India Synopsis
“PowerTo Kill. Power To Heal”
Sultan (Shakti Kapoor) adopted an orphan and named him Badshah (Akshay Kumar). Badshah grows up to be a criminal and his life was made difficult by Inspector Pradhan (Ashish Vidyarthi). Badshah's sidekick is Abdul (Ashutosh Rana). The only hope in Badshah's life is Sapna (Karisma Kapoor), whom he incidentally met. But circumstances lead Badshah to commit murder in public. During this experience, a child clangs to him and he took the child to Sapna. Before he could explain anything, Pradhan gets there and Badshah had to escape. He changed his name to Babu Lohar and becomes a blacksmith and loving father, to give the child a good future. However, after 7 years, he sees Abdul and Sultan again. Pradhan is still after him. When the child's parents find out about him, they ask Babu to return their child. Will he let the child go? Will the child go with his parents?
The 1998–2000 India Window
66 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Jaanwar sits at position #24.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Jaanwar premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #919 of 1,983 India films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #256 of 637 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | December 24, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0230347 |