Hathkadi is a 1995

1995 in film

-Top grossing films:-Events:* March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.* March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation....

 Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 action film

Action film

Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...

 directed by Rama Rao Tatineni starring Govinda

Govinda (actor)

Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...

, Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar , she has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, her first leading role being in the 1994 Aag. Although she has been through years of decline during her career, Shetty has been...

 and Shakti Kapoor

Shakti Kapoor

Shakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...

.

Plot summary

Assistant Commissioner of Police, Suraj Chauhan (Govinda

Govinda (actor)

Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...

) is an honest and diligent police officer. These qualities in him are regarded by apprehension by corrupt politicians like the Home Minister Bhavani Shankar (Shakti Kapoor

Shakti Kapoor

Shakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...

), Suraj's DIG (Kiran Kumar). Suraj's brother, (Arun Chauhan) is a crime reporter. One day while on an assisgnment, Arun is ruthlessly killed by Chakku Pande (Puneet Issar

Puneet Issar

Puneet Issar is an Indian actor and director, most famous for his role as Duryodhana in the TV adaptation of the Mahabharata, and directing Garv: Pride and Honour starring Salman Khan. His other notable roles are in Border, 1997 war film, directed by J. P...

). Suraj is enraged and aggrieved at the loss of his brother and swears to avenge his death. Unknown to Suraj, he has a look-a-like, Rajnikant, a con man!

Main cast

• Govinda
  Govinda (actor)
  Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...
  
   as ACP Suraj Chauhan/Rajnikant
• Shilpa Shetty
  Shilpa Shetty
  Shilpa Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar , she has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, her first leading role being in the 1994 Aag. Although she has been through years of decline during her career, Shetty has been...
  
   as Neha
• Madhoo
  Madhoo
  Madhoo is an actress in Indian films. She has acted in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She was named after the late Hindi actress Madhubala. She has acted with almost all leading actors in India...
  
   as Rani
• Shakti Kapoor
  Shakti Kapoor
  Shakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
  
   as Bhavani Shankar (Home Minister)
• Kiran Kumar
• Tej Sapru as Inspector Prabhakar
• Alok Nath
  Alok Nath
  Alok Nath is an Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood movies. He is most notable for playing the role of Haveli Ram in Ramesh Sippy's television series, Buniyaad.-Early life:...
  
   as Chief Minister
• Satyen Kappu
  Satyen Kappu
  Satyen Kappu , also credited as Satyendra Kapoor, was an Indian character actor in Bollywood films. His most remembered role is Ramlal in movie Sholay and as Amitabh Bachchan's father in Yash Chopra's Deewaar...
  
   as Chandraprakash (Mayor)
• Arun Govil
  Arun Govil
  Arun Govil is an award-winning Indian actor, producer and director. He has acted in various Hindi, Bhojpuri, Oriya and Telugu movies. He is best known for playing Rama in Ramanand Sagar's hit television series Ramayan .-Personal life:Arun Govil was born in Ramnagar near Meerut, Uttar Pradesh...
  
   as Arun Chauhan (Suraj's brother)
• Puneet Issar
  Puneet Issar
  Puneet Issar is an Indian actor and director, most famous for his role as Duryodhana in the TV adaptation of the Mahabharata, and directing Garv: Pride and Honour starring Salman Khan. His other notable roles are in Border, 1997 war film, directed by J. P...
  
   as Chakku Pande, the killer
• Vijayalalitha
  Vijayalalitha
  She is the aunt of the famous actress turned politician, Vijaya Shanthi.Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha is a Telugu / Tamil / Hindi actress.-Career:...
  
   as Lata (Mayor's wife)
• Laxmikant Berde
  Laxmikant Berde
  Lakshmikant Berde was an Indian actor who appeared in Marathi and Hindi movies.- Early life :From his early years, Lakshmikant was interested in acting...
  
   as Pyarelal (Havaldar)
• Jayalalitha as Sub-inspector Phoolan Devi (as Jaya Lalita)