Jalwa
Jalwa | |
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Directed by | Pankaj Parashar |
Written by | Kamlesh Pandey |
Produced by | Gul Anand |
Starring | Naseeruddin Shah Archana Puran Singh Saeed Jaffery Johnny Lever Amitabh Bachchan |
Music by | Anand–Milind Remo Fernandes |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Jalwa is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Pankaj Parashar and produced by Gul Anand. The film stars Naseeruddin Shah and Archana Puran Singh.[1] The film is set in Goa, where it was mostly shot.[2] It is an unofficial remake of the 1984 American film Beverly Hills Cop.[1]
Plot
Kapil's younger brother, Buntu, dies as a result of a drug overdose. Kapil vows to put an end to drugs and drug-dealers, by joining the police. He soon attains the title of C.I.D. Inspector. He lives in Bombay with his mom.[3]
One day, his friend from Goa, Albert Pinto, is killed in front of him. He vows to avenge his death, but the local police will not permit him to do so. They assign this incident to another inspector. Frustrated, Kapil travels to Goa. Once there, he finds out that he has no powers as a policeman, and the Goa police regard him as a nuisance. He attempts to uncover Albert's death, with the help of Jojo, but instead gets into brawls, is arrested, and is escorted by the local police, back to Bombay.
Kapil escapes from police custody, and soon he is on the run, not only from the police, but local goons also, who will not hesitate to kill him.
Cast
- Naseeruddin Shah as Inspector Kapil
- Archana Puran Singh as Jyothi/Jojo
- Pankaj Kapur as Albert Pinto
- Tejeshwar Singh as DD
- Dalip Tahil as Champ
- Rohini Hattangadi as Sribaby
- Saeed Jaffrey as Yakub Saeed
- Johny Lever as Muthu
- Farah Khan as a dancer in the "Feeling Hot Hot" song
- Cyrus Broacha as Jyothi's younger brother
- A K Hangal as Jyothi's dad
- Akash Khurana as Inspector Hosi Wadia
- Satish Kaushik as Inspector Ramu Ghadiali
- Javed Khan Amrohi as Taxi driver
- Kamini Kaushal as Kapil's mother
- Amitabh Bachchan as Himself
- Remo Fernandes as himself
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Anand–Milind and Remo Fernandes and lyrics were penned by Sameer.
# | Title | Singer(s) |
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1 | "Feeling Hot Hot Hot" | Sharon Prabhakar,Chorus |
2 | "Let's Do It" | Alisha Chinai,Chorus |
3 | "Didi Mere Karde Kshama" | Alka Yagnik |
4 | "Iss Jadu Ke Dande Main" | Remo, Alka Yagnik & Chorus |
5 | "Pack That Smack" | Remo |
6 | "Teda Meda Main" | Remo |
7 | "Dekho Dekho Yeh Hai Jalwa" | Remo |
References
- ^ a b Ramnath, Nandini (13 June 2016). "The magic of 1980s hit 'Jalwa', starring Naseeruddin Shah as a hunk on a drug trail". Scroll.in.
Was Jalwa a copy of Beverly Hills Cops, as it is often described to be? "It's better than Beverly Hills Cop," Parashar said. "The editing pattern is better, for one thing. I once met that movie's director [Martin Brest] in a hotel lobby in California and told him that I had remade his film without his permission, and done it better, and he laughed."
- ^ Mário Cabral e Sá (2006). Location Goa. Department of Information and Publicity, Government of Goa. p. 96.
- ^ "10 Bollywood films that revolve around drug abuse". India Today.
In this movie the lead character Kapil (Naseeruddin Shah) trails the drug racquet in Goa in order to put an end to drugs as his younger brother (Buntu) dies because of a drug overdose. This movie was directed by Pankaj Parashar and became quite popular among the masses.
External links
- 1987 films
- 1980s Hindi-language films
- 1980s crime action films
- 1987 action thriller films
- 1980s crime thriller films
- Films scored by Anand–Milind
- Indian crime action films
- Indian crime thriller films
- Indian action thriller films
- Films set in Goa
- Hindi films remade in other languages
- Indian remakes of American films
- Cultural depictions of Amitabh Bachchan
- Films directed by Pankuj Parashar
- Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police
- Films about drugs
- Films set in Mumbai
- Films shot in Goa