Joshilaay is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Sibte Hassan Rizvi. The film stars Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Rajesh Vivek. The music was composed by R. D. Burman.
Plot
The film revolves around two men - Dara and Karan . Both were wronged by Jogi Thakur and his partner Raja Singh. Dara was separated from his family and left near a circus where he was brought up and Karan's family was murdered in front of him. After Jogi and Raja rob a village, they are nabbed by the police. In the chase, Raja betrays Jogi and hands him over to the police, running away with the loot himself.
Twenty years later, Raja Singh has become Raja Saab, a dreaded ruler of many villages and a respected man. Dara and Karan are both grown men now thirsting for revenge. Where Dara is the fun and witty type, Karan is the silent and angry type. They are helped in their quest by Gulabo who is Dara's girlfriend and Mangala who is Karan's girlfriend. Jogi Thakur is also released from jail and thirsts for revenge against Raja. The twists occurs when Dara wants Jogi Thakur alive to find who his parents were and Karan wants Jogi Thakur dead.
Dara and Karan eventually become friends. They confront Raja Saab and Jogi Thakur drag them to their deaths.
Cast
Sunny Deol as Dara
Anil Kapoor as Karan
Sridevi as Gulabo
Meenakshi Sheshadri as Mangala
Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Raja Singh / Raja Sahib
Rajesh Vivek as Jogi Thakur
Satish Kaushik as Bachchu Lal
Bharat Bhushan as Mangala's Father
Hemant Mishra as Surkhiya
Anirudh Agarwal as Damroo
Satyen Kappu as Circus Manager
Pradeep Rawat as Goon
Deep Dhillon as Goon
Production
The film was mostly directed by Shekhar Kapur, who left the movie mid-way. Sibte Hasan Rizvi took over and completed the film. The film was shot on location in Leh and Ladakh.
Soundtrack
R. D. Burman composed the music for the film, and the lyrics were given by Javed Akhtar. "Joshilaay Woh Shehzade Hain Zameen Ke" was the last song by the duo of Kishore Kumar and R. D. Burman.