''Shatranj'' () is a 1993 Indian

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directed by

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, starring

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and

Divya Bharti Divya Bharti (; 25 February 1974 – 5 April 1993) was an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Hindi and Telugu movies. Known for her acting, vivacity and beauty, she was among the highest-paid Indian actresses of her time. She received ...

. The movie marks Bharti's last film appearance. Kader Khan's son

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appeared as the younger version of his character. Shatranj was hit at the box office.

Plot

''Shatranj'' is the story of three brothers Dharamraj ( Kader Khan), Dinky (

) and Dino (

). Dharamraj runs a garage with his two younger brothers and has remained a bachelor all his life as he hates women. He also forbids his brothers from falling in love and getting married. Tension between the brothers arises when Dinky and Dino meet and fall in love with Radha (

) and Renu (

). After Dharamraj stops them from marrying Renu and Radha, the brothers leave home. They soon discover the real reason Dharamraj hates women. They are actually the real heirs of a wealthy business empire that was run by their father ( Vikas Anand) before his death. Their father had remarried after their mother's death and their stepmother (

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) ill-treated them. They also have a stepbrother Robin ( Shakti Kapoor). This was the reason why Dharamraj left home and took his two brothers with him. He vowed to never marry as he feared his wife would also ill-treat his brothers. Dino and Dinky return home to their brother and he slowly starts to approve of Renu and Radha. Meanwhile, their stepmother has left her business in the hands of the corrupt Prajpati ( Kiran Kumar), who is also the actual killer of their father. The brothers soon unite with Robin to save their stepmother when Prajpanti plans to steal their wealth and frame them for his crimes.

Cast

as Dinky Verma *

as Dino Verma *

as Radha *

as Renu * Shakti Kapoor as Robin * Kader Khan as Dharamraj Verma *

as Mrs. Verma * Kiran Kumar as Prajpati * Raju Shrestha as Dinky's Friend *Jamuna as Rosy as Dharamraj's love interest * Vikas Anand as Mr. Verma *

as Younger Dharamraj * Dinesh Hingoo as Ojha Mama * Gavin Packard as Kevin * Arun Bakshi as Arun * Lilliput as Garage Mechanic * Ekta Sohini as Robin's Date *

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Soundtrack

The lyrics of all songs were written by

Sameer Anjaan Shitala Pandey, better known as Sameer Anjaan or Sameer, is an Indian lyricist, known for writing songs predominantly for Bollywood films. He is a Guinness World Records, Guinness World Record holder for writing the most songs. He has won three ...

and the music was composed by Anand-Milind.

Divya Bharti's death

This was the last film of

, who fell from her fifth-floor apartment and died in April 1993, eight months before the film's release in December. Although she had completed filming her scenes before her death, a dubbing artist was used to dub her voice.

References

External links

* 1993 films 1990s Hindi-language films Films scored by Anand–Milind Films directed by Aziz Sejawal Indian action drama films Films shot in Madh Fort {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub