Movies like Shastra

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Shastra (1996)
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Shastra (1996)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story: One of the employees of Vijay's parents, Babu, is sentence to a long jail term for killing them. In hot pursuit to avenge the death of his parents Vijay wait until Babu is release from jail and confronts him. It is this confrontation that will change Vijay's life as Babu confides to him that he was framed for the murder of his parents; this then lightens up a man-hunt for the real perpetrators of this crime.
Plot: revenge, flirting, extortion, prank, gangster, intimidation, dog, college, bully, nightclub, boss, impersonation, casino, brawl, threat, protest, disguise, suicide attempt, life sentence, bullying, protection money, beating, shotgun, shot to death, slapping ...
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Most similar movies to Shastra

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, suspenseful and exciting films with plots about beating, revenge, gangster, murder, police officer, bollywood and fight mostly in Action, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Shastra: Gopi Kishan (1994), It's Our Time (1993), Loafer (1996), We (1991), Acid (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Gopi Kishan (1994)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story: Film starring Sunil Shetty, Karisma Kapoor and Shilpa Shirodkar
Plot: bare chested male, male feet in socks, husband wife relationship, ex convict, dual role, temple, long lost brother, father son reunion, shootout, prank, rain, father son relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
It's Our Time (1993)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: One-time rival collegians, Vikas Sabkuchwala and Sunil, are now friends and in love with sisters Ayesha and Mamta Vidrohi, who they would like to marry. But their politician father wants a size-able dowry as well as well-placed sons-in-laws, and ...
Style: parody
Plot: torture, kidnapping, college, good versus evil, slacker, kickboxing, student, father son relationship, politician, sister sister relationship, newspaper, uncle nephew relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
 5.1
 625
Loafer (1996)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story: Ravi Kumar is clearly the black sheep of the Kumar family, and has been so for years. He is unemployed, uncouth, and gets into fist fights and trouble all the time. And then a man is killed, and the evidence points towards Ravi, he gets arrested. ...
Plot: revenge, murder, escape, political election, intimidation, gangster, fired from the job, small town, politician, father son relationship, unemployment, framed for murder ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
 6.9
 3K
We (1991)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 184 min.
Story: Tiger works for the local Don Bhaktawar but never hesitates to revolt against him if he harms his friends or family. When his girlfriend Jumma's brother Gonsalves is killed by Bhakhtawar for revolting against him, Tiger promises revenge.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot: gangster, police, cop, family relations, heroes, treason, slum, police inspector, bribe, traitor, dark past, tank ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Dhaal: The Battle of Law Against Law (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Crime drama starring Vinod Khanna, Sunil Shetty and Gautami
Plot: crooked lawyer, prisoner, police, burial, bail, husband wife relationship, cemetery, police officer, false accusation, prison fight, prison, attempted murder ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 6.9
 2K
Acid (1988)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 173 min.
Story: Mahesh Deshmukh has joined the nation's armed forces as that he can honestly and patriotically serve the country. During his college days he has a run-in with fellow-collegian Mohini. A bet between his friends and himself ends up with him ...
Style: masala, entertaining, crying, non-linear, realistic ...
Plot: redemption, deportation, anti hero, injustice, ex convict, tough cop, showdown, criminal, courage, crime boss, acid, frame up ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
I'm the Expert, You're the Novice (1994)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story: A Bombay police officer seeks revenge when his brother is killed by a powerful underworld figure. Things get complicated when a matinee movie idol begins to tag along the policeman so he can research a movie role.
Style: exciting, realistic, semi serious, humorous, remake of american film
Plot: police, cop, murder, faked death, odd couple, partner, disorder, honest law enforcer, fish out of water, law enforcement, unlikely partners, rivalry ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
 5.1
 383
Rakshak (1996)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 164 min.
Story: ASP Raj Sinha is assign with the task of bringing to justice the people who are responsible for printing and circulating fake currency notes. Raj is shocked when he learn that the leader behind this crime is none other than his childhood friend, ...
Plot: child kidnapping, organized crime, hospital, police, murder, revenge, home invasion, kindness, showdown, flashback, henchman, tough cop ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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 8.2
 72K
Hera Pheri (2000)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story: Three unemployed men find the answer to all their money problems when they receive a call from a kidnapper. However, things do not go as planned.
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, funny, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: kidnapping, rescue, rivalry, unemployment, mistaken identity, nothing goes right, love and romance, fall in love, gangster, couple relations, buddies, telephone call ...
Time: y2k, 90s
Place: middle east, india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
 5.2
 1K
Sapoot (1996)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story: Film starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Karisma Kapoor
Plot: rivalry, revenge, death of father, organized crime, crime boss, brother brother relationship, gangster, feud, father son relationship, two man army, mental retardation, businessman ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
 5.6
 10K
Golmaal 3 (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story: Golmaal 3 highlights the story of hatred between two bunch of siblings within a family. One of nature's masterpieces, this is a family that eats together, prays together, lives together and a family 'that can't stand each other'. ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, light, feel good ...
Plot: rivalry, stupidity, best friend, love and romance, parents and children, friendship, family relations, friends, disorder, siblings relations, marriage, lie ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, goa india
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Mr. White Mr. Black (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Hoshiarpur based Gopi's dying father asks him to locate Kishen and hand-over a piece of land to him, and subsequently passes away. Gopi heads out to Goa and this is where he will be taken for a ride not only by Kishen, but also by Kishen's ...
Style: suspenseful, humorous, serious, realistic, exciting
Plot: cons and scams, parents and children, family relations, dishonesty, police, gangster, diamond, martial arts, con artists, shootout, con man, beach ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, goa india
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 6.8
 178
Ghazab (1982)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story: Ajay alias Munna Babu is a semi-senile, gentle but naive young man who has a wealthy family estate. His employees and alleged well-wishers conspire against him and introduce him to his long-estranged mother, Shakuntala, and brother, Vijay. Munna is ...
Plot: impostor, good versus evil, dual role, strength, supernatural power, brother brother relationship, tough guy, inheritance, one against many, anger, twin brother, possession ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 5.2
 477
Bhai (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story: Bhai is a 1997 Bollywood Action film directed by Deepak Shivdasani, while written by Kader Khan. The film starred Sunil Shetty, Pooja Batra, Sonali Bendre and Ashish Vidyarthi in lead roles. A remake of the Telugu movie Anna starring Rajasekhar, ...
Plot: revenge, brother, jungle, corrupt politician, waterfall, village, loss of brother, fight, brother brother relationship, marriage, murder, baby ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Gopal, Lucky, Madhav and Laxman - four guys bound together by their child-like notoriety, aimlessness and petty business of conning people for fun and money. Laxman is an intelligent student who is not allowed to pass by his mischievous band of ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, feel good, funny ...
Plot: stupidity, family relations, on the run, fall in love, blind character, gangster, treasure, friendship, comedy team, exploitation, dream girl, friends ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: asia, india, goa india
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
 7.0
 8K
Kaavalan (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story: Bhoominathan aka Bhoomi is introduced to us as a person who gets into many local fights. Worried about his future, his family sends him to Muthuramalingam (Raj Kiran), a much respected personality in his place Semmanur, to put Bhoomi's life on ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, captivating, tense, realistic ...
Plot: attempted murder, fall in love, danger, love affair, rivalry, murder, one man army, college, dwarf, diary, studying, tough heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, bangkok thailand, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 7.0
 982
Dhill (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story: Dhil is the story about Kanagavel (Vikram) whose only dream is to become a police officer. He succeeds in passing the exams and wins a girlfriend (Laila). One night after having dinner at a restaurant near the beach Velu goes to pay the bill leaving ...
Plot: bad cop, police brutality, law, police, intimidation, cop, destruction of property, bribe, abuse of power, motorcycle, civil servant, goon ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 3.4
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Kanoon (1994)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A young man plots revenge on a killer who slaughtered his family. Starring Ajay Devgn and Urmila Matondkar!
Plot: police officer, corruption, corrupt cop, father son relationship, crime boss, villain, death of father, murder, revenge, anger, death of brother, judge ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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 6.2
 569
Ram and Belram (1980)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 169 min.
Story: Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents have been killed in an accident and promises to raise ...
Style: realistic, serious, rough
Plot: orphan, ship, smuggler, police inspector, cripple, revenge, mechanic, mistress, tough guy, attempted rape, secret, psychological abuse ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: goa india, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 6.5
 2K
Mass (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Mass (Akkineni Nagarjuna) is an orphan, who bonds well with his landlord's son Adi (Sunil). He is behind a collegian Anjali (Jyothika) who happens to be the daughter of Vizag city's mafia don Satya (Raghuvaran). This restricts her from ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, exciting
Plot: revenge, organized crime, orphan, friendship, mafia, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friend, chase, neighbor, death, criminal gang, avenger ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 7.3
 1K
Hitler (1996)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story: This movie is about the life of Madhavankutty (locally known as Hitler), a bachelor protective brother of five younger sisters.
Plot: motorcycle, professor, anger, rape, death of father, father son relationship, cousin cousin relationship, estranged father, family feud, brother sister relationship, dysfunctional family, brother ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 6.0
 258
Chacha Bhatija (1977)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story: Uncle and Nephew make a great team
Plot: suspicion of adultery, uncle nephew relationship, brother brother relationship, husband wife relationship, fire, blackmail, businessman, taxi driver, pregnancy, muslim, inheritance, attempted murder ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 3.6
 155
Pyar Ka Devta (1990)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Film starring Mithun Chakraborty and Madhuri Dixit
Plot: bus, anger, wedding, hospital, football, arranged marriage, brother sister relationship, interrupted wedding, dowry, mechanic, greed, motorcycle ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Movie in collections
 4.4
 623
Zaalim (1994)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Judge Somnath lives with his wife, three sons, and a daughter. Two of his sons, Vikram and Mohan are married, while his daughter, Kaamna, and youngest son, Ravi, are of marriageable age. Somnath had wanted his sons to be a doctor, police officer, ...
Plot: fugitive, child murders a child, vengeance, death of father, rape, judge, anger, death of sister, temper, insult, law student, court ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 3.1
 43
Jigarwala (1991)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Murder and political intrigue kick off a chain reaction of revenge in a small Indian village when the local zamindar, Dhurjan Singh (Amrish Puri), is convicted and jailed for killing Ranjeet (Biswajeet), a villager who opposed his policies. The ...
Plot: death of brother, revenge, widow, humiliation, feud, village, arrogance, homecoming, villain, honor, brother in law sister in law relationship, heroes ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Chor Machaaye Shor (2002)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: Fortunately, before his arrest Shyam manages to hide the diamonds at a nearby construction site, intending to return for it as soon as he gets out of prison. Two years pass and Shyam's release date arrives. Returning to his ill-gotten gains, he ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: police station, impersonating a police officer, double life, secret, false identity, criminal, cons and scams, hidden identity, buddies, nothing goes right, rivalry, law enforcement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 4.9
 315
Farishtay (1991)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 193 min.
Story: After the death of her husband, the Police Inspector, Gayatri sets out to find his murderer, and is horrified to learn that her brothers are employed by him.
Plot: evil man, two man army, child murder, sadism, good versus evil, tyrant, widow, restaurant, king, rescue, revenge, brawl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story: After the death of his dad, Dayashankar Pandey (Sunil Shetty) arranges the marriage of his two sisters. In debt, he goes to the city to ask the tenants to leave his house, as he intends to sell it and repay his debts. A woman (Suhasini Mulay), her ...
Plot: house, middle class, friend, death of father, flashback, electrocution, tenant, tragic event, police officer, mental breakdown, landlord, threat ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Deewane Huye Paagal (2005)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story: This is the story of Karan and Tanya. Karan is in love with Tanya but is too shy to tell her. One day Tanya witnesses the murder of a scientist by his evil twin brother, the underworld don Mehboob, and needs to flee the country. When Karan's ...
Style: not serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, slapstick ...
Audience: date night
Plot: love triangle, scientist, fall in love, rivalry, disorder, wooing, dishonesty, cons and scams, life turned upside down, woman in danger, male female relationship, deception ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, middle east, dubai
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 4.4
 971
Plan (2004)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story: To pay off their gambling debt, four best friends kidnap an organized crime figure having mistaken him for a wealthy businessman.
Plot: erotica, heartbreak, shootout, showdown, aspiring actor, pimp, call girl, gambling, nightclub, train, mob hit, prostitute ...
Place: mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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