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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = New Delhi<br />
| image = NewDelhi1988.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| writer = Gyandev Agnihotri {{small|(dialogues)}}<br />
| story = [[Dennis Joseph]]<br />
| screenplay = Dennis Joseph<br />
| producer = M.Sudhakar Reddy <br> Dr.M.Tirupathi Reddy <br> Rajeev Kumar<br />
| director = [[Joshiy]]<br />
| starring = [[Jeetendra]]<br />[[Sumalatha]]<br />[[Suresh Gopi]]<br />
| music = [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Jayanan Vincent]]<br />
| editing = K.Sanmunni<br />
| based_on = ''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]'' (1987) by [[Dennis Joseph]]<br />
| studio = Samyuktha Productions<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1988|12|16}}<br />
| runtime = 143 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = [[Rupee|Rs]] 2 Crores<br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''New Delhi''''' is a 1988 [[Hindi]]-language [[thriller film]], produced by M.Sudhakar Reddy, M.Tirupathi Reddy on Samyuktha Productions banner and directed by [[Joshiy]]. Starring [[Jeetendra]], [[Sumalatha]] and music composed by [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]]. The film is a remake of director's own [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] movie ''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]'' (1987).<ref>{{cite web|title=New Delhi Film details|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1966|publisher=malayalachalachithram|accessdate=20 October 2014}}</ref> The story is loosely based on the novel ''The Almighty'' by [[Irving Wallace]]. It was the debut movie of Urvashi and Suresh Gopi who reprised their role from the original version. The film recorded as ''flop'' at the box office.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
'''''New Delhi''''' is about a Delhi-based journalist who is imprisoned in a mental asylum after exposing the wicked side of two corrupted politicians, and his subsequent attempts at revenge with the help of this lady love. Vijay Kumar is an honest Delhi-based Journalist later expose the wrongdoings of two corrupt politicians to help his Keralite girlfriend, Maria Fernandes, is beaten to such an extent that he becomes partly paralyzed is imprisoned. The two politicians, Kendriya Mantri Shankar Babu, and Desbandhu Sharma ensure everything that Vijay Kumar does not get pardoned. Tortured Vijay Kumar complete his sentence and his girlfriend Maria helps him to start his own publication 'New Delhi Diary'. He uses information and material sent to him exclusively by his ace reporter, Vishwanath. Then the people who had harmed him start dying violent deaths one by one arousing suspicion amongst his staff, as well as his sister, Uma and her boyfriend Suresh, who decides to investigate Vijay's background and who the mysterious Vishwanath really is.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Jeetendra]] as Vijay 'VK' Kumar<br />
*[[Sumalatha]] as Maria Fernandes <br />
*[[Suresh Gopi]] as Suresh<br />
*[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Uma, Vijay's sister<br />
*[[Raza Murad]] as Janseva Party's Leader Deshbandhu Sharma <br />
*[[Thiagarajan]] as Nataraj Vishnu aka [[Salem Vishnu]]<br />
*[[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Shankar<br />
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Siddique <br />
*[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Ananth<br />
*[[Mohan Jose]] as Johny<br />
*[[Prathapachandran]] as Maria Fernandes'father<br />
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==Box office==<br />
It failed mainly due to the casting. Apart from Jeetendra and Raza Murad, all the actors were from the original Malayalam version and this decision by the makers backfired as North Indian audience couldn't relate with all the characters played by Malayalam actors.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0246809|New Delhi}}<br />
*http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Newdelhi{{dead link|date=June 2019}}<br />
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