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{{short description|1989 Hindi film directed by Ketan Desai}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Toofan<br />
| image = Toofan (1989).jpg<br />
| image_size = 230<br />
| caption = Theatrical poster designed by Chandrakant <br />
| director = Ketan Desai<br />
| producer = [[Manmohan Desai]]<br />
| writer = [[Salim Khan]]<br />K.K. Shukla<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Meenakshi Sheshadri]]<br />[[Amrita Singh]]<br />[[Pran (actor)|Pran]]<br />
| music = [[Anu Malik]]<br />
| cinematography = Peter Pereira<br />
| editing = Raju Kapadia<br />Mangal Mistry<br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = M.K.D. Films Combine<br />
| released = {{Film date|1989|8|11|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 174 mins<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = {{INR}}4-4.25 crore ''All India Cost''(equivalent to {{INR}}34-36 crores or {{USD}}4.7-5 million in 2019)<ref name="wordpress.com">{{cite web|url=https://bollybusiness.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/boxoffice-operation-toofan-1989/|title=Boxoffice Operation : Toofan (1989)|date=19 November 2011|publisher=}}</ref><br />
| gross = {{INR}}5.75 crore(equivalent to {{INR}}48 crores or {{USD}}6.7 million in 2019).<ref name="wordpress.com" /><br />
}}<br />
'''''Toofan''''' ({{lit|Storm}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1989|1989]] Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[superhero film]] directed by Ketan Desai, starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in a double role as twin brother. One is the title character Toofan, a superhero who uses his crossbow as a weapon, and the other is a magician named Shyam. Ketan Desai's father [[Manmohan Desai]] produced the film. The score and soundtrack were composed by [[Anu Malik]].<br />
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The movie was an "Average" at the box office.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The story revolves around two brothers, one of which has superpowers and is an avid follower of Lord [[Hanuman]]. The other character was that of a meek magician who aspires to perform an escape trick which had claimed the life of his street magician father.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Toofan and Shyam Jadugar (double role)<br />
* [[Meenakshi Seshadri]] as Radha<br />
* [[Amrita Singh]] as Pickpocketer<br />
* [[Farooq Shaikh]] as Gopal Sharma<br />
* [[Kamal Kapoor]] as ACP Sharma<br />
* [[Goga Kapoor]] as Daku Shaitan Singh<br />
* [[Zarina Wahab]] as Mrs. Laxmi Gopal Sharma<br />
* [[Sushma Seth]] as Devyani<br />
* [[Raza Murad]] as Vikram Issa<br />
* [[Mahesh Anand]] as Daku Zaalim Singh<br />
* [[Jack Gaud]] as Jagga, an associate of Daku Shaitan singh<br />
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Inspector Hanuman Prasad Singh "Toofan / Shyam's Father" <br />
* [[Manik Irani]] as Manglu Tribal leader and brother of Radha<br />
* [[Sudhir Dalvi]] as Dr Sharma and Gopal's Father<br />
* [[Ramesh Deo]] as Ramesh Kumar<br />
*[[Chandrashekhar (actor)|Chandrashekhar]] as Doctor<br />
* [[Bharat Bhushan]] as Priest in the temple (shown in the beginning) <br />
* [[Jagdish Raj]] as IGP<br />
*[[Bob Christo]] as good mark Gold smuggler<br />
*[[Moolchand]] as Seth Dharamdas<br />
*[[Sonu Walia]] as Sonu Walia guest appearance in song "Don't Worry be Happy"<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music for this movie was given by [[Anu Malik]] with lyrics penned by [[Indeevar]]. The song "Aaya Toofan" was the last song sung by [[Kishore Kumar]] for an [[Amitabh Bachchan]] film before his death. It is also the only film that [[Suresh Wadkar]] sung for [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. <br />
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The song "Haa Bhai Haa" was sampled from the Iranian song "Havar Havar" by [[Kourosh Yaghmaei]] which has also inspired the Hindi songs "Jawan Jawan Ishq Jawan Hai" and "Aaya Aaya" from [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]'s ''[[Billoo Badshah]]'' and [[Sunny Deol]]'s ''[[Aag Ka Gola]]'' respectively. The song "Don't Worry Be Happy" drew inspiration from [[Bobby McFerrin]]'s song "[[Don't Worry Be Happy]]".<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Track<br />
!Song<br />
!Performed By<br />
!Lyricist<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|"Jaadugar Ka Jaadu"<br />
|[[Suresh Wadkar]]<br />
|[[Indeevar]]<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|"Haa Bhai Haa Mai Hu Jawaan"<br />
|[[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Amit Kumar]]<br />
|[[Gulshan Bawra]]<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|"Lanka Me Danka Bajaane Aaya"<br />
|[[Shabbir Kumar]]<br />
|Indeevar<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|"Aaya Aaya Toofan"<br />
|[[Kishore Kumar]]<br />
|Indeevar<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|"Don't Worry Be Happy"<br />
|[[Manhar Udhas]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />
|Prayag Raj<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|"Aao Raas Rache Garba Raat Hai"<br />
|[[Alka Yagnik]], [[Suresh Wadkar]]<br />
|Indeevar<br />
|-<br />
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|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=0098491}}<br />
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[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]<br />
[[Category:1989 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Indian superhero films]]<br />
[[Category:Film superheroes]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1989 action films]]<br />
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