Baaghi (2000 film)

Baaghi
Baaghi
Soundtrack album by Sajid–Wajid
Released	29 February 2000
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Venus Records & Tapes

Baaghi
Baaghi
	Poster
Directed by	Rajesh Kumar Singh
Written by	Ikram Akhtar; Jalees Sherwani
Produced by	Ramesh J. Sharma
Starring	Sanjay Dutt; Manisha Koirala; Aditya Pancholi
Cinematography	Sanjay Malwankar
Edited by	Kuldeep Mehan
Music by	Sajid–Wajid; Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
Distributed by	Triple Aar Films
Release date	7 April 2000;
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹5.75 crore
Box office	₹6.47 crore

Baaghi (transl. Rebel) is a 2000 Indian action drama film starring Sanjay Dutt, Manisha Koirala and Aditya Pancholi. The film is directed by Rajesh Kumar Singh and was released on 7 April 2000.

Plot

Raja is in love with a nightclub dancer, Rani. Rani gets Raja a job as a security guard in a hotel run by Vikram. Raja's life turns haywire when Manubhai falls for Rani and tries to get her at any cost. Rani, instead of falling prey to his lusty charms, prefers to kill herself. Raja then turns into a professional killer in Vikram's gang. Raja comes across Soorya (master Rohan), who idolizes him as his hero and even adopts his lifestyle. Soorya grows up and falls in love with Vikram's sister Kiran. Initially, Raja encourages Soorya, but when he learns that the girl is Kiran, he advises Soorya to relent, but in vain. Raja also tries to pacify Vikram, but in vain. Raja becomes a rebel with a cause, mainly to protect love. Raja tries to get Soorya and Kiran married but just after becoming husband and wife, Raja and Vikram kill each other. The movie ends with everybody crying for Raja and Vikram.

Cast

Sanjay Dutt as Raja
Manisha Koirala as Rani
Aditya Pancholi as Vikram
Inder Kumar as Surya (Suryaprakash Vidyashankar Pandey)
Tina Sen as Kiran (Vikram's sister Pinky)
Shalini Kapoor Sagar as Vikram's wife
Mohan Joshi as Assistant Commissioner of Police
Gulshan Grover as Manmohan
Shivaji Satam as Prof. Vidyashankar Pandey (Surya's father)
Shama Deshpande as Surya's Mother
Sanjay Narvekar as Chakku
Mahesh Anand as Chhottey
Tej Sapru as Randhir Kanojia
Jack Gaud as Gogi Pathan
Gavin Packard as Zandu Pathan
Ankush Mohit as Rane
Uday Tikekar as Satish
Rana Jung Bahadur as Peter
Dinesh Hingoo as Manuz, the drunkard
Deepak Jethi as Hakeem Lukka

Soundtrack

Music: Sajid–Wajid | Lyrics: Faaiz Anwar

Track list

Song	Singer(s)
"Ek Kabhi Do Kabhi"	Kavita Krishnamurthi
"Khaai Hai Kasam"	Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthi
"Piya Tu Kahaan Hai"	Shubha Mudgal
"Pyaar Pyaar"	Abhijeet, Jaspinder Narula
"Sapne Mein Kudi"	Abhijeet
"Tumhi Ko Chaahta Hai"	Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy
"Chaha Tha Tujhe"	Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan

Reception

A review in Sify, gave the film a three star rating, writing "BAAGHI, directed by Rajesh Kumar Singh suffers from an identity crisis. Is it a gangster film, is it a love story, is it about a possessive brother, or is it about lost innocence? And then should it not be Vaastav, Tezaab or Lawaaris? In the end it is all and with so many elements thrown in it flattens under its own pressure."^[2] Faisal Shariff of Rediff.com was critical of Tina Sen and Inder Kumar's acting.^[3]

According to the Indian film trade website Box Office India, the film was made on an estimated budget of ₹57.5 million (US$690,000) and had a worldwide gross of ₹64.8 million (US$780,000).^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Baaghi – Movie". Box Office India.
^ "Baaghi". Sify. 17 April 2003. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^ Shariff, Faisal (8 April 2000). "Nothing to shout about". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^ "Baaghi". Box Office India. Retrieved 2 May 2020.