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Thanedaar
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Raj N. Sippy
Written by Vinay Shukla
Based on Anbukku Naan Adimai (1980)
Produced by Sanjay Ray
Sudhir Roy
Starring Jeetendra
Jaya Prada
Sanjay Dutt
Madhuri Dixit
Cinematography Anwar Siraj
Edited by Ashok Honda
Music by Bappi Lahri
Production
company

Shiva Arts International

Release date

21 December 1990

Running time
 151 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Thanedaar (transl. Station House Officer) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action

film, produced by Sanjay Ray, Sudhir Roy under the Shiva Arts International banner
and directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri
Dixit and music composed by Bappi Lahiri.[1] The film is perhaps most remembered
for the hit song Tamma Tamma Loge and its quirky dancing moves. It was 23rd time
that Jeetendra and Prada paired together and the third pairing of Dutt and Dixit,
who went on to star in 7 films together including big box office blockbusters
Saajan (1991) and Khalnayak (1993). Thanedaar was the fourth highest-grossing film
of 1990.[2] The film is a remake of Tamil movie Anbukku Naan Adimai (1980).[3]
Plot

The film begins in a village Jaalkot where a beast Thakur Azghar Singh is the
tyrant of the region. Inspector Jagdish Chandra strongly opposes his cruelties when
Azghar conspires to eliminate him with two professional killers Lawrence & Peter.
Jagdish lives with his motherless children Avinash & Brijesh / Birju. One night,
the killers slay Jagdish and abduct Briju whereas Avinash is adopted by a Police
Commissioner. Years roll by, and Avinash becomes stout-hearted and leads a
delightful life with his wife Sudha and daughter Bubbly. Briju under the nurture of
Lawrence & Peter turns as notorious who is misused as their handgun. Now, they
assign a final task to shoplift a jewel. In tandem, like destiny, Chanda a victim
of Azghar chases Briju for aid in destroying him. Exploiting it, Briju accompanies
his robbery and flees but Chanda is apprehended. Through Chanda, Avinash learns
about Azghar and recollects the past. Thus, he deliberately transfers and moves to
Jaalkot. Besides, Lawrence & Peter betray Briju when he wallops them and runs away
with the treasure.

Now he starts a new journey while traveling on a train Avanish encounters him as a
co-passenger and a brawl erupts. Here, Avanish recognizes Briju as his brother by
his tattoo but tragically, he falls out of the train and dies. Afterward, Briju
lands at Jaalkot where everyone welcomes him as Avinash. Despite being reckless and
suborned to Azghar in the beginning, Briju becomes diehard after witnessing the
vandalism. Surprisingly, an unknown person under the veil always shields him.
Chanda also quiets looking at Briju’s honesty and falls for him. Meanwhile, Sudha
reaches the village with Bubbly when Briju falsifies and handles the situation.
Soon, he realizes Avinash is his brother and grieves for his sin. Eventually, he
reforms Azghar’s henchmen Sunny & Mangal turn as approvers but they are
slaughtered. However, Briju accumulates the pieces of evidence when Azghar recalls
Lawrence & Peter who bares his actuality. Knowing it, outraged Sudha seeks to kill
Briju when the man in the veil obstructs him. Then, as a thunderbolt, he is
unmasked as Avinash. At last, they cease the baddies. Finally, the movie ends on a
happy note with the reunion of the family.
Cast

Jeetendra as Avinash Chandar

Jaya Prada as Sudha Chandar
Sanjay Dutt as Brijesh Chandar "Birju"
Madhuri Dixit as Chanda
Kiran Kumar as Thakur Ajgar Singh
Goga Kapoor as Lawrence
Tej Sapru as Peter
Mahesh Anand as Mangal
Satish Shah as Rangeele
Kunika as Munni
Suresh Chatwal as Jailor
Sharat Saxena as Sunny
 Harish Patel as Constable Bechare
Paintal as Constable Dukhiram
Viju Khote as Constable Sukhiram
Dalip Tahil as Inspector Jagdish Chandar (Special Appearance)
Sudha Chandran as Mrs. Chandar (Special Appearance)
Vikas Anand as Vishnu
Mahavir Shah as Peter and Lawrence Henchman (Special Appearance)
Gavin Packard as Saudagar (Special Appearance)
Subbiraj as Police Commissioner

Soundtrack
Song Singer
"Tamma Tamma" Anuradha Paudwal, Bappi Lahiri
"Aur Bhala Main" Lata Mangeshkar, Pankaj Udhas
"Jab Se Hui Hai" Amit Kumar
"Pehli Pehli Baar" Alka Yagnik, Amit Kumar
"Jeena Hai To" - 1 Asha Bhosle, Amit Kumar
"Jeena Hai To" - 2 Asha Bhosle, Amit Kumar
"Jeena Hai To" - 3 Asha Bhosle
"Zulmi Saiyan" Asha Bhosle
"Kamaal Ho Gaya" Asha Bhosle
Tamma Tamma Loge

The dance steps are similar to the famous Michael Jackson song "Bad". It is well
known that Dutt had great difficulty performing the dance moves, especially the
scene with the chairs, and though he spent almost a month training, In an
interview, choreographer Saroj Khan talked about the shooting the song, which took
48 takes to get okayed.[4]

The tune was inspired by two songs from Mory Kanté's 1987 album Akwaba Beach:
"Tama" and "Yé ké yé ké".[5][2] There were also plans to remix the song by director
duo Abbas Mustan for their film Players, but later these plans were scrapped due to
there not being enough time before the release of the film.[6] The song was
reprised for the 2017 film Badrinath Ki Dulhania, by Tanishk Bagchi.
Reception

The film scored well at the box office grossing 10.25 crore nett and was declared a
superhit.[7] It was also the fourth highest-grossing film of the year 1990.
References

"Thanedar Returns Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 8
November 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
"Madhuri Dixit's Top 25 Dance Numbers". rediff.com. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 7 August
2012.
"Madhuri Dixit reminisces song 'Tamma Tamma' as movie 'Thanedar' clocks 30 years".
ANI News. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
"'Tamma Tamma Loge' got okayed in the 48th take: Saroj Khan". The Times of India.
23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 13 June
2013.
Srinivasan, Karthik (16 October 2018). "How Guinean Singer Mory Kanté's Music Was
Lifted To Create 'Tamma Tamma Loge' and 'Jumma Chumma De De'". Film Companion.
Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
"Players drops the idea for 'Jumma Chumma' or 'Tamma Tamma'". Bollywood Hungama. 31
December 2011. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 7 August
2012.

"Box Office 1990". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 4 March
2009. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
External links

Thanedaar at IMDb

Thanedaar on YouTube at MovieMinesHD Channel

Categories:

1990 films1990s Hindi-language films1990 action filmsFilms scored by Bappi

LahiriIndian action filmsFictional portrayals of the Maharashtra PoliceHindi
remakes of Tamil filmsHindi remakes of Telugu filmsFilms directed by Raj N.
SippyHindi-language action films

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