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{{Infobox film
| name          = Ziddi
| image          = Ziddi (1997 film) poster.jpg
| image          = Ziddi (1997 film) poster.jpg
| caption        =
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[Guddu Dhanoa]]
| director      = [[Guddu Dhanoa]]
| producer      = N.R. Pachisia
| producer      = N.R. Pachisia
| writer        = Robin Henry
| screenplay    = Robin Henry {{infobox|decat=yes|child=yes|label1= Dialogues by|data1= Dilip Shukla}}
| narrator      =
| story          = Robin Henry
| starring      = [[Sunny Deol]] <br /> [[Raveena Tandon]]
| starring      = [[Sunny Deol]]<br />[[Raveena Tandon]]<br />[[Raj Babbar]]<br />[[Anupam Kher]]<br />[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]<br />[[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]]<br />[[Sharat Saxena]]
| music          = '''Songs:'''<br>Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen<br>'''Background Score:'''<br>[[Surinder Sodhi]]
| narrator      =
| cinematography = Sripad Natu
| cinematography = Sripad Natu
| editing        = A. Muthu
| editing        = A. Muthu
| distributor    = Ratan International
| music          = '''Songs''':<br>Dilip Sen–Sameer Sen<br>'''Score''':<br>[[Surinder Sodhi]]
| studio        = Ratan International
| distributor    = [[Eros International]]
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1997|4|11}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1997|4|11}}
| runtime        = 171 minutes
| runtime        = 171 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Hindi
| language      = Hindi
| budget        =
| budget        = {{INR|7.5 crore}} <ref name="boi">{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2693 |title=Box Office India |website=BoxOfficeIndia.com |access-date=5 June 2025}}</ref>
| gross          ={{INRConvert|29.25|c|year=1997|lk=c}}<ref name="hit">{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=203&catName=MTk5Nw==|title=Boxofficeindia.com|date=20 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020010539/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=203&catName=MTk5Nw==|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-date=20 October 2010}}</ref>
| gross          = {{INR|32.43 crore}} <ref name="boi"/>
}}
}}


'''Ziddi''' ({{trans|Stubborn}}) is a 1997 Indian [[action film]] directed by [[Guddu Dhanoa]] and produced by N. R. Pachisia. The movie has [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Raveena Tandon]] in lead roles with [[Anupam Kher]], [[Sachin Khedekar]] and [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] in other important roles. It is the story of a hot-tempered and stubborn man Deva, who is feared because of his ruthless ways and severe punishment to the local hoodlums. Later, Deva avenges the death of his brother and sister.
'''''Ziddi''''' ({{translation|Stubborn}}) is a 1997 Indian [[action film]] directed by [[Guddu Dhanoa]], starring [[Sunny Deol]], [[Raveena Tandon]], [[Anupam Kher]], [[Raj Babbar]] and [[Ashish Vidyarthi]]. It follows a short-tempered and stubborn Deva, who is feared because of his ruthless ways and severe punishment to the local hoodlums and later vows to avenge the death of his siblings.


It went on to become one of the biggest [[Bollywood]] hits of 1997, grossing Rs 292.5&nbsp;million (US$5.4 million) at the box office. The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Dharma (1998 film)|Dharma]]'', starring [[Vijayakanth]].The 1998 Kannada movie ''One Man Army'' was an unofficial adaptation of this movie. The film also was remade in Bangladeshi in 1998 as ''[[Shanto Keno Mastan]]'', starring [[Manna (actor)|Manna]], Shahnaj and [[Humayun Faridi]], directed by [[Montajur Rahman Akbar]].
It went on to become one of the biggest [[Bollywood]] hits of 1997, grossing Rs 324.3&nbsp;million (US$5.7 million) at the box office.<ref name="boi"/> The film was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Dharma (1998 film)|Dharma]]'', starring [[Vijayakanth]]. This is the second time Vijayakanth reprised Sunny Deol's role after ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' (1990) remake titled ''[[Bharathan (1992 film)|Bharathan]]'' (1992).


==Plot==
==Plot==
{{Long plot|date=June 2021}}
Deva, an angry young man, lives with his father, Advocate Ashok Pradhan, mother Gayatri, brother Akash, and sister Guddi. He is greatly vigilant about the well-being of his family – an intrinsic reason for his fury and stubbornness. One day a man named Vilas tries to molest Guddi and forcefully grabs her hand. Deva, in a fit of extreme rage, rips off the hand of the man. Deva is arrested, and is sent to jail for 4 years.
Deva ([[Sunny Deol]]), an angry young man, lives with his father advocate lawyer Ashok Pradhan ([[Anupam Kher]]), brother Akash ([[Sachin Khedekar]]), sister Guddi (Richa Ahuja) and mother ([[Beena Banerjee]]). He is greatly vigilant about the well-being of his family – an intrinsic reason of his fury and stubbornness. One day a man named Vilas tries to molest Guddi and forcefully grabs her hand. Deva, in a fit of extreme rage, rips off the hand of the man. Deva is arrested, and is sent to jail for 4 years.


After his liberation from jail, Deva with his henchmen form a tribunal of justice called "Deva Ki Adaalat", where he punishes the evil-doers, mostly the tyrants over the poor. Soon, Deva's name is filed as one of the top four criminals of the city, the other three being Jindaal ([[Raj Babbar]]), Laal Singh ([[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]]) and Khan ([[Sharat Saxena]]). These three men are in an effort to do away with Deva, who acts as an impediment to their illegal activities. Asst. Commissioner of Police Inder Saxena ([[Ashish Vidyarthi]]) has a genial relationship with Deva and his family, but is secretly planning to apprehend and punish him under legal task, in case adequate evidences are gathered by police against Deva. Concurrently, a club dancer Jaya ([[Raveena Tandon]]) falls for Deva.
After his liberation from jail, Deva along with his henchmen form a tribunal of justice called "Deva Ki Adaalat", where he punishes the evil-doers, mostly the tyrants over the poor. Soon, Deva's name is filed as one of the top four criminals of the city, the other three being Jindaal, Laal Singh, and Khan. These three men are in an effort to do away with Deva, who acts as an impediment to their illegal activities. [[Assistant commissioner of police|ACP]] Inder Saxena has a genial relationship with Deva and his family, but is secretly planning to apprehend and punish him. Concurrently, a club dancer Jaya falls for Deva.


In due course of time, Inder marries Guddi. One day, Akash stops at a building under construction erected by "Laal Builders" to deliver some goods. Incidentally, at the top floor of the building he eavesdrops the three crime bosses - Jindaal, Laal Singh and Khan devising an evil plot to kill the CM ([[Virendra Saxena]]) and frame Deva for the murder. In great panic, Akash flees from the spot but in the haste drops the cap of his pen on which the name "AKASH" is engraved. He reports this dreadful plot to Inder by phone after a failed attempt to call Deva. Inder arrives shortly and both of them walk up to the top of the building where the three men are abetting. Inder retains the pen-cap (which Akash dropped behind) and after an onslaught on Akash by Jindaal, Laal Singh and Khan, Inder slays Akash by throwing him off the building to avenge the death of his brother, whose hand Deva tore off.
In due course of time, Inder marries Guddi. One day, Akash stops at a building under construction erected by "Laal Builders" to deliver some goods. Incidentally, at the top floor of the building he eavesdrops on the three crime bosses – Jindaal, Laal Singh and Khan devising an evil plot to kill the [[Chief minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]] and frame Deva for the murder. In a great panic, Akash flees from the spot but in his haste, he drops the cap of his pen on which the name "AKASH" is engraved. He reports this dreadful plot to Inder by phone after a failed attempt to call Deva. Inder arrives shortly and both of them walk up to the top of the building where the three men are abetting. Inder retains the pen-cap (which Akash dropped behind) and after an onslaught on Akash by Jindaal, Laal Singh and Khan, Inder slays Akash by throwing him off the building to avenge the death of his brother Vilas, whose hand Deva ripped off.


One day, the CM comes to meet Deva after the latter convenes the CM for a private meeting. Jindaal bursts onto the scene, before Deva arrives and fires at the CM in a lethal attempt to assassinate him. However, Deva turns up in time and carries the acutely wounded CM to a safe location. A search operation is launched for Deva by the police. Deva kills Laal Singh in a heavy blood-shedding rout.
One day, the Chief Minister comes to meet Deva after the latter convenes him for a private meeting. Jindaal bursts onto the scene, before Deva arrives and fires at the CM in a lethal attempt to assassinate him. However, Deva turns up in time and carries the acutely wounded CM to a safe location. A search operation is launched for Deva by the police. Deva kills Laal Singh in a heavy blood-shedding route.


As the story advances, Inder's wife Guddi comes across Akash's pen-cap inside a drawer at their home, which leads her to learn with shock and horror that Inder killed Akash. She rings up Deva, but before she utters the truth, Inder arrives with Jindaal, and Khan and detaches the telephone cord. The three men assault Guddi before Inder stabs her to death.
Inder's wife Guddi comes across Akash's pen-cap inside a drawer at their home, which leads her to learn with shock and horror that Inder killed Akash. She rings up Deva, but before she utters the truth, Inder arrives with Jindaal, and Khan and detaches the telephone cord. The three men assault Guddi before Inder stabs her to death.


Eventually, Deva tracks down Khan as one of the killers of his brother and kills him by stabbing Khan to death. Later, Deva finds Akash's pen-cap among Guddi's mortal remains. So the truth revealed to Deva that Inder has joined hands with Jindal.
Eventually, Deva tracks down Khan as one of the killers of his brother and kills him by stabbing Khan to death. Later, Deva finds Akash's pen-cap among Guddi's mortal remains. Deva now knows that Inder has joined hands with Jindal.


A squad of policemen led by Inder besieges Deva's refuge. Jindaal arrives at the spot to kill the CM who is under vital medical treatment in Deva's shelter. Deva and his men with the help of the local residents annihilate the armed force. He kills Jindaal when the latter tries to fire at the CM, and beats up Inder. Finally, Deva's father Ashok Pradhan arrives and shoots Inder to death.
A squad of policemen led by Inder besieges Deva's refuge. Jindaal arrives at the spot to kill the CM who is under vital medical treatment in Deva's shelter. Angered by this, Deva and his bleeding men with the help of the local residents annihilate the armed force. He kills Jindaal when the latter tries to fire at the CM, and beats up Inder. Finally, Deva's father Ashok Pradhan arrives and shoots Inder to death.


"Jaanwar ko maarne ke liye jaanwar banna padta hai" (To kill a beast, one has to become a beast) — the honest advocate upholds.
"Jaanwar ko maarne ke liye jaanwar banna padta hai" (To kill a beast, one has to become a beast) – the honest advocate upholds.
 
In the final scene, the CM asserts Deva's innocence. Deva is sentenced to seven years in jail.
In the final scene, the CM asserts Deva's innocence.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Sunny Deol]] as Deva Pradhan
*[[Sunny Deol]] as Deva Pradhan
* [[Raveena Tandon]] as Jaya Pradhan
*[[Raveena Tandon]] as Jaya Pradhan – Deva’s girlfriend, later wife.
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Advocate Ashok Pradhan, Deva's Father
*[[Raj Babbar]] as Jindaal, the main antagonist.
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Kamla Pradhan, Jaya's mother
*[[Anupam Kher]] as Advocate Ashok Pradhan, Deva’s father.
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as ACP Inder Kumar Saxena (Fake Inder Saxena, the main antagonist)
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as [[Assistant commissioner of police (India)|ACP]] Inder Saxena – Guddi's husband, Deva’s brother-in-law.
* [[Raj Babbar]] as Jindaal, The Main Antagonist II
*[[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]] as Lal Singh, Jindaal’s associate
* [[Sharat Saxena]] as Khan, The Main Antagonist III
*[[Sharat Saxena]] as Khan, Jindaal’s associate
* [[Sachin Khedekar]] as Akash Pradhan, Deva's Brother
*[[Sachin Khedekar]] as Akash Pradhan, Deva and Guddi’s elder brother.
* [[Richa Ahuja]] as Guddi, Deva & Akash's Sister
*[[Farida Jalal]] as Kamla, Jaya’s mother.
* [[Virendra Saxena]] as Chief Minister
*[[Beena Banerjee]] as Gayatri Pradhan – Ashok’s wife, Deva’s mother.
* [[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]] as Laal Singh, Inder's Gang
*[[Richa Ahuja]] as Guddi Pradhan Saxena, Deva's younger sister.
* [[Dulari (actress)|Dulari]]
*[[Virendra Saxena]] as Chief Minister of Maharashtra Bhagwat Choudhary
*[[Mushtaq Khan]] as Parvez , Lal Singh's henchman
*Dhananjay Manjrekar as Sharma , Deva's associate


==Box office==
==Box office==
''Ziddi'' was successful at the box office, with a net collection of Rs 292.5&nbsp;million. The movie flourished particularly in north India. The songs were well-received, with the dandy number "Mera Dil Le Gayi Oye" becoming extremely popular.{{Citation needed|date=April 2017}}<ref name="Ziddi 1997 music">{{cite web|url=http://www.desiest.com/music/album.jsp?id=439|title=Ziddi (1997) music |publisher=desiest.com |access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref>
''Ziddi'' was a super hit at the box office, with a collection of Rs 324.3&nbsp;million.<ref name="boi"/> The songs were well-received, with the dandy number "Mera Dil Le Gayi Oye" becoming extremely popular.<ref name="Ziddi 1997 music">{{cite web |url=http://www.desiest.com/music/album.jsp?id=439 |title=Ziddi (1997) music |publisher=desiest.com |access-date=21 July 2013 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000433/http://www.desiest.com/music/album.jsp?id=439 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Music and soundtrack==
The album has seven songs in the vocals of [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Chithra]], Lalit Sen, [[Udit Narayan]], [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Shweta Shetty]] and [[Alka Yagnik]]. Sameer Sen-Dilip Sen composed the music for the album which was acclaimed by the audience. Besides "Mera Dil Le Gayi Oye" with Punjabi dash and touch, the song "Hum Tumse Na Kuch Keh Paaye" became popular as a soft romantic ballad{{Citation needed|date=April 2017}}. The other songs, in addition, became appealing{{Clarify|reason=appealing is not clear and the source link is broken|date=April 2017}}.<ref name="Ziddi 1997 music"/>
{{Infobox album
| name        = Ziddi
| type        = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist      = Dilip Sen–Sameer Sen
| cover        =
| caption      =
| alt          =
| released    = February 1997
| recorded    = 1996–1997
| genre        = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]], [[filmi]]
| length      = 38:33
| language    = Hindi
| label        = Vatsa Music
| producer    = Dilip Sen–Sameer Sen
}}
The music for the songs of the film was composed by Dilip Sen–Sameer Sen The lyrics of the songs were penned by [[Sameer Anjaan|Sameer]]. The background score of the movie was done by [[Surinder Sodhi]].


The ''Ziddi'' [[soundtrack album]] sold 2.2{{nbsp}}million units in India, making it one of the year's top ten best-selling [[Bollywood soundtrack]] albums.<ref>{{cite web |title=Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units) |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205042906/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 February 2010 |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=5 February 2010}}</ref>
The album has seven songs in the vocals of [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Shweta Shetty]] and [[Alka Yagnik]]. Besides "Mera Dil Le Gayi Oye" with Punjabi dash and touch, the song "Hum Tumse Na Kuch Keh Paaye" became popular as a soft romantic ballad.<ref name="Ziddi 1997 music"/> The other popular song, "Mera Dil Le Gayi Oye" also known as "Kammo" is based on "[[Billo De Ghar|Billo]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20191209-finding-its-fizz-1623366-2019-11-29|title=Finding its fizz|work=[[India Today]]|date=9 December 2019|author=Shreevatsa Nevatia}}</ref>
 
The ''Ziddi'' [[soundtrack album]] sold 2.2{{nbsp}}million units in India, making it one of the year's top ten best-selling [[Bollywood soundtrack]] albums.<ref>{{cite web |title=Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units) |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205042906/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 February 2010 |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=5 February 2010}}</ref>


===Track list===
===Track list===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
|-
| 1
| 1.
| "Hum Tumse Na Kuchh"
| "Kaale Kaale Baal"
| [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Chithra]]
| [[Shweta Shetty]]
|-
|-
| 2
| 2.
| "Mera Dil Le Gayee"
| "Mera Dil Le Gayee"
| Lalit Sen
| Lalit Sen
|-
|-
| 3
| 3.
| "Hum Tumse Se Na Kuch Keh Paaye"
| "Hum Tumse Na Kuchh"
| Hariharan
| [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
|-
|-
| 4
| 4.
| "Hum Mile Tum Mile"
| "O Haseena"
| [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| [[Kumar Sanu]], K. S. Chithra
|-
|-
| 5
| 5.
| "Kaale Kaale Baal"
| "Aji Suno Suno"
| [[Shweta Shetty]]
| [[Udit Narayan]], K. S. Chithra
|-
|-
| 6
| 6.
| "O Haseena"
| "Hum Mile Tum Mile"
| [[Kumar Sanu]], Chithra
| Udit Narayan, [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
|-
| 7
| 7.
| "Aji Suno Suno"
| "Hum Tumse Na Kuchh II"
| Udit Narayan, Chihtra
| Hariharan
|}
|}


==Reviews==
== Awards and nominations ==
The movie, by and large, received favourable reviews from various analysis sources{{Citation needed|date=April 2017}}. [[Sunny Deol]]'s role as a placid  Angry Young Man was highly acclaimed. He had performed similar roles in previous smash hits like ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'', ''[[Damini]]'' and ''[[Ghatak: Lethal|Ghatak]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imdb.com/title/tt0120551/reviews |title=Ziddi (1997) review |publisher=imdb.com |access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref>
 
* Nominated – [[Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Zee Cine Awards for Best Performance in a Negative Role]] – [[Ashish Vidyarthi]]{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
[[Mamta Kulkarni]] was offered the lead role, but declined. [[Mithun Chakraborthy]] was signed for [[Sunny Deol]]'s role, but opted out later.


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0120551}}
*{{IMDb title}}


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Latest revision as of 22:48, 28 March 2026

Ziddi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGuddu Dhanoa
Produced byN.R. Pachisia
Screenplay byRobin Henry
Dialogues byDilip Shukla
Story byRobin Henry
StarringSunny Deol
Raveena Tandon
Raj Babbar
Anupam Kher
Ashish Vidyarthi
Shahbaz Khan
Sharat Saxena
Music bySongs:
Dilip Sen–Sameer Sen
Score:
Surinder Sodhi
CinematographySripad Natu
Edited byA. Muthu
Production
company
Ratan International
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 11 April 1997 (1997-04-11)
Running time
171 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹7.5 crore [1]
Box office₹32.43 crore [1]

Ziddi (transl. Stubborn) is a 1997 Indian action film directed by Guddu Dhanoa, starring Sunny Deol, Raveena Tandon, Anupam Kher, Raj Babbar and Ashish Vidyarthi. It follows a short-tempered and stubborn Deva, who is feared because of his ruthless ways and severe punishment to the local hoodlums and later vows to avenge the death of his siblings.

It went on to become one of the biggest Bollywood hits of 1997, grossing Rs 324.3 million (US$5.7 million) at the box office.[1] The film was remade in Tamil as Dharma, starring Vijayakanth. This is the second time Vijayakanth reprised Sunny Deol's role after Ghayal (1990) remake titled Bharathan (1992).

Plot[edit | edit source]

Deva, an angry young man, lives with his father, Advocate Ashok Pradhan, mother Gayatri, brother Akash, and sister Guddi. He is greatly vigilant about the well-being of his family – an intrinsic reason for his fury and stubbornness. One day a man named Vilas tries to molest Guddi and forcefully grabs her hand. Deva, in a fit of extreme rage, rips off the hand of the man. Deva is arrested, and is sent to jail for 4 years.

After his liberation from jail, Deva along with his henchmen form a tribunal of justice called "Deva Ki Adaalat", where he punishes the evil-doers, mostly the tyrants over the poor. Soon, Deva's name is filed as one of the top four criminals of the city, the other three being Jindaal, Laal Singh, and Khan. These three men are in an effort to do away with Deva, who acts as an impediment to their illegal activities. ACP Inder Saxena has a genial relationship with Deva and his family, but is secretly planning to apprehend and punish him. Concurrently, a club dancer Jaya falls for Deva.

In due course of time, Inder marries Guddi. One day, Akash stops at a building under construction erected by "Laal Builders" to deliver some goods. Incidentally, at the top floor of the building he eavesdrops on the three crime bosses – Jindaal, Laal Singh and Khan devising an evil plot to kill the Chief Minister and frame Deva for the murder. In a great panic, Akash flees from the spot but in his haste, he drops the cap of his pen on which the name "AKASH" is engraved. He reports this dreadful plot to Inder by phone after a failed attempt to call Deva. Inder arrives shortly and both of them walk up to the top of the building where the three men are abetting. Inder retains the pen-cap (which Akash dropped behind) and after an onslaught on Akash by Jindaal, Laal Singh and Khan, Inder slays Akash by throwing him off the building to avenge the death of his brother Vilas, whose hand Deva ripped off.

One day, the Chief Minister comes to meet Deva after the latter convenes him for a private meeting. Jindaal bursts onto the scene, before Deva arrives and fires at the CM in a lethal attempt to assassinate him. However, Deva turns up in time and carries the acutely wounded CM to a safe location. A search operation is launched for Deva by the police. Deva kills Laal Singh in a heavy blood-shedding route.

Inder's wife Guddi comes across Akash's pen-cap inside a drawer at their home, which leads her to learn with shock and horror that Inder killed Akash. She rings up Deva, but before she utters the truth, Inder arrives with Jindaal, and Khan and detaches the telephone cord. The three men assault Guddi before Inder stabs her to death.

Eventually, Deva tracks down Khan as one of the killers of his brother and kills him by stabbing Khan to death. Later, Deva finds Akash's pen-cap among Guddi's mortal remains. Deva now knows that Inder has joined hands with Jindal.

A squad of policemen led by Inder besieges Deva's refuge. Jindaal arrives at the spot to kill the CM who is under vital medical treatment in Deva's shelter. Angered by this, Deva and his bleeding men with the help of the local residents annihilate the armed force. He kills Jindaal when the latter tries to fire at the CM, and beats up Inder. Finally, Deva's father Ashok Pradhan arrives and shoots Inder to death.

"Jaanwar ko maarne ke liye jaanwar banna padta hai" (To kill a beast, one has to become a beast) – the honest advocate upholds. In the final scene, the CM asserts Deva's innocence. Deva is sentenced to seven years in jail.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Box office[edit | edit source]

Ziddi was a super hit at the box office, with a collection of Rs 324.3 million.[1] The songs were well-received, with the dandy number "Mera Dil Le Gayi Oye" becoming extremely popular.[2]

Music and soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Ziddi
Soundtrack album by
Dilip Sen–Sameer Sen
ReleasedFebruary 1997
Recorded1996–1997
GenreFeature film soundtrack, filmi
Length38:33
LanguageHindi
LabelVatsa Music
ProducerDilip Sen–Sameer Sen

The music for the songs of the film was composed by Dilip Sen–Sameer Sen The lyrics of the songs were penned by Sameer. The background score of the movie was done by Surinder Sodhi.

The album has seven songs in the vocals of Hariharan, K. S. Chithra, Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Shweta Shetty and Alka Yagnik. Besides "Mera Dil Le Gayi Oye" with Punjabi dash and touch, the song "Hum Tumse Na Kuch Keh Paaye" became popular as a soft romantic ballad.[2] The other popular song, "Mera Dil Le Gayi Oye" also known as "Kammo" is based on "Billo".[3]

The Ziddi soundtrack album sold 2.2 million units in India, making it one of the year's top ten best-selling Bollywood soundtrack albums.[4]

Track list[edit | edit source]

# Title Singer(s)
1. "Kaale Kaale Baal" Shweta Shetty
2. "Mera Dil Le Gayee" Lalit Sen
3. "Hum Tumse Na Kuchh" Hariharan, K. S. Chithra
4. "O Haseena" Kumar Sanu, K. S. Chithra
5. "Aji Suno Suno" Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra
6. "Hum Mile Tum Mile" Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
7. "Hum Tumse Na Kuchh II" Hariharan

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Box Office India". BoxOfficeIndia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ziddi (1997) music". desiest.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Shreevatsa Nevatia (9 December 2019). "Finding its fizz". India Today.
  4. ↑ "Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.

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