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Sadak
Sign in to saveSadak (; ) is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic action thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. It stars Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt. The film is one of the highest-grossing movies of the year 1991. It is an unofficial remake of 1976 American film Taxi Driver. This film was remade in Tamil as Appu (2000). A sequel, Sadak 2, was released on 28 August 2020 on Disney+ Hotstar, to extremely negative reviews.
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5.6A taxi driver with a tragic past sees an opportunity for redemption when he encounters a woman sold into prostitution. Wanting to help her escape, he has to deal with the wrath of the brothel madam.
Cast
- Sanjay Dutt as Ravi
- Pooja Bhatt as Pooja
- Deepak Tijori as Gotya
- Neelima Azim as Chanda
- Soni Razdan as Roopa
- Avtar Gill as Salim Bhai
Themes
- taxi driver
- brothel
- forced prostitution
- brothel madam
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Key facts
- Album.name
- Sadak
- Film.name
- Sadak
- Film.director
- Mahesh Bhatt
- Film.producer
- Mukesh Bhatt
- Film.image
- Sadak poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.writer
- Robin Bhatt
- Film.starring
- Sanjay DuttPooja BhattDeepak TijoriSadashiv AmrapurkarAvtar GillNeelima Azeem
- Film.country
- India
- Film.language
- Hindi
- Film.runtime
- 134 minutes
- Film.music
- Nadeem-Shravan
- Film.studio
- Vishesh Films
- Film.cinematography
- Pravin Bhatt
- Film.editing
- A Muthu
- Album.type
- Soundtrack
- Album.artist
- Nadeem Shravan
- Album.released
- 1991
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Sadak (; ) is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic action thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. It stars Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt. The film is one of the highest-grossing movies of the year 1991. It is an unofficial remake of 1976 American film Taxi Driver. This film was remade in Tamil as Appu (2000). A sequel, Sadak 2, was released on 28 August 2020 on Disney+ Hotstar, to extremely negative reviews.
== Plot == Maharani, a transgender brothel owner, runs a sex trafficking operation in Bombay. She employs several women including Pooja and Chanda. Ravi Kishore Verma, a taxi driver, meets Pooja before she is taken in by Maharani, and his friend Gotya is in love with Chanda. Ravi previously witnessed his sister Roopa plunge to death after being diagnosed with STD. She had eloped with her lover who sold her off at a brothel and forced her to become a prostitute. The incident leaves Ravi emotionally disturbed and plagued by insomnia and violent episodes.
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