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big-screen-movie |
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suspense/thriller |
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145
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India:
April 17, 1990, Central Board of Film, Government of India (18
reels)
VIDEO
UK: May 15, 1990, uncut, certificate 18, Eros Video Electronics Ltd.
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India - May 11, 1990 |
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| PRODUCTION |
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India |
| production |
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Vijay
Productions |
| executive
producer |
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Vijay
Mehta |
| financing
bank |
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The Sangli
Bank Ltd. |
| screenplay |
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Moin-Ud-Din |
| music |
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MUSIC: Raam
Laxman, background music: Louis Banks and Sunil Kaushik
LYRICS: Asad Bhopali
SINGERS:
Police Public has one song
TITLES:
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Vijay-Oscar
and Chinni Prakash |
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Raju
Rao |
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effects |
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Balu,
Gemini Lab |
| cinematography |
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Pramod
Mital |
| distribution |
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Eros
Entertainment |
| filming
location |
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India |
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| DIRECTOR |
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Esmayeel
Shroff |
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| CAST |
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Raaj
Kumar (Inspector
Jagmohan Azaad,
CBI Officer)
Naseeruddin Shah (Inspector
Mahar Singh Grewal, senior inspector of area)
Poonam Dhillon (Karuna
Arun Sharma)
Raj Kiran (Arun Sharma, Karuna's husband, Mr. Sharma's
only son)
Prem Chopra (Kishan
Sharma)
Arbaaz Ali Khan
Shikha Swarup (Swaroop) (Usha Swarup, Karuna's younger
sister)
SUPPORTING CAST
A.K. Hangal (Ram Swarup, Karuna's father, retired school teacher)
Ajit Vachani (Ram Narayan Tiwari, politician)
Rakesh Bedi (Lalloo Lall, son of Kallu Lall)
Mahavir Shah (Inspector Khera)
Tej Sapru (Vijay, Inspector Azaad's CBI assistent)
Darshan Bagga
Harish Patel (Ravi, Inspector Azaad's second, funny, CBI assistent)
Mukesh Rawal
Reema Lagoo (Servant)
Ila Arun (Laxmi Devi, deaf servant)
Vanita Malik
Jayshree Arora
Sudhir Dalvi
Vinod Nagpal (Mantri)
Moksha
INTRODUCING
Vijay Aidasani (Shyamsunder Swarup, Karuna's brother)
SPECIAL APPEARANCE
Sargam
Pankaj
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MORE
PICTURES WITH KABIR BEDI STARRING IN POLICE PUBLIC |
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BEDI DETAILS |
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| Kabir's
part |
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Kabir plays
Senior Inspector Shahnawaz Khan, the investigating
officer from Laakhanpur police station. |
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| Kabir's
showstopper |
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Kabir has
his first scene right at the start of the film.
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| INFORMATION -
QUICK BITS |
• Police Public is based
on a true incident.
• There's a poster of British Page-3-girl and singer
Samantha Fox on a wall in the murderer's apartment. |
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| INFORMATION -
GENERAL INFORMATION |
• some quotes by Kabir from
the movie:
• Kabir, to Arun Sharma: "Nobody
can hide the truth!"
• Kabir, to police inspector: "Before
punishing, I give every person one more chance."
• a few other remarkable quotes from the movie:
• "Now that you are on a crocodile's back, think about crossing the river!"
•Ram Swarup to Mr. Sharma:"The innocent ones are asked for evidence
here (on earth) but not up there (in heaven)!"
• Ram Swarup to inspector: "If you cannot balm my wounds, then please
don't rub salt over them!"
• Inspector Azaad to Inspector Grewal: "A man doesn't become a lion
if he wears a lion's hide."
• Inspector Azaad to Home Minister Ganga Prasad: "A crow doesn't change
its character wherever it is."
• Inspector Azaad to Home Minister Ganga Prasad: "Don't try to burn
a house with hot water!"
• Inspector, at the end: "Life has many colours!" |
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PEOPLE |
• Allegedly, Shikha
Swarup (Swaroop) debuted with two movies, both
of them being released the same day, Police Public and
Sibte Hassan Rizvi's
Aawaz De Kahan Hai (1990).
• Harish Patel (Ravi, Inspector Azaad's
second CBI assistent) plays the comical part in the
movie. |
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PRODUCTION DIARY |
»May 11, 1990 -
The film is released in India.
»May 17, 1990 -
The film opens in Mumbai (Bombay territory) in 15 cinemas,
net collections 1,145,340 Rs. (about 25.700 USD/21.240
EUR).
»May 24, 1990 - The film plays in
the second week in 8 cinemas in Mumbai, net collections
515,904 Rs. (about 11.575 USD/9.600 EUR).
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