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Aatank Hi Aatank
Aatank Hi Aatank
	Release poster
Directed by	Dilip Shankar
Produced by	Xavier Marquis<br /><small>(Presenter)</small><br />Mangal
Written by	Dilip Shankar
Starring	Rajinikanth<br />Aamir Khan<br />Juhi Chawla
Music by	Bappi Lahiri
Cinematography	Ashok Gunjal
Edited by	Dilip Shankar
Production; company	Suyash Films Pvt.Ltd
Distributed by	Goldmines Media
Release date	4 August 1995;
Running time	155 minutes<ref>"Aatank Hi Aatank". British Board of Film Classification.</ref>
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Aatank Hi Aatank (transl. Terror Everywhere) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action crime film written, edited and directed by Dilip Shankar. Highly inspired by The Godfather, it stars Rajinikanth, Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla and Archana Joglekar.<ref>"rediff.com: Aamir: Then & Now". specials.rediff.com.</ref>

Released on 4 August 1995, the film was a box office failure.<ref>"Aatank Hi Aatank - Movie". Box Office India.</ref><ref>Joginder Tuteja (13 November 2018). "Aamir Khan's Top 10 Flops". Rediff.com.</ref> Khan eventually regretted doing the film and disliked his own performance.<ref>"Aamir Khan: I felt like I shouldn't have done 'Aatank Hi Aatank'". Misskyra.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.</ref> The movie was later dubbed in Tamil with an added track featuring Ponvannan and Vadivukkarasi as Aandavan in 2000.<ref>"Rajinikanth Movies Dubbed in Other Languages". rajinifans.</ref>

Plot

Shiv Charan Sharma, a farmer, moves to the city to make a life with his son Rohan, daughter Radha Seth and his wife. He meets Munna, an orphan. Shiv and Munna work hard in the underbelly of the city outside the law and go on to lead a syndicate of gangsters. Years pass by, and Shiv Charan Sharma is shown to have become an untouchable gang lord. Aslam Pathan and Billa Singh Thakur, rival crime bosses, try to kill Shiv in hopes of overtaking his territory and get rid of the opposition he was proving to be in their plans to increase drug traffic within the city.

Munna, meanwhile, falls in love with Razia, who is the daughter of Aslam Pathan. She elopes with Munna and gets married. Aslam Pathan attempts to get back at the father of the groom, by sending Gogia Advani to Shiv Charan Sharma with a drug proposition as he thinks that Shiv's acceptance of Gogia's offer would create dissent amongst the crime circles. Shiv Charan Sharma refuses, but Munna seems interested.

Shiv Charan Sharma gets shot by goons hired by Pathan and Thakur. They think that Munna will follow up on the drug deal if the father is out of the picture. However, the father survives. At this point, Rohan enters the picture with his girlfriend, Neha. He has kept away from the family business until this point. Rohan then avenges his father's shooting by taking out Gogia Advani with Munna's help. Following the shooting, Rohan is on the run, where he meets Ganga, whom he falls for too. Four years later, Rohan becomes the crime boss. In the end, Sharad Joshi takes a contract from Aslam Pathan and Billa Singh Thakur to kill Shiv, Charan Sharma, and Munna. It is to be seen how Rohan protects his brother and his father.

Cast

Rajinikanth as Munna
Aamir Khan as Rohan Singh Thakur
Juhi Chawla as Neha
Om Puri as Sharad Joshi
Dalip Tahil as Robert
Raza Murad as Aslam Pathan
Goga Kapoor as Billa Singh Thakur
Ishrat Ali as Shiv Charan Sharma
Rita Bhaduri as Mrs. Shivcharan Sharma
Suhas Joshi as Mrs. Aslam Pathan
Archana Joglekar as Razia Pathan
Chandrashekhar Dubey as Durga Prasad Tiwari
Kabir Bedi as Police Inspector Dharam Dayal
Pooja Bedi as Ganga
Radha Seth as Anju
Firoz Irani as Masood Patel
C. S. Dubey as Durga Prasad Tiwari
Vikas Anand as Mahesh
Girja Shankar as Raka
Bharat Kapoor as Gogia Adwani
Joginder as Police Commissioner Hakim Singh
Amrit Pal as Zamindar Deva Singh
Ram Mohan as Thakur Babu Singh
Sameer Khakhar as Mahendra
Ponvannan (Partial version in Tamil)
Vadivukkarasi (Partial version in Tamil)

Music

All music is composed by Bappi Lahiri.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"O Meri Jane Jigar"	Naqsh Lyallpuri, Anwar Sagar, Sanam Ghazipuri	Kumar Sanu	7:06
2.	"Mohabbat Mitt Nahin Sakti"		Kavita Krishnamurthy
3.	"Aakha Hai Bombai"		Aparna Jha, Udit Narayan, Mohammed Aziz, Babla Mehta
4.	"Ek Dujhe Pe Marne Wale Nahi Kisi Se Darne Wale"		Alka Yagnik, Bappi Lahiri
5.	"Gunda Rap"		Bali Brahmbhatt, Arpita Raaj
6.	"Tere Siva Kaun Hai Mera"		Sadhana Sargam

References

External links

Aatank Hi Aatank on IMDb

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 | caption        = Release poster
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-| producer       = Xavier Marquis<br /><small>'''(Presenter)'''</small><br>Mangal
+| producer       = Xavier Marquis&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;'''(Presenter)'''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mangal
-| writer         = Dilip shankar
+| writer         = Dilip Shankar
-| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[The Godfather (novel)|The Godfather]]''|[[Mario Puzo]]}}
+| based_on       =
-| starring       = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Aamir Khan]]<br />[[Juhi Chawla]]
+| starring       = [[Rajinikanth]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Aamir Khan]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Juhi Chawla]]
 | music          = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
 | cinematography = Ashok Gunjal
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 | distributor    = Goldmines Media
 | released       = {{Film date|1995|08|04|df=y}}
-| runtime        = 153 minutes
+| runtime        = 155 minutes&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/aatank-hi-aatank-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmtm5mju|title=Aatank Hi Aatank|website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 | country        = India
 | language       = Hindi
-| budget         = ₹2.5 crores ($770,000)
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-| gross          = ₹4.2 crores ($1.3 million)
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-'''''Aatank Hi Aatank''''' (English: ''Terror Everywhere'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1995|1995]] Indian [[Action film|action]] [[crime film]] written, edited and directed by Dilip Shankar. The movie is highly inspired by ''[[The Godfather]]''. It stars [[Rajinikanth]], [[Aamir Khan]], [[Juhi Chawla]] and [[Archana Joglekar]] in the lead. In 2000, the film was dubbed into [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''Aandavan'', with additional scenes reshot with [[Ponvannan]], [[Vadivukkarasi]] and [[Chinni Jayanth]] lent his voice for Rajinikanth.<ref>https://mio.to/album/Aandavan+(2000)</ref>
+'''''Aatank Hi Aatank''''' ({{translation}} ''Terror Everywhere'') is a 1995 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action crime film]] written, edited and directed by Dilip Shankar. Highly inspired by ''[[The Godfather]]'', it stars [[Rajinikanth]], [[Aamir Khan]], [[Juhi Chawla]] and [[Archana Joglekar]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/mar/12aamir3.htm|title=rediff.com: Aamir: Then &amp; Now|website=specials.rediff.com}}&lt;/ref&gt;
+Released on 4 August 1995, the film was a box office failure.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2952|title=Aatank Hi Aatank - Movie|website=[[Box Office India]]}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/aamir-khans-top-10-flops/20181113.htm|title=Aamir Khan's Top 10 Flops|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=13 November 2018|author= Joginder Tuteja}}&lt;/ref&gt; Khan eventually regretted doing the film and disliked his own performance.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.misskyra.com/celebs/aamir-khan-i-felt-like-i-shouldnt-have-done-aatank-hi-aatank/articleshow/61625994.cms|title=Aamir Khan: I felt like I shouldn't have done 'Aatank Hi Aatank'|website=Misskyra.com|access-date=13 November 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt; The movie was later dubbed in Tamil with an added track featuring [[Ponvannan]] and [[Vadivukkarasi]] as ''Aandavan'' in 2000.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news |title=Rajinikanth Movies Dubbed in Other Languages |url=https://www.rajinifans.com/others/dubbed_movies.php |work=rajinifans}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 ==Plot==
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 ==Cast==
+{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
 * [[Rajinikanth]] as Munna
 * [[Aamir Khan]] as Rohan Singh Thakur
 * [[Juhi Chawla]] as Neha
-* [[Archana Joglekar]] as Razia Pathan
 * [[Om Puri]] as Sharad Joshi
-* [[Rita Bhaduri]] as Mrs. Shiv Charan Sharma
+* [[Dalip Tahil]] as Robert
-* [[Dalip Tahil]] as Halfcock
 * [[Raza Murad]] as Aslam Pathan
-* [[Goga Kapoor]] as Bulla Singh Thakur
+* [[Goga Kapoor]] as Billa Singh Thakur
+* [[Ishrat Ali]] as Shiv Charan Sharma
+* [[Rita Bhaduri]] as Mrs. Shivcharan Sharma
+* [[Suhas Joshi]] as Mrs. Aslam Pathan
+* [[Archana Joglekar]] as Razia Pathan
 * [[Chandrashekhar Dubey]] as Durga Prasad Tiwari
-* Ishrat Ali as Shiv Charan Sharma
+* [[Kabir Bedi]] as Police Inspector Dharam Dayal
-* [[Kabir Bedi]] as Police Inspector (Special appearance)
+* [[Pooja Bedi]] as Ganga
-* [[Pooja Bedi]] as Ganga (Special appearance)
 * Radha Seth as Anju
-* Suhaas Joshi as Mrs. Aslam Pathan
+* [[Firoz Irani]] as Masood Patel
-* Joginder as Commissioner
+* [[C. S. Dubey]]  as Durga Prasad Tiwari
-* Firoz Irani as Masood Patel
 * [[Vikas Anand]] as Mahesh
 * Girja Shankar as Raka
 * [[Bharat Kapoor]] as Gogia Adwani
-* Joginder as Police Commissioner
+* [[Joginder]] as Police Commissioner Hakim Singh
-* Amrit Pal as Zameendar
+* [[Amrit Pal (actor)|Amrit Pal]] as Zamindar Deva Singh
-* [[Ram Mohan]] as Thakur
+* [[Ram Mohan]] as Thakur Babu Singh
-* [[Noushad Abbas]] as Ram Sing Rohan's Village Henchmen
+* [[Sameer Khakhar]] as Mahendra
+* [[Ponvannan]] (Partial version in Tamil)
+* [[Vadivukkarasi]] (Partial version in Tamil)
+{{div col end}}
+== Music ==
+{{Track listing
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+| headline      =
+| extra_column  = Singer(s)
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+| all_lyrics    =
+| all_music     = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
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+| music_width   =
+| lyrics_width  =
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+| title1        = O Meri Jane Jigar
+| note1         =
+| writer1       =
+| lyrics1       =  Naqsh Lyallpuri, Anwar Sagar, Sanam Ghazipuri
+| music1        =
+| extra1        = [[Kumar Sanu]]
+| length1       = 7:06
+| title2        = Mohabbat Mitt Nahin Sakti
+| note2         =
+| writer2       =
+| lyrics2       =
+| music2        =
+| extra2        = [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
+| length2       =
-==Production==
+| title3        = Aakha Hai Bombai
-Aatank Hi Aatank was produced by Dilip Shankar's wife, Mangal Shankar, and was initially named ''Aatank''. Shah Rukh Khan was the original choice for the role of Rohan Singh Thakur, who didn't sign it is owing to his busy schedule. Dilip and Mangal the approached Aamir Khan, who agreed to do the film.
+| note3         =
+| writer3       =
+| lyrics3       =
+| music3        =
+| extra3        = Aparna Jha, [[Udit Narayan]], [[Mohammed Aziz]], [[Babla Mehta]]
+| length3       =
-This is the only film to feature Aamir and Rajinikanth together.
+| title4        = Ek Dujhe Pe Marne Wale Nahi Kisi Se Darne Wale
+| note4         =
+| writer4       =
+| lyrics4       =
+| music4        =
+| extra4        = [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Bappi Lahiri]]
+| length4       =
-A lot of scenes were removed from the film during post-production. An outrageous love-making scene was shot between Aamir and Pooja Bedi, which both the actors completed despite not being comfortable. Shankar removed the particular scene after several crew members and colleagues suggested him not to keep it. Shankar shot another scene showing a conflict between Aamir and Om Puri, which Aamir believed didn't make sense in the story, but completed on Shankar's persuasion. This scene, too, was removed during the editing phase after Shankar realized that Aamir was right.
+| title5        = Gunda Rap
+| note5         =
+| writer5       =
+| lyrics5       =
+| music5        =
+| extra5        = [[Bali Brahmbhatt]], Arpita Raaj
+| length5       =
-Shankar escaped a fatal accident during the shoot. While shooting on the banks of river Chenab, he nearly fell into an uncovered deep well while focusing on a shot without watching his step. Shankar was saved by the stunt director.
+| title6        = Tere Siva Kaun Hai Mera
+| note6         =
+| writer6       =
+| lyrics6       =
+| music6        =
+| extra6        = [[Sadhana Sargam]]
+| length6       =
-== Songs ==
+| total_length  =
+}}
-#"O Meri Jane Jigar" - [[Kumar Sanu]]
-#"Mohabbat Mitt Nahin Sakti" - [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
-#"Aakha Hai Bombai" - Aparna Jha, [[Udit Narayan]], [[Mohammed Aziz]] , [[Babla Mehta]]
-#"Ek Dujhe Pe Marne Wale Nahi Kisi Se Darne Wale" - [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Bappi Lahiri]]
-#"Gunda Rap" - [[Bali Brahmbhatt]], Arpita Raaj
-#"Tere Siva Kaun Hai Mera" - [[Sadhana Sargam]]
 ==References==
-<references />
+&lt;references /&gt;
 ==External links==
 *{{IMDb title|id=0172089|title=Aatank Hi Aatank}}
-[[Category:Indian films]]
 [[Category:1995 films]]
 [[Category:Films scored by Bappi Lahiri]]
-[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
+[[Category:1995 Hindi-language films]]
+[[Category:1995 Indian films]]
 [[Category:Works based on The Godfather]]
 [[Category:Hindi-language crime films]]
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 [[Category:Indian gangster films]]
 [[Category:1990s crime action films]]
-[[Category:1990s action drama films]]
+[[Category:1995 action drama films]]
+[[Category:Indian crime films]]
+[[Category:Indian crime drama films]]
+[[Category:Indian family films]]
+[[Category:Films about brothers]]
+[[Category:Films about father–son relationships]]
+[[Category:Films about organised crime in India]]
+[[Category:Films based on American crime novels]]
+[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]
+[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]]
+[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police]]
+[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
+[[Category:Films based on adaptations]]
+[[Category:Hindi remakes of English films]]