Ajooba

Ajooba (1991)

The evil Vizier of Baharistan kills the royal family and takes power for himself. The real prince, who has survived his machinations, returns to his homeland to avenge his parents as a masked vigilante.

Date of release
1991-04-12
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (19)
Runtime
2h 58m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director
Gennadi Vasilyev, Shashi Kapoor

Casting

Interesting facts

Ajooba (transl. 'Wonder') is a 1990 superhero film, produced and directed by Shashi Kapoor and co-directed by Soviet filmmaker Gennadi Vasilyev. An Indian-Soviet co-production, it is loosely based on Arabic folklore such as One Thousand and One Nights. The film had a Russian language version released in the Soviet Union, Черный принц Аджуба, in 1990, before its Indian release in 1991. The film starred Amitabh Bachchan as the titular superhero Ajooba, along with Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Sonam, Shammi Kapoor, Dara Singh, Amrish Puri and Saeed Jaffery in pivotal roles. Made on a budget of ₹8 crore, it was the most expensive Indian film made until then.

Production

The film was made in the wake of the success of two previous Indo-Soviet collaborated films, Alibaba aur 40 Chor and Sohni Mahiwal.

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