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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Army<br />
| image = ArmySRK.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Raam Shetty]]<br />
| producer = [[Mukul Anand]]<br>Nitin Manmohan<br />
| writer = [[Anees Bazmee]]<br />
| starring = [[Sridevi]]<br>[[Shah Rukh Khan]]<br>[[Danny Denzongpa]]<br>[[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]]<br>[[Ronit Roy]]<br>[[Ravi Kishan]]<br>[[Mohnish Behl]]<br />
| music = [[Anand-Milind]]<br />
| cinematography = {{unbulleted list|Rajeev Jain|Rajiv Jain}}<br />
| editing = <br />
| distributor = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]<br />
| released = 28 June 1996<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = {{INRConvert|4|c}}<ref name=BOI>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2789 |title=Army |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=boxofficeindia |publisher=BOI |access-date=3 August 2017 |quote=Budget: 4 cr}}</ref><br />
| gross = {{INRConvert|11.3|c}}<ref name=BOI/><br />
}}<br />
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'''''Army''''' is a [[1996 in film|1996]] Indian [[Hindi language|Hindi]] [[action film]] directed by Raam Shetty. The film stars [[Sridevi]]. It released on 28 June 1996. The movie was reported to be inspired by ''[[Sholay]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash K. |authorlink1=Subhash K. Jha |title=Movie Review: AK-47 |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/AK-47.asp |website=glamsham |accessdate=2020-01-25 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041009200154/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/AK-47.asp |archivedate=2004-10-09 |url-status=unfit}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The story follows Face Flashback Major Arjun Singh ([[Shah Rukh Khan]]), a dutiful army officer and Friend of acclaimed Jailer Raghuvir Singh ([[Kiran Kumar]]). He is in love with Geeta ([[Sridevi]]), and they get married, and become proud parents. Arjun soon gets involved in the bad books of a notorious gangster named Naagraj ([[Danny Denzongpa]]). Arjun starts working undercover in Nagraj's gang, but soon enough, Nagraj is informed about Arjun's real identity, and Arjun is brutally killed face off. When Geeta finds out, she decides to avenge Arjun's murder. When Naagraj finds out that Geeta is out for vengeance, he scoffs at her, refusing to believe that a lone defenseless widow can do him any harm. But Naagraj is in for a surprise when he comes face to face with Geeta and a group of young convicted men on the run who are dedicated to bringing him down - even if they die trying.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Sridevi]] as Geeta<br />
* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Major Arjun Singh Flashback face<br />
* [[Danny Denzongpa]] as Naagraj<br />
* [[Sudesh Berry]] as Khan<br />
* [[Mohnish Behl]] as Kabir <br />
* [[Ronit Roy]] as Kevin<br />
* [[Ravi Kissen]] as Kartar Surgery [[Shah Rukh Khan]] Kartar Singh<br />
* [[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]] as Kishan<br />
* [[Aasif Sheikh]] as Rahul<br />
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Pascal<br />
* [[Kiran Kumar]] as Jailer Raghuvir Singh<br />
* [[Tinnu Anand]] as Pancham<br />
* [[Kanchan (actress)]] as Bobby<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)!! Length<br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
| "Main To Hoon Pagal Munda"<br />
| [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Alka Yagnik]]<br />
| 05:41<br />
|- <br />
| 2<br />
| "Dil Mein Kuch Hone Laga"<br />
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]<br />
| 06:10<br />
|- <br />
| 3<br />
| "De Taali"<br />
| Vinod Rathod, [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]], [[Jolly Mukherjee]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]<br />
| 07:03<br />
|- <br />
| 4<br />
| "Ek Beeti Hui Kahani"<br />
| Alka Yagnik<br />
| 05:18<br />
|- <br />
| 5<br />
| "Achiko Bachiko"<br />
| Sadhana Sargam, [[Udit Narayan]], [[Aditya Narayan]]<br />
| 05:23<br />
|- <br />
| 6<br />
| "Ho Gayee Tiyar Hamari Army"<br />
| Vinod Rathod, [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]], Jolly Mukherjee, Alka Yagnik<br />
| 06:39<br />
|}<br />
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== Box office ==<br />
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''Army'' grossed {{INRConvert|11.04|c}} in India and $85,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}29.96 [[lakh]]) in other countries, for a worldwide total of {{INRConvert|11.33|c}}, against its {{INRConvert|4|c}} budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of {{INRConvert|2.92|c}}, and grossed {{INRConvert|5.03|c}} in its first week. It is the [[Bollywood films of 1996|18th-highest-grossing film of 1996]] worldwide.<ref name=BOI/><br />
===India===<br />
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It opened on Friday, 28 June 1996, across 190 screens, and earned {{INRConvert|63|l}} nett on its opening day. It grossed {{INRConvert|1.74|c}} nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of {{INRConvert|2.99|c}} nett. The flm earned a total of {{INRConvert|6.58|c}} nett.<ref name=BOI/> It is the [[Bollywood films of 1996|19th-highest-grossing film of 1996]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_gross_boxoffice/1996#.VbtY09xViko|title=Top India Total Nett Gross 1996|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Overseas===<br />
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It earned $85,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}29.96 [[lakh]]) outside India.<ref name=BOI/> Overseas, It is the [[Bollywood films of 1996|18th-highest-grossing film of 1996]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_over_total/1996#.VbtY09xViko|title=Top Overseas Gross 1996|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="float:centre; width:45%; text-align:center;"<br />
|+ ''''Army'''' worldwide collections breakdown<br />
|-<br />
! Territory<br />
! Territory wise Collections break-up<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" | India<br />
| ''Nett Gross'':<br />{{INRConvert|6.58|c}}<br />
|-<br />
| ''Distributor share'':<br />{{INRConvert|3.34|c}}<br />
|-<br />
| ''Total Gross'':<br />{{INRConvert|11.04|c}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="1" | International<br /> <small>''(Outside India)''</small><br />
| $85,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}29.96 [[lakh]])<br />
|-<br />
||'''Worldwide'''<br />
| {{INRConvert|20|c}}<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=0115568|title=Army}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Army}}<br />
[[Category:1996 films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Anand–Milind]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language action films]]<br />
[[Category:1996 action films]]</div>>Kingroberto94