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Wajood

  • 1998
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
861
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Madhuri Dixit and Nana Patekar in Wajood (1998)
ActionCrimeDramaThriller

This story revolves around Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri, a out-of-work actor, poor, and dependent on his father, who is heading for retirement. Malhar knows that he can act, very well indeed, a... Read allThis story revolves around Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri, a out-of-work actor, poor, and dependent on his father, who is heading for retirement. Malhar knows that he can act, very well indeed, all he needs is some encouragement, and some money. He gets neither. His father is abusive,... Read allThis story revolves around Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri, a out-of-work actor, poor, and dependent on his father, who is heading for retirement. Malhar knows that he can act, very well indeed, all he needs is some encouragement, and some money. He gets neither. His father is abusive, and even gets physical with him openly in front of all the neighbours, and even the neigh... Read all

  • Director
    • N. Chandra
  • Writers
    • N. Chandra
    • Kamlesh Pandey
  • Stars
    • Nana Patekar
    • Madhuri Dixit
    • Mukul Dev
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    861
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • N. Chandra
    • Writers
      • N. Chandra
      • Kamlesh Pandey
    • Stars
      • Nana Patekar
      • Madhuri Dixit
      • Mukul Dev
    • 16User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nana Patekar
    Nana Patekar
    • Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri…
    Madhuri Dixit
    Madhuri Dixit
    • Apoorva Choudhury
    Mukul Dev
    Mukul Dev
    • Nihal Joshi
    Ramya Krishnan
    Ramya Krishnan
    • Shalini
    • (as Ramya Krishna)
    • …
    Johny Lever
    Johny Lever
    • Inspector Rahim Khan
    Hemu Adhikari
    Hemu Adhikari
    • Malhar's father
    Maya Alagh
    Maya Alagh
    • Mrs. Abhijeet Joshi
    Paresh Bramhbhatt
    • Mawali
    N. Chandra
    N. Chandra
    • Man by pay phone
    Chandrakant Gokhale
    Chandrakant Gokhale
    • Malhar's father
    Gulzar
    Gulzar
    • Self (presenting award)
    Jagdeep
    Jagdeep
    • Bagh Singh
    Sanjay Mishra
    Sanjay Mishra
    • Kanchan (camera operator)
    Uday Sabnis
    Uday Sabnis
    • Police officer
    Kunika Sadanand
    Kunika Sadanand
    • Mrs. Chawla
    • (as Kunika)
    Parikshit Sahni
    Parikshit Sahni
    • Abhijeet Joshi
    Tej Sapru
    Tej Sapru
    • Apoorva's boss
    Shivaji Satam
    Shivaji Satam
    • Police Commissioner of Mumbai
    • (as Shivaaji Satam)
    • Director
      • N. Chandra
    • Writers
      • N. Chandra
      • Kamlesh Pandey
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    User reviews16

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    9idas-29860

    Convincing script and powerful performances.

    Wajood directed by n chandra, is a brilliant film. Script is tight, keeps audience engrossed. Performances are convincing. Nana patekar proves once again why he is considered as a brilliant actor. Each of his scenes and dialogues touch the heart. Rest actors are great too. Direction is awesome. The best part of the film is script. Each scene is interconnected with each other. Human complexes are well portrayed in each character. N chandra chooses a crime story but in undercurrent lies the message of human grey shades. Malhar's (nana) upbringing, brought up and poverty along with passion for theatre enables him to have a way of life as compared to nihal (mukul dev) and Apurva (madhuri) . They have their own ways. Each character collides with one another. Some of it is luck and destiny and some is due to self initiative. Nana's father's role is well written.

    A must watch film.

    Should be remaked.
    10kothawade-amol

    Highly underrated

    Just few pointers : 1) I felt i watched a masterpiece after watching this movie and was surprised to see rating of 6.4 on IMDb and below average collections on box office. Unbelievable ! That's why i am writing this review. 2) If you have not watched yet, then please go and watch. There are at least 4 scenes in the movies, which would make you feel you are utilizing your time for good. (I have watched many Hindi movies and they do not even have one scene which would make one feel money and time are worth spent.

    Enjoy !

    It is sheer brilliance of the whole team associated with this team.
    9inabz1

    see above

    An artist's choice. Another movie that deviates itself from the ordinary Bollywood cliché. With an entertaining yet though-provoking story line, this film proves itself to be a definite watch. What distinguishes this film from any other film is the script. The story has several layers, some open for analysis and some layers need some careful consideration, and that is exactly why you lose yourself in the character at the end. The film has a cyclic structure which is bound to thump the hearts of the analytics amongst the audience.

    The performances are excellent, especially Nana Patekar... thoroughly outstanding performance. This man has a story to speak in his real-life, it is no wonder that he can act. He sure can do that so well. He loses himself in his character so well that the audience is left with no choice but to not only watch the movie, rather feel it (would've been perfect if the cinematography was a little better though). Madhuri Dixit, too did a good job excluding moments when I'd cringe because of here over-acting at times. Although she was excellent on screen as usual, at times I felt she had to make a real effort to keep up with the excellent performance delivered by my man, Nana!

    Having said the pros, I think this movie would surely spread itself over your list of movies that you gotta watch at least once in your lifetime. So do yourself a favour.... watch this gem!
    8aaravrai

    Kaise bataun tumhe, tum mere liye kaun ho

    This movie is underdog! Nana Patekar's performance is out of the world.
    9craigssale

    Brilliant movie

    This is a hidden gem.I'm surprised i've never heard of this movie before. In none of the interviews has Madhuri Dixit ever mentioned about this movie being her favorite and i'm surprised, as the performances by Nana Patekar and Madhuri are outstanding.The plot is very unusual but as an Indian you can relate to the fact that our society puts an immense pressure on education and securing a job thereafter.As parents we do not encourage our child to take up his/her passion and end up pushing him/her to achieving some "regular" job that the society can appreciate.Not all kids can become something what parents want them to be and these are the few who are severely impacted,its like a tug of war in their minds trying to follow passion on one side and being pulled by societal pressure on the other. Nana has two passions in his life ,Theater and Madhuri, and how in the end he pours his feelings out for the love of his life while enacting it in the form of a play,his other love.The way the ending scene was taken is something i've never seen on Indian cinema.This movie is a cinematic genius..Hats off to the person who conceived this thought!and to the actors for delivering stellar performances

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    • Release date
      • December 11, 1998 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
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      • N. Chandra Productions
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      • 3h(180 min)
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