Shiva Ka Insaaf (1985 movie)

Shiva Ka Insaaf (Shiva's Justice) is a 1985 movie from India. It was India's first superhero movie and the first 3D movie to be filmed in the Hindi language.[1][2] The stars are Jackie Shroff, Shakti Kapoor and Poonam Dhillon.[3]

Shiva Ka Insaaf
Directed byRaj N. Sippy
Produced byRomu Sippy
Starring
Release date
February 22, 1985
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

A young boy learns how to fight and grows up into a superhero who helps people and finds the people who killed his parents. His powers come from his belief in the god Shiva.[1]

What people thought

Manawz Ashodia of Film Keeday named Shiva Ka Insaaf #8 on the top ten Indian films about people who fight crime.[4]

This movie won a Filmfare Award for Best Sound Recordist.[2]

Legacy

Jackie Shroff's son, Tiger Shroff has said he wants to play Shiva if there is ever a remake of this movie.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gaurang Chauhan (September 2, 2016). "Did you know Jackie Shroff had turned into a superhero for Shiva Ka Insaaf like Tiger Shroff in A Flying Jatt?". Bollywood Life. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Shiva Ka Insaaf. Times of India. February 22, 1985. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/shiva-ka-insaaf/movieshow/61330354.cms. Retrieved September 28, 2020. 
  3. Simran Bhargava (February 14, 1985). Sippys come up with 3-D venture, Shiva Ka Insaaf. India Today. https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19850215-sippys-come-up-with-3-d-venture-shiva-ka-insaaf-769768-2013-11-25. Retrieved September 28, 2020. 
  4. Manawz Ashodia. 10 All Time Best Indian Films on Vigilantism. Film Keeday. https://www.filmykeeday.com/best-indian-films-on-vigilantism/. Retrieved September 28, 2020. 
  5. Tiger wants to play superhero in dad Jackie Shroff's Shiva ka Insaaf, if ever remade. Asian Age. April 16, 2017. https://www.asianage.com/entertainment/bollywood/160417/tiger-wants-to-play-superhero-in-dad-jackie-shroffs-shiva-ka-insaaf-if-ever-remade.html. Retrieved September 28, 2020. 

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