India Synopsis
मेज़र साब
Major Jasbir Singh Rana (Amitabh Bachchan) trains cadets to become officers in the national defence academy. A spoilt brat Virendra Pratap Singh (Ajay Devgan) joins the academy. Little does he know the major is a strict disciplinarian who takes a row to straighten him and make him a soldier. Thus starts a war between the two. In the meantime Virendra falls in love with a beautiful girl NISHA (Sonali Bendre) whose marriage was fixed by his father to a wealthy contractor's son. But the girl loves Virendra against her father's will and so starts the fight between Virendra and the girl's father supported by the contractor and his son with gang. Majorsaab helps Virendra to get his love and to change Virendra from spoilt brat to a good and brave soldier.
Action + Drama in India
286 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Major Saab itself).
The 1997–1999 India Window
In the crowded 1997-1999 India release window, Major Saab sits at #47 of 55. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Major Saab premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other India films in 1998.
The 258th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 14% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 24th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,528 of 1,983 India films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #463 of 637 (top 73%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | Hindi, Turkish |
| Production Companies | Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited |
| Runtime | 2h 45m |
| Release Date | June 26, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0172761 |