Aatish: Feel the Fire
| Aatish: Feel the Fire आतिश: फील द फायर | |
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 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | Sanjay Gupta |
| Produced by | G. P. Sippy, Vijay Sippy |
| Written by | Robin Bhatt and Sujit Sen (story), Kamlesh Pandey (dialogue) |
| Based on |
A Better Tomorrow by John Woo |
| Starring |
Sanjay Dutt Aditya Pancholi Raveena Tandon Karishma Kapoor Atul Agnihotri |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan |
| Cinematography | Najeeb Khan |
| Edited by | Afaq Hussain |
| Distributed by | Sippy Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 155 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹300 million (US$4.5 million) |
| Box office | ₹585 million (US$8.7 million) |
Aatish: Feel the Fire is a 1994 Hindi action movie directed by debutant Sanjay Gupta and starring Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Pancholi, Raveena Tandon, Karishma Kapoor and Atul Agnihotri in lead roles. Other cast include Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Kader Khan, Ajit, Tanuja, Ram Mohan, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Dinesh Hingoo, Tiku Talsania, Mushtaq Khan. The film is an unofficial remake of John Woo's A Better Tomorrow and upon release generally well received by critics and audiences alike it was the fourth highest grossing Hindi film of 1994 grossing ₹585 million (US$8.7 million) at the Indian box office.
The film marked Sanjay Gupta's directorial debut in Bollywood and the first of many successful collaborations with Aditya Pancholi and Sanjay Dutt.
Muhrut shot of Aatish was given by Amitabh Bachchan.
Plot
Baba and Avinash are brothers who lives in a shanty house with their widowed mother, who makes a living as a housemaid. When a stalker attempts to rape their mother, Baba knives him to death, and the three, along with an orphan named Nawab, take shelter with an underworld don named Uncle. Baba would like Avinash to study and become a better person, and in order to do this he decides to make crime his career. When Avinash completes his studies and wants to enroll himself in the police academy, Baba helps him monetarily by accepting his first contract killing. Avinash does complete his training at the police academy and soon becomes a police inspector. One of his first assignments is to be apprehend and arrest Baba and Nawab - much to his shock, as he had never associated his very own brother of having any criminal background. Avinash must now decide to proceed on with apprehending Baba and Nawab, or quit from the police force.
Cast
- Sanjay Dutt ... Baba
- Aditya Pancholi ... Nawab
- Raveena Tandon ... Nisha
- Karisma Kapoor ... Pooja (as Karishma Kapoor)
- Atul Agnihotri ... Inspector Avinash 'Avi'
- Shakti Kapoor ... Sunny
- Gulshan Grover ... Kaniya
- Ajit ... Uncle (underworld don)
- Tanuja ... Baba's Mother
- Vishwajeet Pradhan ... Gulam (Kania's brother)
- Kader Khan ... Kadar bhai
- Ram Mohan ... Police Commissioner
- Dinesh Hingoo ... Aar Paar
- Tiku Talsania ... Jarnail Singh
- Mushtaq Khan ... Bhiku
- Ayman Sayyed ... Master Tinu
Soundtrack
The song "Hasratein Hain" was one of the most popular songs of the film and the year 1994 while "Kash Tum Mujhse" was also a hit.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Aa Aa Mere Dilruba" | Kumar Sanu, Sapna Mukherjee |
| 2 | "Hasratein Hain Bahut Magar" | Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam |
| 3 | "Kaash Tum Mujhse Ek Baar Kaho" | Kumar Sanu |
| 4 | "Khaate Hain Hum Kasam" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
| 5 | "Dil Dil Dil Main Tere Pyar Mein" | Jolly Mukherjee, Alka Yagnik |
| 6 | "Ya Mustafa" | Jolly Mukherjee, Mukul Aggarwal, Alka Yagnik |
| 7 | "Baarish Ne Aag Lagayi" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik |
| 8 | "Dheela Pajama" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
Remake Anthology
| A Better Tomorrow (1986) (Cantonese) | Aatish (1994) (Hindi) | A Better Tomorrow (2010) (Korean) |
| John Woo | Sanjay Gupta | Song Hae-sung |