
Vaastav(1999)
Raghu, a simpleton, and his best friend decide to run a food stall to get rid of their unemployment. However, Raghu's life takes a drastic turn after he accidentally kills one of their customers and he is pushed into a life of crime.


Baba and Avinash are brothers who lives in a shanty house with their widowed mother, who makes a living as a housemaid. When a stalker attempts to rape their mother, Baba knives him to death, and the three, along with an orphan named Nawab, take shelter with a underworld don named Uncle. Baba would like Avinash to study and make something of his life, in order to help his brother study he decides to make crime his career. When Avinash completes his studies he becomes a police officer on his first assignment he learns his brother Baba and friend Nawab are on the most wanted criminal list.

Sanjay Dutt
Baba

Aditya Pancholi
Nawab

Karisma Kapoor
Pooja

Raveena Tandon
Nisha

Gulshan Grover
Kaniya

Shakti Kapoor
Sunny

Atul Agnihotri
Inspector Avinash "Avi"

Tanuja Samarth
Baba's Mother

Ajit Khan
Uncle (Underworld Don)

Kader Khan
Kadar
Aatish is a action, crime film released in 1994. Directed by Sanjay Gupta, it stars Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Pancholi, Karisma Kapoor. Baba and Avinash are brothers who lives in a shanty house with their widowed mother, who makes a living as a housemaid. When a stalker attempts to rape their mother, Baba knives him to death, and the three, along with an orphan named Nawab, take shelter with a underworld don named Uncle. Baba would like Avinash to study and make something of his life, in order to help his brother study he decides to make crime his career. When Avinash completes his studies he becomes a police officer on his first assignment he learns his brother Baba and friend Nawab are on the most wanted criminal list.
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