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Imagine what a movie would be like if it has won the following Filmfare awards: best director (Rajiv Rai), best film (Gulshan Rai), best music director (Viju Shah) and five others. Add to it an indomitable star cast like Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon and Naseeruddin Shah. The result, undoubtedly, is one of the major hits of Bollywood in 1994.

The film’s story is about a convict (Sunil Shetty) who was imprisoned on four murder charges but had a socially justified reason behind the act as they victims were rapists of his wife and her sister. A journalist (Raveena Tandon) decides to seek justice for him after hearing his story and brings the story before the masses among who is her boss (Naseeruddin Shah) who is also a hidden drug dealer. He helps Sunil in regaining freedom and encourages him to join him in his self-proclaimed secret fight against corruption and crime in the Metro which Sunil blindly buys. Raveena’s boy friend and the male lead, a police inspector (Akshay Kumar) suspects Sunil for the ever increasing murders in the city and this finding and Raveena’s involvement in his freedom sours their relations as well. The movie takes a lot of dramatic turns but eventually, when Raveena is kidnapped by her boss; both Akshay and Sunil get together and fit the pieces of the puzzle to discover the true identity of Naseeruddin Shah. They, ultimately, succeed in putting an end to him and his criminal life.

The movie is a very intriguing thriller where the viewer is open to conclusions till the very end as the story writer has introduced subtle dramatic turns at crucial junctures of the movie. The film’s music was the most successful albums of the year and contributed healthily to the film’s popularity. The actors involved did very convincing roles making the movie a must watch for all Bollywood fanatics.