Mafia (1996 film)
| Mafia | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Aziz Sejawal |
| Produced by | Vijay Mehta |
| Written by | Jalees Sherwani |
| Screenplay by | Yunus Sajawal |
| Starring |
Dharmendra Aditya Pancholi Somy Ali |
| Music by | Anand-Milind |
| Edited by | Waman B. Bhosle |
Production company |
Prathima Films |
| Distributed by |
Prathima Films (1996 theatrical) B4U Entertainment (2006 Canadian TV) |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Mafia is a 1996 Hindi-language Indian arthouse[1] action film directed by Aziz Sejawal and starring Dharmendra, Aditya Pancholi, Somy Ali, Gulshan Grover, Mohan Joshi and Raza Murad.[2][3]
Background
This film is heavily influenced by 1990s Hollywood action films with a common theme of police corruption and a mafia dominating the government,[4] but using a comedic style.[5] The music for the film is by the famous duo Anand-Milind, with lyrics written by Sameer. The film features songs such as "Dil Mera Deewana Dhahdke", "Duniya Nazaray", "Yeh Dil Yeh Paagal Dil" and "Is Ladki Ne Mera". The film premiered on 24 May 1996 and was released by Prathima Films. It has since been released on DVD by Eros Entertainment.
Plot
Bhagat Singh (Aditya Pancholi), a middle-class respectable police inspector, is assigned to investigate the death of a gangster named Moosa (Ishrat Ali). He has to come to terms with the murder of his daughter and soon finds the culprit of both is a notorious gangster named Gawda (Charan Raj). Inspector Singh arrests Gawda and his son only to find they have soon been released by court order. Gawda plots to kill Singh and has him killed. The brothers Ajit Singh known as "Fauji" (Dharmendra), and Jai Singh (Jay Mehta) investigate, to find that the corrupt police are responsible themselves and are involved in running a mafia that has grown more powerful than the government itself.
Cast
- Ishrat Ali as Moosa
- Somy Ali as Kiran Pawar
- Ali Asgar as Jai's Friend with car
- Arun Bakshi as John T. Dalla
- Dharmendra as Ajit Singh "Fauji"
- Ramesh Goyal as Praja Swami's Driver
- Gulshan Grover as Parab Anna
- Mohan Joshi as DCP Bapat
- Ahmed Khan as Military Official
- Mehmood Jr. as Hariya
- Jay Mehta as Jai Singh
- Raza Murad as Commissioner Y. Pawar
- Pramod Muthu as Minister Praja Swami
- Ghanashyam Nayak as Constable
- Aditya Pancholi as Inspector Bhagat Singh
- Harish Patel as Kalyanji Bhai Matke
- Charan Raj as Gawda
- Robert as Gawda Gang member
- Siddhant as Gawda Gang member
- Subbiraj as Acharya
Soundtrack
The soundtrack album of the movie, composed by Anand-Milind has a number of striking songs formulated by Sameer and performed by some big-time playback singers of the period, notably Kumar Sanu and a few others. The movie has pleasant tracks; "Dil Mera Deewana Dhadke", being a fine sensual number with analogous beats of percussion instruments. The track is peculiar to steamy numbers presented during that phase of Bollywood, with slow and measured use of instruments, chiefly tabla, as an example, in the song Tip Tip Barsa Paani.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Yeh Dil Yeh Pagal Dil" | Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu |
| 2 | "Mafia Mafia" | Arun Bakshi, Usha Uthup |
| 3 | "Is Ladki Ne Mera Dil Cheena" | Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu |
| 4 | "Duniya Nazare Na Gulon Ka" | Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu |
| 5 | "Dil Mera Deewana Dhadke" | Kumar Sanu, Poornima |
| 6 | "Romance Road Per" | Bali Brahmabhat |
References
- ↑ "Mafia". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ↑ "Dharmendra trailer from Mafia". Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ↑ Bowker's Complete Video Directory 2002: Entertainment : titles A-S. Bowker. 2002. p. 874. ISBN 978-0-8352-4478-7. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ↑ "Mafia". Lovefilm.com. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ↑ Outlook, Volume 42, Issues 1-11. Hathway Investments Pvt Ltd. 2002. p. 58.