Krantiveer Movie is a 1994 Bollywood Hindi-language action crime film directer is Mehul Kumar. The film stars Nana Patekar, Dimple Kapadia, Atul Agnihotri, Mamta Kulkarni, Danny Denzongpa, and Paresh Rawal in lead roles. It became the third highest-grossing film of the year, additionally winning three Star Screen Awards, four Filmfare Awards, and one National Film Award.
The film was remade in Telugu as Punya Bhoomi Naa Desam (1995), with Mohan Babu and in Kannada as Parodi (2007), with Upendra. The sequel of Krantiveer was released as Krantiveer: The Revolution (2010). According to Box Office India it’s a Blockbuster at the box office.
- Directer: Mehul Kumar
- Producer: Mehul Kumar
- Writer: Ishraq-Suja
- Starring: Nana Patekar, Dimple Kapadia,Atul Agnihotri,Mamta Kulkarni,Danny Denzongpa,Paresh Rawal
- Music: Anand-Milind,Sameer
- Editor: Yusuf Sheikh
- Distributor: Mehul Movies Pvt Ltd
- Production Design: Praveen Sampat
- Art Direction: Sunil Singh
- Production Management: Suresh Savlani
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
- Release date: 22 July 1994
- Running time: 159 min
- Country: India
- Language: Hindi
- Budget: 30 million rs
- Box office 206.7 million rs
Krantiveer Movie Story:
Pratap Tilak is the grandson of Bheeshmanarayan Tilak, a freedom fighter. Pratap starts gambling and this leads to a spoiling attack on Bheeshmanarayan as he dies. Pratap’s mother Durgadevi (Farida Jalal) enraged of all this, asks him to leave the village and go away. Pratap comes to Mumbai where he saves the life of chawl owner, Laxminath’s (Paresh Rawal) son Atul (Atul Agnihotri).
Laxminath decides to keep Pratap with him. When they grow up, Atul falls in love with Mamta (Mamta Kulkarni), who is the daughter of a builder named Yograj (Tinnu Anand). Pratap keeps laughing at press reporter Megha Dixit (Dimple Kapadia), who lives in the chawl and keeps on fighting injustice by writing about it in newspapers. Pratap teaches people to become strong and fight for themselves instead of waiting for other people to help them. Chattursingh Chita (Danny Denzongpa) and Yograj plan to build a resort and at that place, they arrange communal riots, mass killings and burn the houses of people. Laxminath is murdered by Chattursingh Chita. Pratap learns that Megha’s parents were murdered by Chattursingh Chita and she was raped by him.
He proposes marriage to her. Mamta leaves her father’s house and comes to Atul’s house. Pratap kills the corrupted ministers, the judge, and the police officer. He is caught and ordered to be hanged till death. Chattursingh Chita plans to kill Pratap but dies by Pratap’s hands. This story is about a brave person who decides to face injustice and is ready to lay his life down for this cause. Pratap is tried and is sentenced to be hanged. At the last moment, before he is going to be hanged, a lawyer comes to the scene, informing that Pratap’s death penalty is cancelled by the government.
Star Cast Of The Movie :
- Nana Patekar……… Pratap Narayan Tilak
- Dimple Kapadia……… Meghna Dixit
- Atul Agnihotri……….. Atul
- Mamta Kulkarni……… Mamta
- Danny Denzongpa……….. Chatur Singh Chitah
- Paresh Rawal……….. Slum Landlord Laxmidas Dayal
- Farida Jalal……… Pratap’s Mother
- Tinu Anand……….. Builder Yograj
- Shafi Inamdar………….. TV Interviewer
- Mushtaq Khan………. Babbanrao Deshmukh
- Ishrat Ali…………. Chandrasen Azad
- Mahesh Anand………. Vaisiram
- Sujit Kumar…………. Police Commissioner
- Vikas Anand…………… Hukum Ali Javed
- Man Mauji………….. Dayal (Casino Owner)
- Viju Khote………. Dr Vishwanath (Dr at Hospital where dimple kapadiya admitted)
- Ghanashyam Nayak………… Kalyanji Bhai, man at toilet
Music/Song Of The Film:
- “Chunri Udi Sajan”………….. Kumar Sanu, Poornima
- “Jab Se Hum Tere” ……….. Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
- “Jai Ambe Jagdambe” ……… Praful Dave, Sapna Awasthi, Sudesh Bhosle
- “Jhankaro Jhankaro” …….. Udit Narayan, Sapna Awasthi
- “Love Rap” ………… Amit Kumar, Sapna Mukherjee, Sudesh Bhosle & Poornima
- “Phool Kali Chand” …………. Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam
Krantiveer Movie Box Office Collection:
- First Day 0.44 crores
- Saturday 0.37 crores
- Sunday 0.45 crores
- First Weekend 1.27 crores
- Monday 0.35 crores
- Tuesday 0.30 crores
- First Week 2.27 crores
- Second Week 1.34 crores
- Third Week 0.98 crores
- Lifetime India (net) 10 crores
- Worldwide Gross 16 crores
- Box office verdict: Blockbuster
Awards:
National Film Awards:
- National Film Award for Best Actor – Nana Patekar
Filmfare Awards:
- Filmfare Best Actor Award —— Nana Patekar
- Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award—– – Dimple Kapadia
- Filmfare Best Story Award —— Ishraq-Suja
- Filmfare Best Dialogue Award —– Nana Patekar
Star Screen Awards:
- Star Screen Award Best Actor —— Nana Patekar
- Star Screen Award Best Dialogue ——- Ishraq-Suja
- Star Screen Award Best Story —— Ishraq-Suja
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