''Platform'' is a 1993 Indian

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-language

action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

directed by Deepak Pawar and starring

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 ...

in the lead, with

Tisca Chopra Tisca Chopra (born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress, author and film producer who has appeared in over 45 feature films, predominantly in Hindi language. '' Taare Zameen Par'', her best known feature film, was India's official entry to th ...

(Credited as Priya Arora in her debut screen name),

Prithvi Prithvi (Sanskrit: पृथ्वी, ', also पृथिवी, ', "the Vast One", also rendered Pṛthvī Mātā), is the Sanskrit name for the earth, as well as the name of the goddess-personification of it in Hinduism. The goddess Prit ...

, and

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Plot

''Platform'' follows the story of two brothers, Raju (

) and Vikram (

), who at a young age lose their mother, after which Vikram raises Raju, working at kind hearted Bhaiya Saab's hotel. Hariya (

Mohnish Bahl Mohnish Bahl (born 14 August 1961) is an Indian actor working in the Indian film industry and on Indian television. Career Mohnish Bahl debuted with the film ''Bekarar'' in a supporting role opposite Padmini Kolhapure and Sanjay Dutt but the fi ...

), a dope gangster antagonistic to Bhaiya Saab, one night guns him. Police inspector Joshi (

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 ...

) tries to arrest Vikram for the murder. Vikram escapes and tries to flee the city with Raju, but at the platform leaves Raju for a moment, only to be caught by Joshi. Hariya convinces Raju that Vikram has abandoned him and will never return, taking him under his criminal wing. Vikram is sentenced for murder, and Raju grows as an efficient henchman of Hariya, eliminating all of Hariya's rivals except Shetty (

). Having nearly completed his sentence, Vikram breaks out of jail to meet his brother, hoping to expose Hariya's criminality, but Raju rejects him and stands by Hariya. Shetty plans to kill both Hariya and Raju, despite warnings from his astrologer twin brother Shani Avatar (also

) to avoid trouble. Soon Raju steals some of Shetty's money. Vikram offers to kill Hariya for Shetty but to spare Raju's life in return. Shetty agrees on his conditions. Hariya learns of this and tells Raju to eliminate Shetty and Vikram. Vikram convinces Joshi about the truth, but is then kidnapped by Shetty. Shetty now threatens Raju with the deaths of Vikram and their girlfriends if he does not return the money. Raju decides to return the money to save Vikram, but Hariya hears of it and now allies with Shetty to kill both brothers. The climax reaches the railway platform with Vikram hanging by his arms above the tracks. Raju douses Shetty's money in alcohol threatening to burn it, ordering Hariya to confess to his role in the killings and separation of both brothers. Shetty, worried about his money, coerces Hariya to do so at gunpoint. Inspector Joshi appears, having heard Hariya's confession, prompting a firefight. Raju guns down the gangsters and frees his brother just in time as a speeding train arrives. Vikram falls prone on the tracks, the train passing over him harmlessly. Joshi arrests Shetty, but Hariya escapes. Raju catches up with Hariya, overturning his speeding car. An old rival turns up and both assault Raju, who, strengthened by his mother's chain, fights off the two just as the fuel explodes, killing Hariya. Raju staggers out of the debris, falling into Vikram's arms as the brothers reunite.

Cast

as Raju *

as Tina *

as Vikram *

Nandini Singh Nandini Singh (born 7 August 1980) is an Indian television and film actress, who has worked in both Hindi movies and Hindi serials. Nandini began her career as a child artist in the movie ''Jumbish'' in 1986 at the age of six, she worked in ' ...

as Seema *

as Inspector Joshi *

Mohnish Behl Mohnish Bahl (born 14 August 1961) is an Indian actor working in the Indian film industry and on Indian television. Career Mohnish Bahl debuted with the film ''Bekarar'' in a supporting role opposite Padmini Kolhapure and Sanjay Dutt but the fi ...

as Hariya *

as Shetty Mudaliar / Shani Avatar *

Surendra Pal Surendrapal Singh (born 25 September 1953) is an Indian film and television character actor who works in Hindi films and TV series. He is best known for his roles of Dronacharya in ''Mahabharat'', Amatya Rakshas in ''Chanakya'', Tamraj Kilvish ...

as Hariya's Brother *

Anjana Mumtaz Anjana Mumtaz (born 4 January 1941) is an Indian actress, who is known for her supporting roles in over a hundred Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati-language films. Born as Anjana Manjrekar, she married Sajid Mumtaz, an Air India official. Her son ...

as Raju and Vikram's Mother *

Mushtaq Khan Mushtaq Khan (born December 31, 1959) is an Indian film and television actor and comedian who has worked in several Bollywood, Hindi films in a career spanning three decades. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke ...

as Arjun *

Gavin Packard Gavin Packard (8 June 1964 – 18 May 2012) was an Indian actor of Irish American descent, noted for the villainous roles he portrayed in many Bollywood films of the 1990s like Sadak, ''Mohra'', '' Tadipaar'' and '' Chamatkar''. He had also ac ...

as Cheetah

Reception

The film has been long noted for being the big screen debut of actress

, and for its representing some of

Ajay Devgn 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 Ajay Devgn filmography, 100 films and ha ...

's best stunt work when in his early career he was typecast as an action hero. It was an average grosser.

Soundtrack

Lyrics: Sameer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Platform (Hindi Movie) 1993 films 1990s Hindi-language films 1990s Indian films Indian action films Films scored by Anand–Milind 1993 action films