Jackie Shroff Movies
- 1989
Sanjay Dutt, who also starred in 1989's Hathyar and Ilaaka, tops the cast of the East Indian Hum Bhi Insaan Hai. Young Dutt plays a stable boy who falls in love with Neelam, the daughter of landlord Kader Khan. The landlord has already shattered the life of his older daughter Jaya Prada by insisting she give up her impoverished boy friend and marry into wealth. The Dutt-Neelam relationship is saved by the intervention of Jacki Shroff, the man whom Prada had been forced to reject. Hum Bhi Insaan Hai was based on a story by Kallai Mani. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Director Subhash Ghai also dreamed up the story of the Indian Ram Lakhan. Raakhee plays a widowed mother who lives for revenge. She raises her sons Ram (Jacki Shroff) and Lakhan (Anil Kapoor) with hatred in their hearts. It is her wish that her sons avenge the murder of their father. To that end, both boys become police officers, though one is far more committed to honesty than the other. Like most Indian films, Ram Lakhan is something of an endurance test for western audiences, unfolding its simple tale in an epic 186 minutes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1989
The Indian Main Tera Dushman stars Jackie Shroff as a forest ranger. The ranger's mission of the moment is to track down and capture a gang of poachers, led by Anupam Kher. Slowing down the ranger's progress is the fact that police inspector Kiran Kumar is in Kher's pocket. With the help of his wife Jaya Prada, his son Rakesh Bedi, and a cooperative elephant, Shroff is able to see that justice is done. For reasons best known to Indian audiences, who seem to enjoy spending the entire day at the movies, the minimalist Main Tera Dushman clocks in at 165 minutes! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Two brothers take different paths in life, which leads both of them into danger in this drama from India. Kishan (Jackie Shroff) and Karan (Anil Kapoor) are two brothers who move to Bombay to find their fortunes. Kishan falls in with Anna (Nana Patekar), a drug dealer; Karan becomes friends with a policeman (Anupam Kher), falls in love with schoolteacher Paru (Madhuri Dixit), and decides to go to America to further his education. As Kishan sinks deeper into the criminal underworld, Anna discovers the policeman Karan used to know has been assigned to bring him to justice. Anna intends to kill the cop rather than lose control of his criminal empire, and Kishan learns of Anna's deadly plan just as Karan is about to return home. Kishan is determined to keep his brother away from himself and the policeman to protect his safety, but Karan isn't so sure he wants to be sent away to Delhi, since he hopes to renew his relationship with Paru. Like many "Bollywood" dramas, Parinda also features several songs. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nana Patekar, Jackie Shroff, (more)
