Shastra
1996, Hindi. Directed by Sanjay Khanna.
The Weapon
One of the employees of Vijay's parents, Babu, is sentence to a long jail term for killing them. In hot pursuit to avenge the death of his parents Vijay wait until Babu is release from jail and confronts him. It is this confrontation that will change Vijay's life as Babu confides to him that he was framed for the murder of his parents; this then lightens up a man-hunt for the real perpetrators of this crime.
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hindi
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Cast & crew
- Sanjay KhannaDirector
- Suniel ShettyVijay Khanna (as Sunil Shetty)
- Anjali JatharPooja Prasad
- Anupam KherShanti Prasad
- Gavin PackardGavin (College Punk)
- Danny DenzongpaBabu
- Mohan JoshiRana
- Mukesh RishiBadshah Khan
- Mushtaq KhanPrem
- Dinesh HingooPrincipal Badra
- Ashwini BhaveGuest appearance
- Farida JalalAunty
- Himani ShivpuriGuest appearance
Details
- Released
- 4 October 1996
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Rumi Jaffery
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Shastra runs 144 minutes (2h 24m).
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Shastra isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 October 1996. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
What movies are like Shastra?
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Who directed Shastra?
Shastra (1996) was directed by Sanjay Khanna and stars Suniel Shetty, Anjali Jathar, Anupam Kher.