Ankush

Ankush (1986)

Four unemployed young men befriend their new neighbors, but soon tragedy strikes and everything is shattered.

Date of release
1986-07-21
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (7)
Runtime
2h 29m
Genres
Action
Director
N. Chandra

Casting

Interesting facts

Ankush is a 1986 Hindi action drama film starring Nana Patekar, which was written, directed, edited and co-produced by N. Chandra. Made on a modest budget of ₹12 lakh, the film grossed ₹95 lakh. It was remade in Kannada as Ravana Rajya and in Tamil as Kavithai Paada Neramillai.

Production

Chandra started his career with Gulzar in 1971, and later also worked as an editor with him. Influenced by Gulzar's Mere Apne (1971) and bringing in his experiences growing up in Mumbai, Chandra wrote a story of four frustrated unemployed men who roam the streets of Mumbai. He even based the character Ravindra upon the role played by Vinod Khanna in the original.

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