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Kartoos () is a 1999 Indian Hindi action thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and starring Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff and Manisha Koirala. It was the last release of Mahesh Bhatt as a director until the release of Sadak 2 (2020). The film borrows its plot idea from the 1993 film Point of No Return, which in turn is a remake of the French film La Femme Nikita, where Bridget Fonda essays a role which is very similar to that character of Sanjay Dutt.

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On May 1st 1993 a bomb explodes in Gangaram Park in Bombay, killing more than 150 people, many of whom are children. ACP Jay Suryavanshi is assigned this case, quick arrests are made of four individuals. Jagat Jogia, a terrorist, claims responsibility for these killings, but the police are unable to arrest him as he is now located in London, England. Jay discusses this matter with his senior, and together they recruit dreaded killer, Jeet Balraj, rename him Raja, save him from death-row, promise him freedom in exchange for killing Jagat Jogia, to which Jeet agrees. Jeet is provided with money, passport and living quarters in London, and he re-locates. Upon arrival, he meets with Manpreet Kaur, and both of them fall in love. With someone to motivate him in life, Jeet decides to give up his past life - only to find out that not only Jay has other plans for him, but Jagat is also on the look-out for him - and both their agendas are the same - his death!

Released: 1999-05-07126 minDir: Mahesh BhattAction, Crime, Thriller

Cast

  • Sanjay Dutt as Raja / Jeet Balraj
  • Jackie Shroff as ACP Jay Suryavanshi
  • Manisha Koirala as Manpreet "Mini" Kaur
  • Gulshan Grover as Jagat Jogia
  • Jaspal Bhatti as Mini's uncle
  • Razak Khan as Havaldar

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Ratings

IMDb

5.1/10

691 votes

Year
1999
Runtime
124 min
Genres
Action, Thriller

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Key facts

Film.name
Kartoos
Film.image
Kartoos.jpg
Film.caption
Poster
Film.director
Mahesh Bhatt
Film.producer
Firoz Nadiadwala
Film.writer
Anand Vardhan (dialogues)
Film.story
Robin Bhatt,Akash Khurana
Film.based_on
La Femme Nikitaby Luc Besson
Film.starring
Sanjay DuttJackie ShroffManisha Koirala
Film.music
Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanAnu MalikBally Sagoo
Film.cinematography
Bhushan Patel
Film.editing
Waman Bhonsle
Film.studio
Base Industries Group
Film.country
India
Film.language
Hindi
Film.budget
8.75 crore
Film.gross
13.44 crore

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publication date
1999-01-01
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Kartoos () is a 1999 Indian Hindi action thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and starring Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff and Manisha Koirala. It was the last release of Mahesh Bhatt as a director until the release of Sadak 2 (2020). The film borrows its plot idea from the 1993 film Point of No Return, which in turn is a remake of the French film La Femme Nikita, where Bridget Fonda essays a role which is very similar to that character of Sanjay Dutt.

==Plot== A cop ACP Jay Suryavanshi (Jackie Shroff) trains a criminal Raja (Sanjay Dutt) to eliminate underworld don Jagat Jogia (Gulshan Grover). Jay performs a surgery and implants a transmitter in Raja's leg, when the latter is shot in the leg by Jay, when he tries to escape. So wherever Raja travels, Jay can track his movements (even when he is in the UK). Raja falls in love with Mini (Manisha Koirala), even though he was not 'allowed' to fall in love by Jay. Raja kills Jagat Jogia and his gang and is finally set free by Jay and lives with Mini happily ever after.

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