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Ghayal

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  • 2h 43m
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7.7/10
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Sunny Deol in Ghayal (1990)
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
Ajay Mehra, an amateur boxer, takes revenge against Balwant Rai, a crooked businessman, after his elder brother is killed.Ajay Mehra, an amateur boxer, takes revenge against Balwant Rai, a crooked businessman, after his elder brother is killed.Ajay Mehra, an amateur boxer, takes revenge against Balwant Rai, a crooked businessman, after his elder brother is killed.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
4.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Rajkumar Santoshi
  • Writers
    • Nasir Adib(uncredited)
    • Lateef Binny(assistant screenplay writer)
    • Vijay Deveshwar(assistant screenplay writer)
  • Stars
    • Sunny Deol
    • Amrish Puri
    • Meenakshi Sheshadri
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rajkumar Santoshi
  • Writers
    • Nasir Adib(uncredited)
    • Lateef Binny(assistant screenplay writer)
    • Vijay Deveshwar(assistant screenplay writer)
  • Stars
    • Sunny Deol
    • Amrish Puri
    • Meenakshi Sheshadri
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 1 nomination

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    Ghayal (1990)
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    Sunny Deol and Meenakshi Sheshadri in Ghayal (1990)
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    Sunny Deol
    Sunny Deol
    • Ajay Mehra
    Amrish Puri
    Amrish Puri
    • Balwant Rai
    Meenakshi Sheshadri
    Meenakshi Sheshadri
    • Varsha Bharti
    • (as Meenakshi Seshadri)
    Moushumi Chatterjee
    Moushumi Chatterjee
    • Indu Mehra
    • (as Moushami Chatterjee)
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    • Police Commissioner Ashok Pradhan
    Om Puri
    Om Puri
    • ACP Joe D'Souza
    Raj Babbar
    Raj Babbar
    • Ashok Mehra
    Shabbir Khan
    • Vardha Rajan
    Sudesh Berry
    Sudesh Berry
    • Rajan Berry
    Mitwa
    • Mitwa
    Shafi Inamdar
    Shafi Inamdar
    • Barrister Pramod Saran Gupta
    Brahmachari
    Brahmachari
    • Mohiley
    Sharat Saxena
    Sharat Saxena
    • Dekka
    Annu Kapoor
    Annu Kapoor
    • Drunkard
    Viju Khote
    Viju Khote
    • Coach
    Deep Dhillon
    Deep Dhillon
    • Pratam Sharma
    Ashalata Wabgaonkar
    Ashalata Wabgaonkar
    • Mrs. Ashok Pradhan
    • (as Asha Lata)
    Disco Shanti
    Disco Shanti
    • Director
      • Rajkumar Santoshi
    • Writers
      • Nasir Adib(uncredited)
      • Lateef Binny(assistant screenplay writer)
      • Vijay Deveshwar(assistant screenplay writer)
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    • Trivia
      Producer A Subha Rao agreed to make the film only if Sanjay Dutt agreed. But Sanjay Dutt's dates were booked for another film.
    • Goofs
      Even though Ashok Mehra was Balwant Rai's prisoner for one month, he does not grow a beard or a mustache.
    • Quotes

      Balwant Rai: The life that clashes with me, dies sobbing in despair.

    • Connections
      Followed by Ghayal Once Again (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Maahiya Teri Kasam
      Performed by Lata Mangeshkar and Pankaj Udhas
      Composed by Bappi Lahiri
      Written by Anjaan

    User reviews31

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    Top review
    8/10
    Bollywood Vigilante action at its best
    If you start counting the ultimate action movies of bollywood. Ghayal would surely figure in the top three Maybe upped by Sholay and Phool Aur Kaante A young boxer's loving brother goes missing and weeks later he finds him dead. The culprit seems to be his employer. Of course the boxer then tries to take help of the law and the police but himself gets implicate in the murder After hours of police torture he is jailed for life.

    He then escapes jail and swears the kill the villain in 24 hrs. thus begins an action thriller so fantastically made that Hindi cinema has never really been able to rival this rajkumar santoshi classic

    Pitted against the wits of the boxer is a CID officer (om puri great as usual) who as smart and dedicated to the cause of saving the villain Vigilante action had never been so intense and smart. Recommended to good movie buffs. 8/10
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    • Release date
      • June 22, 1990 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Wounded
    • Filming locations
      • Chandivali Studio, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
    • Production company
      • Vijayta Films
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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