A film, whose script was rejected by all the producers of the country. Some superstars also rejected. Then, as a hero agreed with a hero and the film was completed with a brilliant cast. Then no one thought that the people of the country will give so much love to that rejected film that it will become the best action film. Along with the lead role, supporting rolls also came in a lot of discussion. In this way it is called ‘deadly’ called blockbuster.
Yes, we are talking about ‘deadly’, which was a high-octane action film of the 90s. Who made a splash as soon as he came on the big screen. The film became one of the biggest action films in India and its producers earned big. With this, the lead hero became the big action hero of Bollywood. Whose name was Sunny Deol.
Director of the film
Released in 1996, ‘Mathali’ was directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and Sunny Deol played the lead hero. If you want to see the range of Rajkumar Santoshi, then this film is a great example. He knows very well that what spices should be served in the magnificent story to prove to be a blockbuster at the box office.
1 hero in the film and 7 villains
It is also interesting that 7 villains got an important role in ‘deadly’. Sunny played a wrestler named Kashi Nath who was from Banaras. Danny Danzongpa’s lead was seen as the dreaded villain who played the role of ‘Katya’. Actors like Mukesh Rishi, Deep Dhillon, Tinu Verma, Brij Gopal, Mukhtar Khan appeared in the role of his 6 brothers, who add beauty to this plot.
South superstar rejected film
Interestingly, Sunny Deol was not the first choice for this film. Rajkumar Santoshi wanted to make South superstar Kamal Haasan the lead hero of ‘deadly’. He also approached the actor, but Kamal Haasan rejected. Now what were the reasons, they have never come forward. But ‘deadly’ was written in the fate of Sunny Deol.
Blockbuster ‘deadly’ earns 5 times
‘Mathalt’ made a splash as soon as he came to the box office. Made in a budget of Rs 6.2 crore, the film earned Rs 32 crore, which was five times the budget. When the ‘deadly’ blockbuster was formed at the box office, from its dialogue to one scene, people were shocked on the tongue.
Raveena Tandon also left the film
It took five years to make ‘deadly’. The director of the film Rajkumar Santoshi became busy with ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ and ‘Barsaat’ and he could not give time to this project. Meanwhile, Raveena Tandon, who was finalized as the lead. Raveena left the film after 10 days of shooting. Later Meenakshi Seshadri was replaced by her. Amrish Puri played the role of Sunny Deol’s father in the film.
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The film was released again on 21 March 2025 after 28 years at the Red Lawry Film Festival. The film also received a lot of awards. The Filmfare won three awards in which the best supporting actor Amrish Puri was made, while the film also received the Best Script and Best Editing Award. Apart from this, it also received the award at the Screens Award.