Mafia (1996 film)

Gawda is an influential crime boss involved in illegal supply of arms and drug smuggling activities in Mumbai, and also uses his influence to thwart communal riots and release convict prisoners. Having learnt the rules of the crime syndicate, Gawda's ex-henchman, Moosa, expresses his animosity toward Gawda and decides to start his own syndicate business. However, Gawda kills Moosa and his daughter, but their deaths become the headlines in the newspaper.

The commissioner assigns Inspector Bhagat Singh to investigate the case, but Gawda later kills him with DCP Pawar's help. After learning of his death, Bhagat's brothers, Ajit, an army soldier, and Jai, an unemployed man, decide to take vengeance on Gawda and the police corruption. How the brothers complete their vengeance forms the rest of the plot.

This film is heavily influenced by 1990s Hollywood action films, which often feature a common theme of police corruption and a mafia dominating the government,^[4] but it uses a comedic style.^[5] The music for the film is by the famous duo Anand–Milind, with lyrics written by Sameer. The film features songs such as "Dil Mera Deewana Dhahdke", "Duniya Nazaray", "Yeh Dil Yeh Paagal Dil" and "Is Ladki Ne Mera". The film premiered on 24 May 1996 and was released by Prathima Films.^[6] It has since been released on DVD by Eros Entertainment.

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