Kishen Kanhaiya

1990 2h 40m HI

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6.8

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5.9

IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 16★5.9IMDB · 791

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Synopsis

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Separated at birth, Kishen and Kanhaiya grow up in different worlds, one in opulent luxury, the other in poverty. Fate reunites them as they fight together to end injustice.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anil Kapoor
Kishen / Kanhaiya
Amrish Puri
Lala Gendamal
Madhuri Dixit
Anju
Kader Khan
Munshi
Vikas Anand
Doctor
Bindu
Kamini
Dinesh Hingoo
Lokhandwala
Saeed Jaffrey
Vidya Charan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rakesh Roshan
Writers: Mohan Kaul, Ravi Kapoor
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rakesh Roshan, shot by Pushpal Dutta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sanjay Verma shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Anil Kapoor and Amrish Puri and Madhuri Dixit carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0099943 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Rakesh Roshan directs. Pushpal Dutta behind the camera. Sanjay Verma cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Rakesh Roshan, shot by Pushpal Dutta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Sanjay Verma shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Anil Kapoor and Amrish Puri and Madhuri Dixit carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0099943 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.