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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Farishtay<br />
| image = Farishtay poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]<br />
| producer = Sattee Shourie<br>[[Mona Kapoor]]<br />
| writer = Shadb Kumar<br />Anil Sharma<br />
| starring = [[Dharmendra]]<br />[[Vinod Khanna]]<br />[[Rajnikanth]]<br />[[Jaya Prada]]<br />[[Sridevi]]<br />
<br />[[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]]<br />[[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]]<br />[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]<br />
| music = '''Songs:'''<br>[[Bappi Lahiri]]<br/>'''Score:'''<br>[[Raamlaxman]]<br />
| cinematography = Anil Dhanda<br />
| editing = A. R. Rajendran<br />
| distributor = S. G. S. Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|1991|02|22|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 197 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = {{INR}}32.7 million<ref name="auto"/<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=14 June 2020|title=Farishtay 1991 Movie Box Office Collection, Budget and Unknown Facts 1990's Box Office Collection |url=https://ksboxoffice.com/farishtay-1991-movie-box-office-collection-budget-and-unknown-facts/movies-facts/ | access-date=18 December 2021 |website=KS Box Office |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
| gross = {{INR}}48 million (India Net) <ref name="auto"/<ref name="auto"/><br />
}}<br />
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'''''Farishtay''''' ({{Translation|Angels}}) is a 1991 Indian [[Hindi Language|Hindi-language]] [[action drama film]] directed by [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]. The film features an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Dharmendra]], [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Rajinikanth|Rajnikanth]], [[Jaya Prada]], [[Sridevi]], [[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]], [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]], and [[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dharmendra-shares-a-funny-scene-with-rajinikanth-from-insaaf-kaun-karega-says-rajini-is-a-darling-friend-7387066/|title=Dharmendra shares funny scene with 'darling friend' Rajinikanth from Insaaf Kaun Karega, watch|date=3 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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''Farishtay'' released worldwide on 22 February 1991.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Raja Jaichand is dictator of a distant area close to border. He rules with brutality, killing innocent for his personal entertainment. He doesn't accept authority of Indian Government and colludes with foreign forces to keep his power. Gayatri lives with her two adopted brothers, by the names of Veeru and Dheeru, who are small-time crooks, and con men, and are known to the local police. When Gayatri meets and falls in love with Police Inspector Arjun Thanghe, the duo are delighted and arrange her marriage with great pomp and ceremony. <br />
A flashback sequence reveals that the duo were police trainees. Veeru had fallen in love with their commandant's granddaughter, Sheela. On the day of Holi, Veeru planned to ask her hand in marriage. However, a terrorist kills her along with some family members of other police officers as a revenge for his men. Veeru avenges her death, while Dheeru prevents police force for intervening. They are imprisoned for some time for taking law in their hands.<br />
In present, duo are recruited by Jaichand's henchwoman Lilly, to eliminate and take place of commandos sent by government to run Police camp in their village. There they find that Arjun was previously assigned to run the camp. Arjun attempted to set things right, but is killed in the process, and Gayatri loses her sanity. The duo decides to avenge their sister, but are stopped by their commandant. It is then revealed that despite being thrown out of police force, they had been working undercover for him. He compels them to fight smartly. They take help of local girl, Rasbhari and infiltrate secret fortress of Jaichand. After facing much obstacles, including brutish special soldiers who killed Arjun, they are able to take down Jaichand and his army, avenging Gayatri and restoring her sanity.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Colbegin}}<br />
*[[Dharmendra]] as Virendra "Veeru" Kumar<br />
*[[Vinod Khanna]] as Dhirendra "Dheeru" Kumar<br />
*[[Rajinikanth]] as Inspector Ranoji Rao Shivaji Rao Gaekwad Jadichmul Arjun Tange{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=134}}<br />
*[[Jaya Prada]] as Sheela, Veeru's love interest (special appearance)<br />
*[[Sridevi]] as Rasbhari, Dheeru's love interest<br />
*[[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]] as Gayatri, Veeru and Dheeru's sister and Arjun Tange's wife<br />
*[[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]] as Raja Jaichand<br />
*[[Amrit Pal (actor)|Amrit Pal]] as Gulshanchandra, Raja Jaichand's nephew<br />
*Kirti Singh as Lily, Raja Jaichand's mistress and secretary Neeti<br />
*[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as a Police Comissioner PC Acharya and Sheela's grandfather<br />
*[[Dinesh Hingoo]] as Laal, Sheela's father<br />
*[[Shammi (actress)|Shammi]] as Mausi Lalita<br />
*[[Krishan Dhawan]] as an Uncle Ramakant <br />
*[[Rajendra Nath]] as Mohan Lal<br />
*Brahmachari as Ramu<br />
*[[Javed Khan Amrohi]] as Anand Akela<br />
*[[Manik Irani]] as Chhediram<br />
*Huma Khan as Bar Dancer Maria <br />
*[[Bob Christo]] as Bob, a terrorist<br />
*[[A. K. Hangal]] as Abdul<br />
*[[Beena Banerjee]] as a Asha Mathur<br />
*[[Syed Badr-ul Hasan Khan Bahadur]] as Pandit Bhardwaj<br />
*[[Guddi Maruti]] as Bela, Pandit's Wife<br />
*[[Raj Kishore]] as a vegetable seller<br />
*Gautam Sarin as a captain under Raja Jaichand<br />
*[[Bhushan Tiwari]] as Bhushan, Raja Jaichand's henchman<br />
*Anand Balraj as Andy<br />
*[[Viju Khote]] and [[Johnny Lever]] as Damodar and Fakruddin, Raja Jaichand Soldiers (guest role in the song "Saat Kunwaron Mein Ek Kunwari")<br />
*[[Tom Alter]], [[Jankidas]], [[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudhir]] and [[Yunus Parvez]] Sitaram, Rexton, and Jimmy, play foreign terrorists.<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The songs were composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Farishtay |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/farishtay/qTx0mpNrlbc_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802042221/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/farishtay/qTx0mpNrlbc_ |archive-date=2 August 2022 |access-date=1 August 2022 |website=[[JioSaavn]]|date=22 February 1991 }}</ref> Lyrics by [[Anand Bakshi]].<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Thode Se Farishtay, Thode Se Shaitan"<br />
| [[Mohammed Aziz]], [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Is Sansar Mein Sabse Pyaara Bhai Behan Ka Pyaar Hai" (Happy)<br />
| Mohammed Aziz, Amit Kumar, [[Anuradha Paudwal]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Is Sansar Mein Sabse Pyaara Bhai Bahen Ka Pyaar Hai" (Sad)<br />
| Mohammed Aziz, Amit Kumar, Anuradha Paudwal<br />
|-<br />
| "Tere Bina Jag Lagta Hai Soona"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], Mohammed Aziz <br />
|-<br />
| "Saat Kunwaron Mein Ek Kunwari"<br />
| Lata Mangeshkar<br />
|-<br />
| "Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara" (Female)<br />
| [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara" (Male)<br />
| [[Shabbir Kumar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Raja Ka Humne Baja Diya Baaja"<br />
| Shabbir Kumar, [[Alka Yagnik]]<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-81-8475-796-5 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |orig-date=2012}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0187004|title=Farishtay}}<br />
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{{Anil Sharma}}<br />
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[[Category:1991 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1991 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Anil Sharma]]</div>Ramesh