''Jai Vikraanta'' is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language

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directed and produced by Sultan Ahmed. It stars

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, Zeba Bakhtiyar and

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Plot

Choudhary Amar Singh is a farmer in rural

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and lives a modest lifestyle with his wife, Sharda, and son, Vikraanta. He excels in

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production and is presented with an award and a tractor by the State Government. He has named his farm after his son, and expects him to continue farming. Amar's efforts are to remove the debts that he and other farmers have incurred from

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s. This does not augur well with Thakur Pratap Singh, who arranges Amar's death. This incident turns the lives of Vikraanta and Sharda upside down, compelling Vikraanta to make a commitment to avenge his father's death, not knowing that he himself is placing his own life in jeopardy.

Cast

as Vikraanta A. Singh *

Reema Lagoo Reema Lagoo (born Nayan Bhadbhade; 21 June 1958 – 18 May 2017) was an Indian theatre and screen actress known for her work in Hindi and Marathi cinema. She began her acting career in the Marathi theatre, after which she became a household na ...

as Sharda Singh, Mother Of Vikraanta A.Singh *

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as Nirmala "Nimu" *

as Thakur Jaswant Singh *

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as Thakur Harnam Singh *Shahbaaz Khan as DIG Sher Ali Khan *

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as Raja *

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as Geeta, Harnam's Wife *

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as Sakina *

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as Police Commissioner Yashpal Nanda *

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as Inspector Khote *

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as Sheetal, Nimu's mother *Mohsin Memon as Suraj (Vikraanta's Son)

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by

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and the lyrics by

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References

External links

* 1990s Hindi-language films 1995 films Films scored by Anand–Milind Indian action drama films Indian crime action films 1990s action drama films {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub