Shahenshah

Shahenshah

180 mins | Action | Jan. 29, 1988

Inspector Srivastav is framed by a wily and cunning gangster, J.K., and unable to prove his innocence, hangs himself, leaving behind his wife, and son, Vijay. Years later, Vijay has grown up and has joined the police force as an Inspector. Unlike his dad, he is corrupt and does accept bribes to turn a nelson's eye to crime. The City Police are assigned the task of apprehending a customed man called "Shahenshah", who operates at night and targets, tries and kills gangsters in a "Judge and Executioner "style. No one knows the real identity of Shahenshah, as he is feared by the police department, and respected by the poor and middle-class.

Shahenshah

180 mins | Action | Jan. 29, 1988

Shahenshah
Inspector Srivastav is framed by a wily and cunning gangster, J.K., and unable to prove his innocence, hangs himself, leaving behind his wife, and son, Vijay. Years later, Vijay has grown up and has joined the police force as an Inspector. Unlike his dad, he is corrupt and does accept bribes to turn a nelson's eye to crime. The City Police are assigned the task of apprehending a customed man called "Shahenshah", who operates at night and targets, tries and kills gangsters in a "Judge and Executioner "style. No one knows the real identity of Shahenshah, as he is feared by the police department, and respected by the poor and middle-class.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Film Vision Productions
Original title शहँशाह
Directors Tinnu Anand
Writers Inder Raj Anand, Jaya Bachchan

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan

as Vijay Kumar Srivastava / Shahenshah

Aruna Irani

as Julie (Shalu's mother)

Rohini Hattangadi

as Shanti (Vijay's mother)

Supriya Pathak

as Shahida

Jagdeep

as Tarachand Badlani

Vijayendra Ghatge

as Mohammed Salim (Guest Appearance)

Avtar Gill

as Corrupt Police Officer

Sudhir

as J.K's man

Sharat Saxena

as Abdul

Mahesh Anand

as Man collecting money from the poor

Goga Kapoor

as J.K's lawyer

Amrish Puri

as J.K.

Pran

as Inspector Aslam Khan

Murad

as Judge

Suresh Bhagwat

as Shalu's friend

Prem Chopra

as Mathur

Aftab Shivdasani

as Young Vijay

Yunus Parvez

as Man shot dead at Salim's funeral

Kader Khan

as Inspector Shrivastav (Father of Vijay)

Ajay Wadhavkar

as Shalu's friend

Praveen Kumar Sobti

as Mukhtar Singh

Ghanshyam Rohera

as Sandhuram (constable)

Brij Gopal

as J.K.'s man

Aanjjan Srivastav

as Mr. Pathak (Corrupt Politician)

Guddi Maruti

as Girl at parlour