Sher-E-Hindustan
Director: T L V Prasad
Starring: Mithun Chakraborty, Sanghavi, Madhoo
Showing at: Alankar
After trying limp, dead hair in Shapat, Mithun Chakraborty is trying deadly looks in Sher-e-Hindustan. But sadly, even this significant change in formula isn't going to help his sagging career. He plays a philanthropist, Kranti Kumar, who becomes an inspector in Thana Rampur for "the sake of humanity". But Rampur is ruled by the whip-swinging, alcohol swigging Chowdhury (Gulshan Grover) whose two spawns (Tej Sapru and Hemant Birje) make a courtesy call to the new inspector to inform him about Chowdhury's code of conduct for cops.Kranti is the strong silent type -- he doesn't say a word but just gives the duo a look. Monetary and physical persuasion are tried, and fail. Then Chowdhuri's brain kicks in and he gets the errant inspector transferred.
Kranti resigns. Coincidentally, the Indian prime minister has also just resigned and so elections are held. Using
his eyehold again, Kranti spots a chance to wrestle power from Chowdhuri. And when Kranti wins, Chowdhuri gets really nasty and manipulates Kranti's father, who is the SP, into sending commandos to Rampur. But in the end, cruel fate has the last laugh.
Even though the long suffering villagers are freed from Chowdhuri's clutches, in the final battle, Kranti loses his eyes and never sees again. The moral: Don't ruin your eyes to see this film. Even the hero is forced to blind himself.
Copyright © 1998 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
