Naajayaz
Naajayaz (transl. Illegitimate) is a 1995 Indian action thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced on a budget of ₹26.8 million.It was a huge hit at box office. It stars Ajay Devgn, Naseeruddin Shah, Juhi Chawla, Deepak Tijori, Gulshan Grover and Reema Lagoo. Naajayaz was theatrically released in India on 17 March 1995 to positive reviews from critics. It was a commercial success grossing over ₹134.9 million worldwide. Naajayaz received two nominations at the 41st Filmfare Awards: Best Actor for Devgn and Best Supporting Actor for Shah.
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| Directed by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Produced by | Mukesh Bhatt |
| Written by | Jay Dixit |
| Starring | Naseeruddin Shah Ajay Devgn Juhi Chawla Deepak Tijori Gulshan Grover Makrand Deshpande |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹2.68 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹13.49 crore |
Plot
Inspector Jai (Ajay Devgn) is an upright and fearless cop who is given the job to take down the criminal empire of Raj Solanki (Naseeruddin Shah). Jai and his accomplice Inspector Sandhya (Juhi Chawla), who also happens to be his love, start taking down Raj's empire with gusto. But Raj's cronies and benefactors are not the only ones to be upset by this.
Raj has problems of his own. He does not want his son (Deepak Tijori) to turn into a criminal like him. Raj is also aware of his minion's (Gulshan Grover) discontent; he wants to start many criminal activities that even Raj will not do. Raj tries to stop Jai without applying pressure or brutality, only to meet Jai's mother (Reema Lagoo) and realize that Jai is his son. Now Raj finds himself in a real tight spot.
Jai's mother does not like Jai trying to take down Raj, but Jai is determined. After some time, Jai learns about his relationship with Raj, but continues his job nonetheless. Raj's legitimate son and his minion try to take down Jai individually, without knowing the secret.
How the story ends forms the plot of this film.
Cast
- Naseeruddin Shah as Raj Solanki
- Ajay Devgn as Inspector Jai Bakshi / Jai Solanki
- Juhi Chawla as Inspector Sandhya
- Deepak Tijori as Deepak Solanki, Jai's brother
- Reema Lagoo as Naina Bakshi, Jai's mother
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Ratan
- Gulshan Grover as David
- Disco Shanti as Item Dancer
- Tiku Talsania as ACP Malhotra
- Shri Vallabh Vyas as Pascal
- Makrand Deshpande as street singer
- Abha Ranjan
- S. M. Zaheer
- Gavin Packard
Soundtrack
The music for this album was composed by Anu Malik. The biggest hit from soundtrack was the timeless song "Barsat Ke Mausam Mein", composed by Anu Malik and sung by Kumar Sanu and Roop Kumar Rathod. The song was written by Sudarshan Faakir.[2] The poetic depth in the song is excellent.
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Lal Lal Hoton Pe" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | Indeewar |
| 2 | "Tujhe Pyar Karte Karte" | Sonu Nigam | Rahat Indori |
| 3 | "Kya Tum Mujhse Pyar Karte Ho" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | Indeewar |
| 4 | "Barsaat Ke Mausam Mein" | Kumar Sanu, Roop Kumar Rathod | Sudarshan Faakir |
| 5 | "Neend Ke Maare" | Alka Yagnik, Ila Arun | Pushpa Verma & Maya Govind |
| 6 | "Darwaza Khula Chod" | Alka Yagnik | Maya Govind |
| 7 | "Tujhe Pyar Karte Karte" | Alka Yagnik, Anu Malik | Rahat Indori |
| 8 | "Ek Kadam Tera Ek Kadam Mera" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | Rahat Indori |
Reception
Song of movie Barsaat ke Mausam mein was chartbuster. Movie received positive review from critics and was successful on box office by earning 9.4cr in India. Ajay Devgn's performance was acclaimed by the critics by siting it as his best till date