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Shahenshah

  • 1988
  • 2h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2.8K
YOUR RATING
Amitabh Bachchan, Pran Sikand, Amrish Puri, and Meenakshi Sheshadri in Shahenshah (1988)
HindiSuperheroActionAdventure

Vijay who is a corrupt officer by day, turns a vigilante by night in order to make the city crime free.Vijay who is a corrupt officer by day, turns a vigilante by night in order to make the city crime free.Vijay who is a corrupt officer by day, turns a vigilante by night in order to make the city crime free.

  • Director
    • Tinnu Anand
  • Writers
    • Inder Raj Anand
    • Jaya Bachchan
    • Santosh Saroj
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Meenakshi Sheshadri
    • Aruna Irani
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    2.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tinnu Anand
    • Writers
      • Inder Raj Anand
      • Jaya Bachchan
      • Santosh Saroj
    • Stars
      • Amitabh Bachchan
      • Meenakshi Sheshadri
      • Aruna Irani
    • 11User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast51

    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Inspector Vijay Kumar Srivastava…
    Meenakshi Sheshadri
    Meenakshi Sheshadri
    • Shalu
    Aruna Irani
    Aruna Irani
    • Julie
    Rohini Hattangadi
    Rohini Hattangadi
    • Shanti Srivastava
    Supriya Pathak
    Supriya Pathak
    • Shaheen
    Vijayendra Ghatge
    Vijayendra Ghatge
    • Mohammed Salim
    Jagdeep
    Jagdeep
    • Tarachand Badlani
    Sudhir
    Sudhir
    • J.K.'s henchman
    Avtar Gill
    Avtar Gill
    • Corrupt Police Inspector
    • (as Avtaar Gill)
    Anjan Srivastav
    Anjan Srivastav
    • Corrupt Politician
    • (as Anjan Srivastava)
    Sharat Saxena
    Sharat Saxena
    • Abdul
    Praveen Kumar Sobti
    Praveen Kumar Sobti
    • Mukhtar Singh
    • (as Parveen Kumar)
    Dan Dhanoa
    Dan Dhanoa
    • J.K.'s henchman
    Goga Kapoor
    Goga Kapoor
    • J.K.'s lawyer
    Dinesh Hingoo
    Dinesh Hingoo
    • Shalu's friend
    Sameer Kakkar
    Sameer Kakkar
    • Shalu's friend
    • (as Sameer Khakhar)
    Yunus Parvez
    Yunus Parvez
    • Journalist
    • (as Yunus Pervaiz)
    Bandini Mishra
    Bandini Mishra
    • Director
      • Tinnu Anand
    • Writers
      • Inder Raj Anand
      • Jaya Bachchan
      • Santosh Saroj
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews11

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    Superhero
    Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
    Action
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Jackie Shroff was to play the lead role, if Amitabh Bachchan hadn't quit politics and come back to films. Jackie's costumes for the film had already been ordered, and he had begun preparing for the role.
    • Goofs
      In last scenes, a skateboard was clearly visible, placed beneath J.K, when Shahenshah was dragging him back to court room.
    • Quotes
      • Shahenshah: In relation I am your boss... the name is Shahenshah.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Villain (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Andheri Raaton Main
      Music by Amar Biswas & Utpal Biswas
      Lyrics by Anand Bakshi
      Performed by Kishore Kumar

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 12, 1988 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Emperor
    • Production company
      • Film Vision
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 55m(175 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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