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  • Taaqatwar (1989)
  • Action, Crime, Drama
Taaqatwar (1989)
Action, Crime, Drama

Municipal officer Vijay Sharma takes it upon himself to cleanse the city of all illegal constructions. Most of these sabotage constructions belongs to the famous builder, Munjal Khurana who is given a time span to disregard from these ...See moreMunicipal officer Vijay Sharma takes it upon himself to cleanse the city of all illegal constructions. Most of these sabotage constructions belongs to the famous builder, Munjal Khurana who is given a time span to disregard from these illegal practices. Munjal then offers to bribe Vijay albeit unsuccessful which prompts him to take matters into his own hands by killing Vijay; Munjal then frames Peter D'Mello for this killing. The case is called up in court whereby Peter is sentenced to be hanged; leaving behind an only son, John who is adopted by Sharma's wife, unable to bear the daily taunts of people John run far away from the Sharmas. Years later he grows up to lead a life of crime while Sharma's son, Amar grows up to be a police inspector with a motive of avenging his dad's death by killing Khurana. Khurana's business have materialize into drugs and unlawful activities - with Amar defeating him in every step - he now become a thrown in Khurana's side who hires John to kill him. John accept the job along with a fat fee - this then re-unite him with the Sharmas which prompts him to join hands with Amar to bring Munjal Khurana to justice. Written by gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com) See less
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Director
Writers
David Dhawan (scenario) | Anwar Khan (dialogue) | H.M. Mirza (written by) (as Heemayun Mirza) | Bobby Raj (scenario) (as Bobby Raaj)
Producers
Bobby Raj (as Bobby Raaj) | Manu Talreja
Composer
Anu Malik (as Annu Malik)
Cinematographer
Shyam Rao Shiposkar (as S.M. Shiposkar)
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30 cast members
Name Known for
Sanjay Dutt
Police Inspector Amar Sharma Police Inspector Amar Sharma   See fewer
Govinda
John D'Mello John D'Mello   See fewer
Anita Raj
Anju Khurana (as Anita Raaj) Anju Khurana (as Anita Raaj)   See fewer
Neelam Kothari
Inspector Sharma's girlfriend (as Neelam) Inspector Sharma's girlfriend (as Neelam)   See fewer
Paresh Rawal
Ganguram Tulsiram (Gangiya) Ganguram Tulsiram (Gangiya)   See fewer
Tanuja Samarth
Mrs. Sharma (as Tanuja) Mrs. Sharma (as Tanuja)   See fewer
Anil Dhawan
Peter D'Mello Peter D'Mello   See fewer
Anupam Kher
Municipal Officer Sharma Municipal Officer Sharma   See fewer
Gulshan Grover
Khurana's son Khurana's son   See fewer
Shakti Kapoor
Munjal Khurana Munjal Khurana   See fewer
Bhagwan Palav
Wedding guest (as Bhagwan Dada) Wedding guest (as Bhagwan Dada)   See fewer
Harbans Darshan M. Arora
Judge (as Darshan Arora) Judge (as Darshan Arora)   See fewer
Sujata Bakshi
Actress (as Sujata) Actress (as Sujata)   See fewer
Pardesi
Actor Actor   See fewer
Yasmeen
Actress Actress   See fewer
Manmauji
Ramdin Ramdin   See fewer
Amritlal
Actor Actor   See fewer
Ghanshyam Rohera
Constable (as Ghanshyam) Constable (as Ghanshyam)   See fewer
Vikas Anand
Lawyer Lawyer   See fewer
Prakash Anna
Fighter (uncredited) Fighter (uncredited)   See fewer
Chhaya
Wedding Guest (uncredited) Wedding Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
David Dhawan
Man who drops John on bike (uncredited) Man who drops John on bike (uncredited)   See fewer
Avtar Singh Gullu
Wedding Guest (uncredited) Wedding Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Shirley
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Yusuf
Molester (uncredited) Molester (uncredited)   See fewer
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