India Synopsis
ग़ुलाम
Sidharth (Aamir Khan), is a Mumbai 'Tapori' and a boxing champion. His elder brother, Jai (Rajat Kapoor) works with Raunak Singh (Sharad Saxena), who now rules their "Basti" through terrorising its people and collecting 'Hafta' from local merchants. Sidharth idolized his father, a freedom fighter, whom he saw falling to his death as a child. This effects Sidharth through his adult life. Sidharth meets a young girl, Alisha (Ranee Mukherjee), who rides with a motorcycle gang and Charlie (Deepak Tijori), the gang leader. Sidharth also meets Hari, whose idealism reminds him of his father. Hari's social work in the community possess a threat to Raunak Singh's evil empire. What happens to Hari changes Sidharth's life forever. How Sidharth breaks Raunak Singh's chains of 'Ghulami' around the community forms the crux of the story. Featuring the superhit song "Aati Kya Khandala" sung by Aamir Khan.
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Crime + Drama in India
137 India titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ghulam itself).
The 1997–1999 India Window
Ghulam holds position #35 of 55 India films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ghulam premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other India films in 1998.
The 256th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
49 audience reviews — more than 80% of India films in our index.
Review volume (80th percentile) outruns trending popularity (47th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,101 of 1,983 India films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Crime productions specifically: #166 of 283 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | NH Studioz |
| Runtime | 2h 42m |
| Release Date | June 19, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0190419 |