# Tridev

Tridev (transl. Trinity) is a 1989 Indian action thriller film directed and co-written by Rajiv Rai. It stars Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Sangeeta Bijlani, Sonam, Anupam Kher and Amrish Puri.
The film was critically and commercially blockbuster at the box office and was third highest-grossing Hindi film of 1989 behind Maine Pyar Kiya and Ram Lakhan and won three Filmfare Awards at the 35th Filmfare Awards in 1990. The film was remade in Telugu as Nakshatra Poratam, with Suman Talwar, Bhanuchander Prasad and Arun Pandian.

## Plot

For the benefit of his armaments supplier, powerful criminal lord Bhujang(alias Bhairav Singh) has an upright politician slain. The case is given to Inspector Karan, the son of a well-respected judge. Karan and Divya are engaged and much in love with one another. She is the daughter of Commissioner Arvind, and has a brother named Ravi who is the family's impulsive troublemaker. Ramesh and Karan's father are killed by Bhujang. Despite being aware of Karan's integrity, Arvind sends him to a village under duress where he encounters Jai Singh at the new station. Jai's father was murdered by the dacoit Bhairav, who is actually Bhujang.
Bhujang invites Ravi to join his gang and he sends Ravi and goons to kill Arvind as he makes arrangements to bring Karan back. They catch Karan, but he manages to get away thanks to the knife Ravi gave him. Later, Natasha, Ramesh's sister, who is gathering evidence of Bhujang's crimes, introduces herself to Ravi. Meanwhile, Jai is hired as a bodyguard by Renuka, an actress he had previously met. She is a crooked politician's daughter who aspires to wed his son and works for Bhujang. When Jai encounters Bhujang, he recognizes him as his father's killer.
Ravi and Karan promise to foil Bhujang's schemes. Ravi alerts Karan of his plans to loot a major bank. To reveal Renuka's father's wrongdoings as well, Jai brings her to the bank. In order to stop the robbery, Karan murders Bhujang's son. He arrests Karan, Ravi, and Jai, as well as Natasha, Renuka, Divya, and Arvind. After releasing Divya, Natasha, Renuka, Arvind, and the officers, the three fight and murder Bhujang. Finally coming together, Jai-Renuka, Karan-Divya, and Ravi-Natasha are happy.

## Cast

* Naseeruddin Shah as Jai Singh
* Sunny Deol as Inspector Karan Saxena
* Jackie Shroff as Ravi Mathur
* Madhuri Dixit as Divya Mathur
* Sangeeta Bijlani as Natasha Tejani
* Sonam Rai as Renuka
* Shekhar Suman as Shrikant Verma
* Amrish Puri as Bhairav Singh / Bhujang
* Anupam Kher as Commissioner Mathur
* Raza Murad as Minister
* Dalip Tahil as Don
* Sharat Saxena as Inspector Suraj Singh
* Tej Sapru as Bhujang's Son Goga
* Dan Dhanoa as Bhujang's Son Ranga
* Rajesh Vivek as Raghav
* Anjana Mumtaz as Sudha Mathur
* Yunus Parvez as Film Director
* Subbiraj Kakkar as Judge (Karan Saxena's father)
* Satyajeet Puri as Inspector Tripathi
* Vijayendra Ghatge as Ramesh Tejani
* Ajit Vachhani as Teja Don's Lawyer
* Sulabha Deshpande as Tara Mausi (Aunty), cameo appearance
* Gavin Packard as Mr Dunhill
* Chandrashekhar as Minister Laxmandas
* Javed Khan Amrohi as Ramu

## Accolades

At the 35th Filmfare Awards, Tridev won two awards from six nominations.
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 35th Filmfare Awards | Best Female Playback Singer | Sapna Mukherjee for "Tirchhi Topiwale" | Won |
| 35th Filmfare Awards | Best Sound Recording | B. V. Chaturvedi | Won |
| 35th Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Amrish Puri | Nominated |
| 35th Filmfare Awards | Best Music Director | Kalyanji-Anandji & Viju Shah | Nominated |
| 35th Filmfare Awards | Best Male Playback Singer | Amit Kumar for "Tirchhi Topiwale" | Nominated |
| 35th Filmfare Awards | Best Female Playback Singer | Alisha Chinai for "Raat Bhar" | Nominated |

## Music

The music was given by Kalyanji–Anandji, arrangements by Viju Shah and the lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The songs of this album like "Main Teri Mohabbat Main", "Tirchi Topiwale", "Gali Gali Main Phirta Hai", "Gajar Ne Kiya Hai Ishara" and "Rat Bhar Jaam Se" were very popular. "Oye Oye" samples 'Rhythm is Gonna Get You' by Miami Sound Machine and the Tridev theme is inspired by "One More Chance" by Pet Shop Boys. The song "Oye Oye" was used twice in movies Double Dhamaal and Azhar. The song "Gail Gali Main Phirta Hai" is used in Hindi dubbed version of Kannada-language movie K.G.F: Chapter 1.
All lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi

## Reboot

In 2022, it was officially announced that a reboot tentatively "Tridev - Doosra Adhyaay" is in making.
On 8 August 2022, it was revealed that Tridev remake with Salman Khan is not happening.