Kartoos
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| Kartoos | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Screenplay by | Robin Bhatt Akash Khurana |
| Dialogues by | Anand Vardhan |
| Story by | Robin Bhatt Akash Khurana |
| Based on | La Femme Nikita by Luc Besson |
| Produced by | Firoz Nadiadwala |
| Starring | Sanjay Dutt Jackie Shroff Manisha Koirala |
| Cinematography | Bhushan Patel |
| Edited by | Waman Bhonsle |
| Music by | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Anu Malik Bally Sagoo |
Production company | Base Industries Group |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹8.75 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹13.44 crore[1] |
Kartoos (lit. 'Cartridge') is a 1999 Indian Hindi action thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and starring Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff and Manisha Koirala. It was the last release of Mahesh Bhatt as a director until the release of Sadak 2 (2020). The film borrows its plot idea from the 1993 film Point of No Return, which in turn is a remake of the French film La Femme Nikita, where Bridget Fonda essays a role which is very similar to that character of Sanjay Dutt.[2]
A cop ACP Jay Suryavanshi (Jackie Shroff) trains a criminal Raja (Sanjay Dutt) to eliminate underworld don Jagat Jogia (Gulshan Grover).[3] Jay performs a surgery and implants a transmitter in Raja's leg, when the latter is shot in the leg by Jay, when he tries to escape. So wherever Raja travels, Jay can track his movements (even when he is in the UK). Raja falls in love with Mini (Manisha Koirala), even though he was not 'allowed' to fall in love by Jay. Raja kills Jagat Jogia and his gang and is finally set free by Jay and lives with Mini happily ever after.
Cast
- Sanjay Dutt as Raja/Jeet Balraj
- Jackie Shroff as ACP Jay Suryavanshi
- Manisha Koirala as Manpreet "Mini" Kaur
- Gulshan Grover as Jagat Jogia
- Jaspal Bhatti as Mini's Uncle
- Jack Gaud as Jack, Jagat's assistant
- Razak Khan as Cameo Comedian