Baadshah (1999 film)
Baadshah translation King is a 1999 Bollywood action comedy thriller film directed by AbbasMustan. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan opposite Twinkle Khanna in lead roles. It released onAugust 1999. It was a success. Shahrukh Khan earned a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Performance in a Comic Role. It is inspired from films such as Nick of Time, Rush Hour, If Looks Could Kill, Mr Nice Guy, The Mask. Shahrukh Khan is also known as Baadshah of Bollywood, a name derived from this film.
Suraj Singh Thapar Amrish Puri is a business tycoon whose biochemical plant is due to be shut down following a preventable industrial accident. It will be shut down by the popular Chief Minister of Goa, Gaytri Bachchan Rakhee Gulzar. As a result, he resolves to have her killed. For the job, he has Rani Deepshikha, his young henchwoman, hire Shiva, Mumbais notorious contractkiller. Meanwhile, a man by the name of K. Jhunjhunwala Avtar Gill comes to Baadshah with a strange case. He claims he is dying of a brain tumor and wants to see his daughter married to the suitable bachelor accompanying him, Nitin, before he dies. The young woman, Seema Twinkle Khanna, refuses to marry Nitin, hence the need for Baadshahs help. Baadshah comes up with an elaborate plan for the jon he woos Seema with lies and has her fall in love with him, only to dump her later. Nitin comforts her, and Baadshah collects his payment. However, his feelings for her prove to be genuine.Unbeknownst to Baadshah, Jhunjhunwala and Nitin are actually a fatherson team wanted by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The marriage of Nitin to Seema, who is actually the sister of CBI Secret Agent Deepak Malhotra Deepak Tijori is meant to stop investigation into their bank fraud case. The plan fails when Agent Malhotra arrests the Jhunjhunwalas before the marriage can take place. It is revealed by the CBI that Shivas attempt on Gaytri Bachchans life failed as a result of his death in a car accident. Fearing a second attempt, CBI headquarters tasks Agent Malhotra with providing further protection for the minister in Goa. Malhotra is assigned the codename Baadshah for the mission. Thapar becomes informed of this and speaks to Rani who plans with her boyfriend, Moti Sharat Saxena, travel to the airport to eliminate Secret Agent Baadshah and have Moti assume his identity to gain access to Bachchan and carry out the assassination. ........
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