television series, and as Shivdutt in Chandrakanta...
, Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Sadashiv Amrapurkar is a popular actor who is well known for his performances in Marathi and Hindi films in the 1980s and 90s.He received the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in 1991 for Sadak — the first time the award was instituted...
, Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover is an Indian actor, who has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 30 years.Gulshan Grover is one of the first Indian actors to have made a successful transition from Bollywood into Hollywood and international Cinema....
and Mukesh Tiwari
Mukesh Tiwari
Mukesh Tiwari is an Indian actor who has appeared in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu language films as a character role. He belongs To Sagar. His first appearance was as a bandit "Jagira" in China Gate in 1998...
play supporting roles. The film is inspired by the 1983 horror, Christine.
The film was released as a part of launching the car named "Tarzan". Due to a huge failure of the movie at the box office, the car was never launched. Producers of the movie and the car faced a huge loss. Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Takia
-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...
won the Filmfare Best Debut Award
Filmfare Best Female Debut Award
The Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films to recognise a performance by a female actor in a debut role....
for her performance.
Plot
Deven Chaudhary (Ajay Devgn) lives with his mother (Farida JalalFarida Jalal
- Career :Farida Jalal, a native of New Delhi, started her career in the 1960s, when she won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt sponsored by Filmfare. She usually played the sister or rejected fiancée of the male lead, but almost never the female lead...
) and only son Raj (Vatsal Sheth). He spends considerable time designing the perfect car, calling it DC — which is very futuristic and more advanced than any other car in the market — and registering its patent. He also looks after an older model car, handed over to him by his late father, and calls it "Taarzan".
He meets with Rakesh Kapoor and his partners, who praise his design but are unable to meet with his conditions. Shortly thereafter, Deven finds that Rakesh and his partners conned him and took his design. When Deven is on his way to the police station to report this, he is attacked and locked in Taarzan by Rakesh's men. The car is then pushed into the river; he drowns, leaving his mother to take care of Raj.
Years later Raj and his girlfriend Priya (Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Takia
-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...
) come across a car wreck that resembles Taarzan. He borrows money from his grandmother, buys the wreck, and not only restores it, but updates it considerably to make it look shiny and new. The car comes alive as it contains Deven's spirit. It goes after all the people who were involved in his death and, as the car is Raj's, he is the prime suspect. Rakesh Kapoor turns out to be Priya's dad, who is taking Priya out of India. On their way, they receive a shocking surprise when they see Deven's spirit returning one final time to say goodbye to his family and kill Rakesh.
Cast
- Ajay DevganAjay DevganAjay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...
as Deven Chaudhary - Vatsal SethVatsal SethVatsal Seth is a Bollywood actor from Maharashtra. Born in Mumbai, he studied in Utpal Shanghvi School and has a BSc Mathematics from Mithibai College, Mumbai.- Early Life :Vatsal grew up in Mumbai...
as Raj - Ayesha TakiaAyesha Takia-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...
as Priya - Farida JalalFarida Jalal- Career :Farida Jalal, a native of New Delhi, started her career in the 1960s, when she won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt sponsored by Filmfare. She usually played the sister or rejected fiancée of the male lead, but almost never the female lead...
as Mrs. Chaudhary - Pankaj DheerPankaj DheerPankaj Dheer is an Indian television and film actor originally from Punjab. His best known role was as Karna in epic TV series, Mahabharata , which became a famous Indian television series, and as Shivdutt in Chandrakanta...
as Rakesh Kapoor - Sadashiv AmrapurkarSadashiv AmrapurkarSadashiv Amrapurkar is a popular actor who is well known for his performances in Marathi and Hindi films in the 1980s and 90s.He received the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in 1991 for Sadak — the first time the award was instituted...
as Anthony D'Costa - Shakti KapoorShakti KapoorShakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
as Mahesh Saxena - Mukesh TiwariMukesh TiwariMukesh Tiwari is an Indian actor who has appeared in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu language films as a character role. He belongs To Sagar. His first appearance was as a bandit "Jagira" in China Gate in 1998...
as Kailash Chopra - Amrish PuriAmrish PuriAmrish Singh Puri , ; 22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005 was an iconic theater and film actor from India, who was a key player in the Indian theater movement that picked up steam in the 1960s. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad...
as Kartar "Kaakha" Singh - Gulshan GroverGulshan GroverGulshan Grover is an Indian actor, who has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 30 years.Gulshan Grover is one of the first Indian actors to have made a successful transition from Bollywood into Hollywood and international Cinema....
as Inspector Khurana - Rajpal YadavRajpal YadavRajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
as Constable Sitaram