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{{Short description|1995 film by Raj N. Sippy}}
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| country = India
| country = India
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| released = {{Film date|1995|03|03|df=y}}
| language = [[Hindi]]
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRConvert|350|m}}
| budget = {{INR|1.5 crore}}<ref name=BOI/>
| gross = {{INRConvert|250|m}}
| gross = {{INR|2.9 crore}}<ref name=BOI/>
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'''Paandav''' is a 1995 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language film directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars [[Akshay Kumar]] and Nandini.<ref name="Ojha2002">{{cite book|last=Ojha|first=Rajendra|title=Filmography, 1994-2000: A Complete Filmography of All Hindi Films Released Between 1994-2000, Along with Cast, Credit, Year of Release and Category with Alphabetical Index|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iLEaAQAAIAAJ|date=2002|publisher=Screen World Publication|page=27}}</ref>
'''Paandav''' is a 1995 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[Raj N. Sippy]]. It stars [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Pankaj Dheer]] and Nandini in lead roles.<ref name="Ojha2002">{{cite book|last=Ojha|first=Rajendra|title=Filmography, 1994-2000: A Complete Filmography of All Hindi Films Released Between 1994-2000, Along with Cast, Credit, Year of Release and Category with Alphabetical Index|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iLEaAQAAIAAJ|date=2002|publisher=Screen World Publication|page=27}}</ref><ref name=BOI>{{Cite web|title=Paandav – Movie |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3014|access-date=2021-12-17|publisher=Box Office India}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
 
Inspector Vijay lives with his elder brother, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ashwini Kumar; and sister-in-law, Jyoti, in an upper middle-class community in India. Assigned an investigation, which leads Vijay to conclude that the crime was committed by K.K. Kelva's man, he risks his life to arrest him, and hold him in prison until such time a date is fixed for a court hearing. Vijay also interrogates his prisoner, often using excessive force. Shortly thereafter, Vijay is instructed to release the prisoner and the person who instructs him thus is no other than his very own brother, Ashwini, who it seems on the pay-roll of Kelva and his gangsters. What can Vijay possibly do to bring an end to this illicit relationship?
Inspector Vijay lives with his elder brother, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ashwini Kumar; and sister-in-law, Jyoti, in an upper middle-class community in India. Assigned an investigation, which leads Vijay to conclude that the crime was committed by K.K. Kelva's man, he risks his life to arrest him, and hold him in prison until such time a date is fixed for a court hearing. Vijay also interrogates his prisoner, often using excessive force. Shortly thereafter, Vijay is instructed to release the prisoner - and the person who instructs him thus is no other than his very own brother, Ashwini, who it seems on the pay-roll of Kelva and his gangsters. What can Vijay possibly do to bring an end to this illicit relationship?


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Akshay Kumar]]... Inspector Vijay Kumar
Source<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paandav |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/paandav/cast/2000054089/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* Nandini... Ritu
* [[Akshay Kumar]] as Inspector Vijay Kumar
* [[Kanchan (actress)|Kanchan]]... Nisha Tiwari
* Nandini as Ritu
* [[Pankaj Dheer]]... Hariya
* [[Kanchan (actress)|Kanchan]] as Nisha Tiwari
* [[Mukesh Khanna]]... ACP Ashwini Kumar
* [[Pankaj Dheer]] as Hariya
* [[Kiran Kumar]]... K.K.Kelva
* [[Mukesh Khanna]] as ACP Ashwini Kumar
* [[Prithvi (actor)|Prithvi]]... Ajay
* [[Kiran Kumar]] as K.K.Kelva
* [[Ajinkya Deo]]... Captain Sood
* Prithvi as Ajay
* [[Manjeet Kullar]]... Mrs. Jyoti Ashwini Kumar
* [[Ajinkya Deo]] as Captain Vikas Sood
* [[Sudhir Pandey]]... Commissioner J. K. Srivastav  
* [[Surendra Pal]] as Daata
* Anil Nagrath... Home Minister Purshotam Sinha.
* [[Manjeet Kullar]] as Mrs. Jyoti Ashwini Kumar
* [[Sudhir Pandey]] as Commissioner J. K. Srivastav  
* Anil Nagrath as Home Minister Purshotam Sinha
* [[Bhushan Jeevan]] as A.C.P. Chaugle
* [[Shiva Rindani|Shiva]] as David
* [[Aasif Sheikh]] as A.K.
* [[Bob Christo]] as K.K's henchman
{{div col end}}


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{|class="wikitable"  
! # !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyricist(s)
! # !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyricist(s)
|-
|-
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| "Tere Liye Rehta Hai"
| "Tere Liye Rehta Hai"
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| Vinod Mahendra
| Vinoo Mahendra
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
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| 6
| 6
| "Ye Haina Pyaar Hi To Haina"
| "Ye Haina Pyaar Hi To Haina"
| [[Amit Kumar]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| Majrooh Sultanpuri
| Majrooh Sultanpuri
|-
|-
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| 8
| 8
| "Trailer O Trailer"
| "Trailer O Trailer"
| [[Alisha Chinai]]
| [[Alisha Chinai]], [[Anu Malik]]
| Anwar Sagar
| [[Anwar Sagar]]
|}
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[[Category:1995 films]]
[[Category:1995 films]]
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1995 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1995 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Jatin–Lalit]]
[[Category:Films scored by Jatin–Lalit]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:1990s masala films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Raj N. Sippy]]
[[Category:Films directed by Raj N. Sippy]]




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Paandav
Release poster
Directed byRaj N. Sippy
Produced byKeshu Ramsay
Written byAnand S. Vardhan
StarringAkshay Kumar
Nandini
Music byJatin-Lalit
CinematographyS. Pappu
Edited byV. N. Mayekar
Production
company
DMS Films
Release date
  • 3 March 1995 (1995-03-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹1.5 crore[1]
Box office₹2.9 crore[1]

Paandav is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Dheer and Nandini in lead roles.[2][1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Inspector Vijay lives with his elder brother, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ashwini Kumar; and sister-in-law, Jyoti, in an upper middle-class community in India. Assigned an investigation, which leads Vijay to conclude that the crime was committed by K.K. Kelva's man, he risks his life to arrest him, and hold him in prison until such time a date is fixed for a court hearing. Vijay also interrogates his prisoner, often using excessive force. Shortly thereafter, Vijay is instructed to release the prisoner – and the person who instructs him thus is no other than his very own brother, Ashwini, who it seems on the pay-roll of Kelva and his gangsters. What can Vijay possibly do to bring an end to this illicit relationship?

Cast[edit | edit source]

Source[3]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

# Title Singer(s) Lyricist(s)
1 "Tere Liye Rehta Hai" Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik Vinoo Mahendra
2 "Aaj Main Ye Izhaar Karoon" Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy Shyam Raj
3 "Sapne Sajaakar Apna Banakar" Devki Pandit Mahendra Dehlvi
4 "Pyar Ka Andaz Tum" Udit Narayan, Devki Pandit Majrooh Sultanpuri
5 "Kasam Hai Pyar Ki Tumhe" Kumar Sanu, Devki Pandit Mahendra Dehlvi
6 "Ye Haina Pyaar Hi To Haina" Amit Kumar, Sadhana Sargam Majrooh Sultanpuri
7 "Ye Chaman Jo Jal Gaya" Udit Narayan, Amit Kumar Majrooh Sultanpuri
8 "Trailer O Trailer" Alisha Chinai, Anu Malik Anwar Sagar

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Paandav – Movie". Box Office India. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. Ojha, Rajendra (2002). Filmography, 1994-2000: A Complete Filmography of All Hindi Films Released Between 1994-2000, Along with Cast, Credit, Year of Release and Category with Alphabetical Index. Screen World Publication. p. 27.
  3. "Paandav". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

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