Tadipaar (तड़ीपार)
Tadipaar (तड़ीपार) is a 1993 Hindi-language action drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, produced by Mukesh Bhatt under the Vishesh Films banner, and starring Mithun Chakraborty and Pooja Bhatt.1 It was released in India on 17 December 1993.1 The title refers to a person banished from a city: in the film, the hero Shankar is sentenced by a court to live outside the city limits and to report regularly to the nearest police station.2
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 17 December 1993, India1 |
| Director / producer | Mahesh Bhatt / Mukesh Bhatt (Vishesh Films)1 |
| Writers | Robin Bhatt, with Javed Siddiqui also credited on the screenplay3 |
| Lead cast | Mithun Chakraborty as Shankar; Pooja Bhatt as Mohinidevi / Namkeen; Juhi Chawla in a special appearance1 |
| Music | Nadeem Shravan; soundtrack of 8 songs (47 minutes) on Tips Industries Ltd.4 |
| Runtime | 134 minutes per IMDb; 133 minutes per Google Play; the Quebec film registry lists 151 minutes5 • 2 • 6 |
Spoilers
Plot
After a violent confrontation, Shankar (Mithun Chakraborty) is arrested, tried, and sentenced to live outside the limits of the city, presenting himself at the nearest police station for attendance. He lives with his friend Kadak (Avtar Gill). One night he rescues a woman in distress from hoodlums and learns that her name is Namkeen (Pooja Bhatt), and that she resembles Mohinidevi, a missing multi-millionaire. Shankar persuades Namkeen to impersonate Mohinidevi so that they can embezzle her wealth and live richly. Namkeen agrees, but the question remains where the real Mohinidevi is, and what will happen to Namkeen if she is found.2
According to the film's official press booklet, Shankar is a young man who daydreams of wealth and luxury, and believes that a rich, beautiful woman beside him would make his dreams come true. Namkeen, Shankar, Kadar Bhai (Anupam Kher), and Kadak plan to kidnap the princess and replace her with Namkeen, but Shankar then discovers that princess Mohini and Namkeen are two names of the same person. Ridiculed by the others, he kidnaps Mohini in his frustration, leading to further encounters and romantic incidents.7
Cast and crew
The credited cast includes Mithun Chakraborty (Shankar), Pooja Bhatt (Mohinidevi / Namkeen), Anupam Kher (Kader), Avtar Gill (Kadak), Gulshan Grover (Johny), Vikram Gokhale (Mohinidevi's Mamaji), Tiku Talsania (Police Officer), Sadashiv Amrapurkar (Maharani), and Juhi Chawla in a special appearance.1 • 5 Robin Bhatt wrote the film, with Javed Siddiqui also credited on the screenplay.3
Music
The soundtrack was composed by the duo Nadeem Shravan and released on 17 December 1993 by Tips Industries Ltd., containing 8 songs with a total length of 47 minutes.4
Release and reception
Tadipaar opened on 17 December 1993, the same day as Shatranj, another Mithun Chakraborty film; according to trivia recorded on IMDb, the simultaneous release hurt each film's box office collections, yet both succeeded because Chakraborty was at his peak.5 On IMDb the film holds a rating of 4.9/10 from 350 users.5
The film has since circulated mainly on home video and digital platforms. The Quebec film registry classified a 151-minute Hindi VHS version on 20 December 1993.6 In the United States it streamed on Google Play Movies until December 2022 and on Amazon Prime Video until October 2019, and is currently unavailable for streaming there.8
Other uses of the title
The title Tadipaar has also been used outside this film: the Mumbai rapper MC Stan released a trap and experimental hip hop album titled Tadipaar on 31 December 2020, whose title track runs 7 minutes 46 seconds, and a Hindi novel titled Tadipaar by Surendra Mohan Pathak is cataloged on review sites.9 • 10
References
- Tadipaar Cast & Crew, Bollywood Hungama
- Tadipaar, Google Play Movies
- Tadipaar (1993), FMDb
- Tadipaar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Apple Music
- Tadipaar (1993), IMDb
- TADIPAAR, Répertoire des films classés, Gouvernement du Québec
- Tadipaar (1992), Cinemaazi
- Tadipaar streaming: where to watch online?, JustWatch
- MC Stan – Tadipaar, Album of The Year
- Tadipaar – Surendra Mohan Pathak, MouthShut
Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Indian films (individual works) › Hindi films of the 1990s › Romance and drama films
Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 21, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026
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