''Betaaj Badshah'' is a 1994 Indian

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directed by

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. The film stars

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, Mamta Kulkarni,

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and

Prem Chopra Prem Chopra (born 23 September 1935) is an Indian actor in Hindi films. He has acted in 380 films over a span of over 60 years. Life and education Chopra, the third of six children of Ranveerlal and Rooprani Chopra, a Punjabi Hindu family, was ...

Plot

Raja Prithviraj and his daughter, Tejeshwani live a lavish rich life. Raja is also a well respected, royalty and dangerous person when it comes to bad guys. She falls in love with Arjun Balwant Rai, son of Balwant Rai, who had kidnapped Tejeswhani as a child from his enemy Parshuram for vengeance who in turn was rescued by Raja. Parshuram too is a royal and a don similar to Raja and considers him his peer and rival. Daaga, assistant of Parshuram, however is the true villain and his son is also in love with Tejeshwani. Raja opposes the marriage of Tejeshwani with either Dagga's son citing his criminal background when proposed by Parshuram as peace treaty or with Arjun on account of his poverty. In the end, he kills himself seeing that his ego is the obstacle in his adopted daughter's life after Parshuram realizes that Tejeshwani is his own daughter and he accepts Arjun as atonement for his crime committed to Balwant Rai.

Characters

as Raja Prithviraj *

as Parshuram / Prashanth * Mamta Kulkarni as Tejeshwani / Guddiya *

as Arjun Balwant Rai *

Mukesh Khanna Mukesh Khanna (born 23 June 1958) is an Indian actor, producer, and talk show host known for his work in Hindi films and television. He is best known for portraying the titular superhero in the television series ''Shaktimaan'' (1997–2005), wh ...

as Balwant Rai *

as Daaga * Saddam Duale as Saddu Baba *

Rakesh Bedi Rakesh Bedi (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian film, stage and television actor. He is known for his iconic comic roles in films such as ''Mera Damaad'' and ''Chashme Buddoor (1981 film), Chashme Buddoor'' (1981). He has also appeared in tele ...

as Bachchu Lahiri (dance instructor) *

Ajit Khan Hamid Ali Khan (27 January 1922 – 22 October 1998), better known by his stage name Ajit, was an Indian actor active in Hindi films. He acted in over two hundred movies over a period of almost four decades. Ajit is also credited for starr ...

as Khan Chacha *

Mahesh Anand Mahesh Anand (13 August 1961 – 9 February 2019) was an Indian actor, dancer and martial artist who primarily worked in Hindi and Telugu films. He is remembered for playing villainous roles in Hindi films. He was a black belt in Karate ...

as Rama Swamy *

Neelam Mehra Neelam Mehra (born 1 May 1955) is an Indian television and film actress, best known for her role as Bani Luthra in Zee TV's '' Kundali Bhagya''. Filmography * Khoon Ki Keemat (1974) as Chanda * '' Nagin'' (1976) as Sheela * Mukti (1977) as H ...

as Mrs. Daaga

Soundtrack

References

External links

* 1990s Hindi-language films 1994 films Films scored by Anand–Milind Indian romantic action films {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub