Himmatwala is a Bollywood action romance film directed by Sajid Khan and jointly produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Vashu Bhagnani. The film features Ajay Devgan opposite Tamannaah in the lead roles.> It is an official remake of the 1983 blockbuster of the same name, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao starring Jeetendra and Sridevi.
The first look poster of Himmatwala was revealed on 8 August 2012, whilst the trailer unveiled on 24th January 2013. The film released on 29 March 2013 and was welcomed with extreme negative reviews from critics, followed by an average box office opening.
Directed by: Sajid Khan
Produced by: Vashu Bhagnani, Siddharth Roy Kapur
Written by: Sajid-Farhad (dialogues), Sajid Khan
Screenplay by: Sajid-Farhad (dialogues), Sajid Khan
Music by: Sajid-Wajid
Distributed by: UTV Motion Pictures
Release date(s): 29 March 2013
Running time: 150 minutes
Country: India
Cast
- Ajay Devgan as Ravi
- Tamannaah Bhatia as Rekha
- Ritesh Deshmukh in a Special Appearance
- Paresh Rawal as Narayandas (Rekha's Uncle)
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Sher Singh (Rekha's Father)
- Adhyayan Suman as Narayandas's Son
- Zarina Wahab as Savitri (Ravi's Mother)
- Leena Jumani as Padma (Ravi's Sister)
- Surveen Chawla in a Special Appearance (Dhoka Dhoka Song)
- Amruta Khanvilkar in a Special Appearance (Dhoka Dhoka Song)
- Sayantani Ghosh in a Special Appearance (Dhoka Dhoka Song)
- Rinku Ghosh in a Special Appearance (Dhoka Dhoka Song)
- Mona Thiba in a Special Appearance (Dhoka Dhoka Song)
- Sonakshi Sinha in a Special Appearance (Thank God It's Friday song)
- Dheer Charan Srivastav
Critical reception
The film received negative reviews from critics. Taran Adarash of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars stating that, "A film that promises big entertainment, Himmatwala is hugely disappointing!". Komal Nahta rated the film 1 stars out of 5 saying that "Director Sajid Khan has tried to recreate the era of the eighties but has overlooked the fact that the audience has moved decades ahead." Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times rated the film 1 star commenting, "When Himmatwala ended, I felt like I had aged a few years. Honestly, you need real courage to brave this one." Oneindia.com gave 1 star and wrote, "Honestly, I still can't believe that I'm in my fine senses after watching the nonsensical Himmatwala." Rajeev Masand gave 1 star and commented, "It must take a special kind of skill to remake a mediocre film like 1983's Himmatwala without even marginally improving on it. Director Sajid Khan's potpourri of excessive melodrama, puerile humor, cartoonish action, and garish songs plods on for two-and-a-half hours with little concern for your bladder or your mental health. Packed from start to finish with too many underwhelming action scenes, and song sequences that pale in comparison to Jeetendra and Sridevi’s matka-jhatkas, the new Himmatwala is a busy, crowded film but one that’s deathly dull in the final reckoning." Rediff gave the film 2 stars out of five stating that, "Sajid Khan loves big scale but the production values of all his film and their aesthetics are consistently tacky. Himmatwala is no different."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nainon Mein Sapna" | Amit Kumar, Shreya Goshal | 4:20 | |
| 2. | "Taki Taki" | Mika Singh, Shreya Goshal | 4:00 | |
| 3. | "Dhoka Dhoka" | Bappi Lahiri, Sunidhi Chauhan,Mamta Sharma | 4:53 | |
| 4. | "Bum Pe Laat" | Shaan, Soham & Shubh Mukherjee | 2:47 | |
| 5. | "Thank God Its Friday" | Sunidhi Chauhan | 3:12 |
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