Mashaal

1984 • 161 minutes
4.6
154 reviews
100%
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MASHAAL is a story about Vinod (Dilip Kumar) an honest fearless and crusading editor of an outspoken newspaper, who has vowed to eradicate the evils of illicit liquor, bootlegging and organized crime from his city.

It is story of Raja (Anil Kapoor - Slumdog Millionaire & 24), a young man from the slums who inevitably takes to bootlegging and black marketing to make his living.

Mashaal also tells the story of Vardhan (Amrish Puri - Indiana Jones & Temple of Doom) who is a powerful wealthy and respected figure of the city whose cloak of respectability hid all the social evils and crimes which flourished beneath.

How a chain of events change the lives of Raja, from a black marketer in to a young crusading journalist under the guidance of his now Godfather Vinod.

How Vinod’s life changes from an honest newspaper editor to becoming an underworld Don and a Racketeer, in order to combat the person responsible for his destruction - Vardhan.

Raja and Vinod are now on opposite side and despite every effort on Raja’s part, Vinod cannot go back to his old life - He has reached a point of no retreat... But Vinod has passed on the Torch to Gen Next and Raja must continue the crusade.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
154 reviews
Saiba Anand
June 10, 2015
Yash Chopra uses some great stage actors -Saaed Jaffery,Nilu Phule, Alok Nath! Mohan Agashe in this movie and extract some fine performances from them.
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vijay dubey
June 1, 2021
1dum fadhu movie nas nas me josh bharde Sabhi legendary actor ne kamal ka acting kiya. Ae bhai ae bhai ne to dil lut liya
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Rohit Karkare
June 10, 2015
All the characters, such as of Waheeda Rehman, Anil Kapoor, Amrish Puri fit perfectly in their roles. Another great film from Yash Chopra, recommended to everyone.
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