Gunda (1998)

Name: Gunda
Director: Kanti Shah
Genre: Action
Released: 1998-09-04
Duration: 2 h 9 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Mithun Chakraborty, Verna Raj, Ishrat Ali, Rana Jung Bahadur

Action

Director: Kanti Shah

Cast: Mithun Chakraborty, Verna Raj, Ishrat Ali, Rana Jung Bahadur

7.3

Runtime129 min

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Shankar, a coolie, comes in the way of the bad guys, Bulla and his cronies. They kill his father and sister. Shankar vows revenge and eliminates all of them in bizarre and gruesome fashion.

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Fans of director Kanti Shah's unique brand of over-the-top action and violence will find much to enjoy in the 1998 film Gunda. With its bizarre and gruesome set pieces, the film offers an unapologetically pulpy exploration of themes of revenge and retribution led by the charismatic performance of Mithun Chakraborty.

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Gunda (transl. Goon) is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action film written by Bashir Babbar and directed by Kanti Shah. Starring Mithun Chakraborty, Mukesh Rishi and Shakti Kapoor, the film was produced by Anil Singh and the music was composed by Anand Raj Anand. The narrative revolves around a coolie who vows to exact revenge upon a crime lord and his cronies after they kill his loved ones. The film was released on 4 September 1998. Over time, the film has gained a cult following, selling over 2,000 VCD copies at a single outlet. It also received a limited re-release in 2018. The same year, actor Deepak Shirke who played politician Bachubhai, revealed that the film was pitched to him without a script.