Shahenshah (1988 film)

Shahenshah
Movie poster
Directed by	Tinnu Anand
Written by	Inder Raj Anand
Screenplay by	Santosh Saroj
Story by	Jaya Bachchan
Produced by	Bitu Anand Tinnu Anand Naresh Malhotra
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Meenakshi Sheshadri Pran Amrish Puri Prem Chopra Sharat Saxena
Cinematography	Peter Pereira
Edited by	A. Habib
Music by	Amar Haldipur Utpal Biswas
Production company	Shiva Video
Release date	12 February 1988 (1988-02-12)
Running time	175 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹12 crore[1]

Shahenshah (transl. Emperor) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language vigilante, Crime Action Film starring Amitabh Bachchan in the title role, along with Meenakshi Sheshadri and Praan and Amrish Puri and Prem Chopra and Sharat Saxena. The film was produced and directed by Tinnu Anand. The story was written by Jaya Bachchan, while the script was written by Inder Raj Anand, who died before the film was released.

The film marked Bachchan's comeback to films after a three-year hiatus during which he had entered politics. Bachchan still had films releasing during the hiatus as they were projects, which he had previously completed.

Shahenshah became the second highest-grossing Indian film of 1988 despite strong competition from Tezaab and Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak.^[2] The dialogue "Rishte Mein To Hum Tumhare Baap Hote Hain, Naam Hai Shahenshah" also became one of the popular dialogues. It was also remembered for Meenakshi Sheshadri's performance and Amitabh Bachchan's double performances and single role and single fictional character and double costume and as a comic policeman and a crimefighter.^[3][4]