Shahenshah
1988, Hindi. Directed by Tinnu Anand.
Inspector Srivastav is framed by a wily and cunning gangster, J.K., and unable to prove his innocence, hangs himself, leaving behind his wife, and son, Vijay. Years later, Vijay has grown up and has joined the police force as an Inspector. Unlike his dad, he is corrupt and does accept bribes to turn a nelson's eye to crime. The City Police are assigned the task of apprehending a customed man called "Shahenshah", who operates at night and targets, tries and kills gangsters in a "Judge and Executioner "style. No one knows the real identity of Shahenshah, as he is feared by the police department, and respected by the poor and middle-class.
- Runtime
- 3h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hindi
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Cast & crew
- Tinnu AnandDirector
- Amitabh BachchanVijay Kumar Srivastava / Shahenshah
- Meenakshi SheshadriShalu
- Aruna IraniJulie (Shalu's mother)
- Rohini HattangadiShanti (Vijay's mother)
- Supriya PathakShahida
- JagdeepTarachand Badlani
- Vijayendra GhatgeMohammed Salim (Guest Appearance)
- Avtar GillCorrupt Police Officer
- SudhirJ.K's man
- Bandini MishraCast
- Dan DhanoaCast
- Sharat SaxenaAbdul
Details
- Released
- 29 January 1988
- Original title
- शहँशाह
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Jaya Bachchan, Inder Raj Anand
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Shahenshah runs 180 minutes (3h 0m).
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Shahenshah isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 January 1988. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Shahenshah?
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Who directed Shahenshah?
Shahenshah (1988) was directed by Tinnu Anand and stars Amitabh Bachchan, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Aruna Irani.