Shahenshah

Shahenshah

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Release Date

1/29/1988

Runtime

180 mins

Genres

Overview

Inspector Srivastav is framed by a wily and cunning gangster, J.K., and unable to prove his innocence, hangs himself, leaving behind his wife, and son, Vijay. Years later, Vijay has grown up and has joined the police force as an Inspector. Unlike his dad, he is corrupt and does accept bribes to turn a nelson's eye to crime. The City Police are assigned the task of apprehending a customed man called "Shahenshah", who operates at night and targets, tries and kills gangsters in a "Judge and Executioner "style. No one knows the real identity of Shahenshah, as he is feared by the police department, and respected by the poor and middle-class.

Status

Released

Original Language

Hindi

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A stylish vigilante action film where a masked avenger systematically hunts down criminals while the corrupt police force, including the protagonist's own son, scrambles to catch him. It's an adrenaline-fueled meditation on whether the system can be fixed from within or must be dismantled from the outside.

Mood

DefiantExhilaratingTense

Themes

RevengeCorruptionJusticeRedemption

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

Stylized genre

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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