Loafer

19961996
2h 40min

Loafer (1996)

For years Ravi Kumar is considered as the black sheep of the Kumar's family; is unemployed, does not have a stable future and gets himself involved in fights at the drop of a hat. In spite of these bad qualities there exists one good quality in him that is he is willing to fight against injustice so much that when a gangster is killed he is accused, charged and placed before the court. Ravi's parents and the witnesses know that he is innocent but unfortunately no one comes to testify in favor of him resulting in Ravi getting incarcerated.

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Ravi, an unemployed man who constantly gets into fights, is framed for the murder of a gangster. With no support from his family, he must now fight to prove his innocence.Ravi, an unemployed man who constantly gets into fights, is framed for the murder of a gangster. With no support from his family, he must now fight to prove his innocence.Ravi, an unemployed man who constantly gets into fights, is framed for the murder of a gangster. With no support from his family, he must now fight to prove his innocence.

Director
- David Dhawan
Writers
- Jalees Sherwani(dialogue)
- P. Vasu(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Anil Kapoor in Loafer (1996)

Director
- David Dhawan
Writers
- Jalees Sherwani(dialogue)
- P. Vasu(screenplay) (story)
All cast & crew
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Judaai

6.1

Haseena Maan Jaayegi

6.2

Haseena Maan Jaayegi

Aankhen

6.7

Bulandi

5.4

Karma

7.4

Ram Lakhan

6.8

Swarg

6.7

Deewana Mastana

6.7

Deewana Mastana

Beta

6.3

Gharwali Baharwali

4.6

Gharwali Baharwali

Mr. Bechara

5.4

Raja Babu

6.3

For years Ravi Kumar is considered as the black sheep of the Kumar's family; is unemployed, does not have a stable future and gets himself involved in fights at the drop of a hat. In spite of these bad qualities there exists one good quality in him that is he is willing to fight against injustice so much that when a gangster is killed he is accused, charged and placed before the court. Ravi's parents and the witnesses know that he is innocent but unfortunately no one comes to testify in favor of him resulting in Ravi getting incarcerated. —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com)

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Trivia
The film had several working titles. " Aaj Ka MLA" , " " Mawaali MLA" , " Aaj Ka Mawaali MLA", "Aaj Ka Loafer" Boney Kapoor finally settled on " Loafer".

Connections
Referenced in Deewana Mastana (1997)

Top review

6/10

Compensation for a box office turkey!!

Loafer review :

An unemployed youth (Anil Kapoor) bashes up lackey of a dreaded goon (Mukesh Rishi) and lands up in jail. The bastiwallas persuade him to stand in election against the corrupt politician (Gulshan Grover) patronizing the said goon. The loafer youth wins the election and teaches the villainous brigade a lesson..

Boney Kapoor made this low budget quickie as compensation to distributors who lost heavily on Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993). The film was sold to them at cheap price and they made a decent profit on their investment. Loafer was remake of some South movie and was originally titled Mawaali MLA. It had some cringy comedy scenes like a lusty Kunika falling all over semi clad Anil Kapoor. The Juhi Chawla bathing scene was lifted from Kimi Katkar's bare act in Kala Bazaar (1989). Even that film had Anil Kapoor as the hero.

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.

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Release date
- June 7, 1996 (India)
Country of origin
- India
Language
- Hindi
Filming locations
- India
Production company
- S.K. Film Enterprises
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Runtime
- 2h 40min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby SR

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