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	\| director = Ketan Desai		\| director = Ketan Desai
	\| producer = Ketan Desai		\| producer = Ketan Desai
	\| writer = K.K. Shukla (screenplay)<br>Javed ~~Siddiqi~~ (dialogue)		\| writer = K. K. Shukla (screenplay)<br />Javed Siddiqui (dialogue)
	\|story = Prayag Raj		\|story = Prayag Raj
	\| starring = [[Jackie Shroff]]<br />[[Dimple Kapadia]]<br />[[Meenakshi ~~Seshadri]]<br />[[Shammi Kapoor]]<br />[[Biswajeet]]<br />[[Waheeda Rehman~~]]		\| starring = [[Jackie Shroff]]<br />[[Dimple Kapadia]]<br />[[Meenakshi Sheshadri]]
	\| music = [[Anu Malik]]		\| music = [[Anu Malik]]
	\| cinematography = [[Jal Mistry]]		\| cinematography = [[Jal Mistry]]
	\| editing = Raju Kapadia<br />Mangal Mistry		\| editing = Raju Kapadia<br />Mangal Mistry
	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| released ={{~~Film~~ date\|1986\|8\|15\|df=y}}		\| released ={{start date\|1986\|8\|15\|df=y}}
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	\| country = India		\| country = [[India]]
	\| language = [[Hindi]]		\| language = [[Hindi]]
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	'''''Allah Rakha''''' is a ~~[[Bollywood films of 1986\|~~1986]] [[Bollywood]] [[Masala film]] directed by Ketan Desai and starring [[Jackie Shroff]] in the title role, along with [[Dimple Kapadia]], [[Meenakshi ~~Seshadri~~]], [[Shammi Kapoor]],		'''''Allah Rakha''''' is a 1986 [[Bollywood]] [[Masala film]] directed by Ketan Desai and starring [[Jackie Shroff]] in the title role, along with [[Dimple Kapadia]], [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]], [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Biswajeet]], [[Waheeda Rehman]]. The film is notable as the protagonist, played by Jackie Shroff, is a [[Muslim]], unusual in Hindi cinema.<ref name="Kumar2008">{{cite book\|last=Kumar\|first=Priya\|title=Limiting secularism: the ethics of coexistence in Indian literature and film\|url=https://archive.org/details/limitingseculari0000kuma\|url-access=registration\|accessdate=1 January 2012\|date=23 January 2008\|publisher=U of Minnesota Press\|isbn=978-0-8166-5073-6\|page=[https://archive.org/details/limitingseculari0000kuma/page/180 180]}}</ref> Film fared moderately well at the box office. The film is not only considered as a cult classic but a real masala entertainer.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://bollywooddeewana.blogspot.com/2009/11/allah-rakha-1986.html\|title=bollywooddeewana: Allah-Rakha (1986)\|last=Bollywooddeewana\|date=2009-11-05\|website=bollywooddeewana\|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref>
	[[Biswajeet]] ~~and~~ [[Waheeda Rehman]]. The film is notable as the protagonist, played by Shroff, is a [[Muslim]], ~~usual~~ in Hindi cinema.<ref name="Kumar2008">{{cite book\|last=Kumar\|first=Priya\|title=Limiting secularism: the ethics of coexistence in Indian literature and film\|url=https://archive.org/details/limitingseculari0000kuma\|url-access=registration\|accessdate=1 January 2012\|date=23 January 2008\|publisher=U of Minnesota Press\|isbn=978-0-8166-5073-6\|page=[https://archive.org/details/limitingseculari0000kuma/page/180 180]}}</ref> Film fared moderately well at the box office. The film is not considered a cult classic but a real masala entertainer.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://bollywooddeewana.blogspot.com/2009/11/allah-rakha-1986.html\|title=bollywooddeewana: Allah-Rakha (1986)\|last=Bollywooddeewana\|date=2009-11-05\|website=bollywooddeewana\|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref>

	==Story==		==Story==
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	When Karim Khan is released from prison, he is handed Iqbal, whom everyone thinks is his son. He then kills Don to avenge his wife's death. Before being arrested by the police, Khan hands over the infant to Salma, asking her to raise him until his sentence is completed. He names the child "Allah-Rakha".		When Karim Khan is released from prison, he is handed Iqbal, whom everyone thinks is his son. He then kills Don to avenge his wife's death. Before being arrested by the police, Khan hands over the infant to Salma, asking her to raise him until his sentence is completed. He names the child "Allah-Rakha".

	Allah-Rakha grows up to be an honest and brave young man, but is unable to gain admission into the ~~University~~ due to the corrupt Mr Khera (Anupham Kher). He resorts to running a roadside "Panch Tara" (as in five stars) hotel.		Allah-Rakha grows up to be an honest and brave young man, but is unable to gain admission into the university due to the corrupt Mr Khera (Anupham Kher). He resorts to running a roadside "Panch Tara" (as in five stars) hotel.

	Khera then frames Allah-Rakha as being the mastermind behind a series of fatal TV bomb attacks that were taking place all over town. Allah-Rakha is arrested and in prison is reunited with his father Karim Khan.		Khera then frames Allah-Rakha as being the mastermind behind a series of fatal TV bomb attacks that were taking place all over town. Allah-Rakha is arrested and in prison is reunited with his father Karim Khan.
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	*[[Shammi Kapoor]] as Karim Khan		*[[Shammi Kapoor]] as Karim Khan
	*[[Biswajeet]] as Inspector Anwar		*[[Biswajeet]] as Inspector Anwar
	*[[Waheeda Rehman]] as Advocate Salma ~~Anwar~~		*[[Waheeda Rehman]] as Advocate Salma
	*[[Aruna Irani]] as Razia Khan ~~(Karim Khan's Wife)~~		*[[Aruna Irani]] as Razia Khan
	*[[Bindu (actress)\|Bindu]] as Banu		*[[Bindu (actress)\|Bindu]] as Banu
	*[[Gulshan Grover]] as Zafar ~~Anwar~~		*[[Gulshan Grover]] as Zafar
	*[[Goga Kapoor]] as Goga		*[[Goga Kapoor]] as Goga
	*[[Anupam Kher]] as R. S. Khera		*[[Anupam Kher]] as R. S. Khera
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	==Music==		==Music==
	The music was composed by ~~Annu~~ Malik, with lyrics by Rajendra Krishan and Prayag Raj.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://ringostrack.com/en/movie/allah-rakha/9159 \| title=Allah-Rakha (1986) Soundtrack}}</ref>		The music was composed by [[Anu Malik]], with lyrics by Rajendra Krishan and Prayag Raj.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://ringostrack.com/en/movie/allah-rakha/9159 \| title=Allah-Rakha (1986) Soundtrack}}</ref>

	The song "Na Amar, Na Akbar, Na Main Anthony" references four of Manmohan Desai's films namely, ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', ''[[Naseeb (1981 film)\|Naseeb]]'', ''[[Coolie (1983 Hindi film)\|Coolie]]'' ~~and~~ ''[[Mard (1985 film)\|Mard]]''. All of these films had Amitabh Bachchan in the starring role.		The song "Na Amar, Na Akbar, Na Main Anthony" references four of [[Manmohan Desai]]'s films namely, ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', ''[[Naseeb (1981 film)\|Naseeb]]'', ''[[Coolie (1983 Hindi film)\|Coolie]]'', ''[[Mard (1985 film)\|Mard]]''. All of these films had [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in the starring role.
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	\| [[Mohammed Aziz]]		\| [[Mohammed Aziz]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| "Parvardigar-E-~~Alam~~" ~~– 1~~		\| "Parvardigar-E-Aalam"
	\| [[Mohammed Aziz]]		\| [[Mohammed Aziz]]
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| "Parvardigar-E-Alam" – 2~~		\| "Chahe Sholon Mein Jala Do, Chahe Dariya Mein Baha Do"
	~~\| [[Mohammed Aziz]]~~
	\|-
	\| "Chahe Sholon Mein Jala Do"
	\| [[Mohammed Aziz]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''		\| [[Mohammed Aziz]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
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	\| [[Shabbir Kumar]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''		\| [[Shabbir Kumar]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| "Parvardigar-E-~~Alam~~"		\| "Parvardigar-E-Aalam"
	\| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''		\| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
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	\| writer = K.K. Shukla (screenplay)<br>Javed Siddiqi (dialogue)		\| writer = K.K. Shukla (screenplay)<br>Javed Siddiqi (dialogue)
	~~\| narrator =~~
	\|story = Prayag Raj		\|story = Prayag Raj
	\| starring = [[Jackie Shroff]]<br />[[Dimple Kapadia]]<br />[[Meenakshi Seshadri]]<br />[[Shammi Kapoor]]<br />[[Biswajeet]]<br />[[Waheeda Rehman]]		\| starring = [[Jackie Shroff]]<br />[[Dimple Kapadia]]<br />[[Meenakshi Seshadri]]<br />[[Shammi Kapoor]]<br />[[Biswajeet]]<br />[[Waheeda Rehman]]
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	\| runtime =		\| runtime =
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = India
	\| language = [[Hindi]]		\| language = [[Hindi]]
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	~~==Trivia==~~

	*The script was written with Amitabh Bachchan in mind to play the title role, but he had gone into politics and was not doing films, so the role went to Jackie Shroff.
	*Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar and Rati Aghnihotri were to do the roles of Biswajeet, Waheeda Rehman and Dimple Kapadia respectively.
	*The song ''''Chahe Sholo Pe Jalado'''' was recorded after the film was complete and then it was added to the film. This song was an additional song.
	**After Allah-Rakha, Ketan Desai was starting a film with Mithun Chakraborty.
	**This Ketan Desai film was titled ''''Rozi Roti'''', but then he started ''[[Toofan (1989 film)\|Toofan]]'', with Amitabh Bachchan.
	**''Rozi Roti'' was shelved, instead, Manmohan Desai cast Mithun in ''Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi''.
	*In the scene where Don Jr. shoots Karin Khan (Shammi Kapoor), the background music playing was earlier used in ''Coolie''. The music was used in the climax scene of ''Coolie''.
	*The Jackie Shroff double role character's in the film had an interesting story. Years earlier, Amitabh Bachchan was acting in a film titled ''Khuda Gawah'' (not the 1992 movie). The film script revolved around a good Amitabh versus an evil Amitabh. When the film got shelved, Ketan Desai took that part of ''Khuda Gawah''{{'}}s script and added it to ''Allah Rakha''. That is how ''Allah Rakha'' had a good Jackie Shroff and a bad Jackie Shroff.
	*Meenakshi Sheshadri's role as a feisty prostitute with a heart of gold was much appreciated; despite the limited length of her role; her acting and dance numbers on the songs "Doli leke yahan" and "Batameeze pe hum aagaye" were much appreciated by audiences and critics.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://bollywooddeewana.blogspot.com/2009/11/allah-rakha-1986.html\|title=bollywooddeewana: Allah-Rakha (1986)\|last=Bollywooddeewana\|date=2009-11-05\|website=bollywooddeewana\|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> It was daring of Sheshadri to play the role of a prostitute at that time, it proved her versatility as an actress and is considered to be one of her most memorable performances.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://vicinito.com/posts/13-bollywood-actresses-who-played-prostitutes-onscreen/7694\|title=13 Bollywood Actresses Who Played Prostitutes Onscreen\|website=vicinito.com\|language=en\|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/martini-shots/archive/bollywood-actresses-who-played-the-role-of-prostitutes-article43009.htm\|title=23 Bollywood Actresses Who've Played The Role Of Prostitutes On Screen\|date=2017-01-19\|website=Desimartini\|language=en\|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref>
	*The sizzling chemistry between Jackie Shroff and Dimple Kapadia was instantly liked in their first film together and they went on to star in several films together after this including ''Ram'' ''Lakhan'', ''Kaash,'' ''Angaar and Gardish''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/BombayBasanti/status/940141141978095617\|title=Twitter\|website=mobile.twitter.com\|access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/jackie-shroff-had-a-crush-on-madhuri-dixit-dimple-kapadia-and-juhi-chawla/19135187\|title=Ladies man! Jackie Shroff had a crush on Madhuri Dixit, Dimple Kapadia and Juhi Chawla\|date=2018-03-02\|website=mid-day\|language=en\|access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/60th-birthday-special-the-best-of-dimple-kapadia/20170608.htm\|title=60th Birthday Special: The Best of Dimple Kapadia\|website=Rediff\|access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref>

	~~• Anupam Kher as "Khera" played Dimple Kapadia's father in the film; despite only being two years older than her in real life. In a subsequent film Mahesh Bhatt's Haque; she played his wife.~~

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox film
| name = Allah Rakha
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| director = Ketan Desai
| producer = Ketan Desai
| writer = K.K. Shukla (screenplay) Javed Siddiqi (dialogue)
| narrator =
|story = Prayag Raj
| starring = [[Jackie Shroff]] [[Dimple Kapadia]] [[Meenakshi Seshadri]] [[Shammi Kapoor]] [[Biswajeet]] [[Waheeda Rehman]]
| music = [[Anu Malik]]
| cinematography = [[Jal Mistry]]
| editing = Raju Kapadia Mangal Mistry
| distributor =
| released ={{Film date|1986|8|15|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
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| website =
}}

'''''Allah Rakha''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1986|1986]] [[Bollywood]] [[Masala film]] directed by Ketan Desai and starring [[Jackie Shroff]] in the title role, along with [[Dimple Kapadia]], [[Meenakshi Seshadri]], [[Shammi Kapoor]],
[[Biswajeet]] and [[Waheeda Rehman]]. The film is notable as the protagonist, played by Shroff, is a [[Muslim]], usual in Hindi cinema.<ref name="Kumar2008">{{cite book|last=Kumar|first=Priya|title=Limiting secularism: the ethics of coexistence in Indian literature and film|url=https://archive.org/details/limitingseculari0000kuma|url-access=registration|accessdate=1 January 2012|date=23 January 2008|publisher=U of Minnesota Press|isbn=978-0-8166-5073-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/limitingseculari0000kuma/page/180 180]}}</ref> Film fared moderately well at the box office. The film is not considered a cult classic but a real masala entertainer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bollywooddeewana.blogspot.com/2009/11/allah-rakha-1986.html|title=bollywooddeewana: Allah-Rakha (1986)|last=Bollywooddeewana|date=2009-11-05|website=bollywooddeewana|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref>

==Story==
Karim Khan accepts the blame for a murder that his boss, Don had committed and is consequently sent to prison. When Khan's wife Razia visits Don to collect her husband's salary, he tries to rape her, but she escapes. Don is then arrested by Inspector Anwar.

Soon, Inspector Anwar and his wife Salma's only son Iqbal develops a heart condition which can only be cured with a [[artificial cardiac pacemaker]] Since the only chemist selling the pacemaker belongs to Don, Inspector Anwar is blackmailed by Don's goons to release Don in exchange for the pacemaker. Anwar reluctantly agrees and gets the pacemaker for his son, which happens to have the number 786 written on it.

Later on, Don's henchmen kidnap Iqbal, but before they can kill him, he is rescued by Razia, who swaps him with her own dead infant. Sadly, Razia is killed by Don's goons after they hit her with their car. Thinking that her son is dead, Salma runs out into the middle of the road in shock, is hit by a passing truck and loses her eyesight.

When Karim Khan is released from prison, he is handed Iqbal, whom everyone thinks is his son. He then kills Don to avenge his wife's death. Before being arrested by the police, Khan hands over the infant to Salma, asking her to raise him until his sentence is completed. He names the child "Allah-Rakha".

Allah-Rakha grows up to be an honest and brave young man, but is unable to gain admission into the University due to the corrupt Mr Khera (Anupham Kher). He resorts to running a roadside "Panch Tara" (as in five stars) hotel.

Khera then frames Allah-Rakha as being the mastermind behind a series of fatal TV bomb attacks that were taking place all over town. Allah-Rakha is arrested and in prison is reunited with his father Karim Khan.

When Karim Khan is released from jail, he's confronted by Don's son, Don Jr. who has come to avenge his father. He shoots Karim Khan, but the latter survives. When Don Jr. tries to kill Allah-Rakha, he is killed instead. Allah-Rakha then switches places with him and assumes the guise of Don Jr., while the world thinks that Allah-Rakha is dead.

When Karim Khan regains consciousness in the hospital, he immediately seeks out Don Jr. and wounds him seriously, not knowing that he is in fact Allah-Rakha in disguise. In the hospital, while operating on Allah-Rakha, the doctor discovers his 786 pacemakers and thus reveals that he is in fact Inspector Anwar and Salma's son Iqbal.

Allah-Rakha, aka Iqbal, with the help of Khera's daughter Julie, telecast the video in which Khera admits to being the man responsible for the TV bombs as well as a host of other crimes. Khera and his men are arrested while Iqbal is reunited with his family.

==Cast==
*[[Jackie Shroff]] as Iqbal / Allah Rakha / Don (Double Role)
*[[Dimple Kapadia]] as Julie Khera
*[[Meenakshi Sheshadri]] as Rani
*[[Shammi Kapoor]] as Karim Khan
*[[Biswajeet]] as Inspector Anwar
*[[Waheeda Rehman]] as Advocate Salma Anwar
*[[Aruna Irani]] as Razia Khan (Karim Khan's Wife)
*[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Banu
*[[Gulshan Grover]] as Zafar Anwar
*[[Goga Kapoor]] as Goga
*[[Anupam Kher]] as R. S. Khera
*[[Bob Christo]] as Don
*[[Ramesh Deo]] as Police Inspector
*[[Chandrashekhar (actor)|Chandrashekhar]] as Doctor
*[[Mac Mohan]] as Goon
*[[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudhir]] as Goon

==Production==
"Allah-Rakha" was Ketan Desai's directorial debut. Desai had assisted his father, notable filmmaker [[Manmohan Desai]], on many of his films. Just like his father, Ketan also planned on casting superstar [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in the lead role. The film was written specifically with Bachchan in mind, but because Bachchan had joined politics and was not working in movies during that time, Desai had to cast Jackie Shroff. In an interview, Shroff said that all the hero's costumes for the movie had been tailor-made to Bachchan's specifications and thus he literally was stepping into Bachchan's shoes.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://bollywooddeewana.blogspot.com/2009/11/allah-rakha-1986.html | title=Bollywooddeewana: Allah-Rakha (1986)| date=5 November 2009}}</ref>

The film does have quite a few connections to Manmohan Desai's earlier movie ''[[Coolie (1983 Hindi film)|Coolie]]'':
* In both the movies, the protagonist's name is "Iqbal" and his mother's name is "Salma", a role played by Waheeda Rehman in both movies. Also, the name of the leading lady is "Julie" in both films.
* Both movies were set in a Muslim background.
* The scene showing people boarding the ship to go for pilgrimage is the same one used in both movies.
* "Allah-Rakha" is the name that Jackie's character is given in this movie by Karim Khan, while in "Coolie" it is the name of Amitabh's falcon.
* In this movie, Iqbal's pacemaker has the number 786 written on it, while in "Coolie" it was Amitabh's arm badge number.
* Much of the background music used in both movies is the same.

==Music==
The music was composed by Annu Malik, with lyrics by Rajendra Krishan and Prayag Raj.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ringostrack.com/en/movie/allah-rakha/9159 | title=Allah-Rakha (1986) Soundtrack}}</ref>

The song "Na Amar, Na Akbar, Na Main Anthony" references four of Manmohan Desai's films namely, ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', ''[[Naseeb (1981 film)|Naseeb]]'', ''[[Coolie (1983 Hindi film)|Coolie]]'' and ''[[Mard (1985 film)|Mard]]''. All of these films had Amitabh Bachchan in the starring role.
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Main Allah Rakha"
| [[Mohammed Aziz]]
|-
| "Parvardigar-E-Alam" – 1
| [[Mohammed Aziz]]
|-
| "Parvardigar-E-Alam" – 2
| [[Mohammed Aziz]]
|-
| "Chahe Sholon Mein Jala Do"
| [[Mohammed Aziz]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Na Amar, Na Akbar, Na Main Anthony, Apna Naseeb"
| [[Shabbir Kumar]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Parvardigar-E-Alam"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Badtameezi Pe Hum"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Doli Leke Yahan Koi"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|}

==Trivia==

*The script was written with Amitabh Bachchan in mind to play the title role, but he had gone into politics and was not doing films, so the role went to Jackie Shroff.
*Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar and Rati Aghnihotri were to do the roles of Biswajeet, Waheeda Rehman and Dimple Kapadia respectively.
*The song ''''Chahe Sholo Pe Jalado'''' was recorded after the film was complete and then it was added to the film. This song was an additional song.
**After Allah-Rakha, Ketan Desai was starting a film with Mithun Chakraborty.
**This Ketan Desai film was titled ''''Rozi Roti'''', but then he started ''[[Toofan (1989 film)|Toofan]]'', with Amitabh Bachchan.
**''Rozi Roti'' was shelved, instead, Manmohan Desai cast Mithun in ''Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi''.
*In the scene where Don Jr. shoots Karin Khan (Shammi Kapoor), the background music playing was earlier used in ''Coolie''. The music was used in the climax scene of ''Coolie''.
*The Jackie Shroff double role character's in the film had an interesting story. Years earlier, Amitabh Bachchan was acting in a film titled ''Khuda Gawah'' (not the 1992 movie). The film script revolved around a good Amitabh versus an evil Amitabh. When the film got shelved, Ketan Desai took that part of ''Khuda Gawah''{{'}}s script and added it to ''Allah Rakha''. That is how ''Allah Rakha'' had a good Jackie Shroff and a bad Jackie Shroff.
*Meenakshi Sheshadri's role as a feisty prostitute with a heart of gold was much appreciated; despite the limited length of her role; her acting and dance numbers on the songs "Doli leke yahan" and "Batameeze pe hum aagaye" were much appreciated by audiences and critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bollywooddeewana.blogspot.com/2009/11/allah-rakha-1986.html|title=bollywooddeewana: Allah-Rakha (1986)|last=Bollywooddeewana|date=2009-11-05|website=bollywooddeewana|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> It was daring of Sheshadri to play the role of a prostitute at that time, it proved her versatility as an actress and is considered to be one of her most memorable performances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vicinito.com/posts/13-bollywood-actresses-who-played-prostitutes-onscreen/7694|title=13 Bollywood Actresses Who Played Prostitutes Onscreen|website=vicinito.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/martini-shots/archive/bollywood-actresses-who-played-the-role-of-prostitutes-article43009.htm|title=23 Bollywood Actresses Who've Played The Role Of Prostitutes On Screen|date=2017-01-19|website=Desimartini|language=en|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref>
*The sizzling chemistry between Jackie Shroff and Dimple Kapadia was instantly liked in their first film together and they went on to star in several films together after this including ''Ram'' ''Lakhan'', ''Kaash,'' ''Angaar and Gardish''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/BombayBasanti/status/940141141978095617|title=Twitter|website=mobile.twitter.com|access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/jackie-shroff-had-a-crush-on-madhuri-dixit-dimple-kapadia-and-juhi-chawla/19135187|title=Ladies man! Jackie Shroff had a crush on Madhuri Dixit, Dimple Kapadia and Juhi Chawla|date=2018-03-02|website=mid-day|language=en|access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/60th-birthday-special-the-best-of-dimple-kapadia/20170608.htm|title=60th Birthday Special: The Best of Dimple Kapadia|website=Rediff|access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref>

• Anupam Kher as "Khera" played Dimple Kapadia's father in the film; despite only being two years older than her in real life. In a subsequent film Mahesh Bhatt's Haque; she played his wife.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0090611|title=Allah Rakha}}

[[Category:1986 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1980s crime action films]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]
[[Category:Films about Islam]]