Firstly let's correct a major IMDb faux pas. This movie does not feature Mumtaz at all, but does star Bollywood's favourite wrestler Dara Singh, who is noticeable in his absence from the cast list on here.
The running time, also omitted here, is 113 mins, rather a short one by Bollywood standards.
Well from the title I was half hoping that this would find Dara Singh in a Bollywood Roman gladiator epic. What exactly was going on I'm still not sure since the only available copy was the Indian VCD release which is unsubtitled and the only synopsis online (namely the one on here) was more confusing than helpful.
The costumes appear to be a strange mixture of ancient Roman done in a Bollywood style, and there are also sphinxes. The names are distinctly Indian, while the online synopsis places it in kingdom called Jamah which doesn't appear to exist, so exactly where and when it's supposed to be set is anyone's guess.
After some confusion about lost babies at the beginning it isn't long before Dara Singh appears (I'm guessing he's one of the infants now grown up), and is wrestling someone gladiator-style in an arena while a crowd looks on.
From here on in there are wrestling bouts and fights at regular intervals, some spirited musical numbers, Dara in a fetching leopard skin dress, and some kind of intrigue involving a villain in a furry mask and an imprisoned princess being repeatedly rescued.
The synopsis on here suggests that a stolen knife plays a major part in the plot, though this detail completely passed me by.
Fans of Dara Singh will find plenty of what they came for, namely wrestling, Hindi speakers may well find an involving storyline, while anyone else will probably find themselves up a creek without a paddle.
The running time, also omitted here, is 113 mins, rather a short one by Bollywood standards.
Well from the title I was half hoping that this would find Dara Singh in a Bollywood Roman gladiator epic. What exactly was going on I'm still not sure since the only available copy was the Indian VCD release which is unsubtitled and the only synopsis online (namely the one on here) was more confusing than helpful.
The costumes appear to be a strange mixture of ancient Roman done in a Bollywood style, and there are also sphinxes. The names are distinctly Indian, while the online synopsis places it in kingdom called Jamah which doesn't appear to exist, so exactly where and when it's supposed to be set is anyone's guess.
After some confusion about lost babies at the beginning it isn't long before Dara Singh appears (I'm guessing he's one of the infants now grown up), and is wrestling someone gladiator-style in an arena while a crowd looks on.
From here on in there are wrestling bouts and fights at regular intervals, some spirited musical numbers, Dara in a fetching leopard skin dress, and some kind of intrigue involving a villain in a furry mask and an imprisoned princess being repeatedly rescued.
The synopsis on here suggests that a stolen knife plays a major part in the plot, though this detail completely passed me by.
Fans of Dara Singh will find plenty of what they came for, namely wrestling, Hindi speakers may well find an involving storyline, while anyone else will probably find themselves up a creek without a paddle.
