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RUNTIME
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Clocks in at 162 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
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Mashaal
1984 2h 42m HI
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7.8
BANGER
★7.8TMDB · 8
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Synopsis
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Vinod Kumar, an honest man, tries to expose the malpractices of influential politician-cum-gangster, SK Vardhan through his newspaper, Mashaal. A chain of events changes Vinod's life - from an honest journalist to a gangster.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Anil Kapoor
Raja
Dilip Kumar
Vinod Kumar
Amrish Puri
S.K. Vardhan
Rati Agnihotri
Geeta
Waheeda Rehman
Sudha Kumar
Saeed Jaffrey
Kishorilal
Annu Kapoor
Nagesh
Gulshan Grover
Munna
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Yash Chopra
- Languages
- Hindi
- Countries
- India
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ERA
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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Yash Chopra, shot by Santosh Sivan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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CAST
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Anil Kapoor and Dilip Kumar and Amrish Puri carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0085912 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Yash Chopra directs. Santosh Sivan behind the camera. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Clocks in at 162 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
- 242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Yash Chopra, shot by Santosh Sivan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Anil Kapoor and Dilip Kumar and Amrish Puri carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0085912 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Santosh Sivan
- Runtime
- 162 min · 2h 42m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- HI
- IMDB
- Mashaal (1984)
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Yash Chopra
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Production companies
Who made it
Yash Raj Films
IN
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1984-01-12
