Thanedaar

Thanedaar

Year: 1990

Runtime: 151 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Raj N. Sippy

DramaActionCrime

Released in 1990, Hindi action film directed Raj N. Sippy stars Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Jeetendra, Jaya Prada and Kiran Kumar. It is best remembered for the hit song “Tamma Tamma Loge” and its quirky dance moves. The film introduced the Dutt‑Dixit pairing, who appeared together in seven movies, including hits Saajan (1991) and Khalnayak (1993).

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1

Tyranny and Opposition

The film opens in Jaalkot as Thakur Ajgar Singh rules with cruelty. Inspector Jagdish Chandar openly opposes him and tries to shield the vulnerable. Jagdish lives with his two motherless children, Avinash and Brijesh (Birju), who are drawn into the conflict.

Opening Jaalkot
2

Assassination Plot and Abduction

Ajgar engineers Jagdishs assassination by two professional killers, Lawrence and Peter. They murder Jagdish that night and abduct Briju, while Avinash is taken in by a police commissioner who separates the family.

Night Jaalkot
3

Years Later: Avinash and Birju Split Paths

Years pass and Avinash grows into a stout-hearted police officer, enjoying a simple life with his wife Sudha and daughter Bubbly. Meanwhile, Birju becomes a career criminal under the sway of Lawrence and Peter, who push him to commit robberies to survive. After his prison release, Birju is given a final, dangerous task: steal a jewel.

Years later
4

Chanda Seeks Birju for Revolution

Chanda, a victim of Ajgar, seeks Birju's help to bring down the tyrant. Birju agrees and conscripts Chanda into the plan, but she is quickly apprehended before she can act.

Planning phase Jaalkot
5

Avinash Learns of Ajgar and Returns

Through Chanda's account, Avinash learns about Ajgar's tyranny and recalls the past. He requests a transfer and is soon moved to Jaalkot to confront the threat firsthand.

Later Jaalkot
6

Biju Escapes with the Jewel

Lawrence and Peter double-cross Briju, but he evades them and escapes with the jewel. He becomes a hunted man, moving to stay one step ahead while preserving the treasure.

Post release
7

Train Encounter and the Fall

On a train, Avinash confronts Birju as a fellow passenger; a fierce brawl erupts and Avinash recognizes the tattoo that proves Birju is his brother. The struggle ends with Avinash falling from the train and being presumed dead.

Train sequence On a train
8

Birju Returns to Jaalkot Under a Veil

Birju arrives in Jaalkot and is welcomed as Avinash by the townsfolk, even though he is initially reckless and under Ajgar's influence. A mysterious person cloaked in a veil shields him, hinting at a hidden ally guiding him.

Return Jaalkot
9

Chanda and Birju's Bond Deepens

Chanda witnesses Birju's transformation and falls in love with the reforming man he is becoming, supporting his stand against Ajgar.

Jaalkot
10

Sudha Arrives with Bubbly

Sudha returns to the village with Bubbly, triggering a potential reveal, but Briju manages the situation and the truth about Avinash's fate edges closer.

Jaalkot
11

Reforms and the Fate of Loyal Henchmen

Avinash begins to convert Ajgar's henchmen Sunny and Mangal into informants, using reform to dismantle the tyrant's grip. The two men are eventually slaughtered, intensifying the drive for justice.

Jaalkot
12

Sudha Faces the Masked Protector

Sudha learns of the train incident and, furious, seeks to kill Birju, but the man in the veil stops her; she discovers that the protector is Avinash.

Jaalkot
13

Brothers Unite for Revenge

The veil bearer is revealed to be Avinash, who survived the fall, and the brothers join forces to exact revenge on those who wronged them.

Jaalkot

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