Jaanwar (1999): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1999, Jaanwar is an action film directed by Suneel Darshan, running about 120 minutes. “PowerTo Kill. Power To Heal” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Sultan (Shakti Kapoor) adopted an orphan and named him Badshah (Akshay Kumar). Badshah grows up to be a criminal and his life was made difficult by Inspector Pradhan (Ashish Vidyarthi). Badshah's sidekick is Abdul (Ashutosh Rana). The only hope in Badshah's life is Sapna (Karisma Kapoor), whom he incidentally met. But circumstances lead Badshah to commit murder in public. During this experience, a child clangs to him and he took the child to Sapna. Before he could explain anything, Pradhan gets there and Badshah had to escape. He changed his name to Babu Lohar and becomes a blacksmith and loving father, to give the child a good future. However, after 7 years, he sees Abdul and Sultan again. Pradhan is still after him. When the child's parents find out about him, they ask Babu to return their child. Will he let the child go? Will the child go with his parents?

Who’s in it. Jaanwar stars Akshay Kumar as Badshah / Bapu Lohar, Shilpa Shetty Kundra as Mamta, Karisma Kapoor as Sapna and Aditya Kapadia as Raju, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.9/10, Jaanwar has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Jaanwar page.

If you liked it. Fans of Jaanwar 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.