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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Major Saab<br />
| image = Major Saab.jpg<br />
| native_name = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Tinnu Anand]]<br />
| producer = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />
| writer = Robin Bhatt,<br />Santhosh Saroj<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Ajay Devgn]]<br />[[Sonali Bendre]]<br />[[Nafisa Ali]]<br />
| music = [[Anand Raj Anand]]<br />[[Aadesh Shrivastava]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Ravi K. Chandran]]<br />
| editing = Prashant Khedekar,<br />Vinod Nayak<br />
| studio = [[Amitabh Bachchan Corporation|Amitabh Bachchan Film Corporation]]<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{film date|1998|06|26|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 165 minutes<br />
| budget = ₹8.75 Crore<br />
| gross = ₹23.22 Crore<br />
<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Major Saab''''' is a 1998 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]] starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Sonali Bendre]] and [[Ashish Vidhyarthi]].<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The plot concerns playboy Virendra Pratap Singh aka Vir ([[Ajay Devgn]]). A clause in the will of his wealthy father forces him to enter a military academy in order to inherit. Vir's repeated attempts to get himself discharged are foiled by Major Jasbir Singh Rana ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]). Then Virendra falls in love with Nisha ([[Sonali Bendre]]), the sister of a gangster named Shankar ([[Ashish Vidhyarthi]]). Shankar wants Nisha to marry the son of his friend Parshuram Bihari ([[Mohan Joshi]]) and hatches a plot to separate the couple, by pretending to accept Vir, however soon beats him up badly and attempts to break both his arms and legs. Major Jasbir then begins training Vir to regain his strength to fight those who wronged him and win Nisha back.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Ajay Devgn]] as Virendra Pratap Singh aka 'Veer'<br />
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Maj. Jasbir Singh Rana<br />
* [[Sonali Bendre]] as Nisha<br />
* [[Nafisa Ali]] as Dr. Priya Rana<br />
* [[Ashish Vidhyarthi]] as Shankar<br />
* [[Mohan Joshi]] as Parshuram Bihari<br />
* Shahbaaz Khan as Vicky<br />
* [[Naveen Nischol]] as Brig. Satish Khurana<br />
* [[Mushtaq Khan]] as Hanuman Prasad<br />
* [[Avtar Gill]] as Commissioner of Police<br />
* [[Dinesh Hingoo]] Special Appearance as Jai Singhaniya (Virendra's solicitor)<br />
* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Raja Thakur (Guest Appearance)<br />
* [[Siddharth Ray]]<br />
* Jasbir Thandi As Cadet Amrik singh<br />
* [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]] As Subeidar Singh<br />
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== Box office ==<br />
The film was a moderate success at the box office, it earned Rs.21 crores in India and was overall declared a hit by ''boxoffice-india''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=204&catName=MTk5OA==|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010125407/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=204&catName=MTk5OA%3D%3D |date=10 October 2012|archive-date=10 October 2012|title=Box Office 1998|work=Box Office India}}</ref> It was also the 9th highest-grossing film of the year ([[List of Bollywood films of 1998#Highest grossing|Bollywood films of 1998]]).<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music is composed by [[Anand Raj Anand]] and [[Aadesh Shrivastava]]. Lyrics are penned by Anand Raj Anand and Dev Kohli. Initially Anand Raj Anand wanted to sing the song 'Akeli Na Bazaar Jaya Karo' and 'Pyar Kiya toh Nibhana' by himself, but could not due to circumstances, about which he spoke in an interview.<ref>{{Citation|last=The Bollywood Dynasty|title=Exclusive Interview of Music Director Anand Raj Anand|date=2014-08-10|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dYpezjfEq4|accessdate=2017-11-20}}</ref> However, the whole album gained descent popularity and tracks like 'Akeli Na Bazaar jaya karo', 'Sona Sona' and 'Pyaar Kiya toh Nibhana' became hit. In 2017, the song 'Pyar kiya toh Nibhana' was recreated with [[Armaan Malik]] and Shruti Pathak as singers.<ref>{{Citation|last=T-Series|title=Kehta Hai Pal Pal Video {{!}} Sachiin J. Joshi, Alankrita Sahai {{!}} Armaan Malik, Shruti Pathak {{!}} Caesar|date=2017-02-23|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiPrqaIlCU4|accessdate=2017-11-20}}</ref><br />
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=== Track listing ===<br />
{{track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Akeli Na Bazaar Jaya Karo<br />
| extra1 = [[Udit Narayan]]<br />
| music1 = [[Anand Raj Anand]]<br />
| length1 = 05:49<br />
| title2 = Deewana Ban<br />
| extra2 = [[Sudesh Bhosle]]<br />
| music2 = Anand Raj Anand<br />
| length2 = 03:18<br />
| title3 = Pyaar Tumse Karna Hai<br />
| extra3 = [[Alka Yagnik]], Anand Raj Anand<br />
| music3 = Anand Raj Anand<br />
| length3 = 04:50<br />
| title4 = Pyaar Kiya Toh Nibhana (I)<br />
| note4 = <br />
| extra4 = Udit Narayan, [[Anuradha Paudwal]]<br />
| music4 = Anand Raj Anand<br />
| length4 = 03:04<br />
| title5 = Pyaar Kiya Toh Nibhana (II)<br />
| note5 =<br />
| extra5 = Anuradha Paudwal, Udit Narayan<br />
| music5 = Anand Raj Anand<br />
| length5 = 03:04<br />
| title6 = Sona Sona<br />
| note6 =<br />
| extra6 = Sudesh Bhosle, [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Jaspinder Narula]]<br />
| music6 = [[Aadesh Shrivastav]]<br />
| length6 = 06:48<br />
| title7 = Tere Pyar Mein<br />
| note7 =<br />
| extra7 = [[Kumar Sanu]]<br />
| music7 = Anand Raj Anand<br />
| length7 = 04:38<br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=0172761}}<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050404201729/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/01/07/stories/2005010701741205.htm The Hindu article]<br />
*[http://ushome.rediff.com/entertai/1998/jun/26major.htm Summary of the movie on Rediff]<br />
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[[Category:1998 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Aadesh Shrivastava]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Anand Raj Anand]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action films]]<br />
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