Ghayal
1990 2h 43m movie Film India

Ghayal

घायल

Synopsis

घायल

Ajay Mehra leaves for Bombay in order to train to become an international boxer. On his return to New Delhi he however found that his brother Ashok Mehra is missing, he decides to make complaints at the police station but this only leads to frustration. He decides to go and search for his brother himself but still does not find him. Later on Ashok's body is found and Ajay is accused of killing him as well as having an illicit relationship with his sister – in – law Indu Mehra. While in jail Ajay makes friends with some other hardcore convicts, who are good at heart. Then one day they escape the jail by overpowering the guards. But Ajay falls in love with Varsha a journalist who helped in showing Ajay the path to justice in killing the main villain Balwant Rai.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Ghayal. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Vijayta Films

Action + Crime in India

135 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ghayal itself).

The 1989–1991 India Window

Ghayal holds position #20 of 41 India films in the 1989–1991 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Sandhesam
    #1

    Sandhesam

    ★ 7.9 · 1991
  2. Thalapathi
    #2

    Thalapathi

    ★ 7.8 · 1991
  3. Kireedam
    #3

    Kireedam

    ★ 7.7 · 1989
  4. His Highness Abdullah
    #4

    His Highness Abdullah

    ★ 7.7 · 1990
  5. Godfather
    #5

    Godfather

    ★ 7.6 · 1991
  6. Apoorva Sagodharargal
    #6

    Apoorva Sagodharargal

    ★ 7.6 · 1989
  7. Kilukkam
    #7

    Kilukkam

    ★ 7.5 · 1991
  8. In Harihar Nagar
    #8

    In Harihar Nagar

    ★ 7.5 · 1990

The 1990s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ghayal premiered alongside 14 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 14 other India films in 1990.

The 151st India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Audience Engagement

12
Reviews
20th
Review-volume percentile
72nd
Popularity percentile

12 audience reviews — more than 20% of India films in our index.

Popularity (72th percentile) outruns review volume (20th) — a trending, discussed title among India films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #505 of 1,983 India films indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Action productions specifically: #120 of 637 (top 19%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Production CompaniesVijayta Films
Runtime2h 43m
Release DateJune 22, 1990
IMDbtt0099652