Jigar is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language martial arts film directed by Farogh Siddique. It was released during the Diwali weekend and proved to be a successful hit.[1] The plot is inspired by the 1989 American film Kickboxer.[2]
| Jigar | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Farouq Siddique |
| Written by | Tanveer Khan Naeem-Ejaz(dialogues) Veeru Devgan |
| Screenplay by | Farooque Siddiqui Lalit Mahajan |
| Produced by | Saba Akhtar Salim Akhtar Samad Akhtar Shama Akhtar |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Karisma Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Akram Khan |
| Edited by | Suresh Chaturvedi |
| Music by | Anand–Milind |
Production company | Aftab Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 174 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editRaju and Duryodhan are very good friends. Suman is Raju's love interest and is like a sister to Duryodhan. Duryodhan is a wrestler and works at a martial arts training school owned by Lal Bihari. Due to some misunderstanding between Raju, Duryodhan and Raju's sister, she is raped by Duryodhan. This angers Raju, but he fails in avenging his sister because Duryodhan is a wrestler. Raju starts training as a fighter under Baba Thakur. After being fully trained, he avenges all of his enemies. Duryodhan is killed in the ring itself, and Lal Bihari is killed by Suman.
Cast
edit- Ajay Devgan as Raj Verma "Raju"
- Karishma Kapoor as Suman
- Paresh Rawal as Lal Bihari
- Ajit Khan as Baba Thakur
- Arjun as Duryodhan
- Sukanya Kulkarni as Umaa, Raju's sister
- Ishrat Ali as Corrupt Police Inspector Manish Pandey
- Salim Khan as Roshan Gupta
- Gulshan Grover as Inspector Pradhan
- Aruna Irani as Raju's mother
- Jamuna as Doctor Ganga
- Yunus Parvez as Seth
- Goga Kapoor as Kaalia
- Shashi Kiran as Inspector Khan
- Gurbachan Singh as Henchman of Duryodhan
- Cheetah Yagnesh Shetty as Baba Thakur Assistant
- Khosrow Khaleghpanah as Arjun
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Anand–Milind while Sameer penned the songs. The song Pyar Ke Kagaz proved to be the biggest hit of the album. The album managed to feature in the top selling albums of 1992. Singers Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet, Pankaj Udhas, Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam, Mohammad Aziz & Kavita Krishnamurthy contributed their voice.[3] After a dispute over Dil (1990) between Anand–Milind and Alka Yagnik, she stopped working with them for two years.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pyar Ke Kagaz Pe" | Abhijeet, Sadhana Sargam |
| 2 | "Tujhko Bahon Mein Bhar" | Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam |
| 3 | "Ek Pal Ek Din" | Pankaj Udhas, Sadhana Sargam |
| 4 | "Mere Dil Ko Karrar" | Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam |
| 5 | "Log Barson Juda" | Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 6 | "Mohabbat Hai Khushboo" | Mohammad Aziz |
| 7 | "Aaye Hum Barati" | Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
Box office
editThe film was major hit at the box office and one of the highest grossing films of the year.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Ranbir, SRK, Akshay: When actors turned boxers". Rediff.com. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Gupta, Rachit (2 April 2019). "Ajay Devgn's 10 Best Action Movies". Filmfare. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Jigar among most sold music albums of 1992". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012.
- ^ Langhans, Edward A. (2002). Box office. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.o900640.