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Major Saab

1998 · 165 min

A long, earnest Bollywood mix of tough-love military training, romance, and gangster revenge, with broad emotions and rousing action.

Directed by
Tinnu Anand
Genres
Action, Drama, Romance
Starring
Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Sonali Bendre
Overview
Virendra is a spoiled young man newly enrolled in the Indian army. Major Jasbir Singh Rana, a tough disciplinarian, is in charge of transforming him into a brave soldier and a noble man.

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Directed by
Tinnu Anand
Genres
Action, Drama, Romance
Starring
Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Sonali Bendre
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • family
  • power
Places
  • military
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, drama, romance
Directed by
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Robin Bhatt
Starring
Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Sonali Bendre, Nafisa Ali, Mohan Joshi, Shahbaz Khan, Ashish Vidhyarthi, Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat
Runtime
165 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi, Turkish

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