Major Saab


Major Saab is a 1998 Indian Hindi action film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Sonali Bendre and Ashish Vidhyarthi.

Plot

The plot concerns playboy Virendra Pratap Singh. A clause in the will of his wealthy father forces him to enter a military academy in order to inherit. Virendra's repeated attempts to get himself discharged are foiled by Major Jasbir Singh Rana. Then Virendra falls in love with Nisha, the sister of a gangster named Shankar. Shankar wants Nisha to marry the son of his friend Parshuram Bihari and hatches a plot to separate the couple, by pretending to accept Virendra, however soon beats him up badly and attempts to break both his arms and legs. Major Jasbir then begins training Virendra to regain his strength and win Nisha back.

Cast

The film was a moderate success at the box office, it earned Rs.21 crores in India and was overall declared a hit by boxoffice-india. It was also the 9th highest-grossing film of the year.

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Anand Raj Anand and Aadesh Shrivastava. Lyrics are penned by Anand Raj Anand and Dev Kohli. Initially Anand Raj Anand wanted to sing the song 'Akeli Na Bazaar Jaya Karo' and 'Pyar Kiya toh Nibhana' by himself, but could not due to circumstances, about which he spoke in an interview. However, the whole album gained descent popularity and tracks like 'Akeli Na Bazaar jaya karo', 'Sona Sona' and 'Pyaar Kiya toh Nibhana' became hit. In 2017, the song 'Pyar kiya toh Nibhana' was recreated with Armaan Malik and Shruti Pathak as singers.

Track listing