Ghayal (1990 film)
Ghayal (transl. Wounded) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi (in his directorial debut) and produced by Dharmendra. The film stars Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Seshadri, Raj Babbar and Amrish Puri, with Moushumi Chatterjee, Annu Kapoor, Om Puri, Sharat Saxena and Sudesh Berry playing supporting roles. The film grossed at ₹20 crore and was declared a "super hit" by Box Office India. It was also the 2nd highest-grossing film of the year. According to Box Office India, "Ghayal had set records in repeat runs. No film from the nineties was even close to it in repeat runs and only Sholay has higher business in repeat runs in the history of Hindi cinema."
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| Directed by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Written by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Produced by | Dharmendra |
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| Cinematography | Rajan Kothari |
| Edited by | V. N. Mayekar |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
Production company | Vijayta Films |
| Distributed by | Vijayta Films |
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Running time | 163 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹2.5 crore |
| Box office | ₹20 crore (equivalent to ₹660 crore or US$80 million in 2023) |
The film received 8 nominations at the 36th Filmfare Awards, and won a leading 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Santoshi and Best Actor for Deol. At the 38th National Film Awards, the film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Sunny Deol received the National Film Award – Special Mention. Ghayal was remade in Tamil as Bharathan in 1992, in Telugu as Gamyam in 1998 and in Kannada as Vishwa.
On 5 February 2016, a direct sequel titled Ghayal Once Again was released.