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''Taaqatwar'' (: ''Powerful'') is a 1989 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
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
David Dhawan David Dhawan (born Rajinder Dhawan; 16 August 1951) is an Indian director of Bollywood, Hindi films. A member of the List of Hindi film clans#Dhawan family, Dhawan family, he has directed over #Filmography, 42 films. The 1993 action thriller an ...
(in his directorial debut) and starring
Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who works in Hindi cinema in addition to a few Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi films. Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 160 films. ...
,
Govinda Govinda (, ), also rendered Govind, Gobinda, and Gobind, is an epithet of Vishnu and his avatars, such as Krishna. The name appears as the 187th and the 539th name of Vishnu in the ''Vishnu Sahasranama''. The name is also popularly addressed to ...
,
Neelam Kothari Neelam Kothari Soni (née Kothari; born 9 November 1969), known mononymously as Neelam, is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. She made her acting debut with '' Jawaani'' (1984), followed it in various films opposite Govinda such as '' ...
and
Anita Raj Anita Raj Khurana (born 28 February 1963) is an Indian actress and the daughter of well-known actor Jagdish Raj. Her notable films include Prem Geet (1981 film), Prem Geet (1981), ''Zara Si Zindagi'' (1983), ''Naukar Biwi Ka'' (1983), ''Zam ...
.
Govinda Govinda (, ), also rendered Govind, Gobinda, and Gobind, is an epithet of Vishnu and his avatars, such as Krishna. The name appears as the 187th and the 539th name of Vishnu in the ''Vishnu Sahasranama''. The name is also popularly addressed to ...
worked with
David Dhawan David Dhawan (born Rajinder Dhawan; 16 August 1951) is an Indian director of Bollywood, Hindi films. A member of the List of Hindi film clans#Dhawan family, Dhawan family, he has directed over #Filmography, 42 films. The 1993 action thriller an ...
for the first time in ''Taaqatwar''. He then formed a successful collaboration with
David Dhawan David Dhawan (born Rajinder Dhawan; 16 August 1951) is an Indian director of Bollywood, Hindi films. A member of the List of Hindi film clans#Dhawan family, Dhawan family, he has directed over #Filmography, 42 films. The 1993 action thriller an ...
and went on to act in 17 films directed by him.


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Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who works in Hindi cinema in addition to a few Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi films. Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 160 films. ...
as Police Inspector Amar Sharma *
Govinda Govinda (, ), also rendered Govind, Gobinda, and Gobind, is an epithet of Vishnu and his avatars, such as Krishna. The name appears as the 187th and the 539th name of Vishnu in the ''Vishnu Sahasranama''. The name is also popularly addressed to ...
as John D'Mello *
Anita Raj Anita Raj Khurana (born 28 February 1963) is an Indian actress and the daughter of well-known actor Jagdish Raj. Her notable films include Prem Geet (1981 film), Prem Geet (1981), ''Zara Si Zindagi'' (1983), ''Naukar Biwi Ka'' (1983), ''Zam ...
as Anju Khurana *
Neelam Kothari Neelam Kothari Soni (née Kothari; born 9 November 1969), known mononymously as Neelam, is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. She made her acting debut with '' Jawaani'' (1984), followed it in various films opposite Govinda such as '' ...
as John D' Mello's girlfriend *
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 Ganguram Tulsiram *
Tanuja Tanuja Mukherjee (née Samarth), known mononymously as Tanuja, (born 23 September 1943) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the Hindi film industry. Part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of actress Shobhna Sam ...
as Mrs. Sharma *
Anil Dhawan Anil Dhawan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and television. He made his acting debut with ''Chetna'' (1970) and followed it up with a big hit in ''Piya Ka Ghar'' (1971). He is also known for his 2018 film Andhadhun. Early life D ...
as Master Peter D'Mello *
Anupam Kher Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor, director and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, he has acted in more than 540 films. A veteran of Indian cinema, Kher is recipient of two Na ...
as Municipal Officer Vijay Sharma *
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 Khurana's son *
Shakti Kapoor Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 700 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor team ...
as Munjal Khurana *
Vikas Anand Vikas Anand is an Indian film and television actor who works in Bollywood. Filmography *'' Garm Hava'' (1973) *'' Ek Nari Do Roop'' (1973) *'' Joshila'' (1973) *'' Bidaai'' (1974) *'' Deewaar'' (1975) * '' Prem Kahani (1975 film)'' *'' Shol ...
as Lawyer Mohanlal Srivastav *
Bhagwan The word Bhagavan (; ), also spelt as Bhagwan (sometimes translated in English as "Lord", "God"), is an epithet within Indian religions used to denote figures of religious worship. In Hinduism it is used to signify a deity or an ''avatar'', pa ...
as A Guest in wedding (Cameo Role) *
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 Sujit, Munjal Khurana Henchman


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* 1980s Hindi-language films 1989 films 1989 action films Films directed by David Dhawan Films scored by Anu Malik Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police 1989 directorial debut films Indian action films Hindi-language action films {{1980s-action-film-stub