Vijaypath
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{{Infobox film
| name = Vijaypath
| image = Vijaypath.jpg
| caption =
| starring = Ajay Devgn
Tabu
Danny Denzongpa
Gulshan Grover
Reema Lagoo
Suresh Oberoi
| director = Farouq Siddique
| producer = Dhirajlal Shah
| writer = Talat Rekhi (story)
| cinematography = Alok Dasgupta
| editing = Suresh Chaturvedi
| studio = Time Magnetic Pvt. Ltd.
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| music = Anu Malik
| gross = {{INRConvert|11.53|c|year=1994}}{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}
}}
Vijaypath ({{Translation|Path of Victory}}) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action drama film starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Danny Denzongpa.
Plot
Bhawani Singh (younger brother of Dilawar Singh), a career criminal and murderer, is arrested by Rajesh and sentenced to death by Justice Saxena. Dilawar Singh vows to kill Saxena.
Saxena, his wife and two children leave the city. Dilawar Singh finds them on a train, kills the judge's wife and throws Babloo out of the running train. Before dying, Babloo donates his eyes to Karan. Karan vows that he will not remove his goggles until he confronts Dilawar Singh.
A woman named Mohini, the daughter of a police commissioner, falls in love with Karan, who at first does not reciprocate her love but then he falls for her too.
Cast
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- Ajay Devgn as Karan/Karna in Mahabharata
- Tabu as Mohini/ Vrushali
- Danny Denzongpa as Dhritarashtra/ Dilawar Singh
- Suresh Oberoi as Inspector Krishna/ Rajesh Saxena
- Reema Lagoo as Kunti/ Mrs. Saxena
- Gulshan Grover as Shakuni/ Duryodhana/Shakti B. Singh
- Vikas Anand as Judge Mohanlal Saxena
- Ram Mohan as Police Commissioner Baburao
- Aparajita Bhushan as Mohini's mom
- Anant Jog as Bhawani Singh (younger brother of Dilawar Singh)
- Brijesh Tripathi as Driver Shankar (Karan's Father)
- Gurbachan Singh as Babban, Dilawar Henchmen
- Cheetah Yagnesh Shetty as Dilwar Henchmen
- Silk Smitha as item number "Kal Saiyan Ne Aisi Bowling Kari" (deleted){{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19940615-censor-board-adopts-tougher-stance-on-vulgar-songs-809258-1994-06-15|title=Censor Board adopts tougher stance on vulgar songs|date=15 June 1994 }}
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Production
The role of Mohini/Vrushali was originally offered to Divya Bharti. However, her sudden death led to her being replaced by Tabu.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-26 |title=When Sridevi stepped into Divya Bharti's Laadla after her untimely demise, Raveena Tandon did her Mohra |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/divya-bharti-birth-anniversary-death-incomplete-films-sridevi-raveena-tandon-laadla-mohra-kajol-7789571/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
Soundtrack
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| type = album
| artist = Anu Malik
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| released = 29 July 1994
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| genre = Feature film soundtrack
| length = 58:33
| label = Tips Music
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The soundtrack was very popular, especially the track "Raah Mein Unse Mulaqat" sung by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 3,000,000 units sold, the soundtrack became the seventh highest-grossing album of the year.{{Cite web |date=2010-01-02 |title=BoxOffice India.com |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |access-date=2024-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102010439/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |archive-date=2 January 2010 }}
=Track list=
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| #
! Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|
| 1
|"Raah Mein Unse Mulaqat" | Zameer Kazmi | ||
| 2
|"Ruk Ruk Ruk" | Shyam Anuragi | ||
| 3
| "Sagar Sang Kinare Hai" | Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik | Shaily Shailendra | ||
| 4
|"Kal Saiyyan Ne Aisi Bowling" | Alisha Chinai | Anwar Sagar | ||
| 5
|"Aayiye Aapke Intezaar Tha" (Male) | Kumar Sanu | ||
| 6
|"Seene Mein Dil Hai" | Kumar Sanu & Sadhana Sargam | Zameer Kazmi | ||
| 7
|"Ladke Aaj Ke Ladke" | Indeewar | ||
| 8
|"Aayiye Aapke Intezaar Tha" (Female) |Sadhana Sargam |Faaiz Anwar |
Box office
The film collected 11.53 crore (lifetime collection){{citation needed|date=March 2025}} and was declared a "hit" according to Ibosnetwork.
{{cite web|title=Box Office India 1994|url=http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/topgrossersbyyear.asp?year=1994|publisher=Ibosnetwork|access-date=17 February 2012}}{{Better source needed|date=March 2025}} It was the 10th highest grossing Bollywood film of 1994.
Awards
;Won:
;Nominated:
- Best Villain – Danny Denzongpa
- Best Female Playback Singer – Alisha Chinai for "Ruk Ruk Ruk"
- Best Female Playback Singer – Alka Yagnik for "Raah Mein"
References
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