Consequences force an innocent man to get involved in crime after making an error.Consequences force an innocent man to get involved in crime after making an error.Consequences force an innocent man to get involved in crime after making an error.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 9 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSanjay Dutt admitted he was hugely inspired by Al Pacino's performance in Scarface (1983) and felt he wanted to bring it alive in his own way in Bollywood.
- GoofsWhen Raghu and his gang gun down Chota Fracture and his gang, Raghu has dry hair in the ambulance but while shooting him he has gelled-back hair.
- Quotes
Raghunath Shivalkar: Hey mom, why are you giving me such an angry look? It's your Raghu standing in front of you.
[Raghu tells his men to bring the gifts]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Dad look, I have brought a bottle of scotch for you. It's imported. Hey Vijay, here's a watch and clothes for you.
[Raghu goes to his mom]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Hey mom, look. A sari for you, and look at this.
[Raghu shows her jewellery]
Shanta Namdev Shivalkar: You want to buy us with this?
Raghunath Shivalkar: I brought it with love
Shanta Namdev Shivalkar: We don't want anything from your ill-gotten wealth. Take it all away
Raghunath Shivalkar: I have not brought to take away. If you don't want it then throw them out.
Shanta Namdev Shivalkar: [Looks at Raghu's gold chain]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Is this what you're looking at? Look, it's real! 500 kilograms! 500 kilograms! How much? 500 kilograms!
[Raghu laughs]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Hey dad! Look, mom is astonished. Dad, do you want to see one more interesting thing? Hey, come here, take it out.
[Henchman gives gun]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Have a look.
Namdev Shivalkar: [Moves back in fear]
Raghunath Shivalkar: This is called a gun. What? A gun! It costs Rs. 2,00,000.
[Raghu laughs]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Two lakhs! Take a look, dad.
[Raghu shows the gun to mom]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Mom, have a look.
Shanta Namdev Shivalkar: [Moves back in fear]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Why are you afraid? It won't fire off on its own. Wait, let me show you.
[Raghu takes out magazine from the gun]
Raghunath Shivalkar: This is called a magazine. It is inserted here like this.
[Raghu puts the magazine back in the gun]
Raghunath Shivalkar: And this is called a trigger. You place your finger over here and point it towards anyone you want.
[Points the gun at his dad]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Press the trigger, and the game is over!
[Raghu laughs]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Got it, mom?
Shanta Namdev Shivalkar: [Gets off in anger to Raghu's dad] Now he's not scared of the police anymore, isn't it? Fracture Bandya, the one whom he feared, he himself killed him. So tell him, it's not too late. He can still surrender to the police.
Raghunath Shivalkar: [laughing] Hey mom, there is not a single policeman in Mumbai who would dare to look at me. I rule over Mumbai! I rule this place. Got it? Forget arresting, nobody can even touch me. Got it?
- ConnectionsFeatured in 45th Filmfare Awards (2000)
- SoundtracksMeri Duniya Hai
Music by Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit
Lyrics by Sameer
Performed by Sonu Nigam, Kavita Krishnamurthy
A film which brought the down and out Sanjay Dutt back in the reckoning; Vaastav was director Mahesh Manjrekar's first Hindi release and his most memorable movie till date. The film not only re-established Sanju Baba as a top actor but also joined the ranks of the finest underworld dramas made in Bollywood alongside Parinda (1989), Satya (1998) and Company (2002).
Sanju played a street smart Marathi lad Raghu who is engulfed in to vortex of crime after committing an unintentional murder. He grows up the ranks to become a hitman for the local politician (Mohan Joshi) but oversteps his limits which leads to his sordid end.
Vaastav belonged to Sanju Baba and the role of a vulnerable yet tough gangster suited him to the T. Manjrekar cast many Marathi theatre actors like Sanjay Narvekar, Bharat Jadhav and Makarand Anaspure who later became big names in Marathi cinema. Namrata Shirodkar was mighty impressive as the prostitute turned Sanju Baba's wife. Reema Lagoo as the mother, who ends up being 'Mother India' in the climax, was effective as ever.
At the box office, Vaastav became an instant hit in Maharashtra particularly Mumbai where its plot was based but took time to pick up in rest of India. It was declared a super hit in terms of return on investment and Sanju Baba got such a massive hit only after Subhash Ghai's Khalnayak (1993). Manjrekar opened his innings in Bollywood with a hit.
A sequel titled Hathyar (2002) was directed by Manjrekar which featured Sanjay Dutt again as Raghu as well as his son Rohit. Deepak Tijori and Reema reprised their roles from the original while the sexy Shilpa Shetty was the new addition to the cast as Rohit's wife. Sadly, Hathyar appeared to be a leftover edit of Vaastav with practically the same plot and bombed badly at the box office.
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- Gross US & Canada
- $81,367
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $36,847
- Oct 17, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $81,367