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Kabzaa is a film of genre Drama directed by Mahesh Bhatt with Sanjay Dutt
Kabzaa (1988)
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Add to a movie listKabzaa is a 1988 Bollywood action/drama film starring Sanjay Dutt, Raj Babbar and Paresh Rawal. This movie is hugely inspired by the 1954 American Classic On the Waterfront starring Marlon Brando. Scripted by legendary scriptwriter Salim Khan and directed by prominent Indian film director Mahesh Bhatt the film was well liked by critics but only fairing average at the box office. Over the years it has garnered a cult following.
Synopsis
In the opening scene, Ravi Verma (Sanjay Dutt) is shown badly wounded with bullets. He crawls to a phone booth and calls up for an ambulance to save his life.Actors
Sanjay Dutt
(Ravi Varma)
Amrita Singh
(Rita)
Raj Babbar
(Ranjit Varma)
Paresh Rawal
(Veljibhai Soda)
Alok Nath
(Ustad Ali Mohammed)
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