Underplayed Gems

Krantiveer (1994)

Krantiveer poster
Directed by
Mehul Kumar
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 39m
Rated
15
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A brave man fights against corruption and injustice in his city. He leads a revolution with the help of a journalist.

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What happens

Krantiveer (transl. Brave Revolutionary) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed and produced by Mehul Kumar. The film stars Nana Patekar, Dimple Kapadia, Atul Agnihotri, Mamta Kulkarni in the lead roles. Farida Jalal, Paresh Rawal, Tinu Anand, Danny Denzongpa are in supporting 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) and in Kannada as Parodi (2007). The sequel of Krantiveer was released as Krantiveer: The Revolution (2010). According to Box Office India, it was a blockbuster at the box office. During the shooting of the film, Nana got ill and had to be admitted to hospital. The climax of the film was shot after he came back from hospital. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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