Vijaypath
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| Vijaypath | |
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| Directed by | Farouq Siddique |
| Written by | Talat Rekhi (story) |
| Produced by | Dhirajlal Shah |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Tabu Danny Denzongpa Gulshan Grover Reema Lagoo Suresh Oberoi |
| Cinematography | Alok Dasgupta |
| Edited by | Suresh Chaturvedi |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
Production company | Time Magnetic Pvt. Ltd. |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹11.53 crore (equivalent to ₹76 crore or US$9.1 million in 2023) |
Vijaypath (transl. Path of Victory) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action drama film starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Danny Denzongpa.
Plot
[edit]Bhawani Singh (younger brother of Dilawar Singh), a career criminal who has murdered at least 3 people, is arrested by Rajesh and sentenced to death by Justice Saxena. Dilawar Singh vows to kill Saxena. Saxena, his wife and two children leave the city. Dilawar Singh finds them on a train and kills the judge's wife and throws Babloo out of the running train. Before dying, Babloo donates his eyes to Karan. Karan vows that he will not remove his goggles till he confronts Dilawar Singh. A woman named Mohini, the daughter of a Police Commissioner, falls in love with Karan who at first does not reciprocate her love but then he falls for her too.
Cast
[edit]- Ajay Devgn as Karan/Karna in Mahabharata
- Tabu as Mohini/ Vrushali
- Danny Denzongpa as Dhritarashtra/ Dilawar Singh
- Suresh Oberoi as Inspector Krishna/ Rajesh Saxena
- Reema Lagoo as Kunti/ Mrs. Saxena
- Gulshan Grover as Shakuni/ Duryodhana/Shakti B. Singh
- Vikas Anand as Judge Mohanlal Saxena
- Ram Mohan as Police Commissioner Baburao
- Aparajita Bhushan as Mohini's mom
- Anant Jog as Bhawani Singh (younger brother of Dilawar Singh)
- Brijesh Tripathi as Driver Shankar (Karan's Father)
- Gurbachan Singh as Babban, Dilawar Henchmen
- Cheetah Yagnesh Shetty as Dilwar Henchmen
- Silk Smitha as item number "Kal Saiyan Ne Aisi Bowling Kari" (deleted)[2]
Production
[edit]The role of Mohini/Vrushali was originally offered to Divya Bharti, however her sudden untimely demise led to her being replaced by Tabu.[3]
Soundtrack
[edit]| Vijaypath | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 29 July 1994 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 58:33 |
| Label | Tips Music |
The sountrack was very popular especially track "Raah Mein Unse Mulaqat" sang by Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 3,000,000 units sold the soundtrack became the seventh highest-grossing album of the year.[4]
Track list
[edit]| # | Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Raah Mein Unse Mulaqat" | Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik | Zameer Kazmi |
| 2. | "Ruk Ruk Ruk" | Alisha Chinai | Shyam Anuragi |
| 3. | "Sagar Sang Kinare Hai" | Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik | Shaily Shailendra |
| 4. | "Kal Saiyyan Ne Aisi Bowling" | Alisha Chinai | Anwar Sagar |
| 5. | "Aayiye Aapke Intezaar Tha" (Male) | Kumar Sanu | Faaiz Anwar |
| 6. | "Seene Mein Dil Hai" | Kumar Sanu & Sadhana Sargam | Zameer Kazmi |
| 7. | "Ladke Aaj Ke Ladke" | Anu Malik & Poornima | Indeewar |
| 8. | "Aayiye Aapke Intezaar Tha" (Female) | Sadhana Sargam | Faaiz Anwar |
Box office
[edit]According to "Ibosnetwork" it collected 7.35 crore (lifetime collection) and was declared a "Hit"[5] It was also the 10th highest grossing of Bollywood films of 1994.
Awards
[edit]- Won
- Nominated
- Best Villain – Danny Denzongpa
- Best Female Playback Singer – Alisha Chinai for "Ruk Ruk Ruk"
- Best Female Playback Singer – Alka Yagnik for "Raah Mein"
References
[edit]- ^ Seta, Fenil (5 August 2019). "25 Years Of Hum Aapke Hai Koun: With today's ticket prices, this classic has earned MIND-BOGGLING Rs. 711 crores! : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Censor Board adopts tougher stance on vulgar songs". 15 June 1994.
- ^ "When Sridevi stepped into Divya Bharti's Laadla after her untimely demise, Raveena Tandon did her Mohra". The Indian Express. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "BoxOffice India.com". 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Box Office India 1994". Ibosnetwork. Retrieved 17 February 2012.