Karma

About the film

Karma (transl: Deed) is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Subhash Ghai and featuring an ensemble cast including Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Sridevi, Poonam Dhillon, Satyanarayana Kaikala and Anupam Kher. The film reunites Subhash Ghai and Dilip Kumar after the success of their last film together Vidhaata (1982). The film also marked the first time Dilip Kumar was paired with veteran actress Nutan. It was the top grossing Indian film of 1986 and the eleventh highest-grossing Bollywood film of the decade.

Plot

Rana Vishwa Pratap Singh, an ex-high ranking police officer is in charge of a jail that successfully reforms criminals. He is informed that Dr. Michael Dang, the head of a major terrorist organisation, Black Star has been captured, and is being transferred to his prison. Dang assaults a jail warden during an argument and Vishwa slaps Dang. Dang vows revenge for it.

While Vishwa is away, Black Star terrorists free Dang by launching a surprise attack, destroying the prison and killing Vishwa's family who lived nearby. However, his wife, Rukmani and his youngest son are spared. And Rukmani lost her speech. After a period of mourning, Vishwa embarks on a mission to bring Dang and Black Star to justice. The mission is approved by the Indian Government, and Vishwa successfully recruits Baiju Thakur, Janeshwar Prasad (Jani), and an ex-terrorist Khairuddin "Khairu" Kishti.

Under the disguise of a forest ranger, Vishwa sets up bases near the Indian border where they believe Dang's compound is located. Vishwa, Baiju, Jani and Khairu form a strong bond during their training, and Baiju and Jani fall in love with Radha and Tulsi respectively. Khairu pleads with Vishwa to let Baiju and Jani leave as he believes they have been reformed. Vishwa is unhappy to hear this.

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