Anth


Anth: A Dream for a Better Tomorrow is a 1994 Indian action film directed by Sanjay Khanna, produced by Ashok Honda and starred Sunil Shetty and Somy Ali in pivotal roles. Paresh Rawal, Deepak Shirke, Mohan Joshi, Makrand Deshpande, Alok Nath and Vijayendra Ghatge also featured in the film.

Plot

Kali is a local ruffian who harasses students in his college. The principal Satyaprakash is helpless to stop him because Kali is the son of Dabala, who is one of the biggest gangsters in town. The principal has two sons and a daughter - Vikas, Vijay and Pooja. Vijay is in love with Priya, a colleague of his in his engineering company.
Kali rapes Pooja, and then the corrupt inspector Shirke puts the blame on Pooja's fiancée, and has him killed while in custody. This enrages Vijay and he embarks upon a bloody and violent fight to cleanse the city of ruffians like Kali, Dabala and Shirke. ACP Kulkarni shows up in a cameo as an honest ACP.

Cast

The music was composed by Anand-Milind, while Sameer wrote the lyrics.

Reception

The film was a success at the box office; that was mostly due to the action sequences featuring Sunil Shetty. One particular long action sequence features Shetty and Ali on a motorcycle, with Shetty clenching a sten gun in his hand. Also the raunchy song "Aa Ja Jaane Jaa", gained popularity among the masses, thanks to some steamy shots between the leads.
The film won the Filmfare Best Action Award.