Shaan (1980)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Ramesh Sippy

Writers:

Javed Akhtar (writer)
Salim Khan (writer)

Release Date:

12 December 1980 (India)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Shaan tells the story of DCP Shiv Kumar an honest, brave and upright police man. He live in the country with his wife...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Officer | Arrest | Crocodile | Island

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Sunil Dutt	...	DSP Shiv Kumar (Guest Appearance)
Shashi Kapoor	...	Ravi Kumar
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Vijay Kumar
Shatrughan Sinha	...	Rakesh
Rakhee Gulzar	...	Sheetal Kumar
Parveen Babi	...	Sunita
Bindiya Goswami	...	Renu
Johnny Walker	...	Chacha
Kulbhushan Kharbanda	...	Shakal
Mazhar Khan	...	Abdul
Helen	...	Dancer
Bindu	...	Maharani
Padmini Kapila	...	Roma (Guest Appearance)
Sujit Kumar	...	Shakal's assistant

Runtime:

UK:181 min (1986 video release)

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Goregoan, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Trivia:

The role of Renu was originally intended for Hema Malini, who turned it down

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bluffmaster! (2005)

Soundtrack:

Doston Se Pyaar Kiya Dushmanon Se Badla Liya

All-In-One Film

Shaan has everything you would want in a film - there's comedy, drama, action, great music, and an all-star cast. Not only that, but there also is a car chase, a hostage crisis, a shootout, a jewel heist, and a deadly marine animal!

Characters include a pair of con-artist brothers who get conned themselves but end up joining their crafty foes (an uncle and niece team), another brother who just happens to be a police officer, his wife and daughter, a mischievous club singer, a hitman who turns good, a diabolical villain and his cronies, and a disabled informant. What more could you ask for?

As if the movie itself is not enough, the music is excellent as well. What else can you expect from R.D. Burman? "Yamma Yamma" is an instant classic. Find out for yourself if you haven't heard it yet, just ask for the MP3. "Pyar Karne Wale" is a hit as well, and fits perfectly into the movie, unlike most songs in Hindi films which just appear out of nowhere (and I must say, Parveen Babi looks great as she "sings" and dances to it in the movie).

This film is a 10/10 all the way. Shaan may be older than I am, but it's a film for the ages, and my father having a rather large video collection, Shaan being among them, I must have seen it at least a half dozen times since I was little. If you love watching Hindi movies, but haven't seen it yet, put it on your list of ones to watch. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.