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Amar Sharma (Naseeruddin Shah) and Vicky (Jackie Shroff) are two close friends. Amar is a police inspector, but Vicky is a career criminal, who has no respect for the law. But fate has a bitter twist for Amar, when his dad, Kishanlal Sharma (Pran) is killed right in front of his eyes by Birju (Danny Denzongpa) and he is unable to convict and imprison Birju, due to false alibis. Amar attempts to avenge his dad's death by attempting to kill Birju on his yacht, but is severelly beaten, tossed overboard, and left for dead. He survives and returns to finish his job, only to be confronted by Vicky, who is now a police inspector, and will not permit Amar to take the law in his own hands.

Jackie Shroff was earlier to do the role done by Naseeruddin Shah. Sanjay Dutt was to do the role done by Jackie Shroff. Sanjay Dutt backed out at the last hour and Jackie Shroff stepped into his role. Naseeruddin was then signed for the role Jackie Shroff was earlier doing .

People questioned Sangeeta how she could do the double meaning song "Kya Bumper Hain". Sangeeta responded she did it because it was cleanly picturised.

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    • Author: Anararius
    Lakshmanrekha is another typical action film of good versus evil. The film is handled well but terrible in certain parts where stupid songs are thrown in to create a flow in the story but end up making plot holes. The film is about a middle classed family where Pran is the dad Roshini is the mom, Amar is Naseer the adopted son and Ravi is the real son. As usual, they would show that the adopted son is more well behaved and takes life seriously. While, Jackie is a care free guy who later works as a thief for criminal Birju played by Danny the best villain. He is good and for once he sings songs and does funny comedy especially before he headshots the first guy when he plays Antakshari with him. The on going scenes create some impact by showing realism. How you need to be a deceiving person in order to fill your stomach and live the leisure life. But, Jackie gets kicked out of the house for such behaviour and after lots of downfalls from Naseer who is now a police officer. He goes to kill Birju but fails and is seriously wounded and left for dead. This is when Pran is killed, and Jackie the real son fulfills his dream and becomes a police. Only to find out that Naseer is now a don type criminal but helps the good. He refers to himself as a MUJRIM(CRIMINAL) and uses style and tactics to kill all the enemies. Sadly, he dies at the end when Birju is arrested but Naseer tries to kill him but he gets stabbed. But, he does shoot him 4 times to take revenge. The stupid thing is, why did he not use style here, he just dies and makes the end tragic. Then again, he doesn't have a heroine, Shilpa Shirodkar also dies. TYPICAL TRAGIC BOLLYWOOD END IS THE FINAL PHRASE HERE! Jackie Shroff is good, but his romantic and crude comic scenes bore at times. Naseer is the real hero here, he is good as the cop in the first half, but is awesome as the criminal in the second half making the film entertaining. Jackie definitely gets better in the second half and his serious action roles are much better than his romantic comic ones. Sangeetas Bijlani is OK, she is funny in the comic scene when she tries to get the dogs to bite Jackie. Shilpa Shirodkar is OK as well, nothing great. Shammi Kapoor is wasted and thank god he dies, his role wasn't even needed. Danny is an awesome villain, his expressions and dialogues make you clap at him. The action is OK, the final action scene overdoes it a bit too much with the car jack truck and the cheesy stunts where Birju shoots Jackie and he moves back falling from the window like he was on skates LOL. Overall, the movie is an average film which is good in times. But, I won't recommend it to people as Shammi Kapoor ruins the movie with his stupid act completely!
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    • Author: Eigonn
    I saw the movie during my college days .It is a typical good cop - criminal friend movie. Why did Naseeruddin Shah agree to act in it is a question only he can answer. Very average performances by the crew.Sunil Sikand had the experience of working as an asst director in some super hit movies including Suhaag, Parvarish, Amar Akbar Anthony and Dharam Veer.But unfortunately he cannot recreate that magic. He has not realised the ingredients of a super hit movie.Jackie is forgettable and Shilpa shirodkar suffices the feminine content. I don't think anybody even remembers the movie. Danny, Pran and Shammi Kapoor are wasted here.
  • Credited cast:
    Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah - Amar Kapoor
    Jackie Shroff Jackie Shroff - Vikram Sharma 'Vicky'
    Sangeeta Bijlani Sangeeta Bijlani - Beenu
    Danny Denzongpa Danny Denzongpa - Birju
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Masum Ali Masum Ali - Young Machenic
    Vikas Anand Vikas Anand - Madhav
    Suresh Bhagwat Suresh Bhagwat - Birju's Man with a cap
    Mangal Dhillon Mangal Dhillon - Jabbar Khan
    Avtar Gill Avtar Gill - Shetty
    Rajan Haksar Rajan Haksar - Lalaji
    Rohini Hattangadi Rohini Hattangadi - Shanti Sharma
    Shammi Kapoor Shammi Kapoor - Baba Saheb
    Mushtaq Khan Mushtaq Khan - Dilawar Lahori
    Viju Khote Viju Khote - Chaman Bhai
    Mushtaq Merchant Mushtaq Merchant - Munna
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