Jallaad
1995 film by T L V Prasad
Jallaad (/ˈd͡ʒæl.lɑːd/ transl. Executioner) is a 1995 Indian bilingual political action thriller film directed by T. L. V. Prasad, simultaneously shot in Bengali and Hindi languages. Produced by Rajiv Babbar under the banner of Aabha Films, the film is inspired by Uttam Kumar starrer Bagh Bondi Khela (1975), while its core plot is based on Tamil film Amaidhipadai (1994). The film stars Mithun Chakraborty in a dual roles as father and son in opposing characters – the son has a positive role, whereas the father plays the main villain. The movie won him several awards in the Best Actor in a Negative Role category. It was Rambha's Bollywood debut. The film was unofficially remade in Bangladesh as Thanda Mathar Khuni (2006)
Plot
An honest diligent police inspector named Kranti Kumar lives with his grandparents. On one of his missions, he is sent to the South where he falls in love with a village girl named Koyal who lives with her parents and little sister, Munni. Koyal reciprocates his love. Delighted at Kranti Kumar, Koyal's parents also accept their love and decide to announce their wedding.
Suddenly during their engagement, a mysterious man named Gopinath asks Kranti Kumar about his lifestyle.
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