Govinda crooned 'Filmon ke saare hero mere aage hain zero' in Swarg. Even though Sridevi's Chaalbaaz, along the same theme, had released only a year before, audience continue to demonstrate a soft corner for twins-themed chaos. His portrayal of a cheeky albeit devoted significant other in the woman-centric family drama, Ghar Ho Toh Aisa, too, managed to rake in the moolah. He would have to wait till next year before hitting superstardom with back to back hits in Saajan and Sadak.Īnil Kapoor would have drowned in flops if it wasn't for his double bill as Kishen Kanhaiya in Rakesh Roshan's ode to Ram Aur Shyam and Seeta Aur Geeta.
Sanjay Dutt did alright, blending action with comedy, to play the titular character in Raj N Sippy's Thanedaar. Interestingly, the actor is currently filming a sequel of this action-packed classic that introduced Bollywood to the brilliance of director Rajkumar Santoshi. It fetched him a well-deserved Best Actor trophy at Filmfare Awards. Sunny Deol came into his own with his raw, uninhibited performance (and bulging biceps) as the angst-ridden boxer seeking justice for home production, Ghayal. Image: Clockwise: Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, movie posters of Police Public and Swarg On the other hand, Rajesh Khanna scored a surprise hit playing a self-sacrificing big brother in the David Dhawan melodrama, Swarg. Meanwhile, Jeetendra ( Thanedaar, Hatim Tai) and Mithun Chakraborty ( Agneepath, Gunahon Ka Devta) went on an inane signing spree with nearly a dozen releases each.ĭuring this senseless phase, Raaj Kumar, alongside Naseeruddin Shah, reigned supreme in the whodunit Police Public with his trademark dialogue baazi and inimitable style. Unlike 1978: The Year of Don, 1990 wasn't about the angry young man, now nearing middle age. His superstar was never in question but a brand new generation of actors - Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Sunny Deol, Govinda, Sanjay Dutt and the Khans, Aamir and Salman, were now hungry for his throne.Įven though Big B's gritty act in Mukul S Anand's Agneepath made everybody, including the National Awards jury, applaud in acknowledgement it didn't translate to box office collection. He did make good with K C Bokadia's Aaj Ka Arjun, a standard revenge saga that worked purely on the charisma and clout of the country's beloved icon.Ĭolleagues like a fit-looking Vinod Khanna romanced heroines half his age with elan in Jurm and CID whereas Dharmendra and Shatrughan Sinha lost the plot in mindless action flicks that reduced them to jaded caricatures of their once glorious selves. Image: Clockwise: Movie posters of Agneepath, Baaghi, Awwal Number and Aandhiyan While 2012 has barely begun, here's a look at what Bollywood was like in 1990. Two decades on, current rage Hrithik Roshan is all set to recreate this iconic character with its reboot, produced by Karan Johar and co-starring Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra. Rahul Roy's hairstyle became the equivalent of Jennifer Aniston 'The Rachel.'Īnd Amitabh Bachchan changed his voice to embody the curt spirit of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan. He would go on to direct eight more.įilmmakers like Rajkumar Santoshi, Ram Gopal Varma, David Dhawan, Mukul S Anand and Indra Kumar gained prominence.įor a change, supporting actors Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor took forefront in and as Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri while leading man Jackie Shroff was relegated to the sidelines. Madhuri Dixit emerged as the entertainer of the year with 10 releases and three super-hits - Dil, Kishen Kanhaiya and Thanedaar.Ī sexagenarian Dev Anand directed his 11th film against the backdrop of cricket. Sunny Deol flexed his vocal chords to yell the B-word on big screen. Yesteryear actress Mumtaz made a disastrous comeback in the David Dhawan flick, Aandhiyan.
Salman Khan paraded in a two piece bikini for a ragging scene in Baaghi.
T he year 1990 wasn't a landmark year for Hindi films. And yet, absurd or astonishing, there was no shortage of three things that Vidya Balan holds dear - entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.Ī year where almost every second film was marinaded in volatile action, inevitable retribution and drab dressing sense with titles that stressed on anger, danger or toxic - Khatarnaak, Zahreelay, Naakabandi, Maha Sangram or Hum Se Na Takrana.Ī year when two significant films - Aamir Khan's Dil and Sunny Deol's Ghayal - dared to release on the same date and went on to become the highest grossers of the year. As Karan Johar's remake of Amitabh Bachchan's 1990 revenge drama Agneepath hits the marquee this week, we take a look at what the film industry was up to in that year.
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