The Gentleman (film)


The Gentleman is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language vigilante action film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Allu Aravind, starring Chiranjeevi, Juhi Chawla, Harish Kumar and Paresh Rawal. It is a remake of the Tamil film Gentleman, which starred Arjun Sarja and Madhoo in the lead roles. Three of the songs were re-used without any change in tune or instrumentation, from A. R. Rahman's original compositions for the original Tamil version. The movie was a super hit at the time of release and it's the last Hindi movie of Telugu mega-star Chiranjeevi. Chiranjeevi was nominated for best actor in 1994. The song "Roop Suhana Lagta Hain, Chand Pooranaa Lagta Hain" is still popular song in Hindi.

Plot

Vijay owns a little agarbathi making business. When he is not busy with this, he is a master thief who steals crores and crores of money in order to build and run a school where students can freely study to become doctors, lawyers, etc. The police, led by Paresh Rawal are always on his tail, but he is ever elusive. Finally, he is identified as the thief and then is confronted by Juhi Chawla character, who loves him. He tells her what his intentions are and how his brother, because he couldn't pay the donations for medical school committed suicide along with his mother. Vijay is finally caught and convicted and when he is released from prison, his dream school opens. He marries Juhi Chawla, who has waited for him for a long time.

Cast

The Gentleman was a remake of the Tamil film Gentleman, and was Chiranjeevi's last film in Hindi.

Soundtrack

was credited as the composer, though except for one composition, every other track was sourced from Southern hits, predominantly A. R. Rahman's soundtrack for the film's original Tamil version.
The song "Jhoom Ke Dil Ne" is the Hindi version of the Telugu song "Jummani Tummeda" from Mechanic Alludu, featuring music by Raj-Koti.