Soldier (1998 Indian film)
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Soldier is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan, starring Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta in lead roles. This was the first of several collaborations between Abbas–Mustan and Deol.
Soldier | |
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Directed by | Abbas–Mustan |
Screenplay by | Sachin Bhowmick Shyam Goel |
Story by | Shyam Goel |
Produced by | Kumar S. Taurani Ramesh Taurani |
Starring | Bobby Deol Preity Zinta |
Cinematography | Thomas A. Xavier |
Edited by | Hussain A. Burmawala |
Music by | Songs: Anu Malik Background Score: Surinder Sodhi |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Tips Industries Eros Entertainment |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹8.25 crore[1] |
Box office | ₹38.88 crore[1] |
Although Soldier was Zinta's first film, Mani Ratnam's Dil Se.. ended up being released before Soldier and was thus Zinta's Hindi film debut. Soldier was the first film in Abbas–Mustan's career which was not a Hollywood remake or adaptation.
According to film writer Shyam Goel, it was inspired by a real incident that happened in Punjab where a woman's forehead was branded with the message that her husband was a traitor. Her husband, a soldier, was accused of treason, and she was thrown out of her village. The story was already made as a film in Tamil in 1989 titled Thaai Naadu, starring Sathyaraj in dual roles.
Soldier released on 20 November 1998 and was declared as a superhit by Box Office India, becoming the second highest-grossing film of the year in India after Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.[2]
At the 44th Filmfare Awards, Soldier received 5 nominations, including Best Director (Abbas–Mustan) and Best Supporting Actress (Raakhee), and won 2 awards, including Best Female Debut (Zinta, also for Dil Se..).
The film was remade in Dhallywood as Jamin Nai by Syed Harun starring Shabnur, Shakti Kapoor and Mizu Ahmed in 2000 and Tamil as Villu by Prabhu Deva starring Vijay & Nayanthara in 2009.[3][4]