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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Army
| name          = Army
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| producer      = [[Mukul Anand]]<br>Nitin Manmohan
| producer      = [[Mukul Anand]]<br>Nitin Manmohan
| writer        = [[Anees Bazmee]]
| writer        = [[Anees Bazmee]]
| starring      = [[Sridevi]]<br>[[Shah Rukh Khan]]<br>[[Danny Denzongpa]]<br>[[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]]<br>[[Ronit Roy]]<br>[[Ravi Kishan]]<br>[[Mohnish Behl]]
| starring      = [[Sridevi]]<br>[[Shah Rukh Khan]]<br>[[Danny Denzongpa]]<br>[[Sudesh Berry]]<br>[[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]]<br>[[Ronit Roy]]<br>[[Ravi Kishan]]<br>[[Mohnish Behl]].
| music          = [[Anand-Milind]]
| music          = [[Anand–Milind]]
| cinematography = {{unbulleted list|Rajeev Jain|Rajiv Jain}}
| cinematography = {{unbulleted list|Rajeev Jain|Rajiv Jain}}
| editing        =  
| editing        =  
| distributor    = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
| distributor    = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
| released      = 28 June 1996
| released      = {{Film date|1996|6|28|df=y}}
| runtime        =  
| runtime        = 2:55
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Hindi
| language      = Hindi
| 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>
| budget        = {{INR}} 4 [[crore]]<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}}</ref>
| gross          = {{INRConvert|11.3|c}}<ref name=BOI/>
| gross          = {{INR}} 17.3 crore<ref name=BOI/>
}}
}}


'''''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>
'''''Army''''' is a 1996 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Raam Shetty]]. The film stars [[Sridevi]], [[Mohnish Behl]], [[Sudesh Berry]], [[Ronit Roy]], [[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish]], [[Ravi Kishan]], [[Kiran Kumar]], and [[Danny Denzongpa]]. [[Shah Rukh Khan]] makes an extended guest appearance. 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>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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.
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 Geeta gets pregnant. 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.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Sridevi]] as Geeta
*[[Sridevi]] as Geeta Arjun Singh
* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Major Arjun Singh Flashback face
*[[Shahrukh Khan]] as Major Arjun Singh (special appearance)
* [[Danny Denzongpa]] as Naagraj
*[[Danny Denzongpa]] as Naagraj, the main antagonist.
* [[Sudesh Berry]] as Khan
*[[Sudesh Berry]] as Khan  
* [[Mohnish Behl]] as Kabir  
*[[Mohnish Behl]] as Kabir  
* [[Ronit Roy]] as Kevin
*[[Ronit Roy]] as Kevin  
* [[Ravi Kissen]] as Kartar Surgery  [[Shah Rukh Khan]] Kartar Singh
*[[Ravi Kishan]] as Kartar
* [[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]] as Kishan
*[[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]] as Kishan
* [[Aasif Sheikh]] as Rahul
*[[Aashif Sheikh]] as Rahul
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Pascal
*[[Ashok Saraf]] as Pascal
* [[Kiran Kumar]] as Jailer Raghuvir Singh
*[[Kiran Kumar]] as Jailer Raghuveer Singh
* [[Tinnu Anand]] as Pancham
*[[Tinnu Anand]] as Pancham, Rahul's father.
* [[Kanchan (actress)]] as Bobby
*[[Kanchan (actress)|Kanchan]] as Bobby, Naagraj's daughter.
*Neena Softa as Gayatri Singh, Arjun's younger sister.
*[[Neelam Mehra]] as Pascal's wife, Reeta's mother.
*Raymon Singh as Reeta, Kevin's girlfriend.
*[[Vikas Anand]] as Police Commissioner
*[[Arun Bakshi]] as Corrupt Police Inspector Bakshi
*[[Dinesh Hingoo]] as Parsi Baba (cameo appearance)
*Naushaad Abbas as Fake Cop
*Prem Rishi
*Roopesh Mantri
*Gulshan
*Jaikar Shetty
*Harish Shetty
*Yasmin
*Sigal
*Krishna
*Prakash
*Kumud
*Master Imran
*Fatima Sheikh as Khan's wife (guest appearance)


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{{Infobox album
| name      = Army
| type      = album
| artist    = [[Anand–Milind]]
| cover      =
| alt        =
| released  =
| recorded  =
| venue      =
| studio    =
| genre      =
| length    =
| label      = United Music
| producer  =
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title =
| next_year  =
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)!! Length
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)!! Length
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| "Main To Hoon Pagal Munda"
| "Main To Hoon Pagal Munda"
| [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| [[Vinod Rathod]] & [[Alka Yagnik]]
| 05:41
| 05:41
|-  
|-  
| 2
| 2
| "Dil Mein Kuch Hone Laga"
| "Dil Mein Kuch Hone Laga"
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| [[Kumar Sanu]] & [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| 06:10
| 06:10
|-  
|-  
| 3
| 3
| "De Taali"
| "De Taali"
| Vinod Rathod, [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]], [[Jolly Mukherjee]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| Vinod Rathod, [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]], [[Jolly Mukherjee]] & Sadhana Sargam
| 07:03
| 07:03
|-  
|-  
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| 5
| 5
| "Achiko Bachiko"
| "Achiko Bachiko"
| Sadhana Sargam, [[Udit Narayan]], [[Aditya Narayan]]
| [[Udit Narayan]], [[Aditya Narayan]] & Sadhana Sargam
| 05:23
| 05:23
|-  
|-  
| 6
| 6
| "Ho Gayee Tiyar Hamari Army"
| "Ho Gayee Tiyar Hamari Army"
| Vinod Rathod, [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]], Jolly Mukherjee, Alka Yagnik
| Vinod Rathod, Abhijeet, Jolly Mukherjee & Alka Yagnik
| 06:39
| 06:39
|}
|}


== Box office ==
== Box office ==It is the 18th-highest-grossing film of 1996 worldwide.<ref name=BOI/> 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 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>
 
''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/>
===India===
 
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>
 
===Overseas===


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>
It earned $85,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}29.96 [[lakh]]) outside India.<ref name=BOI/> Overseas, It is the 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>
 
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:centre; width:45%; text-align:center;"
|+ ''''Army'''' worldwide collections breakdown
|-
! Territory
! Territory wise Collections break-up
|-
| rowspan="3" | India
| ''Nett Gross'':<br />{{INRConvert|6.58|c}}
|-
| ''Distributor share'':<br />{{INRConvert|3.34|c}}
|-
| ''Total Gross'':<br />{{INRConvert|11.04|c}}
|-
| rowspan="1" | International<br /> <small>''(Outside India)''</small>
| $85,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}29.96 [[lakh]])
|-
||'''Worldwide'''
| {{INRConvert|20|c}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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*{{IMDb title|id=0115568|title=Army}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0115568|title=Army}}


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Army
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaam Shetty
Produced byMukul Anand
Nitin Manmohan
Written byAnees Bazmee
StarringSridevi
Shah Rukh Khan
Danny Denzongpa
Sudesh Berry
Harish Kumar
Ronit Roy
Ravi Kishan
Mohnish Behl.
Music byAnand–Milind
Cinematography
  • Rajeev Jain
  • Rajiv Jain
Distributed byZee Entertainment Enterprises
Release date
  • 28 June 1996 (1996-06-28)
Running time
2:55
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹ 4 crore[1]
Box office₹ 17.3 crore[1]

Army is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Raam Shetty. The film stars Sridevi, Mohnish Behl, Sudesh Berry, Ronit Roy, Harish, Ravi Kishan, Kiran Kumar, and Danny Denzongpa. Shah Rukh Khan makes an extended guest appearance. The movie was reported to be inspired by Sholay.[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

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 Geeta gets pregnant. 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.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Army
Studio album by
Anand–Milind
LabelUnited Music
# Title Singer(s) Length
1 "Main To Hoon Pagal Munda" Vinod Rathod & Alka Yagnik 05:41
2 "Dil Mein Kuch Hone Laga" Kumar Sanu & Sadhana Sargam 06:10
3 "De Taali" Vinod Rathod, Abhijeet, Jolly Mukherjee & Sadhana Sargam 07:03
4 "Ek Beeti Hui Kahani" Alka Yagnik 05:18
5 "Achiko Bachiko" Udit Narayan, Aditya Narayan & Sadhana Sargam 05:23
6 "Ho Gayee Tiyar Hamari Army" Vinod Rathod, Abhijeet, Jolly Mukherjee & Alka Yagnik 06:39

== Box office ==It is the 18th-highest-grossing film of 1996 worldwide.[1] It opened on Friday, 28 June 1996, across 190 screens, and earned ₹63 lakh (US$88,000) nett on its opening day. It grossed ₹1.74 crore (US$240,000) nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of ₹2.99 crore (US$420,000) nett. The flm earned a total of ₹6.58 crore (US$920,000) nett.[1] It is the 19th-highest-grossing film of 1996 in India.[3]

It earned $85,000 (₹29.96 lakh) outside India.[1] Overseas, It is the 18th-highest-grossing film of 1996.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Army". boxofficeindia. BOI. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Jha, Subhash K. "Movie Review: AK-47". glamsham. Archived from the original on 9 October 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Top India Total Nett Gross 1996". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Top Overseas Gross 1996". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

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