Vijay (1988 film)

Vijay
Vijay
	Promotional Poster
Directed by	Yash Chopra
Written by	Sachin Bhowmick; Akhtar ul Iman
Produced by	Yash Chopra
Starring	Rajesh Khanna; Hema Malini; Rishi Kapoor; Anil Kapoor; Meenakshi Sheshadri; Sonam; Saeed Jaffrey; Anupam Kher
Cinematography	Manmohan Singh
Music by	Shiv-Hari
Production; company	Yash Raj Films
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date	12 August 1988;
Running time	172 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Vijay (English: Victory) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Yash Chopra. It features an ensemble star cast consisting of Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Sonam, Anupam Kher in pivotal roles. Anupam Kher won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance.

The plot of the film was inspired by Chopra's previous film Trishul. The film, released on 12 August 1988, to coincide with India's Independence Day weekend, was a commercial failure.^[1]

^ "The Romantics: Yash Chopra talks about the STRUGGLES he faced while releasing Chandni: "One distributor refused to release the film. A lot of messages were passed that Another flop is coming. Dont give them theatres" : Bollywood News". Bollywood Hungama. 15 February 2023.

[1] "The Romantics: Yash Chopra talks about the STRUGGLES he faced while releasing Chandni: "One distributor refused to release the film. A lot of messages were passed that Another flop is coming. Dont give them theatres" : Bollywood News". Bollywood Hungama. 15 February 2023.

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