Veergati
| Veergati | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | K.K. Singh |
| Produced by | K.K. Singh |
| Written by | K.K. Singh |
| Starring |
Salman Khan Divya Dutta Atul Agnihotri Pooja Dadwal Akhilendra Mishra |
| Music by |
Aadesh Shrivastava Indeevar (lyrics) |
Release dates | 29 September 1995 |
Running time | 166 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 3 crore |
| Box office | 31 crore |
Veergati (Martyrdom) is a 1995 Hindi-language Indian feature film written directed and produced by K.K Singh, starring Salman Khan, Atul Agnihotri, Divya Dutta and Akhilendra Mishra
Plot
Hawaldar finds an abandoned new born baby boy in the gutter of Kamathipura, a red light area of Bombay. A prostitute, meanwhile gave birth to another baby boy. She decides to educate him and requests Hawaldar to give him a father's name. Hawaldar's wife does not accept the child and leaves for her parents home. Hawaldar adopts the child and names him Ajay while the prostitute's son is named Shlok. Both are admitted to School and become friends. Shlok does well in studies whereas Ajay takes up gambling. Shlok falls in love with Pooja, daughter of J.K - a millionaire. Ajay does not believe in love and is a cynic. Havaldar tries his best to get Ajay a job but Ajay finds that it is difficult for him to work in a corrupt society. Ekka Seth is a terror in the prostitutes basti and he exploits the innocent girl and forces them into prostitution. Shlok graduates and completes his M.B.A. Ajay wins a crore rupees in gambling and encourages Shlok to pursue his project. Ekka and his men abduct and kill Hawaldar's daughter.Ajay decides to avenge this and proceeds to kill Ekka's men and frees the sex workers from his clutches. He then takes on Ekka and manages to kill him, but is grieviusly wounded in the fight. The final scene shows Ajay dying to protect his brother and attaining martyrdom.
Cast
- Salman Khan ... Ajay
- Divya Dutta ... Sandhya
- Atul Agnihotri ... Shlokh
- Pooja Dadwal ... Pooja
- Akhilendra Mishra... Ikka set
- Farida Jalal ... Parvati
- Rohini Hattangadi ... Shanta
- Saeed Jaffrey ... Pooja's dad
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda ... Havaldar
- Sudesh Berry ... Police Inspector Neelkanth Singh
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mausam Ne Badal Se | Kumar Sanu, Bela Sulakhe | 04:36 |
| 2 | Meri Nigah Main | Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam | 07:18 |
| 3 | Tum Dil Main Bas Gaye Ho | Mangal Singh, Sadhana Sargam | 05:27 |
| 4 | Tu Meethi Hai Tu Namkeen Hai | Aadesh Shrivastava, Vijeta Pandit | 06:02 |
| 5 | Khud Se Har Koi Rootha Hai | Kumar Sanu, Poornima | 05:55 |
| 6 | Jahan Kabhi Dil Ne Khai Thokar | Suresh Wadkar, chorus | 05:55 |
External links
- Veergati at the Internet Movie Database