Baadshah

Plot synopsis:
Sadhu Bhai (Kelly Dorji) is a notorious mafia leader who escaped India after various terrorist attacks and conquered the underworld of the entire southeast Asia, and no one dares to challenge Sadhu Bhai. Baadshah (N. T. Rama Rao Jr.) enters the underworld for his father Dhanraj (Mukesh Rishi). In the opening scene, Sadhu Bhai's partner, Crazy Robert (Ashish Vidhyarthi), captures Baadshah and his father as Baadshah revolts against Sadhu Bhai. But Baadshah easily defeats Crazy Robert's goons. However, Baadshah learns that both the Indian police and Hong Kong police are looking for him and tries to find a solution for that.
The story cuts to Milan, Italy where Janaki (Kajal Agarwal) is a social worker who has just finished her interior designing course. She lives there with her uncle, Pilli Gopi Krishna Simha (Tanikella Bharani), and cousins, Inky and Pinky. She meets Baadshah alias Rama Rao when he acts as if he is attempting suicide (to get her attention) as his fake, imaginary girlfriend Saira Bhanu dumped him. Janaki, who is not aware of the truth, asks him to spend a day with her, in return she will give him a hope for life. Janaki introduces him to various people who attempted suicide but found hope for life through Janaki's inspiration, one of whom is Dasu (Vennela Kishore). Dasu is a slacker who got laid off. Janaki brought him to her place as she thought he was attempting suicide when he actually went towards a cliff to throw his empty beer bottle. Janaki introduces Rama Rao to Dasu and keeps him in her house. But Rama Rao immediately discovers Dasu's true nature and buys him off to help him in making Janaki fall in love with him.
Meanwhile, Baadshah fights off Sadhu Bhai's henchman, Rakhi Rasul (Supreet Reddy), who comes looking for him. But one of Baadshah's right hand men (Shafi) is killed by Crazy Robert when he refuses to give information about Baadshah. This is when Baadshah's past is revealed.
Dhanraj (Mukesh Rishi) works for Sadhu Bhai and runs a casino in Macau through which Sadhu Bhai gets half of his income. Although Sadhu Bhai is the most powerful underworld don, he was never able to conquer Hong Kong due to Violent Victor's (Pradeep Rawat) and his son Ruthless Johnny's (Ajaz Khan) control. When Dhanraj attempts to transfer the money from the casino to Sadhu Bhai through Hong Kong, Ruthless Johnny stops Dhanraj's henchmen and tries to steal the money. But Baadshah, Dhanraj's son, fends of Johnny's men. Impressed by his bravery and his fearlessness, Sadhu Bhai asks Baadshah to recover his henchmen Antony, who was kidnapped by Violent Victor. But unknown to Sadhu Bhai, it was Baadshah who kidnapped Antony. Baadshah demands control over Macau in return, to which Sadhu Bhai accepts. Baadshah uses this as an opportunity to attack Ruthless Johnny's place without suspicion from Sadhu Bhai, recover several flood victim children (with whom Ruthless Johnny planned to do illegal organ business), and kill Ruthless Johnny. Baadshah then hands over Antony to Sadhu Bhai as if he recovered him from Violent Victor.
But Violent Victor surrenders Hong Kong to Sadhu Bhai to seek his help in avenging his son's death. Although Sadhu Bhai initially disagrees, he accepts the offer when he finds out that Baadshah was behind Antony's kidnap and played a game with him to get Macau. It is then revealed that Baadshah's original intent on entering the mafia world was to defeat Sadhu Bhai and conquer his empire with the help of his uncle Ganesh (Adithya). Sadhu Bhai sends his men to kill Baadshah but his uncle Ganesh is killed in the car instead in the process, due to Sadhu Bhai's men thinking that Baadshah was in the car. Baadshah goes as far as killing Violent Victor and defeats all of his accomplices. Sadhu Bhai then joins forces with Crazy Robert, Violent Victor's brother. Ramchandar (Sayaji Shinde), IG of the Indian Police Service in Andhra Pradesh, finds out that Sadhu Bhai is shipping a container of RDX from Hong Kong to India, and sends a team headed by DIG Balram (Nagendra Babu) and ACP Aadi (Navdeep). In Hong Kong, DIG Balram attacks Sadhu Bhai's gang, but ACP Aadi betrays him, revealing that he works for Sadhu Bhai. Then Aadi kills Balram. The container is successfully transported to India. Baadshah is framed for DIG Balram's death. Crazy Robert then kidnaps Dhanraj and captures Baadshah. This was the opening scene of the movie. Baadshah finds out that he was framed for DIG Balram's death and speaks to Ramchandar. Baadshah tells him that ACP Aadi works for Sadhu Bhai. Ramchandar is convinced but finds it hard to convince the entire police department since Aadi is part of that department. He tells Baadshah that Janaki is engaged to Aadi and that they will be married in a few weeks. Ramchandar tells Baadshah to get close to Janaki, which was why Baadshah met her in Milan and the rest of the story is already known. But in the process Baadshah falls in love with Janaki.
Janaki accepts when Baadshah confesses his love. Janaki's uncle agrees to help them when Baadshah reminds him that he cheated Janaki's father by telling him that he is a police officer, when he is actually a film shooting coordinator in Italy. Later, Janaki, Baadshah, Gopi Krishna Simha, Inky, Pinky, and Dasu travel to India.
Meanwhile, Sadhu Bhai plans several bomb blasts in all major cities in India with the RDX on the day of the WSIS in Hyderabad.
Baadshah enters Janaki's household by posing as a Wedding Planner. Janaki's household is headed by her father Dr. Pilli Jaya Krishna Simha (Nassar), a strict and disciplined Commissioner of the Indian Police Service in Andhra Pradesh. He expects all the men in the family to be disciplined police officers. But Padmanabha Simha (Brahmanandam) is lazy; he becomes an inspector due to Jaya Krishna Simha's influence. Because of his nature, Padmanabha Simha always gets admonished by Jaya Krishna Simha. Padmanabha Simha always waits for a payback opportunity. Rama Rao uses this as an opportunity to trap Aadi and reach Sadhu Bhai.
When Rakhi Rasul and Crazy Robert enter the city to carry out the planned bomb blasts, Rama Rao goes with Padmanabha Simha and fights the gang and kills Rakhi Rasul. But he makes it seem like Padmanabha Simha had done the job making Padmanabha Simha a media hero. The RDX is confiscated by the police.
But Rama Rao's mother (Suhasini Maniratnam) finds out that Rama Rao is Baadshah while Baadshah is talking to Ramchandar. Although she is initially disgusted she finds out from Ramchandar why Rama Rao became Baadshah. Before Rama Rao entered the mafia, Rama Rao, his adoptive brother Siddhu (Siddharth), and his mother were living happily. But the day Rama Rao was to leave for US, his brother was killed in a bomb blast which Sadhu Bhai planted. Motivated by the intent to kill Sadhu Bhai, who was behind the blast, he applies for a position in the Indian Police Service. But he gets rejected by the whole department because his father Dhanraj (whom Rama Rao thought was dead) was working under Sadhu Bhai, and no one with a criminal family history is allowed into the police department. But Ramchandar, impressed by Rama Rao's determination, tells him that his father was a very talented financial advisor. But since he did not get sufficient recognition in the society, he started working for Sadhu Bhai. But when he asks his wife to follow him with Sadhu Bhai when he is about to leave India, she rejects and later creates as if she and Rama Rao died in an accident. She also tells Rama Rao in his childhood that his father is dead. Ramchandar asks Rama Rao to go undercover as Baadshah and infiltrate the mafia to extract information about Sadhu Bhai for the police department under Operation Baadshah, and in return all criminal charges against Rama Rao's father will be dropped. Hence, Rama Rao joins the mafia and turns into Baadshah. His mother apologizes for not trusting him and Rama Rao reunites her with his reformed father.
Sadhu Bhai comes to Hyderabad and kills the police informer (Rajiv Kanakala) that notified the police of the RDX and Rakhi Rasul's location. He finds out from the dying informer that Baadshah and Ramchandar are behind Padmanabha Simha and that Padmanabha Simha is just a buffoon. Sadhu Bhai has Aadi kidnap Ramchandar and capture Padmanabha Simha. Padmanabha Simha reveals that Rama Rao is Baadshah and finds out that he had been used.
Sadhu Bhai then attempts to leave Hyderabad, but Baadshah intervenes in the process. Ramchandar reveals that Baadshah alias Rama Rao has been appointed as the new Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), and that he was hired when he recovered the RDX and proved his worth. Baadshah fights off all of Sadhu Bhai's goons, and finally kills Sadhu Bhai, Aadi and Crazy Robert, thus ending Operation Baadshah.
The movie ends on a happy note as he gets engaged to Janaki, and Jaya Krishna Simha is happy that another strong police officer is becoming part of his household.

Tags: murder

Review:
Just gotta love it.
Only a complete curmudgeon could dislike this film.
It's a brilliant slapstick parody of the spy/private eye genres with the Baadshah of Bollywood himself, Shahrukh Khan, hamming it up gloriously as a slightly dim-witted private detective who is innocently drawn into a conspiracy to assassinate the prime minister of India.
The hilariously complex plot of mistaken identities and spy/counter spy is so twisted it took me several viewings to actually make it all out.
(The fact that I was having to read subtitles didn't help) Surprisingly, the story holds together much better than it seemed to at first.Bollywood is notorious for stealing from Hollywood, and Baadshah is no exception.
(For all you other non-Hindi speakers, "Baadshah" means King, like the one in a deck of cards) The opening dance number, Main Te Hoon Pagal, is clearly inspired by the "Cuban Pete" song from "The Mask", and later on whole scenes are copied nearly frame for frame from a couple of Jackie Chan movies: Mr. Nice Guy and Rush Hour.
The results are just great good fun.The high point has to be the campy, outrageous "Baadshah, O Baadshah" nightclub number with Khan strutting his stuff amid a huge chorus of dancers in a whirl of silver lame and pyrotechnics.
For a guy who claims to be a very bad dancer, he has an easy grace and agility that makes him a joy to watch.Khan's performance in Baadshah is perfect.
The comedy is fantastic, and there isn't a dull moment.
The supporting cast, including Twinkle Khanna, Johnny Lever (if you can stand him), and the ever-essential villain, Amrish Puri, are wonderful.
Like most Hindi films, there's a mish-mash of everything you can imagine: drama, slapstick comedy, teary-eyed pathos (gotta see the Khan cry at least once in every film), romance (gotta see the hero dance around trees at least once in every film) high-tech James Bond gadgets, hilariously bad special effects; Baadshah has it all!.
Seen it before...now see it new.
Okay, let's face it, we've all seen this before.
Every single scene.
But Shah Rukh Khan adds such a refreshing and believable twist to the story that you'll be seeing it again for the first time.
I was roaring with laughter the whole movie.
No one knows what anyone else is doing in this movie, everything is a case of mistaken identity.
But the humor is it's strength.
I absolutely recommend, it's not intended to be taken seriously, just enjoyed.
Fun songs, cute dances.
Wow, I liked it!
Am I biased because I'm a Shah Rukhaholic?
You bet!
You will find yourself singing "Baadshah" in the supermarket the next day, remembering a scene and chuckling to yourself out loud..
Best Film of Summer 1999.
Ever since I saw the trailers heralding the release of Shah Rukh Khan's new film, Baadshah, I was captivated.
Great music from the title song, combined with a glimpse of the beautiful stranger, Twinkle Khanna.When the film finally released, it lived up to every expectation.
Feet tapping music, with hilarious scenes, and suspenseful drama, that can be compared to the mood of Bazigar.
Although the film is clichéd with the appearance of a young child, the stunning Twinkle makes up for it.Shah Rukh, as always, is on top form; his previous work has perfectly moulded him for the role Baadshah, playing both the hero and joker.Twinkle Khanna, some have criticised her as being OK for her role, yet I disagree, she's fantastic, giving an aura of mystery and glamour in every scene.The rest of the cast blend perfectly with the story, with the villains having evil and humorous characteristics.It is a family film, however, towards the end as the plot thickens the children might be confused as to what is happening.I think this film deserves 8/10, go and watch it!.
A Fantastic Film..
I love watching this movie because it's just so funny.
Sharukh Khan was fantastic in the film and so was Jhonny Lever.My favourite part in the film is when Sharukh Khan lies to Twinkle Khanna about being blind and Sharukh Khan and Jhonny Lever and they partners pretend that Sharukh Khans house is the hospital.I also enjoyed the fighting parts because it was well put together.
Sharukh Khan was good at playing the Baadshah and the comedian.
Sharukh Khan and Twinkle Khanna were good working together.Shahrukh Khan is a detective and while he is doing his detective work he falls in love with Twinkle Khanna.
Amrish Puri was a good villain in this film as he is in nearly all of his villain movies..
One of my favs.
Ppl complaining about the movie being a copy from Hollywood, ofcourse you know that now.
You have a cable network, internet and all.
Ffs, this movie came out in 1999 , we had doordarshan 🤣.
Awesome thriller film and it has Srk probably the badshah of bollywood..
The movie is awesome thriller with detective techniques and probably the title baadshah suits it coz Srk is the baadshah of bollywood.The direction wad amazing.The screenplay was nice.The story was really good And now comes to the acting man.Really amaz8ng fantastic and mind blowing acting Srk thats why he is called as the baadshah of bollywood.The songs and dialouges were good.So overall guys its an amazing movie a must watch and really a 10 out of 10 for Srk..
Rib-tickling comedy with thrill !!.
This has to be the best comedy movie of SRK till date!
Abbas-Mustan created a comic film ahead of its time, may be this was the reason why film didn't do well in theaters after release.
Anyway, I love watching this movie on television whenever possible and it has fair audience viewership on TV.
It's one of this movies like Andaz Apna Apna which didn't do well at release but rocks the Television screen till date.
Except for few glitches and songs, the film is one of best comic movies from 90's.
SRK has played the comic-detective character bang on!
And almost all the co-stars have played their roles to perfection.
Especially the Johnny Lever and gang.
Twinkle looks hot and beautiful.
The film also has a logical story flow, of course you may find some illogical comedy but that's accepted in a comic film.
The film successfully touches the elements of humor, thrill and bit of romance.
Recommend you to watch this movies with you friends, you are sure to get some laughter riot..
An OK Movie.
Baadshah is a comedy about a young and enthusiastic, small time detective, trying to make it big.
The comedy is good,and Shah Rukh has given an excellent performance.
However the direction is not upto the mark, and that is bad for the movie.
Still it is a ShahRukh's movie and he has done ample justice to his role.
His fans will definitely like him in the movie..
Bad doesn't even describe how bad the movie is.
Copied shamelessly from Rush Hour 2 and Nick of time.....
It's a disgrace.
Great comedy, one of my favorites of King Khan!.
Well, right now I'm upset.
I felt like watching a 90's Bollywood movie today, and could not find my one of my favorites: Baadshah.
Maybe I am biased because my favorite actor is in this movie, but let's face it, this is a role that was practically custom-made for him to play, and the supporting cast (Twinkle Khanna and Johnny Lever) have great chemistry with him.Baadshah is a wonderful mix of comedy and drama, and is good for lighthearted fun, although the plot becomes rather fast-paced nearing the end of the movie and some may find it hard to keep up (although I first saw this movie when I was about 10 and I had to read the subtitles, and I followed it fine, so.......) The songs are pretty good, one of my favorites being "Woh Ladki Jo Sab Se", the scene in which Raj- "Baadshah" (Shah Rukh Khan) first starts his job to con Seema (Twinkle Khanna).
The movie also plastered with comedic slapstick-type scenes,strongly represented in the scenes where Baadshah upturns his house to convince Seema that he is blind.
I feel these are not overdone (though they had the potential) because of the clever lines also sprinkled in between scenes.I would recommend this movie to anyone who is looking for a fun, funny Bollywood movie with great songs, good comedy, and talented actors.Now if only I could find that movie again.............
An all around good movie!.
The story focuses on private detective Raj (Shahrukh Khan) A.k.a Baadshah.
He solves several "cases" then gets hired to find the daughter of a famous business man who has been kidnapped.
While traveling to find her, with his group of hilarious sidekicks, he gets mistaken for a C.B.I agent whose code name is Baadshah who is on a mission to save Chief Minister Gayetri Bachchan (Rakhee Gulzar) but has already been murdered by a band of thugs working for Suraj Singh Thaper (Amrish Puri) who is financing the assassination attempt.
And then of course there is a love story tossed in the mix between Raj and Seema(Twinkle Khanna) a C.B.I agent involved in the case.
Ultimately it all falls on Raj's shoulders can he save the business man's daughter, his friends, and the Chief Minister and get still the girl?
Excellent movie SRK does a fabulous job of being serious when you are just busting out laughing!The only thing I didn't like was that in the version I have, distributed by eros entertainment, there weren't any subtitles on the songs so I had to look them up online bollywhat.com has a list of lyrics..
Nick of Time Meets Rush Hour.
Im usually not a fan of Srk's typical Raj and Rahul roles, I liked Srk when he did different roles, BAADSHAH too sees him play sort of a cartoon detective.
The film is directed by ABBAS MUSTAN who gave him Baazigar This film is a remake of NICK OF TIME also having scenes lifted from RUSH HOUR.
The film is too cheesy and corny at many places, but entertaining at times The film starts well with the entire gambling scene and some funny scenes, but the entire Main to Hoon Paagal song is stupid and unwarranted.
There is some stupidity too in the film yet some scenes make you laugh.
However things get better when Srk gets confused to be a CBI agent and the entire chaos that happens, In between again there are some stupid scenes and the end which is good though is lifted from RUSH HOURDirection by AM is decent nowhere near their good films Music is good, Abhijeet sings all songs for SRK and the songs are goodSrk fits well in the role though he does ham too often yet he is good Twinkle Khanna is decent, Deepshikha is okay, Sharat Saxena is as usual Amrish Puri is funny in his role though irritates at times Johny Lever is good fun here, Saurabh Shukla, Razzak Khan annoy, Avtar Gill is okay, Sachin Khedekhar is good, Raakhee is quite good, thankfully not playing her stereotypical maa roles, rest are okay