| Shahenshah | |
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| Directed by | Tinnu Anand |
| Written by | Inder Raj Anand |
| Screenplay by | Santosh Saroj |
| Story by | Jaya Bachchan |
| Produced by | Bitu Anand Tinnu Anand Naresh Malhotra |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Meenakshi Sheshadri Pran Amrish Puri Prem Chopra Sharat Saxena |
| Cinematography | Peter Pereira |
| Edited by | A. Habib |
| Music by | Amar Haldipur Utpal Biswas |
Production company | Shiva Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 175 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹12 crore[1] |
Shahenshah (transl. Emperor) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language vigilante action film produced and directed by Tinnu Anand with story by Jaya Bachchan and script by Inder Raj Anand (who died before the film was released). The film stars Amitabh Bachchan in the title role, alongside Meenakshi Sheshadri, Praan, Amrish Puri, Prem Chopra and Sharat Saxena in supporting roles. The film marks Bachchan's comeback to films after a three-year hiatus during which he had entered politics. Bachchan still had films releasing during the hiatus as they were projects, which he had previously completed.
Shahenshah became the second highest-grossing Indian film of 1988 despite strong competition from Tezaab and Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak.[2] The dialogue "Rishte Mein To Hum Tumhare Baap Hote Hain, Naam Hai Shahenshah" also became one of the popular dialogues. It was also remembered for Meenakshi Sheshadri's performance and Amitabh Bachchan's double performances and single role and single fictional character and double costume.[3][4]
- ^ "Boxofficeindia.com". 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Indicine Box Office Results - 1988". Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Thombare, Suparna. "5 memorable roles of Meenakshi Seshadri – Birthday special". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Bhargava, Simran (15 March 1988). "Amitabh Bachchan makes spectacular come-back with Shahenshah". India Today. Retrieved 17 August 2020.