Arjun (1985 film)
| Arjun | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rahul Rawail |
| Written by | Javed Akhtar |
| Produced by | Karim Morani Sunil Soorma |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Dimple Kapadia Raj Kiran Prem Chopra Anupam Kher A. K. Hangal Supriya Pathak Shafi Inamdar Paresh Rawal Raja Bundela Satyajeet Puri Annu Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Baba Azmi |
| Edited by | Dilip Kotalgi |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹1.5 crore |
| Box office | ₹5.5 crore |
Arjun is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language crime action film directed by Rahul Rawail. Written by Javed Akhtar, the film stars Sunny Deol and Dimple Kapadia in lead roles, while Raj Kiran, Prem Chopra, Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal, A. K. Hangal and Supriya Pathak play other pivotal roles. The plot of the film revolves around a group of radical young men who take matters into their hands to fight against corruption.
The film was a big commercial success and catapulted Deol to superstardom. Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com called it Deol's best action film. This film also marked the debut of Paresh Rawal in commercial cinema. The rights to this film are now owned by Red Chillies Entertainment.
The film was later remade in Tamil as Sathyaa, in Telugu as Bharatamlo Arjunudu, in Kannada as Sangrama, and in Sinhala as Suranimala.