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Arjun

Arjun

19855.42h 34m

Overview

Mr. Malwankar lives a small tenement in Grant Road, Bombay, with his son, Arjun, daughter, Sudha, and wife, Rukmini, who is his second wife, as his first wife passed away. Although he is well past his retirement age, he continues to work for an abusive employer, Ashok. Arjun's attempts at seeking employment are all in vain. One day when hoodlums are beating up a man, he intervenes, beats the hoodlums up with the help of half of his friends. This is when his life changes forever. One of his friends', Mohan, is killed; Arjun finds out who the killers are, and kills them in broad daylight; he is arrested, and subsequently released, only to be told by his father that he is no longer welcome. A politician, Shiv Kumar Chougule, takes a liking to Arjun and employs him, and gives him all the support and assistance he needs to fight hoodlums. Arjun now finds he has a mission in life, and is quite content

Directed by Rahul Rawail
Written by Javed Akhtar
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Top Cast

Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol

Arjun Malvankar

Dimple Kapadia

Dimple Kapadia

Geeta Sahani

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

Shivkumar Chowgule

Prem Chopra

Prem Chopra

Din Dayal Trivedi

Paresh Rawal

Paresh Rawal

Annup Lal

Supriya Pathak

Supriya Pathak

A.K. Hangal

A.K. Hangal

Shafi Inamdar

Shafi Inamdar

Goga Kapoor

Goga Kapoor

Annu Kapoor

Annu Kapoor

About Arjun

Arjun is a drama, action, romance, crime film released in 1985. Directed by Rahul Rawail, it stars Sunny Deol, Dimple Kapadia, Anupam Kher. Mr. Malwankar lives a small tenement in Grant Road, Bombay, with his son, Arjun, daughter, Sudha, and wife, Rukmini, who is his second wife, as his first wife passed away. Although he is well past his retirement age, he continues to work for an abusive employer, Ashok. Arjun's attempts at seeking employment are all in vain. One day when hoodlums are beating up a man, he intervenes, beats the hoodlums up with the help of half of his friends. This is when his life changes forever. One of his friends', Mohan, is killed; Arjun finds out who the killers are, and kills them in broad daylight; he is arrested, and subsequently released, only to be told by his father that he is no longer welcome. A politician, Shiv Kumar Chougule, takes a liking to Arjun and employs him, and gives him all the support and assistance he needs to fight hoodlums. Arjun now finds he has a mission in life, and is quite content

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