7cb1d79195 An angry slum-dweller is arrested, found guilty, and institutionalized. Unemployed and branded a trouble-maker, Jaikishan lives a poor lifestyle in a slum-area called Asha Colony, very near Andher&#39;s Lokhandwala Complex along with his sister, Seema; mom and dad. He comes to the rescue of a homeless orphan, Mili, who suffers from a deep inferiority complex, and permits her to live with his family. Brutally outspoken, he believes that India should be awarded unlimited gold medals for corruption at all levels, fully aware that these beliefs portray hima &#39;revolutionary&#39;, and prevent him from securing any gainful employment. His life will be turned upside down when he refuses to go along with the plans of the Khan family - consisting of builder, Majid; his goon brother, Farid, and their seemingly benevolent father, Jahangir. His family will also be traumatized after the Police arrest him for the alleged broad-daylight murder of Farid. Released at a time when Mumbai (then Bombay) was making the transition into the cosmopolitan city it is now, this movie captured the angst of the educated but unemployed youth striving to survive in the big bad city. The movie also made bold statements against the nexus between the city developers, the mafia and the corrupt politicos. What makes Angaar different from most other bash-the-mafia movies is the strong characterization. Almost every significant character has dimensions.<br/><br/>There is no pure hearted &quot;hero&quot; or mean-as-a-mule &quot;villian&quot; and the casting is perfect. Each actor fits the role perfectly. The story revolves around the House of Khans. The patriarch, Jehangir Khan (Kader Khan) is toughest Underworld don in the city and is now enjoying his retirement by solving issues of the poor folks in his &quot;Durbar&quot; (court).<br/><br/>His younger son, Farid (Mazhar Khan) handles the daily affairs of the underworld empire. However, there is a lot of tension between Jehangir and his elder son, Majid (Nana Patekar, superbalways), who is an architect and runs a construction agency. EvenJehangir tries to reform himself by helping the poor, the ruthless and stubborn Majid wants to raze downmany slumspossible and build skyscrapers.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, we are introduced to Jaikishen aka Jaggu, who is a hot headed unemployed graduate and the leader of the brats in his small &quot;Chawl&quot; - Asha colony. One day, Majid happens to see Asha colony and immediately realizes that it is prime land. Majid politely asks Jaggu to clear the colony and promises to compensate for the relocation. However, Jaggu declines and then Majid decides to use his father&#39;s muscle power to grab the land. Matters complicateFarid gets in a fight with Jaggu and dies of wounds. Jaggu is arrested and is declared mentally deranged because of his insane anger. Majid bribes the warden of the asylum and asks to torture Jaggu to such an extent that Jaggu becomes totally inert to respond. Meanwhile, Jaggu&#39;s friends - Hussain(Om Puri) and Mili (Dimple Kapadia) continue to expose Majid&#39;s and Jahangir&#39;s misdeeds through their newspaper. Jahangir repents and helps Jaggu escape from the asylum. Jaggu&#39;s friends help him recuperate. This causes panic in the Khan clannow Jaggu can testify against them. <br/><br/>Majid&#39;s machinations finally succeed and he razes Asha Colony to the ground. Jaggu and his friends avenge their colony by bringing down Majid&#39;s high rises and the movie culminates in an over-the-top, fantastic climax where the State assembly is blown awaya part of Jaggu&#39;s &quot;cleaning up the system&quot; plan. This movie has excellent performances by the entire top cast, notably, Nana Patekar, Jackie Shroff and Kader Khan. However, it is the finer touches which make this movie so different - Jaggu&#39;s nagging dad (Achyut Potdar, brilliant), Jehangir Khan&#39;s faithful bodyguard Anwar (Kiran Kumar, executes the role with great restraint, he doesn&#39;t even speak throughout the movie!!!), the honest-but-helpless Police Commissioner, the tense family dramas in the Khan household, Majid&#39;s retarded son and his self-pitying wife (Neena Gupta), Jaggu helping Mili to cross a busy traffic intersection - there are many more things to remember in the film. The film also has some good art direction with huge sets and some decent miniature work, which for a 1992 Hindi movie, was path-breaking. Today, after 12 years, the movie doesn&#39;t look slick - but the performances are top-notch, so is the script. Some may find the climax too fantastic, but hey, that&#39;s Bollywood for you! ANGAAR is one of the best gangster films made in bollywood, In 1992 when bollywood was busy dancing to films like DEEWANA, BOL RADHA BOL.etc K Shashilal Nair had the guts to defy stereotype. The film is a dark gangster film set in Mumbai where we have Kader Khan playing Jehangir Khan a gangster but who has a heart of gold(reportedly based on Haji Mastaan)he has 2 sons Nana Patekar who is a businessman and Mazhar Khan who takes care of the gang. We have jobless Jaikishan who likes playing in bands but never gets a job due to his approach to the society. The film is superbly handled, there is less scope on romance, more on drama and dark scenes. There are some filmy scenes especially the end but those have to be forgiven.The filmmaker also adds emotional angles to the villains, we have Nana who is a ruthless businessman who breaks down bhastis to build buildings but he has a mentally challenged son, also he has a had a lonely school and college life due to his father&#39;s name. One flaw perhaps is the way Jackie suddenly recovers after being a vegetable and some more<br/><br/>Direction is great Music is good<br/><br/>Jackie Shroff is understated and does a good job, Nana Patekar is flawless in his rolealways he performs brilliantly, Kader Khan is brilliantthe DON which he played later in SAPOOT too, he is simply brilliant, he also speaks in a much more gruffy voice perhaps to emulate the gangsters in real life. Dimple Kapadia is superb in her role, Mazhar Khan is amazing, Achyut Potdar is good, Sulabha Deshpande too does well, Kiran Kumar does well in a cameo, Neena Gupta is good, Ajit Vachnani, Om Puri is terrfic in his role and others are good
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