Yugandhar (1993 film)
Yugandhar is a 1993 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by N. Chandra, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Kabir Bedi in lead roles. Sangeeta Bijlani was paired with Mithun. The film was much awaited as it followed N. Chandra's successful films Tezaab and Narsimha.
| Yugandhar युगन्धर | |
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| Directed by | N. Chandra |
| Produced by | Shakuntala |
| Written by | N. Chandra |
| Starring | Mithun Chakraborty Sangeeta Bijlani Kabir Bedi Gulshan Grover |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Distributed by | Shri Siddhivinayak Films |
Release date | January, 1993 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Col. Kanir Kabir Bedi is brought into a rural area of India by a corrupt Collector Dalip Tahil under the false pretend that Kishen Daku Mithun Chakraborty has committed crimes and murder. Upon taking action against Kishen Daku, or Krishna as he is really known re-tells, Col. Kanir learns the story of Krishna's youth, one where Gora Thakur Mangal Dhillon and Kasturilal Paresh Rawal tried to exploit the people of the land.
Reception
Yugandhar received mixed reviews from the critics, but couldn't repeat the success of Tezaab and ended up an above average grosser at the box office.
Cast
- Mithun Chakraborty as Krishna/Kishen Daku
- Sangeeta Bijlani
- Kabir Bedi as Col Kanir
- Kiran Kumar as SP Baldev Singh
- Dalip Tahil as Collector
- Mangal Dhillon as Gora Thakur
- Paresh Rawal as Kasturilal
- Shafi Inamdar
- Johnny Lever
- Sudhir Pandey as Dada Thakur
- Jack Gaud
- Brij Gopal
- Om Shivpuri
- Suhas Joshi as Baldev Singh's wife
Songs
- "Krishna Aayega" – Amit Kumar, Kavita Krishnamurthy
- "Chubhte Hain Phool Mujhe" – Alka Yagnik, Vinod Rathod
- "Naale Naale Main Chali" – Amit Kumar, Kavita Krishnamurthy
- "Suno Suno O Gaaon Ke" – Sudesh Bhosle, Jolly Mukherjee, Mangal Dhillon