Commando (1988 film)
| Commando | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | B.Subhash |
| Written by | Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogues) B.Subhash |
| Produced by | Mushir-Riaz |
| Starring | Mithun Chakraborty Shashi Kapoor Mandakini Hemant Birje Amrish Puri Kim |
| Cinematography | Radhu Karmakar |
| Edited by | Mangesh Chavan |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
Production company | M.R. Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Commando is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian action film directed by B.Subhash and produced by Mushir-Riaz, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Mandakini, Hemant Birje, Amrish Puri, and Kim. It was a commercial success at the box-office.[1][2][3]
Plot[]
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The film starts with an assassination attempt that fails as a police inspector jumps in front and saves the minister . The police dies, but his wife gets mad. Thus the son grows himself by training himself , same time caring for his mother, who is in treatment for mental sickness. Mithun, now as the story proceeds, saves mandakini during a murder attempt by the gunmen of shakthi kapoor. Gradually both fall in love, but mandakini father is against it. Mandakini father gets in good terms with the villain to get mithun arrested as mithun got trapped by shakthi kapoor with a lorry full of explosives, during which mithun overhears conversation among villains of an assassination attempt. Mandakini gets kidnapped by villains, but Mithun rescues mandakini and also kills the villains.. final scene shows the assassination attempt got defeated by Mithun. Mithuns mother, also attending this function, suddenly gets her memory back, recognises mithun and accepts mandakini as her daughter in law happily..
Cast[]
- Mithun Chakraborty as Chander (Chandu)
- Shashi Kapoor as Inspector General
- Mandakini as Asha Malhotra
- Hemant Birje as Dilher Singh
- Kim as Jhum Jhum
- Amrish Puri as Marcelloni
- Danny Denzongpa as Ninja
- Shakti Kapoor as Mirza
- Asrani as Driver
- Satish Shah as Ram Chong
- Om Shivpuri as Kailashpuri Malhotra
- Dalip Tahil as Moolchand Bhalla (M.C.)
- Mac Mohan as Security Officer
- Sarla Yeolekar as Chander's mom
- Satish Kaul as Satish - Chander's dad
- Bob Christo as Marcelloni's Henchman
- Tom Alter as Hatcher
- Asha Sharma as Indira Gandhi
- Iftekhar as Restaurant Manager
- Shashi Kiran as Police Inspector
- Ajit Vachani as Doctor
- Praveen Kumar
Soundtrack[]
| Commando | |
|---|---|
| Film score | |
| Released | 1988 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 49:27 |
| Label | T-Series |
The lyrics written by Anjaan to the music composed by Bappi Lahiri.[4]
Parts of the score blatantly copied Star Wars Main Title theme.
| Track | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| "O Dada O Dada (Ga Ga Re Ga, Gaadi Chale)" | Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar |
| "Maine Maine Tujhe Tujhe" | Alisha Chinoy, Vijay Benedict |
| "Mera Naam Zoom Zoom" | Alisha Chinoy, Vijay Benedict, Shailendra Singh |
| "O Mere Apne O Mere Sapne" | Vijay Benedict |
| "Commando Commando" | Alisha Chinoy, Vijay Benedict |
| "O Mere Apne O Mere Sapne" (Sad) | Vijay Benedict |
References[]
- ^ "Film-Commando". IBOS. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Commando Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Commando-Film details-Press Book". ebay. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Commando Songs". Saavn. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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- Indian action thriller films
- Films directed by Babbar Subhash
- Films scored by Bappi Lahiri
- Indian spy thriller films
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