''Jigar'' is a 1992 Indian

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

-language

martial arts film Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often are a method of storytelling and character expression a ...

directed by Farogh Siddique.It is the 2nd movie of Ajay Devgn. It was released during the

Diwali Diwali (), also called Deepavali (IAST: ''Dīpāvalī'') or Deepawali (IAST: ''Dīpāwalī''), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual v ...

weekend and proved to be a successful hit. The plot is inspired by the 1989 American film ''

Kickboxer Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouth guards, shorts, and ...

''.

Plot

Raju and Duryodhan are very good friends. Suman, who is like a sister to Duryodhan, is Raju's love interest. Duryodhan is a wrestler who works at a martial arts training school owned by Lal Bihari. Following a misunderstanding involving Raju, Duryodhan and Raju's sister, Duryodhan rapes her. Raju is furious, but he is unable to avenge his sister because Duryodhan is a wrestler. Raju starts training as a fighter under Baba Thakur. After completing his training, he avenges all his enemies. Duryodhan is killed in the ring, and Lal Bihari is killed by Suman.

Cast

Ajay Devgan Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director, and producer. One of the most prolific actors of Hindi cinema, Devgn has appeared in over 100 films and has won numerous accola ...

as Raj Verma "Raju" *

Karishma Kapoor Karisma Kapoor (; born 25 June 1974) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. One of the leading and highest-paid actresses of the 1990s and early 2000s, Kapoor is a recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and ...

as Suman *

Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has Paresh Rawal filmography, appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient of various L ...

as Lal Bihari *

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 Baba Thakur * Arjun as Duryodhan * Sukanya Kulkarni as Umaa, Raju's sister * Ishrat Ali as Corrupt Police Inspector Manish Pandey * Salim Khan as Roshan Gupta *

Gulshan Grover Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor and film producer who has appeared in over 100 films. He is popularly known as the "Bad Man" of Hindi cinema because of his ability to create an impact with his negative roles in films. ...

as Inspector Pradhan *

Aruna Irani Aruna Irani (born 18 August 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She received two Filmfare Awards for Best Support ...

as Raju's mother * Jamuna as Doctor Ganga *

Yunus Parvez Yunus Parvez (1931/1932 – 11 February 2007) was an Indian actor who played supporting roles in over 200 films from 1963 to the 2000s. He is best known for his roles in films like '' Garm Hava'' (1974), ''Deewaar'' (1975), '' Trishul'' (1978), ...

as Seth * Goga Kapoor as Kaalia * Shashi Kiran as Inspector Khan *

Gurbachan Singh Gurbachan Singh (10 December 1930 – 24 April 1980) was the third guru of the Sant Nirankari mission, considered to be heterodox by mainstream Sikhs. He was born in Peshawar (modern-day Pakistan). He was declared next Guru by his father and ...

as Henchman of Duryodhan * Cheetah Yagnesh Shetty as Baba Thakur Assistant * Khosrow Khaleghpanah as Arjun

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Anand–Milind Anand–Milind is an Indian music composer duo consisting of brothers Anand Srivastava and Milind Srivastava. Born to composer Chitragupt, they have composed music for over 200 Bollywood films. The brothers debuted in 1984 with '' Ab Ayega Mazaa ...

while Sameer penned the songs. The song ''Pyar Ke Kagaz'' proved to be the biggest hit of the album. The album managed to feature in the top selling albums of 1992. Singers

Kumar Sanu Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), professionally known as Kumar Sanu, is a leading Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Hindi film songs. He is widely regarded as the Melody King of Bollywood. He holds the record for winn ...

, Abhijeet,

Pankaj Udhas Pankaj Udhas (17 May 1951 – 26 February 2024) was an Indian ghazal and playback singer known for his works in Hindi cinema, and Indian pop. He started his career with the release of a ghazal album titled ''Aahat'' in 1980 and subsequently rec ...

Udit Narayan Udit Narayan Jha (born 1 December 1955) is an Nepali and Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has also sung in various other languages including Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil ...

Sadhana Sargam Sadhana Sargam (née Ghanekar, born 7 March 1969) is an Indian singer known for her playback career in Indian cinema predominantly in Hindi, Marathi language, Marathi, Bengali language, Bengali, Nepali, Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, ...

Mohammad Aziz Mohammed Aziz (born as Syed Mohammed Aziz-Un-Nabi; 2 July 1954 – 27 November 2018), also known as Munna, was an Indian multilingual playback singer who primarily sang for the Bollywood, Odia films, Bengali. He sang about twenty thousand son ...

Kavita Krishnamurthy Kavita Krishnamurthy (born as Sharada Krishnamurthy), is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded numerous songs in various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, ...

contributed their voice. After a dispute over ''Dil'' (1990) between Anand–Milind and

Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. One of the most prominent singers of 1990s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Ben ...

, she stopped working with them for two years.

Box office

The film was major hit at the box office and one of the highest-grossing films of the year.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0267617
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Indian martial arts films 1990s action drama films 1990s Hindi-language films 1990s Indian films 1992 films 1992 martial arts films Films about rape in India Films scored by Anand–Milind Films shot in Ooty Indian action drama films Indian boxing films Indian rape and revenge films Films directed by Farogh Siddique Indian films about revenge Films about disability in India Indian action films Kickboxer (film series) Films about friendship Martial arts tournament films Kickboxing films Films set in Mumbai Films shot in Mumbai Professional wrestling films Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police Films about siblings Indian remakes of American films