Trimurti (1995 film)
| Trimurti | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Mukul Anand |
| Written by | Karan Razdan |
| Produced by | Subhash Ghai |
| Starring | Jackie Shroff Anil Kapoor Shah Rukh Khan Anjali Jathar Priya Tendulkar Gautami Mohan Agashe Saeed Jaffrey Himani Shivpuri |
| Cinematography | Ashok Mehta Rajiv Jain[1] |
| Music by | Songs: Laxmikant–Pyarelal Score: Koti |
| Distributed by | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 181 minutes. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹11 crore (equivalent to ₹66 crore or US$7.9 million in 2023)[2] |
Trimurti (transl. Trinity) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action drama film starring Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Anjali Jathar and Priya Tendulkar.[3] It was the last completed film for director Mukul S. Anand, who died while filming Dus in 1997. It earned a record opening weekend of around ₹3.07 crore (equivalent to ₹18 crore or US$2.2 million in 2023) net, and becoming the "first film to record a ₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹6.0 crore or US$710,000 in 2023) net opening day."[4][5]
Plot
[edit]In 1977, the notorious Khokha Singh entraps dedicated police inspector Satyadevi Singh (Priya Tendulkar). She has three children Shakti (Jackie Shroff), Anand (Anil Kapoor) and Romi (Shah Rukh Khan), the last of whom was born while she was in jail. They are her Trimurti, who she hopes will assist her in avenging her humiliation. What she doesn't know is that Anand and Shakti had a fight when they were kids. Anand left the house, started working for Peter (One of the Khokha's Blackmarket businessman) and is presumed dead.
After 18 years, in 1995, Shakti and Romi live together and think their mother is dead. Their uncle tells them she is hoping that the brothers will once again become their mother's Trimurti. Shakti works for the military. Romi is in love with a higher-class girl named Radha. They love each other so much that they decide to end their lives when they cannot get married. After pleading with his brother and almost consuming poison, Romi takes Shakti to Radha's house to ask for her hand, but Shakti is humiliated.
Romi runs away from home and becomes successful. He starts working for Khokha without knowing the issues between them. Romi meets Sikander, a rich man working in the black market; he feels sympathy for Romi because he is a romantic at heart. He helps Romi become rich.
Sikander goes to Romi's village after hearing some religious music from there. He sees a picture of his mother — who is Shakti and Romi's mother. He slowly tries to rekindle his relationship with Shakti, but once again they have a fight and Shakti learns that he is Anand.
After 18 long years, Satyadevi is released from jail due to good behavior. She learns from her brother, Bhanu, that all is not well with her sons. Shakti is an emotional wreck; Anand aka Sikander and Romi are working for Khokha, who has assigned him the task of abducting and killing Satyadevi. In the end, after a lot of hardship, the three brothers come together, kill Khokha Singh, and save their mother.
Cast
[edit]- Jackie Shroff as Shakti Singh
- Anil Kapoor as Anand Singh / Sikander
- Shahrukh Khan as Romi Singh
- Priya Tendulkar as Satyadevi Singh
- Gautami Tadimalla as Jyoti
- Anjali Jathar as Radha Chaudhary
- Tinnu Anand as Himmat Singh
- Saeed Jaffrey as Bhanuwala
- Anang Desai as Satyadevi’s husband
- Himani Shivpuri as Janki Singh
- Satyen Kappu as Sikander's mentor
- Mohan Agashe as Khokha Singh
- Anirudh Agarwal as Talaf
- Sunila Karambelkar as Item Dancer in the Song " Bhikta Hain Sona Mitti ke Bol."
Production
[edit]The film began production in early 1994 with a release set for December 1994 and originally the three main lead roles were set to be played by Jackie Shroff, Shahrukh Khan and Sanjay Dutt. Sanjay Dutt had shot some scenes for the film before being sentenced to a prison term. To avoid any delays, producer Subhash Ghai decided to recast his role with Anil Kapoor. The film was eventually completed for release in December 1995.[6]
Music
[edit]The film score was composed by Koti while the songs were composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.
| Trimurti | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1995 |
| Language | Hindi |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Very Good Very Bad" | Udit Narayan, Vinod Rathod | 06:23 | |
| 2. | "Very Good Very Bad" | Instrumental | 06:23 | |
| 3. | "Sadiyan Saal" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 08:09 | |
| 4. | "Mujhe Pyar Karo" | Vinod Rathod, Manhar Udhas, Alka Yagnik | 07:21 | |
| 5. | "Mujhe Pyar Karo" | Instrumental | 07:20 | |
| 6. | "Mata Mata" | Kader Khan | Vinod Rathod, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 07:39 |
| 7. | "Bol Bol Bol" | Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhosale, Ila Arun | 07:55 | |
| 8. | "Ae Ri Sakhi" | Kavita Krishnamurthy | 05:28 |
Box office
[edit]Trimurti grossed ₹14.24 crore (US$1.7 million) in India and $375,000 (₹1.32 crore) in other countries, for a worldwide total of ₹15.56 crore (US$1.9 million), against its ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of ₹5.09 crore (US$610,000), and grossed ₹8.36 crore (US$1.0 million) in its first week.[7]
India
[edit]It opened on Friday, 22 December 1995, across 310 screens, and took a record opening of ₹1.06 crore (US$130,000) net, becoming the first film to record ₹1 crore (US$120,000) net on opening day. It grossed ₹3.07 crore (US$370,000) in its opening weekend, and had a first week of ₹5.04 crore (US$600,000) and earned a total of ₹8.57 crore (US$1.0 million) net. It was declared a "Flop" by Box Office India.[7] According to India Today, the film "sold at an awesome Rs 2 crore per territory. It disappeared by day three, incurring losses of over Rs 6 crore."[8]
Overseas
[edit]It earned $375,000 (₹1.32 crore) outside India.[7]
References
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