Benaam Badsha (1991): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1991, Benaam Badsha is an action film directed by K. Ravi Shankar.

What it’s about. Found in a garbage bin, abandoned by his biological parents, a young man grows up to a paid assasin, kidnapper, and rapist (Anil Kapoor). One of his rape victims' is Jyoti (Juhi Chawla), who is raped on the day of her marriage to a doctor groom. Her life ruined, unwed, she decides to convince her rapist to marry her, and goes to live in his neighborhood. But her rapist will not marry her, however, she continues to pursue her goal, and after feigning a pregnancy she does convince him to allow her to move in with him - amongst ruins, without a roof. She soon starts to transform him, with considerable success. She names him Deepak, so that he has a name others can call him by. Deepak receives a contract to kill Kaameshwari (Rohini Hattangadi) by Jaikal (Amrish Puri).

Who’s in it. Benaam Badsha stars Anil Kapoor as Deepak, Juhi Chawla Mehta as Jyoti, Shilpa Shirodkar as Bijili and Amrish Puri as Jaikal, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, Benaam Badsha sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Hulu and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Benaam Badsha page.

If you liked it. Fans of Benaam Badsha tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.