For the given name, see Jigar (given name).
Not to be confused with Jigra.
1992 Indian film
| Jigar | |
|---|---|
Film poster | |
| Directed by | Farouq Siddique |
| Written by | Tanveer Khan Naeem-Ejaz(dialogues) Veeru Devgan |
| Screenplay by | Farooque Siddiqui Lalit Mahajan |
| Produced by | Saba Akhtar Salim Akhtar Samad Akhtar Shama Akhtar |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Karisma Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Akram Khan |
| Edited by | Suresh Chaturvedi |
| Music by | Anand–Milind |
Production | Aftab Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 174 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Jigar is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language martial arts film directed by Farogh Siddique. It was released during the Diwali weekend and proved to be a successful hit.[1] The plot is inspired by the 1989 American film Kickboxer.[2]
Raju and Duryodhan are very good friends. Suman is Raju's love interest and is like a sister to Duryodhan. Duryodhan is a wrestler and works at a martial arts training school owned by Lal Bihari. Due to some misunderstanding between Raju, Duryodhan and Raju's sister, she is raped by Duryodhan. This angers Raju, but he fails in avenging his sister because Duryodhan is a wrestler. Raju starts training as a fighter under Baba Thakur. After being fully trained, he avenges all of his enemies. Duryodhan is killed in the ring itself, and Lal Bihari is killed by Suman.
The music was composed by Anand–Milind while Sameer penned the songs. The song Pyar Ke Kagaz proved to be the biggest hit of the album. The album managed to feature in the top selling albums of 1992. Singers Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet, Pankaj Udhas, Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam, Mohammad Aziz & Kavita Krishnamurthy contributed their voice.[3] After a dispute over Dil (1990) between Anand–Milind and Alka Yagnik, she stopped working with them for two years.
The film was major hit at the box office and one of the highest grossing films of the year.[4]