Major Saab
| Major Saab | |
|---|---|
 VCD Cover | |
| Directed by | Tinnu Anand |
| Produced by | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Written by |
Robin Bhatt, Santhosh Saroj |
| Starring |
Amitabh Bachchan Ajay Devgan Sonali Bendre Nafisa Ali |
| Music by |
Anand Raj Anand Aadesh Shrivastav |
| Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran |
| Edited by |
Prashant Khedekar, Vinod Nayak |
Production company |
Amitabh Bachchan Film Corporation |
Release dates | 26 June 1998 |
Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Major Saab is a 1998 Hindi film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Sonali Bendre and Ashish Vidhyarthi.
Plot
The plot concerns playboy Virendra Pratap Singh (Ajay Devgan). A clause in the will of his wealthy father forces him to enter a military academy in order to inherit. Virendra's repeated attempts to get himself discharged are foiled by Major Jasbir Singh Rana (Amitabh Bachchan). Then Virendra falls in love with Nisha (Sonali Bendre), the sister of a gangster named Shankar (Ashish Vidhyarthi). Shankar wants Nisha to marry the son of his friend Parshuram Bihari (Mohan Joshi) and hatches a plot to separate the couple, by pretending to accept Virendra, however soon beats him up badly & attempts to break both his arms and legs. Now Major Jasbir trains Virendra to get back into his strength, trains him to fight against Shankar, and win over Nisha.
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Maj. Jasbir Singh Rana
- Ajay Devgan as Virendra Pratap Singh aka 'Veer'
- Sonali Bendre as Nisha
- Nafisa Ali as Dr. Priya Rana
- Ashish Vidhyarthi as Shankar
- Mohan Joshi as Parshuram Bihari
- Shahbaaz Khan as Vicky
- Naveen Nischol as Brig. Satish Khurana
- Mushtaq Khan as Hanuman Prasad
- Avtar Gill as Commissioner of Police
- Dinesh Hingoo Special Appearance as Jai Singhaniya (Virendra's solicitor)
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Raja Thakur (Guest Appearance)
- Siddharth Ray
- Jasbir Thandi As Cadet Amrik singh
- Pradeep Rawat As Subeidar Singh
Box Office
The film was a moderate success at the box office, it earned Rs.10 crores and was overall declared an average grosser by boxoffice-india.[1] It was also the tenth highest grossing film of the year (Bollywood films of 1998).
Soundtrack
The music is composed by Anand Raj Anand and Aadesh Shrivastav. Lyrics are penned by Anand Raj Anand and Dev Kohli.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Akeli Na Bazaar Jaya Karo" | Anand Raj Anand | Udit Narayan | 05:49 |
| 2. | "Deewana Ban" | Anand Raj Anand | Sudesh Bhosle | 03:18 |
| 3. | "Pyaar Karna Hai" | Anand Raj Anand | Alka Yagnik, Anand Raj Anand | 04:50 |
| 4. | "Pyaar Kiya Toh Nibhana (I)" | Anand Raj Anand | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal | 03:04 |
| 5. | "Pyaar Kiya Toh Nibhana (II)" | Anand Raj Anand | Anuradha Paudwal, Udit Narayan | 03:04 |
| 6. | "Sona Sona" | Aadesh Shrivastav | Sudesh Bhosle, Sonu Nigam, Jaspinder Narula | 06:48 |
| 7. | "Tere Pyar Mein" | Anand Raj Anand | Kumar Sanu | 04:38 |