Ghatak: Lethal
| Ghatak | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Written by | Rajkumar Santoshi K.K. Raina Shyam Gupta |
| Produced by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ishwar R. Bidri |
| Edited by | V. N. Mayekar |
| Music by | Songs: R. D. Burman Anu Malik (1 song) Score: Vanraj Bhatia |
Production company | Santoshi Productions |
| Distributed by | B4U Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 6.2 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹32.7 crore (India Nett) |
Ghatak: Lethal is an Indian 1996 Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, starring Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Seshadri, Amrish Puri, and Danny Denzongpa. It earned 32 crore India Nett at the domestic box office to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film in terms of domestic Box office collection and 2nd highest grossing overall in terms of worldwide collection that year, and won three awards including Best Supporting Actor for Puri at the 42nd Filmfare Awards, where it was also nominated for three other awards: Best Director for Santoshi, Best Actor for Deol, and Best Villain for Denzongpa. Ghatak is Seshadri's last film to date. The film was later remade in Telugu as Aapthudu (2004) starring Rajasekhar and Anjala Zaveri. The film's dialogues emerged as a cult over the years.