Aditya Pancholi's Best Films
Aditya Pancholi first came into the limelight with the angry young man role of a Thakur in Maha-Sangram (1990). He was critically acclaimed and widely accepted.
Before acting in films, Aditya did approx. 10 video films produced by Hiba films. Hiba was owned by Nari Hira the owner of Stardust Magazine.
He initially gave critically acclaimed performances as a lead actor with films like Kab Tak Chup Rahungi (1988), Qatil (1988), Sailaab (1990), Laal Paree (1991), Naamcheen (1991), Yaad Rakhegi Duniya (1992), and Chor Aur Chand (1993) but failed to find commercial success.
His biggest commercial success as a lead actor and his most well-known performance was in Mahesh Bhatt's Saathi (1991).
In 1985, B.R. Chopra had decided to restart his film Chanakya Chandragupta with Dilip Kumar and Aditya Pancholi. Chopra was earlier making the film with Dilip Kumar , Dharmendra, Praveen Babi. The film was shelved for unknown reasons.
Aditya Pancholi was the first choice to play the lead in Tezaab(1988).N. Chandra had narrated the film to Aditya Pancholi. He loved the film and was ready to sign the film . A week later he learnt that Boney Kapoor played some dirty games and got Anil Kapoor in the film. Aditya never forgave Boney and finally bursted out during the Trimurti controvery.
Starred in the shelved film "Jadoo" (1992). Starring Aditya Pancholi,Pooja Bhatt, Anupam Kher, Directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The film was a remake of the Hollywood movie Cocktail.
In 1993 Aditya Pancholi turned Producer with romance action film Chor Aur Chand but despite getting Critical acclaim the film failed and it became his only film as Producer.
His Performances in Aatish: Feel the Fire (1994), Khilona (1996), Jung (1996),Hameshaa (1997) and Millitary Raaj (1998) were critically acclaimed.
He received a Filmfare nomination for the Best Performance in a Negative Role for Yes Boss (1997).
He won the GIF award for Best Performance in a Negative role for Striker (2010)
The highest rated film is Kahan Hai Kanoon 7.7/10 and lowest rated film is Surakshaa 4.1/10.
4 films are rated 7 to 7.9 in IMDb rating.
14 films rated 6 to 6.9 in IMDb rating.
27 films rated 5 to 5.9 in IMDb rating.
6 films rated 4 to 4.9 in IMDb rating.
2 of them not rated.
Before acting in films, Aditya did approx. 10 video films produced by Hiba films. Hiba was owned by Nari Hira the owner of Stardust Magazine.
He initially gave critically acclaimed performances as a lead actor with films like Kab Tak Chup Rahungi (1988), Qatil (1988), Sailaab (1990), Laal Paree (1991), Naamcheen (1991), Yaad Rakhegi Duniya (1992), and Chor Aur Chand (1993) but failed to find commercial success.
His biggest commercial success as a lead actor and his most well-known performance was in Mahesh Bhatt's Saathi (1991).
In 1985, B.R. Chopra had decided to restart his film Chanakya Chandragupta with Dilip Kumar and Aditya Pancholi. Chopra was earlier making the film with Dilip Kumar , Dharmendra, Praveen Babi. The film was shelved for unknown reasons.
Aditya Pancholi was the first choice to play the lead in Tezaab(1988).N. Chandra had narrated the film to Aditya Pancholi. He loved the film and was ready to sign the film . A week later he learnt that Boney Kapoor played some dirty games and got Anil Kapoor in the film. Aditya never forgave Boney and finally bursted out during the Trimurti controvery.
Starred in the shelved film "Jadoo" (1992). Starring Aditya Pancholi,Pooja Bhatt, Anupam Kher, Directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The film was a remake of the Hollywood movie Cocktail.
In 1993 Aditya Pancholi turned Producer with romance action film Chor Aur Chand but despite getting Critical acclaim the film failed and it became his only film as Producer.
His Performances in Aatish: Feel the Fire (1994), Khilona (1996), Jung (1996),Hameshaa (1997) and Millitary Raaj (1998) were critically acclaimed.
He received a Filmfare nomination for the Best Performance in a Negative Role for Yes Boss (1997).
He won the GIF award for Best Performance in a Negative role for Striker (2010)
The highest rated film is Kahan Hai Kanoon 7.7/10 and lowest rated film is Surakshaa 4.1/10.
4 films are rated 7 to 7.9 in IMDb rating.
14 films rated 6 to 6.9 in IMDb rating.
27 films rated 5 to 5.9 in IMDb rating.
6 films rated 4 to 4.9 in IMDb rating.
2 of them not rated.
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- DirectorBhappi SonieStarsMahesh AnandArunBeena BanerjeeA father in Nagpur struggles to marry his 3 daughters as he lacks dowry money. His eldest gets police to arrest a groom's father asking for dowry, hurting the family's reputation. The 3 leave home separately, blaming themselves.Debut film of Aditya Pancholi
- DirectorKawal SharmaStarsNaseeruddin ShahPoonam DhillonMandakiniA slum dweller discovers that his grandfather has left a property of 330 billion rupees for him, but he can own it only if he is able to spend 30 billions in 30 days.
- DirectorSudarshan NagStarsSunil DuttShatrughan SinhaKimi KatkarDharamyudh is the story of two friends Thakur Vikram Singh & Pratap Singh who knew well how to be a good friend & a deadly enemy! Pratap's sister Guddi treats Vikram as her own brother. One day she becomes a victim of rape & murder. The only witness to the crime is Kundan. The murderer kills him also. But before dying, he tells Pratap the name of Guddi's killer. Who was the murderer?
- DirectorT. Prakash RaoStarsAditya PancholiAmala AkkineniKiran KumarGeeta goes on a college trip to a scenic village where she meets Gopal a local guide.During the trip Geeta and Gopal spend a lot time together and Gopal develops a liking towards her.Geeta soon gets married to a rich industrialist who makes her life hell.This movie was Aditya Pancholi's first lead role in Bollywood after giving hits in supporting roles like Maalamaal (1988) & Dayavan (1988).
- DirectorAshok GaekwadStarsAditya PancholiSangeeta BijlaniShakti KapoorKumar's father is a public prosecutor and a strong advocate of the death penalty. Kumar, who opposes his father's views, decides to teach his father a lesson by implicating himself in a murder case.The film follows the story of a young law student who challenges the law of death penalty and implicates himself in a murder case of a prostitute to prove that innocent people are given the punishment of death penalty.
- DirectorPadmini KapilaShashilal K. NairPadminiStarsShammi KapoorRaj BabbarMeenakshi SheshadriNadeem looses his legs in accident and now his brother Naeem looks after all his business. While away from home, Naeem gets news of Nadeem getting married, and to his shock, he sees his bride as Zeenat who was his love interest.First and Only Film of Aditya Pancholi with 80s top actress Meenakshi Shesadri.
- DirectorDeepak Balraj VijStarsSadashiv AmrapurkarAnand BalrajRakesh BediVishal and his new bride Jyoti shift to Bombay for work purposes and they are blissfully happy as they settle into the City of Dreams. But this idyll ends when Jyoti gets raped and murdered by four men: Prince, Bakya, Peter, and DD (Disco Dancer). Vishal is left helpless as none of the police or politicians are supporting him and he decides to accept help from Dharmatma, who is known to get justice for people. He gets a hint from his servant that one of the goons was Bakya. Vishal wants to kill Bakya, but his girlfriend Rita tries to save him by trying to kill Vishal, but Rita realizes the crime and decides to tell Vishal the truth. After Bakya's death, Prince, Peter, and DD attack Rita; just before she dies she reveals the truth of Jyoti's murder to her friend, whose name is also Jyoti. This Jyoti decides to meet Vishal and give him the names of the other killers. Vishal had once saved the same Jyoti from molesters, so he decides to go after the killers and goes to Dharmatma, telling him that meeting him didn't prove him of any help and further if he wants to help him, he should surrender him the last victim--his son Prince.This was the first film of Aditya Pancholi with Deepak Balraj Vij and the team worked together in 6 films Sailaab (1990), Hafta Bandh (1991), Bomb Blast (1993), Hafta Vasuli (1998) and Aaya Toofan (1999)
- DirectorJagdish KadarKader KashmiriStarsDev AnandAditya PancholiSumeet SaigalProfessor Anand wants to put an end to drug mafia of Sanga.He along with Inspector Sumeet teams up with Amar,Bhima and Johnny to finish Sanga's empireThe movie was a huge commission earner at the box office and is believed to be one of the last commercial successes of Dev Anand.
It was the First Multi Starrer of Aditya Pancholi. - DirectorDeepak S. ShivdasaniStarsRekhaMithun ChakrabortyDimple KapadiaDindayal lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay along with his wife, Shanti, and is employed with Dinanath. One day while at a reception, Dinanath's associate, Sunderdas, gets killed. Before dying he accuses Dindayal of killing him, as a result Dindayal is arrested, prosecuted in Court by Shakuntala Devi, found guilty, and sentenced to prison for life. Shanti gives birth to two sons, but loses her mental capabilities and is institutionalized. 18 years later Dindayal gets discharged, he takes a gun, locates Shakuntala, who has recently been appointed Judge, and confronts her. He then kills himself, but before dying asks Shakuntala to avenge his death by locating the real killer(s). Shakuntala hides his death from everyone, finds out that Dindayal has a look alike son, Shera, and recruits him to track down three possible suspects, namely Radheyshyam Pundit, Nissar Khan, and Peter. Shera agrees to do so for a fee, but he is attacked by the trio, decides to not to have to do anything with this matter and even states that he is not Dindayal's son, and neither is his mother's name Shanti, but Durga Devi. Neither Shakuntala nor Shera know that the person who masterminded Sunderdas' death is not amongst the trio, and that this person will soon enter their lives - shattering their peace and changing their lives forever.It was the first film of Aditya Pancholi with Mithun da and they went on to work together in a dozen films.
The film was box office success. - DirectorDeepak Balraj VijStarsAditya PancholiMadhuri DixitShafi InamdarKrishna is suffering from memory loss and is under the guidance of Dr Sushma. They fall in love and get married, but when Krishna gains his memory he tries to kill Dr Sushma.First and Only Film of Aditya Pancholi with 90s top actress Madhuri Dixit.
- DirectorAziz SejawalStarsGovardhan AsraniGulshan GroverJamunaA father and son are conning the whole city of Bombay.It was the 2nd Comedy film of Aditya Pancholi.
It was the 8th highest grossing Indian film of 1990.
The film was remade in Kannada as Kalla Malla. - DirectorS.M. IqbalStarsAditya PancholiVijayata PanditGulshan GroverShyamu and Pinky are inseparable childhood sweethearts, however, Pinky's dad Thakur Pratap Singh does not want her to be friendly with Shyamu as he is poor, and asks her not to see Shyamu again. When she insists on seeing Shyamu, he arranges her travel abroad. Years later, Pinky has returned home, and has not forgotten her feelings for Shyamu. When she goes to meet Shyamu, she finds out that he is to marry a village belle by the name of Roopa. When her dad finds out, he forbids her to see Shyamu, and restricts her movements within the house, and assisting him in this task is Pinky's brother, Rakesh, who will even kill anyone who dares to go against him.
- DirectorMukul AnandStarsVinod KhannaMadhuri DixitGovindaUttar Pradesh-based Vishal gets a telegram from Santa Cruz Police Station that his younger collegian brother, Arjun, is dead. Distraught he travels to Bombay, collects his brothers ashes, and finds out that Arjun met a violent death. With the aid of a street-smart con-woman and her mentor, Babu Kasai Hyderabadi, he then sets out to find who killed his brother - not knowing that soon he will be drawn into the dark world of Godha and Vishwaraj.The film is best known for bringing Aditya Pancholi into the limelight as it was his show-stealing performance and his first commercial success in Bollywood.
His performance as the angry villain Thakur was critically acclaimed and widely accepted, thus becoming the main reason of the movie's success. - DirectorKawal SharmaStarsMithun ChakrabortySangeeta BijlaniAditya PancholiBaldev Raj Sharma is a honest and diligent Police Inspector who lives in a city in India with his wife, and a son named Suraj. He is informed that due to his meritorious service, he will soon be felicitated and honored in public. Before that could happen, he is arrested, stripped off his title, and imprisoned for a brutal killing, leaving his wife alone to bring up their son, Suraj. Years later, Baldev is still in prison, while Suraj has grown up to be a police inspector himself, out to find out who framed his father. But will the trail be warm enough for Suraj to find his way through; and if he does so, will he himself be entrapped in a web of lies, and deceit, the same way his father was?Divya Bharati was offered this movie opposite Aditya Pancholi but her parents didn't permit her because they thought that she is very small in age to perform in this film
- DirectorMahendra ShahStarsAditya PancholiJaya PradaMona AmbegaonkarWealthy and aristocratic Thakur Pratap Singh lives in a palatial mansion, and has a dream of building a dream house, similar to the Taj Mahal, with the help of his Architect brother. In order to do this, he must first get rid of the villagers, and take possession of their respective lands. He runs into problems when Mangal and a few handful of villagers refuse to part with their lands. Pratap Singh, his brother, and some of his goons get together and convive a deadly plan that will result in the death of Mangal and the villagers who are opposed to selling their lands. The plans is carried out, and Mangal is at first crippled, and finally brutally killed. Then Mangal's infant son is killed in his cradle, leaving his mother, Radha, alone and devastated to face life at the mercy of the cruel Thakur and his men. Pratap Singh dreams materialize when his brother finally arranges the construction of their dream house. But their dreams will soon turn to nightmares when they find out that Radha has joined a gang of dacoits, and is out to kill them - one by one. The Thakur, together with his wife and infant daughter, Mona, must now decide to re-locate or else face certain death.Aditya Pancholi's first double role.
First and Only Film of Aditya Pancholi opposite 80s top actress Jaya Prada. - DirectorHannif ChippaStarsAditya PancholiJaaved JaaferiJanhaviShankar falls in love with a girl, unaware of that she is a mermaid. Dr Jacob discovers this and tries every possible way to expose her, not knowing that she will encounter danger.Shankar falls in love with a girl, unaware of that she is a mermaid. Dr Jacob discovers this and tries every possible way to expose her, not knowing that she will encounter danger.
It is an unusual Love Story. - DirectorAjit DewaniStarsBhanuBirbalDaya DongreRajan is an educated man living with his middle class family but being well educated does not want to work for small sum and dreams big.He joins his friend Satya who extorts money for gangster Rana and soon starts working for him and becomes his trusted aide.Rajan attacks Rana when he starts eyeing his girlfriend Jyoti following which he wants him dead.Satya then introduces Rajan to Rana's rival Jaleel and he starts working for him and thus becomes a known name in world of crime and earns lot of money but looses his loved ones.Based on Mumbai underworld gangster Chhota Rajan.
Another award winning Performance by Aditya Pancholi after Saathi and Mahasangram as Angry Young Man. - DirectorMahesh BhattStarsAditya PancholiMohsin KhanVarsha UsgaonkarSuraj and Aman are best friends who would die for each other.Suraj's father is brutally killed by a cop for stealing a bread to feed him.Suraj and Aman then take the life of crime to con people when they grow up they come across Pasha a drug lord and Suraj gets fascinated by his lifestyle.Aman meets Asha a club singer and both fall in love.Suraj and Aman get a contract from Pasha to kill Vicky whose testifying against him But Aman finds he is brother of Asha and decides to give away the life of crime and turn a police informer.While Suraj has become a big name in drug world and wants Pasha's throne.Suraj and Aman then part ways and Suraj blames Asha for everything and wants her dead.This is Aditya Pancholi's biggest hit as a lead actor and established him in Bollywood.
He gave an Award winning performance but did not even receive a nomination. - DirectorDeepak AnandStarsAditya PancholiRukhsar RehmanTinnu AnandA terminally ill and depressed young man falls in love with a mischievous young woman who, it turns out, is also suffering from a fatal disease.It is a remake of the Telugu blockbuster Geethanjali, directed by Mani Ratnam.
One of the finest Performance of Aditya Pancholi with some melodious song - DirectorJagdish A. SharmaStarsJeetendraAditya PancholiSadashiv AmrapurkarInspector Shiv resigns from police force when a bullet gets stuck in his head removing which could lead to his death but manages to teach the culprits a lesson by fighting from the other side of the law.
- DirectorK. PappuStarsSunny DeolAditya PancholiNeelam KothariYoung Vishnu and his younger brother live with their hardworking dad, a farmer, and mom a devoted housewife. Their lives are shattered when the land-owner, Thakur Shamsher Singh kills their dad, and brutally rapes and kills their mom.
- DirectorAnil SharmaStarsDharmendraNaseeruddin ShahMukesh KhannaDongrilla is controlled by General Dong who eyes on India.Major Krishnarao plans a mission to the region with few of his officers to stop Dong.In between the team realizes that the mission is patriotic as well as personal to Krishnarao.The film was the fifth highest grosser of 1992 and was declared a semi-hit by Box Office India.
This film was loosely based on Hollywood action adventure films The Guns of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare. - DirectorDeepak Balraj VijStarsRonit RoyAditya PancholiKishori ShahaneJai Kishen decides to join police force and marry Naina against his parents wishes. On the other side MLA Sadakhare along with Pandey brothers hires Sikander Supari and plan a bomb blast .But will Jai be able to solve the case ?It was a good performance and 2nd negative performance after Mahasangram
- DirectorA. JagannathanStarsMahesh AnandSulabha AryaLaxmikant BerdeVillagers are shocked by the sudden death of Mary. Father Prem Fernandes gets legal permission to conduct a postmortem on Mary's body by removing it from her grave.The film is a remake of the Malayalam movie Post Mortem (1982) which was remade in Tamil as Vellai Roja (1983), in Telugu as S.P. Bhayankar (1984) and in Kannada as Dharmathma (1988).
It was only Hindi film directed by A. Jagannathan. - DirectorPavan KaulStarsAditya PancholiPooja BhattAruna IraniReema's father wants her to marry Vicky on her wedding she tries to elope and meets Suraj a jail convict whose come to steal.Suraj and Reema are living at fullest together until they are traced by a gangster Lala and Inspector Naik.First and Last Film of Aditya Pancholi as Producer.
It is a love story with the backdrop of drugs and its effect on the youth of the nation.