- China Gate (1998 film)
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China Gate Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi Produced by Rajkumar Santoshi Starring Om Puri
Amrish Puri
Naseeruddin Shah
Danny Denzongpa
Mamta Kulkarni
Gaurav Purohit
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Paresh Rawal
Tinu AnandMusic by Vanraj Bhatia
Anu MalikCinematography Piyush Shah Editing by V.N. Mayekar Release date(s) November 27, 1998 Country India Language Hindi China Gate is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. The film is a "humble tribute to the late Akira Kurosawa", crediting Seven Samurai (1954) as its inspiration. It was also partly influenced by Ramesh Sippy's Sholay (1975).[1]
The film is famous for the song "Chamma Chamma", sung by Alka Yagnik, composed by Anu Malik and Vanraj Bhatia, and featuring Urmila Matondkar dancing to the song. The song was subsequently used in Baz Luhrmann's Hollywood musical film, Moulin Rouge! (2001).
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Plot
The story begins with Col. Krishnakanth Puri and his 10 men being sacked from the Indian army as they failed China Gate mission in 17 years. After witnessing the brutal slaying of her Forest Officer father, Sunder Rajan, at the hands of dreaded dacoit Jageera, Sandhya goes to Colonel Krishnakant Puri and asks for his assistance in bringing an end to Jageera's rule in the Devdurg region. Krishnakant agrees to assist her, and summons ten of his fellow officers and subordinates to assist him. They all assemble at Devdurg with all the necessary ammunitions and arms to combat Jageera, not realizing that Jageera has influence over the local police detachment, who will prevent Puri and his men to possess any guns and weapons. This does not deter Puri and his men, and they continue to stay on in Devdurg and gain the confidence of the villagers. What the villagers do not know that Krishnakant and his men had all been dishonorably discharged from the army for cowardice and retreating when attacked by the enemy.
Cast
- Om Puri .... Col. Krishnakanth Puri
- Amrish Puri .... Col. Keval Krishan Puri
- Naseeruddin Shah .... Major Sarfaraz Khan
- Danny Denzongpa .... Major Ranjir Singh Gurung
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda .... Major Kulbhushan Gupta
- Tinu Anand .... Major B'John
- Viju Khote .... Ghanshyam
- Samir Soni .... Uditanshu Tandon aka Udit
- Jagdeep .... Subedar Ramaiyah
- Mamta Kulkarni ....Sandhya Rajan
- Mukesh Tiwari .... Jageera
- Paresh Rawal .... Inspector Barot
- Ila Arun .... Sandhya's Mother
- Shivaji Satham .... Gopinath
- Anjan Srivastav .... Pandey/DK
- Razak Khan .... Sadhuram (Villager)
- Anupam Kher .... Senior Army Official / Governor (Special Appearance)
- Urmila Matondkar .... Special Appearance in song Chamma Chamma
- Girish Karnad .... Rajan (Sandhya's Dad)
Box office
The film was received moderately by critics and people, however in terms of collections, the film was declared an average grosser at the box office. However it did a good business in Rajasthan.
References
- ^ Grossman, Andrew (February 2001), "Film Reviews: China Gate", Scope: an online journal of film & tv studies, http://www.scope.nottingham.ac.uk/filmreview.php?issue=feb2001&id=812§ion=film_rev, retrieved 2009-05-31
External links
Films of Rajkumar Santoshi Director Ghayal (1990) • Damini (1993) • Andaz Apna Apna (1994) • Barsaat (1995) • Ghatak: Lethal (1996) • China Gate (1998) • Pukar (2000) • Lajja (2001) • The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) • Khakee (2004) • Family - Ties of Blood (2006) • Halla Bol (2008) • Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009)Producer Categories:- Indian films
- Hindi-language films
- 1998 films
- 1990s Hindi-language film stubs
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