''Basanti Tangewali'' is a 1992
Hindi
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drama film
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directed and produced by
Kanti Shah
Kanti Shah is a Bollywood Hindi movies director, producer, screenwriter and writer of Hindi movies, especially horror and adult movies. He is best known for directing films featuring Mithun Chakraborty and Dharmendra
Dharmendra Kewal K ...
, and starring
Ekta Sohini
Ekta Sohini, known mononymously as Ektaa is an Indian actress. After several small 1980s television roles, she made her film debut opposite Arbaaz Ali Khan in the coming-of-age romance film '' Solah Satra'' (1990). She starred as Aditya Panchol ...
,
Kader Khan
Kader Khan (22 October 1937 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and film producer. As an actor, he appeared in over 300 Bollywood films after his debut in the 1973 film '' Daag'', starring Rajesh Khanna, as a prosecuting l ...
,
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Sadashiv Dattaray Amrapurkar (11 May 1950 – 3 November 2014) was an Indian actor, best known for his performances in Marathi and Hindi films from 1983 to 2013. He acted in more than 300 movies in Hindi, Marathi, and other regional languages ...
and
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 700 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor team ...
in the key roles.
Plot
The film revolves with the life of ''Basanti'', the Tangawali of legendary Hindi movie
Sholay
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and her twin sister who becomes a dacoit later.
Cast
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Ekta Sohini
Ekta Sohini, known mononymously as Ektaa is an Indian actress. After several small 1980s television roles, she made her film debut opposite Arbaaz Ali Khan in the coming-of-age romance film '' Solah Satra'' (1990). She starred as Aditya Panchol ...
as Basanti
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Kader Khan
Kader Khan (22 October 1937 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and film producer. As an actor, he appeared in over 300 Bollywood films after his debut in the 1973 film '' Daag'', starring Rajesh Khanna, as a prosecuting l ...
as Insp Aslam Khan / Bashir Khan
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Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Sadashiv Dattaray Amrapurkar (11 May 1950 – 3 November 2014) was an Indian actor, best known for his performances in Marathi and Hindi films from 1983 to 2013. He acted in more than 300 movies in Hindi, Marathi, and other regional languages ...
as Daku Tatya
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Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 700 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor team ...
as Popatlal
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Dalip Tahil
Dalip Tahil (born Dalip Tahilramani; 30 October 1952) is an Indian people, Indian film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his work in ''Baazigar'' (1993), ''Raja (1995 film), Raja'' (1995), ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' (1993) and ' ...
as Nilesh
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Kiran Kumar
Kiran Kumar (born Deepak Dhar; 20 October 1953) is an Indian screen and theatre actor. He has worked in numerous Hindi, Bhojpuri and Gujarati television and film productions. His latest work in drama is ''Charlie 2''.
Personal life
Kumar come ...
as Inspector Arjun
*
Vijay Saxena
Vijay Saxena (1 January 1968 – 24 June 1994) was an Indian actor who was active in Hindi films from 1990 to 1994. He gained fame for his striking resemblance to Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, which opened doors for him to play lead ro ...
as Amar
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Avtar Gill
Avtar Gill (born 14 May 1950) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi
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as Pratap
* Ishrat Ali as Thakur Lambu Atta
References
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1992 films
1990s Hindi-language films
1990s Indian films
Films scored by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
Indian action drama films
Sholay
Films directed by Kanti Shah
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