Kushti (film)
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Kushti is a Bollywood
comedy film
directed by T.K. Rajeev Kumar and starring the famous WWE Wrestler,
The Great Khali who is also known as Dalip Singh Rana making his debut. The film also stars Rajpal Yadav
, Manoj Joshi
, Om Puri
and Sharat Saxena
in supporting roles. This movie is inspired by the 1985 Malayalam film Mutharamkunnu P.O.
) and Jiten Singh (Om Puri
) try to beat each other in the wrestling match and gain the trusteeship of the village. Chander (Rajpal Yadav
) plays the role of a village simpleton and a post-master.
It filled with misunderstandings and misconceptions, of hidden identities and secret love-affairs and the outcome is simply hilarious. The movie begins to take a turn when a certain someone delivers a secret package in the wrong hands. Especially someone, who is bound to take advantage and manipulate the real owner of the package.
Avtar Singh has a young and a beautiful daughter named Laadli (Nargis), with who Chander is madly in love. To get her father's approval for their marriage he was to first prove his prowess by wrestling with the 7 and half feet tall "Rama Krishna" (Dalip Singh Rana). The condition set by Avtar Singh is that Chander has to defeat "Khali" in the wrestling match!!
, Tauseef Akhtar, AD Boys and Hriju Roy. The lyrics were done by Sameer. The movie has 5 original songs.
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...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by T.K. Rajeev Kumar and starring the famous WWE Wrestler,
The Great Khali who is also known as Dalip Singh Rana making his debut. The film also stars Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
, Manoj Joshi
Manoj Joshi
Manoj Joshi is an Indian journalist and author. As of 2009, he is Comment Editor with the Mail Today newspaper in India.He finished his schooling from the prestigious St. Joseph's College in Nainital. After an undergraduate degree at St. Stephen's College, Delhi, Joshi studied history at Lucknow...
, Om Puri
Om Puri
Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
and Sharat Saxena
Sharat Saxena
Sharat Saxena is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. He has acted in nearly 160 Bollywood films.Saxena started his career in the early 70s and has mainly played either supporting roles of a father, uncle or villainous roles....
in supporting roles. This movie is inspired by the 1985 Malayalam film Mutharamkunnu P.O.
Mutharamkunnu P.O.
Mutharamkunnu P.O. is a 1985 Malayalam film directed by Sibi Malayil having Mukesh and Lizy in the lead roles. The movie was noted for the cameo appearance of famous Indian actor and wrestler Dara Singh.- Synopsis :...
Plot
The film Kushti is the story of a small village in Northern India where wrestling is a popular sport and an important wrestling match is held every year. Ever year rivals Avtar Singh (Sharat SaxenaSharat Saxena
Sharat Saxena is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. He has acted in nearly 160 Bollywood films.Saxena started his career in the early 70s and has mainly played either supporting roles of a father, uncle or villainous roles....
) and Jiten Singh (Om Puri
Om Puri
Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
) try to beat each other in the wrestling match and gain the trusteeship of the village. Chander (Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
) plays the role of a village simpleton and a post-master.
It filled with misunderstandings and misconceptions, of hidden identities and secret love-affairs and the outcome is simply hilarious. The movie begins to take a turn when a certain someone delivers a secret package in the wrong hands. Especially someone, who is bound to take advantage and manipulate the real owner of the package.
Avtar Singh has a young and a beautiful daughter named Laadli (Nargis), with who Chander is madly in love. To get her father's approval for their marriage he was to first prove his prowess by wrestling with the 7 and half feet tall "Rama Krishna" (Dalip Singh Rana). The condition set by Avtar Singh is that Chander has to defeat "Khali" in the wrestling match!!
Cast
- Rajpal YadavRajpal YadavRajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
...... Chander - Dalip Singh Rana....... Ramakrishna
- Nargis Bagheri...... Laadli
- Sharat SaxenaSharat SaxenaSharat Saxena is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. He has acted in nearly 160 Bollywood films.Saxena started his career in the early 70s and has mainly played either supporting roles of a father, uncle or villainous roles....
...... Avtar Singh - AsraniAsraniGovardhan Asrani , popularly known simply as Asrani, is an actor in Indian films whose Bollywood career has spanned over 35 years. His wife Manju Bansal is an actress.-Early life:...
- Manoj JoshiManoj JoshiManoj Joshi is an Indian journalist and author. As of 2009, he is Comment Editor with the Mail Today newspaper in India.He finished his schooling from the prestigious St. Joseph's College in Nainital. After an undergraduate degree at St. Stephen's College, Delhi, Joshi studied history at Lucknow...
- Om PuriOm PuriOm Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
...... Jiten Singh - Jagadeesh......Puncher Pappu
- Asif BasraAsif BasraAsif Basra is an Indian film, television and theater actor. He is best known for his role in the American comedy film Outsourced.-Career:He performed in Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday and Rahul Dholakia's Parzania, which received much critical appreciation. He also appeared in Micheal O...
Soundtrack
Music of Kushti is composed by SrinivasSrinivas
Srinivas/Sreenivas/Shrinivas/Shreenivas is a common given name for males in India. The word Srinivas is combination of two Sanskrit words, Sri and nivas . Sri means 'radiance' or 'diffusing light'; nivas means 'place of residence'...
, Tauseef Akhtar, AD Boys and Hriju Roy. The lyrics were done by Sameer. The movie has 5 original songs.
| Song | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Rang Rasiya | Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram is an Indian carnatic and playback singer who hails from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung in many Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.- Personal life :... , Tauseef Akhtar |
4:37 mins |
| Dangal | Srinivas Srinivas Srinivas/Sreenivas/Shrinivas/Shreenivas is a common given name for males in India. The word Srinivas is combination of two Sanskrit words, Sri and nivas . Sri means 'radiance' or 'diffusing light'; nivas means 'place of residence'... , Shreya Ghoshal |
4:58 mins |
| Kar Kar Kushti Kar | AD Boys | 3:09 mins |
| Hanuman Chalisa | Ravi Choudhary | 3:41 mins |
| Dekho Mere Gaon Mein | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | 3:38 mins |