Kohram

1999 Indian Hindi action film

Kohram

Poster

Directed by| Mehul Kumar
Written by| Iqbal Durrani
Produced by| Amitabh Bachchan Corporation
Starring| Amitabh Bachchan
Nana Patekar
Jaya Prada
Tabu
Mukul Dev
Mukesh Rishi
Danny Denzongpa
Jackie Shroff
Kabir Bedi
Ayesha Jhulka
Cinematography| Rasool Ellore
Music by| Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen

Release date

* 13 August 1999 (1999-08-13)

Running time

| 145 minutes
Country| India
Language| Hindi
Box office| ₹13.28 crore[1]

Kohram is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Mehul Kumar.[2] It features an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Nana Patekar, Jaya Prada, Tabu, Mukul Dev, Mukesh Rishi, Danny Denzongpa, Jackie Shroff, Kabir Bedi and Ayesha Jhulka.

The film is notable for being the only occasion when Bachchan and Patekar costarred on screen. The film released worldwide on 13 August 1999 to mixed reviews, with praise for the performances of the principal cast, but criticism for the story and screenplay. Commercially the film was an average grosser.

## Plot

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The story starts with the death of an army officer, and it is believed to be the act of a terrorist group headed by Changezi. Colonel Balbir Singh Sodhi is asked to investigate this matter, and he discovers that minister Veerbhadra Singh is involved in this conspiracy. Colonel Sodhi stages his death in an attempt to kill Changezi and starts living as Dadabhai/Devraj Hathoda in Mumbai. Major Ajit Arya is sent in the guise of a Bengali journalist to discover the true identity of Dadabhai/Devraj Hathoda. Once Arya discovers the truth, he joins hands with Colonel Sodhi to bring the minister to justice and terminate the terrorist group.

## Cast

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* Amitabh Bachchan as Colonel Balbir Singh Sodhi/Devraj Hathoda (Dadabhai)
* Nana Patekar as Major Ajit Arya/Basu Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay (BBC)
* Jaya Prada as Namrata B. Sodhi
* Tabu as Inspector Kiran Patkar
* Jackie Shroff as Major Rathod (cameo)
* Danny Denzongpa as Minister Virbhadra Singh
* Kabir Bedi as Brig. Bedi
* Mukesh Rishi as Ghafoor Changezi
* Mukul Dev as Monty
* Ayesha Jhulka as Sweety
* Avtar Gill as Police Commissioner
* Kishori Godbole as Virbhadra Singh's daughter

## Songs

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Kohram

Soundtrack album by

Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen

Released| 1999
Genre| Feature film soundtrack
Label| Universal Music India

Music by the duo Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen.

1. "Jay Mata Dee He Ambe Baliharee" – Sanjeevani, Sukhwinder Singh
2. "Palakon Ko Kalam Banaa Ke, To Meraa Naam Nahin" – Alka Yagnik, Hariharan (Not in the film)
3. "Satanaam Vaaheguru, Baabaa Naanak Dukhiyaan De Naath Ve" – Kishanpal Singh
4. "Janeman Janeman Ladakee Too Number One" – Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy
5. "Pagal Huwa Huwa Huwa" – Shankar Mahadevan, Jaspinder Narula
6. "Ik Mashuka Hai Yeh Jindagee Tum Ho Isape Shaida" – Sudesh Bhosle, Amit Kumar
7. "Ladakee Ladakee Too Woh Ladakee" – Alka Yagnik, Abhijeet (Not in the film)
8. "Hum Hai Banaras Ke Bhaya" – Sudesh Bhosle, Amit Kumar

## Release

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Initially the film was slated to release on 6 August, but then Mehul Kumar advanced it to 13 August.[3]

## Critical response

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Sharmila Taliculam of Rediff.com criticised the storyline but praised the performances of Patekar and Bchchan. She further wrote, "Kohram would pass for quite an average film, hadn't it been for these two characters. If it's performance you are seeking, go right ahead and see it. If it's a great film, you want, forget it."[4] Anupama Chopra of India Today wrote, "Kohram has Krantiveer-like crude energy and the first half moves at breakneck speed with Amitabh Bachchan and Nana Patekar, both army men, matching wits in a cat-and-mouse game. But proceedings slow to a crawl in the second half and the novelty of watching Bachchan and Patekar palls."[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Kohram Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 13 August 1999. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
2. ^ Siddiqui, Rana (25 May 2007). "Tabu returns, and how!". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 May 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
3. ^ Chhabra, Aseem (18 August 1999). "Taal Dances To Record Numbers". Rediff.com. New York. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
4. ^ Taliculam, Sharmila (12 August 1999). "A tale of two performers". Rediff.com. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
5. ^ Chopra, Anupama (23 August 1998). "Two's a crowd". India Today. New Delhi: Living Media. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

## External links

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* Kohram at IMDb