Connection
Shahenshah is a film of genre Action directed by Tinnu Anand with Amitabh Bachchan
Shahenshah (1988)
If you like this film, let us know!
Add to a movie listShahenshah (Urdu: شہنشاہ; literally Emperor) is a 1988 Bollywood superhero film starring Amitabh Bachchan in the title role, along with Meenakshi Sheshadri. The film was produced and directed by Tinnu Anand. The story of the film was written by Amitabh Bachchan's wife Jaya Bachchan and the screenplay was written by veteran screenwriter Inder Raj Anand who died before the film was released. The film marked Bachchan's comeback after a three-year hiatus during which he had entered politics. The film became a blockbuster upon its release. This film was based on an old 'B' grade Indian stunt film 'Shabnam' starring Mehmood, L.Vijaylakshmi and Jeevan.
Actors
Amitabh Bachchan
(Vijay Kumar Srivastava / Shahenshah)
Aruna Irani
(Julie (Shalu's mother))
Meenakshi Seshadri
(Shalu)
Amrish Puri
(J.K.)
Rohini Hattangadi
(Shanti (Vijay's mother))
Comments
Leave comment :
Suggestions of similar film to Shahenshah
There are 794 films with the same actors, 7 films with the same director, 16316 with the same cinematographic genres, 677 films with the same themes, to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.If you liked Shahenshah, you will probably like those similar films :
Toofan (1989)
, 2h54Genres Fantasy
Themes Films about families, Superhero films
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Meenakshi Seshadri, Amrita Singh, Farooq Sheikh, Pran Krishan Sikand, Goga Kapoor
Rating51%
The film opens with a daredevil escape magician Ramesh Kumar (Ramesh Deo) receiving word that his close friend Inspector Hanuman Prasad (Pran) has just lost his wife during childbirth. As Ramesh's wife is unable to bear children, the inspector entrusts one of his twin children to Ramesh, to rear as his own, so they may both enjoy the children. They decide to keep this a secret between them (and the doctor). Ramesh returns to Mumbai and the boy, Shyam, learns the tricks of the trade to become Shyam jadugar (Shyam the magician, played by Amitabh Bachchan). Ramesh meets an untimely death during a failed Chinese Water Torture Cell escape trick, and his wife steadfastly dissuades Shyam from pursuing magic. However, Shyam resolves to perform the escape successfully as a tribute to his late father.
Kaalia (1981)
Directed by Tinnu Anand
Genres Action, Crime
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Asha Parekh, Parveen Babi, Kader Khan, Amjad Khan, Pran Krishan Sikand
Rating66%
Kaalia (Amitabh Bachchan) lives with his older brother (Kadar Khan), sister-in-law (Asha Parekh), and their little daughter. He spends his time idly playing with the neighbour's kids. His older brother gets into accident at work at the mill and loses his arms. He loses his job and needs money for treatment. Kaalia begs his brother's boss (Amjad Khan), but he refuses. Kaalia breaks into the boss' safe to get the money but it's too late as the brother dies. The boss throws Kaalia in jail for nine months. This is where he meets the men that teach him crime (kallu se kalia ka safar shuro hota hai). After his release, Kaalia is a different, stronger man. He and his accomplices steal the gold that the boss had been smuggling at the mill. Then he burns down the mill as retribution for his brother's death. He goes to jail again, this time for 2 years. His accomplices lie to his sister-in-law by telling her that he is in America earning a lot of money for her and her daughter. They move from poverty into riches. In jail, Kaalia meets the warden (Pran), a smart, ethical, strong man, whose daughter was kidnapped by one of the prisoners when she was little. After Kaalia is released from prison, he is bent on seeking vengeance and eventually pairs up with a woman (Parveen Babi). The boss kidnaps Kaalia's niece and forces her mother to testify against Kaalia in a murder trial. He is found guilty for a murder he didn't commit and escapes from prison to find his niece. At first, the warden chases him and once he knows the true story, decides to help him. They go to the boss's place and not only find the little girl but also the sister-in-law about to die. The boss reveals to the warden that he was the one who had kidnapped his daughter 20 years ago and now it's the grown up Parveen Babi's character. They fight with him and the boss gets beaten up badly. Everyone lives happily after.
Mr. India (1987)
, 2h59Directed by Shekhar Kapur
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Musical
Themes Superhero films, Children's films
Actors Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Amrish Puri, Satish Kaushik, Annu Kapoor, Sharat Saxena
Rating76%
The film opens with the revelation that violence has escalated in India, in which the central villain is Mogambo (Amrish Puri). Mogambo is a brilliant yet insane General whose goal is to conquer India. From his island, modelled after the island of Dr. No, Mogambo monitors the evil-doings perpetrated by his henchmen. All his subordinates know the formal salute "Hail Mogambo!", emphasising his complete authority over his minions.
Ajooba (1991)
, 2h59Directed by Shashi Kapoor
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Superhero films
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Dimple Kapadia, Rishi Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Sonam, Saeed Jaffrey
Rating52%
The Afghan kingdom of "Baharistan" is ruled by a just and kind Sultan Ali Rizwan Mohhamad Dokeer Khan (Shammi Kapoor). All is well in the land except that the Sultan seemingly can't have children. An evil devil-worshipping Vazir (Amrish Puri) seeks to usurp the throne, revive his "fauladi shaitan" (a huge demon-like figure made of stone), and take over the world. The Vazir instructs his maids to strangle every child born to the Sultan. Finally, however, a spark of divine intervention (presented literally as a spark which descends from the heavens and enters the womb) renders the next newborn son immune to the poisons and strangulations administered by the maids. This Shehezada (prince) eventually becomes Ajooba (miracle).
Major Saab (1998)
, 2h45Directed by Tinnu Anand
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Sonali Bendre, Nafisa Ali, Mohan Joshi, Navin Nischol
Rating53%
The plot concerns playboy Virendra Pratap Singh (Ajay Devgan). A clause in the will of his wealthy father forces him to enter a military academy in order to inherit. Virendra's repeated attempts to get himself discharged are foiled by Major Jasbir Singh Rana (Amitabh Bachchan). Then Virendra falls in love with Nisha (Sonali Bendre), the sister of a gangster named Shankar (Ashish Vidhyarthi). Shankar wants Nisha to marry the son of his friend Parshuram Bihari and hatches a plot to separate the couple, by pretending to accept Virendra, however soon beats him up badly & attempts to break both his arms and legs. Now Major Jasbir trains Virendra to get back into his strength, trains him to fight against Shankar, and win over Nisha.
The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989)
, 1h35Directed by Lloyd Kaufman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Comedy science fiction films, Superhero films, Comedy horror films
Actors Rikiya Yasuoka, Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Jai White, Joe Fleishaker, Scott Leva
Rating50%
Five years after the events of the original film, The Toxic Avenger (Ron Fazio) is lured to Tokyo, Japan by the evil corporation Apocalypse Inc. So while the Toxic Avenger is fighting crime in Tokyo, Apocalypse Inc. spreads evil in Tromaville and it is up to the famous hideously deformed superhero of superhuman size and strength to stop the abominable Apocalypse Inc. from attacking both Tokyo and Tromaville.
The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
, 1h28Directed by Jim Wynorski
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Superhero films, Comedy horror films, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Louis Jourdan, Heather Locklear, Dick Durock, Sarah Douglas, Joe Sagal, Monique Gabrielle
Rating46%
After her mother's mysterious death, Abigail Arcane (Heather Locklear) travels to the Florida swamps to confront her evil stepfather Dr. Arcane (Louis Jourdan), who had been resurrected after his death in the first film. In an attempt to stave off the effects of aging, Dr. Arcane, assisted by Dr. Lana Zurrell (Sarah Douglas), combines genes from various swamp animals and human beings, creating an army of monsters known as Un-Men. Dr. Arcane tries to use his stepdaughter Abby in his genetic experiments until she is rescued by Swamp Thing (Dick Durock), a scientist previously transformed into a bog creature after a confrontation with the evil doctor, and a conscience-stricken Dr. Zurrell.
The Punisher (1989)
, 1h29Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Punisher films, Superhero films, Yakuza films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Gangster films
Actors Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, Kim Miyori, Bryan Marshall, Nancy Everhard
Rating56%
Frank Castle is the city's most wanted, and most mysterious, vigilante, known as "The Punisher". He has killed 125 criminals in the past five years. An ex-police officer, Castle's family was murdered in a mob hit, in which Castle was also thought to have perished. This combined with Castle's furtive methods of attack have made the Punisher's identity a mystery to the general public. Living in the sewers and waging a one-man war against organized crime, his only friend is an old alcoholic named Shake, a former stage actor who speaks in rhyme for reasons unexplained. Now legally declared dead, Castle strikes back from beyond the grave, killing mobsters wherever he can find them. Due to his war against them, the Mafia families have weakened, forcing one of the family leaders, Gianni Franco, to come out of retirement. Franco has a plan to unify the families. This, however, has attracted the attention of the Yakuza, Asia's most powerful crime syndicate. Led by Lady Tanaka, the Yakuza decide to take over the Mafia families and all of their interests. In order to sway the mobsters to their cause, they kidnap their children and hold them for ransom.
, 1h20Directed by Ray Patterson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Superhero films, Children's films
Actors Michael Lembeck, Chad Everett, Shinji Ogawa, Tōru Furuya, Adrienne Barbeau, Hiromi Tsuru
Rating70%
A stunt pilot trio called the "Flying Angels" (Scott Masterson, Chuck Gavin, and Beth O'Brien), are caught in a bizarre flash of light and crash, only to emerge unharmed. They are later informed by an agent of an interstellar peace-keeping agency (whose secret identity is the groundskeeper at a Pebble Beach golf course) that they have become the host bodies of warriors from the planet Altara in M78 to capture escaped monsters from the planet Sorkin who have arrived on Earth. They become the Ultra Force, headquartered within Mount Rushmore, and are assisted by a trio of robots, (the pint-sized Andy, the strong Samson, and the twitchy Ulysses). Although equipped with futuristic fighter crafts, inevitably one or more of the team is required to transform into an Ultraman, a gigantic red and silver superhuman being, to battle the monsters. After destroying the most powerful Sorkin monster, the constantly growing King Maira, the Ultra Force remains together to combat further threats to planet Earth.
, 51minutesOrigin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Christmas films, Superhero films
Actors John Erwin, Alan Oppenheimer, Melendy Britt, George DiCenzo, R. D. Robb
Rating65%
While everybody else is preparing for Adam's and Adora's birthday, Adam is helping Man-At-Arms finish up the Sky Spy, a space shuttle intended to spy on Skeletor. The moment they head back to the palace, though, Orko gets inside the ship and messes around with the controls, causing the ship to blast off into the sky with him in it. Skeletor catches sight of the aircraft and, despite not knowing what it is or who is flying it, he gives chase after it in the Collector. Before he can take it down, He-Man and She-Ra, who are also unaware that Orko is in the Sky Spy, show up and punch a hole in the Collector, throwing it off course.