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Johny, Govinda, and Iqbal Ali are three close friends who live in a small community in Bombay. The threesome get together to help each other and other needy people in the community, and hence get in the bad books of a local gangster who calls himself DK. Tragedy strikes Govinda, when his mom passes away. At the time of the funeral, Govinda is re-united with his dad, Advocate Verma, who has been missing for years. Then a police inspector gets Johny to meet his biological mother, Mary. The three friends rejoice over this good fortune. Then Johny finds out that Advocate Verma was behind the atrocities that were inflicted on his mom years ago, and he goes there to confront Verma, only to come against an enraged Govinda, who cannot believe his father is capable of committing any atrocities against anyone. It is now up to Iqbal to find a solution to end the enmity between Govinda and Johny, before DK takes advantage of this situation.

Mandakini's molester in the film is called Dawood which was played by Premnath's son Montynath.

This film was a mix of Manmohan Desai's Amar Akber Anthony & Allah-Rakha.

This film was Kewal Sharma's first film as director. Kewal Sharma was Manmohan Desai's assistant.

This film marked the first and only time Mithun Chakraborty and Govinda appeared in the same film together. It was also the first of many films in which Govinda and Sanjay Dutt appeared together. They later appeared in films like Taaqatwar (1989), Haseena Maan Jayegi (1999), Jodi No. 1 (2001) and Ek Do Ek Gyarah (2003).

Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt and Danny Denzongpa reunited for Luck 20 years later, playing major roles. The film also stars Imran Khan and Shruti Haasan.

Govinda went to the media and claimed he got a raw deal in the film. He claimed director Kawal Sharma played favorites with Mithun. Kawal retaliated and said that Govinda met the producer at a hotel and begged and pleaded to be in the film. He only suggested a solo song be pictures on him. Kawal added the song despite the song not originally being there in the script.

In one of the songs, Mithun Chakraborty appears as himself in front of Johny (Mithun Chakraborty) thus this film is marked as a film in which Mithun Chakraborty played double role. This is also the only time that an actor appeared as a double role both as a character in the film and as a real life celebrity.

When Govinda came into the industry he was often compared to Mithun by the media because like Mithun, he was known for his dancing skills. This would be the only film in which Mithun and Govinda appeared together. Govinda later played cameos in two films starring Mithun in the 90s which were "Apne Dam Par" (1996) and "Loha" (1997) but did not share any scenes with Mithun.

This was the first film in which Govinda's character is killed on screen

User reviews


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    • Author: Keath
    This film had a good star cast of Actors. Mithun, Sanjay Dutt and Govinda who were the best actors of the 80s not including the great Amitabh Bachchan and other actors like Anil Kapoor etc. What i liked best about this film is the villain. Danny in one of his greatest roles as the venomous villain. The storyline is a typical 80s off repeated storyline. Mithun's Father gets killed by Danny, where Sanjay Dutt's Father is forced to frame Mithun's mother. Both actors grow up without their parents. They get older, romance the heroine and re-unite with their long lost parents. It was fun to see the three actors together. Great acting by all the leads of the film. It's nice to see 80s wonder actress Mandakini. Worth watching
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    • Author: OTANO
    Jeete Hain Shaan Se Directed By Kawal Sharma is An Action Drama. It Works On Lost And Found Theme. Direction is Very Average. Script Has Nothing New To Offer. Screenplay is Predictable. Action & Dialogues Are Fine.

    Johnny (Mithun Chakraborty), Govinda (Sanjay Dutt) And Iqbal Ali (Govinda) Are Close Friends. Johnny Loves Julie(Manadakini). Govinda is Unemployed And Lives With Mother. He Meets Geeta(Vijeta Pandit) And Gets A Job in Her Company. Geeta is Daughter Of D.K(Danny Denzongpa) An Industrialist & Underworld Gangster.

    Meanwhile Tragedy Strikes Govinda When His Mom Passes Away. At The Time Of The Funeral, Govinda is Reunited With His Dad, Advocate Verma(Satyen Kapoo). Someone Informs Johnny That Due To Advocate Verma His Mother Was Proved Guilty, And Sentenced Life in Prison. A Police Inspector Gets Johny To Meet His Mother Mary(Gita Siddhart). Advocate Verma Justifies Himself, The Man Responsible For Their Condition is Balwant Alias D.K.

    Acting By Mithun is Soul Of The Movie. Govinda is Added For No Reason. Sanjay Dutt & Danny Denzongpa Both Look Weak. Mandakini & Vijeyta Are Just OK.

    Music By Annu Malik is Average. "Julie Julie" By Annu Malik & Kavita And Title Track By Amit Kumar, Shabbir Kumar, Shailendra Singh, Anuradha Paudwal & Kavita Are Catchy.
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    • Author: Cildorais
    The 1980s was a decline period for Bollywood as well as a development period. Many films were noted for their awesome storyline, their awesome acting from the cast, and their awesome music. However, the 80s was also known for some of its most mindless and heavily typical films.

    In this case, Jeete Hain Shaan Se is one of those mindless typical films which didn't do so well at the box office. The movie has nothing new to offer, the same storyline told in a different way. The only difference is the cast and the songs. However, I have nothing against typical movies(why would I take my time to watch these films then), its just that some of these films aren't handled that well. JHSS is also a delayed film, it started in 1985 and released in 1988. The reason was some violent shots taking when Govinda is beaten up and Mithun(his brother in the film) comes to the rescue. The scene was rejected by the central board of film and the filmmakers didn't want an A certificate therefore, they fixed this problem which took 2 years to shoot and re edit.

    The story is done to death and I won't bother telling. Mix any Amitabh classic like Amar Akbar Anthony, Naseeb with 80s done to death films with damn good handling like Yudh or Tridev(which came after this crap film) and you get Jeete Hai Shaan Se. To be more specific, mix any 70s and some 80s films with the long lost family drama and the typical villains and the action and you will get the story of this film. Not only is the story typical but it is badly handled and horribly narrated. Editing is stupid and even if the scenes match some of them don't fit together, editing is therefore poor.

    Sanjay Dutt as Govinda does a decent job though this is no challenge for him, he has played so many roles like this in the 80s and his flop films that had him play these kind of roles in the 90s were actually better. Govinda as Iqbal(Johnny's Brother) does an average job and he hardly has any role in the film. Mithun Chakraborty as Johnny is funny and damn good in parts but he overacts badly at some parts. Mandikini the 80s heroine does what she is required to do. Danny is typecast and lame as the main villain, he makes you laugh at the wrong places and hams it up badly in some scenes. He has done much better in some of his other films as the villain. The rest are average and do what is required to do.

    Action is cheesy and over the top but not as over the top as action from films like Rowdy Rathore or Dabanngg Franchise. Direction by Kawal Sharma is average, he handles some comedy scenes and some serious scenes with action well but in general, he hasn't done a good job as the film drags badly in parts and the comedy is not enough to cover the awful drag. Although, this film is much better than the awful and long delayed Sanjay Dutt starer from 1995. Music is stupid and unintentionally funny. There is one famous song that did quite well but most of the songs are stupid and the tune is typical. Even typical songs have catchy lyrics, this one fails to deliver catchy and decent lyrics. Like the Rice Plate song which describes Mithun's character nearing the beginning of the film after the first few action sequences is so bad its funny.

    On the whole, Jeete Hain Shaan Se is not a good film and it fails to deliver. For being a Dutt-Mithun film, I had my hopes up and I expected this to be better than the crap Illaka they acted in from 1989. However, this film proved to be a dud. Thank God the Govinda-Sanjay Dutt Jodi had damn good films like Taaquatwar, Andolan, Jodi No 1 and Haseena Maan Jayeege to their credit. Otherwise, the Mithun-Sanjay Jodi never quite worked out.
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty - Johny
    Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt - Govinda
    Govinda Govinda - Iqbal Ali
    Mandakini Mandakini - Julie
    Vijayata Pandit Vijayata Pandit - Kiran (as Vijayeta Pandit)
    Danny Denzongpa Danny Denzongpa - Balwant
    Paintal Paintal - Drunk
    Narendra Nath Narendra Nath
    Tiwari Tiwari
    Monty Nath Monty Nath - Dawood (as Monty)
    Sudhir Sudhir - Babu
    Rajeev Rajeev
    Satyendra Kapoor Satyendra Kapoor - Advocate Verma (as Satyen Kappu)
    Ashalata Wabgaonkar Ashalata Wabgaonkar - Geeta Verma (as Ashalata)
    Gita Siddharth Gita Siddharth - Mary (as Geeta Siddhartha)
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