India Synopsis
शहँशाह
Inspector Srivastav is framed by a wily and cunning gangster, J.K., and unable to prove his innocence, hangs himself, leaving behind his wife, and son, Vijay. Years later, Vijay has grown up and has joined the police force as an Inspector. Unlike his dad, he is corrupt and does accept bribes to turn a nelson's eye to crime. The City Police are assigned the task of apprehending a customed man called "Shahenshah", who operates at night and targets, tries and kills gangsters in a "Judge and Executioner "style. No one knows the real identity of Shahenshah, as he is feared by the police department, and respected by the poor and middle-class.
The 1987–1989 India Window
In the crowded 1987-1989 India release window, Shahenshah sits at #30 of 35. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1980s India Landscape
1988 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 14 titles released, including Shahenshah. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (74 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 13 other India films in 1988.
The 115th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 44% of India films in our index.
Popularity (64th percentile) outruns review volume (44th) — a trending, discussed title among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,399 of 1,983 India films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #409 of 637 (top 64%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Film Vision Productions |
| Runtime | 3h 0m |
| Release Date | January 29, 1988 |
| IMDb | tt0093949 |