Loha

This is one of the best movies to watch if u don't have anything interesting to do while u and ur gang is high...laugh at silly jokes...point out mistakes in the movie... sorry... point out movie in the mistakes...movie is engaging and u'll have a great time with ur friends... recommended only if you watch this while high 😂😂😂

Loha looked like a decent film at first - although it had it's many flaws it still had it's share of enjoyment. The cast ensemble was the aging Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Mandakini, and Karan Kapoor.

The story basically had a very basic plot, involving gangsters, thieves, and cheap 1980's get-up wear. Karan Kapoor was very handsome, and was great eye candy - and it had some great songs such as 'Isaphir na Musaphir'. Jugal Hansraj is also a child actor in the film - and Kader Khan is very intimidating. This film was made in 1986, and still hasn't barely dated - all in all it was an okay film - not atrocious, but not brilliant either!

Loha review :

Loha was a multistarrer action film of the 80s directed by Raj (Daddu) Sippy and produced by Salim Akhtar who announced this next ambitious venture Batwara at this film's Silver jubilee function.

Dharmendra and Shatrughan Sinha were the leads with Shashi Kapoors son Karan forming the trio who take on the dacoit Shera (Amrish Puri) who is on payroll of a local politician (Kader Khan). The pretty Madhavi and Mandakini played the conventional heroines. Master Jugal Hansraj also had a pivotal role.

While Amrish Puri was the main antagonist, Loha also had a bevy of villains all playing prisoners : Joginder, Goga Kapoor, Roopesh Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Mac Mohan, Sudhir, Bhushan Tiwari, Yunus Parvez and 18 more!! In one scene, the pretty Madhavi and Mandakini break in to a seductive number wearing teenie weenie shorts while in captivity of these Dirty 25.

The film was lavishly mounted with great looking sets and action pieces. Music wasn't that great though. Some scenes seemed to be influenced by Ramesh Sippy's Sholay. Infact, Loha also looked similar to Zalzala (1988) which released around the same time.

I had seen the movie on VHS at the time of its release and recently caught it again on Youtube in the covid lockdown period. A decent entertainer specially for the 80s audience.

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.