Allah Rakha review :
Jackie Shroff stepped in to the titular role meant for Amitabh Bachchan who turned it down as he was busy pursuing a political career at that time. The film, directed by Ketan Desai, was an extension of pappa Manmohan Desai's Coolie (1983) and quite a few elements from that blockbuster were repeated here - from the hero's name Iqbal to the number '786' acting as savior. The sub plot of Allah Rakha fighting his evil doppelganger was said to be borrowed from Amitabh's 1978 shelved film Khuda Gawah.
In contrast to her image, Meenakshi Sheshadri played a fiery prostitute and she stole the show though her role was smaller than Dimple Kapadia who was the main heroine. Then newcomer Jackie Dada was not too bad as the lead but clearly unable to match to what Bachchan could've done to Allah Rakha. The end result was a flop film. Alas!!
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
Jackie Shroff stepped in to the titular role meant for Amitabh Bachchan who turned it down as he was busy pursuing a political career at that time. The film, directed by Ketan Desai, was an extension of pappa Manmohan Desai's Coolie (1983) and quite a few elements from that blockbuster were repeated here - from the hero's name Iqbal to the number '786' acting as savior. The sub plot of Allah Rakha fighting his evil doppelganger was said to be borrowed from Amitabh's 1978 shelved film Khuda Gawah.
In contrast to her image, Meenakshi Sheshadri played a fiery prostitute and she stole the show though her role was smaller than Dimple Kapadia who was the main heroine. Then newcomer Jackie Dada was not too bad as the lead but clearly unable to match to what Bachchan could've done to Allah Rakha. The end result was a flop film. Alas!!
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
