Vishwavidhaata


Vishwavidhaata is a 1997 Hindi-language film directed by Farogh Siddique starring Jackie Shroff, Ayesha Jhulka, Sharad Kapoor, Pooja Batra, Arjun and Ashish Vidyarthi. The film is shot in India and Sharjah. It is a loose remake of the Tamil film Pudhiya Mugam, written by Suresh Chandra Menon. The film features songs composed by A. R. Rahman, re-used by him from Pudhiya Mugam.

Plot

Jai Verma lives in Bombay. He is an honest, unemployed youth who cannot arrange for his mother's treatment. He happens to meet underworld goons looking for such frustrated people, and they force him into the world of terrorism. Rai Bahadur, the uncrowned king of terrorism, orders Jai to be killed when he revolts. Jai flees to Sharjah and undergoes plastic surgery to begin a new life. He returns to India as Ajay Khanna, meets his wife Radha, and marries her. They have a baby boy, Ravi Khanna. Ravi's parents want him to become a police officer to do away with traitors, but they themselves end up becoming a target instead.

Cast

The film features songs composed by A. R. Rahman, re-used from Pudhiya Mugam. Rahman was upset with the producers since the music was re-used in the film without his permission. The lyrics were written by P. K. Mishra and Mehboob for Humdum Pyaara Pyaara.

Critical reception

Screen wrote "You wish the director had seen Face/Off before he ventured to make this film. But unfortunately for Vishwa Vidhaata, you start picking anachronistic holes right from the very beginning, and no character manages to hold your interest, let alone intrigue you."